December 2024

James Jauncey / The Witness

A fast-paced literary thriller set in the Scottish Highlands in the near future, when the disastrous nationalization of the land has led to a violent uprising I'm the only one who saw what they did . . .  From the shelter of the pine trees,...

Gillian Philip / The Opposite of Amber

'They found the fifth girl right after the snow melted ...the place where he left her was winter water, crazed with ice-feathers and dusted with snow. The traces from her body were gone, the ones that said his name, but she had an extra skin of ice...

Harrison E. Salisbury / The New Emperors: Mao and Deng, a Dual Biography

The concept of emperor in China is intimately associated with that of the dragon. China's dragons, guardians of the throne, are unlike those of the West. They are benign and protective but can turn like terrible emperors on the people. If they do so,...

Mary Hoffman / Stravaganza #2 City of Stars

Georgia is an ordinary girl, living in London with her mother, stepfather and bully of a stepbrother and coping with the difficulties of growing up. But all that changes when she buys a tiny figurine in the form of a winged horse and suddenly finds...

Neil Postman, Steve Powers / How to Watch TV News

A guide to watching television news discusses the calculated programming, the viewer manipulation, and the big business behind today's news networks and shows readers how to interpret what they are hearing and seeing.      All of our books...

Kate A. Boorman / Winterkill #2 Darkthaw

For as long as Emmeline can remember, she’s longed to leave the isolated world of the settlement and explore the wilderness that calls to her in her dreams. And now that the Council has fallen, she will finally, finally get that chance. With First...

Deborah Swift / WW2 Secret Agent #2 The Shadow Network

One woman must sacrifice everything to uncover the truth in this enthralling historical novel, inspired by the true World War Two campaign Radio Aspidistra…England, 1942: Having fled Germany after her father was captured by the Nazis, Lilli Bergen...

Aprilynne Pike / Charlotte Westing Chronicles #1 Sleep No More

'Inception' meets 'The Body Finder' in this dark thriller from No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Aprilynne Pike - perfect for fans of Kelley Armstrong, Alyson Noel and Kimberly Derting. Charlotte Westing has a gift. She is an Oracle and has the...

Jeremy Poolman / Skin

      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...

Anne Wilson / Fast Chicken

      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...

Stephanie Pedersen / Don Quai: Woman's Wonder Drug--Safe and Effective Self-Care for Menstrual Problems & Poor Circulation

This fully illustrated comprehensive 12-book series provides the reader with detailed information on each of the 12 natural cures presented. Sections in each book such as, Conditions and Doses, Re-Thinking Medication, Treatment Know-How, Science Talk...

Yasmina Reza / Happy are the Happy

1 novel. 18 people. 18 lives.Infinite families and friends, colleagues and patients, lovers and mourners... But sometimes a crowd is the loneliest place to be.An award-winning exploration of dreams and disillusionment, love and infidelity from the...

Ruth Brandon / The Life and Many Deaths of Harry Houdini

When Harry Houdini died in 1926, he was one of the most famous men in the world. Having started out as a vaudeville magician, he soon began to specialize in the escapes for which his name remains a byword. In this biography, Ruth Brandon explains in...

Melissa Pimentel / Jenny Sparrow Knows the Future

Everything is going to plan - until she marries the wrong man . . .'Perfect for fans of Sophie Kinsella . . . the feel-good book of the summer' Cathy Kelly, Number One bestselling authorJenny Sparrow can tell you her future:1. Meet soulmate at 252...

Kieron O'Hara, Nigel Shadbolt / The Spy In The Coffee Machine: The End of Privacy as We Know it

What do you know about the new surveillance state that has been created in the wake of pervasive computing – that is, the increasing use of very small and simple computers in all sorts of host – from your computer to your coat? Well,...

Andrew Holmes / The Painspotter's Guide to Broken Britain: 50 People to Love, Hate, Blame, Rate

Welcome to Broken Britain!MPs are blaming 'The System' for their thieving behaviour. Bankers have burnt through more cash than President Mugabe and still been bailed out. Britain is Broke. Only one thing's going to sort this mess out - some good...

Marie-Sabine Roger / Soft in the Head

His mother calls him a worthless halfwit while his fellow drunks at the local bar ensure he's the butt of all their jokes. He spends his days whittling wood, counting pigeons and adding his own name to the list on the town war memorial. So how could...

Neal Shusterman / The Skinjacker Trilogy #3 Everfound

While Mary lies in a glass coffin aboard a ghost train heading west, her minions are awaiting her re-awakening by bringing lots of new souls into Everlost to serve her. Meanwhile Jackin' Jill has met Jix, a fur-jacker, who can take over the bodies of...

Mike Truman / Small Business Accounting

Intended for the small business owner with no knowledge of, or real interest in, book keeping and accountancy, this guide can be used by the smallest of businesses - part-time as well as full-time - and by those with no aptitude for figures. Avoiding...

Alexander Söderberg / Brinkmann Trilogy #1 The Andalucian Friend

When Sophie Brinkmann meets Hector Guzman, she knows everything that she needs he’s handsome, he’s charming and he makes her happy.But what she doesn’t know is that Hector has some nasty friends, some even nastier enemies, and an...

Matt Ridley / Francis Crick: Discoverer of the Genetic Code. Matt Ridley

Acclaimed author Matt Ridley traces the colourful life of the man who discovered the structure of DNA, the building blocks of life. Building on a biographical tradition that can be traced back to Aubrey's ‘Brief Lives’, Dr Johnson's...

John D. Preston, Melissa Kirk / Depression 101: A Practical Guide to Treatments, Self-Help Strategies, and Preventing Relapse

When you have depression, it can feel like there's no way out. To begin changing the way you feel, you'll need an arsenal of proven techniques for lifting your mood and preventing relapse. The pocket-sized Depression 101 distills the most...

Michael Langford / Photography

The "DK 101 Series" covers a range of subjects, from cats and dogs to microwaves and massage. Each book provides 101 tips with step-by-step photographs, and this title features photography.         All of our books are second...

Cathy Hopkins / Truth, Dare, Kiss, Promise #1-3 Totally Brilliant

The first three books of truth or dare. This book features Mac ,Lia, Becca, Cat, and Squide.         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...

Susan Ee / Penryn & the End of Days #3 End of Days

End of Days is the explosive conclusion to Susan Ee’s bestselling Penryn & the End of Days trilogy.After a daring escape from the angels, Penryn and Raffe are on the run. They’re both desperate to find a doctor who can reverse the...

Claire Gradidge / Josephine Fox #3 A Conflict of Interests

June 1944, Romsey, England.Josephine 'Jo' Fox is at an impasse since the unwelcome return of her wayward husband Richard. So, when he disappears again, she is neither concerned nor surprised - until a burning car is discovered with a body inside. And...

Jo Walton / Thessaly #1 The Just City

One day, in a moment of philosophical puckishness, the time-travelling goddess Pallas Athene decides to put Plato to the test and create the Just City. She locates the City on a Mediterranean island and populates it with over ten thousand children and a...

Charles Péguy / The Portal of the Mystery of Hope

Jean Paul Sartre is still widely regarded as FranceÆs most famous and influential philosopher. Yet, to many, his work has been superseded by the work of subsequent poststructuralist and postmodernist philosophers such as Michel Foucault,...

Steven Rose / The Chemistry of Life

Looking at biochemistry, this book discusses its methods and finds, including theories which approach the origins of life on earth and techniques which help to explain viruses and create pharmacological cures.         All of...

Rattawut Lapcharoensap / Sightseeing

'This debut show more than mere it is a fine achievement in its own right.' -- Guardian In poignant, tough, heart-catching episodes, Rattawut Lapcharoensap takes his readers beneath the surface ofThailand to a place that is dynamic and corrupt, full of...

Sandra Ireland / Beneath the Skin

Taking a job in the studio of an Edinburgh taxidermist probably isn’t Walt’s wisest decision. Suffering from combat stress and struggling to outrun the demons from his past, he now finds himself confronted by the undead on a daily basis.His...

thomas j stanley / The Millionaire Mind

This work targets a population of millionaires who have accumulated substantial wealth and live in ways that openly demonstrate their affluence. Exploring the ideas, beliefs and behaviours that enabled these millionaires to build and maintain their...

Frederick Lightfoot / My Name Is E

In the last year of the Second World War three deaf girls are born in the same north of England village. Miracle, coincidence, tragedy or omen? As children they discover each other on the shore and call each other sisters. One of them, Judith Salt,...

Terri Wiltshire / Carry Me Home

In modern-day Lander, Canaan Phillips has fled her abusive husband and returned to her fierce Southern Baptist grandmotheris also slowly coming to terms with her painful past and, with the help of her adored Uncle Luke, she is learning to love again...

Bertolt Brecht / Parables for the Theatre: Two Plays

Contains the plays* The good woman of Setzuan* The Caucasian chalk circle     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...

Tim Kevan / Law and Disorder: Confessions of a Pupil Barrister

It is BabyBarista's first day as a pupil barrister. He has just one year to win, by foul means or fair, the sought-after prize of a tenancy in chambers. Competition is fierce, but, armed with a copy of Sun Tzu's 'The Art of War', BabyBarista launches...

Jacqueline Winspear / Maisie Dobbs #11 A Dangerous Place

Four years after she set sail from England, leaving everything she most loved behind, Maisie Dobbs at last returns, only to find herself in a dangerous place...In Jacqueline Winspear's powerful story of political intrigue and personal tragedy, a...

Conroy Pat / The Prince Of Tides

In his most brilliant and powerful novel, Pat Conroy tells the story of Tom Wingo, his twin sister, Savannah, and the dark and violent past of the family into which they were born. Set in New York City and the lowcountry of South Carolina, the novel...

Wendy Walker / What Remains

She saved his life. Now he‘ll never let her go.Detective Elise Sutton is drawn to cold cases. Each crime is a puzzle to solve, pulled from the past. Elise looks for cracks in the surface and has become an expert on how murderers slip up and give...

Angela Jackson / The Emergence of Judy Taylor

Judy Taylor married the first man who asked her. She lives in the neighbourhood where she spent her uneventful childhood. She still has the same friends she first met at primary school. But everything she once knew is about to be turned upside down.Judy...

Dawn Goodwin / The Pact

Maddie's life has come crashing down around her. Her husband has left her and moved on with a new woman and baby. No longer can she run from the past that's been haunting her. The past has destroyed her future.In a new flat, trying to start a new life,...

Robert Crais / Elvis Cole and Joe Pike #19 Racing the Light

Private investigator Elvis Cole and his enigmatic partner, Joe Pike, are back on the case in this brilliant new thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Robert Crais.Adele Schumacher isn't a typical worried mom. When she hires Elvis to find her...

Boyd Morrison / Tyler Locke #4 The Loch Ness Legacy

1827 - During a research trip to Loch Ness, Scotland, a young Charles Darwin encounters a mysterious and terrifying creature that provides the spark for his evolutionary theory.2013 - Almost two hundred years later, and hundreds of miles away in Paris,...

David Rieff / A Bed for the Night: Humanitarianism in Crisis

Timely and controversial, A Bed for the Night reveals how humanitarian organizations trying to bring relief in an ever more violent and dangerous world are often betrayed and misused, and have increasingly lost sight of their purpose.Drawing on...

Robert Bryndza / Detective Erika Foster #4 Last Breath

He’s your perfect date. You’re his next victim.When the tortured body of a young woman is found in a dumpster, her eyes swollen shut and her clothes soaked with blood, Detective Erika Foster is one of the first at the crime scene. The trouble...

Robertson Davies / Toronto Trilogy #2 The Cunning Man

When Father Hobbs mysteriously dies at the high altar on Good Friday, Dr Jonathan Hullah - whose holistic work has earned him the label "Cunning Man' (for the wizard of folk tradition) - wants to know why. The physician-cum-diagnostician's search for...

Gunnar Kopperud / The Time of Light

Markus, a former German soldier devastated by the outbreak of this new war, seeks atonement from an Armenian priest for his part in the Nazi invasion of Russia. Framed by the 9-day Nagorno-Karabakh conflict of 1994, this novel contains a story weaved...

Walter Sinnott-Armstrong / Think Again: How to Reason and Argue

A masterclass in persuasion from the inspiring philosopher who has taught a million people to argue through his popular open online courseOur personal and political worlds are rife with arguments and disagreements, some of them petty and vitriolic. The...

Emily Brontë / Wuthering Heights and Poems

Published in 1847 and initially considered excessively morbid and brutal, Wuthering Heights has a combination of violent Romantic vision and brutally controlled structure which has ripened immensely in recent years. Emily Bront's passionate and...

Dewey Lambdin / Alan Lewrie #4 The King's Privateer

Naval officer turns privateer in this thrilling historical adventure 1783: officer and rogue Alan Lewrie becomes His Majesty’s secret agent. Fresh from war in the Americas, Lewrie finds London pure pleasure. Then, at Plymouth, he...

Catherine Price / The Vitamin Complex

      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...

John Deering, Phil Ashley / How to be a Cyclist: An A-Z of Life on Two Wheels

No bicycle repair was ever made easier by turning your bike upside down. White shorts are for other people. A helmet perched on the back of your head is perfect if you ride your bike backwards - These and a host of other handy pointers jostle for...