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Gina McKinnon / Help! I'm Turning Into My Mum (Hardback)

 Have you ever noticed how that the woman across the road has a hairstyle almost identical to that of her mother? Maybe the idea of dandelion and burdock tea - repulsive to your taste buds at tea-time in your youth - is actually quite palatable...

Kathi Kamen Goldmark / And My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You (Hardback)

 "Smashing...the characters are unforgettable" raves Amy Tan; "funny, authentic, and moving" says Dave Barry; "the female Kinky Friedman has arrived" lauds Olivia Goldsmith. This hilarious, fast-paced novel about musicians, love, and family is the...

Jean Sprackland / Strands : A Year of Discoveries on the Beach (Hardback)

 This is the ultimate beachcomber's book. A series of meditations prompted by walking on the wild estuarial beaches of Ainsdale Sands between Blackpool and Liverpool, Strands is about what is lost and buried then discovered, about all the things you...

Barbara Crossley / Rollercoaster (Hardback)

 A body on a bonfire draws Anna Knight into a nest of intrigue in the switchback world of seaside fun-parks. Anna, a reporter, investigates the murder of Llew Madden, boss of the resort's leading amusement park, who was locked in competition to the...

Mackenzie Crook / The Windvale Sprites (Hardback)

 When a storm sweeps through the country, Asa wakes up the next day to find that his town is almost unrecognisable - trees have fallen down, roofs have collapsed and debris lies everywhere. But amongst the debris in his back garden Asa makes an...

Dr. Seuss / Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? (Hardback)

 Kids will love this noise-filled Bright and Early Book classic from the one and only Dr. Seuss! Mr. Brown is a sound-making wonder! He can hoo hoo like an owl and buzz buzz like a bee. It is so much fun to make noises that you hear every day, like...

Kevin Pakenham / The Gathering Bunker (Hardback)

 This is a collection of golfing stories, narrated by the fictional character Jim South. His passion for the sport takes him to the very edge of human experience, from the early beginnings on the first tee at the corporate golf day to the gathering...

Anton du Beke / B is for Ballroom : Be Your Own Armchair Dancefloor Expert (Hardback)

   Do you know your Botafago from your Volta Cross? Ever wondered how the Foxtrot got its name? Why is the Quick Step so quick? Which is easier, the standard Ballroom dances or the Latin ones? If you don't know the answer to most of these...

Rachel Hollis / Girl, Wash Your Face : Stop Believing the Lies About Who You Are so You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be (Hardback)

 Do you ever suspect that everyone else has life figured out and you don't have a clue? If so, Rachel Hollis has something to tell you: that's a lie.If you have ever said any of these things to yourself . . .Something else will make me happy.I'm not...

Al Franken / The Truth with Jokes (Hardback)

 Bestselling author, talk show host on liberal radio network Air America and wisecracking scourge of the American right, Al Franken has been hailed as 'one of the last Great Hopes of the American Left'. He's also been called 'an obnoxious prick', a...

Drummond Moir / Just My Typo : From 'sinning with the choir' to 'the large hardon collider' (Hardback)

 From the sublime to the ridiculous, Just My Typo is a hilarious collection of typographical errors, slips of the pen and embarrassing misprints which, like any typo of any kind, should never have happened, cannot be excused, and must not in any way...

Tom Bradby / Double Agent (Hardback)

 It was supposed to be a quiet family weekend away. But for Senior MI6 officer Kate Henderson, nothing is ever that simple...Kidnapped in Venice by a Russian defector, Kate knows she's in trouble. But all is not as it seems. The spy offers her...

Mark Gilroy / A Daybook of Grace : A Year of Devotions to Draw You Near to the Heart of God (Hardback)

 Spend time with God each day. With the prayerful words in this beautiful devotional, spiritual seekers can reflect on His love for them and the wonderful plans He has for their lives. Each page will draw them nearer to the heart of God, and help...

Richard Edward Crabbe / The Empire of Shadows (Hardback)

   It is August 1889. A man lies dead in a darkened construction site near Madison Square Park. The murderer, Jim Tupper, a Mohawk of the Iroquois nation, flees back to the vast Adirondack wilderness. But he has left a trail of death behind,...

Katy Hayes / Curtains (Hardback)

 In a plot wihch reads like LOVE STORY gone wrong, Isobel falls in love with Dick - not a meeting of the minds - and the loveless Arlene is rescued from her barren existence by the man from the local Deli, who has been making weird phone calls to...

Peter Alson / Take Me to the River : A Wayward and Perilous Journey to the World Series of Poker (Hardback)

 MEET PETER ALSONAn overeducated underachiever, he's spent his postcollege decades doing his best not to grow up. Now, having just turned the incomprehensible (to him) age of fifty, and staring down his own mortality, this rambling- gambling...

From Frazzled to Fabulous : How to Juggle a Successful Career Fatherhood 'Me-Time' and Looking Good (Hardback)

   'Hilarious and thought-provoking, the Man Who Has It All highlights the ridiculousness of the patronising advice thrown at working mums every day by reimagining it with dads in mind.' The Unmumsy Mum While women are bombarded with advice...

Michael Palmer / Oath of Office (Hardback)

   Michael Palmer, the "New York Times" bestselling author of "A Heartbeat Away" and "The Last""Surgeon" brings us a shocking new thriller at the crossroads of politics and medicine. "What if a well respected doctor inexplicably goes on a...

Joseph Bruchac / Bowman's Store : A Journey to Myself (Hardback)

 Having lived with his grandparents as a boy, the author describes how he was raised, never knowing about his Native American heritage, and explains how, as he grew up, he discovered things for himself and found his way back to his roots despite the...

Bernard Gert / Common Morality : Deciding What to Do (Hardback)

 Moral problems do not always come in the form of great social controversies. More often, the moral decisions we make are made quietly, constantly, and within the context of everyday activities and quotidian dilemmas. Indeed, these smaller decisions...

Nick Brownlee / Everything You Didn't Need to Know About the UK (Hardback)

   How did Big Ben get its name? Why do 51 percent of Brits sleep naked? Was the Queen really sending emails in the 1970s? And just how do you make the perfect cup of tea?Packed with inane anecdotes and useless trivia, Everything You Didn't...

David Kynaston / Shots in the Dark : A Diary of Saturday Dreams and Strange Times (Hardback)

 Brimming with wisdom and humour, David Kynaston's diaries written over one football season offer up his most personal take on social history to date.David Kynaston was seven and a half years old when he attended his first Aldershot match in the...

Allen Carr / Packing it in the Easy Way (Hardback)

 Allen Carr's story of transformation from chain-smoking, stressed accountant to international health guru. Thirty years ago Allen Carr tried to cut back on smoking by allowing himself one per hour. He spent ten minutes of each hour in bliss and the...

John D Drake / The Perfect Interview (Hardback)

      All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing stickers from a book may damage it, so we refrain from doing so. If you see a...

Anatol Lieven / America Right or Wrong : An Anatomy of American Nationalism (Hardback)

 A controversial and timely exploration of the dark side of American idealism -- and its potentially dangerous consequences for the world. In this thoughtful critique of America's role in the world, Lieven contends that U.S. foreign policy since...

Sabrina Cohen-Hatton / The Heat of the Moment : Life and Death Decision-Making From a Firefighter (Hardback)

 An inspirational memoir from an extraordinary woman . . . A humbling, jaw-dropping read' Viv Groskop'This book challenges assumptions about who firefighters are, and about what women can do' The Guardian'This book will change the way you think...

K. T. McCaffrey / Bishop's Pawn (Hardback)

 Investigative journalist Emma Boylan is shocked to read her own obituary notice. Intrigued, she sets out to uncover who or what is behind the deception. Her investigations lead her to re-examine some reports she'd written as a rookie journalist and...

Raquel D'Apice / Welcome to the Club : 100 Parenting Milestones You Never Saw Coming (Hardback)

 From the comedian behind the popular parenting blog The Ugly Volvo comes a refreshing spin on the baby milestone book. Instead of a place to lovingly capture the first time baby sleeps through the night, this book shows what it's like the first...

Tom Friedman / 1000 Unforgettable Senior Moments (Hardback)

 "1,000 Unforgettable Senior Moments in History", of which we could remember only 249, is filled with excruciatingly embarrassing and totally true stories of major mental lapses and famous acts of forgetfulness. How about President Jimmy Carter...

Donald McCullough / You Have Been Warned! : A Complete Guide to the Road (Hardback)

 This guide to the road, originally published in Britain in 1935, is a compilation of humorous advice for perplexed motorists. It contains perennially useful tips on such topics as hand signals for drivers - from 'I am going to shake the ash off my...

N.D.Mutizwa- Mangiza / Doctors and the State : The Struggle for Professional Control in Zimbabwe (Hardback)

 The main aim of this text is to examine the nature of professional control, medical practice and the state of health services in a post-colonial state and the medical profession in Zimbabwe since 1980. The text reviews the theories of professions...

Elliot Worsell / Making Haye (Hardback)

 David 'The Hayemaker' Haye is the former WBA world heavyweight champion and the former undisputed (WBA, WBC and WBO) world cruiserweight champion. Haye is one of British boxing's most celebrated and successful ring champions of the modern era and...

Vince Cable / Free Radical : A Memoir (Hardback)

 Today Vincent Cable is best known as 'the undisputed heavyweight champion of the credit crunch in Parliament' (Robert Peston), revered for his prescience and authority on the world economic crisis. But his journey to become Britain's most respected...

Timothy Collings / The Piranha Club : Power and Influence in Formula One (Hardback)

   'Welcome to the Piranha Club!' Ron Dennis (head of McLaren) to Eddie Jordan on the inception of the Jordan team. The Piranha Club is the first serious study of Formula One's most intriguing and influential figuras - the men who wield the...

John Christopher / Riding the Jetstream : The Story of Ballooning - From Montgolfier to Breitling (Hardback)

   Ballooning can be both all-absorbing relaxation and high-tech sport. This text tells its amazing story from the Montgolfier brothers to today's riders of the jetstream - the narrow band of fast winds high in the Earth's atmosphere...

Michael Cox / Why Headless Chickens Run and Other Bonkers ThingsYou Need to Know (Hardback)

 This is a brand new series from the home of humour for children! Bonkers Books: "Bonkers!" is packed full of the most hilarious, laugh-out-loud facts in the worlds of history, science, natural history and just about everything...

Rupert Fawcett / Off the Leash: The Secret Life of Dogs (Hardback)

 Launched just over a year ago on Facebook, 'Off The Leash' has developed a regular daily following of half a million dog lovers from around the world. Now the best of Rupert Fawcett's brilliantly observed, touchingly true cartoons come together in...

Matt Brown / Everything You Know About Planet Earth is Wrong (Hardback)

   A fascinating and humorous read that debunks the surprising myths about the world we always believed. The latest addition to the popular Everything You Know series, this book will blow apart your beliefs in the world's physical and social...

Olga Grushin / The Dream Life of Sukhanov (Hardback)

 A brilliantly crafted novel about one man's betrayal of his talent, his friends, and his principles-a work of demon energy, startling imagery, and utter originality.At fifty-six, Anatoly Sukhanov has everything a man could want. Nearly twenty-five...

Colin Murray / A Random History of Football (Hardback)

 Nowadays a top Premiership football club can spend 50 million on a Portuguese pin-up or a legendary Italian goalkeeper, but you cannot take into account the effects of a dodgy takeaway meal, a dropped bottle of aftershave on a goalkeeper's toe, or...

Carol Thatcher / A Swim-on Part in the Goldfish Bowl : A Memoir (Hardback)

 Carol Thatcher has one of the most famous surnames in the world. But whatever anyone might feel about her august mother, SHE is one of the best-loved people in the country. Official. When she won ITV's I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here..! it was...

Sally Nicholls / The Silent Stars Go By (Hardback)

 Bittersweet perfection' Guardian, Best Books of the Year'An engulfing historical novel' The Times, Best Books of the Year'A festive classic in the making' Observer, Best Books of the YearNominated for the Carnegie MedalThree years ago, Margot's...

Douglas Hurd / The Shape of Ice (Hardback)

   Prime Minister Simon Russell's personal alarm clock is ticking away. Beyond No 10, prison riots, bombs in Ireland, corporate blackmail in China and civil unrest in Russia jostle for his attention. As the pressure builds, his judgement and...

Adriana Trigiani / The Wisdom of My Grandmothers : Lessons to live by, from one generation of remarkable women to the next (Hardback)

 Adriana Trigiani's two remarkable grandmothers, Lucia and Viola, lived through the 20th century from beginning to end as working women who juggled careers and motherhood. From the factory line to the family table, the two of them - the very...

Michael Foot / Dr. Strangelove, I Presume (Hardback)

 The Cold War may have ended, but the arms race has not. In May 1998, India resumed the underground testing of nuclear weapons. Pakistan responded with tests of its own - and all of a sudden the arms race was on again. Not that it ever stopped:...

Caroline Pignat / Shooter (Hardback)

 The Breakfast Club"meets"We Need to Talk About Kevin" A lockdown catches five grade 12 students by surprise and throws them together in the only unlocked room on that empty third floor wing: the boys' washroom. They sit in silence, judging each...

Stephen Clarke / Talk to the Snail (Hardback)

 Have you ever walked into a half-empty restaurant in France, only to be told that it's complete? Attempted to say "merci beaucoup" and accidentally complimented someone on their cute backside? Been taken to what you've been assured is the perfect...

Gwyneth Jones / Bold As Love (Hardback)

 Imagine John Lennon met Mick Jagger around 1968, really hit it off, went through the collapse of modern civilisation together, and changed from rockstars into genuine heroes. And came out on the other side ruling England. And imagine they were both...

Bharat Anand / (Hardback)

 "My favorite book of the year."--Doug McMillon, CEO, Wal-Mart Stores Harvard Business School Professor of Strategy Bharat Anand presents an incisive new approach to digital transformation that favors fostering connectivity over focusing...

Paul McDermott / Pilgrims : Two Unlikely Friends Unravel the Mystery of Life (Hardback)

   "What follows is the true story of an extraordinary ordinary woman. Although it is her story, in the end it will also be yours..." It was autumn when Paul McDermott stood at the doorway to a characterless house that would exert a pull on...

Luanne Rice / The Letters (Hardback)

 Is there any mystery greater than those we love the most? In this remarkable collaboration, New York Times bestselling author Luanne Rice and Joseph Monninger combine their unique talents to create a powerfully moving novel of an estranged husband...

Sarah Young / Jesus Calling (Hardback)

 Experience a deeper relationship with Jesus as you savor the presence of the One who understands you perfectly and loves you forever. With Scripture and personal reflections, New York Times bestselling author Sarah Young brings Jesus' message of...