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| "The Pure In Heart: Simon Serrailler Book 2 by Susan Hill (Paperback, 2009)" |
| "A little boy is snatched at the gate of his home while he waits for his lift to school An ex-con struggling to go straight finds himself drawn back into a criminal ring A young woman hovers between life and death Detective Chief Inspector Simon Serrailler is called in to investigate But with dead-ends mounting up and time running out has he taken on a case so complex it threatens to defeat him?'Not all great novelists can write crime crime fiction but when one like Susan Hill does it the result is stunning' Ruth Rendell"
Price: 7.99 |
| "A History Of The World In 10 1/2 Chapters by Julian Barnes (Paperback, 2009)" |
| "Winner of the Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2011Beginning with an unlikely stowaway's account of life on board Noah's Ark A History of the World in 1012 Chapters presents a surprising and subversive fictional-history of earth told from several kaleidoscopic perspectives Noah disembarks from his ark but he and his Voyage are not forgotten they are revisited in on other centuries and other climes - by a Victorian spinster mourning her father by an American astronaut on an obsessive personal mission We journey to the Titanic to the Amazon to the raft of the Medusa and to an ecclesiastical court in medieval France where a bizarre case is about to begin This is no ordinary history but something stranger; a challenge and a delight for the reader's imagination Ambitious yet accessible witty and playfully serious this is the work of a brilliant novelist"
Price: 7.49 |
| "Zone One by Colson Whitehead (Paperback, 2012)" |
| "From the author of the Man Booker longlisted The Underground RailroadA pandemic has devastated the planet sorting humanity into two types the uninfected and the infected the living and the living dead The worst of the plague is now past and Manhattan is slowly being resettled Armed forces have successfully reclaimed the island south of Canal Street - aka Zone One' and teams of civilian volunteers are clearing out the remaining infected stragglers' Mark Spitz is a member of one of these taskforces and over three surreal days he undertakes the mundane mission of malfunctioning zombie removal the rigours of Post-Apocalyptic Stress Disorder and attempting to come to terms with a fallen world But then things start to go terribly wrong"
Price: 6.49 |
| "The Gene : An Intimate History" |
| "Selected as a Book of the Year by The New York Times The Economist Independent Observer and Mail on SundayTHE NEW YORK TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE WELLCOME BOOK PRIZE 2017 Dramatic and precise A thrilling and comprehensive account of what seems certain to be the most radical controversial and to borrow from the subtitle intimate science of our time He is a natural storyteller A page-turner Read this book and steel yourself for what comes next'Bryan Appleyard Sunday TimesThe Gene is the story of one of the most powerful and dangerous ideas in our history from bestselling prize-winning author Siddhartha Mukherjee Spanning the globe and several centuries The Gene is the story of the quest to decipher the master-code that makes and defines humans that governs our form and function This is an epic moving history of a scientific idea coming to life by the author of The Emperor of All Maladies But woven through The Gene like a red line is also an intimate history - the story of Mukherjee's own family and its recurring pattern of mental illness reminding us that genetics is vitally relevant to everyday lives These concerns reverberate even more urgently today as we learn to read and write the human genome - unleashing the potential to change the fates and identities of our children The story of the gene begins in an obscure Augustinian abbey in Moravia in 1856 where a monk stumbles on the idea of a unit of heredity' It intersects with Darwin's theory of evolution and collides with the horrors of Nazi eugenics in the 1940s The gene transforms post-war biology It reorganizes our understanding of sexuality temperament choice and free will This is a story driven by human ingenuity and obsessive minds - from Charles Darwin and Gregor Mendel to Francis Crick James Watson and Rosalind Franklin and the thousands of scientists still working to understand the code of codes Majestic in its ambition and unflinching in its honesty The Gene gives us a definitive account of the fundamental unit of heredity - and a vision of both humanity's past and future"
Price: 8.99 |
| "How Children Succeed" |
| "Why character confidence and curiosity are more important to your child's success than academic results The New York Times bestseller For all fans of Oliver James or Steve Biddulph's Raising Boys Raising Girls and The Complete Secrets of Happy Children In a world where academic success can seem all-important in deciding our children's success in adult life Paul Tough sees things very differently Instead of fixating on grades and exams he argues that we as parents should be paying more attention to our children's characters Inner resilience a sense of curiosity the hidden power of confidence - these are the most important things we can teach our children because it is these qualities that will enable them to live happy fulfilled and successful lives In this personal thought-provoking and timely book Paul Tough offers a clarion call to parents who are seeking to unlock their child's true potential - and ensure they really succeed"
Price: 6.49 |
| "Fates and Furies" |
| "'A really powerful novel' President ObamaAMAZONCOM's 2015 BEST BOOK OF THE YEARNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERBARACK OBAMA'S BOOK OF THE YEARA FINALIST FOR THE 2015 NATIONAL BOOK AWARDSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2015 NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDEvery story has two sides Every relationship has two perspectives And sometimes it turns out the key to a great marriage is not its truths but its secrets"
Price: 6.49 |
| "Idaho Paperback / softback" |
| "Longlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize One hot August day a family drives to a mountain clearing to collect birch wood Jenny the mother is in charge of lopping any small limbs off the logs with a hatchet Wade the father does the stacking The two daughters June and May aged nine and six drink lemonade swat away horseflies bicker sing snatches of songs as they while away the time But then something unimaginably shocking happens an act so extreme it will scatter the family in every different direction"
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| "The Child In Time by Ian McEwan (Paperback, 1997)" |
| "Now a major BBC drama starring Benedict Cumberbatch Only Ian McEwan could write about loss with such telling honesty' Benedict CumberbatchOn a routine trip to the supermarket with his daughter one Saturday morning Stephen Lewis a well-known writer of children's books turns his back momentarily When he looks around again his child is gone In a single moment everything is changed The kidnapping has a devastating effect on Stephen's life and marriage Memories and the present become inseparable - as Stephen gets lost in daydreams of the past - and time bends back on itself dragging Stephen's own childhood back into the present"
Price: 6.99 |
| "The Cement Garden by Ian McEwan (Paperback, 1997)" |
| "In the relentless summer heat four abruptly orphaned children retreat into a shadowy isolated world and find their own strange and unsettling ways of fending for themselves"
Price: 6.49 |
| "The Iliad by Homer (Paperback, 1987)" |
| "An ancient Greek epic which underpins the whole of western literature Homer's The Iliad is a timeless evocation of the struggle to retain a sense of honour and virtue amidst the horrors of war This Penguin Classics edition is translated with an introduction by Martin HammondThe Iliad is the greatest literary achievement of Greek civilization The story centres on the critical events in four days of the tenth and final year of the war between the Greeks and the Trojans It describes how the quarrel of Agamemnon and Achilleus sets in motion a tragic sequence of events which leads to Achilleus' killing of Hektor and determines the ultimate fate of Troy But Homer's theme is not simply war or heroism With compassion and humanity he presents a universal and tragic view of the world of human life lived under the shadow of suffering and death set against a vast and largely unpitying divine background The Iliad is the first of the world's great tragediesMartin Hammond's acclaimed translation is accompanied by a full introduction and a comprehensive indexSeven Greek cities claim the honour of being the birthplace of Homer (c 8th-7th century BC) the poet to whom the composition of the Iliad and Odyssey are attributed The Iliad is the oldest surviving work of Western literature but the identity - or even the existence - of Homer himself is a complete mystery with no reliable biographical information having survivedIf you enjoyed the Iliad you might like Homer's Odyssey also available in Penguin Classics'Martin Hammond's modern prose version is the best and most accurate there has ever been'Peter Levi Independent'A fine Iliad for our times'Philip Howard The Times"
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| "The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4 by Sue Townsend (Paperback, 2002)" |
| "The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 34 is the first book in Sue Townsend's brilliantly funny Adrian Mole series Friday January 2ndI felt rotten today It's my mother's fault for singing 'My Way' at two o'clock in the morning at the top of the stairs Just my luck to have a mother like her There is a chance my parents could be alcoholics Next year I could be in a children's homeMeet Adrian Mole a hapless teenager providing an unabashed pimples-and-all glimpse into adolescent life Writing candidly about his parents' marital troubles the dog his life as a tortured poet and 'misunderstood intellectual' Adrian's painfully honest diary is still hilarious and compelling reading thirty years after it first appearedBestselling author Sue Townsend has been Britain's favourite comic writer for over three decades'I not only wept I howled and hooted and had to get up and walk around the room and wipe my eyes so that I could go on reading' Tom Sharpe'A satire of our times Very funny indeed' Sunday Times 'We laugh both at Mole and with him A wonderful comic read that like all the best comedy says something rather meaningful' HeatSue Townsend is Britain's favourite comic author Her hugely successful novels include eight Adrian Mole books The Public Confessions of a Middle-Aged Woman (Aged 5534) Number Ten Ghost Children The Queen and I Queen Camilla and The Woman Who Went to Bed For a Year all of which are highly acclaimed bestsellers She has also written numerous well-received plays She lives in Leicester where she was born and grew up"
Price: 5.49 |
| "The Throne of Fire: The Graphic Novel (The Kane Chronicles Book 2)" |
| "Ever since the gods of Ancient Egypt were unleashed on the modern world Carter Kane and his sister Sadie have been in big troubleAs descendants of the magical House of Life they command certain powers But now a terrifying enemy - Apophis the giant snake of chaos - is rising If Carter and Sadie don't destroy him the world will end in five days' time And in order to battle the forces of chaos they must revive the sun god Ra - a feat no magician has ever achieved Because first they must search the world for the three sections of the Book of Ra then they have to learn how to chant its spells"
Price: 8.99 |
| "The Holy Land: An Oxford Archaeological Guide from Earliest Times to 1700 by Jerome Murphy-O'Connor (Paperback, 2008)" |
| "Of immense significance to Judaism Christianity and Islam the Holy Land has been attracting visitors since the fifth century BC Covering all the main sites both in the city of Jerusalem and throughout the Holy Land and including over 150 high quality site plans maps diagrams and photographs this book provides the ultimate visitor guide to the rich archaeological heritage of the region Fully updated with all the latest information this new edition includes updates on the crucial recent developments at the Holy Sepulchre and on six completely new sites including a Middle Bronze Age water system in Jerusalem and what may be the original Pool of Siloam"
Price: 15.99 |
| "The Qur'an (Oxford World's Classics) Paperback" |
| "&39;Read! Your Lord is the Most Bountiful one who taught by the pen who taught man what he did not know&39;The Qur&39;an believed by Muslims to be the word of God was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad 1400 years ago It is the supreme authority in Islam and the living source of all Islamic teaching; it is a sacred text and a book of guidance that sets out the creed rituals ethics and laws of the Islamic religion It has been one of the most influential books in the history of literature Recognized as the greatest literary masterpiece in Arabic it has nevertheless remained difficult to understand in its English translations This new translation is written in a contemporary idiom that remains faithful to the original making it easy to read while retaining its powers of eloquence Archaisms and cryptic language are avoided and the Arabic meaning preserved by respecting the context of the discourse The message of the Qur&39;an was directly addressed to all people regardless of class gender or age and this translation is equally accessible to everyone ABOUT THE SERIES For over 100 years Oxford World&39;s Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe Each affordable volume reflects Oxford&39;s commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study and much more"
Price: 6.49 |
| "Oxford Essential Spanish Dictionary by Oxford Dictionaries (Paperback, 2010)" |
| "The Oxford Essential Spanish Dictionary is a new compact Spanish-English and English-Spanish dictionary that offers up-to-date coverage of all the essential day-to-day vocabulary with over 40000 words and phrases and 60000 translations This dictionary is easy to use and ideal for travel work or study The latest words in each language have been added reflecting all aspects of life today from computing and technology to lifestyle and business Additional features include guides to Spanish and English pronunciation as well as help with both Spanish and English verbs Covers both European and Latin American Spanish The Oxford Essential Spanish Dictionary is ideal for anyone in need of a handy quick reference An essential book for the study of Spanish"
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| "The Book of Tea by Kakuzo Okakura (Paperback, 2016)" |
| "'Meanwhile let us have a sip of tea The afternoon glow is brightening the bamboos the fountains are bubbling with delight the soughing of the pines is heard in our kettle'In this charming book from 1906 Okakura explores Zen Taoism Tea Masters and the significance of the Japanese tea ceremonyOne of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946 Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fables decadence heartbreak tall tales satire ghosts battles and elephants"
Price: 2.99 |
| "Berlin Noir: March Violets, The Pale Criminal, A German Requiem by Philip Kerr (Paperback, 2012)" |
| "Ex-Policeman Bernie Gunther thought he'd seen everything on the streets of 1930's Berlin But then he went freelance and each case he tackled sucked him further into the grisly excesses of Nazi sub-culture And even after the war amidst the decayed imperial splendour of Vienna Bernie uncovered a legacy that made the wartime atrocities look lily-white in comparison"
Price: 12.49 |
| "The Grapes of Wrath" |
| "'To the red country and part of the gray country of Oklahoma the last rains came gently and they did not cut the scarred earth'Drought and economic depression are driving thousands from Oklahoma As their land becomes just another strip in the dust bowl the Joads a family of sharecroppers decide they have no choice but to follow They head west towards California where they hope to find work and a future for their family But while the journey to this promised land will take its inevitable toll there remains uncertainty about what awaits their arrival Winner of the Pulitzer Prize The Grapes of Wrath is an epic human drama with a stunning new cover by renowned artist Bijou Karman"
Price: 7.99 |
| "Cave Baby" |
| "A hairy mammoth takes a cheeky little baby on a thrilling ride through a moonlit landscape populated by a sabre-toothed tiger a leaping hare a laughing hyena and even just maybe by a big brown bear But where are they going? And what has it to do with the baby's scribblings on the cave wall? Created by the critically acclaimed author Julia Donaldson and Kate Greenaway medal winner Emily Gravett Cave Baby is a brilliant picture book with a classic feel"
Price: 5.99 |
| "Introducing Interpreting Studies" |
| "A millennial practice which emerged as a profession only in the twentieth century interpreting has recently come into its own as a subject of academic study This book introduces students researchers and practitioners to the fast-developing discipline of Interpreting Studies Written by a leading researcher in the field Introducing Interpreting Studies covers interpreting in all its varied forms from international conference to community-based settings in both spoken and signed modalities The book first guides the reader through the evolution of the field reviewing influential concepts models and methodological approaches It then presents the main areas of research on interpreting and identifies present and future trends in Interpreting Studies Featuring chapter summaries guides to the main points covered and suggestions for further reading Franz Pochhacker's practical and user-friendly textbook is the definitive map of this important and growing discipline Introducing Interpreting Studies gives a comprehensive overview of the field and offers guidance to those undertaking research of their own The book is complemented by The Interpreting Studies Reader (Routledge 2002) a collection of seminal contributions to research in Interpreting Studies and by the comprehensive Routledge Encyclopedia of Interpreting Studies (Routledge 2015)"
Price: 32.99 |
| "Monstrous Regiment : (Discworld Novel 31)" |
| "'Trousers That's the secretPut on trousers and the world changes We walk different We act different I see these girls and I think idiots! Get yourself some trousers!' Women belong in the kitchen - everyone knows that Not in jobs pubs or indeed trousers and certainly not on the front line Polly Perks has to become a boy in a hurry if she wants to find her brother in the army Cutting off her hair and wearing the trousers is easy Learning to fart and belch in public and walk like an ape takes more time And there's a war on There's always a war on Polly and her fellow raw recruits are suddenly in the thick of it All they have on their side is the most artful sergeant in the army and a vampire with a lust for coffee Well they have the Secret And it's time to make a stand"
Price: 7.99 |
| "Demon Lord Of Karanda : (Malloreon 3)" |
| "BOOK 3 OF THE MALLOREON the worldwide bestselling fantasy series by one of the godfathers of the tradition Discover the epic stories that inspired generations of fantasy writers - from Raymond Feist's The Riftwar Cycle to George R R Martin's A Game of Thrones Some forces cannot be fought by human means Garion's journey becomes ever more fraught with danger He and his company must use every skill they possess to evade capture Any delay will be fatal for his beloved son They have no choice but to pursue the kidnappers wherever they go - even through a land reputed to be ruled by demons A myth that turns out to be horrifically true"
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| "Wings: The Third Book of the Nomes by Terry Pratchett (Paperback, 2016)" |
| "When you're four inches high in a world full of giant people things never go very well for long After running into trouble at the quarry the nomes want to go home The problem is home' is somewhere up in the stars in some sort of Ship Masklin must find a way to get to the launch' of a communications satellite' (whatever that is) And so begins an incredible journey filled with peril planes honking geese and a walking sandwich The fantastically funny third book of the nomes from the author of the bestselling Discworld series"
Price: 5.49 |
| Longbourn |
| "THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLERA RICHARD AND JUDY BOOKCLUB PICK 'Utterly engrossing' GuardianIt is wash-day for the housemaids at Longbourn House and Sarah's hands are chapped and raw Domestic life below stairs ruled with a tender heart and an iron will by Mrs Hill the housekeeper is about to be disturbed by the arrival of a new footman bearing secrets and the scent of the sea"
Price: 7.99 |
| "Chocolat by Joanne Harris (Paperback, 1999)" |
| "When an exotic stranger Vianne Rocher arrives in the French village of Lansquenet and opens a chocolate boutique directly opposite the church Father Reynaud denounces her as a serious moral danger to his flock - especially as it is the beginning of Lent the traditional season of self-denial As passions flare and the conflict escalates the whole community takes sides Can the solemnity of the Church compare with the sinful pleasure of a chocolate truffle?"
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| "The Fragrant Mind by Valerie Ann Worwood (Paperback, 1997)" |
| "Valerie Ann Worwood's The Fragrant Pharmacy has become the classic encyclopaedia of aromatherapy and essential oils Now in this companion volume The Fragrant Mind she paves a unique new way for aromatherapy concentrating on the emotional psychological and mood-changing effects of nature's essential oils The Fragrant Mind falls into three parts Part One presents a fascinating background to the subject and explains how essential oils work on the brain Part Two explains how essential oils can enhance emotional well-being and promote positive feelings and includes a practical A-Z section which advises on a wide range of emotional problems from stress and depression to moodiness and insomnia Part Three introduces a whole new concept in aromatherapy - personality enhancement - and explains the particular characteristics of individual essential oils and how they can be matched to human personality types You can find out for example whether you are a Floral Herbie Rootie Woodie Fruitie or Seedie type and create your own tailor-made personality blends Encyclopaedic in scope and based on the most up-to-date research The Fragrant Mind offers a wealth of information in an easy accessible style and shows the way in which essential oils can influence our minds and emotions"
Price: 8.99 |
| "Moon Over Soho : The Second Rivers of London novel" |
| "I was my dad's vinyl-wallah I changed his records while he lounged around drinking tea and that's how I know my Argo from my Tempo And it's why when Dr Walid called me to the morgue to listen to a corpse I recognised the tune it was playing Something violently supernatural had happened to the victim strong enough to leave its imprint like a wax cylinder recording Cyrus Wilkinson part-time jazz saxophonist and full-time accountant had apparently dropped dead of a heart attack just after finishing a gig in a Soho jazz club He wasn't the first No one was going to let me exhume corpses to see if they were playing my tune so it was back to old-fashioned legwork starting in Soho the heart of the scene I didn't trust the lovely Simone Cyrus' ex-lover professional jazz kitten and as inviting as a Rubens' portrait but I needed her help there were monsters stalking Soho creatures feeding off that special gift that separates the great musician from someone who can raise a decent tune What they take is beauty What they leave behind is sickness failure and broken livesAnd as I hunted them my investigation got tangled up in another story a brilliant trumpet player Richard 'Lord' Grant - my father - who managed to destroy his own career twice That's the thing about policing most of the time you're doing it to maintain public order Occasionally you're doing it for justice And maybe once in a career you're doing it for revenge"
Price: 6.49 |
| "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Personal Workbook" |
| "Stephen Covey's THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE took the self-help market by storm in 1990 and has enjoyed phenomenal sales ever since With over 15 million copies in print the book has become a classic Now a touchstone for millions of individuals as well as for families and businesses the integrated principle-centered 7 Habits philosophy has helped readers find solutions to their personal and professional problems and achieve a life characterized by fairness integrity honesty and dignity Covey's tried and true step-by-step approach can now be even more thoroughly explored in this new workbook With the same clarity and assurance that Covey's readers have come to know and love the workbook helps readers further understand appreciate and internalize the power of the 7 Habits These engaging in-depth exercises allow readers - both devotees and newcomers - to get their hands dirty as they develop a philosophy for success set personal goals and improve their relationships"
Price: 8.49 |
| "Thrive : The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Happier Life" |
| "In Thrive Arianna Huffington the co-founder and editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post and one of the most influential women in the world has written a passionate call to arms looking to redefine what it means to be successful in today's world She likens our drive for money and power to two legs of a three-legged stool It may hold us up temporarily but sooner or later we're going to topple over We need a third leg - a Third Metric for defining success - in order to live a healthy productive and meaningful life In this deeply personal book Arianna talks candidly about her own challenges with managing time and prioritising the demands of a career and two daughters Drawing on the latest groundbreaking research and scientific findings in the fields of psychology sports sleep and physiology that show the profound and transformative effects of meditation mindfulness unplugging and giving Arianna shows us the way to a revolution in our culture our thinking our workplaces and our lives"
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| "Eleven Rings" |
| "During his storied career as head coach of the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers Phil Jackson won more championships than any coach in the history of professional sports Even more important he succeeded in never wavering from coaching his way from a place of deep values Jackson was tagged as the 'Zen master' half in jest by sportswriters but the nickname speaks to an important truth this is a coach who inspired not goaded; who led by awakening and challenging the better angels of his players' nature not their egos fear or greed This is the story of a preacher's kid from North Dakota who grew up to be one of the most innovative leaders of our time In his quest to reinvent himself Jackson explored everything from humanistic psychology and Native American philosophy to Zen meditation In the process he developed a new approach to leadership based on freedom authenticity and selfless teamwork that turned the hyper-competitive world of professional sports on its head In Eleven Rings Jackson candidly describes how he- Learned the secrets of mindfulness and team chemistry while playing for the champion New York Knicks in the 1970s- Managed Michael Jordan the greatest player in the world and got him to embrace selflessness even if it meant losing a scoring title- Forged successful teams out of players of varying abilities by getting them to trust one another and perform in sync- Inspired Dennis Rodman and other 'uncoachable' personalities to devote themselves to something larger than themselves- Transformed Kobe Bryant from a rebellious teenager into a mature leader of a championship team Eleven times Jackson led his teams to the ultimate goal the NBA championship six times with the Chicago Bulls and five times with the Los Angeles Lakers We all know the legendary stars on those teams or think we do What Eleven Rings shows us however is that when it comes to the most important lessons we don't know very much at all This book is full of revelations about fascinating personalities and their drive to win; about the wellsprings of motivation and competition at the highest levels; and about what it takes to bring out the best in ourselves and others"
Price: 8.99 |
