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Hardback. Full of fiction, nonfiction, art, cartoons, poetry, and humour "The Saturday Evening Post" was a popular and influential American magazine. This text provides summaries of the short stories, which illustrate the changing perception of Native American society. Series: Native American Bibliography Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810838796
ISBN
9780810838796
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.63

Paperback. Intended for the fans of Anthony Bourdain, this is a collection of his journalism. Containing stories from his worldwide misadventures, it talks about scrounging for eel in the backstreets of Hanoi, the unglamorous aspects of making television, calling for the head of raw food activist Woody Harrelson, and confessing to lobster-killing guilt. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DNJ; WBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 254. Collected Cuts, Useable Trim, Scraps and Bones. 304 pages. Intended for the fans of Anthony Bourdain, this is a collection of his journalism. Containing stories from his worldwide misadventures, it talks about scrounging for eel in the backstreets of Hanoi, the unglamorous aspects of making television, calling for the head of raw food activist Woody Harrelson, and confessing to lobster-killing guilt. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DNJ; WBA. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight: 214.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747579816
ISBN
9780747579816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

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
€ 10.89

Paperback. Packed with ideas and inspiration, The Mystery Feast offers numerous pathways into the magical world of storytelling. Based on decades of honing his art, this stimulating booklet gives a glimpse into the mind of Ben Okri, a master of contemporary storytelling. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 131 x 9. Weight in Grams: 50.
Publisher
Clairview Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905570768
ISBN
9781905570768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.59

Hardback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823273720
ISBN
9780823273720
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823273737
ISBN
9780823273737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.38

Hardcover. Editor(s): Fraiture, Pierre-Philippe; Orrells, Daniel. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white line drawings, tables. BIC Classification: 1HFJC; 2AB; 3JJ; 3JM; DNF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 241 x 23. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813939100
ISBN
9780813939100
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.30

paperback. A collection of Carson McCullers' work, including stories, essays, articles, poems, and her writing on writing. These pieces, written mostly before McCullers was nineteen, provide insight into her life and her gifts and growth as a writer. It contains the working outline of "The Mute," which became her novel "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter". Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DN; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 195 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140081954
ISBN
9780140081954
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. Martin Amis has approached America from many arresting angles and interviewed its literati, filmmakers, thinkers, opinion makers, leaders and crackpots with characteristic discernment and wit. This book includes a gallery of Great American Novelists Norman Mailer, Gore Vidal, Truman Capote, Joseph Heller, William Burroughs, and many more. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099461869
ISBN
9780099461869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.90

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408851104
ISBN
9781408851104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. Editor(s): Wieseltier, Leon. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 145 x 33. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810124882
ISBN
9780810124882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Paperback. Complete collection of Tolkien's essays, including two on Beowulf, which span three decades beginning six years before The Hobbit to five years after The Lord of the Rings. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
HarperCollins
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780261102637
ISBN
9780261102637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Hardback. Far from being social, orthodox or merely anecdotal, modern Arabic fiction is in fact significant and radical in the world context of modern fiction, as this book shows. It includes an introduction to and critique of the short story as well as a selection of Arabic short stories, chosen and translated by the author. Num Pages: 165 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DNF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
165
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333385845
ISBN
9780333385845
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 270 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publisher
Nightboat Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781937658380
ISBN
9781937658380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.89

paperback. In "The Metamorphoses", Ovid draws on Greek mythology, Latin folklore, and tales from Babylon and the East to create a series of narrative poems, linked by the common theme of transformation. This is Arthur Golding's 16th-century translation of the verses. Editor(s): Forey, Madeleine. Translator(s): Golding, Arthur. Num Pages: 576 pages, chronology, bibliog , notes. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DNF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 43. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140422306
ISBN
9780140422306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.94

Hardback. .
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd
Number of pages
216
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262073035
ISBN
9780262073035
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.26

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
€ 12.79

Paperback. Siegfried Kracauer was one of the 20th century's major cultural critics, a prolific scholar and a theorist of film. In this volume his writings on modern society are translated into English. Written in the 1920s and early 1930s, these essays examine the everyday world of the masses. Num Pages: 416 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: DNF; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674551633
ISBN
9780674551633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.60

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Driftwood Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780900055072
ISBN
9780900055072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.48

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

€ 142.76
€ 131.03

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

Paperback. Num Pages: 437 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DN; HBA; HBJK; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 716.
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
437
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865972056
ISBN
9780865972056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.75

Paperback. Presents nine biographies that illuminate the careers, personalities and military campaigns of some of Rome's greatest statesmen, whose lives span the earliest days of the Republic to the establishment of the Empire. This title includes prominent figures who achieved fame for their pivotal roles in Roman history. Translator(s): Scott-Kilvert, Ian. Num Pages: 368 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140441581
ISBN
9780140441581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

paperback. A unique selection of Yeats's major poems, plays, criticism and other prose writings, showing the connectedness of his literary output. Formerly published in the acclaimed Oxford Authors series. Editor(s): Larrissy, Edward. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; DCF; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 39. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780199537495
ISBN
9780199537495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.61

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