New Hardback Books

David Bodanis / The Art of Fairness (Hardback)

The Art of Fairness: The Power of Decency in a World Turned Mean   Can you succeed without being a terrible person? We often think recognising that, as the old saying has it, 'nice guys finish last'. But does that mean you have to go to the...

Stephen J. Spignesi / On Target (Hardback)

On Target looks at attempted and successful assassinations of high-profile celebrities, political figures, religious leaders and many others. Each chapter includes a compelling account of an assassination (or attempted assassination), with complete...

Clare Whitfield / People of Abandoned Character (Hardback)

Marry in haste . . . Murder at leisure? London, 1888: Susannah rushes into marriage to a young and wealthy surgeon. After a passionate honeymoon, she returns home with her new husband wrapped around her little finger. But then everything changes...

Susan Lewis / Behind Closed Doors (Hardback)

The powerful new novel about how life can change course in a heartbeat. From the Sunday Times Top Ten bestselling author of Never Say Goodbye .When fourteen-year-old Sophie Monroe suddenly vanishes one night it looks at first as though she’s...

Roger Protz / The World Beer Guide (Hardback)

A reference book of beers and brewing around the world, written by the author of REAL ALE and TASTE OF BEER. It includes a history of beer, maps of the principal beer regions of the world and a gazetteer of bars, pubs and taverns...

Colin C. Murphy / Fierce History (Hardback)

Fierce History: 5,000 years of startling stories from Ireland and around the globe   Monstrous, outrageous, bizarre, unbelievable, grotesque … but true!Napoleon’s sex-mad sister, an army of bearded children, spy cats and flaming...

Emma Holten / Deficit (Hardback)

Deficit: How Feminist Economics Can Change Our World       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...

Geoff Norcott / The British Bloke, Decoded (Hardback)

The British Bloke, Decoded: From Banter to Man-Flu. Everything finally explained. The British Bloke appears simple and straightforward. He loves football, cricket, beer, sheds, wearing socks and books about the SAS.But beneath that simple exterior...

Eddie Robson / Drunk on All Your Strange New Words (Hardback)

A locked room mystery in a near future world of politics and alien diplomacy.Lydia works as translator for the Logi cultural attaché to Earth. They work well together, even if the act of translating his thoughts into English makes her somewhat...

Annalee Newitz / Automatic Noodle (Hardback)

From sci-fi visionary and acclaimed author Annalee Newitz comes Automatic Noodle, a cozy near-future novella about a crew of abandoned food service bots opening their very own restaurant.While San Francisco rebuilds from the chaos of war, a group of food...

Tifo - The Athletic / How To Watch Football (Hardback)

How To Watch Football: 62 rules for understanding the beautiful game, on and off the pitch RULE #1: DON'T WATCH THE BALLYes, football is about stars, goals and glory. But it's also about the intense calculations and movements being made by the...

Osho / What Is Meditation (Hardback)

To stay sane in the face of the information overload in our chaotic modern world, Osho believes we must meditate every day. These extracts from his writings cover the whys, whats and wherefores of meditation. Osho urges, cajoles and encourages the...

Rosalind Oxenford / Healing With Reflexology (Hardback)

With clear step-by-step photos and informative text by a leading practicioner, this is a perfect introduction to reflexology.       This book is second hand, and while you may not get the same...

Watson Carol / Aesop's Fables (Hardback)

Series two of 'Usborne's Young Reading' books, which combines good stories with easy-reading text and illustrations, is for readers who are gaining confidence in reading alone.       This book is second hand, and while you may not...

Cassandra Eason / A Little Bit of Palmistry (Hardback)

In the popular “ Little Bit of” series: a fresh, accessible introduction to reading palms . . . and learning more about our lives.   By studying the hand's shape and lines of the palm, you can divine your own—or someone...

Susan Squellati Florence / Time Alone (Hardback)

Time Alone: The Gift of Being With Yourself       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 existing...

Robert McCrum / Globish (Hardback)

Globish: How the English Language Became the World's Language   How English conquered the world: a Guns, Germs, and Steel argument based on the power of the word.It seems impossible: a small island in the North Atlantic, colonized...

Kate Robertson / How to Make a Difference (Hardback)

Kate Robertson, Ella Robertson How to Make a Difference: The Definitive Guide from the World’s Most Effective Activists   This is a practical roadmap to modern day activism created by the brilliant minds behind the world's...

Gideon Rachman / The Age of the Strongman (Hardback)

In The Age of the Strongman, Gideon Rachman finds global coherence in the chaos of the new nationalism, leadership cults and hostility to liberal democracy.We are in a new era: authoritarian leaders have become a central feature of global politics...

Tony Francis / Searching for Hurricane Higgins (Hardback)

Tony’s Francis' biography of Alex "Hurricane" Higgins is so much more than the definitive biography of a world champion snooker player, because Higgins transcended sport in a way very few sportsmen ever have. The author describes how Alex threw...

Jeremy Heimans / New Power (Hardback)

Jeremy Heimans, Henry Timms New Power: How It's Changing The 21st Century - And Why You Need To Know In this indispensable guide to navigating the twenty-first century, two visionary thinkers reveal the unexpected ways power is changing--and how...

Julia Dye / Backbone (Hardback)

Backbone: History, Traditions, and Leadership Lessons of Marine Corps NCOs Non-commissioned officers stand as the Backbone of the United States Marine Corps. The Corps is among the most lasting institutions in America, though few understand what...

Nick Hoult / Morgan's Men (Hardback)

Nick Hoult, Steve James Morgan's Men: The Inside Story of England's Rise from Cricket World Cup Humiliation to Glory From English cricket's embarrassing failure at the 2015 World Cup to their heart-stopping victory four years later, Nick...

Jilly Cooper / Jump! (Hardback)

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Michael Bell / Scouts in Bondage and Other Violations of Literary Propriety (Hardback)

Step inside Michael Bell's antiquarian bookshop, stocked with rare and fine collectibles of infinite variety, from Book of Blank Maps, With Instructions, to Autobiography of the Best Abused Man in the World. By perusing these curious...

Ben Stokes / On Fire (Hardback)

On Fire: My Story of England's Summer to Remember Early evening on Sunday 14th July 2019. Lord's Cricket Ground in London. Something unprecedented had just happened: England had won the Cricket World Cup for the very first time since the tournament's...

Linsey Miller / Mask of Shadows (Hardback)

I Needed to Win.They Needed to Die.Sallot Leon is a thief, and a good one at that. But gender fluid Sal wants nothing more than to escape the drudgery of life as a highway robber and get closer to the upper-class—and the nobles who destroyed their...

Bailey Craig / Forever Changing – A Manifesto (Hardback)

FOREVER A Manifesto Uncover the veil of perception, dive headfirst into a profound narrative on illusions of birth and death, and resurface as an ascended being with the knowledge to bend reality! Within this book, you will find the answers to the...

Alex Higgins / From the Eye of the Hurricane (Hardback)

Considered by many to be a genius at his peak, Alex Higgins' unorthodox play and exciting style earned him the nickname 'Hurricane' and led to his immense popularity and fame. He is credited with elevating the game of snooker from the backrooms to...

Jacky Newcomb / A Faerie Treasury (Hardback)

Jacky Newcomb, Alicen Geddes-Ward This is the ultimate guide to all things faerie from the UK's leading faerie and angel experts. This unique compendium tells you everything you ever wanted to know about faeries. Here you'll find a wealth of...

David Quantick / Grumpy Old Men (Hardback)

Following the phenomenal success of Grumpy Old Men , and Grumpy Old Men on Holiday , the guru of grump, David Quantick, takes a stand for miserable slobs everywhere against the self-help motivational mafia and keep-fit claptrap. The ultimate in...

Lucy Jones / Foxes Unearthed (Hardback)

Foxes Unearthed: A Story of Love and Loathing in Modern Britain   As one of the largest predators left in Britain, the fox is captivating: a comfortably familiar figure in our country landscapes; an intriguing flash of bright-eyed wildness...

Katherine Ormerod / Why Social Media is Ruining Your Life (Hardback)

Katherine Ormerod, journalist and social media mogul, is here to burst the Instagram bubble and discuss the real effects of social media 'perfection'.The internet has set destructive standards of flawlessness and comparison. We're working so hard to live...

Jonathan Bate / Stressed, Unstressed (Hardback)

Stressed, Unstressed: Classic Poems to Ease the Mind   Can you be re-lit by poetry? This little book offers everyone one of the oldest of all remedies for stress: the reading of poetry.Intended to help you endure some of your stressful...

Barbara Dee / Everything I Know About You (Hardback)

Misfit Tally is forced to room with queen bee Ava on the seventh grade field trip to Washington, DC, and discovers several surprising things about her roommate—including the possibility of an eating disorder—in this timely new novel from the...

Kathy Lette / Altar Ego (Hardback)

Thirtysomething Becky Steele, her crowd's wildest party girl, has decided to settle down with the perfect guy, until she thinks about missing out on good times and starts seeing an embarrassingly young rock star.   This book is second hand, and...

Mordecai Richler / Solomon Gursky Was Here (Hardback)

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Danny Ellis / The Boy at the Gate (Hardback)

Danny Ellis is a survivor, strong and resilient. An acclaimed singer/songwriter, he is proud of the way  he handled his difficult past: poverty in the 1950s Dublin slums and the brutality of the Artane Industrial School. He felt as though he had...

Sheldon M. Novick / Henry James: The Young Master (Hardback)

Sheldon M. Novick portrays Henry James as a man of great emotional depth--powerful, confident, generous, and above all, courageous. This landmark life follows the author's exceptional biography of Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, of which Edmund Morris...

Anna May Mangan / Me and Mine (Hardback)

The warm-hearted story of an Irish immigrant family who left the Emerald Isle for London in the 1950s, Me and Mine is a colourful memoir by Anna May Mangan. Filled with survival and laughter in the face of adversity, this is inspiring reading. Told...

Annie Caulfield / The Winner's Enclosure (Hardback)

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Mark Mills / The Savage Garden (Hardback)

From the author of the acclaimed national bestseller Amagansett comes an even more remarkable novel set in the Tuscan the story of two murders, four hundred years apart-and the ties that bind them together. Adam Banting, a somewhat aimless young...

James Bamford / A Pretext for War (Hardback)

A Pretext for War: 9/11, Iraq, and the Abuse of America's Intelligence Agencies   The bestselling author of Body of Secrets and The Puzzle Palace presents his most hard-hitting book to date—a sweeping, authoritative, and fearless...

Frances Stonor-Saunders / Hawkwood (Hardback)

Hawkwood: The Diabolical Englishman   The second son of a minor Essex landowner, John Hawkwood chose to head south in 1360 after serving as a captain in the Black Prince's wars against France. He and other freebooters besieged the Pope...

Yn Lianke / Hard Like Water (Hardback)

Gao Aijun is a son of the soil of Henan’s Balou Mountains, and after a service in the Army, he is on his way back to his ancestral village, feeling like a hero. Close to his arrival, he sees a strikingly attractive woman walking barefoot alongside...

Karl Ove Knausgård / Some Rain Must Fall (Hardback)

At twenty, Karl Ove moves to Bergen. As the youngest student to be admitted to the prestigious Writing Academy, he arrives full of excitement and writerly aspirations.Soon though, he is stripped of youthful illusions. His writing is revealed to be...

Lauren Goldstein Crowe / The Towering World of Jimmy Choo (Hardback)

The Towering World of Jimmy Choo: A Story of Power, Profits and the Pursuit of the Perfect Shoe       This book is second hand, and while you may not get the same publication/version/reprint/edition shown in the picture it will...

Nell Zink / Doxology (Hardback)

Pam, Daniel, and Joe might be the worst punk band on the Lower East Side. Struggling to scrape together enough cash and musical talent to make it, they are waylaid by surprising arrivals—a daughter for Pam and Daniel, a solo hit single for Joe. As...

Anne Miller / The Myth of the Mousetrap (Hardback)

The Myth of the Mousetrap: How Your Ideas Can Change the World Creativity and innovation are vital in a world which demands new responses and ideas, but individuals are frustrated when their ideas are squashed when they propose them. For most...

Angela Levin / Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (Hardback)

A compelling new biography of Camilla, Queen Consort, that reveals how she transformed her role and established herself as one of the key members of the royal family.For many years, Camilla was portrayed in a poor light, blamed by the public for the...

Rory McGrath / Bearded Tit (Hardback)

Bearded Tit: Confessions of a Birdwatcher A poignant but hilarious journey into the arcane world of birdwatching by one of the most popular names in British comedy, Bearded Tit is Rory McGrath’s story of life among birds. From a Cornish...

Gertraud Junge / Last Witnesses in the Bunker (Hardback)

Set against the backdrop of their own lives in 1930s Germany, Traudl Junge, Hitler's personal secretary and two other aides tell us about the final weeks, days and hours of Hitler, with the Goebbels family and their harrowing family suicide. Early in...