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Paperback. The Annals is a gripping account of the Roman emperors Tiberius, Claudius, and Nero and the brutality that marked their reigns. Tacitus deplores their depravity, proof of the corrupting force of absolute power. J.C. Yardley's vivid and accurate translation is complemented by a thorough introduction and notes. Translator(s): Yardley, J. C. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 592 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192824219
- ISBN
- 9780192824219
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.53
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Paperback. A compelling, entertaining and fascinating journey through one of the world's largest, most dynamic and most contradictory countries Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMN; DNJ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847086556
- ISBN
- 9781847086556
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.45
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€ 11.45
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.71
€ 15.99
€ 12.71
Paperback. Num Pages: 624 pages, ILL. BIC Classification: DNF; HRJ; HRLK2; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 680. The Book of Creation in Theory and Practice. 624 pages, ILL. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DNF; HRJ; HRLK2; JFSR1. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 26. Weight: 676.
- Publisher
- Red Wheel/Weiser
- Number of pages
- 624
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- Rev Sub
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877288558
- ISBN
- 9780877288558
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.47
€ 44.99
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Paperback. This is the fullest collection of La Rochefoucauld's writings ever published in English, and includes the first complete translation of the Miscellaneous Reflections. A table of alternative maxim numbers and an index of topics help the reader to locate any maxim quickly. Translator(s): Blackmore, E. H.; Blackmore, A. M.; Giguere, Francine. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 204 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199540006
- ISBN
- 9780199540006
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.84
€ 15.99
€ 11.84
Paperback. Introduced by Robert Macfarlane Series: The Canons. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; DN; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 133 x 12. Weight in Grams: 126. A Celebration of the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland. Series: Canons. 154 pages, ill. A lyrical testament in praise of the Cairngorms, hailed as 'the finest book ever written on nature and landscape in Britain' (Guardian). Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; DN; WN. Dimension: 209 x 133 x 12. Weight: 152.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857861832
- ISBN
- 9780857861832
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.73
€ 13.99
€ 10.73
Paperback. Editor(s): McCarthy, Dr Conor (University of Cambridge National University of Ireland, Maynooth National University of Ireland, Maynooth University of Cambridge University of Cambridge University of Cambridge National University of Ireland, Maynooth University of Cambridge). Series: Key Texts in Anti Colonial Thought. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DNF; DQ; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474410687
- ISBN
- 9781474410687
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 25.20
€ 41.99
€ 25.20
Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 80 pages, maps. BIC Classification: DNF; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 209 x 5. Weight in Grams: 70.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Dover ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486292793
- ISBN
- 9780486292793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.92
€ 6.92
Paperback. Recording the events of the author's life, who is a military leader, this title depicts his struggle with Pompey over the leadership of Republican Rome - a conflict that spanned the entire Roman world, from Gaul and Spain to Asia and Africa. Editor(s): Gardner, Jane. Translator(s): Gardner, Jane. Num Pages: 368 pages, maps, plans, index, bibliography, glossary. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1976
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140441871
- ISBN
- 9780140441871
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 58 pages, b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPG; DN; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 136 x 11. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Little Bookroom
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781892145024
- ISBN
- 9781892145024
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.49
€ 16.99
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Paperback. John Muir's journals provide a unique marriage of natural history with lyrical prose and often amusing anecdotes, retaining a freshness, intensity and brutal honesty which will amaze the modern reader. Series: Canongate Classics. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; BG; DNF; RNK; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 42. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 672
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780862415860
- ISBN
- 9780862415860
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.11
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Hardback. The Heart of Mid-Lothian is precisely focused on the trials for murder of John Porteous and of Effie Deans in 1736 and 1737. Editor(s): Hewitt, David; Lumsden, Alison. Series: Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels. Num Pages: 792 pages, geneal. table, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DNF; DSBF; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 147 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1092.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 792
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748605705
- ISBN
- 9780748605705
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.26
€ 175.26
Paperback. Originally published: Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. Translator(s): Waterfield, Robin. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 848 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DNF; DSBB; HBG; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 39. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 848
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- unknown
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199535668
- ISBN
- 9780199535668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.50
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Paperback. A collection of charming and celebrated writings about cats, from Doris Lessing, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ; WNGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 111 x 16. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007285518
- ISBN
- 9780007285518
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.72
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Paperback. Num Pages: 716 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: DNF; HPQ; HRAB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 153 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1222.
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 716
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865970519
- ISBN
- 9780865970519
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.52
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Paperback. Includes ten speeches that illustrate Cicero's entire career and exemplify the major contexts for his oratory: before the senate, the people, and the courts. This title illuminates the major political crises of Cicero's time and offers portraits of many of the major political figures. Translator(s): Zetzel, James E. G. Num Pages: 376 pages, b/w maps. BIC Classification: DB; DNS; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872209893
- ISBN
- 9780872209893
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.74
€ 24.99
€ 18.74
paperback. Maurice O'Sullivan was born on the Great Blasket in 1904, and this work tells the story of his youth and of a way of life which belonged to the Middle Ages. Translator(s): Davies, Moya Llewellyn; Thomson, George. Num Pages: 320 pages, endpaper maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BG; DNF; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Edition
- New e. edition
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192813251
- ISBN
- 9780192813251
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.20
€ 13.99
€ 11.20
Paperback. Editor(s): Corman, Catherine. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: ACX; AFK; AGB; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 159 x 11. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Exact Change,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781878972415
- ISBN
- 9781878972415
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.07
€ 16.99
€ 16.07
Paperback. Focusing on the first and last years of Libanius' Antiochene career (AD 354 388), this volume illustrates his great range of his rhetorical skills, while at the same time illuminating the intrigues of city politics and university life. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 214 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; 2AHA; 3D; DNF; DSBB; HBJF; HBLC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853235958
- ISBN
- 9780853235958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.72
€ 36.99
€ 33.72
Hardback. Angelo Poliziano (1454 - 1494) was one of the great scholar-poets of the Italian Renaissance and the leading literary figure of the Age of Lorenzo de' Medici, 'il Magnifico'. This volume illuminates his friendship with the philosopher Pico della Mirandola and includes much of the correspondence concerning the composition of his "Miscellanies". Translator(s): Butler, Shane. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 170 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674021969
- ISBN
- 9780674021969
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.07
€ 40.99
€ 34.07