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Paperback. 8 masterly essays by great French thinker: "Of Friendship," "Of Books," "Of Cruelty," "Of Repentance," four more. Classic Charles Cotton translation. Translator(s): Atkinson, James B.; Sices, David. Num Pages: 410 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
410
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603845953
ISBN
9781603845953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.04

Paperback. Series: The Greek Tragedy in New Translations. Num Pages: 126 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DNF; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 138 x 258 x 8. Weight in Grams: 104.
Publisher
Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
Number of pages
101
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195061673
ISBN
9780195061673
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.96

Paperback. Veteran Sunday Times war correspondent, Marie Colvin was killed in February 2012 when covering the uprising in Syria. Winner of the Orwell Special Prize 'On the Front Line' is a collection of her finest work, a portion of the proceeds from which will go to the Marie Colvin Memorial Fund. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JM; DNJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 42. Weight in Grams: 750.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007487967
ISBN
9780007487967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFCA; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 245 x 14. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Akashic Books,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617754098
ISBN
9781617754098
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.54

Paperback. In a new English translation by Christopher Rowe, this great classic of moral philosophy by Aristotle is accompanied here by an extended introduction and detailed line-by-line commentary by Sarah Broadie. Assuming no knowledge of Greek, her approach should prove useful for students reading the text for the first time. Translator(s): Rowe, Christopher. Num Pages: 480 pages, glossary, bibliography. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCA; HPQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 172 x 27. Weight in Grams: 792.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
478
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198752714
ISBN
9780198752714
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.05

Paperback. An edition of Tacitus' work on oratory, with a substantial introduction and commentary. Editor(s): Mayer, Roland. Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 3D; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 180 x 125 x 8. Weight in Grams: 246. Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics. 240 pages. Editor(s): Mayer, Roland. An edition of Tacitus' work on oratory, with a substantial introduction and commentary. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2ADL; 3D; DNF; DSBB. Dimension: 180 x 125 x 8. Weight: 238.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521469968
ISBN
9780521469968
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.00

Paperback. A collection of essays taken from 40 years of the author's work. It is divided into three sections: State of the Art , which covers literature; State of the Union , which deals with politics and public life; and State of Being , which gives his personal responses to people and events. Num Pages: 1312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DNF; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 65. Weight in Grams: 882.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349105246
ISBN
9780349105246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.43

Paperback. The American poet, Thomas Lynch, is also a funeral director in a small Michigan town, and this is his testimony. It comprises 12 essays - each a lesson taught to the living by the dead. Num Pages: 256 pages, map. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DNF; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 16. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099767312
ISBN
9780099767312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.69

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 228. 320 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DNF. Dimension: 209 x 132 x 18. Weight: 220.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486411217
ISBN
9780486411217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.07

Hardback. Editor(s): Mendelson, Professor Edward. Series: The Complete Works of W.H. Auden. Num Pages: 808 pages, 2 musical examples. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 170 x 268 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1216.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691164588
ISBN
9780691164588
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.70
€ 55.79

Paperback. Gitta Sereny is one of the world's most respected journalists and historians. This book gathers together her writing on Germany. It amounts to a portrait of the country and its people, how they have come to terms with their Nazi past, both collectively and in specific instances - and how the burden of their guilt has altered the national identity. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; 3JJP; DN; HBJD; HBLW; JFC; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140292633
ISBN
9780140292633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.74

Paperback. Editor(s): Phillips, Adam. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141187433
ISBN
9780141187433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.73

Hardback. A varied selection of Tony Harrison's provocative prose of the last fifty years, the great poet of page, stage and screen that presents a lifetime's thinking about art and politics, creativity and mortality. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571325030
ISBN
9780571325030
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 21.91

Paperback. The Victorian artist and activist William Morris travelled to Iceland in search of an answer to the problem of how to live. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; DNF; RGL; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 121 x 22. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Notting Hill Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2021
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910749562
ISBN
9781910749562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.20

Hardcover. Copyright date: 1984. Originally published: 1916. Translator(s): Miller, F.J. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 500 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 171 x 116 x 28. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Loeb
Number of pages
500
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1916
Edition
2 Sub
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674990470
ISBN
9780674990470
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.18

Paperback. Translator(s): Heath, Sir Thomas L. Series: Dover Books on Mathematics. Num Pages: 443 pages, figs. BIC Classification: DNF; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 546.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
443
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486600888
ISBN
9780486600888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.25

Paperback. Includes interlocking essays that uncover art as an active force in the world - neither elitist or remote, present to those who want it, affecting even those who don't. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; ABA; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 156.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099590019
ISBN
9780099590019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.33

Paperback. From the celebrated author of The Journalist and the Murderer and Reading Chekhov comes a brilliant, compelling collection of essays on art, artists and the troubled nature of biography Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847088567
ISBN
9781847088567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.66

Paperback. The Loneliness of the Long Distance Book Runner recounts the trials, joys and tribulations of selling second hand books. Full of quirky anecdotes and literary odds and ends, these unique insider's tales of the trade are sure to spark the imagination of every book- lover who picks it up. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: DN; KNPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Parthian Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906998929
ISBN
9781906998929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.22

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

€ 17.99
€ 12.80

Hardcover. In July 1917, a young man in the 12th East Surrey Regiment kept a journal of his experiences at the front. This poignant and moving account is narrated with a keen sense of observation, bringing to life the sights, sounds, smells, and horrors of war. Num Pages: 56 pages, 8 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNJ; HBJD; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 196 x 11. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Bodleian Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851244225
ISBN
9781851244225
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.95

paperback. Brings together eleven of the author's shorter fairy stories as well as his essay "The Fantastic Imagination". This title includes fairy stories that range from traditional fantasy - good and wicked fairies, children embarking on elaborate quests, and journeys into unsettling dream worlds. Num Pages: 384 pages, notes. BIC Classification: DNF; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140437379
ISBN
9780140437379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.19

Paperback. New edition of Morrison's insightful and brilliant account of the Bulger trial. Num Pages: Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; DNF; JFSP1; JKVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
3rd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847084170
ISBN
9781847084170
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.85

Paperback. The only official sequel, penned by Lewis himself, to the ever-popular 'Screwtape Letters' - published alongside other short essays. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DN; HRCV9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008192532
ISBN
9780008192532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.50

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