Isbn: 9781840466539 - the Intellectual: the Positive Power of Negative Thinking... (12 results)

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: 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.

Condition: Very Good. Get inside the complex world of the intellectual with Steve Fuller's brilliant and original exploration of this rare and exotic life form. Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: HPM; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 139. Weight in Grams: 275. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good. 2005. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Condition: Very Good. Get inside the complex world of the intellectual with Steve Fuller's brilliant and original exploration of this rare and exotic life form. Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: HPM; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 139. Weight in Grams: 275. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good. 2005. hardcover. . . . .…

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,350grams, ISBN:9781840466539.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No markings, annotations, or inscriptions. Text block edges dust-stained. Clean and unclipped dust jacket with no damage and almost no shelf wear. Black cloth boards, clean and sharp, with bright gilt titling to the spine. vi, 184pp.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Modelled on Machiavelli's notorious tract on statecraft 'The Prince', Steve Fuller's book dissects what it means to be an intellectual. What distinguishes them from philosophers, scientists, politicians and entrepreneurs? Why are they happy to be insulted as long as they are not ignored? Why do they thrive on conflict? . 188 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Photos included in listing. About the book Chomsky, Dawkins, Germaine Greer, Christopher Hitckens with their regular TV appearances, newspaper columns and soudbites in times of crisis, intellectuals are essential characters in the drama of modern life. But what makes them tick? This book dissects what it means to be an intellectual. What distinguishes them from philosophers, scientists, politicians or entrepreneurs? Why are they happy to be insulted as long as they are not ignored? Why do they thrive on conflict? And why is Batman the intellectual's favourite superhero? As well as a history of the intellectual from Ancient Greece to post-9/11, the author also provides an essential guide to the species. Think you would recognise an intellectual when you saw one? Entertain hopes of intellectualism yourself? Meet exemplars from the past - Voltaire, Sartre, Norman Mailer or Bertrand Russell - alongside many living examples in this road-map to the intellectual life.…

Condition: Good. Dust jacket has light scratches/marks and outer edges have minor scuffs. Previous owners signature inside cover. Book content is in very good readable condition.

Publisher's Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. - 205 mm. Cloth hardcover. Pp. vi, 184. Overall, VG / VG.

Condition: Very Good.