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Paperback. Distills and captures the essence of Greek and Roman mythology. This dictionary is suitable for those with an interest in the Classics or those seeking to explore the many allusions to its mythology that abound in literature. Num Pages: 480 pages, genealogical tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; GBC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140512359
- ISBN
- 9780140512359
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Covering a range of issues, including mystery, cult and philosophy, this work explores Dionysos - one of the most studied figures of the ancient Greek gods. Part of the "Gods and Heroes" series, it looks at the history and influence of this god. Series: Gods and Heroes of the Ancient World. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 10. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415324885
- ISBN
- 9780415324885
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.37
€ 41.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 25 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENM; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750966115
- ISBN
- 9780750966115
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.49
€ 13.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. A fascinating evocation of life on the Settle-Carlisle railway during the days of steam Num Pages: 112 pages, 39 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENM; JFHF; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 237 x 11. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781553213
- ISBN
- 9781781553213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.56
€ 19.99
€ 15.56
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Career Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781601631572
- ISBN
- 9781601631572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.65
€ 17.99
€ 17.65
Paperback. Illustrates the relation between myth, culture and literature with discussions of poetry, fiction, film and popular song; explores uses made of the term 'myth' within the fields of literary criticism, anthropology, cultural studies, feminism, Marxism and psychoanalysis. Series: The New Critical Idiom. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JFHF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415442848
- ISBN
- 9780415442848
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.63
€ 28.63
Paperback. A compact guide to the gods and symbols of ancient Egypt, their interpretation, their significance and their cults. It answers questions such as why the jackal represents Anubis, the embalmer god, and why the dung beetle represents the sun god Khepri. Num Pages: 144 pages, 114 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; GBC; HRKP1; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 158 x 12. Weight in Grams: 400. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KOC0010694
- ISBN
- 9780500272534
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 16.99€ 12.59
€ 16.99
€ 12.59
Paperback. This collection of traditional stories and tales, many of which are published for the first time, will delight lovers of Devonshire folklore. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWD; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 15. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752455051
- ISBN
- 9780752455051
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.61
€ 17.99
€ 16.61
Paperback. Offers a collection of the haunting German stories from the past 200 years. This title includes Hoffmann's hallucinatory portrait of terror and insanity "The Sandman"; Chamisso's influential black masterpiece "Peter Schlemiel", where a man barters his own shadow; and Kafka's chilling, disturbing satire "In the Penal Colony". Translator(s): Wortsman, Peter. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; DQ; FYT; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 125 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141198804
- ISBN
- 9780141198804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.63
€ 19.63
Paperback. Alan Sokal, best-known for his role in the 'Sokal Hoax', here turns his attention to a new set of targets - pseudo-science, religion, and misinformation in public life. He argues that clear thinking, combined with a respect for evidence, are of the utmost importance to the survival of the human race in the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 488 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFC; JFHX; PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 173 x 27. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 488
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199561834
- ISBN
- 9780199561834
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
Paperback. Young readers can join Granny as she journeys around the world on a magic carpet, shopping for amazing treasures in all of the places she visits, and taking readers on a counting adventure through the different countries of the world. Full color. Illustrator(s): Corr, Christopher. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 245 x 212 x 3. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Publisher
- Barefoot Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905236626
- ISBN
- 9781905236626
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.18
€ 9.99
€ 9.18
Paperback. Were the famous moon landings simulated by NASA? From the very first manned flight into orbit there have been serious anomalies in the official narrative of the conquest of space. This title dissects the history of space travel, from the Russian missions in the early 1960s, to the American moon project of Apollo 17 in 1972. Translator(s): Collis, Johanna. Num Pages: 400 pages, 200 halftones. BIC Classification: JFHC; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 858. The Great Moon Hoax and the Race to Dominate Earth from Space. 400 pages, 200 halftones. Were the famous moon landings simulated by NASA? From the very first manned flight into orbit there have been serious anomalies in the official narrative of the conquest of space. This title dissects the history of space travel, from the Russian missions in the early 1960s, to the American moon project of Apollo 17 in 1972. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFHC; WNX. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 27. Weight: 860. Translator(s): Collis, Johanna.
- Publisher
- Clairview Books
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905570126
- ISBN
- 9781905570126
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
Paperback. These lively and entertaining folk tales from Lancashire are vividly retold by professional storyteller David England. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 201 x 10. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752489933
- ISBN
- 9780752489933
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.61
€ 17.99
€ 16.61
Hardback. Yatromanolakis examines the complex, at times contradictory, responses to ancient Greece in Greek and broader Western European modernism. Exploring the dynamics of ruination and the reconfiguration of fundamental icons of ancient mythology in surrealism, the author shows that Greek antiquity was an integral constituent of avant-garde myth-making. Series: Cultural Politics, Socioaesthetics, Beginnings. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 237 x 27. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Publisher
- Harvard Department of the Classics United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780983532217
- ISBN
- 9780983532217
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.34€ 60.05
€ 65.34
€ 60.05
Hardback. Discusses the famous of theories, and brings to light discovered information, which together shows that the United States government not only was behind this egregious plot, but took every step to make sure that the truth would not come out. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JFHC; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626361393
- ISBN
- 9781626361393
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.00€ 23.90
€ 24.00
€ 23.90
Hardcover. Num Pages: 184 pages, 140 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; AJB; JFCA; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 280. .
- Publisher
- Damiani
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788862085137
- ISBN
- 9788862085137
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.04
€ 33.99
€ 29.04
Paperback. Ranging from classical times to pop culture, this collection will appeal to art historians, feminists, classicists, cultural critics and anyone interested in mythology. Editor(s): Garber, Marjorie; Vickers, Nancy J. Num Pages: 346 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415900997
- ISBN
- 9780415900997
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.84
€ 52.84
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752465135
- ISBN
- 9780752465135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.51
€ 13.99
€ 13.51
Paperback. An unusual collection of diverse works on the many legends of London. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBTB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473620247
- ISBN
- 9781473620247
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
Paperback. After years of researching Johnson and the JFK assassination, the author shows that LBJ had an active role in JFK's assassination, and he includes newly-uncovered photographic evidence proving that Johnson knew when and where Kennedy's assassination would take place. Num Pages: 656 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JFHC; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 866.
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620876107
- ISBN
- 9781620876107
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.80
€ 21.99
€ 21.80