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Longlisted for the 2015 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award Short-listed for Physics World 's Book of the Year The Sunday Times (UK) Best Science Book of 2014 A Publishers...

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This is the story of Hanns Scharff the master interrogator of the Luftwaffe who questioned captured American fighter pilots of the USAAF Eighth and Ninth Air Forces in World War...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodIn the shadowy corridors of late eighteenth-century England, a young man's insatiable curiosity destroys his world — this is the gripping premise of William...

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Despite his consistency, his achievements and more-so, his visibility, he has never written an autobiography and a biography has never been written about him. He remains an enigmatic figure. We...

'The descriptions are sublime . . . Goodwin's eye - sharp, unforgiving - allows nothing to escape . . . His literary promise is savage' THE AUSTRALIAN 'Goodwin is a...

John McEnroe was just an eighteen-year-old amateur from Queens when he stunned the tennis world by making it to the Wimbledon semifinals in 1977. He turned pro the following year...

Longing to abandon their duties as the ninth generation of tenders who weed Lorne Field, Jack and Lydia Durkin wait for their son to grow up and assume their responsibilities,...

President, whistleblower, crusader. Exposure is the story of how Michael Woodford exposed the dark heart of Olympus. When Michael Woodford was made President and CEO of Olympus, he became the...

Roots, Radicals & Rockers: How Skiffle Changed the World is the first book to explore this phenomenon in depth - a meticulously researched and joyous account that explains how skiffle...

An Observer , New Statesman , Financial Times , Irish Times and Scotsman 2021 Non-Fiction Highlight 'Searing yet beautiful ... less a hot take that an astute manifesto for what...

*This special edition hardback contains a bonus short story* 'Murdered people don't kill themselves . . .' A quiet night on a country road. The stillness shattered by a car...

WINNER OF THE CRIME WRITERS' ASSOCIATION GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION 2017 'In its tragic absurdity, Close But No Cigar reads like a Graham Greene story, with a cast of characters...

The scientifically proven method to overcome obstacles and make choices that lead us closer to our goals WITH A FOREWORD BY MARTINA NAVRATILOVA When we choose to go to the...

To whom does the past belong? Is the archeologist who discovers a lost tomb a sort of hero - or a villain? If someone steals a relic from a museum...

The last time Florida motel owner George Moran was in the Dominican Republic he was in a uniform and people were shooting at him. Years later he's back looking for...

In the swinging 1960s, after nearly a century of colonisation, Cambodia had gained its independence and was ready to rock. Young musicians from the countryside flocked to the vibrant cosmopolitan...

Lebanese Home Cooking is the definitive guide to traditional home cooking from Lebanon. With more than 500 recipes for meze, soups, fish, meat and vegetables, desserts, cakes, cookies, preserves and...

Tiger is upset. No one has remembered his birthday - or so he thinks. His friend, Miss Lollipop, takes him on a wonderful birthday adventure: with the refrain 'All change!',...

This revised edition of Clarke, Dean and Oliver's provocative book tells why accounting has failed to deliver the truth about a company's state of affairs or to give warning of...

A LUCAS DAVENPORT THRILLER BY GLOBAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR JOHN SANDFORD He knows how killers think. But what if this killer knows more? It's raining when psychiatrist Andi Manette leaves the...

'One of our finest writers.' Neil Gaiman 'One of the most shamefully under-read great British authors of the past100 years.' Sarah Waters 'Diminutive masterpieces ... Hand yourself over to be...

This book is based on award-winning research that analyzes transcripts of intrafamilial child sexual abuse trials. Building on the contemporary focus of legal trials as hegemonic sites of storytelling from...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The life and loves of Prince Charles are illuminated in a major new biography from the New York Times bestselling author of Elizabeth the Queen...

'A vital and timely introduction to some of the best books I've ever read. Perfectly curated and filled with brilliant literature' Nikesh Shukla 'The ultimate introduction to post-colonial literature for...

This new reprint of the existing Everyman CANTERBURY TALES retains the essentialingredients of A C Cawley's highly respected edition,but adds a new prefactory introduction by Professor Malcolm Andrews of The...

'Bruce is doing for Cambridge what Colin Dexter did for Oxford with Inspector Morse' Daily Mail Kaye Whiting went to buy a birthday present and didn't come back. She isn't...

The perfect book group read for fans of Kate Morton, Rachel Hore and Santa Montefiore. A secret buried so deep, only a liar could uncover it Wiltshire, 1922. When murder...

This gorgeous deluxe hardback edition of Kaylie Smith's bestselling romantasy includes a seductive new cover, sprayed edges, a foiled case, and beautiful endpapers. Available for a limited time and while...

BOOK 4 IN THE BESTSELLING CANON CLEMENT MYSTERY SERIES 'The best of the new cosy crime writers' Daily Telegraph 'You'll want to take a front row pew in Champton while...

Enjoy exciting twists on your favourite Disney stories in this collection of 'what if?' stories

A lavish full-colour edition of this bestselling title with coloured backgrounds on every page, illustrated by Quentin Blake, Roald Dahl's favourite illustrator.

'Agatha Christie vibes with archaeology in the beautiful Sussex countryside, what's not to love!' 'A brilliant cosy crime novel' 'I thoroughly enjoyed this cosy murder mystery and would highly recommend'...

'Unsettling and strange , Sea Change cements Nathan's reputation as one of our most interesting historical novelists .' - The Times 'I'll be back soon, my love. Tonight, I hope.'...

In a three-story house with a shop down below, lived the worlds finest hat maker, Madame Chapeau. Like the Lady herself, all her hats were refined. Brilliantly singular. One of...

'A fantastically gripping story of love and betrayal, told with the masterful skill of a passionate storyteller. It kept me riveted until the last page! ' BARBARA ERSKINE 'Anne O'Brien...

In 1666 the Great Fire raveged much of the capital. After the flames had been put out and the dead buried, London was once more a blank canvas for builder...

p>Political murder through the ages./p>p>From the author of Death Row, this book details facts and circumstances on Assassinations. It details the power of politics that lie behind both the famous...

The perfect brother. The perfect fiance. The perfect revenge. A thriller you won't be able to predict. For fans of reading group fiction and psychological suspense. 'I'm crazy in love...

'Brilliant - creepily atmospheric and incredibly tense' - HARRIET TYCE 'A terrifically entertaining thriller' - ALLIE REYNOLDS ON THE TOUGHEST REALITY SHOW ON TELEVISION A KILLER IS HIDING OUT OF...