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Kobo Abe's existential and entertaining masterpiece 'This is the record of a box man' The streets of Tokyo have been seeing a strange phenomenon recently - people who have decided...

A Kafaesque marvel and a biting satire of bureaucracy, medicine and modern life In Tokyo, in the middle of the night, an uncalled-for ambulance arrives to spirit away a man's...

New in Penguin Japanese Classics- a surreal work of apocalyptic science fiction Introducing Penguin Japanese Classics- a collection of some of Japan's most celebrated and ground-breaking 20th century writers, with...

New to Penguin Modern Classics, to be published alongside THE WOMAN IN THE DUNES The narrator is a scientist hideously deformed in a laboratory accident - a man who has...

The remarkable true story of Saint Maximilian Kolbe, his sacrifice in Auschwitz, and the two men in war-torn Japan whose lives he changed forever The remarkable true story of Saint...

Volume 3 by the author of WE'LL PRESCRIBE YOU A CAT - where healing arrives on four paws. For fans of THE TRAVELLING CAT CHRONICLES. Cats prove to be the...

The life and the legend of the Black Mamba, told in an abundantly illustrated book for young readers. For his entire career, Kobe Bryant had an unquenchable drive not just...

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A hilarious new take on tall tales and "crying wolf" from the award-winning creator of Frank's Red Hat and Ducky the Spy There was once a small bird called BOB....

A collection of probing essays and weekly meditations, this book addresses how to prepare emotionally and spiritually for the impending collapse of industrial civilization. Author Carolyn Baker offers wisdom, inspiration,...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Light marks on boards. Binding remains tight. Clean text. Shadow Of Fear by Payes plunges readers...

'Welcome, one and all, to the Robofight Games!' Last week Ethan was just a teenage kid who was lying in hospital with a brain tumour. That was last week. Now,...

Historical Adventure Fiction Bargain Book Box Three Wilbur Smiths. Three Simon Scarrows. Four Ben Kanes. And Sharpe. This is a box for readers who measure a good weekend in campaigns....

E-FORCE: Six gifted, super-fit, highly trained individuals MISSION: Specialist rescue in times of global emergency The Emergency Force team - including former marine Mark Harrison, shuttle pilot Michaela Buchanan and...

Author: Donald W. Klopf & Ronald E. CambraBinding: PaperbackPublished: Morton Publishing Company, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imagePersonal & Public Speaking presents...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis book explores the challenges of maintaining rationality in a world filled with irrational behaviors and decisions. Michael E. Bernard...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Large tears now repaired with non-acidic tape.At the dawn of the atomic age, An Approach to Modern Physics...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhat happens when idealism is tested by the unrelenting demands of daily life? Kibbutz: Venture in...

Meet Hairy Maclary and his rollicking gang in this delightful board book with tabs! Who is covered in spots? Who has a low tum? And who is the roughest and...

A companion story to the multi-award winning, internationally successful Frank's Red Hat starring Neville, the penguin who was eaten by a whale - or was he? Neville was a penguin...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodFew adventure novels have seized the imagination of the English-speaking world quite like King Solomon's Mines, the thunderous debut that launched one of Victorian literature's most...

Welcome to the Galaxy Popular for both work and play, Android tablets fill a useful niche between smartphone and computer. Samsung's Galaxy Tab kicks it up a notch, offering both...

A mouse knight takes a leaf from the Borrowers' book in this stunning Pixar-esque picture book from international bestselling author Cornelia Funke and Monica Armino.

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingFew legends of the English-speaking world burn as brightly as that of Robin Hood —...

Author: Fabrizia Lanza Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 320 For cooks and travel aficionados, the ultimate book of Sicilian home cooking recipes, written by Fabrizia Lanza, owner of the renowned...

Author: B. E. Jones Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 *Soon to be a major TV series on Amazon Prime, starring Jenna Coleman* __________________________ LOVE CAN HURT. BETRAYAL CAN KILL....

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsA scholarly work of literary criticism, Aliens in Their Land: The Aborigine in the Australian Short Story examines...

Ari is just a regular avatar from Blockville who loves hanging out with his two best friends - Zeke, an obby and parkour pro, and Jez, the ultimate hacker and...

Based on the hit ABC KIDS TV show! Ooh, singing things! Sing along to Bluey and Bingo's favourite songs, including 'Miss Mary Mack' and 'Five Fat Sausages'. A gorgeous tabbed...

Author: Lionel WhiteBinding: HardbackPublished: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThe hardboiled crime novel The Night Of The Rape...

Recounts the dramatic surrender of General Lee's Army of Northern Virginia in a new, illustrated edition. From the Pulitzer Prize winning author of Andersonville comes the story of an unforgettable...

Author: E. J. BradyBinding: HardbackPublished: Edward Arnold, London, 1924Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis captivating travelogue chronicles a journey...

Author: E. BuchnerBinding: HardbackPublished: Thames & Hudson., 1957Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Tanned edges, minor foxing to end-pages, yellowed and discoloured DJ with some...

(Guitar Recorded Versions). The ultimate collection of over 125 Christian favorites by today's top artists transcribed for guitar in notes and tab. Includes: Be My Escape (Relient K) * Dare...

Author: E. V. CunninghamBinding: HardbackPublished: ANDRE DEUTSCH, 1962Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsA compelling mystery, Sylvia: A Man's Search Into The Past...

Edition: 2nd ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerFor the chess player who has mastered the basics and hungers for the deeper art of...

Edition: 2nd pr.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingCondition remarks: This copy of W. L. White’s They Were Expendable (Harcourt, Brace, 1942) belonged to...

New York City girl Claudia, a month shy of her twelfth birthday, has resolved to run away from home with her younger brother, Jamie. She plans everything to perfection, including...

Author: E. E. SpitzerBinding: HardbackPublished: Crown Publishers, New York, 1966Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsIn this delightful humorous non-fiction work, E. E. Spitzer presents a collection...

Author: Walter L. Burke And E. Bryan SmythBinding: HardbackPublished: THE LAW BOOK COMPANY LTD, 1966Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsAccounting For Management: Cost Analysis, Planning, Control And Decision-Making...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Tanning and foxingFew novels have gripped the Victorian reading public with such ferocious intensity as Wilkie Collins's The Woman...