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| "The Traitor Queen : Book 3 of the Traitor Spy" |
| "Events are building to a climax in Sachaka as Lorkin returns from his exile with the Traitor rebelsThe Traitor Queen has given Lorkin the huge task of brokering an alliance between his people and the Traitors Lorkin has also had to become a feared black magician in order to harness the power of an entirely new kind of gemstone magic This knowledge could transform the Guild of Magicians - or make Lorkin an outcast foreverTHE TRAITOR QUEEN is the triumphant conclusion to the Traitor Spy trilogy which began with THE AMBASSADOR'S MISSION and continued with THE ROGUE"
Price: 8.49 |
| "Furies Of Calderon : The Codex Alera: Book One" |
| "For a thousand years the people of Alera have united against the aggressive races that inhabit the world using their unique bond with the furies - elementals of earth air fire water and metal But now Gaius Sextus First Lord of Alera grows old and lacks an heir Ambitious Lords manoeuvre to place their Houses in positions of power and a war of succession looms on the horizon Far from city politics in the Calderon Valley young Tavi struggles with his lack of furycrafting At fifteen he has no wind fury to help him fly no fire fury to light his lamps Yet as the Alerans' most savage enemy - the Marat - return to the Valley his world will change Caught in a storm of deadly wind furies Tavi saves the life of a runaway slave But Amara is actually a spy seeking intelligence on possible Marat traitors to the Crown And when the Valley erupts into chaos - when rebels war with loyalists and furies clash with furies - Amara will find Tavi invaluable His talents will outweigh any fury-born power - and could even turn the tides of war"
Price: 7.49 |
| "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo (Hardback, 2012)" |
| "Hugo's grand medieval melodrama tells the story of the beautiful Esmeralda a gypsy girl loved by three men Archdeacon Frollo his adoptive son Quasimodo bell-ringer of Notre-Dame cathedral and Captain Phoebus Falsely accused of trying to murder Phoebus who attempts to rape her Esmeralda is sentenced to death and rescued from the gallows by Quasimodo who defends her to the last The subject of many adaptations for stage and screen this remains perhaps one of the most romantic yet gripping stories ever told"
Price: 9.99 |
| "Flaubert's Parrot/History of the World by Julian Barnes (Hardback, 2012)" |
| "Flaubert's Parrot shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1984 concerns the attempts of an increasingly bemused researcher to establish certain facts about a famous French novelist and the stuffed bird which used to sit on his deskA History of the World in 10 12 Chapters blends fact and fiction in a virtuoso kaleidoscope of vignettes from Noah's time to the present One of the author's most inventive works it was praised by Salman Rushdie as frequently brilliant funny thoughtful iconoclastic and a delight to read'"
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| "Persian Poems" |
| "Still little known in the West Persian poetry offers extraordinary riches While celebrating the beauty of the world in poems about love wine and poetry itself or telling anecdotes of everyday life Persian poetry set these themes in the wider religious and philosophical context of Islam Omar Rumi Saadi Sanai Attar Hafez and Jami - the great lyric and didactic poets of medieval Persia - are all represented in this selection of translations spanning almost two hundred and fifty years"
Price: 7.99 |
| "The Roman Mysteries: The Thieves of Ostia : Book 1" |
| "The first in Caroline Lawrence's internationally bestselling Roman Mysteries series re-issued with a fantastic new cover look Flavia Gemina is a natural at solving mysteries The daughter of a ship's captain living in Ostia the port of Rome in AD79 she and her three friends Jonathan a Jewish boy (and secretly a Christian); Nubia an African slave girl; and Lupus a mute beggar boy must work together to discover who is beheading the watchdogs that guard people's homes and whyA talented storyteller Caroline Lawrence has created a delightfully readable and accessible series that children will want to read time and time again"
Price: 5.49 |
| "Horrid Henry and the Abominable Snowman : Book 16" |
| "Building a snowman brings out Henry's competitive streak; he sets up his Monstrous Makeovers business to rival Moody Margaret's Miraculous Makeovers; things go badly wrong when a famous author comes to school; and he thinks 'You'll all be sorry when I'm dead' and spends a rainy day writing his will"
Price: 5.49 |
| "The Roman Mysteries: The Slave-girl from Jerusalem : Book 13" |
| "This exciting adventure gives fascinating insight into the workings of the Roman legal system in a page-turning court room drama As always Caroline Lawrence springs new surprises for all the characters and provides motives means and opportunity for one determined felon And as ever it's up to the four young detectives to crack the case"
Price: 6.49 |
| Assassin |
| "Owen is anxious to prove himself to the men of his tribe The perfect opportunity arises when he sees the Roman Army advancing on his village and comes with a plan - to murder the Emperor Hadrian But hunting wolves and hunting people are very different things A courageous story of tribal pride and mutual respect Idela for anyone studying the Romans"
Price: 4.99 |
| "The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome" |
| "The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome is the definitive handbook for anyone affected by Asperger's syndrome (AS) Now including a new introduction explaining the impact of DSM-5 on the diagnosis and approach to AS it brings together a wealth of information on all aspects of the syndrome for children through to adultsDrawing on case studies and personal accounts from Attwood's extensive clinical experience and from his correspondence with individuals with AS this book is both authoritative and extremely accessible Chapters examine causes and indications of the syndrome the diagnosis and its effect on the individual theory of mind the perception of emotions in self and others social interaction including friendships long-term relationships teasing bullying and mental health issues the effect of AS on language and cognitive abilities sensory sensitivity movement and co-ordination skills career developmentThere is also an invaluable frequently asked questions chapter and a section listing useful resources for anyone wishing to find further information on a particular aspect of AS as well as literature and educational toolsEssential reading for families and individuals affected by AS as well as teachers professionals and employers coming in contact with people with AS this book should be on the bookshelf of anyone who needs to know or is interested in this complex condition'I usually say to the child Congratulations you have Asperger's syndrome and explain that this means he or she is not mad bad or defective but has a different way of thinking'- from The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome"
Price: 18.49 |
| "The Sleeping Voice" |
| "Dulce Chacon's book has had an immense success in Spain no doubt because the novelist speaks with a just and powerful voice and because she has allowed women - the most anonymous the most suppressed the most silenced - to speak out Le MondeIt is 1939 In the Ventas prison in Madrid a group of women have been incarcerated Their crime is to have supported or fought on the Republican side in Spain's cruel and devastating Civil War Chief among them are Hortensia who fought with the militia and is pregnant by her husband Felipe - a man still at large and fighting against Franco's dictatorship - and who lives with the knowledge that she will be shot after she gives birth; sixteen-year-old Elvira who tried to leave Spain with her mother but was arrested by the Falangists while she was boarding their ship; Tomasa whose husband four sons and daughter-in-law were thrown off a bridge; and Pepita Hortensia's sister who from outside the prison acts as messenger between her and her husband Dulce Chacon's deeply moving novel is based on the actual testimonies of a number of women who survived the Spanish Civil War and suffered imprisonment under the France regime as well as on accounts of others who died fighting for freedom A bestseller in Spain where it was voted 'Book of the year' The Sleeping Voice is remarkable for its combination of dramatic intensity and historical authenticity"
Price: 10.49 |
| "Night Train to Lisbon" |
| "Night Train to Lisbon follows Raimund Gregorius a 57-year-old Classics scholar on a journey that takes him across Europe Abandoning his job and his life and travelling with a dusty old book as his talisman he heads for Lisbon in search of clues to the life of the book's Portuguese author Amadeu de Prado As he gets swept up in his quest he finds that the journey is also one of self-discovery as he reencounters all the decisions he has made - and not made - in his life and faces the roads not travelled"
Price: 7.99 |
| "The Cellist of Sarajevo" |
| "Snipers in the hills overlook the shattered streets of Sarajevo Knowing that the next bullet could strike at any moment the ordinary men and women below strive to go about their daily lives as best they can Kenan faces the agonizing dilemma of crossing the city to get water for his family Dragan gripped by fear does not know who among his friends he can trust And Arrow a young woman counter-sniper must push herself to the limits - of body and soul fear and humanity Told with immediacy grace and harrowing emotional accuracy The Cellist of Sarajevo shows how when the everyday act of crossing the street can risk lives the human spirit is revealed in all its fortitude - and frailty"
Price: 6.49 |
| "Clarice Bean, Utterly Me" |
| "The brilliantly original first novel from Children's Laureate Lauren Child - starring the fabulously feisty Clarice Bean! Clarice Bean loves reading the adventures of Ruby Redfort ace girl detective and secret undercover agent Ruby is always going on exciting missions Whilst all Clarice gets to do is go to the local shop on her own But when Clarice and her best friend Betty Moody decide to do their school project on the Ruby Redfort books they suddenly start finding mysteries everywhere Like why are all the coats on the wrong hooks at school? Where has Grandad disappeared to? And just what is going on in the garden shed?Lauren Child is a Kate Greenaway Medal winner and the creator of the bestselling Charlie & Lola series'Very entertaining' Independent'Feisty and freewheeling Hilarious and irresistible' Financial Times'Packed with life and fun and fabulous to look at' Bookseller"
Price: 5.49 |
| "Rainbow Magic: Crystal The Snow Fairy : The Weather Fairies Book 1" |
| "Jack Frost has promised not to trouble the Rainbow Fairies again but he didn't say anything about the Weather Fairies! Now he has stolen the feathers from Doodle the weather-vane cockerel in charge of the weather It's up to Rachel and Kirsty to get each of the feathers back from Jack Frost's goblins with a little bit of help from the weather fairiesRachel and Kirsty know that Crystal's snow feather is nearby but can they find it and persuade the goblin to give it back?"
Price: 4.49 |
| "Symposium by Muriel Spark (Paperback, 2006)" |
| "'The greatest Scottish novelist of modern times She was peerless sparkling inventive and intelligent - the creme de la creme' Ian RankinOne October evening five London couples gather for a dinner party enjoying 'the pheasant (flambe in cognac as it is)' and waiting for the imminent arrival of the late-coming guest Hilda Damien who has been unavoidably detained due to the fact that she is being murdered at this very momentWith an introduction by Ian RankinSymposium is Muriel Spark - one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century and author of classics including The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie - at her wicked best 'A rich heady disturbing brew' Lorna Sage'Extremely clever and highly entertaining' Penelope Lively'Stiletto-sharp fiction' Alan Taylor Scotland on Sunday"
Price: 6.49 |
| "The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough (Paperback, 2007)" |
| "Sometimes when he didn't know he was being watched Meggie would look at him and try desperately to imprint his face upon her brain's core And he would turn to find her watching him a look in his eyes of haunted grief a doomed look She understood the implicit message or thought she did; he must go back to the Church and his duties Never again with the same spirit perhaps but more able to serve For only those who have slipped and fallen know the vicissitudes of the way"
Price: 8.49 |
| "The Group by Mary McCarthy (Paperback, 2009)" |
| "THE GROUP follows eight graduates from exclusive Vassar College as they find love and heartbreak forge careers gossip and party in 1930s ManhattanTHE GROUP can be seen as the original SEX AND THE CITY It is the first novel to frankly portray women's real lives exploring subjects such as sex contraception motherhood and marriage"
Price: 8.49 |
| "The Paris Wife" |
| "Chicago 1920 Hadley Richardson is a shy twenty-eight-year-old who has all but given up on love and happiness when she meets Ernest Hemingway and is captivated by his energy intensity and burning ambition to write After a whirlwind courtship and wedding the pair set sail for France But glamorous Jazz Age Paris full of artists and writers fuelled by alcohol and gossip is no place for family life and fidelity Ernest and Hadley's marriage begins to founder and the birth of a beloved son serves only to drive them further apart Then at last Ernest's ferocious literary endeavours begin to bring him recognition - not least from a woman intent on making him her own"
Price: 7.99 |
| "Mom and Me and Mom" |
| "&39;In the first decade of the twentiety century it was not a good time to be born black or woman in America&39;So begins this stunning portrait of Vivian Baxter Johnson the first black woman officer in the Merchant Marines purveyor of a gambling business and rooming house and mother to one of our most cherished literary treasures Anyone who&39;s read the classic I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings knows Maya Angelou was raised by her paternal grandmother in Stamps Arkansas In Mom & Me & Mom Angelou details what brought her mother to send her away and unearths the well of emotions Angelou experienced long afterward as a result While Angelou&39;s six autobiographies tell of her out in the world influencing and learning from statesmen and cultural icons Mom & Me & Mom shares the intimate emotional story about her own family"
Price: 6.49 |
| "Fire from Heaven : A Novel of Alexander the Great: A Virago Modern Classic" |
| "'The Alexander Trilogy contains some of Renault's finest writing Lyrical wise compelling the novels are a wonderful imaginative feat' SARAH WATERS'The Alexandriad is one of the twentieth century's most unexpectedly original works of art' GORE VIDALIn the first novel of her stunning trilogy Mary Renault vividly imagines the life of Alexander the Great the charismatic leader whose drive and ambition created a legendAlexander's beauty strength and defiance were apparent from birth but his boyhood honed those gifts into the makings of a king His mother Olympias and his father King Philip of Macedon fought each other for their son's loyalty teaching Alexander politics and vengeance from the cradle His love for the youth Hephaistion taught him trust while Aristotle's tutoring provoked his mind and Homer's Iliad fuelled his aspirations Killing his first man in battle at the age of twelve he became regent at sixteen and commander of Macedon's cavalry at eighteen so that by the time his father was murdered Alexander's skills had grown to match his fiery ambitionShortlisted for the 1970 Lost Booker Prize'This is not just a novel it's also the best imagining we are ever likely to have of a man who tore up history The language may seem a bit florid at first - a little too historical novel - but set all snobbery aside this is wonderful scholarly top-flight stuff' - Emily Wilson Guardian'The Alexander Trilogy stands as one of the most important works of fiction in the 20th century it represents the pinnacle of Renault's career Renault's skill is in immersing us in their world drawing us into its strangeness its violence and beauty It's a literary conjuring trick like all historical fiction - it can only ever be an approximation of the truth But in Renault's hands the trick is so convincing and passionately conjured' - Antonia Senior The Times"
Price: 7.99 |
| "Built To Last : Successful Habits of Visionary Companies" |
| "'This is not a book about charismatic visionary leaders It is not about visionary product concepts or visionary products or visionary market insights Nor is it about just having a corporate vision This is a book about something far more important enduring and substantial This is a book about visionary companies' Drawing upon a six-year research project at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business Collins and Porras took eighteen truly exceptional and long-lasting companies and studied each company in direct comparison to one of its top competitors They examined the companies from their very beginnings to the present day - as start-ups as midsize companies and as large corporations Throughout the authors asked 'What makes the truly exceptional companies different from other companies?'Filled with hundreds of specific examples and organized into a coherent framework of practical concepts that can be applied by managers and entrepreneurs at all levels Built to Last provides a master blueprint for building organizations that will prosper long into the twenty-first century and beyond"
Price: 17.49 |
| "English - Spelling Age 9-11" |
| "Children will go Wild About Spelling using this fun workbook! They'll love practising the key spelling skills taught at Key Stage 2 while finding out about the amazing world of animalsPart of the Letts Wild About series these titles offer an appealing learning approach for budding young explorers keen to discover their worldMatched to the KS2 National Curriculum this English Spelling workbook takes children on a wild adventure where they will practise key spelling skills and explore amazing animals along the way An ideal purchase if you are looking for a fun and engaging way to improve your child's spelling skillsIncluded in this book Accessible and practical activities that support learning at school A quick test to check understanding Explorer's logbook to track progress Wild Animal Facts that children will love reading! Discover more at wwwwildaboutmathsandenglishcouk"
Price: 4.49 |
| "Did I Mention I Love You? Book 1 in the Dimily Trilogy" |
| "When sixteen-year-old Eden Munro agrees to spend the summer with her estranged father in the beachfront city of Santa Monica California she has no idea what she's letting herself in for Eden's parents are divorced and have gone their separate ways and now her father has a brand new family For Eden this means she's about to meet three new step-brothers The eldest of the three is Tyler Bruce a troubled teenager with a short temper and a huge ego Complete polar opposites Eden quickly finds herself thrust into a world full of new experiences as Tyler's group of friends take her under their wing But the one thing she just can't understand is Tyler and the more she presses to figure out the truth about him the more she finds herself falling for the one person she shouldn't - her step-brother Throw in Tyler's clingy girlfriend and a guy who has his eyes set on Eden and there's secrets lies and a whole lot of drama But how can Eden keep her feelings under control? And can she ever work out the truth about Tyler?Did I Mention I Love You is the first book in the phenomenal DIMILY trilogy following the lives of Eden Munro and Tyler Bruce as they try to find their way in an increasingly confusing world"
Price: 6.99 |
| "A Bird in the Hand : Chicken recipes for every day and every mood" |
| "Diana Henry named Best Cookery Writer at Fortnum & Mason Food & Drink Awards 2015Winner - James Beard Award Best Book Single Subject The Guild of Food Writers named Diana Henry as Cookery Journalist of the Year 2015Chicken is one of the most popular foods we love to cook and eat comforting quick celebratory and casual Plundering the globe there is no shortage of brilliant ways to cook it whether you need a quick supper on the table after work something for a lazy summer barbecue or a feast to nourish family and friends From quick Vietnamese lemon grass and chilli chicken thighs and a smoky chicken salad with roast peppers and almonds through to a complete feast with pomegranate barley and feta stuffed roast chicken with Georgian aubergines there is no eating or entertaining occasion that isn't covered in this book In A Bird in the Hand Diana Henry o-ffers a host of new easy and not-so-very-well-known dishes starring the bird we all love"
Price: 14.49 |
| "Tank Girl - Tank Girl 1 (Remastered Edition) by Alan C. Martin (Paperback, 2009)" |
| "From the depths of the outback she charges astride her fabulous tank! It'sTank GirlJoin everybody's favourite beer-swilling chain-smoking kangaroo-worrying lunatic as she blitzes her way through a dazzling array of bizarre adventures including bounty hunting delivering colostomy bags to Australian presidents kangaroo boxingand many more outrageous and mind-warping thrills!Marking the 20th anniversary of Tank Girl with a new introduction from Alan Martin and previously unseen material from Jamie Hewlett this is the first in a series of ultimate collections Presented for the first time in chronological order and in glorious black and white - as nature intended! Warning Adults only!"
Price: 7.99 |
| "Iran Awakening : A memoir of revolution and hope" |
| "In this remarkable book Shirin Ebadi Iranian human rights lawyer and activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate tells her extraordinary life story Dr Ebadi is a tireless voice for reform in her native Iran where she argues for a new interpretation of Sharia law in harmony with vital human rights such as democracy equality before the law religious freedom and freedom of speech She is known for defending dissident figures and for the establishment of a number of non-profit grassroots organisations dedicated to human rights In 2003 she became the first Muslim woman and the first Iranian to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize She chronicles her childhood and upbringing before the Iranian Revolution her education and student years at the University of Tehran her marriage and its challenges her religious faith and her life as a mother and as an advocate for the oppressed As a human rights campaigner in particular for women children and political prisoners in Iran her autobiography is a must-read for anyone fascinated by the life story and beliefs of a courageous and unusual woman as well as those interested in current events (especially those of the Middle East) and those who want to know the truth about the position of women in a Muslim society"
Price: 7.49 |
| "The First and Last Freedom" |
| "If truth can set us free where do we find it? In The First and Last Freedom Krishnamurti argues that we will not find truth in formal institutions nor in organised religions and their dogmas nor in any guru or outside authority; for according to Krishnamurti truth can only be realised through self-understanding Controversial and challenging yet always enlightening Krishnamurti guides us through society's common concerns such as suffering and fear love and loneliness sex and death the meaning of life the nature of God and personal transformation - consistently relating these topics to the essential search for pure truth and perfect freedom This classic philosophical and spiritual study offers wisdom and insights particularly suited to our own uncertain times"
Price: 7.49 |
| "The Little Book of Calm : Tame Your Anxieties, Face Your Fears, and Live Free" |
| "The Little Book of Calm has the magic formula for anxietyThis definitive book written by a trained psychotherapist who regularly appears on CBBC and BBC Radio 1 offers techniques advice and inspiration on the best and most effective ways to manage anxiety From exercises to help you put your worries into perspective to relaxation methods for when anxiety attacks Dr Aaron Balick shows you how to feel more at ease and sustain a sense of calm"
Price: 4.99 |
| "Alan Titchmarsh How to Garden: Small Gardens" |
| "Successful gardens can be created in the smallest spaces and in this inspiring and practical guide Alan Titchmarsh shows how to transform even the tiniest outdoor area into an attractive garden With ideas for maximizing space and advice on garden design planning and plant selection this is the definitive handbook for anyone wanting to create a private haven in limited space Ideas for front gardens side passages courtyards balconies rooftops and windowsills Tricks to make small spaces seem larger How to use every inch of space including containers Easy-to-follow landscaping plans for all garden shapes and styles Guidance on growing vegetables herbs and fruit in small plots"
Price: 6.49 |
