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Paperback. A collection of gags, rib-ticklers and plain silly one-liners. Organised by subject matter (from Absence - via Insults - to Writers), it contains side-splitters stolen from such wits as Groucho Marx, Orson Welles, Mark Twain and P J O'Rourke. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; WHJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141044545
- ISBN
- 9780141044545
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.13
€ 13.99
€ 11.13
paperback. Gives definitions of technical terms (hamartia, iamb, zeugma) and critical jargon (aporia, binary opposition, intertextuality). This book explores literary movements (neoclassism, romanticism, vorticism) and schools of literary theory. It covers genres (elegy, fabliau, pastoral) and literary forms (haiku, ottava rima, sonnet). Num Pages: 816 pages. BIC Classification: DSR; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 37. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141047157
- ISBN
- 9780141047157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.68
€ 20.99
€ 16.68
Paperback. Takes in various branches of pure and applied mathematics, from algebra to mechanics and from number theory to statistics. Suitable for students at various levels, this book is also useful for economists, business people, engineers, technicians and scientists who use mathematics in the course of their work. Num Pages: 496 pages, line drawings. BIC Classification: GBC; PB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 126 x 21. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 4Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141030234
- ISBN
- 9780141030234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. What do philosophers mean by 'absolute' and 'akrasia'? What are 'Polish notation' and 'prime matter'? What contributions to human thought were made by Plato, Machiavelli, Kant and Derrida? This dictionary answers these and other questions. Editor(s): Mautner, Thomas. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 688
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141018409
- ISBN
- 9780141018409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.51
€ 21.99
€ 16.51
Paperback. A collection of over 6000 proverbs (and their origins). Editor(s): Fergusson, Rosalind. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: CBD; GBC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140514780
- ISBN
- 9780140514780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.58
€ 13.99
€ 12.58
Paperback. Suitable for both students and professionals, this title covers related fields such as neuroscience and social psychology. It describes how terms are employed, their wider connotations and past usage. It looks at such key concepts as addiction and instinct. Num Pages: 928 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 928
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141030241
- ISBN
- 9780141030241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.08
€ 19.99
€ 15.08
Paperback. A dictionary that reveals the lives and works of a host of individuals, from Biblical saints onwards. It is suitable for study of Biblical or Church history, and includes details of feast days and special patronage to aid personal devotion. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140513127
- ISBN
- 9780140513127
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.62
€ 20.99
€ 16.62
Paperback. The ultimate sociological resource Written by three eminent professors, this reference has been updated to reflect the shifts of sociological thought in the last five years, making it the most comprehensive, authoritative, and up-to-date dictionary of sociology available. 496 pages Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: GB; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141013756
- ISBN
- 9780141013756
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.61
€ 14.99
€ 12.61
paperback. A dictionary that explores the symbols which abound in literature, religion, national identity and are found at the heart of our dreams and sub-conscious. It includes entries that give its interpretations - sexual and spiritual, official and subversive, cultural and religious - to bring meaning and insight to the symbol. Num Pages: 1184 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: GBC; JHM; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 50. Weight in Grams: 810.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140512540
- ISBN
- 9780140512540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.75
€ 25.99
€ 17.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; 2AB; DSB; DSRC; ELHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (L) ELT / TEFL. Dimension: 188 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141985169
- ISBN
- 9780141985169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.08
€ 19.99
€ 15.08
paperback. Beginning with prehistory and the early civilizations of the Aegean, this title traces the development of European identity in its many guises, through the age of Christendom, the Middle Ages, early Modern history and the old European order. Num Pages: 752 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1D; GBC; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140265613
- ISBN
- 9780140265613
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.99€ 17.40
€ 22.99
€ 17.40
Paperback. With usage notes including details of common pitfalls and how to avoid them, the author presents the reader with advice on how to write essays, letters, speeches and CVs. This book is a complete guide to every aspect of the art of writing. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: CBW; GBC; VSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 262. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- UK ed.
- SKU
- KKD0005177
- ISBN
- 9780140514896
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardback. The first full commentary on Piers Plowman since the late nineteenth century is inaugurated with the publication of the first two of its five projected volumes. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 42. Weight in Grams: 916.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812239225
- ISBN
- 9780812239225
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.92
€ 137.92
Hardcover. The Penn Commentary on Piers Plowman, Volume 2, by Ralph Hanna, deliberately addresses the question of the poem's perceived "difficulty," by indicating the legitimate areas of unresolved dilemmas, while offering often original explanations of a variety of textual loci. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812248913
- ISBN
- 9780812248913
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.71
€ 108.71
Paperback. Series: Travelers' Tales Guides. Num Pages: 374 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; WTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Travelers´ Tales, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 374
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Third Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781932361575
- ISBN
- 9781932361575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.07
€ 17.07
The Pharmaceutical Industry. A Guide to Historical Records.
Richmond, Lesley; Stevenson, Julie. Ed(S): Tu...
The core of this book consists of a business-by-business guide to the pharmaceutical industry's records. Each entry includes a brief history of the company, a summary of its surviving archives and a bibliography of related publications. Editor(s): Turton, Ms Alison. Series: Studies in British Business Archives. Num Pages: 572 pages, bibliography, chronology, glossary, indexes. BIC Classification: 1DBK; GBCR; HBT; KNDP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 818.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 572
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780754633525
- ISBN
- 9780754633525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 187.52
€ 187.52
Paperback. Series: Chicago Guides to Academic Life. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; JNKS; JNM; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 214 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226359281
- ISBN
- 9780226359281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.05
€ 25.99
€ 21.05
Paperback. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; GBGP; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 238 x 15. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- Stenlake Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840337532
- ISBN
- 9781840337532
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.06
€ 22.06
Hardback. At once political institution, lived experience, and discursive figure, exile defined Louis XIV's absolutist France. The Place of Exile connects the movements of both people and books through and around this absolutist territory in order to understand the deliberate construction of real and imagined marginal cultures. Series: Bucknell Studies in Eighteenth Century Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Bucknell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611482218
- ISBN
- 9781611482218
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.07
€ 132.07
Hardback. The second edition of The Plants of Pennsylvania is the authoritative guide to identifying the nearly 3,400 species of flowering plants, ferns, and gymnosperms native or naturalized in the Commonwealth. It features a complete reorganization into a genetic scheme that reflects recent advances in our understanding of plant relationships. Illustrator(s): Anisko, Anna. Num Pages: 1056 pages, 2,645 line drawings, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; GBC; PST; WNP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 262 x 188 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1970.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812240030
- ISBN
- 9780812240030
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.83
€ 120.83
Hardcover. Taking the format of a school yearbook, the tenth edition of The Playbill Broadway Yearbook is packed with photos (more than 4,000, many in colour) and memorabilia from the entire 2013-2014 Broadway season. Num Pages: 400 pages, 4,000+ photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AN; GBCY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 279 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1890.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Playbill Books/Applause Theatre & Cinema Books
- Edition
- 10th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781480385467
- ISBN
- 9781480385467
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.11
€ 49.11
Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMVD; GBC; HBJK; KJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 274 x 17. Weight in Grams: 201.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Addax Publishing Group,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781886110199
- ISBN
- 9781886110199
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 36.11
€ 38.99
€ 36.11
Paperback. Editor(s): Fraser, Antonia; Gray, Victoria. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408859629
- ISBN
- 9781408859629
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.02
€ 19.99
€ 16.02
spiral_bound. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 22. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Wadsworth Publishing United States
- Edition
- 7th Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781337287463
- ISBN
- 9781337287463
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.81
€ 58.81