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Paperback. Collects essays by Levinas encompassing every aspect of his thought: the early phenomenological studies; the fully developed ethical critique of such totalizing philosophies; and the pioneering texts on the moral dimension to aesthetics. Editor(s): Hand, Sean. Series: Blackwell Readers. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCF; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631164470
ISBN
9780631164470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.62

Paperback. Nearing sixty and needing to plan for his and his children's future, the author employed an accountant from a reputable firm. When the accountant recommended investing in a property scheme, he followed his advice - only to find out that the accountant was a fraudster and his entire life savings had vanished. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; DNF; DNJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 117 x 178 x 3. Weight in Grams: 54.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571323197
ISBN
9780571323197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.99
€ 6.96

Paperback. Features a Pakistani woman who has begun a new life in Paris, and an essay about the film Le Week-End, and an account of Kafka's relationship with his father. This collection ends with a bravura piece of very personal reportage about the conman who stole authors life savings. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571319701
ISBN
9780571319701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: DN; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Omnidawn Publishing United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781890650322
ISBN
9781890650322
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.39

Paperback. Provides the images, language and perceptions of our unfurling digital lives. The authors invent a glossary of new words to describe how we are truly feeling today; and 'mindsource' images and illustrations from over 30 contemporary artists. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 183 x 112 x 24. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
9780141979564
ISBN
9780141979564
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.82

Hardback. This is a translation into English of the complete "Yin-Hai Jing-Wei", a classic 15th-century text on Chinese ophthalmology. This work offers an unprecedented view of the practice of medicine, and specifically eye care, in pre-modern China. Editor(s): Unschuld, Paul U.; Kovacs, Jurgen. Translator(s): Kovacs, Jurgen; Unschuld, Paul U. Series: Comparative Studies of Health Systems & Medical Care. Num Pages: 525 pages, 4 illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DNF; JFCX; MJQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 233 x 36. Weight in Grams: 954.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
525
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520080584
ISBN
9780520080584
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.89
€ 63.94

Hardback. A detailed discussion by the editor complements this critical edition and translation of the phonetical treatise (Pratisakhya) of the Saunaka Samhita, one of two versions of the second oldest Indian text, the Saunaka Atharvaveda. Translator(s): Deshpande, Madhav M. Series: Harvard Oriental Series. Num Pages: 826 pages, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 2BBA; DNF; DSBB; HRG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 185 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1710.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
826
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674789876
ISBN
9780674789876
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.09
€ 70.98

Hardback. Solomon, famous from the Bible is pit against a wily peasant named Marcolf. The king and jester, sage and fool, prophet and blasphemer bandy back and forth questions and comments. Whereas Solomon is solemn and pompous, Marcolf resorts to low language and earthy topics. Marcolf tricks Solomon time and again. Translator(s): Ziolkowski, Jan M. Series: Harvard Studies in Medieval Latin/ Harvard University Department of Classics. Num Pages: 275 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 140. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780674028418
ISBN
9780674028418
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.20

Paperback.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571244805
ISBN
9780571244805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.50

Paperback. Stowe's rich, panoramic novel passionately dramatises why the whole of America is implicated in and responsible for the sin of slavery Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DNF; FC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 27. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840224023
ISBN
9781840224023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.31

Paperback. Part of series which presents various speeches from the late fifth and fourth centuries BC in translations prepared by classical scholars who are at the forefront of the discipline. This volume contains three speeches, by the orator of classical antiquity, that illuminate Athenian law and culture in the fourth century BC. Translator(s): Harris, Edward M. Series Editor(s): Gagarin, Michael. Series: Oratory of Classical Greece. Num Pages: 245 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNS; HPCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
245
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292717848
ISBN
9780292717848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.03

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; CF; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 149 x 25. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674379374
ISBN
9780674379374
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.17
€ 65.85

Paperback. Editor(s): Walker, Gina Luria. Num Pages: 343 pages. BIC Classification: DN; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Number of pages
343
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551115597
ISBN
9781551115597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.99

Paperback. Top journalists share their experiences in this book with the aim of identifying the major areas of professional practice which students and young journalists need to know in order to understand fully the field of international news gathering. Journalism educators add their perspectives on the issues. Editor(s): Purdey, Heather; Owen, John. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNJ; KNTJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405160391
ISBN
9781405160391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BJ; DNF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Anchor
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780804171441
ISBN
9780804171441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 18.24

Paperback. Renowned translator Helen Craig McCullough has selected representative portions of these two major classical Japanese works with a view to shaping the abridgments into coherent, aesthetically acceptable wholes. Translator(s): McCullough, Helen Craig. Num Pages: 500 pages, 2 half-tones. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
500
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804722582
ISBN
9780804722582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.62

Paperback. 9781474406642. Num Pages: 256 pages, 25 b& illustrations. BIC Classification: ACV; AKLB; DN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474406642
ISBN
9781474406642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.77

Hardback. A selection of important yet previously untranslated and unpublished essays. Editor(s): Prenowitz, Eric. Series: The Frontiers of Theory. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 602.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
312
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748639038
ISBN
9780748639038
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.41
€ 114.08

Paperback. A collection of six essays, translated from the French, in which Cixous explores how the problematics of the sexes - viewed as a paradigm for all difference, the organizing principle behind identity and meaning - manifest and write themselves in texts. Translator(s): Liddle, Ann; Sellers, Susan; Cornell, Sarah E. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 13. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674144378
ISBN
9780674144378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 35.10

Paperback. A timeless classic that should be on every book-lover's 'must read' list. First published in 1971, 84 CHARING CROSS ROAD has never been out of print. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 110 x 15. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751503845
ISBN
9780751503845
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.26

Paperback. In January 2014 the author was informed that he had cancer. This book is not about death, but about what it means to be human. It is about love and jealousy, courage and fear, about what it is like to live with a fatal illness. It is also about why the cave painters 40,000 years ago chose the very darkest places for their fascinating pictures. Translator(s): Thompson, Laurie. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784701567
ISBN
9781784701567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 11.72

Paperback. Originally published in 1529, this work argues that women are more than equal to men in all things that really matter, including the public spheres from which they have long been excluded. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 142 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DNF; JFFJ; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 220.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
142
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226010595
ISBN
9780226010595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.84

Hardcover. Num Pages: 347 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AV; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 271 x 33. Weight in Grams: 726.
Publisher
McPherson
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780929701639
ISBN
9780929701639
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.83

Paperback. Editor(s): Shanley, J. Lyndon. Series: Princeton Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691169347
ISBN
9780691169347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.10

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