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Prose: non-fiction

Paperback. With lyrical evocations of nature and the wild, this book features essays that have charted the change in Kingsnorth's thinking. It articulates a vision that he calls 'dark ecology,' which stands firmly in opposition to the belief that technology can save us, and he argues for a renewed balance between the human and nonhuman worlds. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 136 x 28. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
9780571329694
ISBN
9780571329694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.72

Paperback. This volume contains shorter prose works from throughout Patrick Kavanagh's career: the autobiographical pieces and rural reminiscences and a selection of Kavanagh's penetrating, sometimes scabrous, literary and cultural criticism. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DNF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 146 x 220 x 31. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843510109
ISBN
9781843510109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.00
€ 13.70

Paperback. The text of Wharton's richly allusive Pulitzer Prize-winning 1921 novel of desire and its implications in Old New York has been rigorously annotated by a prominent Wharton scholar. Editor(s): Waid, Candace. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 544 pages, bibliog. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DNF; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Norton Critical
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393967944
ISBN
9780393967944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99

Hardback. Presenting the collected papers of mathematician Stephen Smale, this volume also features articles by other mathematical scholars, commenting on Smale's influence in certain areas of mathematics. Editor(s): Cucker, Felipe; Wong, Roderick S. C. Num Pages: 1740 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DN; PB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 176 x 108. Weight in Grams: 1120.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Singapore
Number of pages
1740
Condition
New
SKU
V9789810243074
ISBN
9789810243074
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 394.96

Paperback. Editor(s): O'Brien, Anthony; etc. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210. . Very good copy with light shelf wear. Previous owners name to FFEP, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Salmon Poetry
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0011978
ISBN
9780948339851
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Byron's Poetry and Prose presents an extensive selection of Byron's poetry, letters, and journal entries in chronological clusters, allowing readers to see the changes that took place in his writing in the context of the places he lived and his fame, exile, and travels. Editor(s): Levine, Alice. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 1088 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 145 x 33. Weight in Grams: 914.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393925609
ISBN
9780393925609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.54

Paperback. Moll Flanders is one of the best-selling novels of all time. Editor(s): Rivero, Albert J. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 544 pages, chronology, bibliog. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 132 x 30. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
2nd edition
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393978629
ISBN
9780393978629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.44

Paperback. This Norton Critical Edition reprints the original 1850 text of Dickens' most autobiographical novel, and his own personal favorite, including all of the line drawings by Phiz. Editor(s): Buckley, Jerome Hamilton. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 864 pages, line drawings. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 132 x 28. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Edition
Norton Critical
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393958287
ISBN
9780393958287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. During the British women's suffrage campaign of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, women wrote plays to convert others to their cause; they wrote essays to justify their militant actions; and they wrote fiction and poetry about their prison experiences. Num Pages: 353 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DN; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
353
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551115115
ISBN
9781551115115
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.39
€ 51.38

Paperback. This volume collects three previously published books of Wenders' essays. He discusses his development as a film-maker from the moment he picked up a camera, and offers a broad analysis of his passions - rock music, avant-garde cinema, questions of German identity, and the influence of America. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: APFB; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 142 x 38. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571207183
ISBN
9780571207183
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.34

Paperback. George Steiner, the eminent professor of English at Cambridge and Geneva universities, has outlined seven books he has never written, but has always wanted to write, in seven sections. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 192.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753825693
ISBN
9780753825693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.12

Hardcover. Professor Richards's work is based on part of a manuscript in the British Library concerned with the revenues and administration of the later Mughal Empire, and datable to the reign of the Emperor Bahadur Shah I (AD 1708-1712). Editor(s): Richards, John F. Num Pages: 195 pages, p. BIC Classification: 1QDAP; 2BXF; 3JF; DNF; DSBD; DSBF; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Gibb Memorial Trust United Kingdom
Number of pages
195
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780906094143
ISBN
9780906094143
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.23
€ 75.63

Hardcover. This collection of works, written by a sultan of the Rasulid house in the Yemen, span a variety of disciplines including agriculture, animals, astrology, astronomy, biographies, genealogy, geography and grammar. It is reproduced here in facsimilie with descriptions of the contents by the editors. Editor(s): Varisco, Daniel Martin; Smith, G. Rex. Num Pages: 576 pages, chiefly facsims. BIC Classification: DNF; WCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 166 x 222 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1134.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Gibb Memorial Trust United Kingdom
Edition
Facsimile ed
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780906094327
ISBN
9780906094327
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.64
€ 131.38

Hardcover. Muhammad b. Hatim's chronicle is the fullest historical source on Yemen for the period it covers, from the conquest of Yemen by Saladin's brother Turanshah to when the Rasulids, who had come to the country as followers of the Ayyubids, had replaced their old masters as its rulers. Editor(s): Smith, G.R. Series: New. Num Pages: 786 pages, and 188pp. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; 3H; DNF; HBJF1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 276 x 174 x 61. Weight in Grams: 1900.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1974
Publisher
Gibb Memorial Trust United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
786
Condition
New
SKU
V9780906094297
ISBN
9780906094297
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.62

Paperback. A journey in reading differs from all other reviews or critical appreciations. This book takes into account the role that books actually play in our lives. It confirms the novelist's status as one of the world's most exciting curators of culture. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DNJ; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 196.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241967942
ISBN
9780241967942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 5.70

Paperback. Offers a collection of essays that offers a guide around the cultural maze, mapping a route through the worlds of literature, art, photography and music. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8pp colour inset. BIC Classification: DNF; JF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Canongate Books
Condition
New
SKU
9781782115113
ISBN
9781782115113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 11.29

Paperback. Essential reading for all those interested in Irish literature and culture and its far-reaching effects on the world. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; DNF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780521187282
ISBN
9780521187282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 19.04

Paperback. From the deceptiveness of Penelope Fitzgerald to the directness of Hemingway, from Kipling's view of France to the French view of Kipling, from the National Treasure Status of George Orwell to the despair of Michel Houellebecq, the author considers what fiction is, and what it can do. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9780099578581
ISBN
9780099578581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 10.17

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
€ 32.13

Paperback. Num Pages: 560 pages, ill. BIC Classification: DNF; HRG; HRLK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 165 x 44. Weight in Grams: 766.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Red Wheel/Weiser United States
Edition
illustrated edition
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9781578631759
ISBN
9781578631759
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.71

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