New Hardback Books

Mary Warnock / Dishonest to God: On Keeping Religion Out of Politics (Hardback)

Here is a pugnacious book by a philosopher who often hits the headlines. The book reflects on the nature of religion and how it relates or ought to relate to the rest of life.Many people today are totally indifferent to religion but religion is far...

Rajiv Chandrasekaran / Imperial Life in the Emerald City : Inside Iraq's Green Zone (Hardback)

Shelf wear to dust jacket, bookseller's pencil marks. Orders received by 3pm Sent from the UK that weekday.     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...

Jacob Needleman / What Is God? (Hardback)

In his most deeply personal work, religious scholar Needleman cuts a clear path through today?s clamorous debates over the existence of God, illuminating an entirely new way of approaching the question of how to understand a higher power.I n this new...

Raymond Tallis / Aping Mankind: Neuromania, Darwinitis and the Misrepresentation of Humanity (Hardback)

In a devastating critique Raymond Tallis exposes the exaggerated claims made for the ability of neuroscience and evolutionary theory to explain human consciousness, behaviour, culture and society.While readily acknowledging the astounding progress...

Vic Darkwood / The Lost Art of Travel (Hardback)

Do not dread an occasional night in the open when you are benighted and have no camp. There are few beds more comfortable than a dry ditch in England in June' Frank Tatchell, Vicar of Midhurst, 1923 'Every lady should, to my mind, know how to use a...

Edward Monkton / The Penguin of Death (Hardback)

  suddenly you hear it in a voice so clear and strong, a strange and SUBTLE melody A HAUNTING Penguin song." In this hauntingly nuanced ballad, Edward Monkton takes you on an epic journey to the heart of life . . . and to the strange and wonderful...

Mark Driscoll , Gerry Breshears / Vintage Jesus: Timeless Answers to Timely Questions (Hardback)

Some two thousand years after he walked the earth, Jesus Christ is still a hot topic. And for all the ridiculous, twisted, Da Vinci Code-esque conspiracy theories and lies about Jesus that have permeated popular culture and even the academy over the...

Karl Pilkington / An Idiot Abroad: The Travel Diaries of Karl Pilkington (Hardback)

  The companion guide to the hysterical television show of the same name, in which Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant force their arrestingly simple pal Karl Pilkington on a global journey "He'd have been happier in medieval...

Anne Lamott / Almost Everything: Notes on Hope (Hardback)

From Anne Lamott, the New York Times-bestselling author of Help, Thanks, Wow, comes the book we need from her now: How to bring hope back into our lives"I am stockpiling antibiotics for the Apocalypse, even as I await the blossoming of...

Rhiannon Guy / The Moviegoer's Companion (Hardback)

Whether you love film noir or MattLeblanc, "Gone With the Wind" or "Reservoir Dogs," this is the book for you. Discover the strange and wonderful world of movies in all their bizarre and glamorous glory with this incomparable collection of fascinating...

W.S. Norman / Teach Yourself Good Manners (Hardback)

Originally published in 1958, Teach Yourself Good Manners is a fascinating guide, packed full of both timeless advice and tips that demonstrate just how much life has changed in the 60 years since it published.Indeed, the author, W S Norman, would...

Dan Rhodes / Marry Me (Hardback)

MARRY ME by Dan Rhodes is the sequel to his ANTHROPOLOGY AND 100 OTHER STORIES. It's ten years on. Dan still loves love. He still loves very short stories. This time he's married.     All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get...

Diana Schoenbrun / Make Your Own Sock Puppets (Large Paperback)

      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...

Violet Stevenson / Flower Arrangement for Everyone (Vintage Paperback)

      All of our Vintage books are Pre barcode the picture shown is the actual book you will receive.