New Paperback Books

Michèle Roberts / Paper Houses: A Memoir of the '70s and Beyond

Rebellion, revolution, experimental living, feminist communes, street theatre, radical magazines, love affairs - gay and straight - sex, drugs and rock and roll.Michèle Roberts, one of Britain's most talented and highly acclaimed novelists, now...

Theodore Zeldin / The French

This is a guide to France intended for the traveller who wants to get to know French people as individuals, for the negotiating businessman and for students who wishes to discover in-depth aspects of their lives. It looks at what makes up the national...

C.J. Richie / The Omniscio

Flying squad officers, Moz and Chen need to act fast — they only have a small window of opportunity to eradicate the lethal plant life from a remote island. The Isle of Tigette, however, is the very last place Moz wants to be. As the mission...

Tessa Hadley / Free Love

From Tessa Hadley, bestselling author of Late in the Day and The Past, comes a compulsive new novel about one woman's sexual and intellectual awakening in 1960s London1967. While London comes alive with the new youth revolution, the...

Pierre-Louis Mathieu / Gustave Moreau: The Assembler of Dreams

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Lillian Ross / Picture

In the spring of 1950, when New Yorker staff writer Lillian Ross heard that John Huston was planning to make a film of Stephen Crane's The Red Badge of Courage, she decided she would follow the movie's progress "in order to learn whatever I might learn...

John Hughes-Wilson / A Brief History of the Cold War: The Hidden Truth About How Close We Came to Nuclear Conflict

The Cold War was an undeclared war, fought silently and carefully between ideological opponents armed with the most fearsome weapons mankind has ever seen. Here, author Hughes-Wilson takes a cool look at this war, from the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 to...

James A. Michener / Centennial

Written to commemorate the Bicentennial in 1976, James A. Michener’s magnificent saga of the West is an enthralling celebration of the frontier. Brimming with the glory of America’s past, the story of Colorado—the Centennial...

Gráinne Murphy / Where the Edge Is

As a sleepy town in rural Ireland starts to wake, a road subsides, trapping an early-morning bus and five passengers inside. Rescue teams struggle and as two are eventually saved, the bus falls deeper into the hole.Under the watchful eyes of the media,...

Niall Spratt / The Shamrogues: Second Challenge

Tells of the adventures of the Shamrogues, five magical creatures who were entrusted with the power of the high druids of Ireland when magic became forbidden in Ireland. A new updated edition of the second book in the much-loved Shamrogues series...

John Keats / The Complete Poems

Here is the first reliable edition of John Keats's complete poems designed expressly for general readers and students.Upon its publication in 1978, Jack Stillinger's The Poems of John Keats won exceptionally high praise: "The definitive Keats,"...

Tim Drake / Do Agile: Futureproof your mind. Stay grounded.

When faced with 'new' and 'different', are we really open-minded – or wary and suspicious?In a world obsessed with the latest tech or trend, where groupthink dominates, it's easy to close down our thinking; to mentally inhabit a space that is both...

Naomi Glasser / What Are You Doing?

  Presents twenty-five case histories of the now-popular form of therapy that was originally developed in the 1960s, detailing how various people have been able to overcome marital problems, school failures, depression, and other psychological...

Robert Poynton / Do Improvise: Less Push. More Pause. Better Results. A New Approach to Work

Everyday we deal with the unplanned and the unexpected - from a broken toaster to losing (or gaining) a major client. Our natural ability to improvise gets us through. But we feel as if we re winging it, rather than acting with courage and conviction...

DK / Pocket Spanish-English Dictionary

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Tobar / Coin, Card And Key Puzzles

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Clover Stroud / The Wild Other

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE ' This story - so fierce and brave and visceral and raw - will stay with me forever. Clover Stroud is a force of nature, and a woman who is fearless in the face of life and death. I loved it.' Elizabeth Gilbert,...

Michael Mitton / A Heart to Listen : Becoming a Listening Person in a Noisy World

Nine chapters, interspersed with nine narrative episodes. 1. To awaken the heart; 2. To experience hospitality; 3. To unlock the door; 4. To encounter the unknown; 5. To gain wisdom; 6. To touch heaven; 7. To heal the earth; 8. To catch the whisper; 9...

L.C. Tyler / Ten Little Herrings

When obscure crime writer Ethelred Tressider vanishes, his dogged literary agent, Elsie Thirkettle, is soon on his trail. Finding him (in a ramshackle hotel in the French Loire) proves surprisingly easy. Bringing him home proves more difficult than...

Ivy Compton-Burnett / Want to Read Kindle $0.99 Rate this book Pastors and Masters

"The sight of duty does make one shiver," said Miss Herrick. "The actual doing of it would kill one, I think."Ever anxious to keep up appearances, self-avowed intellectual and scholar Nicholas Herrick knows that to involve himself in the running of his...

Jane Hardstaff / River Daughter

'You cannot fight me, river daughter. You were promised to me. A child born in water, you shall return to water.' The sequel to The Executioner's Daughter, a thrilling adventure set in the Tower of London in Tudor times. Perfect for fans of Philippa...

Mina Loy / Insel

“He has an evening suit, but never an occasion to wear it, so he puts it on when he paints his pictures.”Insel, the only novel by the surrealist master Mina Loy, is a book like no other—about an impossible friendship amid the glamorous...

David Plante / Difficult Women: A Memoir of Three

Difficult Women, the book with which David Plante made his name, presents three portraits—each one of them as detailed, textured, and imposing as the those of Lucian Freud—of three extraordinary, complicated, and, yes, difficult women, while...

Roger Lancelyn Green / King Arthur's Court

  The retold tales of mystery, enchantment and chivalry from the Court of King Arthur. 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...

Nigel Cawthorne / Spree Killers: Devastating Massacres by Unpredictable Gunmen

This investigation into spree killing analyses the psychology of this chilling and relatively new phenomenon. Cawthorne carefully examines each case and shows how the killers suppress their rage and violent fantasies until a small incident sparks off...

Fiona Hardwick / Ring a Ding!

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Thomas J. Craughwell / St. Peter's Bones

An exciting and fascinating account of the search for the remains of the world's first pope, none other than Peter, the apostle of Jesus.In 1448 a team of architects and engineers brought Pope Nicholas V unhappy news: the 1100-year-old Basilica of St...

Norman Redfern / Rupert and the Curious Car Buzz Book

An enchanting story featuring Rupert and his friends in Nutwood. Rupert's natural curiosity leads him into an extraordinary adventure!   This book is second hand, and while you may not get the same publication/version/reprint/edition shown in the...

Callan Pinckney / QUICK CALLANETICS

From the author of "Callanetics", this is a new programme for shapely legs in just 20 minutes a day.   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...

ROSOFF MEG / The Great Godden

Everyone talks about falling in love like it’s the most miraculous, life-changing thing in the world. Something happens, they say, and you know …That’s what happened when I met Kit Godden.I looked into his eyes and I knew.Only everyone...

Patrick Gale / The Aerodynamics of Pork

In "The Aerodynamics of Pork," the narrative alternates between chapters devoted to Seth, a gay schoolboy on the verge of turning sixteen, and Mo, a lesbian police detective with the Met. Seth is a musical prodigy, a violinist about to start at music...

Katie Tsang / Suzie and the Comet of Chaos

Suzie and the Comet of Chaos       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...

Katie Tsang / SUZIE AND THE MOON BUGS

Save the universe in the awesome and hilarious space-themed adventure series from bestselling authors Katie and Kevin Tsang! Suzie Wen can’t believe her luck – she’s the newest crew member of the Spaceblasters! She gets to explore the...

Jack Challoner / The Diary of Curious Cuthbert

Meet scientist, inventor, thinker, hero Cuthbert Armeeni, who lives in a land where people use satellites to predict the weather but no one knows that germs cause disease; where calendars can skip a month by royal decree; and where cats can talk –...

Stephen Baxter / Timelike Infinity

2000 years in the future, the solar system has fallen under the domination of an alien species, the Qax. But into this world appears a spaceship launched over 1500 years ago, intended to establish a link through which time travel is possible. To the...

David Olusoga / Black and British: A Forgotten History

'[A] comprehensive and important history of black Britain . . . Written with a wonderful clarity of style and with great force and passion.' – Kwasi Kwarteng, Sunday TimesIn this vital re-examination of a shared history, historian and broadcaster...

Vashti Hardy / Harley Hitch and the Iron Forest

A highly illustrated fiction series about a determined young inventor, from award-winning author Vashti Hardy.Join Harley, her robot dog Sprocket and best friend Cosmo for problem-solving adventures and mysteries in Inventia, a world where science rules...

Carol Straley / Sensational Scarfs: 44 Great Ways to Turn a Scarf into a Fabulous Fashion Look

Whether you already have a drawer full of scarfs or are going out to buy this year's Fabulous styles, Sensational Scarfs will show you how you can create Fantastic new looks with a scarf and these easy-to-follow instructions. However you choose to wear...

Ilan Pappé / A Very Short History of the Israel–Palestine Conflict

The devastation of October 7, 2023, and the horrors that followed shocked the world. But the Israeli-Palestinian conflict did not begin on October 7. Nor did it begin in 1967, when Israel occupied the West Bank, or in 1948, when the State of Israel was...

Amy Stuart / Still Mine

The Girl on the Train meets The Silent Wife in this taut psychological thriller.WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU VANISH FROM YOUR LIFE AND LEAVE NO STORY BEHIND?SOMEONE WILL MAKE ONE UP FOR YOU.Clare is on the run.From her past, from her ex, and from...

Glenn Lehrer G.G. / In Quest of the Indescribable: The Artistry and Life of a Gem Carver

Autobiography of Award Winning Gem Artist Glenn Lehrer, G.G. - Mr. Lehrer's personal account of his life's journey as an artist and gem carver extraordinaire is a fascinating read! Recognized as both a Living Legend and Master by the Jewelry Industry...

Barry Keane / The Beara, Sheep's Head and Mizen Peninsulas: 40 Walks and Scrambles

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RUSSELL R. ROBERTS / A Pocket Guide to Snowdon

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Rosemary Sassoon / Better Handwriting

This practical and informative book will help readers improve their handwriting and develop their own mature and individual style. Teach Yourself Better Handwriting includes self-diagnosis tests to identify problems, "before-and-after" examples...

Helen Cresswell / Bagthorpes Unlimited: Being the Third Part of the Bagthorpe Saga

'I want a Family Reunion.'Grandma Bagthorpe should have realized the consequences of such a momentous announcement. Chaos and disaster are inevitable on the arrival of Uncle Claud, his boring wife and their two horribly clever children. Soon it becomes...

Donald E. Westlake / Drowned Hopes

Dortmunder's past comes back to haunt him when he returns home after an unsuccessful burglary and finds his old cellmate sitting in his living room. He needs Dortmunder's help in retrieving $700,000 that he'd buried in a small town 30 years before. The...

John Akeroyd / A Beginner's Guide to Ireland's Wild Flowers

A Beginner's Guide to Ireland's Wild Flowers   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...

George Davidson / Chambers pocket guide to good spelling

Libro usado en buenas condiciones, por su antiguedad podria contener señales normales de uso   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...

Pokémon / The Guardian's Challenge: Book 2

Gotta Catch 'Em All! A fantastic full-colour early reader that Pokémon's youngest fans have been waiting for! Ash is starting at the Pokémon School in the Alola region, and his classmates are planning a party for him. But no one is...

Tim O'Brien / In the Lake of the Woods

A remarkable novel from the National Book Award-winning author of 'Going After Cacciato' and 'The Things They Carried', which combines the power of the finest Vietnam fiction with the tension of a many-layered mystery.In a remote lakeside cabin deep in...

Catholic Book Publishing Corp. / Saint Martin de Porres

One of 101 titles in the St. Joseph Picture Book Series, this book by beloved author Rev. Lawrence G. Lovasik, S.V.D. introduces Catholic children to Saint Martin de Porres. Among the features of this book This title concludes with The Prayer of the...

Sam Lipsyte / The Subject Steve

  Dark, dazzling American satire from the natural heir to George Saunders or David Sedaris. ‘A brilliant novel, in every conceivable way.’ Toby LittSteve’s fettle is absolutely fine, but nevertheless, he’s dying – of a...