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Hardcover. These personal and revealing essays by the master of science fiction reveal the influences behind his writing and offer new insights into the man and his world. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 488. Articles and Reflections. 192 pages, Illustrations. These personal and revealing essays by the master of science fiction reveal the influences behind his writing and offer new insights into the man and his world. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DNF. Dimension: 239 x 166 x 23. Weight: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Edition
- 1ST
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851243730
- ISBN
- 9781851243730
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.61
€ 26.99
€ 20.61
Paperback. ESSAYISM is a personal, critical and polemical book about the genre, its history and its contemporary possibilities, itself an example of what it describes: an essay that is curious and digressive and at the same time held together by a personal voice and a polemical point. BIC Classification: DNF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 125. .
- Publisher
- Fitzcarraldo Editions
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910695418
- ISBN
- 9781910695418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.01
€ 17.99
€ 13.01
Paperback. Charm, wit and style were essential, but dangerous ingredients in the social repertoire of the Roman elite. This work explores the complexities and ambiguities of charm, wit and style in Roman literature of the late Republic by tracking the origins and development of the terms used. Num Pages: 376 pages, 20 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 3D; CFG; DNF; DSBB; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226454443
- ISBN
- 9780226454443
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.98€ 60.12
€ 70.98
€ 60.12
Paperback. In a new English translation by Christopher Rowe, this great classic of moral philosophy by Aristotle is accompanied here by an extended introduction and detailed line-by-line commentary by Sarah Broadie. Assuming no knowledge of Greek, her approach should prove useful for students reading the text for the first time. Translator(s): Rowe, Christopher. Num Pages: 480 pages, glossary, bibliography. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCA; HPQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 172 x 27. Weight in Grams: 792.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 478
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198752714
- ISBN
- 9780198752714
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.57
€ 57.57
Paperback. Original essays by leading scholars in the field of popular music studies map the competing perspectives on the key terms of contemporary debates on popular music and culture. Each essay describes the history of continuities and conflicts in a terma s meaning, situating the writera s own position on the term in that history of debate. Editor(s): Swiss, Thomas B.; Horner, Bruce. Series: Blackwell Guides. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: AVA; AVG; DN; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631212645
- ISBN
- 9780631212645
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.01
€ 45.01
Paperback. Presenting a collection of profiles, essays and travel stories, the author takes us to Benin, where he is arrested as a mercenary during a coup; to Boston to meet an LSD guru who believes he is Christ; to India with Indira Gandhi when she attempted a political comeback in 1978; and to Nepal where he reminds us that 'Man's real home is the Road. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099769811
- ISBN
- 9780099769811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 5SG; DNF; JFSK; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 299. *
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- TouchWood Editions
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781771510547
- ISBN
- 9781771510547
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.99€ 18.67
€ 22.99
€ 18.67
Hardcover. Media Nation brings together some of the most exciting voices in media and political history to present fresh perspectives on the role of mass media in the evolution of modern American politics. Together, these contributors offer a field-shaping work that aims to bring the media back to the center of scholarship modern American history. Editor(s): Schulman, Bruce J.; Zelizer, Julian E. Series: Politics & Culture in Modern America. Num Pages: 272 pages, 4 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; DNJ; HBJK; JFD; KNT. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 559.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812248883
- ISBN
- 9780812248883
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.66
€ 66.66
Paperback. In the six centuries before the Norman Conquest, the Anglo--Saxons set their mark on England: the origins of much that is distinctive in modern English culture may be found in the period, most notably the English language itself. Num Pages: 448 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2ABA; CF; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631174363
- ISBN
- 9780631174363
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 51.84
€ 52.99
€ 51.84
Paperback. An anthology of writings on exhibition practice from artists, critics, curators and art historians which address the contradictions posed by museum and gallery staged exhibitions, and the challenge of staging art presentations and displays. Num Pages: 512 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; GM; WTHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 174 x 32. Weight in Grams: 868.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415115902
- ISBN
- 9780415115902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.80
€ 48.80
Paperback. "Socrates in The Apology: An Essay on Plato's Apology of Socrates". Num Pages: 224 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872200883
- ISBN
- 9780872200883
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.64
€ 25.99
€ 19.64
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Aris & Phillips Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856685613
- ISBN
- 9780856685613
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.17
€ 33.99
€ 31.17
Hardcover. Winner of the National Book Award, and the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, C K Williams is one of the most distinguished poets of his generation. This book collects his prose along with a series of interview excerpts in which he discusses a wide range of subjects, from his own work as a poet and translator to the state of American poetry as a whole. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 518. Poets, Poems, and the Rest. 240 pages. Winner of the National Book Award, and the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, C K Williams is one of the most distinguished poets of his generation. This book collects his prose along with a series of interview excerpts in which he discusses a wide range of subjects, from his own work as a poet and translator to the state of American poetry as a whole. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DNF; DSC. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 23. Weight: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226899510
- ISBN
- 9780226899510
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.94
€ 32.99
€ 25.94
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442272927
- ISBN
- 9781442272927
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.97
€ 71.97
Paperback. The only official sequel, penned by Lewis himself, to the ever-popular 'Screwtape Letters' - published alongside other short essays. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DN; HRCV9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008192532
- ISBN
- 9780008192532
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.70
€ 13.99
€ 10.70
Paperback. To mark the fiftieth anniversary of C. S. Lewis' death, this attractive book offers daily inspirational readings from this much-loved writer, making this a most thoughtful gift. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HRCV9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 137 x 30. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007532827
- ISBN
- 9780007532827
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.45
€ 13.00
€ 11.45
Paperback. This is a commemorative edition for C. Vann Woodward, who died in December 1999, of his classic work on the history of segregation and American race relations. Pulitzer-Prize winning biographer and former Woodward student, William McFeely contributes a special afterword to discuss how Strange Career achieved its own significance as part of history. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; HBTB; JFSL1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Commemorative
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195146905
- ISBN
- 9780195146905
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.25
€ 17.99
€ 14.25
Paperback. In April 1956, C S Lewis, the author of The Chronicles of Narnia, married Joy Davidman, an American poet with two small children. After four intensely happy years, Davidman died of cancer and the author found himself alone again, and inconsolable. In this journal, he freely confesses his pain, rage, and struggle to sustain his faith. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HRCV; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 216 x 8. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571310876
- ISBN
- 9780571310876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.37
€ 11.99
€ 10.37
Paperback. The critically acclaimed account of Caitlin Doughty's first year working on the funerary frontlines Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DN; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782111054
- ISBN
- 9781782111054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.48
€ 13.00
€ 11.48
Paperback. Including cultural, social and political issues which are usually left to hot-shot wonks and not a woman who sometimes keeps a falafel in her handbag, this title also deals with subjects such as Caffeine; Ghostbusters; Being Poor; Twitter; Caravans; Obama; Wales; Paul McCartney; The Welfare State; Sherlock; and more. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DNJ; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 135 x 29. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091940898
- ISBN
- 9780091940898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.95
€ 19.99
€ 14.95