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Oxford Companion to English Literature by Margaret Drabble
$105.00 NZD
Category: Reference | Series: Oxford Companions
The acclaimed sixth edition of the classic guide brought right up to date Includes topics such as the literature of science, censorship, Anglo-Indian literature, gay and lesbian literature, New Criticism Over 140 contributors, including Lisa Appignanesi, Gillian Avery, Chris Baldick, Kate Clanchy, Jonat ...Show more
The Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization by Simon Hornblower
$87.50 NZD
Category: History | Series: Oxford Companions
Unrivaled in scope and scholarship, The Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization is an indispensable guide to the richly textured history of ancient Greece and Rome. From military history to architecture, ancient law to mythology, the sciences to the arts, these meticulously detailed entries breathe ...Show more
The Oxford Companion to English Literature by Margaret Drabble (Editor)
$125.00 NZD
Category: Reference | Series: Oxford Companions Ser.
Sir Paul Harvey's original Oxford Companion to English Literaure, published in 1932, was the book that began Oxford's celebrated Companion series. In its various editions in the half-century since then, it has enjoyed an enormously faithful following and unflagging sales (over 400,000 to date). Now, for ...Show more
The Oxford Companion to Food by Alan Davidson
$150.00 NZD
Category: Cooking & Wine | Series: Oxford Companions Ser. | Reading Level: very good
Compiled by one of the world's leading food experts, this book takes a global approach to food in various aspects, historical and cultural, as well as gastronomic. It is intended for those with an interest in food.
The Oxford Companion to Food by Alan Davidson
$105.99 NZD
Category: Cooking & Wine | Series: Oxford Companions
'the best food reference work ever to appear in the English language ...read it and be dazzled' Bee Wilson, New Statesman First published in 1999, the ground-breaking Oxford Companion to Food was an immediate success and won prizes and accolades around the world. Its blend of serious food history, culin ...Show more
The Oxford Companion to Food by Alan Davidson
$160.00 NZD
Category: Reference | Series: Oxford Companions
Features a repertory of foodstuffs, cooked dishes, and food processes, together with entries that cover the food and foodways of the countries of the world, and the literature of food and cookery. This edition includes articles on topics that reflect the development and universal relevance of food studi ...Show more
The Oxford Companion to Italian Food by Gillian Riley
$36.99 NZD
Category: Cooking & Wine | Series: Oxford Companions
The popularity of Italian food all over the world is ever increasing. Unhampered by any sense of superiority, and unburdened by the weight of a great classical tradition, Italians cook and eat in the ways they have known and trusted for generations, absorbing new influences while cultivating and maintai ...Show more
The Oxford Companion to Italian Food by Gillian Riley
$105.00 NZD
Category: Cooking & Wine | Series: Oxford Companions
A blend of cultural history, facts, practical information, and anecdote, this new companion to food, with a foreward by chef Mario Batali. This shall be the first in a series of food history companions devoted to regional cuisine. Forthcoming titles include French, Southeast Asian, and food of the Briti ...Show more
The Oxford Companion to Music by Alison Latham
$76.95 NZD
Category: Music | Series: Oxford Companions
The Oxford Companion to Music is one of the most famous music reference works of all time. This invaluable Companion now reappears in a completely new edition. Over a million words in length, it is the biggest, most authoritative, and most up to date single-volume music reference book available. The new ...Show more
The Oxford Companion to Philosophy
$115.00 NZD
Category: Cultural Studies | Series: Oxford Companions Ser. | Reading Level: very good
This is the most authoritative and engaging philosophical reference work in English. It gives clear and reliable guidance to all areas of philosophy and to the ideas of all notable philosophers from antiquity to the present day. The scope of the volume is not limited to English-languagephilosophy: it su ...Show more
The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare by Michael Dobson
$87.50 NZD
Category: Shakespeare | Series: Oxford Companions
Talks about Shakespeare's works, times, life, and afterlives. This work offers a coverage of different aspects of Shakespeare and his writings, including their reinterpretation in the theatre, in criticism, and on film.
The Oxford Companion to Wine by Jancis Robinson
$160.00 NZD
Category: Reference | Series: Oxford Companions
Presents almost 4,000 entries on wine-related topics, from regions and grape varieties to the owners, connoisseurs, growers, and tasters in wine through the ages. This book is illustrated with maps of important wine regions in the world, useful charts and diagrams, and colour photographs.