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Paperback. Offer an account of author's part in World War Two that sees our hero doing very little soldiering. Because it's 1946. Rather, he is now part of the Bill Hall Trio - a 'Combined Services Entertainment' inflicted on unsuspecting soldiers across Italy and Austria - and is largely preoccupied with the unbearably beautiful ballerina, Ms Toni Fontana. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, facsims., ports. BIC Classification: DN; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 6th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241958148
- ISBN
- 9780241958148
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
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Paperback. Are high moral standards essential or should we give our preference to the pragmatist who gets things done or negotiates successfully? Taking the form of a dialogue between Socrates, Gorgias, Polus and Callicles, this title debates perennial questions about the nature of government and those who aspire to public office. Editor(s): Emlyn-Jones, Chris. Translator(s): Hamilton, Walter. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCA; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 17. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140449044
- ISBN
- 9780140449044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.78
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Paperback. A book that is suitable for courses at various levels in philosophy, from introductory courses on Plato, or problems in Philosophy, to graduate seminars. Num Pages: 133 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 6. Weight in Grams: 118.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 132
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Edition
- Translated By Donald Zeyl
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872200166
- ISBN
- 9780872200166
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.71
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Paperback. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCA; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199540327
- ISBN
- 9780199540327
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.69
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Paperback. An introduction to the central problems of moral and political philosophy. In the notes to his translation, Professor Irwin discusses the historical and social context of the dialogue, expounds and criticises the arguments, and tries above all to suggest the questions a modern reader ought to raise about Plato's doctrines. Translator(s): Irwin, Terence H. Series: Clarendon Plato S. Num Pages: 280 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DNF; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 202 x 134 x 14. Weight in Grams: 298. Good clean copy with some shelf wear. Ex-Libris with bookplate and non ink stamp. Sunning to spine, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Number of pages
- 280
- SKU
- KCW0001561
- ISBN
- 9780198720911
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 34.99€ 28.97
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Hardback. GOT HERE AS SOON AS I COULD is a collection of syndicated columnist Sarah Smiley's most-loved columns about raising a family in Maine. In these 100 essays, readers will laugh, cry and nod their head "yes" as they remember a time when all of America was as simple and beautiful as it still is today in Vacationland. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEN; 2AB; BM; DNF; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 148 x 26. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608935765
- ISBN
- 9781608935765
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.84
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Paperback. Editor(s): Stachniewski, John; Pacheco, Anita. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGXA; DNF; HBJD1; HBLH; HRCC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199554980
- ISBN
- 9780199554980
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.24
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Paperback. "This collection of essays by poet Pattiann Rogers written over twenty-five years, along with three interviews from the same period, lays out Rogers's vision of the essential unity and interdependence of science, spirituality, the arts, and the experience of the physical world"--Provided by publisher. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 133 x 18. Weight in Grams: 271.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Trinity University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- First Trade Paper Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595341334
- ISBN
- 9781595341334
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.89
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€ 16.89
Paperback. 'An overwhelmingly powerful force in English writing' - Spectator Editor(s): Freeman, John. Series: Granta: The Magazine of New Writing. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: DN; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Grove Press, Granta
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905881192
- ISBN
- 9781905881192
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.03
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Paperback. One day in September, a decade ago, all eyes were turned in the same direction. Editor(s): Freeman, John. Series: Granta: The Magazine of New Writing. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: DN; DQ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 179 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- Granta Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905881352
- ISBN
- 9781905881352
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.95
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Paperback. In a selection of essays, fiction, poetry and photography, Granta magazine explores the mind of the physician, the plight of the patient and the maladies that bring us together. Editor(s): Freeman, John. Num Pages: 256 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ; MB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Granta Publications Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905881611
- ISBN
- 9781905881611
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Condition: New
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Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 146 x 28. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Granta Magazine
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905881871
- ISBN
- 9781905881871
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.97
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Paperback. Published in book form four times a year, Granta is respected around the world for its mix of outstanding new fiction, poetry, reportage, memoir, photography and art. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 210 x 15. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905881895
- ISBN
- 9781905881895
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.95
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Paperback.
- Publisher
- Granta England
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Edition
- Autumn 1985
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140084801
- ISBN
- 9780140084801
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.74
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Paperback. This collection of essays features the theme of what people wanted as children. The contributing writers include: Doris Lessing, Paul Auster, Brian MacKinnon and Nell Stroud. There are also pieces by George Steiner, J.M. Coetzee, Joyce Carol Oates, John Biguenet and Peter Walker. Editor(s): Jack, Ian. Series: Granta: The Magazine of New Writing. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: CFG; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149. Weight in Grams: 319.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- paperback / softback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780903141079
- ISBN
- 9780903141079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.71
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Paperback. In this issue of Granta Magazine, a distinguished writer makes an anonynous confession and defends a habit: his son supplies him with ecstasy. Other contributions include Nicholas Shakespeare on discovering the evil of his ancestors, and works from Amanda Hopkinson and Andrew Brown. Editor(s): Jack, Ian. Series: Granta: The Magazine of New Writing. Num Pages: 256 pages, 35 b&w photos. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 145. Weight in Grams: 319.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780903141444
- ISBN
- 9780903141444
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.66
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Paperback. Previous owner's signature on first page. 256pp
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Granta Middlesex
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- SKU
- KON0817442
- ISBN
- 9780140138610
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. As Dr Sacks looked back over his long, adventurous life his final thoughts were of gratitude. In a series of remarkable, beautifully written and uplifting meditations, Dr Sacks reflects on and gives thanks for a life well lived, and expresses his thoughts on growing old, facing terminal cancer and reaching the end. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 182 x 11. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509822805
- ISBN
- 9781509822805
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
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Paperback. On the fiftieth anniversary of the first English edition, this Routledge Classics edition offers the English reader the complete text of this landmark work for the first time ever. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415290012
- ISBN
- 9780415290012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.08
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Paperback. Num Pages: 640 pages, no illustrations. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 132 x 35. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141981116
- ISBN
- 9780141981116
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.91
€ 19.99
€ 13.91