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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please if you have a question about this title. Author: Ronald Hayman Format: Hardback Number ...

A stunning collection of essays and memoir from twice Booker Prize winner and international bestseller Hilary Mantel, author of The Mirror and the Light In 1987, when Hilary Mantel was first published in the London Review of Books, she wrote to the editor, Karl Miller, I have no critical training wh...

NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. Author: Bob Carr Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 432

Author: Michiko Kakutani Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 SHORTLISTED FOR WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 From renowned, Pulitzer Prize-winning literary critic, Michiko Kakutani, comes an inspiring and gorgeously illustrated selection of the life-changing books that none of us should miss Why...

Ever since her triumphant debut in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, the Wife of Bath, arguably the first ordinary and recognisably real woman in English literature, has obsessed readers - from Shakespeare to James Joyce, Voltaire to Pasolini, Dryden to Zadie Smith. Few literary characters have led such c...

For a time, Nelson Algren was America's most famous author, lauded by the likes of Richard Wright and Ernest Hemingway. Millions bought his books. Algren's third novel, The Man with the Golden Arm, won the first National Book Award, and Frank Sinatra starred in the movie. But despite Algren's talent...

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Peter Ames Carlin's New York Times bestselling biography of one America's greatest musicians is the first in twenty-five years to be written with the cooperation of Bruce Springsteen himself; "Carlin gets across why Mr. Springsteen has meant so much, for so long, to so many people" ( The New York Ti...

Part of the Macmillan Collectors Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition features an illuminating introduction by author and academic Dr Robert Mig...

The Bookshop in Wigtown is a bookworm's idyll - with thousands of books across nearly a mile of shelves a real log fire and Captain the bookshop cat. You'd think after twenty years owner Shaun Bythell would be used to the customers by now. Don't get him wrong - there are some good ones among the ant...

A band of savage thirteen-year-old boys reject the adult world as illusory, hypocritical, and sentimental, and train themselves in a brutal callousness they call objectivity'. When the mother of one of them begins an affair with a ship's officer, he and his friends idealise the man at first; but it ...

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Vividly written and exhaustively researched, Jonathan Eig's King is the first major biography in decades of the civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. - and the first to include recently declassified FBI files. In this revelatory new portrait of the preacher and activist who shook the world, the b...

The Call of the Wild tells the story of a domesticated dog called Buck, stolen from his easy life and propelled into the world of the Klondike Gold Rush. Buck begins to hear the call of the wild as his hard journey continues. The book's compact format and rich colour illustrations make it a must have for your own bookshelf and a wonderful literary gift.

Accessible, lively new biography of an under-served female writer, from a bestselling, acclaimed literary biographer Published to celebrate Katherine Mansfield's centenary, this is a compact but comprehensive new portrait of her life, work, relevance and wonderfully inspiring personality Restless ou...

These are three books by Samoan Poet/Writer Sia Figiel. They Who Do Not Grieve (Signed), The Girl in the Moon Circle, and To a Young Artist in Contemplation (Signed). They Who do not Grieve (Published 1999 by Random House, Paperback) The Girl in the Moon Circle (Mana Publications 1996, Paperback) To...

David Miller is a retired civil engineer in his 83rd year. This is his second work and is a collection of memories and stories. The photo is of a much younger David as age has not been kind to him and now, he is just another wizened up, grumpy old man. Hope you enjoy the book

Put Stick Man through his paces in this gorgeously interactive finger puppet book. Young children will love meeting Stick Man and his friends and playing with the plush puppet in this fabulous new board book. This fun finger puppet format from superstar creators, Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler is perfect for fans of the original picture books.

A sturdy and stylish series of pop-up books for young readers. Introduce your baby to fairy tales and opposites with sturdy Ladybird Little Pop-Ups. Based on the popular tale of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, this simplified story with sturdy, integrated pop-ups is perfect for parents and toddlers ...

Step into the holiday season with a captivating journey through the past with our History Biography Book Advent Calendar Each day leading up to Christmas, unwrap a new story of real-life adventures, legendary figures, and pivotal moments that shaped our world. Discover 24 inspiring titles that bring...

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It is the spring of 1869 and there is talk of revolution in Sicily. Fabrizio, the charismatic Prince of Salina, still rules over thousands of acres and hundreds of people, including his own numerous family, in mingled splendour and squalor. But then comes Garibaldi's landing on the Scicilian coast. ...