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Pride and Prejudice
When Elizabeth Bennet first meets eligible bachelor Fitzwilliam Darcy, she thinks him arrogant and conceited; he is indifferent to her good looks and lively mind. When she later discovers that Darcy has involved himself in the troubled relationship between his friend Bingley and her beloved sister Jane,...
Mister Magnolia
"Mr Magnolia has only one boot. He has an old trumpet that goes rooty-toot - nd two lovely sisters who play on the flute - but Mr Magnolia has only one boot. In this wittily rhyming picture book, Mr Magnolia has a full and happy life except for one serious omission - a boot. But one day, he receives a m...
A Perfect Proposal
Sophie Apperly has spent her whole life pleasing others - but when she realises her family see her less as indispensable treasure and more as general dogsbody, she decides she's had enough. So when an old friend offers her the chance of a lifetime, she decides to swap Little England for the Big Apple, a...
Virtual History: Alternatives and Counterfactuals
What if Britain had stayed out of the First World War? What if Germany had won the Second? How would England look if there had been no Cromwell? What would the world be like if Communism had never collapsed? And what if John F. Kennedy had lived? In this acclaimed book, leading historians from Andr...
A History of the World in 100 Objects
Neil MacGregor's A History of the World in 100 Objects takes a bold, original approach to human history, exploring past civilizations through the objects that defined them. Encompassing a grand sweep of human history, A History of the World in 100 Objects begins with one of the earliest surviving object...
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Laurent Binet; Sam Taylor (Translator)
"Two men have been enlisted to kill the head of the Gestapo. This is Operation Anthropoid, Prague, 1942- two Czechoslovakian parachutists sent on a daring mission by London to assassinate Reinhard Heydrich - chief of the Nazi secret services, 'the hangman of Prague', 'the blond beast', 'the most dangero...
The Virgin & the Whale: A Love Story
A touching, clever novel about stories, about using them to create your own identity, and about the way they can forge bonds of love. It is 1919. Elizabeth Whitman is working as a nurse in the local hospital, waiting for her husband to return from war, though he is missing in action, 'presumed dead'. Sh...
Secret Seven Adventure (#2)
Solve the mystery with the Secret Seven - everyone's favourite detective club! These timeless stories are perfect for young fans of mystery, adventure or detective series. Also available in audiobook! In book two a priceless pearl necklace goes missing. The Secret Seven are first off the mark to catch ...
Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald
***THERESE ANNE FOWLER'S NEW NOVEL, A WELL-BEHAVED WOMAN: A NOVEL OF THE VANDERBILTS, PUBLISHES JANUARY 2019*** THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER & AMAZON ORIGINALS TV SERIES STARRING CHRISTINA RICCI - Z: THE BEGINNING OF EVERYTHING 'If ever a couple ... became an era, it was F Scott Fitzgerald and hi...
The World Until Yesterday - What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies?
The no. 1 bestselling author of Collapse and Guns, Germs and Steel explores the profound lessons that traditional societies offer us today. Over the past 500 years, the West achieved global dominance, but do Westerners necessarily have better ideas about how to raise children, care for the elderly, or s...
Watership Down
'Fiver and I will be leaving the warren tonight . . . I don't know exactly where we shall go, but we'll take anyone who's ready to come with us.' Fiver was only a young rabbit, but he has a sixth sense and foresaw that disaster was about to destroy the warren. Few believed him. Led by his brother Hazel,...
The Little Paris Bookshop
An International BestsellerMonsieur Perdu is a literary apothecary. From his floating bookstore on the Seine, he prescribes novels for the hardships of life to mend broken hearts and souls.The only person he can't heal through literature is himself; he's still haunted by heartbreak after his great love ...
The Husband (Ladybird How It Works)
The handy guide to the HUSBAND makes the PERFECT GIFT for any long-suffering wife or prospective bride to give to their beloved husband. ____________________ 'The wife likes to read romantic fiction. The books are a fantasy and an escape for her. The husband does not waste his time on silly stories. He ...
The Crime and the Silence
Winner of the European Book Prize. "A masterpiece of historical journalism ...A must read for anyone interested in the Holocaust and its aftermath". (Jan T. Gross). On 10 July 1941 a horrifying crime was committed in the small Polish town of Jedwadbne. Early in the afternoon, the town's Jewish populatio...
The Sense of an Ending
WINNER OF THE 2011 MAN BOOKER PRIZETony Webster and his clique first met Adrian Finn at school. Sex-hungry and book-hungry, they would navigate the girl-less sixth form together, trading in affectations, in-jokes, rumor, and wit. Maybe Adrian was a little more serious than the others, certainly more int...
5 Ingredients - Quick & Easy Food: Jamie's most straightforward book
With easy, quick, and cheap recipes that taste delicious, bestselling author Jamie Oliver's 5 Ingredients shows how accessible healthy food can be at home and will revolutionize the way readers cook....
Enid Blyton's Christmas Treats
Delight in the magic of Christmas with this bumper collection of 29 short stories from the world's best-loved storyteller! Ideal for reading aloud, or for children over 7 to read alone!Curl up with this collection of festive short stories by Enid Blyton. From the proud rocking horse who learns the gift ...
The Wizards of Once (#1)
The instant New York Times and International Bestseller In the first book of a new series by the bestselling author of How to Train Your Dragon, the warring worlds of Wizards and Warriors collide in a thrilling and enchanting adventure. Once there were Wizards, who were Magic, and Warriors, who were not...
Jamie's Friday Night Feast Cookbook
Discover super-indulgent, show-stopping food for the weekend with Jamie Oliver, featuring the very best recipes from the hugely popular Channel 4 TV series Friday Night Feast. With behind the scenes action shots of the famous café on South End pier, Jamie is beside the seaside, cooking and eating fanta...
The Secret Keeper
You never forget your first love. 18 years ago, Olivia learned to live without Sean Kenyon.She moved on, building a life with her husband Richmond and their two children in the picturesque town Kesterley-on-Sea.But when Sean unexpectedly appears on Olivia?s doorstep, her world is turned upside down once...
Mountaineers: Great tales of bravery and conquest
Celebrating a tradition of bravery, thirst for knowledge, and pursuit of glory, this book tells the stories of the most famous mountaineers in history and explores the climbs that they conquered. Mountaineersis filled with stirring tales of adventure and intriguing characters, from the Brits who insiste...
Great Cities: The Stories Behind the World's most Fascinating Places
Stunningly illustrated biographies of the world's greatest cities, packed with paintings, photographs, maps, and artefacts Delve into the social and cultural history of 100 of the world's most important cities. From the first towns in Mesopotamia to today's global metropolises, cities have marked the pr...
Needs Adult Supervision
Needs Adult Supervision is Emily Writes' take on growing up and feeling like a real adult. This book looks at the growing pains of kids and their parents and their attempts to navigate a world that's changing by the minute. Emily paints a vivid picture of all the feelings, fortunes and failures that com...
Charlotte Gray
THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF BIRDSONG'Excruciatingly powerful' ANTONY BEEVOR 'A brilliant, harrowing, powerful novel' DAILY MAIL 'Faulks is a prodigiously talented writer' NEW YORK TIMESIn the black of night, a woman lands on the fields of Occupied France. Charlotte Grey is on a missio...
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