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Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Penguin Classics Reprint, 1986. 265 pp. Solidly bound copy with minimal external wear and clean text.

Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Published in Pelican Books: 1969. 236 pp. A great, almost spotlessly clean copy! Solidly and tightly bound, essentially and nearly flawless copy with minimal internal and external wear and use. Copy with crisp pages, clean text, and light shelf wear. Smooth covers. Moderate browning/tanning/foxing or discoloration on pages. Slightly skewed spine.

Trade Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 192 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Light foxing on page edges.

Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 163 pp. Solidly bound copy with minimal external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Light foxing on page edges.

Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Good. Reprinted. 265 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate use. Slightly creased and slanted spine. Light foxing on page edges. Slight damage to front cover near top of spine.

Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Good. Detail From 'Fire At the Hôtel de Ville During the Commune, 29 March 1871' by Germano Facetti (Cover Design) (illustrator). 509 + pp. A great study or work or reading or research copy! Solidly and tightly bound copy with moderate external and overall wear and use. Copy with occasional very light pencil markings on text.

Trade Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 184 + pp. An excellent study or work or reading or research copy! Solidly and tightly bound copy with moderate external, but minimal internal wear and use. Copy with crisp pages and clean text. Moderate browning, tanning, foxing or discoloration on page edges, not affecting text. Slightly creased spine.

Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Good. Copyright © 1985. 268 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate use. Light foxing on page edges. Publisher's remainder mark on bottom edge.

Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 237 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Light foxing on page edges.

Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 368 pp. Solidly bound copy with minimal external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Foxing on page edges.

Soft Cover. Zustand: Very Good. Copyright 1967. 267 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Light foxing on page edges. Publisher's remainder marks on top and bottom edge.

Soft Cover. Zustand: Very Good. Reprinted 1976. 235 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Light foxing on page edges. Slightly creased spine and back cover.

Trade Paperback. Zustand: Good. Erich Lessing/Magnum (Cover Photo); John Newberry (Illustrated With Drawings by) (illustrator). Reprinted: 1984/Volume 2. 534 pp. Vol. 2 only! Over-sized and/or over weight book; may require extra postage. Please note that large and/or heavy items may incur an additional shipping charge. Solidly bound copy with moderate use. Slightly creased and damaged spine. Light foxing on page edges, not affecting text. Book slightly detached from spine. Pencil markings on first free-end page. Publisher's remainder mark on bottom edge.

Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Good. 376 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate use. Clean text. Creased and slanted spine. Multiple pages chipped at top right corner of text.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good.

20*13 cm. OBroschur. XXXIX, 472 S. Ecken und Kanten leicht berieben und leicht bestossen. Schnitt nachgedunkelt, sonst gut. L08-3 ISBN 9780141396248 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 500.

Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Reprinted 1969. 374 pp. Solidly bound and nearly flawless copy with minimal external and internal wear. Clean text. Light foxing on page edges, not affecting text. Publisher's remainder mark on top edge.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Charles Dickens describes in Night Walks his time as an insomniac, when he decided to cure himself by walking through London in the small hours, and discovered homelessness, drunkenness and vice on the streets. This collection of essays shows Dickens as one of the greatest visionaries of the city in all its variety and cruelty.GREAT IDEAS. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are. 128 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'The feeling that the very concept of objective truth is fading out of the world . this prospect frightens me much more than bombs'On the 70th anniversary of George Orwell's death, a new collection of his brilliant essays written during the Second World WarFascism and Democracy collects five brilliant examples of Orwell's writing during the darkest days of World War Two. Grappling with the principles of democracy and the potential of reform, the meaning of literature and free speech in times of violence, and the sustainability of objective truth, Orwell offers a compelling portrayal of a nation where norms and ideals can no longer be taken for granted. Like the best of Orwell's writing, these essays also serve as timeless reminders of the fragility of freedom.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -'There were some weeks that were painful, nerve-racking. At the office or at home, in the middle of a meal, he would suddenly find his forehead bathed in sweat, a tightness in his chest, and at those times, feeling everyone's eyes on him was unbearable.'During a chance meeting on the train from Venice to Paris, a stranger asks Justin Calmar to deliver a briefcase for him to an address in Switzerland. Soon this ordinary family man will become hopelessly, fatally, ensnared in a world of guilt, lies and paranoia.Originally published in 1965, shortly after Simenon moved into the new home he had built in Épalinges, Switzerland, this chilling novel is a powerful exploration of the fragility of the human psyche. 176 pp. Englisch.

Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Copyright 1969. 256 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Top front corner torn off. Light foxing on page edges, not affecting text. Creased spine.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -A hugely influential philosophical work of prose poetry, Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet is an inspirational, allegorical guide to living, and this Penguin Modern Classics edition includes an introduction by Robin Waterfield.First published in the 1920's, The Prophet is perhaps the most famous work of religious fiction of the twentieth century, and has sold millions of copies in more than twenty languages. Gibran's Prophet speaks of many things central to daily life: love, marriage, death, beauty, passion, eating, work and play. The spiritual message he imparts, of finding divinity through love, blends eastern mysticism, religious faith and philosophy with simple advice. The Prophet became the bible of 1960s culture and was credited with founding the New Age movement, yet it still continues to inspire people around the world today. This edition is illustrated with Gibran's famous visionary paintings.Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931) was a poet, philosopher and artist, who stands among the most important Arabic language authors of the early twentieth century. Born in Lebanon, he spent the last twenty years of his life in the United States, where for many years he was the leader of a Lebansese writing circle in New York. He is the author of numerous volumes, including The Garden of the Prophet, The Storm, The Beloved: Reflections on the Path of the Heart, The Vision, Reflections on the Way of the Soul, and Spirit Brides. If you enjoyed The Prophet, you might like Herman Hesse's Siddhartha, also available in Penguin Modern Classics.'His work goes on from generation to generation'Daily Mail'To read it was to transcend ordinary levels of perception, to become aware . of a more intense level of being'Independent 128 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'I gained his secret and we were both lost for ever'Mary Shelley's dark story of a bereaved man's disturbing passion for his daughter was suppressed by her own father, and not published for over a century. One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'You will hear it for yourselves, and it will surely fill you with wonder.'In this selection from Marco Polo's famous travel book, the intrepid Venetian describes the customs of India, recounts the story of the king who died eighty-four times and explains how to retrieve diamonds from snake-infested caves.Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions.Marco Polo (1254-1324). Polo's Travels are available in Penguin Classics.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This wonderful translation of Dream Story will allow a fresh generation of readers to enjoy this beautiful, heartless and baffling novella. Dream Story tells how through a simple sexual admission a husband and wife ware driven apart into rival worlds of erotic revenge. 128 pp. Englisch.

Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Artemidorus (Cover) (illustrator). Published in Penguin Books: 1966. 246 + pp. A great, almost spotlessly clean copy! Solidly and tightly bound, essentially and nearly flawless copy with minimal internal and external wear and use. Copy with clean text, and light shelf wear. Smooth covers. Minimal, light, slight or very mild browning, tanning, foxing or discoloration on slightly brittle page edges, not affecting text.

Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 'Young Girl With Flowers' (Cover) (illustrator). Published in Penguin Books: 1967. 296 pp. A great, almost spotlessly clean copy! Solidly and tightly bound, essentially and nearly flawless copy with minimal internal and external wear and use. Copy with clean text, and light shelf wear. Smooth covers. Minimal, light, slight or very mild browning, tanning, foxing or discoloration on slightly brittle page edges, not affecting text.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Perhaps the funniest travel book ever written, Remote People begins with a vivid account of the coronation of Emperor Ras Tafari - Haile Selassie I, King of Kings - an event covered by Evelyn Waugh in 1930 as special correspondent for The Times. It continues with subsequent travels throughout Africa, where natives rub shoulders with eccentric expatriates, settlers with Arab traders and dignitaries with monks. Interspersed with these colourful tales are three 'nightmares' which describe the vexations of travel, including returning home. 304 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Berlin before the fall of the Wall is a city divided, yet its ordinary residents find ways to live and survive on both sides. There is Robert, teller of barroom anecdotes over beer and vodka, adjusting to a new life in the west; Pommerer, trying to outwit the system in the east; the unnamed narrator, who 'escapes' back-and-forth to collect stories; his beguiling, exiled lover Lena; the three boys who defect to watch Hollywood films; and the man who leaps across the Wall again and again - simply because he cannot help himself. All are, in their different ways, wall jumpers, trying to lose themselves but still trapped wherever they go. Ultimately, the walls inside their heads prove to be more powerful than any man-made barrier . 128 pp. Englisch.

Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Copyright 1968. 144 + pp. A great, almost spotlessly clean copy! Solidly and tightly bound, essentially and nearly flawless copy with minimal internal and external wear and use. Copy with crisp pages, spotlessly clean text, and light shelf wear. Minimal, light, slight or very mild browning, tanning, foxing or discoloration on page edges, not affecting text. Smooth covers. Publisher's remainder mark on top edge.