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Paperback. A collection of texts on prayer and the spiritual life, written between the fourth and fifteenth centuries by masters of the Orthodox Christian tradition. It contains some of the most important writings in the entire collection. Editor(s): Sherrard, Philip; Ware, Kallistos, of Diokleia; Palmer, G. E. H. Translator(s): Palmer, G. E. H.; Ware, Kallistos, of Diokleia; Sherrard, Philip. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HRCC8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 127 x 33. Weight in Grams: 375.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571193820
ISBN
9780571193820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.95

Hardback. Based on a lecture given at Girton College, Cambridge, this title is one of the feminist polemics, ranging in its themes from Jane Austen and Carlotte Bronte, and the effects of poverty and sexual constraint on female creativity. It justifies the need for women to possess intellectual freedom and financial independence. Series: Penguin Pocket Hardbacks. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFFK; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 176 x 105 x 16. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141395920
ISBN
9780141395920
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Woodman's translation masterfully conveys Tacitus' distinctive and powerful literary style and reflects the best of relevant current scholarship. His introduction provides a wealth of insight into the period about which Tacitus wrote, Tacitus himself, and the principles of translation that have shaped this rendering. Translator(s): Woodman, A. J. Num Pages: 448 pages, 1 Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 3D; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 598.
Publisher
Hackett Pub Co
Number of pages
412
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872205581
ISBN
9780872205581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 137 x 13. Weight in Grams: 132. Keywords: "Special Features - History - Essays, Journals, Letters & True Accounts - 20th Century,Special Features - Poetry, Drama & Criticism - Essays, Journals & Letters - 20th Century"
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Salmon Poetry
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
SKU
KHS0061381
ISBN
9781897648544
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A collection of essays that discusses the existence (or non-existence) of Hell, the flaws in English literary detectives, the philosophy of contradictions, and the many translators of "1001 Nights". It examines the very nature of our lives, from cinema and books to history and religion. Series: Penguin Great Ideas. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 111 x 10. Weight in Grams: 90.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date
2010
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141192949
ISBN
9780141192949
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.50

Hardcover. Num Pages: 696 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 135 x 42. Weight in Grams: 832.
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841593777
ISBN
9781841593777
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.04

hardcover. Provides a standard English version of Aristotle. This work contains the substance of the original translation. Editor(s): Barnes, Jonathan. Series: Bollingen Series (General). Num Pages: 1248 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 163 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1582.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
1248
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691016511
ISBN
9780691016511
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.13
€ 52.96

Hardcover. Famed as a wit and bon viveur, Oscar Wilde lived up to his reputation. This selection of plays, poems and prose writings, introduced by Terry Eagleton, includes "The Importance of Being Earnest", "Lady Windermere's Fan", "The Picture of Dorian Gray", "The Critic as an Artist" and "Apologia". Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 40. Weight in Grams: 752.
Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
432
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857150421
ISBN
9781857150421
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.04

Paperback. Editor(s): Laisdell, Bob. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486489230
ISBN
9780486489230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.83

Paperback. * A collection of poetry and essays on war by one of the most prominent women writers from that period, author of the famous TESTAMENT OF YOUTH. A commemorative edition, out now in paperback Editor(s): Bostridge, Mark. Num Pages: 272 pages, 40pp of b/w. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844084142
ISBN
9781844084142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. An introduction to the thinking of the French intellectual, Roland Barthes, as applied to such diverse topics as Gide, Garbo, striptease, photography and the Eiffel Tower. The pieces in this collection were written over a period of three decades. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 132 x 35. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099224914
ISBN
9780099224914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. .
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
92
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603848398
ISBN
9781603848398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. With the Jocks Num Pages: 576 pages, 70 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; DN; HBJD1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 43. Weight in Grams: 566.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750930574
ISBN
9780750930574
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.68

paperback. John Milton was celebrated and denounced in his own time both as a poet and as a polemicist. This edition of Milton's major prose works includes: Of Education, The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates and the Divorce tracts, as well as the famous 1644 polemical tract on the opposing licensing and censorship, Areopagitica. Editor(s): Poole, William. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140439069
ISBN
9780140439069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.28

Paperback. Presents nine biographies that illuminate the careers, personalities and military campaigns of some of Rome's greatest statesmen, whose lives span the earliest days of the Republic to the establishment of the Empire. This title includes prominent figures who achieved fame for their pivotal roles in Roman history. Translator(s): Scott-Kilvert, Ian. Num Pages: 368 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140441581
ISBN
9780140441581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Translator(s): Brock, Geoffrey. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 14. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241275955
ISBN
9780241275955
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Series: Library of Latin America. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308. . Clean copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2., Aktualisier ed.
SKU
KEX0236598
ISBN
9780195128673
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 437 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DN; HBA; HBJK; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 716.
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
437
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865972056
ISBN
9780865972056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.69

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199593774
ISBN
9780199593774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.21

Paperback. Series: American Lives. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; MMBP; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 12. Weight in Grams: 263.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
204
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803299917
ISBN
9780803299917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.70

Paperback. Part memoir, part ars poetica, Scottish-Canadian poet Alice Major discusses Science with characteristic gleaming perspicacity. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888645951
ISBN
9780888645951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.72

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846973505
ISBN
9781846973505
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

Paperback. This is a companion volume to the BBC radio programme "From Our Own Correspondent". It contains transcripts of radio journalism, ranging from eye-witness accounts of events that made the news in 1993, human-interest stories and comic observations. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPR; DNF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490. Paperback in very good condition.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
I.B.Tauris
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
4th ed.
SKU
KIN0006119
ISBN
9781850437833
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 2AFS; DCF; DN; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Vintage Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2/27/00
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375708428
ISBN
9780375708428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.50

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