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paperback. The author went to live in an abandoned house on a shingle beach on the west coast of Scotland. A haven for wildlife - he settled there with the otters Mij, Edal and Teko. This title chronicles his life with these playful animals in this natural paradise and the story of the difficult last years and the final abandonment of the settlement. Num Pages: 464 pages, 24pp b&w photographs, line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; DNF; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780140290493
ISBN
9780140290493
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.91

Paperback. Editor(s): McCarthy, Dr Conor (University of Cambridge National University of Ireland, Maynooth National University of Ireland, Maynooth University of Cambridge University of Cambridge University of Cambridge National University of Ireland, Maynooth University of Cambridge). Series: Key Texts in Anti Colonial Thought. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DNF; DQ; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474410687
ISBN
9781474410687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 25.20

Hardcover. Considered a pioneer in many literary forms, including drama, novels, and short stories, Tawfiq al-Hakim has influenced generations of Egyptian writers. The Revolt of the Young is a collection of essays, originally published in 1984, that shows al-Hakim as a public intellectual addressing the ongoing conflict between generations. Translator(s): Radwan, Mona. Series: Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815633686
ISBN
9780815633686
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.72

Paperback. Contains both the short text, which is mainly an account of the 'showings' themselves and Julian's initial interpretation of their meaning, and the long text, completed some twenty years later, which moves from vision to a daringly speculative theology. Translator(s): Spearing, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; DNF; HRCS1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140446739
ISBN
9780140446739
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Translator(s): Cornford, Francis MacDonald. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DNF; HPCA; JPHC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 347.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1970
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195003642
ISBN
9780195003642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.02

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 228. 320 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DNF. Dimension: 209 x 132 x 18. Weight: 220.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486411217
ISBN
9780486411217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.16

Hardcover. Although Plato's celebrated work of philosophy describes a society which to some seems the ideal human community and to others like a totalitarian nightmare, it also raises enduring questions about politics, art, education and the general conduct of life. Translator(s): Lindsay, A.D. Num Pages: 341 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCA; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 131 x 28. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
341
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857150988
ISBN
9781857150988
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. Delivered while Heaney was Professor of Poetry at Oxford, these lectures cover subjects as diverse as Wilde's "Ballad of Reading Gaol" and Marlowe's "Hero and Leander", as well as work by Yeats, Larkin and Dylan Thomas. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 200 x 126 x 19. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571175376
ISBN
9780571175376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 14.44

Paperback. A collection, in which, the author traces the compulsion to make literature. In a selection of interviews, as well as in the essay 'The Red Notebook' itself, he reflects upon his own work, on the need to break down the boundary between living and writing, and on the use of certain genre conventions to penetrate matters of memory and identity. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571226412
ISBN
9780571226412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.48

Paperback. An essay on the nature of human revolt, this book makes a critique of communism, how it had gone wrong behind the Iron Curtain, and the resulting totalitarian regimes. It also questions two events held sacred by the left wing, the French Revolution of 1789 and the Russian Revolution of 1917. Translator(s): Bower, Anthony. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 202.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141182018
ISBN
9780141182018
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 25 b+w photographs, 1 b+w diagram. BIC Classification: DC; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UA) A / AS level; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 135. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Liverpool, School of English United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956786265
ISBN
9780956786265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.34

paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 25 b+w photographs, 1 b+w diagram. BIC Classification: DC; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UA) A / AS level; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 135. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Liverpool, School of English United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956786258
ISBN
9780956786258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.34

paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 25 b+w photographs, 1 b+w diagram. BIC Classification: DC; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UA) A / AS level; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 135. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Liverpool, School of English United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956786241
ISBN
9780956786241
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.34

Paperback. "The Ramayana" is the greatest of Indian epics - and one of the world's supreme masterpieces of storytelling. Telling the story, this work suggests that it can be enjoyed for its psychological insight, its spiritual depth and its wisdom - or as a tale of abduction, battle and courtship played out in a universe with heroes, deities and demons. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HRG; HRLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143039679
ISBN
9780143039679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Features works by Jack London and lays out the social, economic, and political contexts for his writings. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520255463
ISBN
9780520255463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardback. This tiny tome featuring a faux leather binding with embossed type and illustration is filled with Winston Churchill's biography, his most inspirational quotes, and excerpts from some of his most famous speeches. Editor(s): Running Press. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DN; GBCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 108 x 98 x 10. Weight in Grams: 96.
Publisher
Running Press United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Min
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762449835
ISBN
9780762449835
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 7.90

hardcover. Includes a collection of Thoreau quotations ever assembled. This title gathers more than 2,000 memorable passages from this iconoclastic American author, social reformer, environmentalist, and self-reliant thinker. Editor(s): Cramer, Jeffrey S. Num Pages: 552 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: DN; GBCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 185 x 124 x 36. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780691139975
ISBN
9780691139975
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 22.99
€ 4.82

Hardback. "I must die as I lived, beyond my means." Arguably the most quoted man in history, and certainly in his day, this enormous miniature collection is filled with Oscar Wildes' most notorious and witty sayings. Organized into five sections, this book is suitable for Wilde lovers and novices alike. Editor(s): Running Press. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DN; GBCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 108 x 98 x 10. Weight in Grams: 98.
Publisher
Running Press United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Min
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762449828
ISBN
9780762449828
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.73

Paperback. A compendium of never-before-collected quotations from #1 New York Times-bestselling author Christopher Hitchens on hundreds of subjects Editor(s): Mann, Windsor. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DNJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 233 x 26. Weight in Grams: 456. From Alcohol to Zionism: The Very Best of Christopher Hitchens. 336 pages. Editor(s): Mann, Windsor. A compendium of quotes of number 1 "New York Times" bestselling author Christopher Hitchens. Drawn from his many TV appearances, debates, lectures, interviews, articles, and books, it is arranged alphabetically by subject, from Atheism to Alcoholism, Mother Teresa to George Orwell, Islamofacism to Iraq, Smoking to Sex, and more. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DNJ. Dimension: 155 x 233 x 26. Weight: 440.
Publisher
Hachette Books
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306819582
ISBN
9780306819582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.33

Paperback. A selection of essays that represent different perspectives and responses to the fundamental vision of "Declaration and Address". There is an edited version of the original piece printed alongside essays, insights and criticisms of the work, which are the results of an Internet seminar. Series: American Theological Library Association (ATLA) Monograph Series. Num Pages: 512 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DN; HRCM; HRCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 136 x 27. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810838437
ISBN
9780810838437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 113.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811222464
ISBN
9780811222464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.55

paperback. Covers everything from hosepipe bans to Spanish restaurants, from writer's block to slug warfare, from slob holidays to the banning of beige. This book reveals the author, ourselves and the nation in a new light. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241961766
ISBN
9780241961766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. Editor(s): Rogers, Professor Melvin L. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 242 x 20. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Swallow Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804011662
ISBN
9780804011662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.10

Paperback. An attempt to restore the original 1824 text to as close to its original format and content as possible. Editor(s): Garside, Peter. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 384 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: DNF; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748663156
ISBN
9780748663156
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.93

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