Prose: non-fiction
Results 1781 - 1800 of 1924
Prose: non-fiction
Hardback. Presenting the collected papers of mathematician Stephen Smale, this volume also features articles by other mathematical scholars, commenting on Smale's influence in certain areas of mathematics. Editor(s): Cucker, Felipe; Wong, Roderick S. C. Num Pages: 1740 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DN; PB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 176 x 108. Weight in Grams: 1120.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Singapore
- Number of pages
- 1740
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789810243074
- ISBN
- 9789810243074
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 394.96
€ 394.96
Paperback. The text of Wharton's richly allusive Pulitzer Prize-winning 1921 novel of desire and its implications in Old New York has been rigorously annotated by a prominent Wharton scholar. Editor(s): Waid, Candace. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 544 pages, bibliog. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DNF; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- Norton Critical
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393967944
- ISBN
- 9780393967944
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99
€ 20.99
Paperback. This volume contains shorter prose works from throughout Patrick Kavanagh's career: the autobiographical pieces and rural reminiscences and a selection of Kavanagh's penetrating, sometimes scabrous, literary and cultural criticism. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DNF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 146 x 220 x 31. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The Lilliput Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843510109
- ISBN
- 9781843510109
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.00€ 13.70
€ 15.00
€ 13.70
Paperback. With lyrical evocations of nature and the wild, this book features essays that have charted the change in Kingsnorth's thinking. It articulates a vision that he calls 'dark ecology,' which stands firmly in opposition to the belief that technology can save us, and he argues for a renewed balance between the human and nonhuman worlds. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 136 x 28. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571329694
- ISBN
- 9780571329694
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.72
€ 19.99
€ 15.72
Paperback. The medieval essays in this text range from the late Roman Empire to the fall of Byzantium, from the rise of Islam to the western vernacular literature, from missions to China to the caliphs of Egypt, and from the Christian Armenia to religious realities of Christian, Jewish and Muslim Spain. Series: Works of Christopher Dawson. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; DNF; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813210179
- ISBN
- 9780813210179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.86
€ 29.86
Hardcover. In letters to his dear friend Atticus, Cicero reveals himself as to no other, except perhaps his brother. These letters, in a four-volume series, provide a vivid picture of a momentous period in Roman history--years marked by the rise of Julius Caesar and the downfall of the Republic. Editor(s): Shackleton, Bailey. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 170 x 115 x 23. Weight in Grams: 240. LOEB
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Loeb
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780674995727
- ISBN
- 9780674995727
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.18
€ 25.99
€ 23.18
Hardcover. A voice of one of the "baby-boom progeny of the 'Greatest Generation' who at home and abroad became the foot soldiers" not just in Vietnam but in the Peace Corps, the civil rights movement, the women's movement, and beyond. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 395. Very good copy in good dustwrapper
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0007406
- ISBN
- 9780820329697
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Translator(s): Schwartz, Lynne Sharon. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583225707
- ISBN
- 9781583225707
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.19
€ 18.99
€ 15.19
Paperback. Series: American Literature Series. Num Pages: 436 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 216 x 30. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- DALK
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781564784797
- ISBN
- 9781564784797
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 6.23
€ 19.99
€ 6.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; 3JM; DNF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 212 x 20. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780143128465
- ISBN
- 9780143128465
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 8.02
€ 19.99
€ 8.02
Paperback. Based upon "Distant Voices", this work gathers together essays on a range of subjects including Burma, Fleet Street, East Timor, Vietnam, the media and UK politics. Num Pages: 704 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: DNJ; JFD; JPVN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 524. Clean copy with some shelf wear and yellowing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KOG0004813
- ISBN
- 9780099741510
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This is a translation of Patocka's final work in which he treats prehistory through the concepts of Husserl and Heidegger. He believes the technological society to be decadent, and in the 20th century, war has become the basic reality which prevails through apparent "peace". Translator(s): Kohak, Erazim. Num Pages: 200 pages, index. BIC Classification: DNF; HBA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 162 x 12. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812693379
- ISBN
- 9780812693379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.17
€ 38.99
€ 33.17
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNJ; JFSL1; JPVR; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141986142
- ISBN
- 9780141986142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.38
€ 12.99
€ 10.38
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
€ 34.99
€ 28.97
Hardcover. First published together in Latin in 1623, these two tracts present descriptions of the hermetic cosmology and the alchemical work. The introduction provides a biographical note on d'Espagnet and traces the influence these works had on later generations. Translator(s): Everard, John; Ashmole, Elias. Series: English Renaissance Hermeticism. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBD; HBG; HBLH; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780824075422
- ISBN
- 9780824075422
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.17
€ 175.17
Paperback. Provides the images, language and perceptions of our unfurling digital lives. The authors invent a glossary of new words to describe how we are truly feeling today; and 'mindsource' images and illustrations from over 30 contemporary artists. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 183 x 112 x 24. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- 9780141979564
- ISBN
- 9780141979564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.82
€ 17.99
€ 13.82
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
Paperback. Reveals that the metaphors and myths surrounding certain illnesses, especially cancer, add greatly to the suffering of the patients and often inhibit them from seeking proper treatment. By demystifying the fantasies surrounding cancer, this study shows cancer for what it is. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSB; JFFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141187129
- ISBN
- 9780141187129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.58
€ 15.99
€ 12.58
Paperback. Editor(s): Rowe, Christopher. Translator(s): Rowe, Christopher. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 102.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140449747
- ISBN
- 9780140449747
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.27
€ 11.99
€ 10.27
Paperback. Containing various essays, this work discusses subjects as diverse as war-horses and cannibals, poetry and politics, sex and religion, love and friendship, ecstasy and experience. Translator(s): Screech, M. A. Num Pages: 1360 pages, index. BIC Classification: 2ACD; DNF; HPCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 151 x 58. Weight in Grams: 932. Some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140446043
- ISBN
- 9780140446043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.76
€ 26.99
€ 18.76