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Contents04 History06 CurrentAffairs&Economics07 Science,Philosophy&Psychology08 NaturalHistory09 Travel&Transport10 Language&Literature11 Literature&Music12 Art&Architecture13 Biography14 Food&Drink15 Gift&Humour16 PaperbacksoftheYear18 Fiction20 RareBooks22 Classics&Collections23 3for2onWalker’sIllustratedClassics24 PictureBooks25 YoungFiction26 Children’sPaperbacksoftheYear28 9+Fiction29 YoungAdultFiction30 Children’sReference
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A Gambling ManJennyUglow
AGamblingManisaportraitofCharlesII,exploringhiselusivenaturethroughthelensoftenvitalyears-andaportraitofavibrantworld,inwhichtherisksthekingtookforgedthefateofthenation.ISBN:9780571217335Hardback
RRP:£25.00
BlackwellPrice:£20.00
history
Family Britain, 1951-1957DavidKynaston
KynastoncontinueshisepicandacclaimedseriesthatstartedwithAusterityBritain;chartingBritain’spost-warsocialhistory.
SteveOrchard,Bookseller,CharingCrossRoad,London
ISBN:9780747583851Hardback
RRP:£25.00
BlackwellPrice:£20.00
The Seven Ages of RomeRobertHughes
ThefoundingofRomeisshroudedinlegend.Thissweepinghistoryfromprize-winningHughesspansfromthe8thcenturyBCtothefashionablecityofthe1960s.ISBN:9780297844648Hardback
RRP:£20.00
BlackwellPrice:£16.00
The Making of Modern BritainAndrewMarr
MarrpaintsafascinatingportraitoflifeinBritainduringthefirsthalfofthetwentiethcenturyasthecountryrecoveredfromthegrandwreckageoftheBritishEmpire.ISBN:9780230709423Hardback
RRP:£25.00
BlackwellPrice:£20.00
TrotskyRobertService
Trotskylivedabrilliantlifeinextraordinarytimes.RobertServicedrawsonhithertounexaminedarchivesandonhisprofoundunderstandingofRussianhistorytodrawaportraitofthemanandhislegacy.ISBN:9781405053464Hardback
RRP:£25.00
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ConstantinePaulStephenson
AmasterlysurveyofthelifeandenduringlegacyofthegreatestandmostunjustlyignoredofthelaterRomanemperors.ISBN:9781849160025Hardback
RRP:£30.00
BlackwellPrice:£25.00
VenicePeterAckroyd
InthissumptuousvisionofVenice,PeterAckroydturnshisunparalleledskillatevokingplacefromLondonandtheRiverThamestoItalyandthecityofmyth,mysteryandbeauty.ISBN:9780701172855Hardback
RRP:£25.00
BlackwellPrice:£20.00
The American Civil WarJohnKeegan
InhissweepingnarrativeKeeganhighlightsthegeography,leadershipandstrategiclogicattheheartoftheconflict,creatingamagisterialhistoryofthefirstmodernwar.ISBN:9780091794835Hardback
RRP:£25.00
BlackwellPrice:£20.00
The Lady in the TowerAlisonWeir
Weirhasreassessedtheevidence,demolishedmanyromanticmythsandpopularmisconceptions,andrewrittenthestoryofAnneBoleyn’sfall,creatingarichlyresearchedandimpressivelydetailedportrait.ISBN:9780224063197Hardback
RRP:£20.00
BlackwellPrice:£16.00
TriplexNigelWest,OlegTsarev
Triplexrevealsmoreclearlythaneverbeforetheprecisenatureandextentofthedamagedonetothemuch-vauntedBritishintelligenceestablishmentduringWorldWarIIbythenotorious‘CambridgeFive’spyring.ISBN:9780300123470Hardback
RRP:£25.00
BlackwellPrice:£22.00
D-DayAntonyBeevor
Bestsellingandprize-winningBeevorturnshisattentiontotheNormandyLandingsthattookplaceonD-Day.AswithStalingradandBerlin,Beevor’sgrippingnarrativeconveysthetrueexperienceofwar.ISBN:9780670887033Hardback
RRP:£25.00
BlackwellPrice:£20.00
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history
Ancient GreecePaulCartledge
CartledgeusesthehistoryofelevenmajorGreekcitiestoilluminatethemostimportantandinformativethemesinAncientGreekhistory,providinganidealconciseintroductiontothehistoryandcultureofthisremarkablecivilization.ISBN:9780199233380Hardback
RRP:£12.99
BlackwellPrice:£10.99
The Secret History of Georgian LondonDanCruickshank
GeorgianLondonevokesimagesofelegantbuildingsandfineart,butitwasalsoacitywheretensofthousandsofpeopleweredependentinsomewayonthewagesofsin.Cruickshankpowerfullyarguesthesewomenshaped18thCenturyLondon.ISBN:9781847945372Hardback
RRP:£25.00
BlackwellPrice:£20.00
Holy WarriorsJonathanPhillips
Phillipsexplorestheconflictofideas,beliefsandculturesofthecrusadesprovidinganaccountofoneofthegreatcultural,politicalandreligiousmovementsinworldhistoryinitsmoderncontext.ISBN:9780224079372Hardback
RRP:£20.00
BlackwellPrice:£16.00
The Great Cities in HistoryJohnJuliusNorwich
FromtheoriginsofurbanizationinMesopotamiatotheglobalmetropolisesoftoday,greatcitieshavemarkedthedevelopmentofhumancivilization.Withtheirstoriestoldherethisvolumeisnothinglessthanaportraitofworldcivilization.ISBN:9780500251546Hardback
RRP:£24.95
BlackwellPrice:£20.95
The Medieval World at WarMatthewBennett
TheMedievalWorldatWarbringstogetherforthefirsttimeinasinglevolumeauthoritativeaccountsofnotonlyEuropeanandMiddleEasternwarfare,butalsoofCentralAsian,Indian,ChineseandJapaneseconflict.ISBN:9780500251560Hardback
RRP:£24.95
BlackwellPrice:£20.95PublishedNovember
Finest YearsSirMaxHastings
BylookingatChurchillfromtheoutsidein,throughtheeyesofBritishsoldiers,civiliansandnewspapers,andalsothoseofRussiansandAmericans,HastingsprovidesnewperspectivesonthegreatestEnglishman.ISBN:9780007263677Hardback
RRP:£25.00
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The Hammer and the CrossRobertFerguson
Ferguson’sfamiliaritywiththeliterarycultureofScandinaviaiscombinedwiththelatestarchaeologicaldiscoveriesandtheevidencescatteredallovernorthernEurope,todrawthemostconvincingmodernportraitoftheVikingAgetodate.ISBN:9780713997880Hardback
RRP:£30.00
BlackwellPrice:£25.00PublishedNovember
Russia Against NapoleonDominicLieven
LievenwriteswithgreatpanacheandinsighttodescribefromtheRussians’viewpointhowtheywentfromsufferingretreat,defeatandtheburningofMoscowtobecomethenewliberatorsofEurope.ISBN:9780713996371Hardback
RRP:£30.00
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ConquestJulietBarker
AuthorofthebestsellingAgincourt,JulietBarkernowtellstheequallyremarkable,butlargelyforgotten,storyofthedramaticyearswhenEnglandruledFranceatthepointofasword.ISBN:9781408700839Hardback
RRP:£20.00
BlackwellPrice:£17.00
Philip Matyszak’s Classical CompendiumPhilipMatyszak
WriterandhistorianMatyszakbringstogetherhisfavouriteincidents,wisecracksandcuriousfactsfromancientGreeceandRome.ThecompendiumincludeshumorousquipsbytheemperorAugustusandwryobservationsbythephilosopherSocrates.ISBN:9780500051627Hardback
RRP:£9.99
23forA History of ChristianityDiarmaidMacCulloch
FromtheauthorofthehighlyacclaimedAReformationcomesamagisterialglobalhistoryofChristianity.ThestorytellingbrioofMacCullochistothefore.
EuanHirst,Bookseller,SouthBridge,Edinburgh
ISBN:9780713998696Hardback
RRP:£35.00
BlackwellPrice:£30.00
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CommonwealthMichaelHardt,AntonioNegri
HardtandNegriconcludethetrilogybegunwithEmpireandcontinuedinMultitude,proposingaglobalethicsoffreedomforlivinginmankind’scommonworldandarticulatingapossibleconstitutionforourcommonwealth.ISBN:9780674035119Hardback
RRP:£25.95
BlackwellPrice:£21.95PublishedNovember
Current Affairs & Economics
SuperfreakonomicsStevenDLevit,StephenJ.Dubner
CarryingonfromwhereFreakonomicsleftoffexpectmorequirkyandchallengingeconomicexplanationsforthebigissuesoftheworldtoday.
EuanHirst,Bookseller,SouthBridge,Edinburgh
ISBN:9780713999907Hardback
RRP:£20.00
BlackwellPrice:£16.00
Free RadicalVincentCable
Bestknowntodayforhisprescienceandauthorityonbothdomesticandinternationaleconomicmatters,Cablerecallsalifeofwidevarietyandgreatinterest-andofballroomdancing.ISBN:9781848870468Hardback
RRP:£19.99
BlackwellPrice:£15.99PublishedNovember
Our ChoiceAlGore
Goreproposessolutionstoclimatechangeateverylevelofourlives,fromthepersonalandlocaltothenationalandpoliticaltotheareaofinternationalpolicyandlaw.ISBN:9780747590989Paperback
RRP:£16.99
BlackwellPrice:£13.99
Climbing the BookshelvesShirleyWilliams
ClimbingtheBookshelvesisthevoiceofastrongandpassionatewomanofluminousintelligence,admirableeloquenceandremarkablepoliticalexperience.ISBN:9781844084760Hardback
RRP:£20.00
BlackwellPrice:£16.00
Letters to My GrandchildrenTonyBenn
Thegreatdiaristandpoliticiandrawsonhiswisdomandexperienceinapersonalnoteofadvisetothefuturegenerations.ISBN:9780091931261Hardback
RRP:£18.99
BlackwellPrice:£14.99
Freedom for SaleJohnKampfner
FromtheacclaimedauthorofBlair’sWarscomesadevastatingnewinsightintohowthepoweranddemocraticvaluesoftheWestareunderthreat.ISBN:9780743275408Hardback
RRP:£18.99
BlackwellPrice:£15.99
Strange Days IndeedFrancisWheen
Thenostalgicwhiffoftheseventiesevokesmemoriesofloonsanddisco,AbbaandFawltyTowers.However,beneaththelonghairitwasreallyathemeparkofmassparanoia.ISBN:9780007244270Hardback
RRP:£18.99
BlackwellPrice:£14.99
Crude WorldPeterMaass
PeterMaassconnectsthedotsandshowshowourrelationshiptooilissodeadly.CrudeWorldisamagnificentpieceofreportagethatrevealsthepriceotherspayfortheliveswelead.ISBN:9781846142468Hardback
RRP:£20.00
BlackwellPrice:£17.00PublishedNovember
Getting Our WayChristopherMeyer
GettingOurWayrecountsninestoriesfromBritain’sdiplomaticannalsoverthelastfivehundredyears,inwhichthediplomatsthemselvesareatthecentreofthenarrative.ISBN:9780297858751Hardback
RRP:£18.99
BlackwellPrice:£15.99
Hot, Flat, & CrowdedThomasL.Friedman
Friedman’sphenomenalTheWorldisFlathelpedmillionsofpeopleseeglobalizationinanewway.Nowhetakesafresh,provocativelookatthebiggestchallengefacingustoday-ourhot,flatandcrowdedworld.ISBN:9780141036663Paperback
RRP:£10.99PublishedNovember
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Should You Judge This Book by Its Cover?JulianBaggini
Anotherrapid-fireselectionofshort,stimulatingandentertainingcapsulesofphilosophyfromthemasterofthegenre.Thistimefocusingonfamoussayings,proverbsandpiecesofhomespunwisdom.ISBN:9781847081117Hardback
RRP:£12.99
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The Math BookCliffordA.Pickover
Thisisanaccessible,fascinatingbookthatunravelsthemysteriesandbeautyofmathematics.Itcovers250milestonesinmathematicalhistory,fromthemillenniaoldmagicsquarestothediscoveryofpi.ISBN:9781402757969Hardback
RRP:£19.99
BlackwellPrice:£15.99PublishedNovember
Science, philosopHy &
psychology
The Big QuestionsStevenE.Landsburg
TheBigQuestionschallengesreaderstore-evaluatetheirmostfundamentalbeliefsandrevealstherelationshipbetweentheloftiestphilosophicalquestsandoureverydaylives.ISBN:9781439148211Hardback
RRP:£17.99
BlackwellPrice:£14.99PublishedNovember
What the Dog SawMalcolmGladwell
InWhattheDogSawGladwellexplorestheminorgeniuses,theunderdogsandtheoverlooked,andrevealshoweveryoneandeverythingcontainsanintriguingstory.ISBN:9781846142765Hardback
RRP:£20.00
BlackwellPrice:£16.00
We Need to Talk About KelvinMarcusChown
WithChownasyourguide,cutting-edgescienceismadeclearandmeaningfulbyafallingleaf,orarose,orastarrynightsky.ISBN:9780571244010Hardback
RRP:£14.99
BlackwellPrice:£11.99
How to Make a Tornado NewScientist
Coveringeverythingfromwhatit’sliketodie,toexplodingtrousersandrecycledurine,thelatesttitleinthebrilliantandbestsellingNewScientistseriesisareminderthatscienceisintenselycreativeandoftenveryamusing.ISBN:9781846682872Paperback
RRP:£7.99
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Secrets of the UniversePaulMurdin
Thisbeautifullydesignedintroductiontoastronomyanditshistoryrevealsthecompellingstoryofmankind’squestthroughtheagestounlockthescientificsecretsofouruniverse.ISBN:9780500251553Hardback
RRP:£24.95
BlackwellPrice:£20.95
BoyleMichaelHunter
NavigatingBoyle’svoluminouspublishedworksaswellashispersonallettersandpapers,thistitlepresentsanaccountthatgivesusthemanratherthanthemyth,thetroubledintrovertaswellasthepubliccampaigner.ISBN:9780300123814Hardback
RRP:£25.00
BlackwellPrice:£20.00
The Age of WonderRichardHolmes
Prize-winningHolmesexploresthescientificfermentthatsweptacrossBritainattheendofthe18thcenturyinhisground-breakingandacclaimedTheAgeofWonder.ISBN:9780007149537Paperback
RRP:£9.99
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Ten Technologies to Save the PlanetChrisGoodall
Inthisfascinatingbook,ChrisGoodallprofilestentechnologiestowatch,explaininghowtheyworkandtellingthestoriesoftheinventorsandentrepreneursdrivingthemforward.ISBN:9781846688775Paperback
RRP:£8.99PublishedDecember
23forThe Greatest Show on EarthRichardDawkins
Dawkinsunpicksandlaysouttheevidenceforevolutioninsimplebutauthoritativeterms.Thebeauty,complexityanddiversityoflifeinallitswonder.
EuanHirst,Bookseller,SouthBridge,Edinburgh
ISBN:9780593061732Hardback
RRP:£20.00
BlackwellPrice:£16.00
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naturalhistory
Collins Bird GuideLarsSvensson,
Expandedandrevised,thisneweditionisvitalforthecommittedorcasualbirdwatcher.Heavilyillustratedandconvincinglycomprehensive.
MarcusGipps,Bookseller,CharingCrossRoad,London
ISBN:9780007267262Hardback
RRP:£25.00
BlackwellPrice:£20.00PublishedNovember
The Bedside Book of BeastsGraemeGibson
ThecompanionvolumetothebestsellingTheBedsideBookofBirdsisasbeautifullyproducedasitspredecessorandwillappealtowildlifeenthusiaststheworldover.ISBN:9780747596103Hardback
RRP:£20.00
BlackwellPrice:£17.00PublishedNovember
The PlotMadeleineBunting
IntracingthehistoryofaremoteacreontheedgeoftheNorthYorkmoorsBuntingdeftlybalancestheemotionalandthepolitical,andshowswhatcontested,layeredplacesweinhabit.ISBN:9781847080851Hardback
RRP:£18.99
BlackwellPrice:£15.99
The Weather BookDianaCraig
TheWeatherBookisadelightfulmiscellanyofeverythingremotelymeteorological.Itisjam-packedwithenlighteningfacts,practicaldiagramsandclearexplanationsaboutweatherphenomenaandwhytheyform.ISBN:9781843173540Hardback
RRP:£9.99
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The Nature BookMarianneTaylor
TheNatureBookisagreatguidetothenaturalworld,bothforthebeginnerandthosewhowanttorelearnthemostimportantandinterestingfactsaboutourfascinatingenvironment.ISBN:9781843173533Hardback
RRP:£9.99
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Last Chance to SeeMarkCarwardine,StephenFry
MarkCarwardineandBritain’sbest-lovedwitandraconteur,StephenFry,followintheirgreatfriendDouglasAdams’footsteps,insearchofsomeoftherarestandmostthreatenedanimalsonEarth.ISBN:9780007290727Hardback
RRP:£20.00
BlackwellPrice:£16.00
The Poetry of BirdsSimonArmitage
InthiswonderfulanthologypoetSimonArmitageandbirdwatchingenthusiastTimDeegathertogetherthebestofthepastandthepresent,includingwellknownpoemsbutalsomanyoverlookedgems.ISBN:9780670916412Hardback
RRP:£25.00
BlackwellPrice:£20.00
LeviathanPhilipHoare
Thestoryofaman’sobsessionwithwhales,whichtakeshimonapersonal,historicalandbiographicaljourney-fromhischildhoodtohisfascinationwithMoby-Dickandhisexcursionswhale-watching.ISBN:9780007230143Paperback
RRP:£8.99
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Notes from Walnut Tree FarmRogerDeakin
Collectstogetherthejottings,musingsandobservationswithwhichRogerDeakinfilledaseriesofnotebooksforthelastsixyearsofhislife,nowinpaperback.ISBN:9780141039022Paperback
RRP:£8.99
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To Sea and BackRichardShelton
ToSeaandBackisthestoryofRichardShelton’slifelongpassionfortheseaandhisattempttosolvetheperennialenigmasofthesalmon’ssecretlife.ISBN:9781843547846Hardback
RRP:£18.99
BlackwellPrice:£16.99
A Short History of the Honey BeeE.Readicker-Henderson
Onlysevenofthe16,000speciesofbeeareresponsibleforcreatinghoney.CombininggorgeousphotographyandE.Readicker-Henderson’sengagingtext,AShortHistoryoftheHoneyBeefollowsthejourneyfromflowertohivetohoneythroughouthistory.ISBN:9780881929423Hardback
RRP:£14.99
BlackwellPrice:£11.99
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Travel & Transport
Blood, Iron & GoldChristianWolmar
Presentsthedramaticstoryofthepeopleandeventsthatshapedtheworld’srailways,stimulatingeconomicgrowthandsocialchangeonanunprecedentedscale.ISBN:9781848871700Hardback
RRP:£25.00
BlackwellPrice:£20.00
LancasterLeoMcKinstry
AcomprehensivehistoryofBritain’sgreatestbomberplanefromtheauthorofthebestsellingSpitfire.ISBN:9780719523533Hardback
RRP:£20.00
BlackwellPrice:£17.00
Somerville’s Travels
FromtheCairngormsinScotlandtoPenwithontheCornishcoast,thistitletellsthestoryofeachregion.Itfeaturespersonalobservations,anecdotesandstoriesthatcapturetheatmosphereofeachregion.ISBN:9780749563127Hardback
RRP:£20.00
BlackwellPrice:£16.00
Nine LivesWilliamDalrymple
Acompletelyoriginal,informed,well-craftedandbeautifullywrittenbookaboutmodernIndia.ISBN:9781408800614Hardback
RRP:£20.00
BlackwellPrice:£16.00
Contact!JanMorris
InContact!Morristurnsherbrilliantlyobservanteyetothehumancontactsshemade,acrosstheglobeandthroughthedecades.ISBN:9780571250684Hardback
RRP:£14.99
BlackwellPrice:£11.99PublishedNovember
Mad Dogs and EnglishmenSirRanulphFiennes
SirRanulphFiennestakesajourneyaroundhiseccentricfamilytree,andrevealshowhecametobedescribedbytheGuinnessBookofRecordsas‘theworld’sgreatestlivingexplorer’.ISBN:9780340925027Hardback
RRP:£20.00
BlackwellPrice:£17.00
Blue Skies and Black OlivesJohnHumphrys
JohnHumphrys’funnyandengagingmemoirofbuildingahomeinGreecewithhissonChristopher.ISBN:9780340978825Hardback
RRP:£18.99
BlackwellPrice:£14.99
A Week At The AirportAlaindeBotton
AlaindeBottontakesreadersonajourneythroughthedaysandnightsoftheUK’slargestairport.ISBN:9781846683596Paperback
RRP:£8.99
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The Snow TouristCharlieEnglish
Englishtalksaboutthequestfortheworld’spurestsnowfallthattakesreadersfromcarrot-nosedsnowmeninfrostygardenstothemostperilouspeaksonearth.ISBN:9781846270642Paperback
RRP:£8.99
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The Ghost Train to the Eastern StarPaulTheroux
PaulTherouxonceagainsetsoutonarailwayjourneythroughtheEast,travellingoverlandthroughEasternEurope-anabsorbingandbeautifullywrittenfollow-uptoTheGreatRailwayBazaar.ISBN:9780141015729Paperback
RRP:£8.99
23forIn Search of EnglandRoyHattersley
Passionate,affectionateandindefatigablycurious,InSearchofEnglandjoinsatraditionofwriting,fromWilliamCobbetttoJBPriestley,thatmakesajourneyaroundtheEnglishcountrysideanditscharacter.
GarethHardy,Oxford
ISBN:9781408700969Hardback
RRP:£18.99
BlackwellPrice:£15.99
PublishedNovember
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language & Literature
Talking About Detective FictionP.D.James
AstheQueenofthecrimefictiongenre,PDJameshasaccumulatedmanythoughtsandobservationsaboutthismuch-lovedandenduringformofliterature,resultinginawonderfulandratherspecialbookaboutdetectivefiction.
ZoolVerjee,Bookseller,BroadStreet,Oxford
ISBN:9781851243099Hardback
RRP:£12.99
BlackwellPrice:£12.99
Samuel JohnsonDavidNokes
ThismajornewbiographyofSamuelJohnsonchroniclesthemanthrownoutofOxfordforalackoffundsandhisrisetocelebrity;itfollowsJohnsonastheauthorofthefamousDictionary,afriendtothekingandcompanionofReynolds,GoldsmithandGarrick.ISBN:9780571226351Hardback
RRP:£25.00
BlackwellPrice:£20.00
William GoldingJohnCarey
Thefirstauthorisedbiographyofoneoftheforemostnovelistsofthetwentiethcentury.ISBN:9780571231638Hardback
RRP:£25.00
BlackwellPrice:£20.00
The Oxford Companion to English LiteratureDinahBirch
Theseventheditionofthisclassicensuresthatitretainsitsstatusasthemostauthoritative,informative,andaccessibleguidetoliteratureavailableandavailableatafantastichalfprice!ISBN:9780192806871Hardback
RRP:£35.00
BlackwellPrice:£17.50
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A Dictionary of Modern English Usage: The Classic First EditionH.W.Fowler
Oneoftoday’sleadingexpertsontheEnglishlanguage,DavidCrystal,reassessesFowler’sseminaltextofferingamodernperspectiveinnotesonsome300entries.ISBN:9780199535347Hardback
RRP:£14.99
BlackwellPrice:£11.99PublishedNovember
Howards End is on the LandingSusanHill
Inpursuitofanelusivebookonhershelves,Hillencountereddozensofothersthatshehadneverread,orforgottensheowned,orwantedtoreadforasecondtime.ISBN:9781846682650Hardback
RRP:£12.99
BlackwellPrice:£9.99
Agatha Christie’s Secret NotebooksJohnCurran
AfascinatingexplorationofthecontentsofAgathaChristie’s73recentlydiscoverednotebooks,includingillustrations,deletedextracts,andtwounpublishedPoirotstories.ISBN:9780007310562Hardback
RRP:£20.00
BlackwellPrice:£16.00
ShakespeareBillBryson
ThisexquisitelyillustratedandupdatededitionofBillBryson’sbestsellingbiographyofWilliamShakespearetakesthereaderonanenthrallingjourneythroughElizabethanEnglandandtheeccentricitiesofShakespeareanscholarship.ISBN:9780007325238Hardback
RRP:£20.00
BlackwellPrice:£16.00
Old Possum’s Book of Practical CatsT.S.Eliot
Fromtherecentlyvotednation’sfavouritepoet,oneofhismostpopularworksreinvigoratedforanewgenerationbythefantasticillustrationsofAxelScheffler.ISBN:9780571240616Hardback
RRP:£14.99
BlackwellPrice:£11.99
Travels with a TypewriterMichaelFrayn
AnentertainingcollectionofMichaelFrayn’stravelwritingfromthesixtiesandseventies,includingpiecesonGermany,Cuba,Israel,JapanandRussia.ISBN:9780571240890Hardback
RRP:£15.99
BlackwellPrice:£12.99
To the MoonCarolAnnDuffy
ThenewPoetLaureateeditsthisanthologyofpoemsrelatedtoandinspiredbythemoon.ISBN:9780330461313Hardback
RRP:£14.99
BlackwellPrice:£11.99
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literature &music
Poisoned PensGaryDexter
Adeliciouscompendiumofliteraryfeuds,slights,spleenandvenom,drawnfromtheGuardiannewspapercolumnWritersonWriters.ISBN:9780711229297Hardback
RRP:£9.99
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Oxford Dictionary of QuotationsElizabethKnowles
AvasttreasuryofwitandwisdomspanningthecenturiesandprovidingtheultimateanswertothequestionWhosaidthat?ISBN:9780199237173Hardback
RRP:£30.00
BlackwellPrice:£15.00
The Complete Fairy TalesCharlesPerrault
Perrault’sclassicfairytalesinascintillatingnewtranslation,includingthelessfamiliarversetales,withillustrationsbyGustaveDore.ISBN:9780199236831Hardback
RRP:£14.99
BlackwellPrice:£11.99
Once Again to ZeldaMarleneWagman-Geller
This‘behindthescenes’booktracestherelationshipsimmortalizedinthededicationstofiftynovelsthatareanintrinsicpartofliteraryandpopularculture.ISBN:9780330511353Hardback
RRP:£9.99
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Changing My MindZadieSmith
ThisengagingcollectionofessaysrevealsSmithasapassionateandpreciseessayist,equallyathomeintheworldofgreatbooksandbadmovies,familyandphilosophy.ISBN:9780241142950Hardback
RRP:£20.00
BlackwellPrice:£16.00PublishedNovember
Classic EphemeraDarrenHenley,TimLihoreau
Coveringeverythingfromcomposerbiographiestoexplanationsofthetenmostfamousoperas,ClassicEphemeracontainseverythingyouneedtoknowaboutclassicalmusic,andmorebesides.ISBN:9781904027812Hardback
RRP:£9.99
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Journeying BoyJohnEvans,AndrewMellor
ThisbookpresentsaselectionofBritten’searlydiariesthatofferthereaderaninsightintothisbrilliantcomposerandcomplexman.ISBN:9780571238835Hardback
RRP:£25.00
BlackwellPrice:£20.00PublishedNovember
Opera for EverybodySusieGilbert
TracesthedevelopmentofENOfromitsearliestoriginsinthedarkestVictorianslums,throughtwoworldwars,andviaSadler’sWellstoitsgreatglorydaysattheColiseumandbeyond.ISBN:9780571224937Hardback
RRP:£25.00
BlackwellPrice:£20.00
Harmony & DiscordJulianShuckburgh
Basedontenyearsofresearchandcontainingthefirst-everchronologyofJohannSebastianBach’scompositions,Shuckburgh’svividbiographyisanimpassionedportraitofthemanwhocomposedsomeofthemostsublimemusiceverwritten.ISBN:9781905847853Hardback
RRP:£20.00
BlackwellPrice:£17.00
Oscar Wilde’s Stories for All AgesOscarWilde
SelectedandpresentedbyoneofWilde’sbiggestfans,StephenFry,thebookincludeshisintroductionstothestoriesthemselves,explainingwhytheymeansomuchtohimandwhytheyshouldmeanalottoyou,too.ISBN:9780007342457Hardback
RRP:£12.99
BlackwellPrice:£9.99
Charles DickensMichaelSlater
Thisworkofscholarshipexploresthepersonalandemotionallife,thepublicactivities,therelentlesstravel,thecharitableworks,theamateurtheatricalsandtheastonishingproductivityofCharlesDickens.Richlyillustratedwithmanyunfamiliarimages,thisisanextremelyreadablebiographyofDickens,rememberedbyoneofhisfriendsas“thecheerfullestmanofhisage”.
ZoolVerjee,Bookseller,BroadStreet,Oxford
ISBN:9780300112078Hardback
RRP:£25.00
BlackwellPrice:£22.00
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ART &ARCHITECTURE
PhotoboxRoberto Koch
An incredible survey of photography, Photobox collates 250 photographs from 200 of the world’s most eminent photographers from past masters to up-and-coming greats.
Gareth Hardy, Oxford
ISBN: 9780500543849 Hardback
RRP: £19.95
Blackwell Price: £15.95
Moctezuma and the AztecsElisenda Vila Llonch
This informative and beautifully illustrated little book explores the world of the Aztecs. It looks at their origins, the structure of their society, religious beliefs military prowess, and their art and architecture.ISBN: 9780714125893 Hardback
RRP: £9.99
Blackwell Price: £7.99
Through the LensNational Geographic
Through the Lens is a cornucopia of National Geographic’s best photographs created since 1890 when the Society first started commissioning photographers, now in a smaller gift edition.ISBN: 9781426205262 Hardback
RRP: £9.99
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John Piper, Myfanwy PiperFrances Spalding
The story of John and Myfanwy Piper, as they produced work which placed them centre stage in the cultural landscape of the twentieth century, naturally becomes the story of British art in the 1930s.ISBN: 9780199567614 Hardback
RRP: £25.00
Blackwell Price: £22.00
The Secret Lives of BuildingsEdward Hollis
Edward Hollis tells the stories of thirteen buildings, beginning with the ‘once upon a time’ when they first appeared, through the years of appropriation, ruin and renovation, and ending with a temporary ‘ever after’. ISBN: 9781846271274 Hardback
RRP: £25.00
Blackwell Price: £20.00
Turner and the MastersDavid H. Solkin
This book explores a fascinating aspect of Turner’s career, revealing details of rivalries that shaped his work in often unexpected ways.ISBN: 9781854377982 Paperback
RRP: £25.00
Blackwell Price: £20.00
Magnum MagnumBrigitte Lardinois
A photographic anthology that celebrates the vision, imagination and brilliance of Magnum photographers in over 400 photographs by the acknowledged greats of photography in the 20th century and the rising stars of our time.ISBN: 9780500288306 Paperback
RRP: £19.95
Blackwell Price: £16.95
Postcards From Penguin
A collection of 100 postcards, each featuring a different and iconic Penguin book jacket. From classics to crime, it contains over seventy years of quintessentially British design in one box.ISBN: 9780141044668 Paperback
RRP: £14.99
Blackwell Price: £11.99
Published November
Coco ChanelJustine Picardie
Picardie has spent the last decade puzzling over the truth about Coco Chanel, attempting to peel away the accretions of romance and lies.ISBN: 9780007317615 Hardback
RRP: £20.00
Blackwell Price: £16.00
Published November
MoctezumaColin McEwan, Leonardo Lopez Lujan
Accompanying a major exhibition at the British Museum, this catalogue brings together key works of art, exploring the dramatic events surrounding the Spanish assault on the Aztec Empire.ISBN: 9780714125855 Paperback
RRP: £25.00
Blackwell Price: £22.00
Vermeer and His WorldSerena Cant
Vermeer and his World begins with a comprehensive introduction to Vermeer and his paintings and continues with an illustrated timeline of Vermeer’s entire oeuvre in chronological order. Individual chapters showcase all 36 works attributed to Vermeer.ISBN: 9781849160056 Hardback
RRP: £25.00
Blackwell Price: £20.00
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BIOGRAPHY
Memoirs of a Radical LawyerMichaelMansfield
Mansfielddissectsmanyofhisdifficultandchallengingcases,revealinghismotivations,meticulousapproachtoforensicscience,crossexaminationtechniques,thepoliticaldimensionsandemotionalreactionswithclarity,subtletyandcharm.ISBN:9780747576549Hardback
RRP:£20.00
BlackwellPrice:£16.00
A Life Like Other People’sAlanBennett
Bennett’sALifeLikeOtherPeople’sisthecoreofhiscollectionUntoldStories.Itisapoignantmemoirofhisparents’marriageandhisownchildhood.ISBN:9780571248124Hardback
RRP:£12.99
BlackwellPrice:£9.99
The Last EnglishmanRolandChambers
Thisisafascinating,oftenchillingrevisionofanEnglishiconthroughthemostformativedecadeofthetwentiethcentury.ISBN:9780571222612Hardback
RRP:£20.00
BlackwellPrice:£17.00
Life ClassDianaAthill
Bringstogetherherfourbest-lovedmemoirsinonevolume,spanningherveryEnglishchildhood,herlifeandlovesduringWorldWarII,herpublishingcareer,andherreflectionsonoldage.ISBN:9781847081230Hardback
RRP:£25.00
BlackwellPrice:£20.00
PublishedNovember
Halfway to HollywoodMichaelPalin
ThesecondvolumeofMichaelPalin’sdiariescoversthe1980s,adecadeinwhichthetiesthatboundthePythonsloosenedandwritingandactinginfilmsandtelevisionthentookovermuchofMichael’slife.ISBN:9780297844402Hardback
RRP:£20.00
BlackwellPrice:£16.00
It’s a Don’s LifeMaryBeard
AselectionofcolumnsfromBeard’sblogontheTLSwebsite;whichwillinform,occasionallyprovokeandcannotfailtoentertain.ISBN:9781846682513Paperback
RRP:£8.99
PublishedNovember
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Journey of a LifetimeAlanWhicker
Theiconicbroadcastinglegenddustsdownhissuitcaseforafinaljourneyaroundtheglobe,revisitinglocationsofsignificancetohislifeandcareer.ISBN:9780007292493Hardback
RRP:£20.00
BlackwellPrice:£16.00
Life StoriesSirDavidAttenborough
ThisisSirDavidlookingatthewildlifethathascapturedhisimagination,afascinatingnarrativetriparoundtheworldinsearchoftheplantsandanimalshelovedbest,rangingfromslothandsalamandertotheduck-billedplatypus.ISBN:9780007338832Hardback
RRP:£20.00
BlackwellPrice:£16.00
KeynesRobertSkidelsky
InthefinancialcrisisKeyneshasbeentakenoutofhiscupboardandconsultedandcitedastowhyeventshavetakenthecoursetheyhaveandhowarescueoperationcanbeeffected.HereSkidelskylooksattheenduringlegacyofthegreateconomist.ISBN:9781846142581Hardback
RRP:£20.00
BlackwellPrice:£16.00
Letters of Ted HughesTedHughes
ThisselectionoflettersbeginswhenHugheswasseventeen,anddocumentsthecourseofalifeatonceresolutelyprivatebutintenselyattunedtootherlives.ISBN:9780571221394Paperback
RRP:£14.99
BlackwellPrice:£11.99
PublishedNovember
The Letters of T.S.Eliot: Volume 2: 1923 - 1925T.S.Eliot
Coveringthemostimportanttimeofoneofourmostimportantwriters,thisopensawindowontohislifeoutsidepoetry.
MarcusGipps,Bookseller,CharingCrossRoad,London
ISBN:9780571140817Hardback
RRP:£35.00
BlackwellPrice:£30.00
PublishedNovember
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FOOd & drink
TenderNigelSlater
Slaterreturnswithacompaniontohisbestselling(andbrilliant)KitchenDiaries.ThistimearoundhefocusesonBritishvegetables.Abeautifulbook.
MarcusGipps,Bookseller,CharingCrossRoad,London
ISBN:9780007248490Hardback
RRP:£30.00
BlackwellPrice:£25.00
River Cottage EverydayHughFearnley-Whittingstall
Themostaccessible,recipe-ledRiverCottagebookyet,with200fantasticnewrecipesthatpresentHugh’sphilosophytohiswidestaudiencesofar.ISBN:9780747598404Hardback
RRP:£25.00
BlackwellPrice:£20.00
The Fat Duck CookbookHestonBlumenthal
Inthisbeautiful,smallerformateditionofthebestsellingBigFatDuckCookbook,wehearthefullstoryofthemeteoricriseofHestonBlumenthalandTheFatDuck.ISBN:9780747597377Hardback
RRP:£35.00
BlackwellPrice:£30.00
The Science of the OvenHerveThis
Withtrademarkclarityandwit,HerveThislaunchesawryinvestigationintothechemicalartofcooking.Unravellingthesciencebehindcommonculinarytechniqueandpractice,theauthorbreaksfooddowntoitsmolecularcomponents.ISBN:9780231147064Hardback
RRP:£15.95
BlackwellPrice:£12.95
New Larousse Gastronomique Theworld’sclassicculinaryreferencebookisknownforitsauthoritativeandcomprehensivecollectionofrecipes.Hereitisbroughtuptodatefor2009inanattractiveeditioncontainingover900newphotographs.ISBN:9780600620426Hardback
RRP:£60.00
BlackwellPrice:£40.00
The River Cafe Classic Italian CookbookRoseGray,RuthRogers
Acelebrationofthereal,classicfoodofItaly;thetraditional,regionalfoodtheauthorslovetoeatwhentheyareinItaly,andthefoodtheylovetocookattheirrestaurantandalsoathome.ISBN:9780718153496Hardback
RRP:£30.00
BlackwellPrice:£25.00
The Ivington DiariesMontyDon
MontyDon’sintimaterecordinhisownwordsandphotographsofthegardenhehascreatedfromscratchoverthepastfifteenyears.ISBN:9781408802496Hardback
RRP:£25.00
BlackwellPrice:£20.00
BulbAnnaPavord
Inthisguidetomoreexquisitebulbousplantsthanmostgardenerswillevergrowintheirlifetime,AnnaPavordbringseachbulbtolifewithbeautifuldescription,anecdoteandhistoricaltale.ISBN:9781845334154Hardback
RRP:£30.00
BlackwellPrice:£25.00
Extraordinary Gardens of the WorldMontyDon
MontyDonpresentsinalavishformatsomeofthemostextraordinarygardenshevisitedinhissuccessfulBBCtelevisionseriesAroundTheWorldIn80Gardens.ISBN:9780297856382Hardback
RRP:£30.00
BlackwellPrice:£25.00PublishedNovember
Terre a TerreAmandaPowley,PhilTaylor
Includesover100recipesfromtherepertoirethathasmadeTerreaTerrethemosttalkedaboutvegetarianrestaurantinBritain.ISBN:9781906650049Hardback
RRP:£20.00
BlackwellPrice:£16.00
The Vegetarian OptionSimonHopkinson
ForthefirsttimeSimonHopkinsonfocusesentirelyoncookingmouth-wateringrecipeswithoutmeatorfish.Notwrittenexclusivelyforvegetarians,thisisafreshsourceofinspirationforallgenuinefoodlovers.ISBN:9781844007400Hardback
RRP:£20.00
BlackwellPrice:£16.00
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gift & humour
Baboon Metaphysics
FollowingthesuccessofitsprequelHowtoAvoidHugeShips,BaboonMetaphysicsproudlypresentsafurtherselectionofthefinestshort-listedcandidatesforthemostbizarrebooktitleoverpreviousyears.ISBN:9781845134983Hardback
RRP:£9.99
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Simon’s CatSimonTofield
Fansfromallovertheworldhavefallenforthisadorablebutanarchicfelinewhowilldojustaboutanythingtobefed.ISBN:9781847674814Hardback
RRP:£12.99
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The Hell of it AllCharlieBrooker
Inhislatestlaugh-out-loudcollectionofmisanthropicscribblings,hideousQ-listcelebrityfailureCharlieBrookertackleseverythingfromthemiseryofnightclubstothedeathofMichaelJackson.ISBN:9780571229574Hardback
RRP:£12.99
The QI Book of the DeadJohnMitchinson,JohnLloyd
InTheQIBookoftheDeadyouwillmeethundredsofDeadPeople,somewell-known,otherscompletelyobscure,organisedinto42shortchaptersthatplaymerryhellwiththeusualclassifications.ISBN:9780571244904Hardback
RRP:£16.99
BlackwellPrice:£12.99
Shouting at the TellyJohnGrindrod
Abookoffunnyandheartfeltrantsandravesoneverythingfromsoapstositcoms,sci-fitorealityshows,HBOtoQVC.AhostofcomediansandwriterswrestlewithweightyissuessuchaswhatdoesHowards’Waytellusabouttheeighties?ISBN:9780571248025Paperback
RRP:£9.99PublishedNovember
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Faces of HumphHumphreyLyttelton
WhenHumphreyLytteltondiedinJune2008heleftbehindhimanamazingrecordofhislifeintheformofcartoonsanddrawings.Poignant,fascinatingandhighlyenjoyable,thislittlebookisahand-drawnmemoryofhislife.ISBN:9781906779627Hardback
RRP:£10.99
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Butterfly BrainBarryCryer
Inthiscompletelynew,organicallygrownbook,oldBazrecalls,reminisces,recountsandotherwordsbeginningwith‘R’,onatripdownMemoryLane,pausingonlyforteaandmacaroonsattheStannahStairliftCafe.ISBN:9780297859109Hardback
RRP:£14.99
BlackwellPrice:£11.99
Have I Got News for You Guide to Modern BritainNickMartin
Packedwithunhelpfulcynicism,thisguidewillhelpyouunderstandexactlyhowthemostingenious,resilientandresourcefulpeopleonearthbecametheTwittering,touchy-feely,fame-obsessed,flu-fearingwimpsthattheyaretoday.ISBN:9781846075469Hardback
RRP:£9.99
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This Mitchell and Webb BookDavidMitchell,RobertWebb
DiveintothebizarreyetstrangelyfamiliarworldofMitchellandWebb-thewittiestmenontelevision,radio,oranywhereelse.ISBN:9780007280193Hardback
RRP:£18.99
BlackwellPrice:£14.99
Ringing Church Bells to Ward Off Thunderstorms andOtherCuriositiesfromtheOriginalNotesandQueries
Ahostofvexingquestionsareaddressedinthiswide-rangingmiscellanydrawnfromtheVictorianNotesandQueries,firstpublishedin1849.TheresultisaplumpuddingofabookansweringquestionsfromhowtohandleIvantheTerribletoseventeenth-centurymincepies.ISBN:9780956204608Hardback
RRP:£12.99
23forAn Utterly Exasperated History of Modern BritainJohnO’Farrell
O’FarrellcombineshistrademarkhumourandwitwithafascinatinghistoryofBritainsince1945.Theremaybesomemockeryinvolved.
MarcusGipps,Bookseller,CharingCrossRoad,London
ISBN:9780385616225Hardback
RRP:£18.99
BlackwellPrice:£14.99
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PAPERBACKS OF THE YEAR
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fiction
The Year of the FloodMargaretAtwood
Thelongawaitednovelfromthequeenofmoderndystopia,intheveinofOryxandCrake,TheYearofTheFloodtacklescurrentclimatechangedebateswithAtwood’susualunflinchingstyle.
SusannahHobbs,Oxford
ISBN:9780747585169Hardback
RRP:£18.99
BlackwellPrice:£14.99
InvisiblePaulAuster
20yearoldAdamWalkermeetstheenigmaticFrenchmanRudolfBornandhissilentandseductivegirlfriendMargot.Beforelong,Walkerfindshimselfcaughtinaperversetrianglethatleadstoasudden,shockingactofviolencethatwillalterthecourseofhislife.ISBN:9780571249312Hardback
RRP:£16.99
BlackwellPrice:£13.99PublishedNovember
The Lost Art of GratitudeAlexanderMcCallSmith
IsabelDalhousie,philosopherandamateursolverofotherpeople’sproblems,meetsanoldfoe,MintyAuchterlonie,atabirthdaypartyattendedbytheiryoungchildren.ISBN:9781408700631Hardback
RRP:£17.99
BlackwellPrice:£14.99
The ComplaintsIanRankin
There’sacopcalledJamieBreck,andhe’sdirty.Theproblemis,noonecanproveit.ButasFoxtakesonthejob,helearnsthatthere’smoretoBreckthananyonethinks.ISBN:9780752889511Hardback
RRP:£18.99
BlackwellPrice:£14.99
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ NestStiegLarsson
ThefinalpartinLarsson’samazingMillenniumTrilogythathastakenEuropebystorm.ISBN:9781906694166Hardback
RRP:£18.99
BlackwellPrice:£14.99
A Week in DecemberSebastianFaulks
London,theweekbeforeChristmas,2007.Oversevendayswefollowthelivesofsevenmajorcharacters.HereFaulksreturnswithanothermasterclassincharacterledfiction.ISBN:9780091794453Hardback
RRP:£18.99
BlackwellPrice:£14.99
SummertimeJ.M.Coetzee
CompletingthemajestictrilogyoffictionalisedmemoirbegunwithBoyhoodandYouth,Summertimeshowsusagreatwriterashelimbersupforhistask.ISBN:9781846553189Hardback
RRP:£17.99
BlackwellPrice:£13.99
The HumblingPhilipRoth
FollowingthedarkmeditationsonmortalityandendingsinEverymanandExitGhost,andthebitterlyironicretrospectonyouthandchanceinIndignation,Rothhaswrittenanotherinhishauntinggroupoflatenovels.ISBN:9780224087933Hardback
RRP:£12.99
BlackwellPrice:£9.99PublishedNovember
The Unseen AcademicalsTerryPratchett
PratchettreturnswithaDiscworldtakeonfootballfashionandworthiness.Andpiesandbananas–ook!ISBN:9780385609340Hardback
RRP:£18.99
BlackwellPrice:£15.99
Last Night in Twisted RiverJohnIrving
TheincrediblenewnovelfromJohnIrving,reminiscentofTheCiderHouseRulesandAPrayerforOwenMeany.ISBN:9781408801840Hardback
RRP:£19.99
BlackwellPrice:£15.99
Generation ADouglasCoupland
MirroringthestructureofCoupland’s1991debutnovel,GenerationX,inthenearfuturebeesareextinct-untilfiveunconnectedindividuals,indifferentpartsoftheworld,arestung.ISBN:9780434019830Hardback
RRP:£16.99
BlackwellPrice:£12.99
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fiction
Ordinary ThunderstormsWilliamBoyd
Boyd’selectricfollow-uptoprize-winningRestlessisaheart-in-mouthconspiracynovelaboutthefragilityofsocialidentity,thescandalofbigbusiness,andthesecretsthatliehiddeninthefilthyunderbellyofeverycity.ISBN:9781408802472Paperback
RRP:£11.99
BlackwellPrice:£9.99
The People’s TrainThomasKeneally
FromtheauthorofSchindler’sArk,comesthedramaticstoryofaRussianrevolutionary’sexileinAustraliaandhisreturntofightalongsideLeninin1917.ISBN:9780340951859Hardback
RRP:£17.99
BlackwellPrice:£14.99
TransitionIainBanks
Aworldthathangssuspendedbetweentriumphandcatastropherequiresafirmhandandaguidinglight,butdoesitneedtheConcern:anall-powerfulorganisationwithamalevolentpresidinggenius?ISBN:9780316731072Hardback
RRP:£18.99
BlackwellPrice:£15.99
The Winter GhostsKateMosse
FromthebestsellingauthorofLabyrinthandSepulchre-acompellingstoryofghostsandremembrance.Agorgeousillustratednovelthatisperfecttocurlupwithonlongwinternights.ISBN:9781409112273Hardback
RRP:£14.99
BlackwellPrice:£11.99
LustrumRobertHarris
Fromthediscoveryofachild’smutilatedbody,throughjudicialexecutionandascandaloustrial,tothebrutalunleashingoftheRomanmob,“Lustrum”isastudyinthetimelessenticementsandhorrorsofpower.ISBN:9780091801007Hardback
RRP:£18.99
BlackwellPrice:£15.99
Her Fearful SymmetryAudreyNiffenegger
WithLondon’sHighgateCemeteryitselfacharacterandechoesofJamesandDickens,HerFearfulSymmetryisadeliciousanddeadlytwenty-first-centuryghoststoryaboutNiffenegger’sfamiliarthemesoflove,lossandidentity.ISBN:9780224085618Hardback
RRP:£18.99
BlackwellPrice:£15.99
The Monster in the BoxRuthRendell
AstheChiefInspectorinvestigatesanewcase,RuthRendelllooksbacktothebeginningofWexford’scareer,eventohiscourtshipofthewomanwhowouldbecomehiswife.ISBN:9780091931483Hardback
RRP:£18.99
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The Burning LandBernardCornwell
ThelatestinthebestsellingAlfredseriesfromnumberonehistoricalnovelist,BernardCornwell.ISBN:9780007219742Hardback
RRP:£18.99
BlackwellPrice:£14.99
Juliet, NakedNickHornby
AnnieandDuncanareamid-thirtiescouplewhohavereachedaforkintheroad,realisingtheirsharedinterestinthereclusivemusicianTuckerCroweisnotenoughtoholdthemtogetheranymore.ISBN:9780670915651Hardback
RRP:£18.99
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Rumpole at ChristmasJohnMortimer
IncludessevenChristmasstoriesinwhichthecallofjusticeleadsRumpoleasfarafieldasahealthfarminNorfolkandasneartohomeasapantomimeattheTufnellParkEmpire.ISBN:9780670917914Hardback
RRP:£14.99
BlackwellPrice:£11.99
Wolf HallHilaryMantel
Thisyear’sBookerwinnertrulydeservedtherecognition.Anintricateandabsorbinghistoricalnovel,fromapreviouslyunder-ratedauthor.
GlennCollins,Bookseller,CharingCrossRoad,London.
ISBN:9780007230181Hardback
RRP:£18.99
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RARE BOOKSLife & Times of Michael KJ.M.Coetzee
FirstEdition,1983.Anicecopyinanequallynicedustjacketwithjustalittlefading.Signedbytheauthor.
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The Unconsoled KazuoIshiguro
TheFirstEdition,1985.Infinecondition,initsoriginaldustjacket.Signedbytheauthor.
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Elegy Written in a Country Church-yardThomasGray
1938.TheLimitedEditionsClubeditionsuperblyillustratedbyAgnesMiller-Parker,oneof1,500copiessignedbyher.Averygoodcopy.
£300.00
Tiresias and Other Poems Alfred,LordTennyson
TheFirstEdition,1885.Averygoodcopy,ownershipinscriptiononthetitle-page,justatouchofrubbingtotheoriginalclothbinding.
£85.00
RARE BOOKS
The Red Fairy BookAndrewLang
1890.TheFirstEditionandoneofonly113numberedcopies,illustratedbyFordandSpeed.Agoodcopyinearlyredmorocco,giltletteredonthebackstripandwithgiltpatternedendpapers.
£400.00
The Anatomy of MelancholyRobertBurton
Newedition,1837.Agoodcopy,twovolumesinhalfblackcalf,clothsides,bookplate.Theclassicofmedicine,philosophy,psychology,literature,andmuchelse.
£120.00
The Domestic Oracle; or, a complete system of modern cookery and family economy.AlexanderMurray
[1826.]Agoodcopy,illustratedwith9plates,somefoxing.Inpolishedcalf.Fouroldmanuscriptrecipeslooselyinserted.
£450.00
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Whistle Down the WindMaryHayleyBell
FirstEdition,1958.Averygoodcopyofthisscarcework,madeintoanexcellentfilmofthesamename.
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The Pilgrim’s Progress JohnBunyan
1902.Illustratedwith8full-pagewoodcutsprintedonJaponpaperbyVictorBurnand.Averygoodcopyincalfleather.
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classics &collections
A Pop-Up Book of Nursery RhymesMatthewReinhart
Oneofthegreatestpaperengineersintheworldbringshistalenttobearonsomeofourfavouritenurseryrhymes.
MarcusGipps,Bookseller,CharingCross,London
ISBN:9781847386656Hardback
RRP:£14.99
BlackwellPrice:£11.99
Michael Foreman’s Treasure IslandRobertLouisStevenson,
Thisisthebookthatbroughtpiratesintothepopularimagination,nowbroughtstunninglytolifebyhugelypopularillustratorMichaelForeman.ISBN:9781843651178Hardback
RRP:£14.99
BlackwellPrice:£11.99
Return to the Hundred Acre WoodDavidBenedictus
AsequeltoAAMilne’soriginalWinnie-the-Poohstories.IttakesyoubacktotheHundredAcreWoodfornewadventures.ISBN:9781405247443Hardback
RRP:£12.99
BlackwellPrice:£9.99
New and Collected Poems for ChildrenCarolAnnDuffy
ThisstellareditionofDuffy’spoemsbringstogetherworkfromherfouraward-winningcollectionsforchildren,andsprinklesinageneroushelpingofnewpoemstomatch.ISBN:9780571219681Hardback
RRP:£16.99
BlackwellPrice:£12.99
Jingle Jangle Jungle Dominoes!AxelScheffler(Illus)
Letschildrencountalongwiththeanimalsastheydancetothejunglerhythms.Contains28sturdy,double-sideddominoesthatincludeanimalsononesideandnumbersontheother.ISBN:9780230743991BoardBook
RRP:£8.99
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Alice in WonderlandLewisCarroll
StepintothemagicalworldofWonderlandinthisgloriouslyillustratedpicturebookretellingofLewisCarroll’senduringclassicfromthefabulousEmmaChichesterClark.ISBN:9780007316137Hardback
RRP:£12.99
BlackwellPrice:£9.99
The Incredible Book Eating BoyOliverJeffers
Rollup,rollup!MeettheIncredibleBookEatingBoy!Seehisfantasticfeatsleapoffthepageinthisstunningpop-upedition.ISBN:9780007320912Hardback
RRP:£14.99
BlackwellPrice:£11.99PublishedNovember
The Way Back Home Gift SetOliverJeffers
Flytothemoonandbackinthisstar-spangledadventureandcontactyourownalienwithanintergalacticwalkie-talkie!ISBN:9780007323258Giftset
RRP:£10.99
BlackwellPrice:£7.99
The Lion, The Unicorn and MeJeanetteWinterson
InJeanetteWinterson’sbeautifullyevocativeretellingofthestoryoftheveryfirstChristmas,thehumbledonkeyischosenamongstalltheotheranimals,includingthekinglylionandtheproudunicorn.ISBN:9781407109060Hardback
RRP:£12.99
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The Tiger Who Came to Tea Gift SetJudithKerr
Thisbeautifulgiftsetincludesahardbackcopyofthebookandachinateaset.Readtheclassicstoryandenjoyyourveryowntigerteaparty!ISBN:9780007171057Giftset
RRP:£12.99
BlackwellPrice:£9.99
Dr Drake’s Comprehensive Compendium of DragonologyErnestDrake
ThislavishvolumefromthepenofeminentdragonologistDr.ErnestDrakeisthedefinitiveguidetotheworldofdragonology.ISBN:9781840116441Hardback
RRP:£14.99
BlackwellPrice:£11.99
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illustrated classics
The Wind in the WillowsKennethGrahame
TheadventuresoftheamiableMole,thedapperWaterRatandthemarvellousBadgerastheyendeavourtokeepthewaywardToadoutoftrouble.ISBN:9781406317428Paperback
RRP:£9.99
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The Secret GardenFrancesHodgsonBurnett
WhenorphanMaryLennoxarrivesfromIndiatolivewithheruncle,everyoneatMisselthwaiteManorthinksheramostdisagreeablechild.ThenMarydiscoversasecretgardenandthemagicbegins…!ISBN:9781406318036Paperback
RRP:£9.99
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The Jungle BookRudyardKipling
Firstpublishedoveracenturyago,thistitlepresentsthreestoriesabouttheman-cubMowgli.ISBN:9781406304787Paperback
RRP:£9.99
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Classic PoetryMichaelRosen
ThistitleincludesovereightyofthemostmemorablepoemswrittenintheEnglishlanguage,fromWilliamBlake’sTheTygertoLewisCarroll’sJabberwockyselectedbytheformerChildren’sLaureateMichaelRosen.ISBN:9781406317435Paperback
RRP:£9.99
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Moby-DickHermanMelville
Hauntedbyprophesiesofhisowndeath,CaptainAhabhuntsthevastwatersofthePacificinsearchofthegreatwhitewhalethathasbecomehisobsession.ISBN:9781406317442Paperback
RRP:£9.99
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Tales of Hans Christian AndersenHansChristianAnderson
Here,magnificentlyillustrated,arethirteenofHansChristianAndersen’sfineststoriesincludingsuchbelovedtalesasTheSnowQueen,TheUglyDucklingandTheLittleMermaid.ISBN:9781406317466Paperback
RRP:£9.99
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PinocchioCarloCollodi
Thissuperbnewtranslationbyaward-winningtranslatorEmmaRoseismatchedbySaraFanelli’splayfulillustrationsinthiswittyversionofCarloCollodi’sclassicstoryofthewoodenboy.ISBN:9781406317473Paperback
RRP:£9.99PublishedDecember
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Classic Fairy TalesBerlieDoherty,JuneRay
Thetwelvestoriesinthiscollectionareamongthebest-lovedandmostenchantingfairystoriesofall.Theseareclassictalesthathaveenthralledchildrenallovertheworldforhundredsofyears.ISBN:9781406317459Paperback
RRP:£9.99
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Jonathan Swift’s GulliverJonathanSwift
ThismagnificenteditionofJonathanSwift’sclassicadventurestorycontainsallfourofGulliver’sextraordinaryvoyages.ISBN:9781406317480Paperback
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A Christmas CarolCharlesDickens
Dickens’ghostlytaleofEbenezerScroogehasbecomeasmuchapartofChristmasastreesandstockings,plumpuddingandmistletoe.Thislavish,unabridgedneweditionresonateswiththetruespiritofChristmas.ISBN:9781406305791Paperback
RRP:£9.99
23forAlice’s Adventures in WonderlandLewisCarroll
ISBN:9781406316230Paperback
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Alice Through the Looking-GlassLewisCarroll
ISBN:9781406305777Paperback
RRP:£9.99
ThefabulousillustratedclassicsfromWalkeraredelighttoreadersofallages.Timelessstorytellingiscombinedwithanarrayofgorgeousillustrations,makingthisseriesthebeginningsofalibraryforeverynurseyandplayroom!
KatharineFry,Oxford
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picture books
The Rabbit ProblemEmilyGravett
Thisadorablenoveltybookisfulloffantastic,humorous,mathematicalandrabbit-relatedadventures.Twelvemonthsthatstartwithonerabbitproblemandendwitharabbitexplosion!
NataliaDeLaOssa,Bookseller,BroadStreet,Oxford
ISBN:9780230704237Hardback
RRP:£12.99
BlackwellPrice:£9.99
Jack FrostKazunoKohara
Ifyoulivedinahouseinthewoodsandallyourfriendswerehibernatingyou’dprobablyhatewinter,justlikethislittleboy.Butonedayastrangespikyfigureappearsandtransformstheboy’sworldintoawinterwonderland!ISBN:9780230705401Hardback
RRP:£10.99
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ErnestCatherineRayner
Ernestisaratherlargemoosewitharatherlargeproblem.Heissobighecan’tfitinsidehisbook.LuckilyErnestisalsoaverydeterminedmoose…ISBN:9780230529199Hardback
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The NutcrackerJohnCech
CechbaseshisversiononE.T.A.Hoffman’soriginal,whichfeaturesnotonlythestoryfamiliartoallballetlovers,butotherwondrousadventures.Lavishlyandelegantlypackaged,thisbookbelongsundereverychild’stree.ISBN:9781402755620Hardback
RRP:£12.99
BlackwellPrice:£9.99
TollinsConnIggulden
It’sPeterPanwithattitudeasConnIggulden,creatorofthephenomenalbestsellerTheDangerousBookforBoys,introducesanexplosiveandmagicalnewfictionalworld.ISBN:9780007303991Hardback
RRP:£14.99
BlackwellPrice:£11.99
Who Wants to be a Poodle? I Don’t!LaurenChild
TrixieTwinkleToesmaylooklikeaprancingpoodleypoodle.But,ontheinside,she’sadazzlinglydaringdogreadytomakeabigsplash.ISBN:9780141384900Hardback
RRP:£10.99
BlackwellPrice:£8.99
What’s in the Witch’s Kitchen?NickSharratt
Suitableforveryyoungchildren,thistitlecontainshilariousrhymesthatfeaturethingsthatrangefromfrogspawn,popcorn,lollipopsandrabbitplops.ISBN:9781406322279Hardback
RRP:£9.99
BlackwellPrice:£7.99
Starlight SailorJamesMayhew
Award-winningartistJackieMorris’dream-likeillustrationsprovideanenchantinginterpretationofJamesMayhew’slyricalpoem.ISBN:9781846861857Hardback
RRP:£10.99
BlackwellPrice:£8.99PublishedNovember
Tabby McTatJuliaDonaldson
AnotherhelpingfromthefabulousteamofJuliaDonaldsonandAxelScheffler,whobroughtustheGruffalo.TabbyMcTatthebusker’scatisseparatedfromhisownerFred;willtheyeverfindeachotheragain?ISBN:9781407109244Hardback
RRP:£10.99
BlackwellPrice:£8.99
This is My BookMickInkpen
Abrand-newbookandnewcharactersfromthebestsellingandaward-winningauthorMickInkpen,creatorofKipperandWibblyPig.ISBN:9780340989623Hardback
RRP:£10.99
BlackwellPrice:£8.99
One Night in the ZooJudithKerr
AwonderfulnewcountingbookfromJudithKerr,thebestsellingauthoroftheMogseriesandTheTigerWhoCametoTea.ISBN:9780007321124Hardback
RRP:£12.99
BlackwellPrice:£10.99
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Finn Family MoomintrollToveJansson
ThisisthestoryinwhichMoomintrollfindsabighat-amagicalHobgoblinhat,noless!ISBN:9780141328607Hardback
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BlackwellPrice:£9.99
What’s for Dinner, Mr Gum?AndyStanton
Noteveryone’stoohappyaboutMrGum’snewdinnertimearrangementsandsoonthetownofLamonicBibberisgearingupforwar.CanPollyandherfriendssavethetownfrombeingtornapart?ISBN:9781405248242Paperback
RRP:£4.99
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Journey to the Ice AgeRexStone
It’sChristmasEveinDinosaurCoveandJamieandTomareofftotheirsecretdinoworld.ButtheJurassicjunglehasdisappearedandbeenreplacedwithsnow!ISBN:9780192729279Paperback
RRP:£6.99
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More Milly-Molly-MandyJoyceLankesterBrisley
LetsyoujoinMilly-Molly-Mandyandherfriendsontheiradventures,picnicsinthesummer,sledginginthewinterandfunallyearround!ISBN:9780230743816Hardback
RRP:£9.99
BlackwellPrice:£7.99
AstrosaursSteveCole
Teggsisnoordinarydinosaur-he’sanAstrosaur.Inthis‘Megabookasaurus’followTeggsandtherestofthecrewoftheDSSSauropodonthreeoftheirmostdangerousmissions.ISBN:9780385616843Paperback
RRP:£7.99
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog DaysJeffKinney
SplityoursideslaughingasGregHeffleystruggleswithallthetrialsandtribulationsofschool,familyandfriendsthatcomewithbeingeveryone’sfavouritewimpykid.ISBN:9780141327655Hardback
RRP:£7.99
BlackwellPrice:£5.99PublishedNovember
Christmas Chaos for the Hundred-Mile-An-Hour DogJeremyStrong
Streaker,thehundred-mile-an-hourdog,isbrilliantatmanythingsbutmostofallshe’sbrilliantatgettingintotrouble.ISBN:9780141327242Hardback
RRP:£7.99
BlackwellPrice:£5.99
The Far From Great EscapePhilipArdagh
Whenthelocallighthouseisplungedintodarknessandashiprunsaground-flatteningTheRustyDolphin-it’shardtoimaginethingscangetmuchworseinGrubtown…ISBN:9780571242344Paperback
RRP:£4.99
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Daisy and the Trouble with ChristmasKesGray
DaisyhasbeenextremelyexcitedaboutChristmasandespeciallythechancetobeintheschoolChristmasplay.But,aseverwithDaisy,thingsdon’tgoquiteaccordingtoplan!ISBN:9781862304970Paperback
RRP:£4.99
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Iggy and MeJennyValentine
IggyandMeisaseriesoffamilystoriesfeaturingthemishapsandshenanigansoftheirrepressible5-year-oldIggyasseenthroughtheeyesofherbigsisterFlo.ISBN:9780007283620Paperback
RRP:£4.99
23forDear HoundJillMurphy
Murphyhasagainproducedamodernclassicwiththestoryoflostdeerhoundpuppy,Alfie.
KatharineFry,Oxford
ISBN:9780141383989Hardback
RRP:£9.99
BlackwellPrice:£7.99
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CHILDREN’S PAPERBACKS OF THE YEAR
9+ fiction
Crocodile TearsAnthonyHorowitz
AlexRiderreturnsforhiseighthadventure,whichtakeshimtoAfricaandthemurkyworldofgeneticallymodifiedfarming...
MarcusGipps,Bookseller,CharingCrossRoad,London
ISBN:9781406310481Hardback
RRP:£14.99
BlackwellPrice:£11.99PublishedNovember
Mariah Mundi and the Ship of FoolsG.P.Taylor
Airship,villainsandaghostfromthepastmakethisGPTaylor’smostgrippingadventureyet.Dareyoureadit?ISBN:9780571227006Hardback
RRP:£14.99
BlackwellPrice:£11.99
Asterix & Obelix’s Birthday: The Golden BookReneGoscinny,AlbertUderzo
Acollectionof12newstories-alllinkedbythethemeofAsterix’s50thanniversarycelebrations.ISBN:9781444000276Hardback
RRP:£10.99
BlackwellPrice:£8.99
The Hidden WorldHenryChancellor
TomisbackattheScatterhornMuseum,lookingforwardtospendingsometimetherewhilehisparentsareawayononeoftheiradventures.Butanunexpectedvisitorthrowseverythingintodisarray…ISBN:9780192720856Hardback
RRP:£10.99
BlackwellPrice:£8.99
The Death-Defying Pepper RouxGeraldineMcCaughrean
Thisriotofastoryisawonderfuladventure,andPepperisanunforgettablecharacterwhostayswithyoulongafterhisstoryhasbeentold.ISBN:9780192756022Hardback
RRP:£12.99
BlackwellPrice:£9.99
Hetty FeatherJacquelineWilson
SetinVictoriantimesandfeaturingabrandnewfeistyheroine,‘HettyFeather’,thisisaTracyBeaker-esquetalethatwillthrillyoungreaders.Warm,moving,funnyandtotallyfascinating.ISBN:9780385614443Hardback
RRP:£12.99
BlackwellPrice:£9.99
Mr StinkDavidWalliams
Thesecondoriginal,touching,twisted,andmostofallhilariousnovelforchildrenbyDavidWalliams-beautifullyillustratedbyQuentinBlake.ISBN:9780007279050Hardback
RRP:£12.99
BlackwellPrice:£9.99
No Such Thing As DragonsPhilipReeve
Thisisadragonstorywithabrillianttwistfrommultiaward-winningwriter,PhilipReeve.ISBN:9781407114835Hardback
RRP:£9.99
BlackwellPrice:£7.99
Ghost HunterMichellePaver
Dazzlingentertainment,seamlessstorytelling-thesixthandfinaladventureinTorak’squesttovanquishtheterrifyingSoul-EatersinMichellePaver’sbestsellingChroniclesofDarknessseries.ISBN:9781842551752Hardback
RRP:£10.99
BlackwellPrice:£8.99
Running WildMichaelMorpurgo,
Anepicandheart-rendingjungleadventurefromthebestsellingauthorofKasparandBorntoRun.ISBN:9780007267019Hardback
RRP:£12.99
BlackwellPrice:£9.99
Boom!MarkHaddon
FromthemomentthatJimandCharliebugthestaffroomandoverheartwooftheirteachersspeakingtoeachotherinasecretlanguage,theyknowthere’sanadventureonitsway.ISBN:9780385616294Hardback
RRP:£10.99
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Brigands M.C.RobertMuchamore
WhenDantejoinsJamesandLaurenAdamsonamissiontoinfiltrateBrigandsMotorcycleClub,he’sreadytouseeverythinghe’slearnedtogetrevengeonthepeoplewhokilledhisfamily...ISBN:9780340989036Hardback
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BlackwellPrice:£9.99
The White Horse TrickKateThompson
FollowingonfromTheNewPolicemanandTheLastoftheHighKings,TheWhiteHorseTricktravelsfromthenowtofardistantfutures:fromworld’sendtoworld’sbeginning.ISBN:9780370329925Hardback
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BlackwellPrice:£9.99
The Spook’s StoriesJosephDelaney
EverwonderedwhytheSpookdoesn’ttrustgirlswhowearpointyshoes?OrwhyGrimalkinbecametheAssassinfortheMalkinWitchclan?Thiscollectionofstoriesletsyoufindoutallthisandmore.ISBN:9780370329963Hardback
RRP:£7.99
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The EnemyCharlieHigson
Whenthesicknesscame,everyadultfellill.Theluckyonesdied.Onlychildrenunderfourteenremain,andthey’refightingtosurvive.ISBN:9780141384641Hardback
RRP:£12.99
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The Graveyard BookNeilGaiman
Whenababyescapesamurdererintentonkillingtheentirefamily,whowouldhavethoughtitwouldfindsafetyandsecurityinthelocalgraveyard?ISBN:9780747594802Paperback
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The Traitor GameB.R.Collins
Anextraordinaryfantasynovelfromabrilliantnewtalent,setpartlyinaboys’schoolandpartlyinafierce,dangerousworldcalledEvgard.ISBN:9780747597254Paperback
RRP:£6.99
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New MoonStephenieMeyer
Thesecondbookintheteenvampireromanceseriesthathasprovedtobeaninternationalpublishingphenomenon.ISBN:9781905654611Paperback
RRP:£7.99
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Double CrossMalorieBlackman
Tobeywantsnothingtodowiththegangsthatruletheworldhelivesin.Buthe’sofferedthechancetoearnsomemoneyjustformakingafew‘deliveries’…ISBN:9780552559607Paperback
RRP:£6.99
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BrisingrChristopherPaolini
FollowingthecolossalbattleagainsttheEmpire’swarriors,EragonandSaphiraescaped.ButmoreawaitsthemasEragonfindshimselfboundbypromiseshemaynotbeabletokeep.ISBN:9780552552127Paperback
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Catching FireSuzanneCollins
InSuzanneCollins’terrifyingsequeltoTheHungerGames,werejoinKatnissEverdeenasshereturnstoherdistrict,hopingforapeacefulfuture.ISBN:9781407109367Paperback
RRP:£6.99
23forThe Bride’s FarewellMegRosoff
AnotherbeautifulandhauntingtalefromtheauthorofWhatIWas.
KatharineFry,Oxford
ISBN:9780141383934Hardback
RRP:£10.99
BlackwellPrice:£8.99
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Gaia WarriorsNicolaDaviesJamesLovelock
Thisthoughtprovokingbookpresentsthestoriesofmodernheroesinthefightagainstclimatechange.Avividreminderoftheongoingstruggletoprotecttheenvironment.
NataliaDeLaOssa,Bookseller,BroadStreet,Oxford
ISBN:9781406312348Paperback
RRP:£9.99
BlackwellPrice:£7.99PublishedNovember
1001 Children’s Books
Introducesawonderfullyrichworldofliteraturetoparentsandtheirchildren,offeringbothnewtitlesandmuch-lovedclassics.ISBN:9781844036714Paperback
RRP:£20.00
BlackwellPrice:£15.00
Really Really Big QuestionsStephenLaw
Anunusualandfunintroductiontophilosophythatexploreslife’simportantquestions.Mind-teasers,opticalillusionsandthoughtexperimentsmakethisjourneyunforgettablyfun.ISBN:9780753417812Hardback
RRP:£12.99
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Icky, Sticky Snot and Blood BookSteveAlton
Learnaboutbogeys,respirationandhowbloodcirculatesroundthebodywiththisfascinatinglyfunpop-upguide.ISBN:9780370329758Hardback
RRP:£12.99
BlackwellPrice:£9.99
Why Does Ear Wax Taste So Gross?MitchellSymons
Didyouknowthataveragepersonspendssixmonthsoftheirlifeontheloo?Thistitlecontainsirresistiblyfunnyfacts-asure-firehitfortheplayground!ISBN:9780385615709Hardback
RRP:£7.99
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Children’s Book of Art
Anintroductiontotheworld’smostamazingart.FromWarholtoMichelangelo,introduceyourchildtothecompletepictureofartthroughtheages.ISBN:9781405336598Hardback
RRP:£14.99
BlackwellPrice:£11.99
The Way We WorkDavidMacaulay
Anoutstandingguidetothehumanbodyfromoneoftheworld’sgreatillustrators.Exploresthingsfrombonestobronchioles,nosestoneurons.ISBN:9781406322224Hardback
RRP:£25.00
BlackwellPrice:£20.00
Horribly Huge Press-out-and-build BookTerryDeary
Thisboardbookcontains5press-out-and-builditemsincludingacoliseumandgladiators,adanglingdeadpirate,anevilexecutionerandmore.ISBN:9781407108384BoardBook
RRP:£12.99
BlackwellPrice:£9.99
ShapeshiftersAdrianMitchell
RetellingsofOvid’sMetamorphosesforanewgenerationraisedinaworldofvisualfantasyandspecialeffects.WithillustrationsfromAlanLee.ISBN:9781845075361Hardback
RRP:£14.99
BlackwellPrice:£11.99
The Evolution RevolutionRobertWinston
Explorelandsoffire,meetcuriouscreatures,andpeerintothefutureasyoufollowDarwinonhisvoyageinsearchoftheoriginsofspecies.ISBN:9781405337199Hardback
RRP:£10.99
BlackwellPrice:£8.99
The Greatest Intergalactic Guide to Space EverTheBrainwaves
Coversbigbangs,shootingstarsandgasgiants,whygravitysucks,whathappensifyougettooclosetoablackholeandmore.ISBN:9781405346160Hardback
RRP:£12.99
BlackwellPrice:£9.99PublishedNovember
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