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Paperback. From one of the most ferociously brilliant and distinctive young voices in literary nonfiction: a debut shot through with violence, comedy, and feverish intensity that takes us on an odyssey into an American netherworld, exposing a raw personal journey along the way. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DNF; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 219 x 24. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472151032
ISBN
9781472151032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. The only Latin art of war to survive, Vegetius' Epitome was for long a part of the medieval prince's military education. The core of his proposals, the maintenance of a professional standing army, was revolutionary for medieval Europe, while his theory of deterrence through strength remains the foundation of modern Western defence policy. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 182 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DNF; HBJD; HBLA; JWA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 207 x 11. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
182
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Revised, Subsequent
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853239109
ISBN
9780853239109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.99

Paperback. The author was no ordinary genius. He upset those in authority, gave captivating lectures, wrote equations on napkins in strip joints and touched countless lives everywhere. This title collects letters of Nobel Prize-winning physicist. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141021133
ISBN
9780141021133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

Hardcover. The major seventeenth-century English poet between Shakespeare and Milton, Donne is chiefly celebrated as a love poet. But he was also the author of satires and epistles, and a series of religious poems including the Holy Sonnets. This volume presents a complete portrait of this poet. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 111 x 18. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857157222
ISBN
9781857157222
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Editor(s): Kaye, F. B. Num Pages: 1074 pages, index. BIC Classification: DNF; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 77. Weight in Grams: 1624.
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
1074
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865970755
ISBN
9780865970755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.48

Paperback. A selection of Gramsci's writings in one volume including his most important political, cultural and historical work. The collection focuses on key concepts - such as hegemony, passive revolution, civil society, common sense - and important texts on Americanism and Fordism, and popular culture. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JPA; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 33. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
Lawrence & Wishart Ltd
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853158929
ISBN
9780853158929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.28

Paperback. Offers a collection of wit and wisdom that demonstrates the author's vision and his style. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 5. Weight in Grams: 56.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd London
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141192680
ISBN
9780141192680
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.66

Paperback. .
Publisher
Random House USA Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307885944
ISBN
9780307885944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. In the twenty-one poems of the "Heroides", Ovid gave voice to the heroines and heroes of epic and myth. These deeply moving literary epistles reveal the happiness and torment of love, as the writers tell of their pain at separation, forgiveness of infidelity or anger at betrayal. Translator(s): Isbell, Harold. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140423556
ISBN
9780140423556
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. The first collection of food writing by Britain's funniest and most feared critic Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DNJ; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753824412
ISBN
9780753824412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.72

Paperback. ~Cicero's great polemic against Antony, a literary masterpiece, is here made available to Latin students early in their reading programme and to students of classical civilisation. The introduction to this edition deals with the historical setting, Roman rhetoric and Cicero's style while the notes are mainly literary; not historical. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 254 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 212 x 173 x 15. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Aris & Phillips
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Edition
Latin Txt
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856682551
ISBN
9780856682551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.17

Paperback. A.T. Hatto's translation conveys the bold exuberance and complexities of 'Parzival', the great German poem on the Holy Grail, while Hatto's foreword examines the genre of medieval Grail Romances. This edition also includes a glossary, an 'Introduction to a Second Reading' and further reading. Translator(s): Hatto, A. T. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DNF; YQF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140443615
ISBN
9780140443615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. From the giddy heights of Hackney Empire to a Zurich Freak Show and beyond, the author makes his way through backwaters of showbiz, first as band musician then as one-man wild-act and eventually in the company of a group of like-minded comedians called Harry Secombe, Michael Bentine and Peter Sellers. They decide to call themselves The Goons.. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DN; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
7th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241958155
ISBN
9780241958155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. Translator(s): Cleary, Thomas. Series: Shambhala Classics S. Num Pages: 133 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HRKN; JWA; WSTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Shambhala Publications Inc
Number of pages
133
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570627484
ISBN
9781570627484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.96

Paperback. Collected essays and journalism from the bestselling author of The Blind Assassin and Oryx and Crake. First publication. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 143 x 27. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844081509
ISBN
9781844081509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Hardback. A vibrant study of the rich cultural and literary landscape of mid-eighteenth Britain and the forging of 'modern' subjectivity in a time of global war. Num Pages: 352 pages, 7 B&W illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 750.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
First edition. Hardback. Dust jacket.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748625642
ISBN
9780748625642
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.25
€ 125.17

Paperback. A major new translation of one of the most influential and admired books of the ages--the wisdom and advice from the Emperor of Rome, 161-180 A.D.--includes a new introduction. Translator(s): Grube, G. M. A. Num Pages: 171 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
170
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Condition
New
SKU
V9780915145799
ISBN
9780915145799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.71

Paperback. Translator(s): Goldstein, Ann. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408866139
ISBN
9781408866139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.70

Hardcover. The extraordinary story of abundance being hunted to extinction in a New World unused to ecological husbandry. An extinction which coincided with the outbreak of World War 1 - another example of mass destruction. Num Pages: 240 pages, 3 full colour 1 black & white. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 112 x 19. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Notting Hill Editions United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907903656
ISBN
9781907903656
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.88

Paperback. .
Publisher
Methuen Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
500
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413776488
ISBN
9780413776488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. Translator(s): Willard, Sumner. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 2ADF; DNF; HBJD; HBLC; JWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 162 x 13. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271018812
ISBN
9780271018812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 36.19

Paperback. .
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786490322
ISBN
9781786490322
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 463 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 790.
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
463
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865971974
ISBN
9780865971974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.69

Hardcover. In 124 epistles Seneca (c. 4 65 CE) writes to Lucilius, occasionally about technical problems of philosophy, but more often in a relaxed style about moral and ethical questions, relating them to personal experiences. He thus presents a Stoic philosopher s thoughts about the good life in a contemporary context. Translator(s): Gummere, R.M. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 469 pages. BIC Classification: BG; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 117 x 169 x 27. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Loeb
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1925
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674990869
ISBN
9780674990869
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.84

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