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paperback. Written by the celebrated author of The New York Trilogy, this book presents a highly personal collection of essays, prefaces and occasional pieces written for magazines and newspapers. Num Pages: 528 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 133 x 50. Weight in Grams: 587.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Faber And Faber Ltd.
Condition
New
SKU
9780571218486
ISBN
9780571218486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.71

paperback. The fourth volume in a series of translations of a Chinese classical novel known as "The Water Margin". This volume contains chapters 63-90 of the original and can be divided into four main sections. It ends with an encounter foreshadowing the campaign against Tian Hu in the next volume. Translator(s): Dent-Young, John; Dent-Young, Alex. Series: Marshes of Mount Liang. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The Chinese University Press Hong Kong
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9789622019898
ISBN
9789622019898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.06

Paperback. A groundbreaking addition to today's popular literature on death and dying, in The Pagan Book of Living and Dying is the first comprehensive guide to Paganism's beliefs and practices in facing death. Num Pages: 384 pages, music. BIC Classification: DNF; HRKP; HRLM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
HarperOne
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062515162
ISBN
9780062515162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.61

Hardcover. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJP; DNF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 237 x 37. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Ecco
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062564504
ISBN
9780062564504
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.36

Hardback. Written in the mid-thirteenth century, this book chronicles the epic Genpei war, a civil conflict that marked the end of the power of the Heike clan and changed the course of Japanese history. It depicts the emerging world of the medieval samurai. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 232 pages, 24 figures, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231138024
ISBN
9780231138024
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.35

Paperback. "[Joseph Roth] is now recognized as one of the twentieth century's great writers."-Anthony Heilbut, Los Angeles Times Book Review Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; DNJ; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393325829
ISBN
9780393325829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.00

Paperback. "Pam Houston catches the voice of an entire generation of adventurous young women whose intrepid hearts lead them into deep water."-Elle Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393343465
ISBN
9780393343465
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.95

Paperback. The hilarious new book from a No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 210 x 18. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780446552431
ISBN
9780446552431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.29

Paperback. Translator(s): von Bohlen, Claus. BIC Classification: DNF; VFVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 106.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714531069
ISBN
9780714531069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.41

Hardback. A new edition of The Talisman, the second of Tales of the Crusaders, which is set in Palestine during the Third Crusade (1189-92) Editor(s): Ellis, J. B.; Alexander, J.H. Series: Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels. Num Pages: 448 pages, glossaries. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DNF; DSBF; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 148 x 32. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748605828
ISBN
9780748605828
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.39

Hardcover. In this new memoir, Anne Edwards-bestselling author of biographies on Judy Garland, Vivien Leigh, Margaret Mitchell, and Ronald Reagan-turns the spotlight on herself, chronicling her 20-year exile from the United States from the 1950s until the early 1970s. Num Pages: 320 pages, 42 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; BGL; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 234 x 28. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810881990
ISBN
9780810881990
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.56

Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DN; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publication date
1987
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813116129
ISBN
9780813116129
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.36

A lively translation of the 1489 collection of fables that became the most read book in Spain for three centuries. See other books in the series Studies in Romance Languages . Num Pages: 239 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 2ADS; DN; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 267 x 184 x 25. Weight in Grams: 771.
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813118123
ISBN
9780813118123
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.14

"At Zero Point" presents a new way of looking at Restoration culture, discourse and satire. The book locates a rupture in English culture and epistemology not at the end of the 18th century (when it occurred in France) but at the end of the 17th century. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations, bibliographical references. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSA; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813120393
ISBN
9780813120393
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.34

Paperback. A book of moral and religious reflections written by a Carolingian noblewoman for her teenage son. Dhuoda reveals the authority of Carolingian women in aristocratic households. She dwells on family relations, social order, and the central place of Christian devotion in a noble life. Translator(s): Neel, Carol. Series: Medieval Texts in Translation. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; DNF; HRCS; HRCV9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 327.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Catholic University of America Press
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813209388
ISBN
9780813209388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.83

Paperback. This translation of the "Dialogue with Trypho" reveals important information on the development of early Jewish-Christian relations and the text of the New Testament, and is one of the earliest conversion accounts. It should prove a useful text on the development of religion in Late Antiquity. Editor(s): Slusser, Michael. Translator(s): Falls, Thomas B. Series: Selections from the Fathers of the Church S. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 3D; DNF; HRAF; HRAX; HRCM; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 137 x 209 x 17. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813213422
ISBN
9780813213422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.27

Hardcover. A collection of tales based on "The Long Story", a lost (and perhaps legendary) repository of Indian fables, in which prince Naravahanadatta wins twenty-six wives and becomes the emperor of the sorcerers. Translator(s): Mallinson, James. Series: Clay Sanskrit Library. Num Pages: 556 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 115 x 24. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
NYU Press
Edition
Volume One
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814788165
ISBN
9780814788165
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.78

Hardcover. Describes the exploits of sorcerers and lovers Translator(s): Mallinson, James. Series: Clay Sanskrit Library. Num Pages: 610 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
NYU Press
Edition
Volume Two
Number of pages
650
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814795583
ISBN
9780814795583
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.24

Paperback. Editor(s): Slater, Maya. Translator(s): Slater, Nicolas Pasternak. Num Pages: 474 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: DNF; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 807.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Hoover Institution Press
Edition
1st English edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817910259
ISBN
9780817910259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 108.85

Hardcover. Editor(s): Ryan, Paul. Num Pages: 470 pages, 100 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: APF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 167 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1104.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Plexus Publishing Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859653176
ISBN
9780859653176
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 7.91

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