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Paperback. This text gathers together the many interviews, broadcasts, statements and reviews that were omitted from "Required Writing". Taken together the collection fills in a consistent but sometimes unexpected portrait of Philip Larkin - mordant, intolerant, generous, but always himself. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
9780571216147
ISBN
9780571216147
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.38

Paperback. Originally published in 1529, this work argues that women are more than equal to men in all things that really matter, including the public spheres from which they have long been excluded. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 142 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DNF; JFFJ; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 220.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
142
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226010595
ISBN
9780226010595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.84

Paperback. An essay on the nature of human revolt, this book makes a critique of communism, how it had gone wrong behind the Iron Curtain, and the resulting totalitarian regimes. It also questions two events held sacred by the left wing, the French Revolution of 1789 and the Russian Revolution of 1917. Translator(s): Bower, Anthony. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 202.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141182018
ISBN
9780141182018
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
752
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393974645
ISBN
9780393974645
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; BTP; DNJ; HBTB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780141985220
ISBN
9780141985220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.76

Paperback. Featuring distinguished writers and reporters: John Simpson, James Fenton, Martha Gellhorn, Germaine Greer, Ryszard Kapuscinski, as well as talents Elana Lappin, Suketu Mehta and Wendell Steavenson, this book covers some of the signal events: the fall of Saigon, the end of apartheid in South Africa, the massacre in Tiananmen Square, and more. Editor(s): Jack, Ian. Series: Classics of Reportage S. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: DNJ; HBG; HBLW3; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 30. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Granta Books
Condition
New
SKU
9781862078154
ISBN
9781862078154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 16.59

Paperback. A collection of pieces in which Barbara Kingsolver, author of the novel "Pigs in Heaven", explores her trademark themes of family, community and the natural world. The topics include Kentucky, housework, promiscuity, health clubs, the Canary Islands, rock and roll, space rockets, and Thoreau. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 192.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571179503
ISBN
9780571179503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.59

Hardcover. This miscellany of articles and essays, written over a stretch of 60 years, is being published on the occasion of the author's 90th birthday. Broadly bounded by Dublin and Trinity College, this gathering illuminates a wide range of human experience. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBR; DN; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 136. . Very good copy in good dustwrappers. DW has light shelf wear, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0019222
ISBN
9781843510284
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 16.00

Hardcover. Illustrator(s): Berkeley, Jon. Series: Sayings, quotations, proverbs. Num Pages: 60 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AFR; DN; GBCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 110. Weight in Grams: 120.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Appletree Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780862814809
ISBN
9780862814809
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 9.70

Paperback. Taken from the columns of the "Irish Press", "Hibernia", "The Crane Bag" and "Irish University Review", this gathering of prose, essays and reviews focuses on Joyce, Kavanagh, O'Casey, Behan, Bowen, Gregory, Shaw and Wilde, as well as on Irish drama and Paul Valery. The author brings a continental sensibility to bear on his literary milieu. Editor(s): McFadden, Hugh. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. . Very good copy with light shelf wear. Light nicks, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0017928
ISBN
9781843510666
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Num Pages: 80 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 270 x 220. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Thomas Press Inc United States
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780911487008
ISBN
9780911487008
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.27
€ 54.43

Paperback. Offers satirical and bitter denunciation of the degeneracy of Roman society. This work draws forth a world of whores, fortune-tellers, boozy politicians, slick lawyers, shameless sycophants, ageing flirts and downtrodden teachers. It portraits of decadent aristocrats - male and female - and the jumped-up sons of newly-rich former slaves. Translator(s): Green, Peter. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ACD; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 236. Good copy with light shelf wear. Light nicks and creases, remains a good readable copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KCW0017533
ISBN
9780140447040
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 15.99
€ 11.12

Paperback. The author is the sort of person who learned about sex from her father's copy of "Fanny Hill", and who once found herself poring over a 1974 Toyota Corolla manual because it was the only thing in her apartment that she had not read at least twice. This title recounts her lifelong obsession with books. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 111 x 11. Weight in Grams: 110. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Light nicks, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0017521
ISBN
9780140283709
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 14.99
€ 10.53

Paperback. Despite his reputation for idleness, Peter Cook was a great comedy writer, who created countless outrageous sketches and articles and was famed for his prolific role in the satire boom of the 1960s. This book deals with his life and work. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APT; DNF; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 324. Clean copy with minor shelf wear and some yellowing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cornerstone
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KOG0006250
ISBN
9780099443254
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Translator(s): Joyce, Jane Wilson. Series: Masters of Latin Literature. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DN; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1900
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1 New ed
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801481376
ISBN
9780801481376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. Translator(s): Bonnett, Amy L. Series: Agora Editions. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801481710
ISBN
9780801481710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.17

Paperback. BIC Classification: BGA; BGLA; DNF; WNG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Beacon Press United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807001912
ISBN
9780807001912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. Serves as a collection of childhood stories, allegorical fiction, and an essay. This book talks about the legends and tales from oral tradition and used experiences from the author's life and community to educate others about the Yankton Sioux. It bridges the gap between her own culture and mainstream American society. Num Pages: 196 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DNF; DQ; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 13. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Second
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803299177
ISBN
9780803299177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.38

Paperback. A newly translated epic about the premier leader of the Songhay Empire. Editor(s): Hale, Thomas. Series: African Epic. Num Pages: 104 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 8. Weight in Grams: 159.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253209900
ISBN
9780253209900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.23

Hardcover. Livy Ab Urbe Condita Books I-V Editor(s): Ogilvie, Robert Maxwell. Series: Oxford Classical Texts. Num Pages: 416 pages, One line drawing. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 2AHA; DNF; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 130 x 187 x 28. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1974
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198146612
ISBN
9780198146612
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.35

Paperback. Editor(s): Wieseltier, Leon. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 145 x 33. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810124882
ISBN
9780810124882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 29.31

Hardback. Woodman's translation masterfully conveys Tacitus' distinctive and powerful literary style and reflects the best of relevant current scholarship. His introduction provides a wealth of insight into the period about which Tacitus wrote, Tacitus himself, and the principles of translation that have shaped this rendering. Translator(s): Woodman, A. J. Num Pages: 448 pages, 1 Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 3D; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 32. Weight in Grams: 734.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872205598
ISBN
9780872205598
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.39
€ 51.68

Hardcover. After personal inquiry and study of hearsay and other evidence, Herodotus (born c. 484 BCE) gives us in his famous history of warfare between the Greeks and the Persians a not uncritical estimate of the best that he could find. Translator(s): Godley, A.D. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 418 pages, 3M. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 121 x 169 x 32. Weight in Grams: 420. LOEB
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1922
Publisher
Loeb
Condition
New
SKU
9780674991330
ISBN
9780674991330
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 23.18

Hardcover. Elizabeth Bennet is at first determined to dislike Mr. Darcy, who is handsome and eligible. This misjudgment only matched in folly by Darcy's arrogant pride. Their first impressions give way to truer feelings in a comedy concerned with happiness and how it might be achieved. Series: Oxford Illustrated Jane Austen. Num Pages: 430 pages, plates. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 189 x 121 x 29. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
Reissue
Number of pages
430
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192547026
ISBN
9780192547026
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 29.16

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