Second-hand Books

The Education Service was a vital arm of the British Colonial Service while the British Council has been paramount in promoting the English language and culture overseas. But are both...

Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award In 1704 a bankrupt English merchant sent home the colt he had bought from Bedouin tribesmen near the ruins...

The election of Barack Obama as President of the USA is a defining moment for all of us. After years of failed policies and a failed politics from Washington, change...

The Second World War Experience is a four-volume series published in association with the Imperial War Museum, covering the whole six-year global conflagration. This book charts the period when the...

While Scotland gave birth to whisky, its progeny now populate all four corners of the globe - from the U.S. to Japan, South Africa to Scandinavia. Today whisky sales are...

1400 colour photographs. An invaluable introduction to the different collecting areas, ranging from furniture to ceramics, silver to glass. Eric Knowles describes the items available to the amateur collector and...

In a tranquil village on the Cornwall coast a murder takes place. The body of a teenage girl is washed up on the beach, discovered by the Baxter's younger boy.

Tallulah died of pneumonia in 1968 in her beloved New York City.

An energetic mix of parody, farce, slapstick and double entendres, the Carry On films typify the very essence of British comedy. From the National Health Service to the monarchy, no...

A witty and original look at the language of love and sex, from words of seduction, to words for genitalia and the dilemma of describing 'the deed' itself. What flower...

Florist Paula Pryke creates a wealth of wreaths for all occasions, using flowers, fruit and other decorations for different effects. There are chapters on room decorations, seasonal wreaths, scented wreaths,...

The first one-volume hardcover edition of the eleven autobiographical stories that were closest to Updike's heart. With full-cloth binding and a silk ribbon marker. EVERYMAN'S POCKET CLASSICS. In an interview,...

Eighteen stories from across Updike's career that chronicle the history of a marriage in all its rich emotional complexity. In 1956 John Updike wrote a short story about newly-weds Joan...

Mark Hartmann, a consultant pathologist, has problems. Married to a barrister and the son-in-law of a judge, he should be enjoying a comfortable life, but his secret vice is gambling....

'No one ever fully recovers from their past. There is no cure for it. You just learn to manage and prioritise it. I believe the second you feel you have...

For the first time, The Secret Royals uncovers the remarkable relationship between the Royal Family and the intelligence community, from the reign of Queen Victoria to the death of Princess...

Discover the wonders of the natural world with these 48-page omnibus titles.Featuring bright visuals and easy to read information, children will be captivated by these introductory scientific books, with the...

The lone employee of the Electromatic Detective Agency-except for Ada, office gal and super-computer,the constant voice in Ray's inner ear. Ray might have taken up a new line of work,...

Who has never stopped to gaze enviously at a bird soaring effortlessly through the sky? Or delight in a sudden burst of birdsong through an office window? Bird flight and...

In 1922, three men - only one of whom had previously heard of 'broadcasting' - founded the BBC. In doing so, Arthur Burrows, Cecil Lewis, and John Reith set out...

A breathtaking collection of 200 photographs expertly colourised by Aotearoa New Zealand's premier colourist, Brendan Graham, with commentary from award-winning historian Jock Phillips ONZM Our Land in Colour celebrates the...

A fascinating look at Matariki in New Zealand and around the world The Matariki constellation (or Pleiades) is known by many different names and is seen and celebrated by many...

Inspired by Robert Macfarlane and curated by Jennie Orchard, an anthology of essays about the joys of giving books to children and young people, from some of the world's most...

The question that has plagued us for centuries is: Can we change our fate? Before the days of going toe-to-toe with the Avengers, a younger Loki wanted to prove himself...

Book-loving Dharma the Llama is the best babysitter in town. But when she has to look after two unruly little llamas, will bedtime be a battle or a fairytale ending?

France. Winter. 1918. The First World War is over. A brave and determined little French orphan, Honore, wanders through the snow, cold and hungry and lost. When he stumbles on...

Startling and scandalous, this is an intimate insider's story of Osama bin Laden's retinue in the ten years after 9/11, a family in flight and at war. From September 11,...

This great gift book contains the favourite, classic fairytales as well as new contemporary ones. Perfect for bedtime reading, kids will also enjoy the wonderful original illustrations.

Remarkable Golf Courses encompasses the extremes of the sport - from the highest golf course in La Paz, Bolivia, to the lowest, in Death Valley, USA; from the most northerly...

Along with my own personal story, I am going to write down a few things that may amuse you (or even take you down some other emotional path) and I'll...

Plants are so ubiquitous, such a common feature of the world around us, that we rarely stop to consider the profound impact they have on our everyday lives. We give...

Where can you find the world's largest flower? Where would you find a mouse that sings? Which style of music and dance began in Argentina? This children's atlas is a...

Global Safari explores fifty of the most exciting wildlife sights in the world, rare and familiar alike, all vividly brought to life with some of the most breathtaking nature photography...

"A brilliantly researched tale of greed, ambition, and our desperate need to believe in magic, it's history that captures America as it really was--and always will be. A great read."...

The Great Crash of 1929 violently disrupted the United States' confident march toward becoming the world's superpower. The suddenness of the cataclysm and the long duration of the collapse scarred...

Discover the Essence of Who You Really Are These powerful meditations and poetic reflections will comfort, inspire, and gently bring you out of the hectic day-to-day and back to the...

The discovery of a new painting by Van Gogh hidden in the barn of a rural French farmhouse sets the art world spinning. The Van Gogh Museum authenticates the painting,...

Journalist Matt Higgins gained intimate access to wingsuit pioneer Corliss; a brash, publicity hungry rich kid from LA who, after years of BASE jumping and skydiving, set out to be...

If your idea of fun is spending an afternoon with your sewing machine, this is the book for you! There are so many great projects in this book you won't...

Cofounder of Fast Company magazine and bestselling author of Mavericks at Work and Practically Radical shows how true business innovation can spring from the unlikeliest places. Far away from Silicon...

What would you do to inherit a million dollars? Would you be willing to change your life? Jason Stevens is about to find out in Jim Stovall's The Ultimate Gift....

An anthology of writings from the food writing publication "Petits Propos Culinaires" over a 20-year period. Selected by Alan Davidson, the anthology seeks to reflect the breadth of the journal....

In his highly anticipated sequel to The Elements , Theodore Gray demonstrates how the elements of the periodic table combine to form the molecules that make up our world. Everything...

A refreshing, unflinchingly honest approach to seeking the Creator, this witty, poignant, and surprising book draws today's techno-savvy readers to God's home page, where they can learn to more fully...