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Prose: non-fiction
Paperback. This epistolary memoir rich with Athill's characteristic wit, humor, eleganceand honesty describes a warm, decades-long friendship. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DN; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393345490
- ISBN
- 9780393345490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.09
€ 16.99
€ 16.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 190 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFSK1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 227 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580911863
- ISBN
- 9781580911863
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.74
€ 18.99
€ 16.74
Hardback. Weaves varied reflections to reveal an understanding of the relationships among literature, the past, and the world around us. Describing trips to such diverse destinations as Namibia; Afghanistan; Bellagio, Italy; and the Bellagio in Las Vegas, this book conveys the apprehension of visiting new places. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231133845
- ISBN
- 9780231133845
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.49
€ 46.99
€ 33.49
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252073113
- ISBN
- 9780252073113
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.70
€ 34.99
€ 31.70
Paperback. Suspending the distinction between headline news and high theory, this book examines the diverse figures of finitude in our modernity: war, guerrilla video, trauma TV, AIDS, music, divorce, sadism, electronic tagging, rumor. Num Pages: 370 pages, 14 photographs, table. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DNF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 114 x 232 x 23. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803289499
- ISBN
- 9780803289499
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.12
€ 26.99
€ 25.12
paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, port. BIC Classification: DNJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Two Dogs
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781920137311
- ISBN
- 9781920137311
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.46
€ 19.99
€ 18.46
Paperback. Highly acclaimed new translation of the Hermetica, the only English version based on reliable texts. Editor(s): Copenhaver, Brian P. Num Pages: 408 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: DNF; VXQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521425438
- ISBN
- 9780521425438
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.98
€ 59.98
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; DN; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781563683213
- ISBN
- 9781563683213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.22
€ 35.99
€ 28.22
Paperback. Essays experimenting with structure, style, and subject matter, and accompanied by the writer's personal reflection on the work itself Editor(s): Hollars, B. J. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803236486
- ISBN
- 9780803236486
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Paperback. This book presents the first English translation of Half's Saga and a new translation of Hrolf's Saga, both classic Old Icelandic tales. Both belong to the mythical-heroic category of sagas, containing fantastical material and relying considerably on folklore motifs. Illustrator(s): Greene, Lauren. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 8. Weight in Grams: 195.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819181237
- ISBN
- 9780819181237
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.31
€ 76.31
paperback. Defines the essential virtues for those at Court. This title includes a series of imaginary conversations between the real-life courtiers to the Duke of Urbino, in which his speakers discuss qualities of noble behaviour - chiefly discretion and gracefulness - as well as questions such as the duties of a good government and the true nature of love. Translator(s): Bull, George. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Edition
- New Ed
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1976
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140441925
- ISBN
- 9780140441925
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.41
€ 17.99
€ 13.41
Paperback. Shows us how to exploit friends and enemies alike to thrive in a world of deception and illusion. Series: Penguin Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 112 x 7. Weight in Grams: 54. Clean copy with some creasing to rear cover and pages. Remains a good copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Penguin Classic
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KMK0021680
- ISBN
- 9780141398273
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. This anthology of selected writings of the late Rabbi Marc H. Tanenbaum underscores his contributions in the areas of civil and human rights, international affairs and - above all - the development of Jewish-Christian understanding and mutual respect. Num Pages: 376 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; DNF; HRAF; HRC; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 166 x 28. Weight in Grams: 695.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823222308
- ISBN
- 9780823222308
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.21
€ 79.21
Paperback. Twenty years after the siege of Sarajevo, BBC Samuel Johnson Prize winner Barbara Demick. revisits her compelling account of living in a city under fire. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; 3JJP; DNF; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 18. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847084118
- ISBN
- 9781847084118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.99
€ 17.99
€ 12.99
Paperback. A groundbreaking view into the lives of six ordinary citizens in the world's most secretive country, by an award-winning foreign correspondent. Num Pages: 314 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; BM; DNJ; JPVH; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847081414
- ISBN
- 9781847081414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.50
€ 15.99
€ 11.50
Paperback. This essay collection brings to us out of one of history's darker moments an extended love song to the world we still have. The essays are grounded in the author's belief that our largest problems and their solutions have grown from the Earth's remotest corners as well as our own backyards. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571215775
- ISBN
- 9780571215775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.22
€ 16.99
€ 12.22
Paperback. A collection of pieces in which Barbara Kingsolver, author of the novel "Pigs in Heaven", explores her trademark themes of family, community and the natural world. The topics include Kentucky, housework, promiscuity, health clubs, the Canary Islands, rock and roll, space rockets, and Thoreau. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571179503
- ISBN
- 9780571179503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.59
€ 12.99
€ 10.59
Paperback. War correspondents are prominent actors in the media world. They took hold in the cultural imaginary soon after their profession had been created in the mid-nineteenth century. This book complements studies of war correspondents in media and communication studies, history and ethnology. Series: Culture and Media Theory. Num Pages: 188 pages, 1 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; DNJ; DSBF; DSBH; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837610628
- ISBN
- 9783837610628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Hardback. This volume studies Victorian female protagonists who participate in the public universe conventionally occupied by men. The author examines classical novels by female authors in relation to each other and to developments in the emerging British women's movement. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; DNF; DSBF; DSK; JFFK; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813917726
- ISBN
- 9780813917726
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.49
€ 67.49
Paperback. The spectacular 1848 escape of William and Ellen Craft from slavery in Macon, Georgia, is a dramatic story in the annals of American history. In Love, Liberation, and Escaping Slavery , Barbara McCaskill revisits this dual escape and examines the collaborations and partnerships that characterized the CraftsAE activism for the next thirty years. Series: A Sarah Mills Hodge Fund Publication. Num Pages: 136 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: B; DNJ; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820347240
- ISBN
- 9780820347240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.11
€ 31.11