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The Avid Reader July 2006
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Dear Book Lover,

The Oxford University Press Bookshop sale is back! For a limited time you can save 50 - 75% on hundreds of history, science, and arts books (and many more!) Also this month, catch up with Richard & Judy, meet saucy author Helen Walsh, and browse the 10 most expensive signed books ever sold on Abebooks. Happy Reading...

Courtenay

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Highlights:

  • In Rare Books: 10 Most Expensive Signed Books Sold
  • In New Books: The Man Who Saved Britain
  • In Secondhand Books: Pirates!
  • Author Interview: Anthony Bourdain
  • Poll: Will Harry Die?
  • Oxford University Press Bookshop - Summer Sale

    In Rare & Collectable Books

    Our Most Expensive Signed Books Sold
    The Most Expensive Signed Books SoldContinuing the celebration of our 10 Year Anniversary, this month we're showcasing the 10 most expensive signed books we've sold through the years. (And there's plenty more where those came from!)
    [View the Books]


    In New Books

    The Man Who Saved BritainThe Man Who Saved Britain
    Simon Winder
    To grow up in England in the 1970s was to grow up with James Bond, and The Man Who Saved Britain is first of all the story of the author's relationship with the "national religion."
    Our Lowest Price: £9.69

    Richard & Judy's Summer 2006 Reading List
    Richard & Judy's Summer Reading List
    Find the best prices on Richard & Judy's summer picks, including The Island, The Historian, and The Abortionist's Daughter. Sunscreen and lawnchair not included!
    [See the Full List]



    Helen Walsh: Sleepless in Liverpool
    Brass
    Walsh describes her controversial book Brass as a "reaction to the softer literature that we were given at school, books from Jane Austen and so on."
    [Read the Interview]


    Avast! A Treasure Trove of Pirate Books
    Pirate Books
    Pirate literature, fiction and fact, first appeared more than 300 years ago. Old favourites, hard-to-find classics, and collectable out-of-print pirate book booty are all available on Abebooks.
    [Plunder the Booty!]

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    AVID READER POLL
    Who do you think is going to die in the 7th Harry Potter book?

    • Harry
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    What's your favourite Not-Book?

    36% - Whoops. I Was Wrong, G. W. Bush

    29% - Everything You Wanted to Know About North Korea But Were Afraid to Ask, K. Jong Il

    21% - Making Marriage Work, Henry VIII

    14%
    - Chicken or Beef? The World's Best-Loved Airline Recipes


    Exclusive Author Interview

    Anthony Bourdain

    Anthony Bourdain The tell-it-like-it-is author of Kitchen Confidential and The Nasty Bits talks to us about vegans, Gordon Ramsay, and the worst restaurant in the world.
    [Read the Interview]
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