Fiction

Edward F. Murphy / Dak To

In June 1967, General William Westmoreland sent the 173d Airborne Brigade to Dak To, a mountainous region in the deadly Central Highlands. Here the 173d found itself locked in mortal combat, facing tremendous odds against a professional, well-trained...

W.J. Burley / Wycliffe and the Four Jacks

David Cleeve lived the way a bestselling novelist should live—in an opulent house set in a beautiful corner of Cornwall. But beneath the successful facade he lived a private nightmare. For at regular intervals a sinister and mysterious warning...

James A. Michener / The Novel

A novel about a novel and all the people associated with it. From the author to the publisher and critic, this thriller explores the world of publishing. James Michener is also the author of "Space", "Centennial" and "Tales of the South Pacific"...

Roger Fowler / A Dictionary of Modern Critical Terms

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Norman Lewis / Word Power Made Easy

Do You Always Use the Right Word? Can You Pronounce It -- and Spell It -- Correctly? Do You Know How to Avoid Illiterate Expressions? Do You Speak Grammatically, Without Embarrassing Mistakes? If the answer to any of these questions is NO, you ought...

Lucy Sweeney Byrne / Brick Lane Bookshop

Twelve stories selected from 1,134 entries to the 2020 competition.‘Full of verve, emotional enquiry and imagination.’ Harriet Moore‘I really appreciate the range and ambition on display in these stories. These are writers putting work...

Kevin Danaher / 10 Reasons to Abolish the IMF & World Bank

A veritable "Globalization for Dummies," 10 Reasons to Abolish the IMF & World Banklays bare the most common myths of globalization in a clear and understandable way.Looking with hope to grassroots movement-building on a global scale, Danaher...

Jeremy Fox / Chomsky and Globalisation

Noam Chomsky, hailed by some as the 'Einstein of modern linguistics', is equally well known to others as an uncompromising political dissident and social critic.This book examines Chomsky's libertarian views on global economic hegemony and the new world...

Barbara F. Weller / Bailliere's Nurses' Dictionary

Now in its 25th edition, the popular and established Bailli?re's Nurse's Dictionary has been extensively revised and includes new entries to address the changing world of nursing and healthcare services. This edition is firmly focused on the needs of...

Michela Clari / Spanish Dictionary

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Thomas F. Walsh / The Little Illustrated Favourite Poems We Learned at School

This work takes 40 of the most popular poems from the three volumes and juxtaposes them with classic photographs of children, schoolrooms and teachers of times past.       This book is second hand, and while you may not get the...

Peter Joyce / Politics

Teach Yourself Politics is a jargon-free introduction to the study of politics, focusing on key political themes and ideas, and featuring examples from all over the world. It looks at topical issues, such as elections and voting behavior, the media,...

Stuart Thomson / Dictionary of Labour Quotations

'The power of words is fundamental to political life. They help to influence, convince, change minds and appeal. By looking through the history of the left, this book provides a clear demonstration that what you say, and how to say it, really matters...

Roger Scruton / Conservatism: Ideas in Profile

Roger Scruton looks at the central ideas of conservatism over the centuries. He examines conservative thinking on civil society, the rule of law and the role of the state on the one hand; and freedom (including freedom of expression and association),...

Simon Garfield / We Are At War

Of all the accounts written about the Second World War, none are more compelling than the personal diaries of those who lived through it. We Are At War is the story of five everyday folk, who, living on the brink of chaos, recorded privately on...

Michael Collins / The Likes of Us

Once they were portrayed as the salt of the earth. Nowadays, they take to the streets when paedophiles and asylum seekers are in their midst; they expose their lives in TV documentaries; they love Gucci and hate the Euro - the broadsheets cast them...

Patricia McDowell / The Sorrows of Tara

Who is the beautiful, mysterious enchantress who walks out of the forest to capture and beguile Muirchertach, The King of Tara? What terrible crimes haunt the king's dreams and waking hour? Will he heed the monk's warning? Or follow his heart's...

Edward S. Herman / Manufacturing Consent

In this pathbreaking work, Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky show that, contrary to the usual image of the news media as cantankerous, obstinate, and ubiquitous in their search for truth and defense of justice, in their actual practice they defend the...

Nick Clegg / How To Stop Brexit - And Make Britain Great Again

Keep calm – but do not carry on. There is nothing remotely inevitable about Brexit – except that it will be deeply damaging if it happens. Extricating Britain from Europe will be the greatest challenge this country has faced since the...

Mark Kurlansky / Nonviolence: The History of a Dangerous Idea

The conventional history of nations, even continents, is a history of warfare. According to this view, all the important ideas and significant changes of humankind occured as part of an effort to win one violent, bloody conflict or another.But there have...

Barry Kushner / Who Needs the Cuts?

Barry Kushner's damning examination of the current Coalition Government argues the UK is being spun a story about the need for drastic cuts, when there are other options.       This book is second hand, and while you may not get...

Hugo de Burgh / China: Friend or Foe

China is set to become the world's next superpower. Should America celebrate - or be afraid? Friend or Foe? deals with vital Who are China's power-players? Will the Chinese economy increase trade or kill off our livelihoods? How is China using its...

Susan George / The Lugano Report

This is a new edition of Susan George's acclaimed satire on capitalism. Fictional experts recruited by world leaders to discuss the future of global capitalism provide their assessment of the dire state of the current economy and put forward new...

Tom Clark / Hard Times: Inequality, Recession, Aftermath

An analysis of the enduring social costs of the post-2008 economic crisis2008 was a watershed year for global finance. The banking system was eventually pulled back from the brink, but the world was saddled with the worst slump since the 1930s...

Paul Johnson / To Hell with Picasso and Other Essays

Pugnacious and savage, eloquent and unpredictable, Paul Johnson sets out to entertain and to inform and to shake the complacency of his readers.These essays selected from the best of his weekly pieces in The Spectator over the last five years, range...

Roger Scruton / England: An Elegy

At a time when Scottish, Welsh and Irish nationalisms are flourishing and English nationalism is disapproved, Roger Scruton's poignant and personal tribute shows that there really is such a country as England, that it has a distinct personality and...

Dylan Thomas / The Loud Hill Of Wales: Poetry of Place

A classic tale by one of Wales' finest ever writers.       This book is second hand, and while you may not get the same publication/version/reprint/edition shown in the picture it will be the same author and title. Removing...

Michael Temple / A Pocket Guide to Spelling

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Barbara Ehrenreich / Bait and Switch

Intrigued by reports of increasing poverty and despair within America's white-collar corporate workforce, Barbara Ehrenreich decided to infiltrate their world as an undercover reporter and learn about the problems facing middle-class executives at...

Bernard Levin / Now Read On

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John Edwards / Keating: The Inside Story

Although he was at the forefront of Australian political life for some 13 years, Paul Keating has remained mysterious. This biography looks at the Prime Minister who did things his way, and who was not afraid to tackle the big issues, such as the...

Richard Davenport-Hines / Universal Man: The Seven Lives of John Maynard Keynes

In Universal Man , noted biographer and historian Richard Davenport-Hines revives our understanding of John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946), the twentieth century's most charismatic and revolutionary economist. Keynes helped FDR launch the New Deal, saved...

Alex Brummer / The Crunch

On August 9, 2007 France's largest bank announced that it would suspend trading in two huge investment funds it controlled. The same day three German banks revealed that they were close to collapse. A few days later came the first run on a British...

Sue Collins / Approaching Literature

Introduces literature and literary criticism, and tells how to analyze novels, poetry, and plays       This book is second hand, and while you may not get the same publication/version/reprint/edition shown in the picture it...

James Carney / The Playboy and the Yellow Lady

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J.B. Heaton / Longman Dictionary of Common Errors

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Christopher Johnson / Measuring the Economy - A Guide to Understanding Official Statistics

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Jack O'Brien / The Unionjacking of Ireland

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John Boorman / Projections

The best of 14 years.Containing big names revealing private and fascinating insights into theory work, this book provides an introduction for anyone new to the series. It is suitable for cinephiles everywhere.   This book is second hand, and while...

Zoe Harcombe / The Harcombe Diet 3-Step Plan

Stop food cravings forever, with no calorie countingThe Harcombe Diet has already transformed the lives of thousands of people by helping them to lose weight permanently. Now let it do the same for you. This easy plan takes you through the three stages...

Paul Mendelson / The First Rule of Survival

Seven years ago, in Cape Town, South Africa, three schoolboys were abducted in broad daylight on consecutive days. They were never seen again.Now, a new case for the unpredictable Senior Superintendent Vaughn DeVries casts a light on the original...

Dalai Lama XIV / My Spiritual Autobiography

This book is a first. There has never been one entirely dedicated to the spiritual life of the Dalai Lama. Yet as one of the world's most recognised, and respected, spiritual leaders there will clearly be great interest in such a work from His Holiness'...

John Kay / The Truth About Markets

Capitalism faltered at the end of the 1990s as corporations were rocked by fraud, the stock-market bubble burst and the American business model – unfettered self-interest, privatization and low tax – faced a storm of protest. But what are...

Robert A. Dahl / On Democracy

The last half of the 20th century has been an era of democratic triumph. The main anti-democratic regimes - communist, fascist, Nazi - have disappeared, and new democracies are emerging vigorously or tentatively throughout the world. In this book,...

Glanville L. Williams / Learning the Law

Learning the Law introduces legal problems and describes how to tackle them, how to look up points of law and how to make the best use of the time available for study.       This book is second hand, and while you may not get the...

Anne Frank / The Secret Annexe: from The diary of Anne Frank

This extract from the Definitive Edition of Anne's diary begins on Tuesday 10 November 1942.For her thirteenth birthday Anne Frank received a diary as a present from her father. She kept it from 12 June 1942 to 1 August 1944. In this diary, which she...

Joan Smith / Moralities

Why do sex scandals no longer sweep presidents from power? What political impetus has produced the first war crimes trial since Nuremburg? What social currents cause thousands to demonstrate against globalisation? If the 20th century was...

David Robertson / The Penguin Dictionary Of Politics

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Alison Wolf / Does Education Matter?

Highly topical and controversial examination of the education system."Education, education, education" has become an obsession for politicians and the public alike. It is seen as an economic an engine for growth and prosperity. But is there a link...

John Mortimer / The Trials of Rumpole

Horace Rumpole — a man who never prosecutes, whose fame rests on his knowledge, whose court scenes are proverbial and whose home is ruled by Mrs Rumpole is back in this collection of stories.Contents: Rumpole and the man of God — Rumpole...

Alistair Cooke / Letters from Four Seasons

Alistair Cooke is one of the world's best-loved broadcasters, whose weekly radio dispatch 'Letter from America' entertained listeners around the globe from 1946 until his death in 2004. Penguin have proudly published editions of Cooke's Letters since...

Simon Winder / The Feast

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