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Paperback. Renowned scholar Burton Watson's translation exactingly depicts the life and teachings of the great ninth-century Chinese Zen master Lin-chi, one of the most highly regarded of the T'ang period masters. Translator(s): Watson, Burton. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: 1FP; DNF; HREZ; HRKN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231114851
- ISBN
- 9780231114851
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.81
€ 33.99
€ 24.81
Paperback. Presents a collection of essays, poems and short stories. This book includes a collection of the author's best gossip. Num Pages: 528 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 37. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241962268
- ISBN
- 9780241962268
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. Poet, education reformer, social theorist and passionate critic of Victorian England condemned an industrial society in 'bondage to machinery' and argued instead that the wonder and joy of culture - in particular the 'sweetness and light' of classical civilization - were essential to human life. This book deals with his works. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFC; JPFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141396248
- ISBN
- 9780141396248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. Series: Greek Commentaries Series. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 66. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Bryn Mawr Commentaries United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780929524139
- ISBN
- 9780929524139
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.07
€ 20.99
€ 17.07
Paperback. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: DNJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141984230
- ISBN
- 9780141984230
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: DN; DQ; HPQ; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 140 x 215 x 24. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691173160
- ISBN
- 9780691173160
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.30
€ 30.99
€ 22.30
Paperback. Confessions of an English Opium-Eater, Suspiria de Profundis, and 'The English Mail-Coach' are De Quincey's finest essays in autobiography, published here with three appendices containing a wealth of related manuscript material and a comprehensive introduction and notes. Editor(s): Morrison, Robert. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; DN; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199600618
- ISBN
- 9780199600618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.97
€ 10.99
€ 9.97
Paperback. Editor(s): Canavan, Francis. Num Pages: 308 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: DNF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 308
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865971691
- ISBN
- 9780865971691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.69
€ 14.99
€ 12.69
Hardcover. Plutarch (c. 45 120 CE) wrote on many subjects. His extant works other than the "Parallel Lives" are varied, about sixty in number, and known as the "Moralia" ("Moral Essays"). They reflect his philosophy about living a good life, and provide a treasury of information concerning Greco-Roman society, traditions, ideals, ethics, and religion. Editor(s): Cherniss, Harold. Translator(s): Helmbold, W.C. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 602 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 172 x 116 x 31. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 602
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1957
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674994478
- ISBN
- 9780674994478
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.91
€ 33.99
€ 28.91
Paperback. A new roundup of personal essays from the No. 1 bestselling writer named by Time as America's Favourite Humorist. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349119427
- ISBN
- 9780349119427
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
€ 13.99
€ 11.04
Hardcover. Addresses the problem of formulating ways to consider the undivided mind, drawing on various sources, from Descartes to cosmology, Freud, and Genet and succeeds brilliantly in diagramming new forms as well as radical failures of connectedness. This book is of interest to scholars in philosophy, film, literature, and beyond. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 224 x 20. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226206059
- ISBN
- 9780226206059
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.79
€ 34.99
€ 27.79
Paperback. A work that ranges from astronomy to art and from geography to zoology. Mingling acute observation with often wild speculation, it offers a view of the world as it was understood in the first century AD, whether describing the danger of diving for sponges, the first water-clock, or the use of asses' milk to remove wrinkles. Translator(s): Healey, John. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140444131
- ISBN
- 9780140444131
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.45
€ 17.99
€ 13.45
Paperback. After twenty-seven years in prison, Nelson Mandela finally walked free in February 1990. This book offers a collection of his articles, speeches, letters from underground, and the transcripts from his trials that demonstrates the charisma and determination of a towering figure in the struggle for racial equality in South Africa. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BG; DN; JFSL1; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141439303
- ISBN
- 9780141439303
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.50
€ 15.99
€ 12.50
Paperback. 'One of the most graceful ruminations on photography ever .. Dyer's tour de force is as inspirational as it is accessible.' Sunday Telegraph Num Pages: 400 pages, numerous integrated black & white illustrations and 8 page colour inset. BIC Classification: AJC; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 199 x 26. Weight in Grams: 286. 400 pages. 'One of the most graceful ruminations on photography ever . Dyer's tour de force is as inspirational as it is accessible.' Sunday Telegraph. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AJC; DN. Dimension: 162 x 199 x 26. Weight: 286.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857864017
- ISBN
- 9780857864017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.07
€ 17.99
€ 13.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DNJ; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 215 x 26. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- New Island Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848404465
- ISBN
- 9781848404465
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.57
€ 13.99
€ 12.57
Paperback. Paul Green was winner of a Pulitzer Prize for drama in 1927 and helped bring southern writing to the attention of the world. This volume features Green's drama and fiction, with texts of three plays and six short stories. His life is also outlined and examined by Laurence Avery. Series: Chapel Hill Books. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustration, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BG; DNF; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KEX0228250
- ISBN
- 9780807847084
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. To its contemporaries, the First Crusade was a journey and the men who took part in it pilgrims. Only later were those participants dubbed Crusaders. In this greatly expanded second edition to his classic work, Edward Peters brings together the essential Christian, Hebrew, and Arabic Sources that document the events of 1095-1099. Editor(s): Peters, Edward. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; HBG; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Second
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812216561
- ISBN
- 9780812216561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.09
€ 37.99
€ 34.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 217 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNJ; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 290. . Clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Salmon Poetry
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- SKU
- KEX0236105
- ISBN
- 9781908836120
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 217 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNJ; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 290. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Salmon Poetry
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- SKU
- KAK0002152
- ISBN
- 9781908836120
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Seducer, gambler, necromancer, swindler, swashbuckler, poet, self-made gentleman, bon vivant, Giacomo Casanova was a notorious lover of the Western world. This title contains the highlights of Casanova's life: his youth in Venice as a precocious ecclesiastic; his dabbling in the occult; his imprisonment and escape; and his amorous conquests. Editor(s): Pizzamiglio, Gilberto. Translator(s): Sartarelli, Stephen; Hawkes, Sophie. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140439151
- ISBN
- 9780140439151
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06