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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

Paperback. Presents travel writings which chronicle the author's perilous journeys through Japan and also capture his vision of eternity in the transient world around him. Translator(s): Yuasa, Noboyuki. Num Pages: 176 pages, maps. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1967
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140441857
ISBN
9780140441857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.26

Paperback. A dazzling follow-up to the novel Faces in the Crowd, this collection of literary peregrinations around the margins of metropolitan life demonstrates Valeria Luiselli's equal virtuosity as a writer of non-fiction Translator(s): MacSweeney, Christina. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 136 x 9. Weight in Grams: 130.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847085191
ISBN
9781847085191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.07

Paperback. .
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099286790
ISBN
9780099286790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 113 x 180 x 14. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141984957
ISBN
9780141984957
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.64

Paperback. A unique document offering unrivalled insight into women's minds and lives during the Second World War. Editor(s): Sheridan, Dorothy. Series: Women in History. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BG; DN; HBJD1; HBWQ; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842126172
ISBN
9781842126172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Looking at every aspect of the city, from its waterways, streets and architecture to its food, politics and people, the author captures its magnificence and beauty, and recalls his own memories of the place he called home for many winters, as he remembers friends, lovers and enemies he has encountered. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; DN; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 8. Weight in Grams: 112.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141391496
ISBN
9780141391496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. This second posthumous collection from Charles Bukowski takes readers deep into the raw, wild vein of writing that extends from the early 70s to the 1990s. Num Pages: 416 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 30. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
390
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574231052
ISBN
9781574231052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.70

Paperback. Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland, sets out his vision of 'an ethical Republic' in a collection of his speeches. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: DNS; JFM; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786691255
ISBN
9781786691255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.90

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