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Hardback. Offers W H Auden's prose that provides a fresh picture of this legendary writer's mind and art when he was at the height of his powers, from 1956 through 1962, including the years when he was Professor of Poetry at Oxford. Editor(s): Mendelson, Professor Edward. Series: The Complete Works of W.H. Auden. Num Pages: 1024 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 242 x 61. Weight in Grams: 1564.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
1024
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691147550
ISBN
9780691147550
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.64
€ 73.14

paperback. The author grew up in war-torn Jerusalem, where as a boy he witnessed first-hand the poisonous consequences of fanaticism. In this book, he brings us face to face with fanaticism he suggests ways in which we can all respond. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; 3JJP; DNF; HBJF1; JPVH3; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 152 x 109 x 9. Weight in Grams: 70.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099572725
ISBN
9780099572725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.63

hardcover. As Dr Sacks looked back over his long, adventurous life his final thoughts were of gratitude. In a series of remarkable, beautifully written and uplifting meditations, Dr Sacks reflects on and gives thanks for a life well lived, and expresses his thoughts on growing old, facing terminal cancer and reaching the end. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 182 x 11. Weight in Grams: 156.
Publisher
Picador
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509822805
ISBN
9781509822805
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.36

Paperback. Translation of: Nihaayat al-arab fai funaun al-adab. Translator(s): Muhanna, Elias. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; DN; GBA; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 183 x 16. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143107484
ISBN
9780143107484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.68

Paperback. Editor(s): Kalkavage, Peter; Brann, Eva; Salem, Eric. Translator(s): Brann, Eva. Series: Focus Philosophical Library. Num Pages: 118 pages, glossary. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DN; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 257 x 8. Weight in Grams: 152.
Publisher
Focus Publishing/R. Pullins Co.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780941051699
ISBN
9780941051699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.52

Hardcover. Sixteen short essays on places as varied as Glasgow and Norwich, Llanidloes and Sheffield, by the finest English Architectural writer of the Twentieth Century. Num Pages: 240 pages, 40. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DNF; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Notting Hill Editions
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907903816
ISBN
9781907903816
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.62

Paperback. A classic translation with critical essays by leading scholars. Translator(s): Musa, Mark. Series: Indiana Masterpiece Editions. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DNF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 622.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
The Indiana Critical Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253209306
ISBN
9780253209306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.92

Paperback. Series: Cornerstone Editions. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 123 x 21. Weight in Grams: 194. Essential Works by Ralph Waldo Emerson. Series: Cornerstone Editions. 176 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DNF. Dimension: 177 x 123 x 21. Weight: 194.
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585426423
ISBN
9781585426423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.55

paperback. Set around the time of Iceland's conversion to Christianity, this saga follows a 50 year blood-feud. The narrative focuses on Njal Thorgeirsson who, along with his family, is burnt alive in his home. The saga exposes the cathatic power of vengance and inadequacy of the law. Editor(s): Cook, Robert. Translator(s): Cook, Robert. Num Pages: 432 pages, 4 maps, chronology, family trees, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DNC; 2ACSC; 3F; DNF; FT; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 144 x 26. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140447699
ISBN
9780140447699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.88

Hardback. A treasure trove of original and provocative pieces about modern life. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 223 x 27. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9781471102660
ISBN
9781471102660
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 6.07

Paperback. 'An overwhelmingly powerful force in English writing' - Spectator Editor(s): Freeman, John. Series: Granta: The Magazine of New Writing. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: DN; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Grove Press, Granta
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905881192
ISBN
9781905881192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 557.
Publisher
Kent State University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606350942
ISBN
9781606350942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 29.90

Hardcover. 'Women need solitude in order to find again the true essence of themselves.' This wise book for women is about how to flourish in life, how to balance life, work, motherhood; about finding space to think and breathe. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 134 x 20. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Chatto & Windus
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780701188627
ISBN
9780701188627
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Contains twelve of author's celebrated short stories, together with "The Grass Harp" and "Breakfast at Tiffany's". This title also includes various sketches of places from Tangiers to Brooklyn, and insights into the lives of his contemporaries, from Jane Bowles and Cecil Beaton to Marilyn Monroe and Tennessee Williams. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 32. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
736
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141185309
ISBN
9780141185309
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.91

Paperback. Editor(s): Birch, Dinah. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199539246
ISBN
9780199539246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Features essays ranging from an appreciation of Goethe's novels, to an encounter with an Indian holy man, with a considered analysis of the form at which Maugham himself excelled - the short story. This title presents the views and opinions of this eminent writer. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099288909
ISBN
9780099288909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

paperback. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Penguin Books, Limited (UK)
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141188478
ISBN
9780141188478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.07

Paperback. Somewhere between The Wasteland and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas , Nick Cave's new book is a contemporary epic Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
9781782117933
ISBN
9781782117933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 8.02

Paperback. Series: Semiotext(e) / Active Agents. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Autonomedia
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584351757
ISBN
9781584351757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; DNF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 114 x 198 x 11. Weight in Grams: 68.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241248874
ISBN
9780241248874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 7.94

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