Prose: non-fiction
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Prose: non-fiction
Paperback. After the execution of Socrates in 399 BC, a number of his followers wrote dialogues featuring him as the protagonist and, in so doing, transformed the great philosopher into a legendary figure. This title offers insights into the Socratic world and into the intellectual atmosphere and life of ancient Greece. It reveals much about this man. Editor(s): Waterfield, Robin. Translator(s): Tredennick, Hugh. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140445176
- ISBN
- 9780140445176
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Hardcover. Xenophon III. Expeditio Cyri (Anabasis) Series: Oxford Classical Texts. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 194 x 135 x 21. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1922
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198145547
- ISBN
- 9780198145547
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.38
€ 80.38
Paperback. When the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded in December 2010, its recipient, Liu Xiaobo, was serving an eleven-year sentence in a Chinese prison for "incitement to subvert state power." These essays and poems not only chronicle a leading dissident's struggle against tyranny but enrich the record of universal longing for freedom and dignity. Editor(s): Link, Perry; Martin-Liao, Tienchi; Liu, Xia. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674072329
- ISBN
- 9780674072329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.62
€ 27.99
€ 24.62
Paperback. With topics ranging from food to sex education, and from the experiences of British mothers who have adopted Chinese daughters, to whether Chinese people do Christmas shopping or have swimming pools, this book offers a Chinese woman's perspective on the connections and differences between the lives of British and Chinese people. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DNF; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 122 x 14. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- First Editiion First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099501527
- ISBN
- 9780099501527
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.82
€ 20.99
€ 16.82
Paperback. Features a collection of essays on literature, cinema, art - and everything in between. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141019468
- ISBN
- 9780141019468
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.85
€ 13.00
€ 11.85
Num Pages: 182 pages. BIC Classification: DN; JNSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 120 x 19. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Paul Dry Books, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589880382
- ISBN
- 9781589880382
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.80
€ 20.99
€ 15.80
paperback. This collection of three plays and one cine poem captures the essence of Zakes Mda's method as a dramatist. Included is the story of two women who meet during a long wait to buy subsidized rice and discover they have more in common than their poverty. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; DD; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 125. Weight in Grams: 185.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Wits University Press South Africa
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781868142224
- ISBN
- 9781868142224
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.83
€ 20.99
€ 20.83
Hardcover. Series: Carsten Niebuhr Institute Publications. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: CFL; DNF; WCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 305 x 219 x 15. Weight in Grams: 810.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772891613
- ISBN
- 9788772891613
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.69€ 49.16
€ 62.69
€ 49.16
Hardcover. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 185 x 18. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Notting Hill Editions United Kingdom
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907903496
- ISBN
- 9781907903496
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.48
€ 16.99
€ 15.48
Paperback. Serves as a collection of childhood stories, allegorical fiction, and an essay. This book talks about the legends and tales from oral tradition and used experiences from the author's life and community to educate others about the Yankton Sioux. It bridges the gap between her own culture and mainstream American society. Num Pages: 196 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DNF; DQ; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 13. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Second
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803299177
- ISBN
- 9780803299177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.43
€ 16.99
€ 16.43