New Hardback Books

Blake Morrison / And When Did You Last See Your Father? (Hardback)

This is Blake Morrison's memoir of his father, a story of loss, love and death, and the familiar "domineering old sod" that we recognize from so many of the books about fathers by their sons - Edmund Gosse, J.R. Ackerley, Franz Kafka,...

Alix Kates Shulman / Drinking the Rain (Hardback)

Reflecting a newly discovered delight with life, a memoir beginning on an island off the coast of Maine and ranging as far as Budapest chronicles a journey toward spiritual discipline and liberation     This book is second hand, and while you...

Anthony Seldon / Beyond Happiness (Hardback)

As Britain's best-known headmaster, Sir Anthony famously introduced happiness, or well-being, lessons at his school, Wellington College. In 2011, he co-founded Action for Happiness, a body to raise awareness of the discovery of happiness and...

Jonathan Lee / Who is Mr Satoshi? (Hardback)

"One afternoon last October, on the concrete of her patio garden, my mother had a fall...That was the last time I really had any options." Reclusive photographer Rob Fossick has come adrift both from society and his creative urge. But when his...

Con Coughlin / Saddam (Hardback)

Drawn from intelligence gathered by Western governments and interviews with various defectors, a timely and definitive account of one of the world's most dangerous men traces his life, from his unstable origins to his conduct as a world leader, his...

Alison Weir / The Lady In The Tower (Hardback)

The imprisonment and execution of Queen Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's second wife, in May 1536 was unprecedented in English history. It was sensational in its day, and has exerted endless fascination over the minds of historians, novelists, dramatists,...

Frankie Boyle / Scotland's Jesus (Hardback)

Reading Scotland's Jesus should be like being called into the living room by your child shouting that they see a little red dot on the head of a TV newscaster, then riding the white hot bullet through the propaganda circuitry of his or her exploding...

Sarah Dessen / What Happened to Goodbye (Hardback)

A New York Times bestseller A new day. A new place. A new life. In the past few years, Mclean has pretended to be so many different people that she hardly remembers who she really is anymore. The adorable guy next door might be able to help her figure it...

Loose Women / LOOSE WOMEN (Hardback)

It's that time of year again - the clocks go back, you've ditched the bikini diet, lost your other half to the football and it's blooming freezing... Winter can seem bleak, but the award-winning Loose Women girls are here to help get you...

Karen Dolby / Homework Help for Mums and Dads (Hardback)

From reading to fractions, Ancient Greeks to spelling games and times tables, this book takes the horror out of homework, providing parents with tips on how to get to grips with each subject and, most importantly, on how to pass that knowledge on to...

Alexei Sayle / Mister Roberts (Hardback)

Above a small village in Spain, an English costume designer sees a bright shining star lurch abruptly across the sky.On Christmas Day a strong, silent man with blank eyes enters Bar Noche Azul. Only a thirteen year old boy could have guessed that there...

Daniel Smith / The Little Book of Big Ideas (Hardback)

This concise, accessible and multi-faceted book provides an essential introduction to 150 of the most important principles of Western thought     This book is second hand, and while you may not get the same publication/version/reprint/edition...

Aimée Walsh / Exile (Hardback)

'A brilliant novel about friendship, consent and displacement from a vibrant new voice' Irish Examiner 'The most unexpected close to a book that w ill take its place among the best of contemporary Irish fiction' Nicholas Allen, Irish...

Ann Cleeves / The Glass Room (Hardback)

DI Vera Stanhope is not one to make friends easily, but her hippy neighbours keep her well-supplied in homebrew and conversation so she has more tolerance for them than most. When one of them goes missing she feels duty-bound to find out what happened...

Emma Brockes / What Would Barbra Do? (Hardback)

Film musicals: you either love them or they make you want to kill yourself slowly with plastic cutlery. Nothing has the power to lift your heart or turn your stomach like Howard Keel in fake sideburns singing Bless Your Beautiful Hide or Julie Andrews...

Jo Brand / Look Back in Hunger (Hardback)

Jo Brand is one of Britain's funniest and best-loved comedians. With a sharp eye for the absurd and in her own unique voice she tells her story for the first time. What possessed her to become a professional comedian in the cut-throat world of...

Jackie Collins / Drop Dead Beautiful (Hardback)

From Miami to Beverly Hills, from Mexico City, Acapulco and Las Vegas, LUCKY SANTANGELO is back! And so is the illegitimate son ANTHONY BONAR, of her one time Godfather and lethal enemy, ENZIO BONNATI. Lucky is preparing for the opening of her new...

Vera Brittain / Letters from a Lost Generation (Hardback)

Published to coincide with the 80th anniversary of Armistice Day, this is a selection of letters, written between 1913 to 1918, between Vera Brittain and four young men - her fiance (Roland Leighton), her brother Edward, and their close friends, Victor...

Ronald Irving / The Law is a Ass (Hardback)

This compendium contains many witty and sometimes profound observations, sayings and anecdotes about the law, lawyers, courts, justice, crime and punishment. It is illustrated throughout with cartoons and sketches, and will interest and entertain not...

Margaret Forster / Hidden Lives (Hardback)

This memoir takes in three generations of Margaret Forster's family, beginning with her grandmother, who took to her grave the secrets of the first 23 years of her life. The stories surrounding the grandmother have attained the status of family...

Steve Humphries / The Making of Modern London (Hardback)

On their original publication, the four volumes of "The Making of Modern London" were hailed as innovative and riveting histories of the city, combining living memory with diligent historical research. Accompanying a popular television series...

Kitty Campion / The Family Medical Herbal (Hardback)

    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 stickers from a second hand book may damage it, so we refrain...

Carlton Books / The Ultimate Pub Quiz Book (Hardback)

Which well-known band used to be called Johnny and the Moondogs? How many Popes have been called Gregory? Whose sidekick is Sancho Panza? And which sport do the French call 'la natation'? This fantastic quiz book contains 1200 questions (and...

Noel Malcolm / Kosovo (Hardback)

The situation in Kosovo is different to that of the rest of Yugoslavia. Trapped between Albania and Serbia, the tensions between these two are, it seems, "ethnic", as two groups with different languages, cultures and religions vie for political...

Steve Cavanagh / Witness 8 (Hardback)

WHAT IF THE ONLY WITNESS TO A MURDER IS MORE TWISTED THAN THE KILLER? 'The very definition of a page-turner!' IAN RANKIN 'Enthralling' SUNDAY TIMES, THRILLER OF THE MONTH 'Steve Cavanagh's twists hit you between the eyes...

John L Allen / The Future Church (Hardback)

One of the world?s foremost religion journalists offers an unexpected and provocative look at where the Catholic Church is headed ? and what the changes will mean for all of us. What will the Catholic Church be like in 100 years? Will there be a woman...

Barbara G. Walker / Women's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets (Hardback)

A comprehensive reference on mythology, anthropology, religion and sexuality from a feminist point of view.     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...

Gillian Avery / The Best Type of Girl (Hardback)

A history of girls' schools, charting the development of individual schools and types of school, and examining all aspects of school life from uniforms, games and rules to how girls' schools were affected by the two world wars.    ...

Jonathan Eig / Get Capone (Hardback)

Drawing on thousands of pages of recently discovered government documents, wiretap transcripts, and Al Capone?s handwritten personal letters, New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Eig tells the dramatic story of the rise and fall of the nation?s...

John Lanchester / How to Speak Money (Hardback)

The biggest problem for outsiders in the world of economics is that most of the time, we don't know what the hell the insiders are talking about. To know that, you have to understand the words they're using. The language of economic elites can...

Clive Cussler / Lost Empire (Hardback)

While scuba diving in Tanzania, Sam and Remi Fargo come upon a relic belonging to a long-lost Confederate ship. An anomaly about the relic sets them off chasing a mystery-but unknown to them, a much more powerful force is engaged in the same chase...

Jeremy Malies / Sporting Doubles (Hardback)

'Sporting Doubles' examines the lives and sporting achievements of a select group of individuals who have excelled in more than one particular sport. Some of these sports heroes have represented their countries in widely differing sports at the...

Mike Michalowicz / Pumpkin Plan (Hardback)

Each year Americans start one million new businesses, nearly 80 percent of which fail within the first five years. Under such pressure to stay alive-let alone grow-it's easy for entrepreneurs to get caught up in a never-ending cycle of sell it-do...

Beth / A Year of Living Curiously (Hardback)

Enjoy a daily dose of wonder and delight with this gorgeous gift book that brims brilliant nuggets of wisdom from history to literature, science to pop culture     This book is second hand, and while you may not get the same...

Sapal Tachakra / Emergency First Aid Manual (Hardback)

    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 stickers from a second hand book may damage it, so we refrain...

A. N. Wilson / Dante in Love (Hardback)

In Dante In Love, A N Wilson brings to life one of the western canon's most enigmatic figures. With a biographer's eye for detail and a novelist's comprehension of the creative process, A. N. Wilson paints a masterful portrait of Dante Alighieri and...

Noel Malcolm / Agents of Empire (Hardback)

In the second half of the sixteenth century, most of the Christian states of Western Europe were on the defensive against a Muslim superpower - the Empire of the Ottoman sultans. There was violent conflict, from raiding and corsairing to large-scale...

Alix Baboin-Jaubert / Handbook of Cheese (Hardback)

Over 200 of the world's greatest cheeses are detailed here - every cheese photographed in colour with historical and provenance notes: how it is made and where it comes from. The serving suggestions include appropriate wines and also which chutneys,...

Adam Rocke / Tiki Drinks (Hardback)

Light the torches and grab the tiny paper umbrellas - the handbook of delicious tiki beverages is here. In Tiki Drinks, former bartender Adam Rocke selects his favorite tropical libations. The effect of "tiki" or "boat" drinks, says...

Noel Annan / Changing Enemies (Hardback)

During World War II, Noel Annan was privileged to witness at first hand the innermost workings of British intelligence in Bletchley park and elsewhere. Charged to second-guess German strategy from the gleanings of Ultra and the British spy networks in...

Outlet / French Impressionists (Hardback)

A full-color volume presents postcard-sized reproductions of thirty-two popular French Impressionist masterpieces including those of Pissaro, Manet, Degas, Cezanne, Monet, Renoir, and Van Gogh.     This book is second hand, and while you may...

Wisden / Wisden Cricketers' Almanack Australia (Hardback)

This is the second Australian edition of the famous Wisden Cricketer's Almanack. It contains a full record of the 1998/1999 Australian season, records for Australian teams and matches held in Australia, essays and articles, and profiles.  ...

Christopher Hitchens / Thomas Paine's Rights of Man (Hardback)

Thomas Paine was one of the greatest advocates of freedom in history, and his Declaration of the Rights of Man , first published in 1791, is the key to his reputation. Inspired by his outrage at Edmund Burke’s attack on the French Revolution, Paine’s...

Eamon Duffy / Ten Popes Who Shook the World (Hardback)

The Bishops of Rome have been Christianity's most powerful leaders for nearly two millennia, and their influence has extended far beyond the purely spiritual. The popes have played a central role in the history of Europe and the wider world, not...

Philip Dennis / Gibraltar and Its People (Hardback)

In this account of the rock of Gibraltar's history, economic and social life, the author attempts to set the scene for a clear and balanced view of Gibraltar today and in the future. The book examines Gibraltar's position as a British colony,...

Brian Moynahan / If God Spare My Life (Hardback)

William Tyndale (1494 - 1536) is one of history's most famous martyrs. Being out of sympathy with the contemporary English church and suspected of heresy, he left England in 1522 and matriculated at Wittenberg two years later where he got to know...

Karen M. McManus / One of Us Is Lying (Hardback)

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY • BUZZFEED • POPCRUSH “Pretty Little Liars meets The Breakfast Club” (Entertainment Weekly) in this addictive mystery about what happens when five...

Diarmaid MacCulloch / Reformation : Europe's House Divided 1490-1700 (Hardback)

The Reformation, which began in 1519 when Martin Luther famously nailed his 95 Theses to the door of Wittenberg Cathedral, is the seismic event in European history over the past 1000 years. The medieval world was torn apart, and not just European...

John L. Allen / All the Pope's Men (Hardback)

A guide to the inner workings of the Vatican reveals the beliefs and bureaucracies behind its decision-making processes, offering insight into the career path of the Roman Curia and challenging myths about the institution's agendas.    ...

Leonie Frieda / Catherine De Medici: A Biography (Hardback)

Catherine de Medici was half French, half Italian. Orphaned in infancy, she was the sole legitimate heiress to the Medici family fortune. Married at fourteen to the future Henri II of France, she was constantly humiliated by his influential mistress...

Shirlee Emmons / Prescriptions for Choral Excellence (Hardback)

Renowned vocal pedagogue Shirlee Emmons and leading choral director Constance Chase equip choral directors with the practical tools they need to help singers achieve peak choral performance     This book is second hand, and while you may not...

Claribel A. Ortega / The Golden Frog Games (Hardback)

The much-anticipated sequel to the instant New York Times bestseller! Every four years, the Twelve Towns gather for a legendary magical tournament--the Golden Frog Games. With Ravenskill hosting this year's games, all eyes are on Seven Salazar,...