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Prose: non-fiction
Paperback. In early l868, the last Tokugawa Shogun was toppled from power by rebels with the help of Thomas Blake Glover. This is a biography of this man who is famed in Japan for his contribution to the birth of modern Japan and for his connection with the Madame Butterfly legend. Num Pages: 272 pages, two 8page b&w insets on text paper. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 134 x 17. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857866158
- ISBN
- 9780857866158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
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Paperback. Presents the experiences of Scottish soldiers during the Second World War in their own words. This book includes descriptions ranging from the brutal hardships suffered by General Slim's 'forgotten' 14th Army as it fought its way through Burma to the large scale onslaught of the D-Day landings to the deprivations of the Siege of Malta. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752437101
- ISBN
- 9780752437101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.74
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€ 21.74
Paperback. A title that ranges far and wide: from cookery and family to Barack Obama, from preaching and Shakespeare to Victorian sages, from Charlotte Rampling and Hurricane Katrina to 'The Fate of Eloquence in the Age of The Osbournes'. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099546658
- ISBN
- 9780099546658
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.73
€ 23.99
€ 16.73
paperback. When President Habyarimana's jet was shot down in April 1994, Rwanda erupted into a hundred-day orgy of killing - which left up to a million dead. The author travelled through the country as the genocide was continuing. This analysis aims to reveal the terrible truth behind the headlines. Num Pages: 224 pages, maps, chronology. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; DNF; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140247602
- ISBN
- 9780140247602
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.90
€ 15.99
€ 11.90
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
€ 34.99€ 31.36
€ 34.99
€ 31.36
Num Pages: 182 pages. BIC Classification: DN; JNSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 120 x 19. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Paul Dry Books, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589880382
- ISBN
- 9781589880382
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.90
€ 21.99
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Paperback. This is a collection of essays by American and European scholars that deliniates the critical issues pivitol to the contested concept of secularization and its relevance in the postmodern era. Num Pages: 136 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DN; HRCM; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 180 x 9. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742507616
- ISBN
- 9780742507616
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Condition: New
€ 48.96
€ 48.96
Paperback. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: DNJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141984230
- ISBN
- 9780141984230
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Hardcover. An enlightening anthology of George Orwell's journalism and non-fiction writing, showing his genius across a wide variety of genres. He brings together in one volume many of his articles and essays for journals and newspapers, his broadcasts for the BBC, and his book, theatre and film reviews. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: DNJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 161 x 50. Weight in Grams: 934.
- Publisher
- Harvill Secker
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846558993
- ISBN
- 9781846558993
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 23.06
€ 33.99
€ 23.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSB; HPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474405324
- ISBN
- 9781474405324
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.83
€ 33.99
€ 29.83
Paperback. Editor(s): Reinsch, Richard, II. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 907.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813228617
- ISBN
- 9780813228617
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.37
€ 54.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 624 pages, ILL. BIC Classification: DNF; HRJ; HRLK2; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 680. The Book of Creation in Theory and Practice. 624 pages, ILL. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DNF; HRJ; HRLK2; JFSR1. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 26. Weight: 676.
- Publisher
- Red Wheel/Weiser
- Number of pages
- 624
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- Rev Sub
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877288558
- ISBN
- 9780877288558
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.97
€ 45.99
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Paperback. Editor(s): Canavan, Francis. Num Pages: 308 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: DNF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 308
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865971691
- ISBN
- 9780865971691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.75
€ 15.99
€ 12.75
Hardcover. Editor(s): Canavan, Francis. Num Pages: 308 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865971684
- ISBN
- 9780865971684
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.26
€ 31.99
€ 23.26
Paperback. The Greek satirist Lucian was a brilliantly entertaining writer who invented the comic dialogue as a vehicle for satiric comment. This lively new translation is both accurate and idiomatic, and the introduction highlights Lucian's importance in his own and later times. Translator(s): Costa, C. D. N. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199555932
- ISBN
- 9780199555932
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.21
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Paperback. For this volume Eliot gathered together his choice of the miscellaneous reviews and literary essays he had written since 1917, when he became assistant-editor of "The Egoist". In his preface to the third edition (1951) he described the book as an historical record of his interests and opinions. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571197460
- ISBN
- 9780571197460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.45
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€ 18.45
Paperback. Editor(s): Copley, Stephen; Edgar, Andrew. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: DN; HPCD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199540303
- ISBN
- 9780199540303
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.58
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€ 12.58
Paperback. Contains a selection from the essays Johnson published twice weekly as 'The Rambler' in the early 1750s. This volume includes the best of Johnson's journalism, including essays from the periodicals 'The Adventurer' and 'The Idler'. Editor(s): Womersley, David. Num Pages: 640 pages, chronology, notes. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140436273
- ISBN
- 9780140436273
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
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Paperback. This selection brings together thirty of Woolf's best essays across a wide range of subjects including writing and reading, the role and reputation of women writers, the art of biography, and the London scene. They are enchanting in their own right, and indispensable to an understanding of this great writer. Editor(s): Bradshaw, David. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199556069
- ISBN
- 9780199556069
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
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Booker wining novelist, playwright, essayist, poet and critic - even admirers rarely know John Berger in all his literary incarnations. This collection of essays takes a look at his career. Berger's wide-ranging essays emphasise the continuities that have underpinned more than 40 years of tireless intellectual inquiry and political engagement. Editor(s): Dyer, Geoff. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DNF; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 46. Weight in Grams: 948. 608 pages. Editor(s): Dyer, Geoff. Booker wining novelist, playwright, essayist, poet and critic - even admirers rarely know John Berger in all his literary incarnations. This collection of essays takes a look at his career. Berger's wide-ranging essays emphasise the continuities that have underpinned more than 40 years of tireless intellectual inquiry and political engagement. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DNF; JFCX. Dimension: 232 x 153 x 46. Weight: 890.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747554196
- ISBN
- 9780747554196
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.77
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€ 18.77
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 896
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 2000 Modern Library pbk. ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780679783220
- ISBN
- 9780679783220
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.76
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Paperback. The first collection of essays by one of the most important public intellectuals in Ireland. Num Pages: 540 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 38. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 540
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780773547773
- ISBN
- 9780773547773
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.68
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Paperback. Offers a general introduction to George Eliot's work as an essayist, translator and poet. Divided into four sections, the book includes book reviews, major long essays written for a magazine, shorter pieces containing many of her ideas and some later essays from her last published book. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780140431483
- ISBN
- 9780140431483
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.02
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€ 16.02
Paperback. This selection of Cicero's letters not merely documents in detail Cicero's career but simultaneously provides a month-by-month record of the collapse of the republic and its replacement by a tyranny. It provides a vivid picture of daily life and politics in Rome, the assassination of Caesar, and Cicero's vain resistance to the rise of Mark Antony. Translator(s): Walsh, P. G. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DB; DNF; HBJD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 193 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199214204
- ISBN
- 9780199214204
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33