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| "It's All in Your Head : Stories from the Frontline of Psychosomatic Illness" |
| "WINNER OF THE WELLCOME BOOK PRIZE 2016 Pauline first became ill when she was fifteen What seemed to be a urinary infection became joint pain then life-threatening appendicitis After a routine operation Pauline lost all the strength in her legs Shortly afterwards convulsions started But Pauline's tests are normal her symptoms seem to have no physical cause whatsoever This may be an extreme case but Pauline is not alone As many as a third of people visiting their GP have symptoms that are medically unexplained In most an emotional root is suspected which is often the last thing a patient wants to hear and a doctor to say We accept our hearts can flutter with excitement and our brows can sweat with nerves but on this journey into the very real world of psychosomatic illness Suzanne O'Sullivan finds the secrets we are all capable of keeping from ourselves"
Price: 8.49 |
| "The Powerbook" |
| "The PowerBook is twenty-first century fiction that uses past present and future as shifting dimensions of a multiple reality The story is simple An e-writer called Ali or Alix will write to order anything you like provided that you are prepared to enter the story as yourself and take the risk of leaving it as someone else You can be the hero of your own life You can have freedom just for one night But there is a price to pay"
Price: 6.49 |
| "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (Paperback/softback, 2014)" |
| "Over ten million copies sold&39;Outstandinga stunningly good read&39; Observer&39;Mark Haddon&39;s portrayal of an emotionally dissociated mind is a superb achievement Wise and bleakly funny&39; Ian McEwan The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time is a murder mystery novel like no other The detective and narrator is Christopher Boone Christopher is fifteen He knows a very great deal about maths and very little about human beings He loves lists patterns and the truth He hates the colours yellow and brown and being touched He has never gone further than the end of the road on his own but when he finds a neighbour&39;s dog murdered he sets out on a terrifying journey which will turn his whole world upside down"
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| "Pretty Girls : A Novel" |
| "The compelling new standalone novel from the Sunday Times No 1 bestselling author of Unseen and Cop Town With a missing girl in the news Claire Scott can't help but be reminded of her sister who disappeared twenty years ago in a mystery that was never solved But when Claire begins to learn the truth about her sister nothing will ever be the same"
Price: 7.99 |
| "The Shopping Basket by John Burningham (Paperback, 1992)" |
| "Steven is sent out for groceries on to the mean street of the city with only a shopping basket for protection There are several shady characters about who are offering to lighten the load of the basket by helping themselves to his provisions! Stephen's having none of it and with the help of some of the city's less attractive sights he outsmarts all of them and makes it home in time for tea With the pictures telling as much of the story as the text children and adults alike will appreciate the humour and observations from this well known children's author"
Price: 5.99 |
| "Parallel Text: German Short Stories: Deutsche Kurzgeschichten by Penguin Books Ltd (Paperback, 1965)" |
| "Much maligned in pre-war Germany the short story enjoyed a creative rebirth in 1945 Initially imported by the Allies the form also matched perfectly the prevailing mood of irony objectivity and mistrust of the didactic With the original German text running alongside English translations this collection features stories from eight outstanding post-war authors including Heinrich Boell Ilse Aichinger and Reinhard Lettau which students will find both educational and engrossing Boell's opening story 'Pale Anna' follows a soldier returning home his situation comparable to that of the writer in the first months of peace he knows no-one and has few words not linked to painful memories This poignant narrative is followed by a variety of tales representing the diversity of the time and including satires explorations of private obsessions and experiments in form and language"
Price: 6.99 |
| "Life is Real Only Then, When 'I Am': All and Everything Third Series by George Gurdjieff (Paperback, 1999)" |
| "This is one of the few records published by Gurdjieff in which he offers guidance to his &39;community of seekers&39; the pupils from many countries who joined him in Paris and New YorkThe first section is mainly autobiographical relating material crucial to an understanding of the nature and intensity of personal effort required for an all-inclusive work on oneself This is followed by a series of talks which Gurdjieff gave to his pupils in New York in 1930 and then by a long but incomplete essay on &39;The Outer and Inner World of Man&39;"
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| "Philosophy and Social Hope by Richard Rorty (Paperback, 1999)" |
| "Richard Rorty is one of the most provocative figures in recent philosophical literary and cultural debate This collection brings together those of his writings aimed at a wider audience many published in book form for the first time In these eloquent essays articles and lectures Rorty gives a stimulating summary of his central philosophical beliefs and how they relate to his political hopes; he also offers some challenging insights into contemporary America justice education and love"
Price: 7.49 |
| "The Saga of Erik the Viking by Terry Jones (Paperback, 1988)" |
| "This is the tale of a Viking warrior by the name of Erik But Erik is no ordinary Viking With his trusty band of men he sets sail in search of the land where the sun goes at night - but he finds much more! The Sea Dragon Dogfighters and giants combine to make his voyage a great saga of thrilling adventuresWritten by Terry Jones most famous for his membership of the Monty Python team this is a wonderful tale expertly spun which won the Children's Book Award"
Price: 5.49 |
| "Unbearable! by Paul Jennings (Paperback, 1994)" |
| "A collection of eight quirky bizarre and very funny short stories from the brilliant Paul Jennings"
Price: 4.99 |
| "The Loss of the Ship Essex Sunk by a Whale by et al., Thomas Nickerson, Owen Chase (Paperback, 2000)" |
| "The gripping first-hand story of the disaster that inspired Melville's Moby-Dick and is the basis for a major new feature film In the Heart of the SeaIn 1820 the Nantucket whaleship Essex was sailing in the South Pacific when it was rammed by an angry sperm whale The ship sank leaving twenty crew members floating in three small boats for ninety days By taking drastic measures eight men survived to reveal their astonishing tale This authoritative edition brings together the harrowing tales of the survivors including Owen Chase's 'Narrative of the Wreck of Whaleship Essex' and an account by Thomas Nickerson the 15-year old cabin boy who was steering the ship when the whale attackedThomas Nickerson and Owen Chase were two of the eight surviving crew members of the Ship EssexThomas Philbrick is Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Pittsburg and has edited critical editions of the works of Joshua Slocum and Henry Dana Jr Nathaniel Philbrick is the author of In the Heart of the Sea and director of the Egan Institute of Maritime Studies He is also a research fellow at the Nantucket Historical Association"
Price: 6.49 |
| "Orkneyinga Saga: The History of the Earls of Orkney by Penguin Books Ltd (Paperback, 1981)" |
| "Written around AD 1200 by an unnamed Icelandic author the Orkneyinga Saga is an intriguing fusion of myth legend and history The only medieval chronicle to have Orkney as the central place of action it tells of an era when the islands were still part of the Viking world beginning with their conquest by the kings of Norway in the ninth century The saga describes the subsequent history of the Earldom of Orkney and the adventures of great Norsemen such as Sigurd the Powerful St Magnus the Martyr and Hrolf the conqueror of Normandy Savagely powerful and poetic this is a fascinating depiction of an age of brutal battles murder sorcery and bitter family feuds"
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| "The Art of Rhetoric by Aristotle (Paperback, 1991)" |
| "With the emergence of democracy in the city-state of Athens in the years around 460 BC public speaking became an essential skill for politicians in the Assemblies and Councils - and even for ordinary citizens in the courts of law In response the technique of rhetoric rapidly developed bringing virtuoso performances and a host of practical manuals for the layman While many of these were little more than collections of debaters' tricks the Art of Rhetoric held a far deeper purpose Here Aristotle (384-322 BC) establishes the methods of informal reasoning provides the first aesthetic evaluation of prose style and offers detailed observations on character and the emotions Hugely influential upon later Western culture the Art of Rhetoric is a fascinating consideration of the force of persuasion and sophistry and a compelling guide to the principles behind oratorical skill"
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| "The Satires of Horace and Persius by Horace, Persius (Paperback, 2005)" |
| "The Satires of Horace (65-8 BC) written in the troubled decade ending with the establishment of Augustus' regime provide an amusing treatment of men's perennial enslavement to money power glory and sex Epistles I addressed to the poet's friends deals with the problem of achieving contentment amid the complexities of urban life while Epistles II and the Ars Poetica discuss Latin poetry - its history and social functions and the craft required for its success Both works have had a powerful influence on later Western literature inspiring poets from Ben Jonson and Alexander Pope to W H Auden and Robert Frost The Satires of Persius (AD 34-62) are highly idiosyncratic containing a courageous attack on the poetry and morals of his wealthy contemporaries - even the ruling emperor Nero"
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| "The Histories by Herodotus (Paperback, 2014)" |
| "Tom Holland's 'stirring new translation' (Telegraph) of Herodotus' Histories one of the great books in Western history - now in paperbackThe Histories of Herodotus completed in the second half of the 5th century BC is generally regarded as the first work of history and the first great masterpiece of non-fiction writing Joined here are the sheer drama of Herodotus' narrative of the Persian invasions of Greece and the endless curiosity - turning now to cannabis now to the Pyramids - which make his book the source of so much of our knowledge of the ancient worldThis absorbing new translation by one of Britain's most admired young historians allows all the drama and mysteriousness of this great book to be fully appreciated by modern readersTOM HOLLAND is the author of Rubicon The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic which won the Hessell-Tiltman Prize for History and was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize Persian Fire his history of the Graeco-Persian wars won the Anglo-Hellenic League's Runciman Award in 2006 His most recent book In the Shadow of the Sword describes the collapse of Roman and Persian power in the Near East and the emergence of IslamHe has adapted Homer Herodotus Thucydides and Virgil for the BBC and is the presenter of BBC Radio 4's Making History In 2007 he was the winner of the Classical Association Prize awarded to 'the individual who has done most to promote the study of the language literature and civilisation of Ancient Greece and Rome' He served two years as the Chair of the Society of Authors 2009-11PAUL CARTLEDGE is the inaugural A G Leventis Professor of Greek Culture at the University of Cambridge His numerous books include Sparta and Lakonia A Regional History 1300-362 BC; The Greeks A Portrait of Self and Others; Thermopylae The Battle That Changed the World; Ancient Greece A Very Short Introduction; and After Thermopylae The Oath of Plataea and the End of the Graeco-Persian Wars He is an Honorary Citizen of Sparta Greece and holds the Gold Cross of the Order of Honour conferred by the President of the Hellenic Republic'Unquestionably the best English translation of Herodotus to have appeared in the last half-century and there have been quite a few fast funny opinionated clear and erudite I am in awe of Tom Holland's achievement' Edith Hall TLS'A labour of love full of rattling good yarns the minister for education should present each of his cabinet colleagues with a copy of Holland's admirable translation' Economist'Tom Holland has been captivated by Herodotus since he was a child His pleasure shines through his relaxed idiomatic expansive and often dramatic translation He like Herodotus is a storyteller par excellence' Peter Jones New Statesman"
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| "Meg's Car by Jan Pienkowski, Helen Nicoll (Spiral bound, 1978)" |
| "A car is all very well if you know how to drive it but if you're Meg or Mog in a hurry to go on a picnic you really are safer on a broomstickChildren will love exploring the colours sounds and shapes in the magical Meg and Mog stories which are perfect for sharing or reading alone"
Price: 4.99 |
| "The Old Man of Lochnagar by Prince of Wales Charles (Paperback, 1991)" |
| "Written and illustrated by the HRH the Prince of Wales this is the adventure of an old man who lives in a cave by the Loch of Lochnagar It is filled with such characters as a grouse who repels visitors underwater haggis who revolve as they swim the miniature green people of Gorm and the birds and fishes who live in the skies and lochs around Balmoral"
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| "The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith (Paperback, 1993)" |
| "Jon Scieszka introduces some really stupid off-the-wall fairy tales including Chicken Licken' The Princess and the Bowling Ball'; The Really Ugly Duckling' and Jack's Bean Problem'Chosen by children as the Book of the Year for the Federation of Children's Book Groups the book was described by She magazine as The most delightful collection of stories a young cynic could hope to read'"
Price: 6.99 |
| "Meg's Mummy by Jan Pienkowski, Helen Nicoll (Paperback, 2005)" |
| "Meg and Mog fly off on an adventure to Egypt As they land on top of a pyramid Meg accidentally lets go of her cauldron and poor Mog falls out so she has to bandage him up While Meg is getting help Mog is mistaken for a cat mummy and put inside the pyramid Luckily Meg manages to rescue him and makes a spell to take them home"
Price: 4.99 |
| "The Penguin Historical Atlas of the Medieval World by Andrew Jotischky, Caroline Hull (Paperback, 2005)" |
| "This new historical atlas - richly illustrated with photographs artwork recreations and full-colour maps - explores the Middle Ages from the coming of the barbarian invasions in the fourth century to the first voyages to the New World in the sixteenth Coverage of major events - the Hundred Years' War the Christian Reconquest of Spain - is supplemented by discussion of such key topics as the medieval economy the growth of towns and the spread of printing resulting in a rich and multi-faceted introduction to Europe and its neighbours in the Middle Ages"
Price: 8.99 |
| "What is the What by Dave Eggers (Paperback, 2008)" |
| "What is the What is Dave Eggers's astonishing novel about one of the world's most brutal civil warsValentino Achak Deng is just a boy when conflict separates him from his family and forces him to leave his small Sudanese village joining thousands of other orphans on their long long walk to Ethiopia where they find safety - for a time Along the way Valentino encounters enemy soldiers liberation rebels and deadly militias hyenas and lions disease and starvation But there are experiences ahead that will test his spirit in even greater ways than these Truly epic in scope and told with expansive humanity deep compassion and unexpected humour What is the What is an eye-opening account of life amid the madness of war and an unforgettable tale of tragedy and triumph'If there was ever any doubt that Dave Eggers is one of our most important storytellers What Is the What should put it to rest A strange beautiful and unforgettable work' San Francisco Chronicle'A remarkable book harrowing witty wretched delightful; and always compelling always surprising' London Review of BooksAll of the author's proceeds from this book will go to the Valentino Achak Deng Foundation Read more at wwwvalentinoachakdengcom"
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| "Life Class by Pat Barker (Paperback, 2008)" |
| "Life Class is the first novel in Pat Barker's Life Class Trilogy - a powerful and unforgettable story of art and warSpring 1914 The students at the Slade School of Art gather in Henry Tonks's studio for his life-drawing class But for Paul Tarrant the class is troubling underscoring his own uncertainty about making a mark on the world When war breaks out and the army won't take Paul he enlists in the Belgian Red Cross just as he and fellow student Elinor Brooke admit their feelings for one another Amidst the devastation in Ypres Paul comes to see the world anew - but have his experiences changed him completely?'Triumphant shattering inspiring' The Times'Barker writes as brilliantly as ever with great tenderness and insight she conveys a wartime world turned upside down'Independent on Sunday'Vigorous masterly gripping' Penelope Lively Independent'Extraordinarily powerful' Sunday TelegraphOther titles in the trilogyToby's RoomNoonday"
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| "Colour Bar : The Triumph of Seretse Khama and His Nation" |
| "Sir Seretse Khama the first President of Botswana and heir apparent to the kingship of the Bangwato people brought independence and great prosperity to his nation after colonial rule But for six long years from 1950 Seretse had been forced into exile in England banned from his own country His crime? To fall in love and marry a young white English girl Ruth Williams Delving into newly released records Susan Williams tells Seretse and Ruth's story - a shocking account of how the British Government conspired with apartheid South Africa to prevent the mixed-race royal couple returning home But it is also an inspiring triumphant tale of hope courage and true love as with tenacity and great dignity Seretse and Ruth and the Bangwato people ovecome prejudice in their fight for justice"
Price: 7.49 |
| "Warrior of Rome III: Lion of the Sun by Harry Sidebottom (Paperback, 2011)" |
| "Warrior of Rome III Lion of the Sun by Harry Sidebottom is the bestselling third instalment in the Warrior of Rome seriesMesopotamia AD 260Betrayed by his most trusted adviser the Roman Emperor Valerian has been captured by the Sassanid barbarians The shame of the vanquished beats down mercilessly like the white sun as the frail old emperor prostrates himself before Shapur King of Kings Ballista looks on helplessly but vows under his breath to avenge those who have brought the empire to the brink of destruction with their treachery One day maybe not soon but one day I will kill you But first he must decide what price he will pay for his own freedom Only the fearless and only those whom the gods will spare from hell can now save the empire from a catastrophic endingBallista the Warrior of Rome faces his greatest challenge yetDr Harry Sidebottom is a leading authority on ancient warfare - he applies his knowledge with a spectacular flair for sheer explosive action and knuckle-whitening drama Fans of Bernard Cornwell will love Sidebottom's recreation of the ancient worldPraise for Harry Sidebottom'Sidebottom's prose blazes with searing scholarship' The Times'The best sort of red-blooded historical fiction' Andrew Taylor author of The American BoyDr Harry Sidebottom is Fellow of St Benets Hall and Lecturer at Lincoln College Oxford - where he specializes in ancient warfare and classical art"
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| "Useful Work v. Useless Toil by William Morris (Paperback, 2008)" |
| "Visionary English Socialist and pioneer of the Arts and Crafts movement William Morris argued that all work should be a source of pride and satisfaction and that everyone should be entitled to beautiful surroundings - no matter what their class Throughout history some books have changed the world They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other They have inspired debate dissent war and revolution They have enlightened outraged provoked and comforted They have enriched lives - and destroyed them Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers pioneers radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are"
Price: 4.49 |
| "The Chimney Sweeper's Boy by Barbara Vine (Paperback, 2009)" |
| "The Chimney Sweeper's Boy - a classic crime novel by bestselling prize-winning author Barbara Vine'Gripping almost impossible to put down' Guardian'One of the most frightening novels I have ever read Gerald Candless the monster at the heart of the maze is a marvellous creation' Amanda Craig Express on SundayWhen successful author Gerald Candless dies of a sudden heart attack his eldest adoring daughter Sarah embarks on a memoir of him and soon discovers that her perfect father was not all he appeared to be That in fact he wasn't Gerald Candless at all But then who was he? And what terrible secret had driven him to live a lie for all those years?'So ingeniously constructed its truth and falsehoods are so deftly and convincingly interwoven that its solution is as jolting as a flash of lightning' Sunday Times'About the power of taboos transgressions guilts deceptions horrors atonements upsets and upheavals gripping' IndependentIf you enjoy the crime novels of PD James Ian Rankin and Scott Turow you will love The Chimney Sweeper's Boy Barbara Vine is the pen-name of Ruth Rendell She has written fifteen novels using this pseudonym including A Fatal Inversion and King Solomon's Carpet which both won the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger Award Her other books include A Dark Adapted Eye; The House of Stairs; Gallowglass; Asta's Book; No Night Is Too Long; In the Time of His Prosperity; The Brimstone Wedding; The Chimney Sweeper's Boy; Grasshopper; The Blood Doctor; The Minotaur; The Birthday Present and The Child's Child"
Price: 9.99 |
| "The Millstone by Margaret Drabble (Paperback, 2010)" |
| "A celebration of the drama and intensity of the mother-child relationship Margaret Drabble'sThe Millstone won the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize in 1965It is the Swinging Sixties and Rosamund Stacey is young and inexperienced at a time when sexual liberation is well on its way She conceals her ignorance beneath a show of independence and becomes pregnant as a result of a one night stand Although single parenthood is still not socially acceptable she chooses to have the baby rather than to seek an illegal abortion and finds her life transformed by motherhood Penguin Decades bring you the novels that helped shape modern Britain When they were published some were bestsellers some were considered scandalous and others were simply misunderstood All represent their time and helped define their generation while today each is considered a landmark work of storytelling'Rosamund is marvellous a true Drabble heroine what spirit is here' Sunday Times'One of our foremost women writers' Guardian'The novelist who will have done for late twentieth-century London what Dickens did for Victorian London' The New York TimesMargaret Drabble was born in 1939 in Sheffield Yorkshire the daughter of barrister and novelist John F Drabble and sister of novelist AS Byatt She is the author of eighteen novels and eight works of non-fiction including biographies of Arnold Bennett and Angus Wilson Her many novels include The Radiant Way (1987) A Natural Curiosity (1989) The Gates of Ivory (1991) The Peppered Moth (2000) The Seven Sisters (2002) and The Red Queen (2004) all of which are published by Penguin In 1980 Margaret Drabble was made a CBE and in 2008 she was made DBE She is married to the biographer Michael Holroyd and lives in London and Somerset"
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| "Willpower: Rediscovering Our Greatest Strength by Roy F. Baumeister, John Tierney (Paperback, 2012)" |
| "Can you resist everything except temptation? In a hedonistic age full of distractions it's hard to possess willpower - or in fact even understand why we should need it Yet it's actually the most important factor in achieving success and a happy life shown to be more significant than money looks background or intelligence This book reveals the secrets of self-control Here Roy Baumeister one of the world's most esteemed and influential psychologists and journalist John Tierney turn this notion on its head They show us that willpower is like a muscle that can be strengthened with practice and improved over time The latest laboratory work shows that self-control has a physical basis to it and so is dramatically affected by simple things such as eating and sleeping - to the extent that a life-changing decision may go in different directions depending on whether it's made before or after lunch Based on years of psychological research and filled with practical advice this book will teach you how to gain from self-control without pain and discover the very real power in willpower The results are nothing short of life-changing"
Price: 7.49 |
| "Ada or Ardor" |
| "'A great work of art radiant and rapturous affirming the power of love and imagination' The New York Times Book ReviewAda or Ardor is a romance that follows Ada from her first childhood meeting with Van Veen on his uncle's country estate in a 'dream-bright' America through eighty years of rapture as they cross continents are continually parted and reunited come to learn the strange truth about their singular relationship and decades later put their extraordinary experiences into words Written in mischievous and magically flowing prose Nabokov's longest richest novel is a love story but also a fairy tale a historical parody an erotic satire an exploration of the passing of time and a supreme work of the imagination"
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| "Christ Stopped at Eboli by Carlo Levi (Paperback, 2000)" |
| "&39;We&39;re not Christians Christ stopped short of here at Eboli&39; Exiled to a remote and barren corner of Italy for his opposition to Mussolini Carlo Levi entered a world cut off from history and the state hedged in by custom and sorrow without comfort or solace where eternally patient the peasants lived in an age-old stillness and in the presence of death - for Christ did stop at Eboli"
Price: 7.49 |
