December 2024

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 Yet, to many, his work has been superseded by the work of subsequent poststructuralist and postmodernist philosophers such as Michel Foucault,...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,...

Peter Barry / Beginning Theory: Workbook and Guide to Contemporary Literary Theory

In this second edition of Beginning Theory , the variety of approaches, theorists, and technical language is lucidly and expertly unraveled and explained, and allows readers to develop their own ideas once first principles have been grasped. Expanded...

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...

Barry Stone / The 50 Greatest Walks of the World

Barry Stone, author of 1,001 Walks You Must Experience Before You Die, delves into some of the lesser-known aspects of the world's most famous — and not-quite-famous-yet — trails.In this perfect accompaniment to practical guidebooks, Stone...

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

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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...

Grant Stewart / Successful Key Account Management in a Week: Teach Yourself

Key account management is increasingly important and must keep pace with its customers as they continually develop and evolve, often resulting in increasingly sophisticated buying structures. The key account manager therefore requires a wide variety of...

Ralph Miliband / Marxism and Politics

From a wide range of disparate material, Miliband has reconstructed the main elements of political theory and actual politics which embody Marxism. Focusing on the problems and tensions of the early Marxists, he discusses the Marxist definition of...

Rachel Ryan / Someone You Trust

Amy jumps at the opportunity when she’s offered a nannying job in picturesque West Cork. The assignment is for the friendly and welcoming Carroll family, whose stunning house is situated on a stretch of remote and rugged coastline overlooking the...

Chris Lindsay / Breaking: Trauma in the Newsroom

Trauma in the Newsroom is a collection of stark, brutal and courageous stories written by some of Ireland and Britain’s most renowned journalists, camera men and broadcasters. They write about how their careers impacted their mental health,...

Jess Mowry / Way Past Cool

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George Monbiot / The Age of Consent: A Manifesto for a New World Order

Naomi Klein's ‘No Logo’ told us what was wrong. Now, George Monbiot shows us how to put it right. Provocative, brave and beautifully argued, ‘The Age of Consent’ is nothing less than a manifesto for a new world order...

Spike Webb / Mad, Bad And Dangerous: The Book Of Drummers' Tales

From the story of the drummer who had to fly separately from the rest of Oasis because they thought he was bad luck, to the drummer who drummed his way out of prison Never have so many famous drummers been gathered together in one...

David Baldacci / Sean King & Michelle Maxwell #1 Split Second

The world can change forever in a single...SPLIT SECONDMichelle Maxwell has just wrecked her promising career at the Secret Service. Against her instincts, she let a presidential candidate out of her sight for the briefest moment, and the man whose...

Gary Bell / Elliot Rook, QC #2 Post Mortem

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Carlos González / My Child Won't Eat: How to Enjoy Mealtimes without Worry

Parents everywhere worry about what their babies and toddlers will and won't eat, and whether they are getting the nutrients they need. In My Child Won't Eat Dr Carlos González, a renowned paediatrician and father of three, tackles these...

John Townsend / Hiding from Love

A journey of discovery toward healing, connected relationships, and a new freedom and joy in living. When you experience emotional injury, fear, or shame, your first impulse is to hide the hurting parts of yourself from God, others, and even yourself...

Geoff Tibballs / The Mammoth Book of Jokes 2

Everyone, at some time or another, is likely to have to stand up and make a public speech. For many this will be an embarrassing experience. Armed with this huge collection of jokes and assorted stories, even the shyest speaker should shine. This...

Sarah Hogle / Just Like Magic

From the author of Twice Shy comes a sprightly Christmas novel, a rollicking romp through the absurdity of family holidays and the hope of new love.Bettie Hughes once knew the comfort of luxury, flaunting a ridiculous collection of designer shoes and...

Madison Smartt Bell / Save Me, Joe Louis: A NovelSave Me, Joe Louis: A Novel

From the bestselling author of Soldier's Joy and Waiting for the End of the World comes a novel about the perils of living an unexamined life that "scratches the underbelly of America's dispossessed" (The Detroit News), as two men living on the...

Diney Costeloe / The Children of St Clair

A lost child, a family divided, the bitter backdrop of war – the ingredients in this classic Diney Costeloe story, set in 19th-century France. After the Franco-Prussian War and the siege of 1870-71, the St Clair family return to Paris, only to be...

Carlene O'Connor / Murder at an Irish Chipper: A completely unputdownable cosy crime novel

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Marina Warner / Alone of all Her Sex: The Myth and Cult of the Virgin Mary

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Chaim Potok / Reuven Malther #1 The Chosen

The story of two fathers and two sons and the pressures on all of them to pursue the religion they share in the way that is best suited to each. And as the boys grow into young men, they discover in the other a lost spiritual brother, and a link to...

Craig Collie / Nagasaki: The Massacre of the Innocent and Unknowing

Using contemporary diaries and letters, mainly translated from Japanese, we follow a group of Nagasaki residents from the early morning of the day of the bombing of Hiroshima to midnight on the day of the second bombing in NagasakiIn a compelling...

Scott Mitchell / By Your Side: My Life Loving Barbara Windsor: My Life Loving Barbara Windsor

'I'm so glad you had the life you did, Barbara. I'm sorry you can't remember, but my God, what a life! You haven't wasted a minute of it...'In December 2020, while the world was gripped with news of an imminent third lockdown, Scott Mitchell was visiting...

Andrea Warren / Surviving Hitler: One Boy's True Story

In 1942 fifteen-year-old Jack Mandelbaum was torn from his family in Poland and sent to a Nazi concentration camp. This is Jack's own true story of how he fought against starvation, disease and the insane brutality of the Holocaust. Jack is sent to a...

James Patterson / The Palm Beach Murders

James Patterson sets this bestselling thriller in Florida’s wealthiest zip code. Palm Beach doesn’t just have billionaires, yachts, and private planes—it also has the best murder plots money can buy. The Palm Beach Murders (...

Josephine Tey / Inspector Alan Grant #6 The Singing Sands

On sick leave from Scotland Yard, Inspector Alan Grant is planning a quiet holiday with an old school chum to recover from overwork and mental fatigue. Traveling on the night train to Scotland, however, Grant stumbles upon a dead man and a cryptic...