New Hardback Books

Elmore Leonard / Be Cool (Hardback)

A sequel to the highly successful GET SHORTY, BE COOL offers a second entertaining instalment in the career of Chili Palmer - originally a Miami loan-shark but now a big-shot in Hollywood. Chili gets interested in the music business, acting for a...

C.J. Carey / Queen High (Hardback)

June, 1955The Leader has been dead for two years. His assassination, on British soil, provoked violent retribution and intensified repression of British citizens, particularly women. Now, more than ever, the Protectorate is a place of surveillance and...

Terry Brooks / The Talismans of Shannara (Hardback)

Heritage of Shannara #4   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...

Robbie Morrison / Edge of the Grave (Hardback)

Glasgow, 1932.When the son-in-law of one of the city’s wealthiest families is found floating in the River Clyde with his throat cut, it falls to Inspector Jimmy Dreghorn to lead the murder case – despite sharing a troubled history of his own...

Richard Nelsson / Double Measures: The "Guardian" Book of Drinking (Hardback)

From the growth of the temperance movement in the early nineteenth century and the appearance of abs in the twentieth, to present day debates on alcopops and binge drinking, this collection brings together over 180 years worth of drink-related...

Erwin Straub / Non-Life Insurance Mathematics (Hardback)

The book gives a comprehensive overview of modern non-life actuarial science. It starts with a verbal description (i.e. without using mathematical formulae) of the main actuarial problems to be solved in non-life practice. Then in an extensive second...

Daniel Silva / House of Spies (Hardback)

Gabriel Allon #17   A heart-stopping tale of suspense, Daniel Silva’s runaway bestseller, The Black Widow, was one of 2016’s biggest novels. Now, in House of Spies, Gabriel Allon is back and out for revenge – determined to...

Stuart A. Klugman / Loss Models: From Data to Decisions (Hardback)

A modern practical guide to building and using actuarial models. Loss From Data to Decisions is organized around the principle that actuaries build models in order to analyze risks and make decisions about managing the risks based on conclusions...

Elly Griffiths / The Locked Room (Hardback)

Pandemic lockdowns have Ruth Galloway feeling isolated from everyone but a new neighbor--until Nelson comes calling, investigating a decades-long string of murder-suicides that's looming ever closer. Three years after her late mother's death,...

Herbert O. Yardley / Chinese Black Chamber (Hardback)

Herbert O. Yardley is one of the legendary figures in the history of espionage. He founded and directed the famous 'American Black Chamber' in World War I and thereafter. When Secretary of State Stimson in 1929 issued the infamous directive 'Gentlemen do...

Rowan Williams / Tokens of Trust (Hardback)

What does it mean to believe in God? Can God possibly be almighty in the midst of so much evil and disaster? How am I to understand the meaning of Jesus Christ's ministry and resurrection? To what purpose is the church called? And what does it...

Simon Kuper / The Happy Traitor (Hardback)

'A deeply human read, wonderfully written, on the foibles of a fascinating, flawed, treacherous and sort of likeable character.' Philippe SandsThose people who were betrayed were not innocent people. They were no better nor worse than I am. It's all part...

Norma MacMillan / Casseroles (Hardback)

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Jim Chumley / Rugby's Funniest Jokes (Hardback)

What do you call 15 men watching the world cup final? The All Blacks.  Some might say there’s nothing funny about cauliflower ears and scrums, but this little book begs to differ. Packed with rib-tickling jokes and humorous illustrations,...

Scott Connor / The Land of Lost Dreams (Hardback)

Unlucky gambler, Sebastian Ford, owes everyone money and so, when Denver Fetterman calls in his debt, his only option is to flee. Sebastian offers his services as guide to a wagon train of settlers heading to an area known as the land of lost dreams,...

Manning James / PROPHECIES FOR THE NEW MILLENNIUM (Hardback)

This text draws on the skells and imagination of mystics, seers, scientists and soothsayers past and present to interpret a variety of cosmic millennial dreams. Across nine themes, the future is predicted using the wisdom of the ages and the book...

Mary Killen / What Would HM The Queen Do? (Hardback)

'When life seems hard, the courageous do not lie down and accept defeat; instead they are all the more determined to struggle for a better future.' —HM Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-serving monarch and celebrated role model for our...

Sarah Day / Pride & Prejudice on Social Media (Hardback)

Elizabeth Bennet has politely declined your friend request and asks that you do not slide into her DMs again.It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, will probably be verified on social media. The...

D.C. Thomson / The Friendship Book 2016 (Hardback)

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Adam Roberts / I Am Scrooge: A Zombie Story for Christmas (Hardback)

Marley was dead. Again.The legendary Ebenezeer Scrooge sits in his house counting money. The boards that he has nailed up over the doors and the windows shudder and shake under the blows from the endless zombie hordes that crowd the streets hungering for...

Shmuley Boteach / Kosher Adultery (Hardback)

Offers advice for achieving lasting erotic passion in marriage by bringing the principles of adultery into the marital relationship without being unfaithful.       This book is second hand, and while you may not get the same...

Andrew Chen / The Cold Start Problem (Hardback)

Why do some products take off? And what can we learn from them?The hardest part of launching a product is getting started. When you have just an idea and a handful of customers, growth can feel impossible. This is the cold start problem.Now, one of...

Colin McGinn / The Making of a Philosopher (Hardback)

Part memoir, part study, The Making of a Philosopher is the self-portrait of a deeply intelligent mind as it develops over a life lived on both sides of the Atlantic. The Making of a Philosopher follows Colin McGinn from his early years in England,...

Clare Naylor / The First Assistant (Hardback)

The further fortunes of everyone?s favorite assistant as she struggles to keep her footing on Hollywood?s slippery slopeIn The Second Assistant , readers fell in love with smart, witty East Coast girl Elizabeth Miller. Now that Lizzie has been promoted,...

Gareth Russell / Do Let’s Have Another Drink (Hardback)

This is a biography of the Queen Mother with all the dull bits stripped out.When told that Lady Mountbatten was being buried at sea, the Queen Mother replied cheerfully. ‘Dear old Edwina, she always did like to make a splash!’During her...

John Stack / Ship of Rome (Hardback)

Against a backdrop of the clash of the Roman and Carthaginian empires, the battle for sovereignty takes place on the high seas Atticus, captain of one of the ships of Rome's small, coastal fleet, is from a Greek fishing family. Septimus, legionary...

Barbara Trapido / Sex and Stravinsky (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...

Jack P. Jones / The Third Season (Hardback)

Contempory mainstream novel set in Georgia. Publishers Weekly (Jan 25,99) says "A wise old widower and his precocious five-year-old granddaughter bamboozle, confuse and occasionally abuse a drug ring bent on ripping their family-of-two apart. . . ...

Paul Watkins / Thunder God (Hardback)

A young man, struck by lightning, is believed to be a keeper of the Norse religion's greatest secret. When war breaks out against the rising tide of Christianity, he must embark on a journey where he must confront his own gods, and the gods of a...

Kazuo Ishiguro / When We Were Orphans (Hardback)

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heath sarah / Why Is My Cat Doing That? (Hardback)

Is there a feisty feline in your life? Does Kitty like to sharpen her claws on the sofa, the curtains, and even your legs? This friendly, practical guide is designed to help cat owners identify and correct troublesome behaviors, including climbing,...

Peter Richmond / Fever (Hardback)

Fever: The Life and Music of Miss Peggy Lee       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...

David Baldacci / The Target (Hardback)

The President knows it's a perilous, high-risk assignment. If he gives the order, he has the opportunity to take down a global menace, once and for all. If the mission fails, he would face certain impeachment, and the threats against the nation would...

Stephen Wunker / Capturing New Markets (Hardback)

ARE YOU READY FOR THE FUTURE?New markets have powered the greatest business successes in history, from Standard Oil to Facebook. How can you discover and pursue new markets to make your business thrive?In Capturing New Markets , world-renowned business...

Eddie Fisher / BEEN THERE, DONE THAT (Hardback)

Eddie on his ex-wives:Debbie Reynolds: Debbie's whole life has been an act...When I left her for Elizabeth Taylor, she should have won an Academy Award for her portrayal of the wronged woman. [p. 83]Elizabeth Taylor: If I had known that first night we...

D.K. Publishing / Pocket Eyewitness Ancient Rome (Hardback)

The series that packs a world of knowledge into your pocketGet fast facts at your fingertips with DK Pocket Eyewitness Ancient Rome, packed with bite-sized chunks of information that make learning about the Roman Empire even more fun. Find out what...

Orange Hippo! / The Little Book of Dad Jokes (Hardback)

For decades, dads have always believed they were hilarious, repeating and recycling the same puns and one-liners, rarely changing, rarely making anyone laugh. Yet today, dad jokes are almost revered as an artform, a guilty pleasure, a pure form of comedy...

Della Thompson / The Pocket Oxford Dictionary (Hardback)

This revised edition of the bestselling Pocket Oxford Dictionary provides comprehensive coverage of today's English. The layout is clear and easy to use and definitions are presented in accessible English, with clearly divided senses and expanded...

Helen Exley / To a Very Special Friend (Hardback)

This little collection is meant as a gesture of appreciation, when a card or even an expensive gift is just not the best way of expressing thanks for being that rare person - a very special friend. It will last longer than a box of chocolates, say...

Elizabeth Dalby / Little Atlas (Hardback)

Which is the longest river on Earth? Where do the most people live? What is it like in the Sahara Desert?--find the answers to these questions and many more in this fascinating atlas that includes simple text, clear maps, stunning photographs, and...

Hermine Kiehnle / Original Schwabisch (Hardback)

Original Schwabisch - The Best of Swabian Food   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...

Michael Dibdin / Cosi Fan Tutti (Hardback)

In the fifth of the Aurelio Zen series, Zen finds himself in Naples, in disgrace - and having the time of his life. Corrupt politicians, shady business men and eminent mafiosi are disappearing off the streets at an alarming rate, but Zen's commitment...

John Case / The Genesis Code (Hardback)

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N.T. Wright / Scripture and the Authority of God (Hardback)

In Scripture and the Authority of God: How to Read the Bible Today, Widely respected Bible and Jesus scholar, N. T. Wright gives new life to the old, tattered doctrine of the authority of scripture, delivering a fresh, helpful, and concise statement...

Michelle Dean / Sharp (Hardback)

Dorothy Parker, Rebecca West, Hannah Arendt, Mary McCarthy, Susan Sontag, Pauline Kael, Joan Didion, Nora Ephron, Renata Adler, and Janet Malcolm—these brilliant women are the central figures of Sharp. Their lives intertwine as they cut...

Jim Williams / Scherzo (Hardback)

Scherzo: A Venetian Entertainment       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...

Bob Schmetterer / Leap (Hardback)

Traditionally, company leaders develop a business strategy based on bottom lines and profit margins, then hire an ad agency to back up that strategy with creative advertising. But history shows that some of the most effective branding campaigns are born...

Christopher Andersen / William and Kate (Hardback)

I put it to William, particularly, that if you find someone you love in life, you must hang on to that love and look after it. . . . You must protect it. —Diana, Princess of Wales Theirs was destined from the start to be one of the most...

Susan McBane / Tack and Clothing (Hardback)

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Niall Williams / This Is Happiness (Hardback)

Change is coming to Faha, a small Irish parish that hasn't changed in a thousand years.For one thing, the rain is stopping. Nobody remembers when it started; rain on the western seaboard is a condition of living. But now — just as Father Coffey...

Eamon Duffy / Fires of Faith (Hardback)

The reign of Mary Tudor has been remembered as an era of sterile repression, when a reactionary monarch launched a doomed attempt to reimpose Catholicism on an unwilling nation. Above all, the burning alive of more than 280 men and women for their...

Lady Colin Campbell / Diana in Private (Hardback)

An inside look at Princess Diana provides a detailed account of her private life, from her birth, to her 1979 wedding to Prince Charles, to the problems that have troubled her marriage       This book is second hand, and while you...