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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 'I had been mistaken for him so many times that when he died it was as if part of myself had died too.'Kevin Thunder grew up with a double - a boy so uncannily like him that they were mistaken for each other at every turn. As children in 1960s Dublin, one lived next to Bram Stoker's house, haunted by an imagined Dracula, the other in the more refined spaces of Palmerston Park. Though divided, like the city itself, by background and class, they shared the same smell, the same looks, and perhaps, as he comes to realize, the same soul. They exchange identities when it suits them, as their lives take them to England and America, and find that taking on another's personality can lead to darker places than either had imagined. Neil Jordan's long-awaited new novel is an extraordinary achievement - a comedy of manners at the same time as a Gothic tragedy, a thriller and an elegy. It offers imaginative entertainment of the highest order.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. What is your pet actually thinking? Chances are - contrary to popular opinion - it's more than just 'Can I have some more food?'. This fascinating insight into your pets' minds will reveal the latest thinking on what they're thinking.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Practical, positive advice for anyone who wants to get more done in less time.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. Much-loved Maisie Dobbs returns to investigate her third case, a thrilling story of family tensions and mysterious deaths in World War I.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Much-loved Maisie Dobbs returns to investigate her third case, a thrilling story of family tensions and mysterious deaths in World War I.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Much-loved Maisie Dobbs returns to investigate her third case, a thrilling story of family tensions and mysterious deaths in World War I.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Welcome to the ultimate rainy-day book: three generations of the Brandreth family teach you every game you'll ever need to banish boredom from Wink Murder to Sardines and from Consequences to Squeak Piggy Squeak.

Hardback. Condition: Good. A personal story from the child of corner shop owners that explores how these tiny open-all-hours shops changed our country -- as heard on Saturday Live and a Radio 4 Book of the Week. Shortlisted for Business Book of the Year 2020: An Exceptional Book that Promotes Diversity.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. How perceptive are cats to the good (or bad) behaviour of humans? How do they differ from breed to breed? Are some left handed and some right-handed? How can you tell if your pet is lonely? And just how similar is your cat to a tiger? In WHAT YOUR CAT IS THINKING the researcher, biologist and author Bo Söderström weaves together fascinating facts we're only just learning about man's best friends, with highly practical tips to help us better understand and care for the animals in our life. Research on cat and dog behaviour, and the complicated psychology which influences their responses and needs has formally exploded in the 21st century, with fascinating new knowledge gained every day. Bo Söderström has an iron grip on all the cutting edge research to match the most determined cat's hold on his favourite catnip toy, and here he presents the most interesting results in an easy-to-understand way. Learn about the interaction between man and pet, understand your cat's mysterious signals, immerse yourself in those earliest moments, and gain the ability to stare into your animal's eyes and think 'I get you'.…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. The untold story of Scott's Northern Party and their incredible survival of an Antarctic winter.

Hardback. Condition: Good. A personal collection of poetry, verse and doggerel intended entirely for pleasure. The criterion for inclusion was simple: everything in the book was at one time learned by heart by John Murray.

Hardback. Condition: Good. A Girl's Guide to Flat Shoes and How to Wear them with Style.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. Emilio and Rosa are childhood sweethearts, engaged to be married. But it is 1942 and the war has taken Emilio far from Italy, to a tiny Orkney island where he is a POW. Rosa must wait for him to return and help her mother run the family hotel on the shores of Lake Como, in Italy.Feeling increasingly frustrated with his situation, Emilio is inspired by the idea of building a chapel on the barren island. The prisoners band together to create an extraordinary building out of little more than salvaged odds and ends and homemade paints. Whilst Emilio's chapel will remain long after the POW camp has been left to the sheep, will his love for Rosa survive the hardships of war and separation? For Rosa is no longer the girl that he left behind. She is being drawn further into the Italian resistance movement and closer to danger, as friendships and allegiances are ever complicated by the war.Human perseverance and resilience are at the heart of this strong debut and the small Italian chapel remains, as it does in reality on the island of Lamb's Holm, as a symbol of these qualities. …

Paperback. Condition: Good. The definitive text on the EU's future, the UK's options post-Brexit and what could take the EU's place by award-winning and leading City economist, Roger Bootle.

Paperback. Condition: Good. A novel of mothers and daughters and secrets and friendship from the bestselling author of The Keeper of Lost Things.

Hardback. Condition: Good. Fortune teller Madame Burova is retiring, but before she does she has some promises to keep and some secrets to reveal - the new novel from The Sunday Times bestselling author of The Keeper of Lost Things.

Paperback. Condition: Good. 'A magical, magnificent novel, that amounts to a secret history of an America we think we know, but never really knew' Marlon JamesThe people of Salt Point are afraid of the world beyond their rural town. Most of them are born, live and die never having gone more than twenty or thirty miles from houses that are crammed with generations of their families. But something shifts at the end of summer 1957. Change makes its way to Salt Point. The Kindred sisters - Ezra and Cinthy - grew up with an abundance of love. Love from their parents, who let them believe that the stories they tell on stars can come true. Love from their neighbours, the Junketts, the only other Black family in town, whose home is filled with spice-rubbed ribs and ground-shaking hugs. And love for their adopted hometown of Salt Point, a beautiful New England village perched high up on coastal bluffs.But as the girls hit adolescence, their white neighbours, including Ezra's best friend, Ruby, start to see their maturing bodies and minds in a different way. And as the news from distant parts of the country fills with calls for freedom, equality, and justice for Black Americans, the white villagers of Salt Point begin to view the Kindreds and the Junketts as a threat to their way of life. Amidst escalating violence, prejudice, and fear, bold Ezra and watchful Cinthy must reach deep inside the wells of love they've built to commit great acts of heroism and grace on the path to survival.In luminous, richly descriptive writing, Promise celebrates one family's story of resistance. It's a book that will break your heart - and then rebuild it with courage, hope, and love. 'A novel so potent, one wonders if it's secretly a magic spell' Kiran Desai.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Whether you are finding your way as a manager or you want to enhance the skills you already have, the Instant Manager series is exactly what you need! Written by leading experts, they are inexpensive, concise but above all authoritative guides to the subject at hand. The portable format allows you to carry the book easily to fit learning and development into your busy work life. Based on the 10 most FAQs, each chapter ends with a quick tip that can be taken on board immediately. A handy tear out card covering the most salient points allows you to carry the expertise with you wherever you go. 'Emotional Intelligence' includes coverage of the following, specifically tailored to give managers an understanding of how emotional intelligence can help them at work: what EI and EQ (Emotional Quotient) are and how they affect you as a manager and leader. You will also learn how it is useful in developing your staff and how it can help in achieving a good work/life balance. Two particularly fascinating chapters cover EI within the contexts of social diversity and conflict resolution.Backed by the authority of the Chartered Management Institute, this is an essential addition to the manager's library.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. A novel of mothers and daughters and secrets and friendship from the bestselling author of The Keeper of Lost Things.

Hardback. Condition: Good. Covers the madcapped search for a lost Latin city by intrepid and hilarious explorer Tahir Shah.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. How game theory - the ultimate theory of rationality - explains irrational behaviour.

Paperback. Condition: Good. What is your pet actually thinking? Chances are - contrary to popular opinion - it's more than just 'Can I have some more food?'. This fascinating insight into your pets' minds will reveal the latest thinking on what they're thinking.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. A lexicon of laughter.

Paperback. Condition: Good. An intense, instantly engaging, hard-hitting, yet beautifully written story of a life destroyed and a life reconstructed.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Three couples, one night. And the life that follows . . .

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. In this robust, insightful and hitherto only privately available handbook, Parisian wife and mother Hortense de Monplaisir shares with us the secrets of her survival amongst the English. Exiled to London for the sake of her husband's career, pioneer, Hortense delves into the many aspects of la perfide Albion that have long puzzled its closest neighbour and oldest enemy. No one and nothing is safe from Hortense's penetrating eye as she discusses a diverse range of topics from the inability of the English to speak their mind, their bizarre love of rituals such as the stag party and the country fete and their passion for long muddy walks, to their obsession with World War II, estate agents and incomprehensible fondness for the traditional English pantomime. The result is a double-edged comedy: here are the foibles of the English, seen through the jaundiced gaze of a sophisticated Parisienne. Hortense's confident interpretations of some of our best-loved national habits (jam with meat, anyone?) will only confirm our long-held view that the French are, indeed, very different.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Take an hour to read a book that will change your marriage forever! Rob Parsons presents an action plan to revolutionise every relationship. Includes: Are affairs good for a marriage? - How to argue - effectively - Why many men say, 'My wife's not interested in sex' - Why cutting your credit card in half can save your marriage - How a divorce will affect your children. …

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. It's time to go big - this book will help you visualise your life at its most awesome and show you exactly how to get there. BIG change is possible.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. A personal story from the child of corner shop owners that explores how these tiny open-all-hours shops changed our country -- as heard on Saturday Live and a Radio 4 Book of the Week. Shortlisted for Business Book of the Year 2020: An Exceptional Book that Promotes Diversity.…

Hardback. Condition: Good. Powerful lessons in personal and professional success from the incredible journey of the GB Women's Hockey team to Olympic gold in that epic final in Rio 2016.