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paperback. During the decades of his world fame, Tolstoy wrote this series of essays and polemics on issues of morality, social justice and religion. He considered and rejected the idea that art reveals and reinvents through beauty, although he perceived the question of art to be a religious one. Translator(s): Pevear, Richard; Volokhonsky, Larissa. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; ABA; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140446425
- ISBN
- 9780140446425
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.45
€ 11.99
€ 10.45
Paperback. "[Joseph Roth] is now recognized as one of the twentieth century's great writers."-Anthony Heilbut, Los Angeles Times Book Review Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; DNJ; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393325829
- ISBN
- 9780393325829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.31
€ 18.99
€ 17.31
Hardcover. N+1 Anthology Volume II brings together some of the best Essays of the last decade. Emily Witt writes on Pornography, Nikil Saval on the birth of the office, A.S.Hamrah on Hollywood and the war on terror and Philip Connors on working at The Wall Street Journal during 9/11. Editor(s): Lorentzen, Christian. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 191 x 22. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Notting Hill Editions
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907903793
- ISBN
- 9781907903793
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.54
€ 19.99
€ 18.54
Paperback. In What Do Women Want?, critically acclaimed journalist Daniel Bergner disseminates the latest scientific research and paints an unprecedented portrait of female lust Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DN; JFSJ1; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 119 x 17. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Main ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782112570
- ISBN
- 9781782112570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.48
€ 15.99
€ 11.48
Paperback. Presenting a collection of profiles, essays and travel stories, the author takes us to Benin, where he is arrested as a mercenary during a coup; to Boston to meet an LSD guru who believes he is Christ; to India with Indira Gandhi when she attempted a political comeback in 1978; and to Nepal where he reminds us that 'Man's real home is the Road. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099769811
- ISBN
- 9780099769811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.40
€ 17.99
€ 13.40
Hardback. When a master novelist, essayist, and critic searches for the wellsprings of his own work, where does he turn? Here, the author a Peruvian writer, presidential contender, and public intellectual - answers this most personal question with elegant concision in this collection of essays. Series: The Richard Ellmann Lectures in Modern Literature. Num Pages: 152 pages, ill. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 179 x 170 x 22. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674028364
- ISBN
- 9780674028364
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.45
€ 19.99
€ 18.45
Paperback. From riffs on country music, George Bush, and his mother's midnight mania, to a bittersweet tribute to a dead friend, this book demonstrates why Kurt Vonnegut is equally well known as an essayist and commentator as he is a novelist. It resonates with Vonnegut's singular voice. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 42. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099387817
- ISBN
- 9780099387817
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.08
€ 19.99
€ 15.08
Paperback. Steve Biko, father of the black consciousness philosophy, was killed in prison on 12 September 1977. Biko was only 30 years old, but his ideas and political activities changed the course of South African history and helped hasten the end of apartheid. Editor(s): van Wyk, Chris. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 285.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Wits University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781868144648
- ISBN
- 9781868144648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.75
€ 37.99
€ 33.75
Paperback. World War II was the largest and greatest conflict in US history. This book presents a collection of diary entries, letters, and photographs from that era. Num Pages: 292 pages, photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; DNF; HBJK; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842027977
- ISBN
- 9780842027977
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.64
€ 67.64
Paperback. A personal and powerful essay from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the bestselling author of 'Americanah' and 'Half of a Yellow Sun', based on her 2013 TEDx Talk of the same name. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; DNF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 121 x 7. Weight in Grams: 62.
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008115272
- ISBN
- 9780008115272
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Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.18
€ 10.99
€ 9.18
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: DNJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Bookstorm
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781920434168
- ISBN
- 9781920434168
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.20
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€ 13.20
Hardback. Editor(s): Olubas, Brigitta. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231173261
- ISBN
- 9780231173261
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.61
€ 37.99
€ 27.61
Paperback. Editor(s): Aronson, Ronald; Hoven, Adrian van den. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590174937
- ISBN
- 9781590174937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 22.86
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€ 22.86
Hardback. A critical edition of Scott's first novel about Edward Waverley, a young, cultured man whose sensibilities lead to his involvement in the Jacobite Rising of 1745. Editor(s): Garside, Peter. Series: Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels. Num Pages: 608 pages, None. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DNF; DSBF; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 149 x 38. Weight in Grams: 934.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748605675
- ISBN
- 9780748605675
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.16
€ 196.16
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€ 10.95
€ 13.99
€ 10.95
Editor(s): Resek, Carl. Translator(s): Resek, Carl. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DN; DSB; HBJD; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 197
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872205017
- ISBN
- 9780872205017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.42
€ 45.99
€ 32.42
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DN; DSB; HBJD; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 11. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 197
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872205000
- ISBN
- 9780872205000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. John Keegan concentrates in this book on significant war themes: the impact of war on the 20th century and the forms it has taken; the origin of war in human nature and history; the adoption and use of war by states as an instrument of policy; and the experience of war by individuals. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; HB; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 10. Weight in Grams: 130. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0000311
- ISBN
- 9780712665667
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 168 x 13. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- Notting Hill Editions United Kingdom
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907903045
- ISBN
- 9781907903045
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.36
€ 16.99
€ 15.36
Hardback. The Scale of Perfection is the major work of Walter Hilton, one of the best known English mystical writers of the late fourteenth century. The text circulated widely in England before becoming a spiritual classic. This is the first authoritative edition of Book II, based on detailed study of all surviving manuscripts and early printed books. Editor(s): Hussey, Stanley; Sargent, Michael. Series: Early English Text Society Original Series. Num Pages: 550 pages, 2 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DN; DSBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Critical
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198789093
- ISBN
- 9780198789093
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.23
€ 138.23
Paperback. However insistently the idea of catastrophe hangs over Benjamin's writings in the final years of his life, the "victories wrested" in this period constitute some of the most remarkable 20th century analyses of the emergence of modern society. This volume ranges from studies of Baudelaire and Brecht to appraisals of photography, film, and poetry. Editor(s): Eiland, Howard; Jennings, Michael W. Num Pages: 496 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DNF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674022294
- ISBN
- 9780674022294
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.51
€ 36.99
€ 30.51
Paperback. Radical critic of a European civilisation plunging into darkness, yet commemorator of the humane traditions of the old bourgeoisie - such was Walter Benjamin in the later 1930s. Part of a four-volume set, this work offers 27 pieces. Editor(s): Eiland, Howard; Jennings, Michael W. Num Pages: 480 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674019812
- ISBN
- 9780674019812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.05
€ 38.99
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Paperback. In the frenzied final years of the Weimar Republic, amid economic collapse and mounting political catastrophe, Walter Benjamin emerged as the most original practicing literary critic and public intellectual in the German-speaking world. Volume 2 of the Selected Writings now in paperback in two parts: part 1 ISBN 0674015886. Series Editor(s): Jennings, Michael W.; Smith, Gary; Eiland, Howard. Num Pages: 480 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674017467
- ISBN
- 9780674017467
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.86
€ 38.99
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Paperback. In the frenzied final years of the Weimar Republic, amid economic collapse and mounting political catastrophe, Walter Benjamin emerged as the most original practicing literary critic and public intellectual in the German-speaking world. Volume 2 of the Selected Writings now in paperback in two parts: part 2 ISBN 0674017463. Series Editor(s): Jennings, Michael W.; Eiland, Howard; Smith, Gary. Num Pages: 480 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674015883
- ISBN
- 9780674015883
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.54
€ 38.99
€ 32.54