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| "Hunted : BookShots" |
| "James Patterson's BookShots Short fast-paced high-impact entertainment When former SAS captain David Shelley goes looking for an old comrade who has taken to a life on the streets he finds his friend is dead An MI5 agent contacts Shelley and arranges a meeting All the signs point to murder and the agent believes this is part of something much bigger The only way Shelley can discover the truth is to put himself on the streets and into the same danger that got his friend killed"
Price: 2.99 |
| "How Did We Get into This Mess? : Politics, Equality, Nature" |
| "Leading political and environmental commentator on where we have gone wrong and what to do about it Without countervailing voices naming and challenging power political freedom withers and dies Without countervailing voices a better world can never materialise Without countervailing voices wells will still be dug and bridges will still be built but only for the few Food will still be grown but it will not reach the mouths of the poor New medicines will be developed but they will be inaccessible to many of those in need George Monbiot is one of the most vocal and eloquent critics of the current consensus How Did We Get into this Mess? based on his powerful journalism assesses the state we are now in the devastation of the natural world the crisis of inequality the corporate takeover of nature our obsessions with growth and profit and the decline of the political debate over what to do While his diagnosis of the problems in front of us is clear-sighted and reasonable he also develops solutions to challenge the politics of fear How do we stand up to the powerful when they seem to have all the weapons?What can we do to prepare our children for an uncertain future? Controversial clear but always rigorously argued How Did We Get into this Mess? makes a persuasive case for change in our everyday lives our politics and economics the ways we treat each other and the natural world"
Price: 8.99 |
| "Destination Simple" |
| "We live life in the fast lane We race to keep up with the Joneses We are over-worked over-connected and over-stressed and we compete over how busy and important and sleep-deprived we are But we don't have to There's an ever-growing group of people opting out of a life lived at 110 They are choosing to slow down simplify say no and focus on the things that are truly important Brooke McAlary is one of them Brooke McAlary shows readers that no matter how busy you are you too can feel in control of your days; minimize stress; find pockets of peace on even the busiest day; empty your mind and sleep better Destination Simple shows us how a few changes to the flow of daily life can create long-term lasting change"
Price: 6.99 |
| "The Novel Cure : An A to Z of Literary Remedies" |
| "When read at the right moment a novel can change your life Bibliotherapists Ella Berthoud and Susan Elderkin know the power of a good book and have been prescribing each other literary remedies for all life's aches and pains for decades Together they've compiled a medical handbook with a difference a dictionary of literary cures for any malaise you can imagineWhether it's struggling to find a good cup of tea (Douglas Adams two sugars) or being in need of a good cry (Thomas Hardy plus tissues) as well as cures for all kinds of reading ailments - from being a compulsive book buyer to a tendency to give up halfway through a novel - Ella and Susan have the tonic for all ailments great or small Written with authority passion and wit The Novel Cure is an enchanting reminder of the power and pleasure of forgetting your troubles in a good book"
Price: 12.49 |
| "Scandinavian Christmas" |
| "In Scandinavia the whole period of Christmas from the first Sunday in Advent to New Year's Day is marked by festivals and celebrated in traditional but beautifully contemporary style Hygge the Danish word for cosiness is about being inside with candles great comfort food and lots of cakes and sweets The first week of December is baking week - enough has to be made to last the whole Christmas period Jars of decorated cookies gingerbread houses and clogs filled with little presents rub shoulders with simple wreaths trees and tables decorated with white candles and fresh greenery Brunches cocktail and tea parties lunches and dinners are celebrated with a mixture of traditional goodies and delicious modern recipes Duck and pork rule on Christmas Eve fish ham and seasonal vegetables on Christmas Day Sweets biscuits puddings and other treats abound - all washed down with gluwein and fruity cocktails In this glorious book illustrated with evocative photographs Trine Hahnemann provides a cornucopia of 70 Christmas recipes showing us how we too can decorate our homes and make delicious dishes to celebrate Christmas the Scandinavian way"
Price: 12.99 |
| "Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell (Paperback, 1999)" |
| "With an Introduction and Notes by Dinny Thorold University of WestminsterGaskell's last novel widely considered her masterpiece follows the fortunes of two families in nineteenth century rural England At its core are family relationships - father daughter and step-mother father and sons father and step-daughter - all tested and strained by the romantic entanglements that ensue Despite its underlying seriousness the prevailing tone is one of comedy Gaskell vividly portrays the world of the late 1820s and the forces of change within it and her vision is always humane and progressive The story is full of acute observation and sympathetic character-study the feudal squire clinging to old values his naturalist son welcoming the new world of science the local doctor and his scheming second wife the two girls brought together by their parent's marriage"
Price: 3.99 |
| "The Magician's Apprentice" |
| "In the remote village of Mandryn Tessia serves as assistant to her father the village Healer - much to the frustration of her mother who would rather she found a husband But her life is about to take a very unexpected turnWhen treating a patient at the residence of the local magician Lord Dakon Tessia is forced to fight off the advances of a visiting Sachakan mage - and instinctively uses magic She now finds herself facing an entirely different future as Lord Dakon's apprentice But along with the excitement and privilege Tessia is about to discover that her magical gifts bring with them a great deal of responsibility Events are brewing that will lead nations into war rival magicians into conflict and spark an act of sorcery so brutal that its effects will be felt for centuries"
Price: 8.49 |
| "Legend (Paperback, 2009)" |
| "The LegendDruss Captain of the Axe the stories of his life were told everywhere Instead of the wealth and fame he could have claimed he had chosen a mountain lair high in the lonely country bordering on the clouds There the grizzled old warrior kept company with snow leopards and awaited his old enemy deathThe FortressMighty Dros Delnoch protected by six outer walls the only route by which an army could pass through the mountains It was the stronghold of the Drenai empire And now it was the last battleground for all else had fallen before the Nadir hordesAnd hope rested on the skills of that one old man"
Price: 6.49 |
| "The Blinding Knife : Book 2 of Lightbringer" |
| "GAVIN GUILE IS DYINGHe'd thought he had five years left - now he's got less than one With fifty thousand refugees a bastard son and an ex-fiancee who may have learned his darkest secret Gavin's got problems on every side As he loses control the world's magic runs wild threatening to destroy the Seven Satrapies The old gods are being reborn and their army of colour wights is unstoppableThe only salvation may be the brother whose freedom and life Gavin stole sixteen years ago"
Price: 9.49 |
| "Ancient Oaks : In the English landscape" |
| "England has more ancient native oak trees than the rest of Europe combined How did that come about? The reasons are all historical and nothing to do with climate or soil factors This story goes back to the Norman conquest of England in 1066 They created Royal Forests chases and deer parks where only the nobility could hunt or keep deer and it was forbidden to cut the trees This was if you like an early form of nature conservation but for the sake of privileged hunting Preservation of these oaks further continued through a combination of private ownership of thousands of parks conservatism of the landowners overseas timber availability and the absence of ruining wars on the English landscape; the majority of which had been confined to the continent Modernisation of forestry in England only took hold after 1920 and by that stage too late to destroy all of the old and worthless hollow trees In contrast modern forestry was introduced on the continent at least 200 years earlier with devastating results for ancient trees We owe the ancient oaks to all these circumstances which created a unique population' of ancient oaks highly important for biodiversity and an asset unique to England In this book Aljos Farjon combines history with science and tells the story of how ancient oaks have shaped the English landscape over the past 1000 years The two native species of oak pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) and sessile oak (Q petraea) are among the longest living trees in England And using data made available by citizen science' (data gathered by volunteers across the country) Aljos explains this remarkable situation by giving detailed evidence enhanced with beautiful images of these stunning oaks as well as graphs and maps"
Price: 20.49 |
| "Dinosaurs : and Other Prehistoric Creatures" |
| "Matt Sewell is fascinated by dinosaurs and in this book he examines the many types of dinosaur that lived during the prehistoric periods Packed with large illustrations and interesting information on these amazing creatures this book also looks at up-to-date findings on dinosaur appearance colour and habits All done with Matt's brilliant humour and charm A must-have book for all dinosaur fans young and old"
Price: 9.99 |
| "Excellent Women by Barbara Pym (Hardback, 2008)" |
| "Cover design by Orla KielyMildred Lathbury is one of those &39;excellent women&39; who is often taken for granted She is a godsend &39;capable of dealing with most of the stock situations of life - birth marriage death the successful jumble sales the garden fete spoilt by bad weather&39; As such though she often gets herself embroiled in other people&39;s lives - and especially those of her glamorous new neighbours the Napiers whose marriage seems to be on the rocks One cannot take sides in these matters though it is tricky especially when Mildred teetering on the edge of spinsterhood has a soft spot for dashing young Rockingham Napier This is Barbara Pym&39;s world at its funniest and most touching"
Price: 11.49 |
| "Chess Player's Bible" |
| "Master the ancient art of chess the game of kings Learn the key techniques and classic moves of the chess masters including basic and advanced tactics combinations sacrifices and pawn structures Over 300 examples demonstrate attacking and defensive strategies for the opening middle and end phases of the game"
Price: 10.99 |
| "Beast Quest: Nanook the Snow Monster : Series 1 Book 5" |
| "The magical Beasts of Avantia are under the power of an evil wizard Tom journeys to the wilds of the frozen north searching for Nanook the snow monster Can he survive the ice and snow and set the Beast free? Don't miss FERNO THE FIRE DRAGON - SEPRON THE SEA SERPENT - ARCTA THE MOUNTAIN GIANT - TAGUS THE HORSE-MAN and EPOS THE FLAME BIRD"
Price: 5.49 |
| "Stasiland : Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall" |
| "In 1989 the Berlin Wall fell; shortly afterwards the two Germanies reunited and East Germany ceased to exist In a country where the headquarters of the secret police can become a museum literally overnight and one in 50 East Germans were informing on their countrymen and women there are a thousand stories just waiting to get out Anna Funder tells extraordinary tales from the underbelly of the former East Germany - she meets Miriam who as a 16-year-old might have started World War III visits the man who painted the line which became the Berlin Wall and gets drunk with the legendary Mik Jegger of the East once declared by the authorities to his face to no longer to exist Written with wit and literary flair Stasiland provides a rivetting insight into life behind the wall"
Price: 7.49 |
| 10:04 |
| "In the past year the narrator of 1004 has enjoyed unexpected literary success been diagnosed with a potentially fatal heart condition and been asked by his best friend to help her conceive a child Now in a New York of increasingly frequent superstorms and political unrest he must reckon with his biological mortality the possibility of a literary afterlife and the prospect of (unconventional) fatherhood in a city that might soon be under water In prose that Jonathan Franzen has called 'hilariouscracklingly intelligentand original in every sentence' Lerner's new novel charts an exhilarating course through the contemporary landscape of sex friendship memory art and politics and captures what it is like to be alive right now"
Price: 6.49 |
| "No Limits : The Will to Succeed" |
| "Michael Phelps is one of the greatest competitors the world has ever seen From teen sensation in Sydney to bona fide phenomenon in Athens he is now - after the Beijing Games - a living Olympic legend With an unprecedented eight gold medals and seven world-record times his performance at the 2008 Games set a new standard for success He ranks among the most elite athletes in the world and is both an inspiration and a role model to millions In No Limits Phelps reveals the secrets to his remarkable success from his training regimen to his mental preparation and finally to his performance in the pool Having been raised by a single mother and diagnosed with ADHD Phelps's success is imbued with defeating obstacles and earning one's way and No Limits explores the hard work commitment and sacrifice that go into reaching any goal Filled with anecdotes from family members friends team mates and his coach No Limits gives a behind-the-scenes look at the makings of a real champion and reveals a step-by-step guide to realizing one's dream"
Price: 6.49 |
| We |
| "We takes place in a distant future where humans are forced to submit their wills to the requirements of the state under the rule of the all-powerful Benefactor and dreams are regarded as a sign of mental illness In a city of straight lines protected by green walls and a glass dome a spaceship is being built in order to spearhead the conquest of new planets Its chief engineer a man called D-503 keeps a journal of his life and activities to his mathematical mind everything seems to make sense and proceed as it should until a chance encounter with a woman threatens to shatter the very foundations of the world he lives in Written in a highly charged direct and concise style Zamyatin's 1921 seminal novel - here presented in Hugh Aplin's crisp translation - is not only an indictment of the Soviet Russia of his time and a precursor of the works of Orwell and the dystopian genre but also a prefiguration of much of twentieth-century history and a harbinger of the ominous future that may still lay ahead of us"
Price: 6.49 |
| "Bonk: The Curious Coupling Of Sex And Science by Mary Roach (Paperback, 2009)" |
| "Few things are as fundamental to human happiness as sex and few writers are as entertaining about the subject as Mary RoachCan a woman think herself to orgasm?Is your penis three inches longer than you think?Why doesn't Viagra help women - or for that matter pandas?Does orgasm boost fertility? Or cure hiccups?The study of sexual physiology - what happens and why and how to make it happen better - has been taking place behind closed doors for hundreds of years In this fascinating and funny book Mary Roach steps inside laboratories brothels pig farms sex-toy R&D labs - even Alfred Kinsey's attic - to tell us everything we wanted to know about sex and more we'd never even thought to ask"
Price: 8.49 |
| "Christophe's Story" |
| "This is the story of a young Rwandan refugee now living in the UK Christophe is having trouble getting used to his new school new language and new life Life has been very lonely for him Most of all he misses his grandfather who they had to leave behind His teacher persuades Christophe to share his story with his classmates - so he tells them of the terrifying day the soldiers came to his house and killed his baby brother The spoken story fills the air and his classmates are spellbound But when his teacher asks him to write it down and read it out in assembly Christophe is horrified You lose the fire from a story once you write it down! But with the help of his new friends his family and the memory of his beloved grandfather Christophe finds a way to break through the barriers - and share his story with everyone"
Price: 5.49 |
| "Everybody Poos Mini Edition" |
| "New in mini edition! All living things do different sorts of poo Some are different colours others have different smells or sizes Some do it on land some poo in water Some poo in a toilet or in a potty or in their nappies This children's book has a no-nonsense approach to the bodily function to encourage children not to be ashamed about potty training"
Price: 5.49 |
| "Imagine - John Lennon, Yoko Ono Lennon, Amnesty International illustrated by Jean Jullien" |
| "Never have we all child and grown-up child needed this more the words and the song in our hearts lifting our spirits giving us hope and determination too to find the road to understanding conciliation and peace' - Michael Morpurgo 'lovely to read to your child during these troubled times' - Children's Book of the Week the Sun Join one little pigeon on her mission to spread the word of peace around the world Set to the lyrics the iconic song Imagine this book brings John Lennon's enduring message of peace and tolerance to a new generation A royalty from every copy sold will go to charity Amnesty International"
Price: 8.99 |
| "What If? : Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions" |
| "THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERFrom the creator of the wildly popular xkcdcom hilarious and informative answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask Millions visit xkcdcom each week to read Randall Munroe&39;s iconic webcomic Fans ask him a lot of strange questions How fast can you hit a speed bump driving and live? When (if ever) did the sun go down on the British Empire? When will Facebook contain more profiles of dead people than living? How many humans would a T Rex rampaging through New York need to eat a day?In pursuit of answers Munroe runs computer simulations pores over stacks of declassified military research memos solves differential equations and consults nuclear reactor operators His responses are masterpieces of clarity and hilarity complemented by comics They often predict the complete annihilation of humankind or at least a really big explosion"
Price: 7.49 |
| "Search and Find Animals" |
| "Find 120 animals and spot many more in this busy search and find book From the hot savannah to the cool depths of the ocean explore each gigantic fold-out scene and discover some weird and wonderful animals along the way!"
Price: 5.99 |
| "Town Mouse, Country Mouse" |
| "Finding the true meaning of home Rediscover Aesop's classic fable with this rhyming peep-through picture book Richard Jones' charming illustrations perfectly capture this reimagined tale of two mice on a quest to find their place in the big wide world as they learn the true meaning of belonging and home"
Price: 5.99 |
| "The Girl in the Spider's Web: Continuing Stieg Larsson's Millennium Series by David Lagercrantz (Paperback, 2016)" |
| "THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO IS BACK WITH A UK NUMBER ONE BESTSELLERLisbeth Salander and Mikael Blomkvist have not been in touch for some timeThen Blomkvist is contacted by renowned Swedish scientist Professor Balder Warned that his life is in danger but more concerned for his son's well-being Balder wants Millennium to publish his story - and it is a terrifying oneMore interesting to Blomkvist than Balder's world-leading advances in Artificial Intelligence is his connection with a certain female superhackerIt seems that Salander like Balder is a target of ruthless cyber gangsters - and a violent criminal conspiracy that will very soon bring terror to the snowbound streets of Stockholm to the Millennium team and to Blomkvist and Salander themselvesThe Girl in the Spider's Web is book four in the Millennium series Book five The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye was published in September 2017"
Price: 7.99 |
| "Nibbles: The Book Monster" |
| "Nibbles is a very naughty book monster - he's chomping munching and nibbling his way through fairytales that don't belong to him! Can you help catch him and put him back in his own story?Children will love to lift the flaps peek through the peep holes and chase Nibbles through a fantastical world of books in this quirky story exquisitely illustrated by Emma Yarlett (My Daddy's Going Away and Bear's Big Bottom) Jam-packed full of your kids' favourite fairy tales including Little Red Riding Hood Jack and the Beanstalk and Goldilocks and the Three Bears"
Price: 6.49 |
| "Snitte: The Danish Art of Whittling : Make beautiful wooden birds" |
| "A fascinating practical introduction to the Danish art of whittling with inspiration and instructions for making adorable decorative wooden birds Snitte Denmark's art of wood whittling is a rite of passage for most Scandinavians and the passion for it lasts a lifetime Wood whittling's practical outdoorsy nature has been married to fine craftsmanship in this beautiful book about creating wood-sculpted birds that can be left uncoloured and crisp as they are in wood or coloured carefully to make exquisite sculptures Written by a passionate Danish woodsman Frank Egholm the book teaches even the beginner the basics of wood whittling a bird shape with step-by-step demonstrations (and templates) how to mount them elegantly on real pieces of wood and how to paint them delicately to bring out their colourful beauty From the familiar robin blue tit and wagtail to the less common yellowhammer the book has templates for eight European birds Whether you are new to whittling or are looking for a fresh project with your whittling skills this is a perfect book to make something special and tap into the wonders of Scandinavian craft"
Price: 7.49 |
| "Soil and Soul : People versus Corporate Power" |
| "It is easy to feel helpless in the face of the torrent of information about environmental catastrophes taking place all over the world In this powerful and provocative book Scottish writer and campaigner Alastair McIntosh shows how it is still possible for individuals and communities to take on the might of corporate power and emerge victorious As a founder of the Isle of Eigg Trust McIntosh helped the beleaguered residents of Eigg to become the first Scottish community ever to clear their laird from his own estate And plans to turn a majestic Hebridean mountain into a superquarry were overturned after McIntosh persuaded a Native American warrior chief to visit the Isle of Harris and testify at the government inquiry This extraordinary book weaves together theology mythology economics ecology history poetics and politics as the author journeys towards a radical new philosophy of community spirit and place His daring and imaginative responses to the destruction of the natural world make Soil and Soul an uplifting inspirational and often richly humorous read"
Price: 9.49 |
| "Ten Girls Who Changed the World" |
| "Isobel Kuhn questioned whether God even existed Mary Slessor grew up in a slum with an alcoholic father Joni Eareckson broke her neck during a diving accident and Corrie Ten Boom just lived with her family in a little watch shop in Harlaam HollandWhat is so special about these girls and how did they change their world? Isobel Kuhn believed in God and then obeyed his call to travel to Asia to tell the Lisu people about GodMary Slessor put herself through evening classes and eventually became one of the first white women to venture into the interior of Africa Joni Eareckson struggled through her treatment and endless hospital visits to become the inspiration to many Christians Corrie Ten Boom spent most of her life just living in Holland until the Nazis started killing the JewsCorrie Ten Boom put her life on the line to save the lives of many Jews in the hiding place a hidden room behind her wardrobe in a little watch shop in Haarlem Holland Mary Slessor (Missionary in Africa) Corrie Ten Boom (hid Jews in Nazi Germany) Evelyn Brand (Missionary in India) Joni Eareckson Gladys Aylward (Missionary in China) Jackie Pullinger (Missionary in Hong Kong) Amy Carmichael (Missionary in India) Elisabeth Fry (Worked among the sick prisoners and homeless) Catherine Booth (Co-Founder of The Salvation Army) and Isobel Kuhn (Missionary in Asia)"
Price: 4.99 |
