New Hardback Books

Mark McCrum / Walking with the Wounded (Hardback)

Walking with the Wounded: The Incredible Story of Britain's Bravest Heroes and the Challenge of a Lifetime In April 2011, four soldiers - each a hero of recent conflicts who suffered devastating injuries in the line of duty - set out on a challenge...

Jem Roberts / The Frood (Hardback)

The Frood: The Authorised and Very Official History of Douglas Adams & The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy As a wise ape once observed, space is big - vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly so. However, if you look too closely at space, it...

Tim Severin / Odinn's Child (Hardback)

Viking #1 Our story begins in the year 1001 and the toddler, Thorgils Leiffson, son of Leif the Lucky and Thorgunna, arrives on the shores of Brattahlid in Greenland to be brought up in the fostercare of a young woman - Gudrid. Thorgils is a...

Robert Silverberg / Legends (Hardback)

Acclaimed writer and editor Robert Silverberg gathered eleven of the finest writers in Fantasy to contribute to this collection of short novels. Each of the writers was asked to write a new story based on one of his or her most famous series.Stephen...

Douglas Starr / Killer of Little Shepherds (Hardback)

At the end of the nineteenth century, serial murderer Joseph Vacher, dubbed "The Killer of Little Shepherds," terrorized the French countryside. He eluded authorities for years-until he ran up against prosecutor Emile Fourquet and Dr. Alexandre...

Katharine MacDonogh / Reigning Cats and Dogs (Hardback)

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Dominique Enright / The Wicked Wit of William Shakespeare (Hardback)

The Wicked Wit of William Shakespeare is a collection of quotations from one of the finest wits known to literary history, embracing not just wit and comedy, the ironic perceptions of his characters, but also great tragic speeches whose wit lies in...

Tim Glynne-Jones / The Book of Words (Hardback)

Words have come a long way since they were invented as a nifty tool to help us communicate. We have played with them, made up rules for them, added bits to them and taken bits off. We've gathered them into languages, adopted and defined them, then...

Michael Kurland / Sherlock Holmes: The American Years (Hardback)

A compelling volume of original tales concerning Sherlock Holmes' legendary time in AmericaWith an introduction by Leslie S. Klinger, editor and compiler of all three volumes of the Annotated Sherlock Holmes, this collection of ten original...

Arkon Daraul / Secret Societies: A History (Hardback)

Compiled from the earliest recordings of time & spanning thru the 20th century, Secret Societies: A History investigates the practices & customs of various types of private organizations from around the world. Included with the...

J.M. Sertori / The Little Book of Feng Shui (Hardback)

The Little Book of Feng Shui Those things which can be felt but not seen, grasped but not held. - Anon -Are you strangled by your clothes line? Which is light brown or light green? What's unlucky about a bus stop? Should I use real flowers or dried...

Guy MacDonald / Gross Britain (Hardback)

Gross Britain: The Antidote to Patriotism       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...

Bradley Trevor Greive / The Meaning of Life (Hardback)

It's an age-old question that has stumped the great minds of history: What is the meaning of life? In his hilarious and uplifting style, best-selling author Bradley Trevor Greive finally provides the answer: Figure out what you love and do it...

Jenny Stacey / Potatoes (Hardback)

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A.A. Gill / The Angry Island: Hunting the English (Hardback)

A London Sunday Times columnist presents a collection of politically incorrect essays critiquing what the author believes are cultural eccentricities behind British society's calm and refined surface, in a whimsical tribute that celebrates everything...

Paul R. Martin / Sex, Drugs and Chocolate (Hardback)

A book about the lengths people will go to nuzzle out some pleasure - and the scientific reasons that lie behind those impulses. The author looks at changing attitudes to pleasure over the centuries, including religious and philosophical lawgiving on...

Sherry Buchanan / On The Ho Chi Minh Trail (Hardback)

A mix of travelogue, history, and mediation on a journey through the Ho Chi Minh Trail that reveals the critical role women played in defending it.Offering both a personal and historical exploration of the Ho Chi Minh Trail, this book highlights the...

Colin Wilson / The World's Greatest True Crime (Hardback)

A fascinating collection of crimes, hoaxes, swindles and scandals from around the world, introduced by the renowned criminologist and true crime author Colin Wilson.Stories of the most infamous gangsters, from the legendary Al Capone and Bugsy Siegel...

Phillip Corwin / Dubious Mandate (Hardback)

Dubious Mandate: A Memoir of the UN in Bosnia, Summer 1995 A critical year in the history of peacekeeping, 1995 saw the dramatic transformation of the role of United Nations’ forces in Bosnia from a protective force to being an active combatant...

Margaret MacMillan / Seize the Hour - When Nixon Met Mao (Hardback)

In February 1972, Richard Nixon became the first American president to visit China. His historic one-hour meeting with Mao Zedong ended the breach between the United States and China, which had lasted since the Communist victory in 1949. Just as...

Sophia Money-Coutts / The Plus One (Hardback)

The Plus One [n] informal a person who accompanies an invited person to a wedding or a reminder of being single, alone and absolutely plus nonePolly’s not looking for ‘the one’, just the plus...

Richard Lamb / The ghost of peace, 1935-1945 (Hardback)

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Peter L. Bergen / The Longest War (Hardback)

The Longest War: A History of the War on Terror and the Battles with Al Qaeda Since 9/11   TEN YEARS HAVE PASSED since the shocking attacks on the World Trade Center, and after seven years of conflict, the last U.S. combat troops left...

Bill Bryson / Bryson's Dictionary for Writers and Editors (Hardback)

What is the difference between cant and jargon, or assume and presume? What is a fandango? What's the new name for Calcutta? How do you spell supersede? Boutros Boutros-Ghali? Is it hippy or hippie?These questions really matter to Bill Bryson, ever since...

Evelyn McFarlane / If... (Hardback)

Evelyn McFarlane, James Saywell   In an elegant, two-color format, punctuated with intriguing drawings, If . . . poses hundreds of questions ranging from practical to maddening, moral to hilarious--which, if read alone, inspire...

Marjolein Bastin / The Jane Austen Escape Room Book (Hardback)

An exciting new take on a literary classic, The Jane Austen Escape Room Book is sure to delight and intrigue fans, old and new, of Jane Austen and Pride and Prejudice .This elegant book presents a chance to experience a classic piece of literature in an...

Violet Kupersmith / The Frangipani Hotel (Hardback)

From the story about a beautiful young woman who shows up thirsty in the bathtub of the Frangipani Hotel in Saigon many years after her first sighting there, to a young woman in Houston who befriends an old Vietnamese man she discovers naked behind a...

Emma Donoghue / The Paris Express (Hardback)

Emma Donoghue, the “soul-stirring” (Oprah Daily) nationally bestselling author of Room, returns with a sweeping historical novel about an infamous 1895 disaster at the Paris Montparnasse train station.Based on an 1895 disaster that went down...

F. Scott Fitzgerald / The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Hardback)

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: A Graphic Novel Upon completing "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" in 1922, F. Scott Fitzgerald declared it "the funniest story ever written" and "one of my two favorite stories." It's the strange tale of a man...

The Economist / Pocket Europe (Hardback)

Facts and figures about the 48 countries that make up Europe today, from Austria to Albania, Germany to Georgia, the UK to Ukraine As we approach the introduction of Euro coins and notes within the 12 countries of the Euro zone this new (fifth)...

Andrew Delahunty / Goldenballs and the Iron Lady: (Hardback)

Goldenballs and the Iron Lady: A Little Book of Nicknames Do you know what your favorite personalities or places are otherwise known as? Who is The Muscles from Brussels ? When and why did Bill Clinton become known as The Comeback Kid ? Where and...

Max Davidson / Sorry (Hardback)

Sorry: The Hardest Word and How to Use It 'Just say you are sorry.' It has become one of the drumbeats of the age. Fresh apologies are demanded every from broadcasters, politicians, errant spouses, disgraced bankers, myopic referees. Sometimes...

Kathleen Behan / Mother of all the Behans (Hardback)

Mother of all the Behans: The story of Kathleen Behan as told to Brian Behan       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...

Tea Hacic-Vlahovic / Life of the Party (Hardback)

Life of the Party is a darkly humorous narrative set in Milan. The story swan dives into the underbelly of Milanese fashion and nightlife, through the eyes of Mia, a young expat. She came to Milan to escape her problems but only found new and...

Milan Kundera / Identity (Hardback)

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James Le Fanu / Complete Home Remedies (Hardback)

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BUSSMANN KATE / A Twitter Year (Hardback)

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Benjamin Darling / Cakes Men Like (Hardback)

Cakes Men Like : 50 Fun-Filled Recipes       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...

British and Foreign Bible Society / GNB Catholic (Hardback)

Extra features have been written especially to help you find your way around the *All-new book introductions *How to find Bible references *Suggested ways to begin reading *100 famous stories *An overview of the biblical story in 40 key passages...

Mike George / 1001 Ways to Relax (Hardback)

Don't get stressed out, get the stress out! Best-selling author Mike George's 1,001 Ways to Relax is a chunky, charmingly illustrated volume packed with quick fixes like visualization and aromatherapy, as well as big-picture solutions such as...

Gill Davies / A Thousand and One Household Hints (Hardback)

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Jim Fletcher / Simple Tips for Simple Living for Women (Hardback)

• Amusing, stirring, inspiring• Contents focus on living the abundant life• Beautifully designed for gift giving• Short, easy-to-read stories and enjoyable articles This new series gets back to the basics. In the everyday hustle and...

CICO Books / Mindful Gardening (Hardback)

Mindful Gardening: Find peace and calm in your outdoor space Be inspired by this collection of beautiful words and images about the magic of tending an outdoor space.When you devote time and energy to growing plants and flowers, it is richly...

Paula Bryne / Mad World (Hardback)

Mad World: Evelyn Waugh and the Secrets of Brideshead       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...

Eric J. Hobsbawm / Age of extremes (Hardback)

Age of extremes: The short twentieth century, 1914-1991       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...

Dava Sobel / Galileo's Daughter (Hardback)

Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith, and Love Deemed by Albert Einstein to be "the father of modern physics...of modern science altogether," the man who dropped cannonballs from the Tower or Pisa, improved the telescope to...

Roy Hoopes / Our Man in Washington (Hardback)

James M. Cain and H. L. Mencken, two famed real-life Baltimore journalists, join forces to investigate the corruption and brewing scandal in 1923 Washington, D.C., where the Harding Administration's Teapot Dome troubles have yet to break.   This...

David Foster Wallace / A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again (Hardback)

In this exuberantly praised book - a collection of seven pieces on subjects ranging from television to tennis, from the Illinois State Fair to the films of David Lynch, from postmodern literary theory to the supposed fun of traveling aboard a...

John Feinstein / Feherty (Hardback)

Feherty: The Remarkably Funny and Tragic Journey of Golf's David Feherty The definitive biography of enigmatic golfer, commentator, and performer David Feherty—one of the most universally beloved figures in the game.John Feinstein, who has...

Carol Bristow / Central 822 (Hardback)

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Elizabeth George / The Edge of the Water (Hardback)

Whidbey Island Saga #2 A mysterious girl who won’t speak; a coal black seal named Nera that returns to the same place very year; a bitter feud of unknown origin—strange things are happening on Whidbey Island, and Becca King, is drawn...

David Trafford / Beyond Default (Hardback)

David Trafford, Peter Boggis Beyond Default: Setting Your Organization on a Trajectory to an Improved Future Have you ever wondered where your organization is headed? Have you ever asked why is it that some organizations are more successful than...