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Prose: non-fiction

Hardcover. Num Pages: 210 pages, 24 b/w plates. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 304 x 220 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1062.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763504041
ISBN
9788763504041
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.28
€ 55.94

Paperback. A collection of texts on prayer and the spiritual life, written between the fourth and fifteenth centuries by masters of the Orthodox Christian tradition. It contains some of the most important writings in the entire collection. Editor(s): Sherrard, Philip; Ware, Kallistos, of Diokleia; Palmer, G. E. H. Translator(s): Palmer, G. E. H.; Ware, Kallistos, of Diokleia; Sherrard, Philip. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HRCC8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 127 x 33. Weight in Grams: 375.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571193820
ISBN
9780571193820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.45

Paperback. "The Plain Speaker" was the last great original work of William Hazlitt (1778-1830), the finest prose writer of the romantic period. This book contains essays that address key critical issues both in romantic studies and the poetics of prose. Editor(s): Paulin, Tom. Num Pages: 248 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631210573
ISBN
9780631210573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.71

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Gill Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780717172917
ISBN
9780717172917
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 8.04

paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Katabasis United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition (3rd print)
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780904872347
ISBN
9780904872347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.41

Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 8, 7 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781501702358
ISBN
9781501702358
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.43

Hardcover. Num Pages: 472 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DN; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 36. Weight in Grams: 868.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865973176
ISBN
9780865973176
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.78

hardcover. These essays cover topics as diverse as Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Vaclav Havel, "The Magic Flute" and "Viz" magazine. All have been published before, and many have already proved controversial. This collection is addressed as much to the educated general reader as to the academic specialist. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DN; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 505.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
265
Condition
New
Edition
2000th Edition
SKU
V9780333760062
ISBN
9780333760062
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.67

paperback. A provocative and entertaining guided tour of atheist and agnostic thought through the ages selected by bestselling author Christopher Hitchens Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ; HP; HRA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 670. Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever. 528 pages. A provocative and entertaining guided tour of atheist and agnostic thought through the ages selected by bestselling author Christopher Hitchens. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DNF; DQ; HP; HRA. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 36. Weight: 644.
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306816086
ISBN
9780306816086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.21

Paperback. This volume brings together more than 100 selections of works from the 18th century, including examples from Kant, Diderot, Newton and Locke. They demonstrate the impact of Enlightenment views on philosophy and epistemology as well as on political, social and economic institutions. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; DNF; HBG; HBLH; HBLL; HPC; HPK; JFCX; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140245660
ISBN
9780140245660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.93

Paperback. The only fully comprehensive compilation of Kristeva's key writings. The second edition includes material from Kristeva's most important works of the past five years, including The Sense and Non-Sense of Revolt, Intimate Revolt, and Hannah Arendt. Editor(s): Oliver, Kelly. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 512 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: CFD; DN; JFC; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 698. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. 512 pages, bibliography. Editor(s): Oliver, Kelly. The only fully comprehensive compilation of Kristeva's key writings. The second edition includes material from Kristeva's most important works of the past five years, including The Sense and Non-Sense of Revolt, Intimate Revolt, and Hannah Arendt. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: CFD; DN; JFC; JMAF. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 27. Weight: 698.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231126298
ISBN
9780231126298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 31.19

Paperback. Features personal and professional works of Machiavelli. This book strives to do away with many of the myths that have plagued the man's posthumous fame. Translator(s): Bondanella, Peter E.; Musa, Mark. Num Pages: 576 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140150926
ISBN
9780140150926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Hardcover. Generations of English tourists have been dependent on travel guides, whether for information on art history, or for practical advice. Keates's lively cultural history of the guide-book, based on his own unparalleled collection, shows that the Englishman has always revealed most about himself when he is abroad. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; DNF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 193 x 15. Weight in Grams: 168.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Notting Hill Editions United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907903021
ISBN
9781907903021
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.65

Paperback. Self-described as 'a mystic, a transcendentalist, and a natural philosopher to boot', Henry David Thoreau dedicated his life to preserving his freedom as a man and as an artist. This edition is suitable for those interested in discovering the great thinker's influential ideas about everything from environmentalism to limited government. Num Pages: 656 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: DCF; DN; HPCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 195 x 29. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
656
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Updated ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143106500
ISBN
9780143106500
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Paperback. A seminal text from one of the leading cultural and literary theorists. This selection of interviews and discussions articulates some of the most compelling politico-theoretical issues of the present day. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPN; DNF; DSA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415901703
ISBN
9780415901703
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.33

hardcover. This volume provides the text of "Povest Vremennykh let" ("The Tale of Bygone Years"), a source for the history of early Rus'. It consists of an intercollation of the five oldest redactions, three modern redactions, three later interpolations and Ostrowski's own final interpretation. Editor(s): Ostrowski, Donald; etc. Series: Harvard Papers in Ukrainian Studies. Num Pages: 1800 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; 2AB; DNF; DSBB; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 284 x 220 x 203. Weight in Grams: 6596.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Harvard University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
1800
Condition
New
SKU
V9780916458911
ISBN
9780916458911
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.66
€ 115.22

paperback. A collection of William Cullen Bryant's editorials for the New York "Evening Post". This volume traces the growth of the chief editor and principal owner's political and social maturity as he made over a conservative, parochial, small-city newspaper into a national organ. Num Pages: 394 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; DNF; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 22. Weight in Grams: 573.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
394
Condition
New
Edition
2nd Edition
SKU
V9780823215447
ISBN
9780823215447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.99

Hardback. A collection of William Cullen Bryant's editorials for the New York "Evening Post". This volume traces the growth of the chief editor and principal owner's political and social maturity as he developed a conservative, parochial, small-city newspaper into a national organ. Num Pages: 394 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 760.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
394
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823215430
ISBN
9780823215430
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.84

Paperback. This volume brings together nine original essays by cultural historians. The works aim to exhibit the promise of a cultural approach to understanding the range of American experiences from the seventeenth century to the present. Num Pages: 312 pages, 23 halftones, 7 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226259550
ISBN
9780226259550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.46

Paperback. Series: Princeton Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DN; HPCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 17. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Updated edition with a New foreword by Anthony Gr
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691165646
ISBN
9780691165646
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.26

Hardback. Editor(s): Mourelatos, Alexander P. D. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 608 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AB; DNF; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 828.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691636740
ISBN
9780691636740
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 313.00

Paperback. Initially denounced as a collection of sinister maxims and a recommendation of tyranny, this text has more recently been defended as the first scientific treatment of politics, challenging the traditions of ancient and medieval thought and morality. Translator(s): Mansfield, Harvey C. Num Pages: map, glossary, bibliography, notes. BIC Classification: 1DST; DNF; JPA; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 6. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226500447
ISBN
9780226500447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.60

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 134 x 5. Weight in Grams: 72. Series: Dover Thrift S. 80 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DNF; JPHC. Dimension: 211 x 134 x 5. Weight: 72.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486272740
ISBN
9780486272740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.68

Paperback. How can a leader be strong and decisive, yet still inspire loyalty in his followers? When is it necessary to break the rules? Is it better to be feared than loved? In this book, the author answers all these questions in a work of realpolitik that still has shrewd political lessons. Num Pages: 176 pages, map. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 144 x 11. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141442259
ISBN
9780141442259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.43

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