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Paperback. This annual anthology of the year's most entertaining, politically charged, and sophisticated essays, offers a rare opportunity to experience in a single volume the top work of veteran reporters and up-and-coming journalists. Editor(s): The American Society of Magazine Editors. Num Pages: 568 pages. BIC Classification: DNJ; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 34. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
568
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231147149
ISBN
9780231147149
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.19

paperback. Under the pseudonym Myles na Gopaleen, Flann O' Brien wrote a daily column in the 'Irish Times' called 'Cruiskeen Lawn' for over twenty years which hilariously satirised the absurdities and solemnities of Dublin life. Series: Harper Perennial Modern Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DNJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
(Reissue)
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007247189
ISBN
9780007247189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.10

Paperback. Includes essays that aim to capture the versatility and verve of technology writing. This work explores a wide range of topics - from "crowdsourcing" to the online habits of urban moms to the digital future of movie production. Editor(s): Levy, Steven. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DNJ; U. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472032662
ISBN
9780472032662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.70

Paperback. A delightful translation of one of the finest, and most beautiful, examples of a medieval Bestiary. Num Pages: 206 pages, 136, 136 colour illustrations, 136 colour. BIC Classification: ACK; AKLB; DNF; JFHF; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 434. Being an English Version of the Bodleian Library, Oxford, MS Bodley 764. 205 pages, with 136 col illus. A delightful translation of one of the finest, and most beautiful, examples of a medieval Bestiary. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: ACK; AKLB; DNF; JFHF; WN. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight: 426. Translator(s): Barber, Richard.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851157535
ISBN
9780851157535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.55

Paperback. The father of gonzo journalism takes to the campaign trail Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; DNJ; JPHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Picador
Condition
New
SKU
9780330510752
ISBN
9780330510752
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 4.99

paperback. Betting on the Muse is a combination of hilarious poetry and stories. Charles Bukowski writes about the real life of a working man and all that comes with it. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 28. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
Ecco
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574230017
ISBN
9781574230017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.63

Paperback. A guide to one of the most riveting periods of contemporary culture. It explores the relations among the discourses of contemporary art, sexuality, and power. Editor(s): Bryson, Scott; Kruger, Barbara; Tillman, Lynne; Weinstock, Jane. Num Pages: 386 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ABA; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 644. Representation, Power and Culture. 386 pages, b&w illustrations. Editor(s): Bryson, Scott; Kruger, Barbara; Tillman, Lynne; Weinstock, Jane. A guide to one of the most riveting periods of contemporary culture. It explores the relations among the discourses of contemporary art, sexuality, and power. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ABA; DNF. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 25. Weight: 678.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
386
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520077409
ISBN
9780520077409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 29.78

Publisher
United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597975056
ISBN
9781597975056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.69

For nearly a decade Marc Aronson ran an imprint dedicated to international and multicultural literature for teenagers. In 2001, he wrote an essay arguing against all awards in which you must be a member of a given ethnic group to win. Here, he shows his convictions that led him to write the essay. Series: Studies in Young Adult Literature. Num Pages: 168 pages, index. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810846388
ISBN
9780810846388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 96.52

Hardback. Editor(s): Micale, Mark S. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 430 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; 3JJ; DNF; MBX; MMH; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
430
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691633206
ISBN
9780691633206
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 281.49

Hardcover. Brings together Manetti's famous biographies of Dante, Petrarch and Boccaccio, which helped establish the canon of Italian literature, as well as his parallel lives of Socrates and Seneca, which remained the standard biographical sources for those philosophers throughout the early modern period. Translator(s): Baldassarri, Stefano U.; Bagemihl, Rolf. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; BGH; DNF; DSBB; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 142 x 25. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
448
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674011342
ISBN
9780674011342
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.08

Paperback. This text disputes the claims made by Bernal in "Black Athena: The Afroasiatic Roots of Classical Civilization", that ancient Greek culture derived from Egypt and Phoenicia and that European scholars have been biased against the notion of Egyptian and Phoenician influence on Western civilization. Editor(s): Lefkowitz, Mary R.; Rogers, Guy Maclean. Num Pages: 544 pages, 10 illustrations, 6 tables, 4 maps, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DNF; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 224 x 33. Weight in Grams: 828.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807845554
ISBN
9780807845554
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.47

paperback. If you hate your parents, the man or the establishment, don't show them up by getting wasted and wrapping your car around a tree. If you really want to rebel against your parents: outearn them, outlive them, and know more than they do.' Henry Rollins has a unique hard- edged view of the world. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 133 x 38. Weight in Grams: 120.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Virgin Books
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
9780753510353
ISBN
9780753510353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.99

Paperback. Editor(s): Walker, Rebecca. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 210 x 14. Weight in Grams: 202.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Soft Skull Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781593764173
ISBN
9781593764173
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 72 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 129 x 6. Weight in Grams: 88.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781564787255
ISBN
9781564787255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.96

Hardback. In more than 150 pairs of images and surprising, lyrical text, the author explores his complex relationship to the visual world through his two great passions: writing and photography. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: AJB; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 158. .
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571335015
ISBN
9780571335015
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 21.90

Paperback. A shocking account of the violence engulfing Honduras, from one of the few journalists to visit the country. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCH; 3JMG; DNJ; HBJK; JFFE; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786990495
ISBN
9781786990495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.44

Paperback. A collection of essays with one common link - the Appalachian region of the southern United States. Essays describe a long abandoned homeplace or tell the story of an uncle or grandmother. Editor(s): Dyer, Joyce. Num Pages: 314 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DN; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 443.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813109831
ISBN
9780813109831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.01

Hardcover. Num Pages: 186 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: BG; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S. United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873516082
ISBN
9780873516082
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.24

Paperback. Essays experimenting with structure, style, and subject matter, and accompanied by the writer's personal reflection on the work itself Editor(s): Hollars, B. J. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803236486
ISBN
9780803236486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.43

Paperback. By the award-winning author of "The Undertaking", this second collection of Lynch's essays examines the relations between the literary and the mortuary arts, a relationship on which he has a unique perspective, being both a poet and a funeral director. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, 1 port. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 119. Weight in Grams: 319. Keywords: "Special Features - Used Books - Poetry, Drama & Criticism - Essays, Journals & Letters - General,Subjects - Poetry, Drama & Criticism - Essays, Journals & Letters - General"
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Jonathan Cape
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
SKU
KHS0037843
ISBN
9780224059046
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 31.99
€ 27.51

Hardcover. A collection of essays that examine the relations between the literary and the mortuary arts. They explore the distance between birth and death, the condition of the human being and the state of ceasing to be in a world that seeks to define human experience in retail, high-tech or pop-psyche terms. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129. Weight in Grams: 254. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0003870
ISBN
9780099273233
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. With widespread consumer demand for digital devices, the book publishing industry is undergoing profound change. Book: A Futurist's Manifesto is your guide to what comes next, when all books are truly digital, connected, and ubiquitous. Num Pages: 316 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; KNT. Category: (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 233 x 167 x 17. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
O´Reilly Media United States
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9781449305604
ISBN
9781449305604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.76

Paperback. Explores everything from the perils of second-hand bookshops to the dubious profession of being a critic, from freedom of the press to what patriotism really means. Series: Penguin Great Ideas. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 113 x 9. Weight in Grams: 90.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141036618
ISBN
9780141036618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.39

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