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Prose: non-fiction
Paperback. Reportage resists easy definition and comes in many forms, but it reveals hidden truths about people and events that have shaped the world we know. This book features the author's eyewitness accounts of the atom bomb tests at Bikini atoll and evocations of his encounters with Mao Tse-tung and Winston Churchill. Series: Classics of Reportage S. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BG; DNJ; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Panther Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 3rd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862078246
- ISBN
- 9781862078246
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.81
€ 13.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. In The Sketch-Book Washington Irving explores the uneasy relationship of an American writer to English literary traditions. He sketches a series of encounters with the cultural shrines of the parent nation, and in two brilliant experiments with tales transplanted from Europe creates the first classic American short stories, 'Rip Van Winkle' and 'The Legend of the Sleepy Hollow'. Editor(s): Manning, Susan. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199555819
- ISBN
- 9780199555819
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.78
€ 13.99
€ 11.78
Paperback. A sparkling second book from the bestselling author of I Was Told There'd Be Cake in which Crosley leaves her familiar stomping ground of Manhattan to travel The World: elegant writing, mordant wit and genuine insight. Num Pages: 240 pages, ill. BIC Classification: BM; DNF; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Portobello Books
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846272264
- ISBN
- 9781846272264
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.81
€ 13.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; BM; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783780471
- ISBN
- 9781783780471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Hardcover. Editor(s): Glancey, Jonathan. Num Pages: 48 pages, b/w line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DB; DNF; WGF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 105 x 16. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Methuen Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 48
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780413776129
- ISBN
- 9780413776129
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.48
€ 15.99
€ 14.48
Paperback. A title that ranges far and wide: from cookery and family to Barack Obama, from preaching and Shakespeare to Victorian sages, from Charlotte Rampling and Hurricane Katrina to 'The Fate of Eloquence in the Age of The Osbournes'. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099546658
- ISBN
- 9780099546658
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.73
€ 23.99
€ 16.73
Paperback. Series: Semiotext(e) / Active Agents. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Autonomedia
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781584351689
- ISBN
- 9781584351689
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.85
€ 23.99
€ 18.85
Paperback. Cyclogeography lifts the lid on the hidden world of Cycle Couriers, the 'solitary creatures of the underworld' Includes interviews with Iain Sinclair, Paul Fournel and Richard Long Lyrical essay in the great tradition of psychogeographers Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 2AB; BM; DNF; HBTB; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 123 x 191 x 18. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- Notting Hill Editions
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910749272
- ISBN
- 9781910749272
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.44
€ 12.44
Paperback. Pliny's letters provide a fascinating insight into Roman life in the period 97 to 112 AD. They document politics, social life, religion, the educational system, the treatment of slaves and include a vivid description of the eruption of Vesuvius. This is a lively and sympathetic new translation. Translator(s): Walsh, P. G. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages, one map; one house plan. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199538942
- ISBN
- 9780199538942
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.58
€ 15.99
€ 12.58
Hardcover. Num Pages: 412 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DN; HBA; HBJK; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 846.
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 412
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865972049
- ISBN
- 9780865972049
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.64
€ 26.99
€ 20.64
Hardback. This volume collects for the first time essays published in British, Irish, and American periodicals during Bowen's lifetime as well as essays which have never been published before. The essays include Bowen's observations on age, toys, disappointment, writers, and manners. Editor(s): Hepburn, Allan. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 147 x 31. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748635689
- ISBN
- 9780748635689
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.81€ 131.38
€ 136.81
€ 131.38
Paperback. This is a collection of essays that sets out to make and break the links between psychoanalysis and literature. It gives insights into anorexia and cloning, the work of Tom Stoppard and A.E. Housman, the effect of the Blitz on Londoners, Nijinsky's diary and Martin Amis's "Night Train". Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DN; DS; JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571209736
- ISBN
- 9780571209736
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. A collection of essays by W G Sebald, which provide insight into the themes that came to dominate his life. It also includes four pieces that pay tribute to Corsica, weaving elegiacally between past and present. Translator(s): Bell, Anthea. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141017860
- ISBN
- 9780141017860
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Hardback. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publisher
- Notting Hill Editions
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910749203
- ISBN
- 9781910749203
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.70
€ 20.99
€ 17.70
Paperback. Theodor W Adorno (1903-1969), one of the principal figures associated with the Frankfurt School, wrote extensively on culture, modernity, aesthetics, literature, and - more than any other subject - music. This title presents the full range of Adorno's music writing. Editor(s): Leppert, Richard. Translator(s): Gillespie, Susan H. Num Pages: 760 pages, 1 music example. BIC Classification: AV; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1070.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 760
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520231597
- ISBN
- 9780520231597
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.07
€ 46.99
€ 41.07
Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 25 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DN; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 119 x 20. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750959643
- ISBN
- 9780750959643
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.85
€ 20.99
€ 18.85
Paperback. By the award-winning author of "The Undertaking", this second collection of Lynch's essays examines the relations between the literary and the mortuary arts, a relationship on which he has a unique perspective, being both a poet and a funeral director. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, 1 port. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 119. Weight in Grams: 319. Keywords: "Special Features - Used Books - Poetry, Drama & Criticism - Essays, Journals & Letters - General,Subjects - Poetry, Drama & Criticism - Essays, Journals & Letters - General"
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- SKU
- KHS0037843
- ISBN
- 9780224059046
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 31.99€ 27.51
€ 31.99
€ 27.51
Paperback. Offers advice to women of various ages and levels of medieval society, from royal courtiers to prostitutes. This work paints a picture of daily life in the courts and streets of fifteenth-century France and gives a glimpse into the considerations of running a household, dressing appropriately and maintaining a reputation in all circumstances. Editor(s): Lawson, Sarah. Translator(s): Lawson, Sarah. Num Pages: 240 pages, notes, bibliog , glossary. BIC Classification: DNF; HBJD; HBLC; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140449501
- ISBN
- 9780140449501
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Offers a collection of some of the finest correspondence from the Second World War, this book includes author's original introduction and recounts the courage of the bomber crews, the tragic air-raids and the strangeness of the British, before being sent to Africa and joining a special operations unit off the coast of Italy. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HBG; HBJD; HBJK; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141186320
- ISBN
- 9780141186320
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Editor(s): Baxter, Lee; Satz, Martha. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Demeter Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781772581041
- ISBN
- 9781772581041
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.96
€ 35.96