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| "Mr Gumpy's Motor Car by John Burningham (Paperback, 2002)" |
| "Mr Gumpy has decided to go for a ride in his motor car It's a nice day and the sun is shining so off he goes But he only gets as far as the lane before the children the rabbit the cat the dog the pig the sheep the chickens the calf and the goat ask if they can come along too As the motor car and its passengers make their way across the field the weather begins to turn and the rain is soon pouring down The tyres cannot grip the muddy ground so Mr Gumpy asks for volunteers to push the car But everyone has an excuse until it gets so bad that they all have to get out and help Eventually the sun shines once more as they drive across the bridge - and there's time for a swim on the way home"
Price: 5.99 |
| "Rise And Fall Of The Third Reich by William L. Shirer (Paperback, 1991)" |
| "It was Hitler's boast that the Third Reich would last a thousand years Instead it lasted only twelve But into its short life was packed the most cataclysmic series of events that Western civilisation has ever known William Shirer is one of the very few historians to have gained full access to the secret German archives which the Allies captured intact He was also present at the Nuremberg trials This is his authoritative historical account of the years 1933-45 when the Nazis under the rule of their desporic leader Adolf Hitler ruled Germany They commandeered the Holocaust one of the most shocking acts of evil in modern history plunged the world into a second war and changed the face of modern history and modern Europe forever"
Price: 14.49 |
| "A Season With Verona by Tim Parks (Paperback, 2003)" |
| "Is Italy a united country or a loose affiliation of warring states? Is Italian football a sport or an ill-disguised protraction of ancient enmities?Tim Parks goes on the road to follow the fortunes of Hellas Verona football club to pay a different kind of visit to some of the world's most beautiful cities This is a highly personal account of one man's relationship with a country its people and its national sport A book that combines the pleasures of travel writing with a profound analysis of one country's mad mad way of keeping itself entertained"
Price: 8.99 |
| "The Colour by Rose Tremain (Paperback, 2004)" |
| "From the author of The Gustav SonataJoseph and Harriet Blackstone emigrate from Norfolk to New Zealand in search of new beginnings and prosperity But the harsh land near Christchurch threatens to destroy them almost before they begin When Joseph finds gold in the creek he is seized by a rapturous obsession with the voluptuous riches awaiting him deep in the earth Abandoning his farm and family he sets off alone for the new gold-fields over the Southern Alps a moral wilderness where many others under the seductive dreams of 'the colour' are violently rushing to their destinies By turns both moving and terrifying The Colour is about a quest for the impossible an attempt to mine the complexities of love and explore the sacrifices to be made in the pursuit of happiness Over a million Rose Tremain books soldA writer of exceptional talent Tremain is a writer who understands every emotion' Independent IThere are few writers out there with the dexterity or emotional intelligence to rival that of the great Rose Tremain' Irish TimesTremain has the painterly genius of an Old Master and she uses it to stunning effect' The TimesRose Tremain is one of the very finest British novelists' Salman RushdieTremain is a writer of exemplary vision and particularity The fictional world is rendered with extraordinary vividness' Marcel Theroux Guardian"
Price: 6.49 |
| "The Seven-Day Weekend by Ricardo Semler (Paperback, 2004)" |
| "In The Seven-Day Weekend Semler explains how he transformed a small family business into a highly profitable manufacturing services and high-tech powerhouse - 40 times larger - while watching his favorite movies or relaxing with his son in the middle of the business day Praise for The Seven-Day Weekend'Are there real-life lessons to be learned? The answer is yes-Pragmatic inspirational and intriguing advice' The Times'Ricardo Semler is our kind of capitalist' Guardian'In this book Ricardo Semler tells how Semco Latin America's fastest growing company uses a revolutionary way of working to run a profit making company with a work force who love their jobs' The Sunday Times'The Seven-Day Weekend challenges conventional approaches to work It sparks ideas that can be applied to one's own business and will certainly encourage managers to look very carefully at their management practices' Rocco Forte Management TodayPraise for Ricardo Semler's Maverick!'Semco takes workplace democracy to previously unimagined frontiers' The Times'His egalitarian approach works like a dream' Today"
Price: 7.49 |
| "Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach (Paperback, 2001)" |
| "In the cloud-washed airspace between the cornfields of Illinois and blue infinity a man puts his faith in the propeller of his biplane For disillusioned writer and itinerant barnstormer Richard Bach belief is as real as a full tank of gas and sparks firing in the cylinders until he meets Donald Shimoda - former mechanic and self-described messiah who can make wrenches fly and Richard's imagination soar In Illusions the unforgettable follow-up to his phenomenal New York Times bestseller Jonathan Livingston Seagull Richard Bach takes to the air to discover the ageless truths that give our souls wings that people don't need airplanes to soar that even the darkest clouds have meaning once we lift ourselves above them and that messiahs can be found in the unlikeliest places - like hay fields one-traffic-light midwestern towns and most of all deep within ourselves"
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| "52 Ways Of Looking At A Poem: or How Reading Modern Poetry Can Change Your Life by Ruth Padel (Paperback, 2004)" |
| "British poetry is in a wonderful state at present Never have so many poets been saying so many interesting things in such lively up-to-date ways Yet many people feel shut out or know little about poetry and have no idea where to begin In this groundbreaking book Ruth Padel takes fifty-two of the poems she discussed in her newspaper column - a year's worth - and suggests ways of reading them The poems are by a wide range of living poets on experiences we all share - love sex death nature history war - which show how reading a poem can enhance everyone's life as powerfully and as pleasurably as reading novels or watching a film"
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| "Peoplewatching: The Desmond Morris Guide to Body Language by Desmond Morris (Paperback, 2002)" |
| "Peoplewatching is the culmination of a career of watching people - their behaviour and habits their personalities and their quirks Desmond Morris shows us how people consciously and unconsciously signal their attitudes desires and innermost feelings with their bodies and actions often more powerfully than with their words"
Price: 11.49 |
| "A Lover's Discourse: Fragments by Roland Barthes (Paperback, 2002)" |
| "May be the most detailed painstaking anatomy of desire that we are ever likely to see or need again An ecstatic celebration of love and language' Washington Post The language we use when we are in love is not a language we speak It is a language addressed to ourselves and to our imaginary beloved It is a language of solitude of mythology of what Barthes calls an 'image repertoire' Reviving the notion of the amorous subject beyond psychological or clinical enterprises Barthes' A Lover's Discourse is a book for everyone who has ever been in love or indeed thought themselves to be immune to its power"
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| "Billy's Bucket by Kes Gray (Paperback, 2004)" |
| "Billy wants only one thing for his birthday - a bucket Inside it he can see all kinds of magnificent sea creatures But Mum and Dad are sceptical and when Dad unwittingly uses the bucket to clean his car he's in for a big surprise!"
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| "The Magic Bed by John Burningham (Paperback, 2004)" |
| "Georgie has got a new bed but it's not like other beds For each night Georgie says the magic word and it whisks him away on a fantastic adventure He loves his bed but one day he and his family go on holiday and when they come back Granny has a big surprise for Georgie"
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| "Tanka Tanka Skunk by Steve Webb (Paperback, 2004)" |
| "Meet Tanka the elephant and his friend Skunka Say their names together and they SOUND LIKE DRUMS! Tanka Skunka Tanka Skunka Tanka Tanka Skunk! They have lots of friends for you to meet so say their names to the Tanka Skunka beat! Lemurs llamas zebras badgers caterpillars big GORILLAS and yakety yakety yaks The book takes the reader on a veritable roller-coaster ride of sights and sounds as animals leap and dance across the brightly coloured pages Terrific fun to read aloud one to one with a small child and an absolute riot for group activities"
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| "The Luck Factor: The Scientific Study of the Lucky Mind by Richard Wiseman (Paperback, 2004)" |
| "Why do some people lead happy successful lives whilst other face repeated failure and sadness? Why do some find their perfect partner whilst others stagger from one broken relationship to the next? What enables some people to have successful careers whilst others find themselves trapped in jobs they detest? And can unlucky people do anything to improve their luck - and lives? Ten years ago Professor Richard Wiseman decided to search for the elusive luck factor by investigating the actual beliefs and experiences of lucky and unlucky people The results reveal a radical new way of looking at luck In this book Wiseman identifies the four simple behavioural techniques that have been scientifically proven to help you attract good fortune He then shows how you can use these methods to revolutionise every area of your life - including your relationships personal finances and career"
Price: 7.49 |
| "The Fatal Shore by Robert Hughes (Paperback, 2003)" |
| "In 1787 the twenty-eighth year of the reign of King George III the British Government sent a fleet to colonize Australia An epic description of the brutal transportation of men women and children out of Georgian Britain into a horrific penal system which was to be the precursor to the Gulag and was the origin of Australia The Fatal Shore is the prize-winning scholarly brilliantly entertaining narrative that has given its true history to Australia"
Price: 9.99 |
| "Hard-Boiled Wonderland And The End Of The World by Haruki Murakami (Paperback, 2001)" |
| "A narrative particle accelerator that zooms between Wild Turkey Whiskey and Bob Dylan unicorn skulls and voracious librarians John Coltrane and Lord Jim Science fiction detective story and post-modern manifesto all rolled into one rip-roaring novel Hard-boiled Wonderland and the End of the World is the tour de force that expanded Haruki Murakami's international following Tracking one man's descent into the Kafkaesque underworld of contemporary Tokyo Murakami unites East and West tragedy and farce compassion and detachment slang and philosophy"
Price: 8.49 |
| "A Tale Of Love And Darkness by Amos Oz (Paperback, 2005)" |
| "OVER 2 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDELove and darkness are just two of the powerful forces that run through Amos Oz's extraordinary moving story He takes us on a seductive journey through his childhood and adolescence along Jerusalem's war-torn streets in the 1940s and '50s and into the infernal marriage of two kind well-meaning people his fussy logical father and his dreamy romantic mother Caught between them is one small boy with the weight of generations on his shoulders And at the tragic heart of the story is the suicide of his mother when Amos was twelve-and-a-half years old Oz's story dives into 120 year of family history and paradox the saga of a Jewish love-hate affair with Europe that sweeps from Vilna and Odessa via Poland and Prague to Israel Farce and heartbreak history and humanity make up this magical portrait of the artist who saw the birth of a nation and came through its turbulent life as well as his own This is a memoir like no other and one that cries out to be read and wept over By the winner of the 2013 Franz Kafka Prize previous winners of which include Philip Roth Ivan Klima Elfriede Jelinek Harold Pinter and John Banville"
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| "The Bayeux Tapestry: The Life Story of a Masterpiece by Carola Hicks (Paperback, 2007)" |
| "The vivid scenes on the Bayeux Tapestry depict the events leading up to the Battle of Hastings in 1066 It is one of Europe&39;s greatest treasures and its own story is full of drama and surprise Who commissioned the tapestry? Was it Bishop Odo William&39;s ruthless half-brother? Or Harold&39;s dynamic sister Edith juggling for a place in the new court? Hicks shows us this world and the miracle of the tapestry&39;s making the stitches dyes and strange details in the margins For centuries it lay ignored in Bayeux cathedral until its &39;discovery&39; in the eighteenth century It became a symbol of power as well as art townsfolk saved it during the French Revolution; Napoleon displayed it to promote his own conquest; the Nazis strove to make it their own; and its influence endures today This marvellous book packed with thrilling stories shows how we remake history in every age and how a great work of art has a life of its own"
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| "Traction Man Is Here by Mini Grey (Paperback, 2006)" |
| "With an action outfit for every occasion Traction Man patrols the house Whether he is saving toys (in latex space suit and Perspex helmet teamed with Rocket Boots); searching the sink for the lost wreck of the sieve (in sub-aqua suit fluorescent flippers and infra-red mask) or rescuing damsels in distress (in jungle pants camouflage vest and a bandanna) Traction Man is never less than stylishly turned out and expertly accessorised He is the last word in heroic fashion flair - until that is the day that he is presented with an all-in-one knitted green romper suit and matching bonnet by his owner's granny Can Traction Man overcome the humiliation of his desperately dowdy new look and rediscover the action hero within or will the burden of the knitted green monstrosity be too great?"
Price: 5.99 |
| "Croc and Bird by Alexis Deacon (Paperback, 2013)" |
| "Side by side on the sand sat two eggs With a crack and a rip the brothers hatch and out comes a bird and acrocodile! But they can't be brothers - can they?"
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| "The Victorians by A. N. Wilson (Paperback, 2003)" |
| "People not abstract ideas make history and nowhere is this more revealed than in A N Wilson's superb portrait of the Victorians in which hundreds of different lives have been pieced together to tell a story - one which is still unfinished in our own day The 'global village' is a Victorian village and many of the ideas we take for granted for good or ill originated with these extraordinary self-confident people What really animated their spirit and how did they remake the world in their view? In an entertaining and often dramatic narrative A N Wilson shows us remarkable people in the very act of creating the Victorian age"
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| "The Doors of Perception: And Heaven and Hell: WITH Heaven and Hell by Aldous Huxley (Paperback, 2004)" |
| "WITH A FOREWORD JG BALLARDIn 1953 in the presence of an investigator Aldous Huxley took four-tenths of a gramme of mescalin sat down and waited to see what would happen When he opened his eyes everything from the flowers in a vase to the creases in his trousers was transformed Huxley described his experience with breathtaking immediacy in The Doors of Perception In its sequel Heaven and Hell he goes on to explore the history and nature of mysticism Still bristling with a sense of excitement and discovery these illuminating and influential writings remain the most fascinating account of the visionary experience ever written"
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| "Brave New World Revisited by Aldous Huxley (Paperback, 2004)" |
| "In his 1932 classic dystopian novel Brave New World Aldous Huxley depicted a future society in thrall to science and regulated by sophisticated methods of social control Nearly thirty years later in Brave New World Revisited Huxley checked the progress of his prophecies against reality and argued that many of his fictional fantasies had grown uncomfortably close to the truth Brave New World Revisited includes Huxley's views on overpopulation propaganda advertising and government control and is an urgent and powerful appeal for the defence of individualism still alarmingly relevant today"
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| "Caesar (Masters of Rome) Paperback" |
| "The fifth book in the epic Masters of Rome series Gaul 54 BC Julius Caesar sweeps across Gaul brutally subduing the united tribes who defy the Republic But at home his enemies are orchestrating his downfall and disgrace Vindictive schemers like Cato and Bibulus the spineless Cicero the avaricious Brutus Even Pompey the Great Caesar&39;s former ally But all have underestimated Caesar And when the Senate refuse to give him his due he marches upon his own country an army prepared to die for him at his back For rome is his destiny - a destiny that will impel him triumphantly on to the banks of the Rubicon and beyond into legend as the noblest Roman of them all"
Price: 8.49 |
| "Chroma : A Book of Colour - June '93" |
| "In Chroma Derek Jarman explains the use of colour in Medieval painting through the Renaissance to the modernists and draws on the great colour theorists from Pliny to Leonardo He also talks about the meaning of colours in literature science philosophy psychology religion and alchemy The colours on Jarman&39;s palette are mixed with memory and insight to create an evocative and highly personal work"
Price: 7.49 |
| "The Happiness Hypothesis: Putting Ancient Wisdom to the Test of Modern Science by Jonathan Haidt (Paperback, 2006)" |
| "Every culture rests on a bedrock of folk wisdom handed down through generations The pronouncements of philosophers are homespun by our grandmothers and find their way into our common sense what doesn't kill you makes you stronger Do unto others as you would have done unto you Happiness comes from within But are these 'truths' really true? Today we all seem to prefer to cling to the notion that a little bit more money love or success will make us truly happy Are we wrong?In The Happiness Hypothesis psychologist Jonathan Haidt exposes traditional wisdom to the scrutiny of modern science delivering startling insights We learn that virtue is often not its own reward why extroverts really are happier than introverts and why conscious thought is not as important as we might like to think Drawing on the rich inspiration of both philosophy and science The Happiness Hypothesis is a remarkable original and provocative book - ancient wisdom in our time"
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| "A Rose For Winter by Laurie Lee (Paperback, 2001)" |
| "Andalusia is a passion - and fifteen years after his last visit Laurie Lee returned He found a country broken by the Civil War but the totems of indestructible Spain survive the Christ in agony the thrilling flamenco cry-the pride in poverty the gypsy intensity in vivid whitewashed slums the cult of the bullfight the exultation in death the humour of hopelessness-the paradoxes deep in the fiery bones of Spain Rich with kaleidoscopic images A Rose for Winter is as sensual and evocative as the sun-scorched landscape of Andalusia itself"
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| "A Guide For The Perplexed by E. F. Schumacher (Paperback, 1995)" |
| "E F Schumacher asserts that it is the task of philosophy to provide a map of life and knowledge which exhibits the most important features of life in their proper prominence The questions How am I to conduct my life? What is the nature of art and nature? What is the meaning of religion? are restored to daylight on Schumacher's map of life by his maxim 'if in doubt show it prominently' Science is therefore restored to its home territory and its growing imperialism over the fields is reserved"
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| "French Women Don't Get Fat by Mireille Guiliano (Paperback, 2006)" |
| "The book we&39;ve all (certainly every woman between 25 and 75) been waiting for Classy chic convincing funny wise well-written and very timely It&39;s the ultimate non-diet book which nonetheless shows us how to eat with balance control and above all pleasureChuck out all the radical diet books think about what you eat and why and then enjoy eating the right things (and some of the wrong ones) intelligently and in smaller portions Eat like a French woman with your head not your stomach Guiliano French-born and bred gets the tone absolutely right She succeeds in that rare high-wire act of being really serious about her subject but without taking herself too seriously; manages to encourage and inspire and amuse without being bossy or earnest This is a book that will make you laugh out loud and yet have you following several of her practical precepts within days - everyone who reads it becomes evangelical(French women don&39;t go to the gym they climb the stairs) It combines just the right balance of memoir wisdom wit delicious recipes and French common senseGuiliano emphasizes the virtues of freshness variety personal taste enjoyment and above all portion control (research shows that dishes served in US restaurants are 25 larger than those served in restaurants in France!)"
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| "Grayson Perry: Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Girl by Wendy Jones, Grayson Perry (Paperback, 2007)" |
| "Every inch of Grayson&39;s childhood bedroom was covered with pictures of aeroplanes and every surface with models Fantasy took over his life in a world of battles ruled by his teddy bear Alan Measles He grew up And in 2003 an acclaimed ceramic artist he accepted the Turner Prize as his alter-ego Clare wearing his best dress with a bow in his hair Now he tells his own story his voice beautifully caught by his friend the writer Wendy Jones Early childhood in Chelmsford Essex is a rural Eden that ends abruptly with the arrival of his stepfather leading to constant swerving between his parents&39; houses and between boys&39; and women&39;s clothesBut as Grayson enters art college and discovers the world of London squats and New Romanticism he starts to find himself At last he steps out as a potter and transvestite"
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| "What If I Had Never Tried It by Valentino Rossi (Paperback, 2006)" |
| "Valentino Rossi is the greatest living motorcyclist His legions of fans adore him (over 4000 turned up to see him in Leicester Square last March) He has fought through the 125 and 250 class groups to win the World Championships five times and has been ranked in the top three places at the World Championships for the last nine years He is currently the MotoGP World Champion and has won on a Honda bike - considered the best - and most recently on a Yamaha - considered the worst He is arguably the greatest racer ever - and certainly the most entertaining - his post race antics and cheeky personality have won him as many fans as his on-track prowess He is the kind of star who only comes along once in a while - a Muhammad Ali or Pele - hugely talented massively driven yet also scorching charismatic unnervingly rebellious and totally endearing - a twentieth-century version of the hell-raisers of old All who know Rossi say he is a consummate professional that he works harder than anyone could ever realise but that most of all he still loves what he does He just seems to win more because he's still enjoying himself so muchHe is infamous for his on the edge riding pushing himself and his bike to the very limits of what they can do and screaming around racecourses in record times But he is also well known for his good looks his techni-coloured hair and cheeky humour - and for his sheer youthful exuberance in victory - his post-match victory laps have become a thing of legend Previously he has driven victory laps in full beach gear including flip-flops with a man sized chicken riding pillion (and also in a jibe to Max Biaggi who had an unceremonious break-up with the model Naomi Campbell with a life size doll of Claudia Schiffer strapped on behind him)His warmth of character coupled with his amazing career statistics to date - his first GP win aged 17 his first world title at 18 his first 500 class win at 21 and his first MotoGP win at 22 - mean that this young man has the motorcycle racing world at his feet His raw talent coupled with his firm belief in the 'entertainment' aspect of his sport and the importance of his fans means that he really is the David Beckham of bikes - he has done the near impossible and transcended his own territory His appeal - being at the top of his game without being a purist still being seen to be young and excited by the game and being a perfectionist on and off the track when it comes to his driving - means that he really is one of the superstars of the sporting world"
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