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Paperback. A modern-day Greek tragedy, this story revolves around Marco Morelli, an aspiring filmmaker with a passion for heights. Set in New York, Toronto, and on top of Mount Olympus, this sexy, vivid novel weaves mythology with current events. It will especially interest academics, members of the gay community, and film and art lovers. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Tightrope Books
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781926639604
- ISBN
- 9781926639604
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 6.39
€ 27.99
€ 6.39
Hardcover. Two young brothers in Lvov, separated by war. Henryk - imprisoned by the Nazis with his mother in the family home - flees ahead of the advancing Soviets and eventually settles in Ireland. Stanislav takes refuge with an aunt in Cracow, where he lives out the decades of his life. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The Lilliput Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781901866513
- ISBN
- 9781901866513
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.62
€ 19.99
€ 18.62
Paperback. Jeffrey DeShell s "Arthouse" is an audacious transformation in prose of fourteen Modernist films." Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press
- Edition
- First Edition, First ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781573661614
- ISBN
- 9781573661614
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.89
€ 20.99
€ 19.89
Paperback. Rumer Godden's classic novel is a vivid evocation of love and class in south India. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844088584
- ISBN
- 9781844088584
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 138 x 9. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Peepal Tree Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781900715539
- ISBN
- 9781900715539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.59
€ 22.59
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Peepal Tree Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845231651
- ISBN
- 9781845231651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.81
€ 11.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. The text of this 1902 novel is again that of the fully corrected and annotated reprint of the New York Edition (1909), together with James's preface and the two frontispieces he commissioned for the New York Edition of The Wings of the Dove. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 640 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 132 x 35. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393978810
- ISBN
- 9780393978810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.62
€ 19.99
€ 18.62
Hardcover. Num Pages: 164 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 201 x 22. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Fantagraphics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606998472
- ISBN
- 9781606998472
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.58
€ 24.99
€ 21.58
Paperback. Enter the world of Gormenghast, the crumbling castle to which the seventy-seventh Earl, Titus Groan, is Lord and heir. It is the cobwebbed kingdom of Byzantine government and age-old rituals, a world primed to implode beneath the weight of centuries of intrigue, treachery, manipulation, and murder. This work is a sequel to "Titus Groan". Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 33. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780749394820
- ISBN
- 9780749394820
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.91
€ 19.99
€ 13.91
Paperback. In contemporary Havana, "Do I stay or do I go?" is always the question, and love doesn't necessarily conquer all Translator(s): Cluster, Dick. Num Pages: 141 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 10. Weight in Grams: 171.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- City Lights Books United States
- Number of pages
- 141
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872866225
- ISBN
- 9780872866225
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.87
€ 16.99
€ 14.87
Hardback. A darkly erotic novel about a good girl gone bad, by the author of 13 RUE THERESE. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 151 x 26. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780316405362
- ISBN
- 9780316405362
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 28.43
€ 42.99
€ 28.43
paperback. The extraordinary stories of 'Saki' are a mixture of humorous satire, irony and the macabre, in which the stupidities and hypocrisy of conventional society are viciously pilloried. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 138 x 28. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781853260711
- ISBN
- 9781853260711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.01
€ 7.01
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Bella Books United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594932182
- ISBN
- 9781594932182
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.50
€ 19.99
€ 18.50
Paperback. A young boy discovers the ambiguity of adult affection. A camp comedian cracks up on stage. A picture-restorer learns to accept her husband's true nature. A honeymoon couple take an unconventional route to love . This collection of stories employs a host of characters and a range of voices. Num Pages: 254 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Maia Press
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904559085
- ISBN
- 9781904559085
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.30
€ 11.99
€ 10.30
Paperback. Set in the river bottoms of southeast Texas where the Navasota and Brazos rivers come together, "High John the Conqueror" tells the story of African American cotton farmers struggling to hold on to their land during the last years of the Great Depression. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875651866
- ISBN
- 9780875651866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.56
€ 16.99
€ 15.56
Paperback. The electrifying novel from the author of Divided Kingdom and The Insult Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 35. Weight in Grams: 360. Clean copy.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0216101
- ISBN
- 9780747526971
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062416452
- ISBN
- 9780062416452
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.10
€ 18.99
€ 16.10
Paperback. On a street in a town in the North of England, ordinary people are going through the motions of their everyday existence. A young man is in love with a neighbour who does not even know his name. An old couple make their way up to the nearby bus stop. But then a terrible event shatters the quiet of the early summer evening. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 204. Clean copy.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- KEX0216115
- ISBN
- 9780747561576
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 162 pages. BIC Classification: 5SL; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 203 x 11. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Caitlin Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 162
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894759748
- ISBN
- 9781894759748
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. Tells the story of an isolated Michigan town that becomes the flash-point for some of the principal ideological debates of our day. This story is about the failure of best intentions and the personal freedom of individuals to do good or do harm. It follows characters on both sides of the line. Num Pages: 300 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875807195
- ISBN
- 9780875807195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.70
€ 18.99
€ 18.70
Hardcover. Two men meet for a pint in a Dublin pub. They chew the fat, set the world to rights, take the piss. They talk about their wives, their kids, their kids' pets, their football teams and - this being Ireland in 2011-12 - about the euro, the crash, the presidential election, the Queen's visit. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 131 x 12. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780224097819
- ISBN
- 9780224097819
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.07
€ 13.99
€ 11.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 206. 144 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 12. Weight: 206.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Bluechrome Publishing
- Edition
- 2Rev Ed
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906061043
- ISBN
- 9781906061043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.34
€ 11.34
Paperback. Since leaving his job to look after Alexa, his eight-year-old daughter, Thomas Bradshaw has found the structure of his daily piano practice and the study of musical form brings a nourishment to these difficult middle years. His pursuit of a more artistic way of life shocks and irritates his parents and his in-laws. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 208. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0002022
- ISBN
- 9780571233618
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Depicts life in Baghdad as only an insider can - very accurately and very beautifully Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; FA; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 37. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Peter Halban Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New edition
- SKU
- V9781870015851
- ISBN
- 9781870015851
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.46
€ 10.99
€ 9.46