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Brain On Fire: My Month of Madness
Susannah Cahalan was a happy, clever, healthy twenty-four-year old. Then one day she woke up in hospital, with no memory of what had happened or how s
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Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
As a girl, Frankie knows she is supposed to play by the rules, but the rules were made by Old Boys for boys and therefore are not her rules to begin w
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Breakout Nations: In Pursuit of the Next Economic Miracles Penguin Books (UK)
'The old rule of forecasting was to make as many forecasts as possible and publicise the ones you got right. The new rule is to forecast so far in the future, no one will know you got it wrong.' Ruchir Sharma does neither. In Breakout Nations he shows why the economic 'mania' of the twenty-first century, with its unshakeable faith in the power of emerging markets - especi...
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Article on the Problem of Garden Diseases and Pests and How to Control Them in a Natural and Organic Way
This antiquarian book contains a concise yet detailed article on the common ailments and pests of the garden, with information on the damage they can cause, how to control them, and how to prevent them in a natural and organic way. Full of interesting and practical information, this article will be of considerable utility to the home gardener or allotment owner, making fo...
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Grand Old Team To Report
David Prentice is the Sport Editor of the Liverpool Echo, the city's famous newspaper. His fascinating book charts almost half-a-century of Everton Fo
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Grand Old Team To Report
David Prentice is the Sport Editor of the Liverpool Echo, the city's famous newspaper. His fascinating book charts almost half-a-century of Everton Fo
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A Question of Guilt - Jorn Lier Horst
<p>Wisting is back with his most gripping case yet. In 1999, seventeen-year-old Tone Vaterland was killed on her way home from work. Desperate for a conviction the police deemed the investigation an open-and-shut case and sent her spurned boyfriend, Danny Momrak, down for murder. But twenty years later Detective William Wisting receives a puzzling letter. It sugge...
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Three Daughters Of Eve - Elif Shafak
<p>Set across Istanbul and Oxford, from the 1980s to the present day, Three Daughters of Eve is a sweeping tale of faith and friendship, tradition and modernity, love and an unexpected betrayal. Peri, a wealthy Turkish housewife and mother, is on her way to a dinner party at a seaside mansion in Istanbul when a beggar snatches her handbag. As she wrestles to get it ...
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Prayers of the Old Testament (Lifebuilder Study Guides)
These eight studies from Lynne M. Baab, based on prayers from seven Old Testament books, invite you to meet our mighty, loving God in fresh ways, brin
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Boy : Tales of Childhood - Roald Dahl
<p>Boy: Tales of Childhood is the story of Roald Dahl's very own boyhood. Including takes of sweet-shops and chocolate, mean old ladies and a Great Mouse Plot - the inspiration for some of his most marvellous storybooks in the years to come. These tales are full of exciting and strange things - some funny, some frightening, all true. 'An autobiography is a book...
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Territory of Light, 1. vydání - Yuko Tsushima
<p>Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith. Celebrating the range and diversity of Penguin Classics, they take us from snowy Japan to springtime Vienna, from haunted New England to a sun-drenched Mediterranean isl...
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The Women of Troy - Pat Barkerová
<p>Following her bestselling, critically acclaimed The Silence of the Girls, Pat Barker continues her extraordinary retelling of one of our greatest myths. 'Myth for a MeToo age. Pat Barker returns to Homer in this gory but unexpectedly uplifting novel' Sunday Times Troy has fallen. The Greeks have won their bitter war. They can return home as victors - all they n...
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The Island of Missing Trees - Elif Shafak
<p>A rich, magical novel from the Booker-shortlisted author of 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World - now a top ten Sunday Times bestsellerIt is 1974 on the island of Cyprus. Two teenagers, from opposite sides of a divided land, meet at a tavern in the city they both call home. The tavern is the only place that Kostas, who is Greek and Christian, and Defne, w...
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Hall of Smoke - H. M. Long
<p>Epic fantasy featuring warrior priestesses and fickle gods at war, for readers of Brian Staveley's Chronicles of the Unhewn Throne.</p> <p>Hessa is an Eangi: a warrior priestess of the Goddess of War, with the power to turn an enemy s bones to dust with a scream. Banished for disobeying her goddess's command to murder a traveller, she prays for forgiv...
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Portrait of the Piss Artist as a Young Man
It was love at first taste for fifteen-year-old Tadhg Hickey when he drank a can of Scrumpy Jack on the night of his exam results.
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Daughter of Darkness (House of Shadows 1): thrilling fantasy inspired by Greek myth - Katharine Corr
<p>DISCOVER THE EPIC NEW FANTASY INSPIRED BY ANCIENT GREEK MYTH . . . 'Everything I want in a fantasy and more' - Mary Watson, author of Blood to Poison 'A book of smart, savage beauty' - Josh Winning, author of The Shadow Glass The Underworld awaits . . . Deina is trapped. As one of the Soul Severers serving the god Hades on earth, her future is tied to the tas...
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Three Novels of New York (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
Nineteen year old Lily Bart is in need of a rich husband to safeguard her place in the social elite. Unwilling to marry without both love and money, L
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Mini House: Old MacDonald's Barn
This is a die-cut board book which tells the story of Old Macdonald's barn and is set inside the actual barn-shaped book. Other books in the series ar
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End of Old Europe: The Causes of the First World War 1914-18
Practical topic books for key periods in 20th Century History
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Heroes of Olympus 01. The Lost Hero (9780141325491)
Kniha - autor Rick Riordan, 576 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná The number one, bestselling title in this new spin-off series from Percy Jackson creator, Rick Riordan. Old enemies awaken as Camp Half-Blood's new arrivals prepare for war. When Jason, Piper and Leo crash land at Camp Half-Blood, they have no idea what to expect. Apparently this is the only sa...
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Earthsea : The First Four Books: A Wizard of Earthsea * The Tombs of Atuan * The Farthest Shore * Tehanu - Guinová Ursula K. Le
<p>Discover the late Ursula Le Guin's passionate and enthralling story of a young boy sent to a school of wizardry to learn the ways of magic in the opening quartet of the Earthsea story. 'One of the literary greats' Margaret Atwood 'The deepest and smartest of writers. Her words are always with us. Some of them are written on my soul' Neil Gaiman A Wizard of Ear...
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The Penguin Book of Dragons - Scott G. Bruce
<p>The definitive global anthology of writings about dragons, from Ancient Egypt to the modern day Since the earliest moments of human history, dragons have occupied a place in our imaginations. Bringer of night in Ancient Egypt; mortal enemy of the elephant in South Asia; slain by a god in Sanskrit hymn. In the Book of Revelation, there is the Leviathan; in Loch N...
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Discoveries : The Voyages of Captain Cook - Nicholas Thomas
<p>Cook's great voyages marked the end of an era in world history. As he sailed into Hawaii in January 1778 he made contact with the last of the human civilizations to grow up independently of the rest of the world. But equally for the Polynesians and Melanesians of the Pacific, Cook's arrival in their midst merely marked a further (if disastrous) twist in diverse h...
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The Art of Statistics: Learning from Data (0241258766)
Kniha - autor David Spiegelhalter, 448 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Statistics has played a leading role in our scientific understanding of the world for centuries, yet we are all familiar with the way statistical claims can be sensationalised, particularly in the media. In the age of big data, as data science becomes established as a discipline, a basic...
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The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1. vydání - Oscar Wilde
<p>Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design. Enthralled by his own exquisite portrait, Dorian Gray exchanges his soul for eternal youth and beauty. Influenced by ...
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Bournville: From the bestselling author of Middle England - Jonathan Coe
<p>'A wickedly funny, clever, but also tender and lyrical novel about Britain and Britishness and what we have become' RACHEL JOYCEIn Bournville, a placid suburb of Birmingham, sits a famous chocolate factory. For eleven-year-old Mary and her family in 1945, it's the centre of the world. The reason their streets smell faintly of chocolate, the place where most of th...
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The Art of Statistics : Learning from Data - David Spiegelhalter
<p>'This marvellous book will transform your relationship with the numbers that swirl all around us. Read it and learn. I did' Tim Harford Statistics has played a leading role in our scientific understanding of the world for centuries, yet we are all familiar with the way statistical claims can be sensationalised, particularly in the media. In the age of big data, ...
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Zen: The Art of Simple Living - Shunmyo Masuno
<p>Brings the spirit of Zen Buddhism to everyday life . . . 100 snack-size Zen activities you can do daily to add more calm to your life' Daily Telegraph A beautifully illustrated guide to slowing down, finding true happiness and feeling calm, by Zen Buddhist monk Shunmyo Masuno. _________ Zen is the perfect antidote to the chaos of modern life . . . In clear, pr...
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Sisters under the Rising Sun: A powerful story from the author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, 1. vydání - Heather Morris
<p>The phenomenal new novel, based on a true story, from the multimillion-copy bestselling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Cilka's Journey and Three Sisters.1942. Singapore is falling to the Japanese Army. English musician Norah Chambers places her eight-year-old daughter Sally on a ship leaving Singapore, desperate to keep her safe. As the island burns, Aust...
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The Demon in the Machine : How Hidden Webs of Information Are Finally Solving the Mystery of Life - Paul Davies
<p>'A gripping new drama in science ... if you want to understand how the concept of life is changing, read this' Professor Andrew Briggs, University of Oxford When Darwin set out to explain the origin of species, he made no attempt to answer the deeper question: what is life? For generations, scientists have struggled to make sense of this fundamental question. L...
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Days at the Morisaki Bookshop: A charming and uplifting Japanese translated story on the healing power of books - Satoshi Yagisawa
<p>'A perfect blanket to warm every book lover's heart' - 5***** Reader review'I love Japanese literature, and this is one of the best' - 5***** Reader review'A love letter to book lovers and readers everywhere' - 5***** Reader reviewThe Japanese bestseller: a tale of love, new beginnings, and the comfort that can be found between the pages of a good book.When twent...
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The Air Raid Book Club: The most uplifting, heartwarming story of war, friendship and the love of books - Lyons Annie
Anotace: An emotional and uplifting novelset in WW2 London about the remarkable power of books to bring hope and light in dark times, inspired by true events, from the USA Today bestselling author. As the bombs began to fall, the book club kept their hopes alive... London, 1938. Bookseller Gertie Bingham is facing difficult times, having just lost her beloved husband...
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The Air Raid Book Club: The most uplifting, heartwarming story of war, friendship and the love of books - Annie Lyons
<p>'Touching and heartwarming . . . get those tissues ready' Jill Mansell'A warm and tender tale about the power of books' Ruth HoganAs the bombs began to fall, the book club kept their hopes alive...London, 1938. Bookseller Gertie Bingham is facing difficult times, having just lost her beloved husband, Harry, and with a lingering sadness at never having been able t...
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Ex Libris : 100+ Books to Read and Reread - Michiko Kakutani
<p>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 do we love books so much?' For legendary literary critic Michiko Kakutani, books have always been an escape and a sanctuary, the characters of some novels feeling so rea...
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Breakfast with the Centenarians
Learn the art of growing old from the supercentenarians living life to the fullest.
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Cook and Baker
Bestselling recipe collection of old-school cakes, slices, pastries and tarts for modern fans.
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Divergent Series Box Set (Books 1-4) - Rothová Veronica
Anotace: The No. 1 New York Times bestselling DIVERGENT series, now available as a four-book boxed set including DIVERGENT, INSURGENT, ALLEGIANT and FOUR - A DIVERGENT COLLECTION. THE DIVERGENT SERIES: ALLEGIANT - a major motion picture in 2016. Divergent:Sixteen-year-old Tris has been forced to make a terrible choice. In a divided society where everyon...
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Divergent Series Box Set (Books 1-4) - Veronica Roth
<p>The No. 1 New York Times bestselling DIVERGENT series, now available as a four-book boxed set including DIVERGENT, INSURGENT, ALLEGIANT and FOUR - A DIVERGENT COLLECTION. THE DIVERGENT SERIES: ALLEGIANT - a major motion picture in 2016. Divergent:Sixteen-year-old Tris has been forced to make a terrible choice. In a divided society where everyo...
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Living Well and Dying Well
Older people rarely feature in counselling literature, and the very old barely at all. Helen Kewell describes her encounters with some of the old and
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Women in the Picture
A bold reconsideration of women in art - from the 'Old Masters' to the posts of Instagram influencers.
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Border
One of the most celebrated books of the year: a vivid journey through the haunted borderlands that once made up the easternmost stretch of the old Iro
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The Cut Out Girl : A Story of War and Family, Lost and Found: The Costa Book of the Year 2018 - Es Bart Van
<p>The extraordinary true story of a young Jewish girl in Holland during World War II, who hides from the Nazis in the homes of an underground network of foster families, one of them the author's grandparents Bart van Es left Holland for England many years ago, but one story from his Dutch childhood never left him. It was a mystery of sorts: a young Jewish girl nam...
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The Hidden Oracle (The Trials of Apollo 1), 1. vydání - Rick Riordan
<p>How do you punish an immortal? By making him human. After angering his father Zeus, the god Apollo is cast down from Olympus. Weak and disoriented, he lands in New York City as a regular teenage boy. Now, without his godly powers, the four-thousand-year-old deity must learn to survive in the modern world until he can somehow find a way to regain Zeus's favour. Bu...
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Middle Daughter
The story of seventeen-year-old Nani who discovers womanhood through hardship before finding her freedom and independence
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Listener
A searingly honest and striking collection from the poet, talking head and star of Grumpy Old Men
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The Chestnut Man : The gripping debut novel from the writer of The Killing - Soren Sveistrup
<p>'A full-throttle thriller in the tradition of classic Stieg Larsson, drenched in atmosphere and charged with adrenaline. I loved this book' A. J. Finn, author of The Woman In The Window THE DEBUT NOVEL FROM THE CREATOR AND WRITER OF HIT TV SHOW THE KILLING As the leaves fall, he's coming for you. . . One October morning in a quiet suburb, the police make a...
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OVEREMOTIONAL: the wholesome, queer YA adventure of the year! - David Fenne
<p>"An epically exciting, utterly unique debut. Not to be missed." William Hussey, author of Broken Hearts & Zombie PartsSometimes, emotions can be a little too powerful . . .Seventeen-year-old Steven has a big problem . . . Whenever he feels intense emotions, weird things happen.Like when he kissed a boy for the first time, and the boy's head lite...
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Penguin Readers Level 5: The One Memory of Flora Banks (ELT Graded Reader) - Emily Barr
<p>Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online.Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducin...
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Reality+: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy, 1. vydání - David J. Chalmers
<p>From one of our leading thinkers, a dazzling philosophical journey through virtual worldsIn the coming decades, the technology that enables virtual and augmented reality will improve beyond recognition. Within a century, world-renowned philosopher David J. Chalmers predicts, we will have virtual worlds that are impossible to distinguish from non-virtual worlds. B...
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Memento Mori
A revealing and entertaining guide to how the Romans confronted their own mortality and the problems of old age, from the author of Veni, Vidi, Vici.
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Farewell Fountain Street
Two men are drawn together as their lives spiral out of control in this arresting thriller, set in the shadows of Istanbul's old quarter.
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When Hoopoes Go To Heaven
From the author of Baking Cakes in Kigali comes the irresistible story of Benedict Tungazara, a ten-year-old boy in Swaziland who loves beautiful bird
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Broadwater
A collection of stories by Tottenham-born resident, giving voice to the people of Broadwater Farm, a community generations old.
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Thin Places
A breathtaking mix of memoir, nature writing and history: this is Kerri nĂ Dochartaigh's story of a wild Ireland, an invisible border, an old conflic
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Curtain and the Wall
A landmark journey along the full length of the old Iron Curtain - from the Arctic Circle to Turkey's eastern border - tracing the history of the Cold
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One Last Job
Branded The Master, Brian is among the last of the old school of British crime. At 71, Reader masterminded a break-in at a Mayfair jewellers containin
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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
A horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of
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Winterkill
When the body of a nineteen-year-old girl is found on the main street of Siglufjoerdur, Police Inspector Ari Thor battles a violent Icelandic storm in
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Night Boat to Tangier
The Booker-longlisted novel, drenched in sex, death and narcotics, in sudden violence, old magic and the mysteries of love, from the winner of the IMP
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Memento Mori
A revealing and entertaining guide to how the Romans confronted their own mortality and the problems of old age, from the author of Veni, Vidi, Vici.
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