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paperback. Covers everything from hosepipe bans to Spanish restaurants, from writer's block to slug warfare, from slob holidays to the banning of beige. This book reveals the author, ourselves and the nation in a new light. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241961766
ISBN
9780241961766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.14

paperback. Though primarily known as a novelist, over thirty years the author has also built up a reputation as one of our most entertaining and insightful critics of contemporary culture. This title brings together his writings on a variety of contemporary subjects: the differing cultures of Japan and Singapore; music and the movies; and many others. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241960981
ISBN
9780241960981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.14

paperback. With encyclopedic knowledge, this title writes about such diverse subjects as the imaginative pleasures of maps, bizarre exhibitions and the earliest forms of written language. It provides a glimpse into the mind of a master of the magination. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 195 x 14. Weight in Grams: 182.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780141193748
ISBN
9780141193748
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.45

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.45

paperback. Discusses truth, death, revenge, adversity, envy, marriage, love, goodness, superstition, friendship, ambition, aging, beauty, gardens and honour. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140432169
ISBN
9780140432169
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.53

paperback. A collection of original essays by 21 of the world's leading linguists. It discusses topics on some of the popular myths about language: the media are ruining English; children can't speak or write properly anymore; and, America is ruining the English language. Editor(s): Bauer, Laurie; Trudgill, Peter. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 123 x 26. Weight in Grams: 160.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780140260236
ISBN
9780140260236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.14

paperback. A collection of Carson McCullers' work, including stories, essays, articles, poems, and her writing on writing. These pieces, written mostly before McCullers was nineteen, provide insight into her life and her gifts and growth as a writer. It contains the working outline of "The Mute," which became her novel "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter". Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DN; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 195 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140081954
ISBN
9780140081954
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.45

paperback. Mark Twain's Notebooks combines journal writings with rarely seen sketches and doodles creating a fascinating and often hilarious archive of the thoughts, ideas, and observations of the father of American literature. Editor(s): De Vito, Carlo. Num Pages: 336 pages, 150 colour & b&w Illus & photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DN; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 674.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
9781579129972
ISBN
9781579129972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 7.76

paperback. Series: The history of literature. Num Pages: 360 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 470. Lightly scored copy showing some age and minor shelf wear. Remains a very good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Red Globe Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0022150
ISBN
9780333269169
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. Muhammad Ali met George Foreman in the ring. Foreman's genius employed silence, serenity and cunning. He had never been defeated. His hands were his instrument, and 'he kept them in his pockets the way a hunter lays his rifle back into its velvet case'. This book focuses on the 1975 World Heavyweight Boxing Championship in Kinshasa, Zaire. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; 3JJPL; DNF; FA; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 192.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780141184142
ISBN
9780141184142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 10.33

Paperback. Shows us how to exploit friends and enemies alike to thrive in a world of deception and illusion. Series: Penguin Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 112 x 7. Weight in Grams: 54. Clean copy with some creasing to rear cover and pages. Remains a good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Penguin Classic
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0021680
ISBN
9780141398273
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

paperback. Portrays the 'great lawgiver' Justinian as a rampant king of corruption and tyranny, the Empress Theodora as a sorceress and whore, and the general Belisarius as the pliable dupe of his scheming wife Antonina. This book depicts holy Byzantium as a hell of murder and misrule. Editor(s): Sarris, Peter. Translator(s): Williamson, G. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 138.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140455281
ISBN
9780140455281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

paperback. A collection of articles written by Stephen Fry for magazines, newspapers and radio, includes selected wireless essays of Donald Trefusis, the ageing professor of philology brought to life in Fry's novel "The Liar" and the best of Fry's weekly column for the "Daily Telegraph". Num Pages: 480 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
New
SKU
9780099457022
ISBN
9780099457022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.37

paperback. A collection of essays with the themes of time and knowledge, consciousness and perception. Num Pages: 447 pages, 3 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DNF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 207 x 141 x 28. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780520217003
ISBN
9780520217003
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.80

paperback. Written by the celebrated author of The New York Trilogy, this book presents a highly personal collection of essays, prefaces and occasional pieces written for magazines and newspapers. Num Pages: 528 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 133 x 50. Weight in Grams: 587.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Faber And Faber Ltd.
Condition
New
SKU
9780571218486
ISBN
9780571218486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.71

paperback. Offers translation and commentary on Eutropius, whose Breviarium (Abbreviated History of Rome) was a major vehicle for transmitting knowledge of Roman history to people of the Middle Ages and beyond. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 186 pages, 3 maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DNF; HBJD; HBLA; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 146 x 14. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780853232087
ISBN
9780853232087
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.09

paperback. A polemic on the case for Scottish independence by the writer, artist, thinker and cultural icon, Alasdair Gray. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; DN; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 215 x 11. Weight in Grams: 161.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Canongate Books
Condition
New
SKU
9781782111696
ISBN
9781782111696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.27

hardcover. Includes a collection of Thoreau quotations ever assembled. This title gathers more than 2,000 memorable passages from this iconoclastic American author, social reformer, environmentalist, and self-reliant thinker. Editor(s): Cramer, Jeffrey S. Num Pages: 552 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: DN; GBCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 185 x 124 x 36. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780691139975
ISBN
9780691139975
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 22.99
€ 4.82

paperback. How does it feel to be constantly regarded as a potential threat, strip-searched at every airport? Or be told that, as an actress, the part you're most fitted to play is 'wife of a terrorist'? How does it feel to have words from your native language misused, misappropriated and used aggressively towards you? Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ; JFFN; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. . Some light scuffing and shelfwear, otherwise a very good copy.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Unbound
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRF2233482
ISBN
9781783523955
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 12.99
€ 9.87

Paperback. Contains De Profundis, The Ballad of Reading Gaol, The Soul of Man under Socialism, The Decay of Lying and The Critic as Artist. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 5SG; DCF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 210. Used paperback in very good condition.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRF0036270
ISBN
9781840224016
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 8.99
€ 4.99

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