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A much-loved classic from a giant of European science fiction Stanislaw Lem is perhaps the most original and influential European science-fiction writer of the twentieth century. The Cyberiad, one of...

'A Jorge Luis Borges for the Space Age' The New York Times 'On one side of the ducats was stamped the radiant profile of Archithorius, on the other - an...

'A stunningly inventive fantasy about cosmic travel' - The New York Times 'There were two kinds of landscape characteristic of the inner planets of the Sun- the purposeful and the...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books Journey into space with Polish scifi master Stanislaw Lem. The whimsical time-loops of Ijon Tichy's cosmic adventure 'The Seventh Voyage' are...

The adventures of one of Lem's most endearing characters, Pirx- a 'space truck driver' and everyman in Outer Space Mission- vertical launch at half booster power. Ascent to ellipsis B68....

A charming, mind-bending and anarchic book of imagined civilizations 'Most cosmic civilizations long for things, in the depths of their souls, they would never openly admit to...' Trurl and Klapaucius...

Engaging with the question of speculation in ways that encompass the artistic, the economic and the philosophical, with excursions into the literary and the scientific, this collection approaches the theme...

The book titled Life of Solitude: Stanislawa Przybyszewska by the author Jadwiga Kosicka. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The definitive, revelatory biography of Marvel Comics creator Stan Lee, an artist and entrepreneur who reshaped global pop culture--at a steep personal cost. The definitive, revelatory biography of Marvel Comics...

The first English-language publication of one of the greatest Polish science fiction novels of all time Is BER-66 a human or a machine? As he navigates the corridors and locked...

Author: Stanislaw Ignacy WitkiewiczBinding: HardbackPublished: Winter House Ltd, 1972Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: jacket has tears and foxed on the edges with...

Author: Isabelle Stanislas Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 Isabelle Stanislas's interiors nod to historical sources while exuding a refreshing contemporary style. Known for her knack for subtly interweaving art,...

Be inspired by the amazing life of Stan Lee, the comic book genius who created Spider-Man, The Hulk and Iron Man! Little Stan grew up in New York City. As...

"This is the most complete description yet available in English of Stanislavski's real life in art" (New York Times) Jean Benedetti's critical biography of Konstantin Stanislavski, one of the towering...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerWhat does it truly mean to inhabit a character, to breathe life into a role...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedFour masterworks of pulse-pounding suspense are gathered in this complete and unabridged omnibus edition from one of the twentieth century's most celebrated architects of...

Best known for his fundamental work on acting, Stanislavski was deeply drawn to the challenges of opera. His brilliant chapters here on Russian classics - Boris Gudonov and The Queen...

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Edition: repr.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew figures in modern history have cast as long and dark a shadow as Joseph Stalin —...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: small markings on contents pages, text remain clean; dj chipped and torn with some...

Edition: 1st ed., 8th pr., Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerA cornerstone of structural engineering and applied mechanics, Theory of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the crossroads of faith and jurisprudence stands one of theology's most enduring questions: what is the relationship...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodWhat happens when one of the twentieth century's most visionary physicists raises a son who turns his back on the cosmos in favour of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingCondition remarks: Tanned edges , minor foxing, rubbed edges.Few figures in the history of social thought have cast as long a shadow...

Edition: repr.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image; creased spine and cornersAt the intersection of democracy's promise and social reality lies a profound paradox...

'Terrific' Sunday Times ___________ In the dark world of cryptocurrency, there's a high price to pay . . . From the central bank of El Salvador to a tantalum mine...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodRising from the windswept plains and misty highlands of prehistoric Europe, the great standing stones of the ancient world have captivated and confounded scholars...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerBehind the solemn grandeur of courtroom ceremony lies a rich, centuries-old tradition that binds the British...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodBehind the polished doors of Whitehall lies a battlefield of euphemism, evasion, and exquisite bureaucratic sabotage — and The Complete...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodAt the intersection of clarity and rigour stands Deductive Forms: An Elementary Logic, a foundational text that instructs students...

This updated edition of the first ever book about Queens Of The Stone Age takes in nine years of chaos. Since the first edition appeared in 2005, Josh Homme's band...

Winner of the Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year - Younger Readers 2022 An exquisite, heartbreakingly beautiful gem of a novel for anyone who loved Wonder, Lenny's...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodBeneath the blazing sun of the Spanish countryside lives Ferdinand, the most unusual bull in all of Spain — a gentle giant...

For many years an atheist, C. S. Lewis vividly describes the spiritual quest that convinced him of the truth and reality of Christianity, in his famous autobiography. "In the Trinity...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodIn the twilight years of steam-powered rail, photographer and railway enthusiast Shane McCarthy undertook a remarkable visual journey across Australia and New Zealand, capturing the...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn the span of just six decades, Britain underwent one of the most dramatic...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodFew thriller writers of the twentieth century commanded the page with the assured grip of Desmond Bagley, and this...

A celebration of Henry Melich's wonderfully whimsical and romantic island escapes, which continue to inspire the work of designers today. Island Follies is the first book to explore the work...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodAt a time when the ancient scriptures felt increasingly remote from everyday life, J. B. Phillips undertook a monumental...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerOne of the most celebrated works of world poetry, the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám presents Edward FitzGerald's...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedFrom the sun-scorched outback to the weatherboard pubs of the bush, While the Billy Boils presents 87 of Henry Lawson's most celebrated prose works,...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedIn the vast and brutal theatre of the Second World War, few accounts match the analytical precision and narrative sweep...