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Contents04 History06 CurrentAffairs&Economics07 Science,Philosophy&Psychology08 NaturalHistory&Gardening09 Art&Architecture10 Language&Literature11 Poetry12 Biography13 Gift&Humour14 Food&Drink15 Edibles3for216 Paperbacksof201118 Fiction20 Classics&Collections21 3for2onChildren’sChristmasClassics22 PictureBooks23 JuliaDonaldson-Children’sLaureate24 Children’sPaperbacksof201126 9-1227 YoungAdult28 Children’sReference&Novelty
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04 History06 CurrentAffairs&Economics07 Science,Philosophy&Psychology08 NaturalHistory&Gardening09 Art&Architecture10 Language&Literature11 Poetry12 Biography13 Gift&Humour14 Food&Drink15 Edibles3for216 Paperbacksof201118 Fiction20 Classics&Collections21 3for2onChildren’sChristmasClassics22 PictureBooks23 JuliaDonaldson-Children’sLaureate24 Children’sPaperbacksof201126 9-1227 YoungAdult28 Children’sReference&Novelty
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HISTORY
A Short History of EnglandSimonJenkins
FromtheBattleofCattericktothepremiershipofTonyBlair,thistitleweavestogetheranarrativewithvariousimportantandinterestingdatesISBN:9781846684616Hardback
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LeningradAnnaReid
Leningradisagrippingnarrativehistoryinterwovenwithpersonalstories-immediateaccountsofdailysiegelifedrawnfromdiaristsandmemoiristsonbothsides.ISBN:9780747599524Hardback
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AtrocitologyMatthewWhite
Ifwestudyhistorytoavoidthemistakesofthepast,thentherecanbenomoreimportantplacetostartthanthiseye-openingandentertainingbook.ISBN:9780857861221Hardback
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The West End FrontMatthewSweet
AnaccountoftheextraordinaryeventsthatunfoldedunderthereinforcedceilingsofLondon’sgrandhotelsISBN:9780571234776Hardback
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A Force to be Reckoned WithJaneRobinson
Foundedin1915,notbyworthyladiesintweedsbutbythefeistiestwomeninthecountry,includingsuffragettes,changingwomen’slivesandtheirworldintheprocess.ISBN:9781844086597Hardback
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The GentryAdamNicolson
Prize-winningauthorAdamNicolsontellsthestoryhewasborntowrite--therealstoryofEngland.Inthisvivid,livelybook,historyhasneverbeenmorereadable.ISBN:9780007335497Hardback
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A History of Ancient BritainNeilOliver
ContinuesNeil’slandmarkexplorationofhowourlandanditspeoplecametobe,whichbeganwith‘AHistoryofScotland’ISBN:9780297863328Hardback
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Foundation (v. 1)PeterAckroyd
Thefirstvolumeinanewsix-parthistoryofEnglandfromacclaimedauthorPeterAckroydISBN:9780230706392Hardback
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The Diamond QueenAndrewMarr
Marrturnshisattentiontothemonarchandtothemonarchy,chroniclingtheQueen’spivotalroleatthecentreofthestate.ISBN:9780230748521Hardback
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A History of England in 100 PlacesJohnJuliusNorwich
Ournation’sstorytoldthrough100ofitsmostimportantsites-fromStonehengetotheGherkinISBN:9781848546066Hardback
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SoldiersRichardHolmes
Frombattlefieldtobarrack-room,thisbookisstuffedtothebrimwithanecdotesandstoriesofsoldiersfromthearmyofCharlesII,throughEmpireandtwoWorldWarstomoderntimes.ISBN:9780007225699Hardback
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HISTORY
Spies and CommissarsRobertService
Fromanaward-winninghistorian,abreak-outbookinthetraditionofAgentZigZagISBN:9780230748071Hardback
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EmpireJeremyPaxman
Empireoffersananalysisthatgoestotheheartofempire.ItdealswiththetragedyandcomedyofEmpireandrevealsitsprofoundeffectonournationandourselves.ISBN:9780670919574Hardback
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Winter KingThomasPenn
RecreatesanEnglandwhichisbothfamiliarandverystrange-acountrythatseemsmedievalyetmodern,inwhichhonourandchivalryminglewithespionage,realpolitik,highfinanceandcorruption.ISBN:9781846142024Hardback
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The ElizabethansA.N.Wilson
ApartfromthecomplexcharacteroftheVirginQueenherself,thistitleletsusfollowthestoryofFrancisDrakeandpoliticalintriguerslikeWilliamCecilandFrancisWalsingham,soimportanttoamonarchwhooftenmadeakeystrategyoutofherindecisiveness.ISBN:9780091931513Hardback
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MatildaTracyBorman
Matilda,wifeofWilliamtheConqueror,wasthefirstwomantobecrownedQueenofEnglandandformallyrecognisedassuchbyhersubjects.ISBN:9780224090551Hardback
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The SwerveStephenGreenblatt
Greenblatttellsthestoryofhowonemanuscript,pluckedfromathousandyearsofneglect,changedthecourseofhumanthoughtandmadepossibletheworldasweknowit.ISBN:9780224078788Hardback
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Of the People, by the PeopleRogerOsborne
FromAthenstoRhaetia,JamestowntoDelhi,andPutneytoPretoria,thisbookshowshowdemocraticsystemsarealwaysareflectionofcultureandhistoryoftheirbirthplaces,andcomeaboutthroughseizingfleetingopportunitiesISBN:9780224078559Hardback
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Mary BoleynAlisonWeir
MaryBoleynisrememberedbyposterityasa‘greatandinfamouswhore’;thistitlerevealsthefactsaboutthisoneofthemostmisunderstoodfiguresoftheTudorage.ISBN:9780224089760Hardback
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A Little History of the WorldE.H.Gombrich
Offersanaccountofhumanhistory.Thisbookfeaturesillustrationsthatrangefrompaintingstolinedrawings,emblems,motifs,andsymbols.ISBN:9780300176148Hardback
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Made in Britain: The Men and Women Who Shaped the Modern WorldAdrianSykes
FromtheendofthelastIceAgetothedeathofChurchill,thistitlenarratesthehistoryandachievementsoftheseislands,theirinhabitantsandtheirorigins,throughthestoriesofsome3000+menandwomenwhohaveshapednotjustourhistorybutthemodernworldISBN:9780956238726Hardback
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All Hell Let LooseSirMaxHastings
Amagisterialhistoryofthegreatestandmostterribleeventinhistory,fromoneofthefinesthistoriansoftheSecondWorldWar.ISBN:9780007338092Hardback
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current affairs& economics
The 9/11 WarsJasonBurke
WhetherreportingontheriotsinFranceorthekillingofBinLaden,suicidebombersinIraqorBritishtroopsfightinginHelmand,thistitletellsthestoryofaworldthatchangedforeverwhenthehijackedplanesflewoutofthebrilliantblueskyaboveManhattanonSeptember11th2001ISBN:9781846142741Hardback
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Price of CivilizationJeffreySachs
Theworldeconomyremainsinaprecariousstateaftertheglobalrecession-wherequickfixeswereimplementedinsteadofsustainablesolutionstosystemicproblems.thistitlerevealswhywemust-andhowwecan-changeourentireeconomiccultureinthetimeofcrisis.ISBN:9781847920928Hardback
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BoomerangMichaelLewis
Lewispresentsatragi-comicrompacrossEuropeashegetstogripswithhowthefinancialcrisisimpactedontherestoftheworld.ISBN:9781846144844Hardback
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Grand PursuitSylviaNasar
SylviaNasartakesusonajourneythroughtheepicstoryofthemakingofmoderneconomics,andhowitrescuedmankindfromsqualoranddeprivationbyplacingitsmaterialfateinitsownhands,ratherthaninFate.ISBN:9781841154558Hardback
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Masters of NothingMatthewHancock,NadhimZahaw
Thesolutiontothestatusquooffinancialboomandbustbytwonotedpoliticaleconomists.ISBN:9781849541435Paperback
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Dark MarketMishaGlenny
Exploresthethreefundamentalthreatsfacingusinthe21stcentury:cybercrime,cyberwarfareandcyberindustrialespionage.ISBN:9781847921260Hardback
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Here Comes TroubleMichaelMoore
Breakingtheautobiographicalmould,theauthorpresents20far-ranging,irreverentvignettesfromhisownlife.Heishisownmeta-ForrestGump,asonemomenthe’san11-yearoldboystuckonaSenateelevatorwithBobbyKennedy,andthenextmomenthe’sinsidetheBitburgcemeterywithadazedandconfusedRonaldReagan.ISBN:9780713997019Hardback
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A Walk-on PartChrisMullin
PartofatrilogythatcoverstheriseandfallofNewLabourfromstarttofinish.ItbeginsonthenightJohnSmithdiedinMay1994,andcontinuesuntilthemomentofMullin’sassumptionintogovernmentinJuly1999ISBN:9781846685231Hardback
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City of LondonDavidKynaston
Takingusfromtherailwayboomofthe1830stothe‘GoldenAge’,whenthelegendarygoldstandardreignedsupreme.ItalsoincludesthestoriesoffourindividualswhoshapedtheCityindifferentways.ISBN:9780701186531Hardback
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ChavsOwenJones
Compellinginvestigationintothemythandrealityofworking-classlifeincontemporaryBritain.ISBN:9781844676965Paperback
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The Conservatives - a HistoryRobinHarris
TellsthehistoryoftheConservativepartybyanalysingtheinterconnectedthemesandissueswhichhavedominatedConservativepoliticsovertheyears.ISBN:9780593065112Hardback
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science, philosophy &
psychology
The Better Angels of Our NatureStevenPinker
Revealshow,contrarytopopularbelief,humankindhasbecomeprogressivelylessviolent,overmilleniaanddecades.ISBN:9781846140938Hardback
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The Infinity PuzzleFrankClose
Theinsidestoryoffortyyearsofresearch,breakthrough,andendeavour.PeterHiggs,Gerard‘tHooftandJamesBjorken,thethreescientistswhoseworkledtotheworld’slargestexperiment,theCERNLargeHadronColliderISBN:9780199593507Hardback
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ReactionsPeterAtkins
Throughaninnovativecombinationofimageandtext,PeterAtkinsexplainstheprocessesinvolvedinchemicalreactions.ISBN:9780199695126Hardback
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The Things That Nobody KnowsWilliamHartston
Afascinatingandunputdownableexplorationofthelimitsofhumanknowledgeofourplanet,itshistoryandculture,andtheuniversebeyond.ISBN:9781848878259Hardback
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A Little History of PhilosophyNigelWarburton
ThisbookintroducesthegreatthinkersinWesternphilosophyandexplorestheirmostcompellingideasabouttheworldandhowbesttoliveinit.ISBN:9780300152081Hardback
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ArguablyChristopherHitchens
ThisvolumeofessaysspansHitchens’wholecareerandencompasseshiswritingonpolitics,literatureandreligionISBN:9780857892553Hardback
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The Magic of RealityRichardDawkins
Instunningwordsandpicturesthisbookpresentstherealstoryoftheworldaroundus,showingthatithasanawe-inspiringbeautyandthrillingmagicwhichfarexceedthoseoftheancientmyths.ISBN:9780593066126Hardback
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The Physics BookCliffordA.Pickover
Anillustratedchronologyofphysics,containing250entries.Itexploressuchtopicsasdarkenergy,paralleluniverses,theDopplereffect,theGodparticleandMaxwell’sdemonISBN:9781402778612Hardback
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Knocking on Heaven’s DoorLisaRandall
Thistitleoffersanoverviewofthedevelopmentsandarousingdefenceoftheroleofscienceinourlives.ISBN:9781847920690Hardback
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The Quantum UniverseBrianCox,JeffForshaw
Thebizarrebehaviouroftheatomsandenergythatmakeuptheuniversehasledtosomeverywoollypronouncementsonthenatureofallinterconnectedness.Thistitlerevealstheprofoundtheoriesthatallowforconcrete,yetastonishing,predictionsabouttheworld.ISBN:9781846144325Hardback
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FeynmanJimOttaviani
AstunningnewbiographyofFeynmaningraphicformat.ISBN:9781596432598Hardback
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natural history& gardening
SurvivorsRichardFortey
Anawe-inspiringjourneythroughtheeonsoftimeandacrosstheglobe,insearchofvisibletracesofevolutioninlivingcreatureswhichhavesurvivedfromearliesttimesandwhosestoriesspeaktousofseminaleventsinthehistoryoflife.ISBN:9780007209866Hardback
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Wild Hares and HummingbirdsStephenMoss
Astheyearunfolds,StephenMosscreatesanintimateaccountofthenaturalhistoryofhisparish.ISBN:9780224086721Hardback
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Birdwatching With Your Eyes ClosedSimonBarnes
Learningbirdsongisnotjustawaytobecomeabetterbird-spotter.Itistuningin:awayofhearingthesoundtrackoftheplanetearth...ISBN:9781907595479Hardback
RRP:£12.99
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AtlanticSimonWinchester
Thedefinitivebiographyoftheworld’smostimportantbodyofwater--theAtlantic.ISBN:9780007341399Paperback
RRP:£9.99
Earth in 100 Groundbreaking DiscoveriesDouglasPalmer
Uncoveredherearethe100groundbreakingdiscoveriesthatrevealwhyEarthistheoneluckyblueplanetinourSolarSystemthatcansupportlifeandhowthishascomeaboutinitsmyriadforms.ISBN:9780857385017Paperback
RRP:£15.00
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Frozen PlanetAlastairFothergill,VanessaBerlowitz
Aportraitofourpolarregions.FromtheGreatMeltinSpringtothe24-hoursummer,thebeginningoftheBigFreezeandlongdarkwinter,itfollowsthedramaticlandscapesandtheemotionallifestoriesoftheanimalsthatlivethere.ISBN:9781846079627Hardback
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MetamorphosisFrankRyan
Ryanbringstolifetheworkofpioneeringnaturalistswhohavetracedmetamorphosisinmyriadspecies,fromamphibianstomarinecreatures,torewritesomeofourlongest-heldbeliefsaboutevolution.ISBN:9781851688463Paperback
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RHS Complete Gardener’s Manual
Aone-stopguidetocreatingandcaringforyourgardenthatcoversvariousaspectsofgardeningfromchoosingtherighttoolsforthejobandimprovingsoiltoplanningaproductivekitchengardenISBN:9781405365833Hardback
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The Ten-Minute Gardener’s Flower-Growing DiaryValBourne
Outlinesthekeytaskforeachmonththatthetimepressedgardenershoulddotoensuresuccess.ISBN:9780593066683Hardback
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The Ten-Minute Gardener’s Fruit-Growing DiaryValBourne
Fulloftried-and-testedtipsfromaseasonedoldhand.ISBN:9780593066706Hardback
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The Ten-Minute Gardener’s Vegetable-Growing DiaryValBourne
Pithy,practicalandpurposeful-foranyonewholovestheirplotbutisforcedtogardeninsnatchedmoments.ISBN:9780593066713Hardback
RRP:£9.99
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art & architecture
Great WorksTomLubbock
ThebestofTomLubbock,oneofBritain’smostintelligent,outspokenandrevelatoryartcritics,iscollectedhereforthefirsttimeISBN:9780711232839Hardback
RRP:£18.99
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year Portfolio 21 (Portfolio 21)RosamundKidmanCox
Presentingtheyear’sverybestwildlifeimages,WildlifePhotographeroftheYearPortfolio21isthelatestmemorablecollectionofphotographsfromthishighlysuccessfulseries.ISBN:9780565092986Hardback
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Christ to CokeMartinKemp
Thefirstbooktolookatallthemaintypesofvisualicon,takingelevenmega-famousexamples,fromChristtotheCokebottle,toseehowtheyaroseandhowtheycontinuetofunction.ISBN:9780199581115Hardback
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Girl in a Green GownCarolaHicks
Usingherforensicskillsasanarthistorian,theauthorsetouttodecodethemysteryofthe“Arnolfini”portrait.ISBN:9780701183370Hardback
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M. C. Escher Pop-UpsCourtneyWatsonMcCarthy
Thisoutsized,lavishbook’spop-upformataddsevenmoreintrigue,bringingEscher’sdazzling,bafflingdesignstolife.ISBN:9780500515907Hardback
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A Bigger MessageMartinGayford
ThrougharecordofadecadeofprivateconversationswithartcriticMartinGayford,DavidHockneyrevealsviareflection,anecdote,passionandhumourthefruitsofhislifelongmeditations.ISBN:9780500238875Hardback
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Nikolaus PevsnerSusieHarries
Thedefinitivebiography,basedonexclusiveaccesstodiariesandpersonalpapers,aswellasthearchiveofPevsner’slandmarkseries,TheBuildingsofEngland.ISBN:9780701168391Hardback
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ChanelLisaChaney
Unearthinganastonishinglife,thisbiographyshowshowtheinfluentialdesignerofhercenturybecamesynonymouswitharebelliousandprogressivestyle.ISBN:9781905490363Hardback
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My Even More Wonderful World of FashionNinaChakrabarti
Withhundredsmoredrawingstocompleteandcolourin,garmentstodesignandtextilepatternstoinvent,ittakesyourimaginationevenfurtherintothecreationofexcitingnewstyles.ISBN:9781856697606Paperback
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The Good, the Bad and the MultiplexMarkKermode
Inthisbook,hetakesusintothebellyofthebeasttoask:‘What’swrongwithmodernmovies?’Howcan3-Dbethefutureofcinemawhenit’sbeengivingaudiencesaheadacheforoverahundredyears?ISBN:9781847946034Paperback
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How to Read ChurchesDenisR.McNamara,HenryTilney
Thishandy,easy-to-carrybookwillprovidethereaderwithastrictlyvisualapproachtoreadingthearchitectureofthechurch.ISBN:9781408128367Paperback
RRP:£9.99
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language &literature
Whatever it is, I Don’t Like itHowardJacobson
Acollectionof2010ManBookerwinnerHowardJacobson’smostacclaimedjournalismISBN:9781408810309Hardback
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The Story of English in One Hundred WordsDavidCrystal
Inthishistoryoftheworld’subiquitouslanguage,thistitledrawsonwordsthatillustratethehugevarietyofsources,influencesandeventsthathavehelpedtoshapeourvernacularsincethefirstdefinitivelyEnglishwordwaswrittendowninthefifthcenturyISBN:9781846684272Hardback
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Planet WordJ.P.Davidson,StephenFry
Fromferalchildrentofairy-taleprincesses,secretcodes,inventedlanguages-evenalanguagethatwaseaten-thistitleofferstheinformationyouneedtoknowabouthowlanguageevolves.ISBN:9780718157746Hardback
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Is That a Fish in Your Ear?DavidBellos
Weallusetranslationtocopewiththediversityoflanguages.Thistitlerangesacrossthewholeofhumanexperience,fromforeignfilmstophilosophy,toshowwhytranslationisattheheartofwhatwedoandwhoweare.ISBN:9781846144646Hardback
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From Elvish to KlingonMichaelAdams
Thisfascinatingbooktakesinventedlanguagesandexplorestheorigins,purpose,andusageofthesecuriousartefactsofculture.ISBN:9780192807090Hardback
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Charles DickensClaireTomalin
ClaireTomalin,paintsanunforgettableportraitofDickens,capturingbrilliantlythecomplexcharacterofthisgreatgenius.ISBN:9780670917679Hardback
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Books: A Living HistoryMartynLyons
Thistitlechartstheevolutionandinfluenceofbooksaroundtheworld,fromthecuneiformtabletsofancientSumerthroughthedevelopmentofmovabletypeandtheemergenceofthemoderninformationrevolution.ISBN:9780500251652Hardback
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Virginia WoolfAlexandraHarris
FollowingthechronologyofWoolf’slife,thistitleconsiderseachofthenovelsincontext,givesdueprominencetoherdazzlinglyinventiveessays,tracesthecontentiouscourseofherafterlife,andshowswhyVirginiaWoolfcontinuestohauntandinspireus.ISBN:9780500515921Hardback
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Lives of the NovelistsJohnSutherland
Providesthelivesofsome294novelistswritinginEnglish,fromthegenre’sseventeenth-centuryoriginstothepresentday.ISBN:9781846681578Hardback
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In Other WorldsMargaretAtwood
MargaretAtwood’saccountofherrelationshipwiththeliteraryformwehavecometoknowas‘sciencefiction’.ISBN:9781844087112Hardback
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Becoming DickensRobertDouglas-Fairhurst
ThisprovocativebiographytellsthestoryofhowanambitiousyoungLondonerbecameEngland’sgreatestnovelist.Focusedonthe1830s,throughtwistsandturns,theauthortracesadoubletransformation:inreinventinghimselfDickensreinventedtheformofthenovel.ISBN:9780674050037Hardback
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poetry
The BeesCarolAnnDuffy
ThenewcollectionfromthePoetLaureate,herfirstsinceRaptureISBN:9780330442442Hardback
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John ClareJohnClare,PaulFarley
PaulFarleyselectsandintroducestheworkofClareISBN:9780571274277Hardback
RRP:£8.00
Lord ByronLordByron,PaulMuldoon
PaulMuldoonselectsandintroducestheworkofByronISBN:9780571274260Hardback
RRP:£8.00
Robert BurnsRobertBurns,DonPaterson
DonPatersonselectsandintroducestheworkofBurnsISBN:9780571275519Hardback
RRP:£8.00
William BlakeWilliamBlake,JamesFenton
JamesFentonselectsandintroducestheworkofBlakeISBN:9780571275526Hardback
RRP:£8.00
MemorialAliceOswald
“TheIliad”isanoralpoem.Thistitlepresentsthepoemasanattempt-intheaftermathoftheTrojanWar-torememberpeople’snamesandliveswithouttheuseofwriting.ISBN:9780571274161Hardback
RRP:£12.99
Philip Larkin: Letters to MonicaPhilipLarkin
Consistsofnearlytwothousandletters,whichchroniclevariousaspectsofLarkin’slifeISBN:9780571239108Paperback
RRP:£12.99
William WordsworthWilliamWordsworth,SeamusHeaney
SeamusHeaneyselectsandintroducestheworkofWordsworth.ISBN:9780571274291Hardback
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Percy Bysshe ShelleyPercyByssheShelley,FionaSampson
FionaSampsonselectsandintroducestheworkofShelley.ISBN:9780571274307Hardback
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John KeatsJohnKeats,AndrewMotion
AndrewMotionselectsandintroducestheworkofKeatsISBN:9780571275533Hardback
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Samuel Taylor ColeridgeSamuelTaylorColeridge,JamesFenton
JamesFentonselectsandintroducestheworkofColeridgeISBN:9780571274284Hardback
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biography
The Hare With Amber EyesEdmundDeWaal
Thisisthedefinitiveillustratededitionoftheinternationalbestsellerwithgorgeousnewphotographyofthecelebratednetsukecollection.ISBN:9780701187163Hardback
RRP:£25.00
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All Made UpJaniceGalloway
Oneofourgreatestcontemporaryauthorswritesaboutsex,schoolandadolescenceinsmall-townScotlandintheseventies.ISBN:9781847082480Hardback
RRP:£16.99
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Blue NightsJoanDidion
Fromoneofourmostpowerfulwriters,aworkofstunningfranknessaboutlosingadaughter.ISBN:9780007432899Hardback
RRP:£14.99
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The Genius in My BasementAlexanderMasters
thegrumpy,poignant,comicalstoryaboutthefrailtyofbrilliance,Britain’smostuncooperativeegghead,andahappyman.ISBN:9780007243389Hardback
RRP:£16.99
Blackwell’sPrice:£13.99
The Life of LeeLeeEvans
TakesusonadarklyhumorousjourneythroughhischildhoodspentrunningwildonaBristolhousingestateandhisunconventionalschooldays.ISBN:9780718156183Hardback
RRP:£20.00
Blackwell’sPrice:£16.00
A Daughter’s TaleMarySoames
MarySoamesistheonlysurvivingchildofWinstonandClementineChurchill.SheenjoyedanidyllicchildhoodplayedoutinherveryownGardenofEden-Chartwell.Thistitletellsherstory.ISBN:9780385604482Hardback
RRP:£25.00
Blackwell’sPrice:£21.00
Steve JobsWalterIsaacson
Thedefinitiveportraitofthegreatestinnovatorofhisgeneration,drawnfromthreeyearsofexclusiveandunprecedentedinterviewsISBN:9781408703748Hardback
RRP:£25.00
Blackwell’sPrice:£22.00
TolstoyRosamundBartlett
Thisbiographyofthisbrilliant,maddeningandcontrarymandrawsonkeyRussiansources.ISBN:9781846681400Paperback
RRP:£14.99
Johnson’s Life of LondonBorisJohnson
ThissparklingnewhistoryofLondon,toldthrougharelay-raceofgreatLondonersshowsinone,personality-packedbookthattheingenuity,diversity,creativityandenterpriseofLondonaresecondtonone.ISBN:9780007418930Hardback
RRP:£20.00
Blackwell’sPrice:£16.00
Instead of a BookDianaAthill
Thirtyyearsofwit,wisdom,gossipandintimacyfromDianaAthill,oneofthenation’sbestsellingandbest-lovedauthors,inthefirstcollectionofherlettersevertobepublished.ISBN:9781847084125Hardback
RRP:£20.00
Blackwell’sPrice:£16.00
Why be Happy When You Could be Normal?JeanetteWinterson
ThestoryofhowthepainfulpastWintersonthoughtshehadwrittenoverandrepaintedreturnedtohauntherlaterlife,andsentheronajourneyintomadnessandoutagainISBN:9780224093453Hardback
RRP:£14.99
Blackwell’sPrice:£12.99
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gift & humour
The GloomsterAxelScheffler
InspiredbyLudwigBechstein’sC19thpoem,AxelSchefflerhascreatedasetofdelightfullydarkdepictionsofmisanthropicmisery.JuliaDonaldson,haspennedawry,wittynewtranslationoftheoriginalGermanISBN:9780571274246Hardback
RRP:£9.99
Simon’s Cat 3SimonTofield
AbrilliantnewadditiontotheSimon’sCatseriesISBN:9780857860781Hardback
RRP:£12.99
UnnovationsCharlieBrooker
Offersacomicspoofoftheconsumer-productcatalogues.ISBN:9780571275243Paperback
RRP:£7.99
The Household Tips of the Great WritersMarkCrick
LikeMrsBeeton,butwithmetaphors!AbumperomnibuseditionofMarkCrick’sthreesparklinglyfunnybooksofliterarypastiche.ISBN:9781847082527Hardback
RRP:£12.99
The Lost DiariesCraigBrown
TheLostDiariesisawide-ranginganthologyoftheworld’sgreatestdiarists,eachofthemchannelledontopaperthroughtheconsiderablepsychicforcethatisCraigBrown.ISBN:9780007436491Paperback
RRP:£9.99
Le Bumper Book of FranglaisMilesKington,IanHislop
These101comicmasterpiecesprovideatimelesssurveyoftheBritishcharacterinallitseccentricityintheultimateinventedlanguage-Franglais.ISBN:9781906964740Paperback
RRP:£8.99
Whitstable Mum in Custard Shortage
Whileglobalconflictsrage,thelocalpaperlooksclosertohometotheeventsthatreallymatter.ThisbookcollectsthesetriumphsofBritishjournalism-fromsurrealbillboardheadlinestothefulltextoftheclassicarticles.ISBN:9780241952177Hardback
RRP:£12.99
The Gentleman’s Instant Genius GuideTomCutler
Thisbookprovesthatfollowingthepathtobecomingdisgustinglyrich,stylish,intelligent,thin,happy,classy,andalegendinthebedroomneedtakenolongerthanitdoestocutyourtoenails!ISBN:9781780330570Hardback
RRP:£12.99
The 10 Best Games in the WorldAngelsNavarro
WhatgamesdidtheVikingsenjoy?OrtheKiowaIndiansofNorthAmerica?HowabouttheAztecs?Thistitleintroducesfamiliestotenoftheworldsmostpopularpastimes.ISBN:9780500515990Hardback
RRP:£14.95
Where’s the Meerkat?PaulMoran
Afamilyofmeerkatsaremakingaround-the-worldtrip,visitingsomeoftheworld’smostfamousandpopularplacesandyourtaskistospottheminthecrowd.ISBN:9781843177104Hardback
RRP:£9.99
The Booklovers Book of Jokes, Quips and QuotesDavidWilkerson
Spanscenturiestoprovideabookfullofbookishhumor,pithysayings,one-linersandthejustplainsilly.ISBN:9780712358422Hardback
RRP:£7.95
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food & drink
The Good TableValentineWarner
Takesusonajourneytohomefoodheaven.Bycookingandshoppingwithcareandattentiontodetailyou’lllearnhowtouseaccessibleingredientsinexcitingnewways.ISBN:9781845335403Hardback
RRP:£25.00
Blackwell’sPrice:£21.00
Leon: Baking & Puddings (Book 3)ClairePtak,HenryDimbleby
Thethirdcookbookfromthehealthyfast-foodrestaurantchainLeon,andcontainshundredsofrecipesforeveryonefromthenovicecooktothebakingaficionado.ISBN:9781840915792Hardback
RRP:£20.00
Blackwell’sPrice:£16.00
Hugh Johnson’s Pocket Wine BookHughJohnson
Theoriginalandbest,HughJohnson’sPocketWineBook2012successfullydistillstheworldofwineintoahandy,eloquentgemofapackage.ISBN:9781845336325Hardback
RRP:£11.99
River Cottage Veg Every Day!HughFearnley-Whittingstall
Hearty,seasonalcookingwithveg-totieinwiththeaccompanyingChannel4series.ISBN:9781408812129Hardback
RRP:£25.00
Blackwell’sPrice:£20.00
Heston Blumenthal at HomeHestonBlumenthal
Thebookthatredefineshomecookeryforthetwenty-firstcentury.ISBN:9781408804407Hardback
RRP:£30.00
Blackwell’sPrice:£25.00
Made in SicilyGiorgioLocatelli
Inthefollow-uptohisacclaimedMadeinItaly,Britain’sfavouriteItalianchefembarksonagastronomictourofSicily,abeautiful,sun-drenchedislewitharichanduniqueculture.ISBN:9780007433698Hardback
RRP:£30.00
Blackwell’sPrice:£24.00
Jamie’s Great BritainJamieOliver
Overtheyears,BritishfoodculturehasembracedflavoursandinfluencesfromallthepeoplewhocameandmadeGreatBritaintheirhome.Thistitleincludesrecipessomeofwhichareclassics,andsometheauthor’sversionsoftheclassics.ISBN:9780718156817Hardback
RRP:£30.00
Blackwell’sPrice:£24.00
Let’s Preserve ItBerylWood
Firstpublishedin1970,Wood’sclassicistheultimatepreservingbible.Inthissmallencyclopedia,Wooddistilstheimmenseknowledgeofearliergenerationsintoajarfulofsimple,foolproofrecipesISBN:9780224086738Hardback
RRP:£9.99
Booze for FreeAndyHamilton
Ano-nonsense,easy-to-followguidethatwillenablethebeginnerandinspiretheexpertwithover100recipes.ISBN:9781905811700Hardback
RRP:£9.99
The Good CookSimonHopkinson
Tellshowtheingredientsyouchooseandthewayyoucookthemwillturnagoodrecipeintoagreatdish,andthatacheapcutofmeatcookedwithcarecantasteasniceasachoicecutpreparedbyindifferenthands.ISBN:9781849902281Hardback
RRP:£25.00
Blackwell’sPrice:£20.00
Short and SweetDanLepard
TheultimatebakingcompendiumfromDanLepard,thecountry’sforemostbakingguru.ISBN:9780007391431Hardback
RRP:£25.00
Blackwell’sPrice:£20.00
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edibles3for2
Tea
Tea:AGlobalHistoryisawell-illustrated,conciseexplorationoftherichandfascinatinghistoryoftea.ISBN:9781861897763Hardback
RRP:£9.99
Soup
Aconcise,tastyhistoryoftheoldestdishintheworld.Soupfeaturesmanyimagesofandrecipesforclassicandunusualsoups,takenfromsevenhundredyearsofglobalculinaryhistory.ISBN:9781861897749Hardback
RRP:£9.99
Whiskey
Aninformative,concisenarrationofthestoryofwhiskey,fromobscuremedievaloriginstotheglobally-tradedproductthatweknowtoday.ISBN:9781861897800Hardback
RRP:£9.99
Potato
Potatotellsthecaptivatingtaleofaseeminglylowlyvegetablethathaschanged-andcontinuestochange-theworld.ISBN:9781861897992Hardback
RRP:£9.99
Ice Cream
WeisstakesusonavibranttripthroughthehistoryoficecreamfromancientChinatomodern-dayTokyoinordertotellthelivelystoryofhowthisdeliciousindulgencebecameaglobalsensation.ISBN:9781861897923Hardback
RRP:£9.99
Cake
Explorestheoriginofmoderncakeanditsdevelopmentfromsweetbreadtoarchitecturalflightoffancy,togetherwiththemeanings,legendsandritualsattachedtocakethroughouttheworld.ISBN:9781861896483Hardback
RRP:£9.99
Caviar
Astoryofgreed,indulgence,enterpriseandhope,thisbookstartsbylookingbacktoitsheydayinTsaristRussia,AmericaandEuropeintheRoaringTwenties,beforetellingthestoryofproduction,tradeandconsumptiontoday.ISBN:9781861896506Hardback
RRP:£9.99
Bread
ThistitlebeginswiththeprobableinventionofbreadintheFertileCrescentapproximately20,000yearsagoandendsbyspeculatingonthewaysinwhichculturalforcesandadvancesinbiotechnologymayinfluencethedevelopmentofbreadinthe21stcentury.ISBN:9781861898548Hardback
RRP:£10.99
Apple
FromtheGardenofEdenandHomer’sOdysseytoJohnnyAppleseed,WilhelmTellandAppleComputer,thistitlehelpsreaderslearnhowapplesbecameauniversalsourceofsustenance,healthandsymbolismfromancienttimestothepresentday.ISBN:9781861898487Hardback
RRP:£9.99
Sandwich
Thefirstbook-lengthhistoryofaseeminglyhumblefood.BeeWilsonunravelsthemysteryofhowtheFourthEarlofSandwichcouldhave‘invented’thismostelementarywayofeating.ISBN:9781861897718Hardback
RRP:£9.99
Dates
Datesisaninformativeandenjoyableaccountofthedateandthedatepalm,followingitsjourneyfromancientMesopotamiatotheplaceswhereitiscultivatedtoday.ISBN:9781861897961Hardback
RRP:£9.99
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fiction
The Sense of an EndingJulianBarnes
Thisyear’sManBookerPrizeforFiction,TheSenseofanEndingisthestoryofonemancomingtotermswiththemutablepast.ISBN:9780224094153Hardback
RRP:£12.99
Blackwell’sPrice:£10.99
Death of KingsBernardCornwell
ThemasterofhistoricalfictionpresentstheiconicstoryofKingAlfredandthemakingofanation.ISBN:9780007331789Hardback
RRP:£18.99
Blackwell’sPrice:£14.99
The Marriage PlotJeffreyEugenides
ThePulitzerPrizewinningauthorreturnswithanovelaboutthegloriesandvicissitudesofyounglove.ISBN:9780007441297Hardback
RRP:£20.00
Blackwell’sPrice:£16.00
ConquerorConnIggulden
IgguldentakesonthestoryofthemightyKublaiKhan,anepictaleofagreatandheroicmind;hisaction-packedrule;andhowinconqueringone-fifthoftheworld’sinhabitedland,hechangedthecourseofhistoryforever.ISBN:9780007271146Hardback
RRP:£18.99
Blackwell’sPrice:£14.99
All That I amAnnaFunder
FromtheauthorofStazilandcomesaninspiringandtragicnovelbasedonrealevents,AllThatIAmisamasterfulanddevastatingnovelofbraveryandbetrayal,ISBN:9780670920396Hardback
RRP:£16.99
Blackwell’sPrice:£13.99
RagnarokA.S.Byatt
SittinginCanongate’sMythseries,ByattretellstheendgameofNorsemythologythatinspiredWagner’sRingCycle.ISBN:9781847670649Hardback
RRP:£14.99
Blackwell’sPrice:£11.99
How it All BeganPenelopeLively
Livelyshowsushowonerandomeventcancausemarriagestofractureandhealthemselves,opportunitiestoappearanddisappear,loverswhomightneverhavemettofindeachotherandentirelivestobecomeirrevocablychanged.ISBN:9781905490882Hardback
RRP:£16.99
Blackwell’sPrice:£13.99
The Invisible OnesStefPenney
Setinthe1980sinruralsouthernEngland,StefPenney’seagerlyawaitedsecondnovelisadarklycompellingmysteryaboutagypsyfamilydoggedbymisfortune.ISBN:9780857382924Hardback
RRP:£18.99
Blackwell’sPrice:£14.99
The Fear IndexRobertHarris
SetoveronedaycomesanothergreaterthrillerfromHarrisastheworldgoesintoeconomicfreefall.ISBN:9780091936969Hardback
RRP:£18.99
Blackwell’sPrice:£15.99
The Prague CemeteryUmbertoEco
Nineteenth-centuryEurope,Ecotakeshisreadersonanunforgettablejourneythroughtheunderbellyofworld-shatteringevents.ISBN:9781846554919Hardback
RRP:£20.00
Blackwell’sPrice:£17.00
Our Lady of Alice BhattiMohammedHanif
Filledwithwit,colourandpathos,“OurLadyofAliceBhatti”isagloriousstoryofsecondchances,thwartedambitionsandloveinunlikelyplaces.ISBN:9780224082051Hardback
RRP:£12.99
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fiction
The Night CircusErinMorgenstern
In1886amysterioustravellingcircusbecomesaninternationalsensation.Openonlyatnight,constructedentirelyinblackandwhite,LeCirquedesRevesdelightsallwhowanderitscircularpathsandwarmthemselvesatitsbonfire.ISBN:9781846555237Hardback
RRP:£12.99
The Lady of the RiversPhilippaGregory
Number1bestsellingauthorPhilippaGregorycontinuesherseries,TheCousins’War,withJacquettaWoodville,motheroftheWhiteQueenISBN:9781847374592Hardback
RRP:£18.99
Blackwell’sPrice:£14.99
Death Comes to PemberleyP.D.James
InspiredbyalifelongpassionfortheworkofJaneAusten,PDJamesmasterfullyrecreatestheworldofPrideandPrejudice,andcombinesitwiththeexcitementandsuspenseofabrilliantly-craftedcrimestory.ISBN:9780571283576Hardback
RRP:£18.99
Blackwell’sPrice:£14.99
House of SilkAnthonyHorowitz
ThefirstofficialnewSherlockHolmesmystery,writtenbyglobalbestsellerAnthonyHorowitz.ISBN:9781409133827Hardback
RRP:£18.99
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The Impossible DeadIanRankin
MalcolmFoxreturnsinthestunningsecondnovelinIanRankin’snewseries...ISBN:9780752889535Hardback
RRP:£18.99
Blackwell’sPrice:£14.99
SnuffTerryPratchett
CommanderSamVimesoftheAnkh-MorporkCityWatchisonholidayinthepleasantandinnocentcountryside,butnotforhimamerebodyinthewardrobe.ISBN:9780385619264Hardback
RRP:£18.99
Blackwell’sPrice:£14.99
Stranger’s Child, TheAlanHollinghurst
AlanHollinghurst’sfirstnovelsinceTheLineofBeauty,winnerofthe2004ManBookerPrizeISBN:9780330483247Hardback
RRP:£20.00
Blackwell’sPrice:£16.00
The Cat’s TableMichaelOndaatje
Avivid,poignantandthrillingbook,fullofOndaatje’strademarkset-piecesandbreathtakingimages:astorytoldwithachild’ssenseofwonderbyanovelistattheveryheightofhispowers.ISBN:9780224093613Hardback
RRP:£16.99
Blackwell’sPrice:£13.99
On Canaan’s SideSebastianBarry
OpensasLillyBeremournsthelossofhergrandson,Bill.ThestorythengoesbacktothemomentshewasforcedtofleeDublin,attheendoftheFirstWorldWar,andfollowsherlifethroughintothenewworldofAmerica,aworldfilledwithbothhopeanddanger.ISBN:9780571226535Hardback
RRP:£16.99
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1Q84 (Book 3)HarukiMurakami
ThefinalchapterofMurakami’smagnumopus.ISBN:9781846554056Hardback
RRP:£14.99
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1Q84 (Books 1 and 2)HarukiMurakami
Murakami’ssurrealisttaleofparallelworldsisoneofthemosthotlyanticipatednovelsoftheyear.ISBN:9781846554070Hardback
RRP:£20.00
Blackwell’sPrice:£16.00
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classics &collections
Aladdin and the Enchanted LampPhilipPullman
PhilipPullman’swrywitandaward-winningtalentbringsmuchtothisrich,darkandupliftingrenditionoftheclassictaleAladdinandtheEnchantedLamp.Withmagicandmischiefinequalmeasure,itwillcaptivatereadersofallages.ISBN:9781407120546Hardback
RRP:£12.99
Blackwell’sPrice:£9.99
The Tales of Olga Da PolgaMichaelBond
MichaelBond’sguinea-pighasbeencharmingreadersfor40years.CatherineRaynerillustratesthisbeautifulanniversaryeditionofTheTalesofOlgadaPolga.ISBN:9780192731937Hardback
RRP:£9.99
Blackwell’sPrice:£7.99
Where’s Asterix?ReneGoscinny,AlbertUderzo
YoungAsterixfanswillhavehoursoffunsearchingfortheirfavouritecharactersamidstavarietyoffascinatingandcolourfulscenes.ISBN:9781444004441Hardback
RRP:£8.99
Once Upon a Doodle
Introducesafantasyworldofdoodlestocompleteandcreate,packedwithfamiliarcharactersfromwell-knownfairytalesandstories.ISBN:9781907151712Paperback
RRP:£5.00
The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost StoriesDr.Seuss
It’stheliteraryequivalentofburiedtreasure--sevennewly-discoveredstoriesbyDr.Seuss!ThefirstnewSeussstoriestoemergesince1990!ISBN:9780007438457Hardback
RRP:£10.99
Mr. Men and Little Miss Story TreasuryRogerHargreaves
Atreasuryof10magicalfairytalesfromtheMrMenandLittleMissStoryCollection.ISBN:9781405258814Hardback
RRP:£12.99
Blackwell’sPrice:£9.99
The Very Hungry CaterpillarEricCarle
Anewlyhatchedcaterpillareatshiswaythroughallkindsoffood.ISBN:9780140569322Paperback
RRP:£6.99
The Very Busy SpiderEricCarle
AlongsidethevisualexcitementofEricCarle’svibrantcollagesoffamiliaranimalsisthetactileexperienceoffeelingthespider’swebasitgrowsfromasimplelineintoacomplexandbeautifulcreation.ISBN:9780141338323Paperback
RRP:£7.99
The Oxford Book of Children’s PoetryMichaelHarrison,ChristopherStuart-Clark
Includingallthemajorchildren’spoets,andwithawonderfulrangeofbothclassicandmodernfavourites,thisisabookthatwillbetreasuredforalifetime.ISBN:9780192762764Hardback
RRP:£14.99
Blackwell’sPrice:£10.99
Winnie the WitchValerieThomas
AcollectionofsixofWinnieandWilbur’scrazycapersinonegreatgiftvolume.ISBN:9780192755049Hardback
RRP:£15.99
Blackwell’sPrice:£10.99
Great Stories from British HistoryGeraldineMcCaughrean
101magnificentstoriesfromBritain’shistory,updatedwithabrandnewstoryforthenewmillennium.ISBN:9781444001426Hardback
RRP:£20.00
Blackwell’sPrice:£16.00
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3for2onchildren’s christmas
classics
The SnowmanRaymondBriggs
Onewinter’snight,asnowmancomestolifeandanunforgettableadventurebegins.ISBN:9780141340098Paperback
RRP:£7.99
Father ChristmasRaymondBriggs
FatherChristmasawokefromhisdreamofsummerinthesun,andthereitwasonthecalendar,December24th,ChristmasEve-thestartofhislongestnight’sworkoftheyear!ISBN:9780140501254Paperback
RRP:£6.99
The Polar ExpressChrisVanAllsburg
LateonChristmasEve,afterthetownhasgonetosleep,aboyboardsamysterioustrainthatwaitsforhim:thePolarExpressboundfortheNorthPole.ISBN:9781842709498Paperback
RRP:£6.99
Mog’s ChristmasJudithKerr
AwonderfulChristmasstoryabouteveryone’sfavouritefamilycat,completewithagorgeousMogprintandstunningfoiledcoverforextraChristmassparkle!ISBN:9780007347056Paperback
RRP:£5.99
Dear SantaRodCampbell
Afabulouslyfestivefollow-uptotheclassiclift-the-flapbook,DearZoo.ISBN:9781405054515Paperback
RRP:£4.99
Natalie the Christmas Stocking FairyDaisyMeadows
JoinKirstyandRachelastheyhelptheirnewestfairyfriendtosaveChristmas!ISBN:9781408312797Paperback
RRP:£5.99
The Night Before ChristmasClementC.Moore
Themuch-lovedclassicChristmaspoemisbroughtbeautifullytolifeinthisgorgeousnewpicturebookandCDset,suretobringvisionsofsugarplumstoeveryone’shead.ISBN:9780230750296Paperback
RRP:£6.99
A Pirate’s Night Before ChristmasPhilipYates
Onashipofmischievousbrigands,whohavevisionsoftreasurechests,notsugarplums,dancingintheirheads,andyouwouldn’texpectavisitfromniceStNick.Instead,herecomesSirPeggedy,withhispeglegandhookarm,crackinghiswhipanddrivingeightgiantseahorses.ISBN:9781402790010Paperback
RRP:£5.99
Mrs Pepperpot’s ChristmasAlfProysen
InthislovelyChristmassyadventure,MrsPepperpotislookingforwardtotheChristmasMarket,andplanstobuylovelypresents,butMrPepperpotisn’tsokeen…ISBN:9781849415279Paperback
RRP:£5.99
Father Christmas Needs a WeeNicholasAllan
AteachdifferenthousethathevisitsFatherChristmasdrinksandeatsallthegoodiesleftoutforhim.Beforelonghereallyneedsawee.Somuchsothatheevenforgetstoleavethepresentsbehind.ISBN:9781862308251Paperback
RRP:£5.99
Moomin and the Winter Snow
WinterhascometoMoominvalleywhichmeansthatit’stimeforMoomintroll’sbestfriend,Snufkin,totravelsouth.AlltheexcitementofthefallingsnowdoesnothingtocomfortMoomintroll,whoissadathisfriend’sdeparture.ISBN:9780141340593Paperback
RRP:£6.99
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picture books
StuckOliverJeffers
Delightfulchaosensueswhenayoungboygetshiskitestuckupatreeinthislaugh-out-loudnewpicturebookfromaward-winning,internationallybest-sellingauthor-illustratorOliverJeffers.ISBN:9780007263868Hardback
RRP:£10.99
Blackwell’sPrice:£8.99
Slightly InvisibleLaurenChild
AnabsolutelynewandcompletelyoriginalCharlieandLolapicturebookinpaperback,fromtheaward-winningandbestsellingauthorandillustrator,LaurenChild.ISBN:9781408307922Paperback
RRP:£6.99
Rollo and Ruff and the Little Fluffy BirdMickInkpen
AnewtitlewithnewcharactersfullofcharmandhumourfromthecreatorofWibblyPigandKipper.ISBN:9780340989593Paperback
RRP:£5.99
Miki and the Moon BlossomStephenMackey
Mikihastakenthepicturebookworldbystormandthissecondbookwillnotdisappoint.ISBN:9780340950678Paperback
RRP:£5.99
Bumble-ArdyMauriceSendak
Abrand-newpicturebookfromthecreatorofWHERETHEWILDTHINGSARE!ISBN:9780007447381Hardback
RRP:£12.99
Blackwell’sPrice:£9.99
Iris and IsaacCatherineRayner
IrisandIsaacareNotfriends!Offtheystomp,inabighuff,asfarawayfromeachotheraspossible.Andastheystomp,theyseefunny,strangeandwonderfulthings.Ifonlytheyweretogethertosharethem...ISBN:9781848950924Paperback
RRP:£5.99
The Artist Who Painted a Blue HorseEricCarle
FilledwithsomeofthemostmagnificentlycolourfulanimalsofEricCarle’scareer,thisisabookthatcelebratesimaginationandtheartistwithinusall.ISBN:9780141340012Hardback
RRP:£12.99
Blackwell’sPrice:£10.99
Octonauts and the Great Penguin Race
‘Explore,RescueandProtect’~Whenthere’stroubleunderthesea,theOctonautsdiveintoaction!ISBN:9780857072382Hardback
RRP:£7.99
Blackwell’sPrice:£5.99
Otto the Book BearKatieCleminson
OttoisaBookBearandnothingmakeshimhappierthanwhenpeoplereadhisbook.Buthealsohasaveryspecialsecret-whennooneislookinghecancometolifeandexplorethehouseISBN:9781780080031Paperback
RRP:£5.99
Again!EmilyGravett
Astubbornlittledragonwithafavouritebook--andafierytemper!ISBN:9780230745360Hardback
RRP:£10.99
Blackwell’sPrice:£8.99
The Highway RatJuliaDonaldson
Lifeisnotsafefortheotheranimals,asthevillainousHighwayRatgallopsalongthehighway,stealingtheirfood.InspiredbyAlfredNoyespoem,TheHighwayman.ISBN:9781407124377Hardback
RRP:£10.99
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julia donaldsonchildren’s
laureate
Stick ManJuliaDonaldson
It’sdangerousbeingaStickMan.Adogwantstoplaywithhim,aswanbuildshernestwithhim.Heevenendsuponafire!Willheevergetbacktothefamilytree?ISBN:9781407108827Paperback
RRP:£6.99
Room on the BroomJuliaDonaldson
Awitchandhercatflyoverforests,riversandmountainsontheirbroomstickuntilastormywindblowsawaythewitch’shat,bowandwand.ISBN:9780333903384Paperback
RRP:£6.99
The Snail and the WhaleJuliaDonaldson
Thethrillingtaleofatinysnailandagreatbiggrey-bluehumpbackwhale...ISBN:9780333982242Paperback
RRP:£6.99
TiddlerJuliaDonaldson
Everyday,Tiddlerislateforschool,andeverydayhehasanothertalltaleforhisteacher.ISBN:9781407106212Paperback
RRP:£6.99
The Gruffalo’s ChildJuliaDonaldson
OnedarknighttheGruffalo’schilddisobeysherfather’swarningsandventuresoutintothesnow.Afterall,theBigBadMousedoesn’treallyexist,doeshe?ISBN:9781405020466Paperback
RRP:£6.99
The Smartest Giant in TownJuliaDonaldson
Awarmtaleaboutafriendlygiantwhoseheartisbetterthanhisdresssense!ISBN:9780333963968Paperback
RRP:£6.99
Monkey PuzzleJuliaDonaldson
CanButterflyhelpLittleMonkeyfindhismum?Yes,butonlyafteralotoftrialanderror…ISBN:9780333720011Paperback
RRP:£6.99
Tabby McTatJuliaDonaldson
TabbyMcTatispurr-fectlyhappy,singingalongalldaywithFredthebusker.ButwhenFredgiveschasetoathief,thetwoareseparated.Willtheyeverfindeachotheragain?ISBN:9781407109275Paperback
RRP:£6.99
What The Ladybird HeardJuliaDonaldson
WhenHeftyHughandLankyLenhatchaplottostealthefineprizecow,it’sthequietestanimalofallwhosavestheday!ISBN:9780230706507Paperback
RRP:£6.99
ZogJuliaDonaldson
Zogisthekeenestdragoninschool.He’salsothemostaccident-prone,flyingintotreesandevensettinghisownwingonfire.ISBN:9781407115597Paperback
RRP:£6.99
The GruffaloJuliaDonaldson
Thenation’sfavouritebedtimestory!ISBN:9780333710937Paperback
RRP:£6.99
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin FeverJeffKinney
ThisisthesixthbookaboutthecomicadventuresofGregHeffleyandfamily.Itispartofthefunniestbooksyou’lleverread.ISBN:9780141341880Hardback
RRP:£12.99
Blackwell’sPrice:£9.99
Skulduggery Pleasant: Death BringerDerekLandy
Thesixthinstalmentinthehistoric,hystericalandhorrificSkulduggeryPleasantseries.Thinkyou’veseenanythingyet?Youhaven’t.BecausetheDeathBringerisabouttorise!ISBN:9780007326020Hardback
RRP:£14.99
Blackwell’sPrice:£11.99
Gangsta GrannyDavidWalliams
Anotherhilariousandmovingnovelfrombestselling,criticallyacclaimedauthorDavidWalliams,thenaturalsuccessortoRoaldDahl.ISBN:9780007371440Hardback
RRP:£12.99
Blackwell’sPrice:£9.99
The Sleeping ArmyFrancescaSimon
FreyaisanordinarygirllivinginmodernBritain,butwithatwist:peoplestillworshiptheVikinggods.ISBN:9781846682780Hardback
RRP:£9.99
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The FearCharlieHigson
DogNutandtherestofhiscrewwanttofindtheirlostfriends,andsetoffonadeadlymissionfromtheTowerofLondontoBuckinghamPalaceandbeyond,asthesickoslieinwait.ISBN:9780141384665Hardback
RRP:£12.99
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Look into My EyesLaurenChild
BreakoutofboredomwithRubyRedfort,thesuper-awesomenewcreationfrommulti-million-copybestsellerLaurenChild!ISBN:9780007334063Hardback
RRP:£12.99
Blackwell’sPrice:£10.99
The Son of NeptuneRickRiordan
PercyJackson,sonofPoseidon,GodoftheSea,haswokenfromaverydeepsleepandcomefacetofacewithtwosnake-hairedladieswhorefusetodie.Butthey’retheleastofhisproblems…ISBN:9780141335711Hardback
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The Adventures of the New Cut GangPhilipPullman
FakecoinsareturningupalloverLambethandthefingerofsuspicionispointingatThunderbolt’sdad-couldhereallybetheforger?Thecrime-bustingNewCutGangcometotherescue.ISBN:9780857560223Hardback
RRP:£10.99
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Sapphire BatterseaJacquelineWilson
HettyFeatherisaFoundlingHospitalgirlandwasgivenhernamewhenshewasleftthereasababybyhermother.ButshealwayslongedtobecalledSapphire,afterhersapphire-blueeyes.ISBN:9780385618922Hardback
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Greyhound of a GirlRoddyDoyle
12yearoldMary’sbelovedgrandmotherisneartheendofherlife.Lettinggoishard-untilGranny’slong-deadmammyappearsatMary’sdoor,returningtohelpherdyingdaughtersaygoodbye.ISBN:9781407129334Hardback
RRP:£10.99
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WonderstruckBrianSelznick
Ben’sstorytakesplacein1977.Rose’sstorytakesplacein1927.Eversincehismotherdied,Benfeelslost.Athomewithherfather,Rosefeelsalone.WhenBenfindsamysteriouscluehiddeninhismother’sroom,andwhenatemptingopportunitypresentsitselftoRose,bothchildrenriskeverythingtofindwhat’smissing.ISBN:9780545027892Hardback
RRP:£14.99
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young adult
The Double ShadowSallyGardner
Agirltriestofreeherselffromtheterrifyingdoubleshadowofherchildhoodandforgeherownfuture,butsheistrappedinamemorymachinecreatedbyherfather.ISBN:9781780620121Hardback
RRP:£9.99
Blackwell’sPrice:£7.99
Young Sherlock Holmes: Fire StormAndrewLane
YoungSherlockHolmesisbackforhisfourthexcitingadventure.SherlockHolmes:thinkyouknowhim?Thinkagain.ISBN:9780230758506Hardback
RRP:£12.99
Blackwell’sPrice:£9.99
The True Tale of the Monster Billy DeanDavidAlmond
BillyDeanisasecretchild,growingupinthedarkheartofBlinkbonny,hisworldisjustabed,somepicturesoftheholyislandandasinglelockeddoor,buthisfatherfillshisdreamswithmysterioustalesanddreadfulwarnings.ISBN:9780141332048Hardback
RRP:£12.99
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People’s RepublicRobertMuchamore
Anewhero,anewmission:meetCHERUB’slatestrecruitISBN:9780340999196Hardback
RRP:£12.99
Blackwell’sPrice:£9.99
There is No DogMegRosoff
ImaginethatGodisatypicalteenageboy.Heislazy,careless,self-obsessed,sex-mad-andabouttomeetLucy,themostbeautifulgirlonearth.Unfortunately,wheneverBobfallsinlove,disasterfollows.ISBN:9780141327167Hardback
RRP:£12.99
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SilenceBeccaFitzpatrick
ThestunningthirdbookinthebestsellingHush,Hushsequence.ISBN:9780857072276Hardback
RRP:£9.99
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VIIIHarrietM.Castor
ThisisthestoryofHenryVIIIfromhandsomeyoungprincetocruelking.ISBN:9781848774995Hardback
RRP:£10.99
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The Scorpio RacesMaggieStiefvater
EveryNovember,theScorpioRacesarerunbeneaththechalkcliffsofSkarmouth.Thousandsgathertowatchthehorsesandtheseathatwashesthebloodfromthesand.ISBN:9781407129853Paperback
RRP:£7.99
Withering TightsLouiseRennison
ThemisadventuresofTallulahCasey!HilariousnewseriesfromQueenofTeen.ISBN:9780007156825Paperback
RRP:£6.99
MockingjaySuzanneCollins
Againstallodds,KatnissEverdeenhassurvivedtheHungerGamestwice.Butnowthatshe’smadeitoutofthebloodyarenaalive,she’sstillnotsafe.TheCapitolisangry.TheCapitolwantsrevenge...ISBN:9781407109374Paperback
RRP:£6.99
InheritanceChristopherPaolini
TheeagerlyanticipatedfourthbookbringsthebestsellingInheritancecycletoabreathtakingconclusion.ISBN:9780385616492Hardback
RRP:£18.99
Blackwell’sPrice:£13.99
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Who’s Horrible in HistoryTerryDeary
TerryDearynamesandshamesfiftyofhistory’smostmercilessmiscreantsandpurveyorsoftheperniciousinthislaugh-out-loud,fullcolourWho’sWholikenoother.ISBN:9781407116884Hardback
RRP:£9.99
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Winter Wonderland
Fromsnowflakes,sleighsandsparklinglights,totreats,treesandtrimmings,thisbookfeaturespartlycolouredillustrationsandfestivepatternsdesignedtoinspirebuddingartistsandhelpthemtocreatetheirown,festivemasterpieces.ISBN:9781907151675Paperback
RRP:£9.99
Not for Parents Travel Book
Takestheinquisitive,data-hungryexploreronatourof200countries.Packedwithiconicimages,evocativestoriesandinformativefactsandstats.ISBN:9781742204963Hardback
RRP:£14.99
Blackwell’sPrice:£11.99
Mr Gum in ‘the Hound of Lamonic Bibber’AndyStanton
Inthedeadofnight,whenallthestarsaresleepingandthemoon’snippedoffforacoffee,somethingdarkandsinisterstalksthestreetsofLamonicBibber.ISBN:9781405258227Paperback
RRP:£9.99
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Horrid Henry’s A-Z of Everything HorridFrancescaSimon
WelcometoHorridHenry’swickedworld-theessentialA-Zofallthingshilariousandhorrid,crazyandchaotic,fiendishlyfantasticandutterlybrilliant.ISBN:9781444002263Hardback
RRP:£12.99
Blackwell’sPrice:£10.99
The LEGO Ideas BookDanielLipkowitz
Thisbookisdividedintosixthemedchapters-transport,buildings,space,kingdoms,adventureandusefulmakes.ISBN:9781405350679Hardback
RRP:£16.99
Blackwell’sPrice:£13.99
Paul Thurlby’s AlphabetPaulThurlby
Discoveranalphabetlikenoother!Inhisfirstpicturebook,highly-collectablegraphicartistPaulThurlbycreatesastunningalphabetthathelpstomaketheshapeofeachlettermemorableandfun.ISBN:9781848770096Hardback
RRP:£12.99
Blackwell’sPrice:£9.99
My First Gruffalo: Touch-and-feelJuliaDonaldson
AreyoubraveenoughtotouchtheGruffalo’spoisonouswart?ISBN:9780230753204Hardback
RRP:£9.99
Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryRoaldDahl
ThisisyourGoldenTickettoexploreWillyWonka’samazingworldwiththisuniquepop-upeditionofRoaldDahl’smuch-lovedstory.ISBN:9780141328874Hardback
RRP:£14.99
Blackwell’sPrice:£11.99
A Mischievous Little RabbitBeatrixPotter
AbeautifulslipcasededitionfeaturingtentalesfollowingsomeofPotter’smostadventerouscharacters.ISBN:9780723267850Hardback
RRP:£14.99
Blackwell’sPrice:£11.99
Lost and FoundOliverJeffers
Seetheboyandthepenguindramaticallyspringtolifeinthisfantasticpop-upeditionoftheaward-winning,best-sellingpicturebookLostandFound.ISBN:9780007430048Hardback
RRP:£14.99
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