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Hardcover. Addresses one of the most fundamental questions of all: what makes for a happy life? This title explores the sensual happiness of the flesh; covers the difficulties of the modern world's obsession with consumption; and, finally the consolation and sympathy provided by art and literature. Num Pages: 112 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 116 x 14. Weight in Grams: 158. Clean copy fine in dust wrapper. DW showing light shelf wear. Remains a very good copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Chatto & Windus
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0014614
ISBN
9780701187118
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2001
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349419845
ISBN
9781349419845
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 141.95
€ 139.84

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
SparkNotes
Edition
Rep Stg
Condition
New
SKU
V9781411469419
ISBN
9781411469419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.38

Hardcover. One of a limited edition of 50 copies, with nine illustrations printed for private circulation. In cloth covers showing some age and shelf wear. RFEP has been removed and some foxing to endpapers and title page. Very rare. Remains a good copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1918
Publisher
Constable
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0014687
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 450.00

Paperback. These 11 essays are the writings that galvanized the 60s youth revolution, written when Leary was at the peak of his popularity, influence and visionary intensity. Num Pages: 160 pages, b&w. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DNF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 216 x 9. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Ronin Publishing United States
Edition
6th ed.
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781579510091
ISBN
9781579510091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.51

Paperback. A brilliant re-interpretation of The Canterbury Tales for the 21st century, from one of the UK's foremost poets Num Pages: 144 pages, 4. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 112.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Canongate UK
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782111573
ISBN
9781782111573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Hardcover. 8vo.Very good copy. First edition. Irish Poetry. Anthology
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1918
Publisher
The Macmillan Company
Edition
First Edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0288102
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 35.00

Paperback. Series: Modern Plays. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 7. Weight in Grams: 100.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408173510
ISBN
9781408173510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.28

Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
New Island Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KOC0015233
ISBN
9781902602448
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Winner of the 1990 Booker Prize, this novel describes the romance between two 19th-century poets and the parallel relationship of their two biographers and includes passages of "Victorian verse". It is structured in the form of a literary and biographical treasure hunt. Num Pages: 528 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Vintage
Edition
1st, First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099800408
ISBN
9780099800408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.84

Paperback. As part of Wakefield's centenary celebrations in 1988, the author was commissioned to do a modern adaptation of the Wakefield Medieval Mystery Plays. Simple vernacular speech is retained, spanning the Creation to the Resurrection. The music is by Andy Roberts. Series: Modern Plays. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 128 x 9. Weight in Grams: 160.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413662101
ISBN
9780413662101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.33

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853261183
ISBN
9780760716199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.31

Paperback. Good clean copy with some reader wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Wolfhound Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTM0004583
ISBN
9780863276866
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. This book contains 158 speeches for the professional educator on virtually every subject related to education, all ready to use "as is" or adapt to the occasion. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CBP; DQ; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 183 x 30. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Pearson Education (US) United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780137925568
ISBN
9780137925568
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 36.36

Paperback. Editor(s): Stimpson, Catharine R. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226000817
ISBN
9780226000817
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. A meditation on the nature of betrayal, the constraints of identity, and the power of narrative, the lyric monologues in "Troy", this title offers a retelling of Chaucer's tragedy "Troilus and Criseyde". Series: Phoenix Poets. Num Pages: 88 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 113.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
88
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226001203
ISBN
9780226001203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.25

Paperback. A staple of American popular culture during the 19th and early 20th centuries, the freak show seemed to vanish after World War II. However, as this book reveals, images of the freak show, with its combination of the grotesque, horrific and amusing, stubbornly reappeared in literature and the arts. Num Pages: 282 pages, 38 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; ASZW; DSBF; DSBH; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226005393
ISBN
9780226005393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.79

Paperback. North America is more a political and an economic invention than a place people call home. This book studies the patterns of contact, exchange, conflict, and disavowal among cultures that span the borders of Canada, the United States, and Mexico. Num Pages: 320 pages, 29 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1KB; DSB; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226005522
ISBN
9780226005522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.83

Paperback. An actor's deepest desire is to be understood. But when asked to pronounce such words as "chanson," "phantasime," or "quaestor," many otherwise unflappable actors can be rendered speechless. This book aims to untie those tongues and help anyone speak Shakespeare's language with ease. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; ANC; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226006314
ISBN
9780226006314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.79

Paperback. Translator(s): Grene, David; O'Flaherty, Wendy Doniger. Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 140 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Later Printing
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226007724
ISBN
9780226007724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.10

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