A stephen engel (13 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 372 pages. 8.40x5.50x0.90 inches. In Stock.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This -futuristic- and highly satiric novel is actually set, just like George Orwell's -1984,- not in the future at all but in the present itself, a present that the author (again like Orwell) sets out to portray as it actually is rather than as people have grown accustomed to it in an unthinking acceptance. In -Topiary,- the central character goes by the name of -Plantman.- He earlier worked as writer for an enormous ad agency, but now, having switched careers from -death- to -life- and from -falsehood- to -growth,- he is hired by a company called -Topiary Techniques- to water and otherwise nurture and care for the only green and living things in the great business towers of -The City,- namely, the green plants that have been supplied to corporate directors by Topiary Techniques in order to bring some bit of life into the hundreds and hundreds of thousands of dead cubicles and -offices- throughout The City. Partly Candide, partly the Thoreau of -Walden,- partly Johnny Appleseed, and partly the free-associating mind of the highly literary novelist himself, Plantman -travels- both inwardly and outwardly, meeting all the city's most influential (and just as often, cruelly or blindly destructive) denizens. In the end, Plantman very nearly dies from a hideous disease symbolizing the power of The City's toxicity (both literal and moral) over the powers of the green, organic, and natural: That is, over the powers of -life.- Still, a touch of hope does bless novel's end as Plantman sets forth on one last quest that may--if we're very, very lucky--save us all.…

Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Disrupting Dignity | Rethinking Power and Progress in LGBTQ Lives | Stephen M Engel (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | Einband - flex.(Paperback) | Englisch | 2021 | New York University Press | EAN 9781479899869 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Mare Nostrum Group B.V., Doelen 72, 4831 GR BREDA, NIEDERLANDE, gpsr[at]mare-nostrum[dot]co[dot]uk | Anbieter: preigu. …

Zustand: Good. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library, so some stamps and wear, but in good overall condition. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions.…

Zustand: Acceptable. Used - Acceptable. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library with wear and barcode page may have been removed. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions.…

Zustand: New. In English.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - As this is the first general textbook for the field published in over twenty years, the editors have taken great care to make sure coverage is comprehensive. Diagenesis of organic matter, kerogens, exploration for fossil fuels, and many other subjects are discussed in detail to provide faculty and students with a thorough introduction to organic geochemistry.…

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 884 pages. 11.70x8.30x1.97 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Gut. Ehem. Bibliotheksexemplar mit Signatur und Stempel. GUTER Zustand, ein paar Gebrauchsspuren. Ex-library with stamp and library-signature. GOOD condition, some traces of use. w04734 Sprache: Französisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1100.

Hardcover. Zustand: Gut. Ehem. Bibliotheksexemplar mit Signatur und Stempel. GUTER Zustand, ein paar Gebrauchsspuren. Ex-library with stamp and library-signature. GOOD condition, some traces of use. w04736 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 1100.