Second-hand Books

The story of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" continues to enchant generations of adults and children alike. This picture book version, adapted by Lewis Carroll himself and designed especially for younger...

Do baboons have a sense of right and wrong? Can cats and dogs have their feelings hurt? Animal behavior expert Jonathan Balcombe makes the case that animals, once viewed only...

It's the biggest weekend of the year and everything is about to change - the thrilling, riotous debut novel from the Observer Best New Novelist. As Ballina prepares for its...

Joint winner (with Michael Ondaajte's Anil's Ghost) of the Giller Prize, Mercy Among the Children is reckoned by many to be the finest Canadian novel of 2000. The novel tells...

Another hilarious collection of four of the most revolting and funny stories you're ever likely to read. Gathered together for the first time are stories about: Jellyfish Undies;Foot Rot;Pigeon Poo;Deadly...

This book allows the reader to examine the fascinating environment of the rainforest to see how plants and animals survive in this humid and shady environment. Each spread deals with...

Liberalism is one of the most central and pervasive political theories and ideologies, yet it is subject to different interpretations as well as misappropriations. Its history carries a crucial heritage...

The Napoleonic Wars have an important place in the history of Europe, leaving their mark on European and world societies in a variety of ways. In many European countries they...

This Very Short Introduction might prove disappointing to those expecting an introduction to a very short man. Dispelling the myth of Napoleon Bonaparte's short stature, as well as the other...

Philosophy Bites Back is the second book to come out of the hugely successful podcast Philosophy Bites. It presents a selection of lively interviews with leading philosophers of our time,...

Oxford School Shakespeare is an acclaimed edition especially designed for students, with accessible on-page notes and explanatory illustrations, clear background information, and rigorous but accessible scholarly credentials. Coriolanus is a...

Oxford School Shakespeare is an acclaimed edition especially designed for students, with accessible on-page notes and explanatory illustrations, clear background information, and rigorous but accessible scholarly credentials. Love's Labour's Lost...

Oxford School Shakespeare is an acclaimed edition especially designed for students, with accessible on-page notes and explanatory illustrations, clear background information, and rigorous but accessible scholarly credentials. Henry V is...

Oxford School Shakespeare is an acclaimed edition especially designed for students, with accessible on-page notes and explanatory illustrations, clear background information, and rigorous but accessible scholarly credentials. Julius Caesar is...

To understand China, it is essential to understand Confucianism. First formulated in the sixth century BCE, the teachings of Confucius would come to dominate Chinese society, politics, economics, and ethics....

The result of a collaboration between a practitioner and a philosopher, this work confirms the importance of psychotherapy through an examination of its ehtical and philosophical basis. The authors set...

Fin is devastated by guilt when his sister, Ella, is kidnapped. She is snatched away from the house in the middle of a storm. As the kidnappers make their demands,...

Mr Bunny is back . . . and this time he's running for mayor. Coop Town needs some urgent repairs-and Mr Bunny is promising to make it great again. At...

The continuation of the story begun in Henry and June, exposing the shattering psychological drama that drove Nin to seek absolution from her psychoanalysts for the ultimate transgression. "It is...

Join the global movement- transform your home and your life with this inspiring, stylish guide to zero-waste living Bea Johnson transformed her family's health, finances, and relationships for the better...

Delumptious deluxe hardbacks to celebrate Roald Dahl's centenary! A splendiferous new hardback of Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, part of a collection of truly delumptious classic Roald Dahl titles...

'The Dark seeps in and eats the light, so bury your fear on Sorry Night. For in the winter's darkest hours, comes the feasting of the Vours'. On the longest...

Teenage criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl has a new mission - and this time it's personal. Artemis's mother is dangerously ill, and the only way to find a cure is for...

One ill-fated evening at the Reform Club, Phileas Fogg rashly bets his companions 20,000 pounds that he can travel around the entire globe in just eighty days - and he...

Winner of the Orange Prize for New Writers 2006, this is an insightful and witty novel on the search for love, tolerance and faith. Ronit has left London and transformed...

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'What we were after ...was lashings of ultra-violence'. In Anthony Burgess' infamous nightmare vision of youth culture in revolt, fifteen-year-old Alex and his friends set out on a diabolical orgy...

It is widely recognised that moving from traditional to agile approaches to build software solutions is a critical source of competitive advantage. Mainstream agile approaches that are indeed suitable for...

Six Sigma transformed--Motorola's breakthrough approach to maximizing business value. The definitive guide to the New Six Sigma -by its inventors at Motorola Beyond defect reduction-discover how to optimize your entire...

An anthology of 20 contemporary fairy tales which provide a subversive, sidelong glance at ourselves and the world. The authors include A.S. Byatt, Ben Okri, Margaret Atwood, Jorge Luis Borges,...

An exhilarating story of ambition, joy and failure in early manhood from the international phenomenon, Karl Ove Knausgaard An exhilarating story of ambition, joy and failure in early manhood from...

An epic saga telling the story of a Bengali family in Calcutta - exploring a family that is decaying as the society around it fractures, and one young man who...

A striking and joyous new look for the novels of one of the greatest storytellers of our time Read Pulitzer Prize-winning, Sunday Times bestselling author Anne Tyler's funny and uplifting...

London. Paris. New York. One by one the power systems get swtiched off in three of the world's major cities, plunging them into darkness and chaos. Is this the greatest...