Second-hand Books

Everything you need to know to get fit with your favorite sport. This pedal-pumping primer is for those who want to improve their physical condition through either road cycling or...

John McCarthy's influence in computer science ranges from the invention of LISP and time-sharing to the coining of the term AI and the founding of the AI laboratory at Stanford...

Noted media pundit and author of Playing the FutureDouglas Rushkoff gives a devastating critique of the influence techniques behind our culture of rampant consumerism. With a skilled analysis of how...

Nadeen's first book, From Onions to Pearls, dealt primarily with his own personal experience of awakening from a third-dimensional perspective of life that is conditioned by identifying with whatever the...

Blondie24 tells the story of a computer that taught itself to play checkers far better than its creators ever could by using a program that emulated the basic principles of...

"The Book of Stones "is a new edition of the best-selling guide to some of Earth's most beautiful natural objects. Two introductory chapters detail the authors' theories about how to...

A collection of interviews that probe the minds of 20 of the most notable programmers. They highlight the forces, events and the personality traits that influenced today's software movers and...

An introductory guide to understanding weather and its effect on our lives. It is human nature to try to understand, predict and control the weather that affects crops, wildlife and...

Critics often comment on the importance of landscape in Wuthering Heights , and in this edition, Christopher Heywood locates the text more precisely than previous editions amid Yorkshire's limestone north...

Intelligent, beautiful Alexandra Bouvier was raised believing she could achieve anything. But when the First World War breaks out in 1914, and both her parents are killed while volunteering on...

*THE ULTIMATE UNOFFICIAL MRBEAST FAN BOOK* Discover everything there is to know about MrBeast, the biggest YouTuber the world has ever known. Follow his journey from the early days of...

Miranda is back ... and she's back with a vengeance. Her sight is set and her target is Tench. Too many people in her life have fallen at the hands...

Earth is no longer ours. It is ruled by the Illyri, a beautiful, civilised, yet utterly ruthless alien species. But humankind has not given up the fight, and Paul Kerr...

DISCOVER A NEW HERO... 'Very, very good. Reacher is keeping an eye on this guy' LEE CHILD 'Nothing short of brilliant. It grabs you from page one and simply doesn't...

WINNER OF THE 2005 CARNEGIE MEDAL Frank Cottrell Boyce's story, Millions - the tale of a not-so-great train robbery - is an absolute treasure! Two brothers, Damian and Anthony, are...

From the author of Ender's Game , the soon-to-be major motion picture! A powerful secret. A deadly path. Delve into the first two volumes in the New York Times bestselling...

Lost and alone...down the rabbit hole. Alice thought she knew what solitude was: Her mother-gone Her father-remarried with a newborn daughter. Now... trapped in the icy embrace of a deadly...

In a little Irish town like Kenmare, there's no need to worry whether people will discover your secrets. They already have. For Mary, that means being remembered for her tragic...

When Gracie's semi-famous husband unceremoniously dumps her by cell phone, she soon finds refuge with all the wrong people, including a mysterious hunk who saves her from drowning, and her...

Karen Gregory's heartfelt, thought-provoking second novel about love against the odds is perfect for readers of Lisa Williamson, Sara Barnard and Sarah Crossan. When she was little, Joni used to...

In the blink of an eye all the adults disappear in a small town in southern California and no one knows why. First a car crash; a house up in...

Connie is stuck up and bossy, so when she comes to visit, Joe, Beth and Frannie are fed up. But they won't let her stop them having fun with their...

When Joe, Beth and Frannie move to the country, they find a wood nearby. In the wood stands the magic faraway tree where the Saucepan Man, Moon-Face and Silky the...

Go behind enemy lines through the eyes of famous four-legged heroes in history's biggest conflicts. In the first G.I. Dogs book, you'll meet Judy, a loyal canine soldier who became...

The Defence Techniques teacher tests the girls on their survival skills, leaving them in the Forest of Colors overnight. They use a manual she has left them to build shelter...

'Intense, complex and unforgettable' James Patterson *** The explosive new thriller in the New Orleans series, from Sunday Times bestselling author Karen Rose. *** Cora-Jane Winslow's father walked out on...

"Married girls in New York these days put almost as much effort into losing husbands as they once did into finding them." In 2004, Plum Sykes jet-setted to bestsellerdom with...

From Avi, the 2003 Newbery Award-winning author of Crispin: The Cross of Lead, comes the story of Thorston, an alchemist who works to concoct a potion that will enable him...

Just days before an international medical convention begins, terrorists abduct a leading scientist from the shadowy laboratories that serve as America's first line of defence against bio-chemical annihilation. Locked away...

McAuliff has been given two million dollars for a geological survey of Jamaica's dark interior. All Dunstone Ltd requires is his time, his expertise, and absolute secrecy. But British Intelligence...

In 1920s Munich, homicide detective Axel Berg is called to the scene of a grisly homicide, the victim being a young society wife. Soon, a second body is uncovered; the...

When British scientist, Dr Fred Findhorn, is offered a king s ransom by a Japanese corporation to retrieve a briefcase from a Russian military aircraft that crashed fifty years ago,...

This is an astounding, action-packed adventure tale of mystery and kidnapping, with an unforgettable cast of heroes, villains, thieves and all the stars of the circus. Left for dead in...

The fifth in the reissued series of Moses Wine mysteries. The opportunity suddenly arises for Moses to become head of security at the Tulip Computer Corporation. But after one murder,...

When the sky pirates begin flying over the city Kiall has an idea. If he can get on a pirate ship and sneak through the caves on it, he might...