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Condition: Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Trade paperback. New edition. New edition. 160 p. Audience: General/trade. PB 35 Fine. No dust jacket as issued.

Trade paperback. Condition: Very good. 288 p. Audience: General/trade. No previous owner's name. Clean, tight pages. No remainder mark. PB 169.

Trade paperback. Condition: Very good. 672 p. Audience: General/trade. No previous owner's name. Clean, tight pages. No bent corners. No remainder mark. SC 300.

Trade paperback. Condition: Fine. 288 p. Audience: General/trade. No previous owner's name. Clean, tight pages. No bent corners. SC 273.

Mass-market paperback. Condition: Very good. Paul Hogarth (illustrator). New edition. New edition. A-format paperback. 144 p. Audience: General/trade. No previous owner's name. Clean, tight pages. No bent corners. pb 136.

Mass-market paperback. Condition: Very good. A-format paperback. 400 p. Audience: General/trade. No previous owner's name. Clean, tight pages. No bent corners. pb 123.

Mass-market paperback. Condition: Fine. Open Market ed. A-format paperback. 320 p. Audience: General/trade. No previous owner's name PB 84.

Mass-market paperback. Condition: Very good. New impression. A-format paperback. 192 p. Audience: General/trade. No previous owner's name. Clean tight pages. No bent corners. PB 112.

Mass-market paperback. B-format paperback. 240 p. Audience: General/trade. SC 62 Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Great book, fast shipping.

Mass-market paperback. New edition. New edition. B-format paperback. 336 p. Audience: General/trade. SC 43 Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Great book, fast shipping.

Mass-market paperback. Condition: Very good. 304 p. Audience: General/trade. No previous owner's name. Clean, tight pages. No bent corners. remainder mark. PB 182.

Mass-market paperback. Condition: Very good. With B&W Illustrations (illustrator). New edition. New edition. B-format paperback. 496 p. Audience: General/trade. No previous owner's name. Clean, tight pages. No bent corners.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Fifty new books at e1 each, celebrating the pioneering spirit of the Penguin Modern Classics series, from inspiring essays to groundbreaking fiction and poetry'If he only knew what it was, he would fix it; he would kill this mean thing that made Mama feel so bad.'Belonging and estrangement intertwine in these four lyrical short stories from the the author of Invisible Man. One of fifty new books at 1.00 pound each, celebrating the pioneering spirit of the Penguin Modern Classics series, from inspiring essays to groundbreaking fiction and poetry - all complete, standalone works, some never published in Penguin Modern Classics before. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Fifty new books at e1 each, celebrating the pioneering spirit of the Penguin Modern Classics series, from inspiring essays to groundbreaking fiction and poetry'She was bored and fought against her boredom, which only bored her still more.'Five sparkling, irreverent brief portraits of famous literary figures (including libertines, eccentrics and rogues) from Spain's greatest living writer. One of fifty new books at 1.00 pound each, celebrating the pioneering spirit of the Penguin Modern Classics series, from inspiring essays to groundbreaking fiction and poetry - all complete, standalone works, some never published in Penguin Modern Classics before. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. An autobiographical essay on the importance of giving and receiving books - from the bestselling author of Landmarks and The Old WaysEvery book is a kind of gift to its reader, and the act of giving books is charged with a special emotional resonance. It is a meeting of three minds (the giver, the author, the recipient), an exchange of intellectual and psychological currency, that leaves both participants the richer. Here Robert Macfarlane recounts the story of a book he was given as a young man, and how he managed eventually to return the favour, though never repay the debt.From one of our most lyrical writers comes a short and intensely moving essay on the power, beauty and value of the given book. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. FROM THE BOOKER PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF GIRL, WOMAN, OTHERIt's a hot summer afternoon. Tension is in the air. A gang of youths on bikes gathers outside a chip shop. A teenage boy is stabbed and left bleeding on the street.The boy's mother wonders how this could have happened to her son. She is full of questions, but when the answers lie so close to home, are they really what she wants to hear? It's a hot summer afternoon. Tension is in the air. A gang of youths on bikes gathers outside a chip shop. A teenage boy is stabbed and left bleeding on the street. The boy's mother wonders how this could have happened to her son. She is full of questions, but when the answers lie so close to home, are they really what she wants to hear? Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. 'The feeling that the very concept of objective truth is fading out of the world . . . this prospect frightens me much more than bombs' Fascism and Democracy collects five brilliant examples of Orwell's writing during the darkest days of World War Two. Grappling with the principles of democracy and the potential of reform, the meaning of literature and free speech in times of violence, and the sustainability of objective truth, Orwell offers a compelling portrayal of a nation where norms and ideals can no longer be taken for granted. Like the best of Orwell's writing, these essays also serve as timeless reminders of the fragility of freedom. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Good. In "Goodbye Soldier" the central pool of artists, now rechristened the combined services entertainment, complete with Gunner Miligan, now rechristened Lance-Bambardier, makes its way across Europe, via romantic Rome and verneral Venice, to Vienna where Spike continues to demoralize the troops from the stage despite frenzied protests from Eisenhower, Churchill and Stalin. Hastily discharged from the army in Austria, he returnes to naughty Naples for an interval of connubial bliss on Capri with Balerina Maria Antoinette Fontana: 'All except for Eva Maria who I was keeping in reserve.' Finally, farewell to Rome, goodbye soldier and the prospect of return to dreary deptford where 'fortune, overdraft, income tax, mortgages, accounts, solicitors, house agents' awaited. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Based on a selection of her husband Martin Leman's famous naive paintings of cats, Jill Leman has created twelve needlepoint designs which can be made into cushion covers or pictures. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. From the annals of Dr Watson comes this dark tale of Sherlock Holmes' early encounter with Professor Moriarty. When Holmes and Watson receive a cipher from one of Moriarty's henchmen warning of dark doings at a manor house, they find themselves on the trail of a murderer. Almost immediately, they are on their way to Sussex where they discover a corpse with its head blown to pieces. But all is not as it seems. For the origins of this case lie in America, and involve a Pinkerton's man and the doings of a terrible and secretive lodge. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. A shocking and highly readable expose of the state of the food production industry in Britain today. Felicity Lawrence will take some of the most popular foods we eat at home to show how the food industry in Britain causes ill health, environmental damage, urban blight, starving smallholders in Africa and Asia, and illegal labourers smuggled and exploited in Britain. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Tucker Max drinks to excess at inappropriate times, disregards social norms, indulges every whim, takes no responsibility for his actions, rebels against any authority, mocks idiots and posers, sleeps with more women than is safe or reasonable and generally just acts like an asshole. I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell contains everything the modern-day bounder that is Tucker Max has written since he started sharing his depraved reality with an audience of millions. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Hugh Paxton was a very important archaeologist and highly influential man. So important that the BBC have decided to make a documentary on his life, focusing on the dig that made him famous. The trouble with digging around in the past, though, is that it disturbs the present as well. Hugh's beautiful, flighty widow Laura, her prickly daughter Kate, and Kate's charming fiance Tom are each determined, in their own way, to keep the past in its place. But history has a habit of rearing its head. And as the film-makers take over the family home, and begin to delve into Hugh's life, there are unexpected upheavals along the way. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Good. A hideous scream pierces the calm of the evening psychotherapy session. The body of a woman lies sprawled in the basement of the Steen Clinic, a chisel thrust through her heart. Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh, relaxing at a literary party close by, hurries over to investigate the murder. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The first edition of the "Time Out South of France Guide" gives you the insider's view of Le Midi, from the wide open spaces of the Camargue to the glitz of the Riviera. With colour photographs throughout and 24 pages of regional and city maps, the guide offers a lively, informed account of the history and culture of the South and picks out the best places to eat, sleep, shop, party and work that tan. The "South of France Guide" includes: comprehensive area-by-area round-ups, each with a critical selection of sights, museums, hotels, restaurants and bars; extensive arts and entertainment information, with a complete calendar of the major festivals; gourmet tips on Provencal food and wine - an eating-out overview, vineyards to visit and the definitive recipe for bouillabaisse; where to find the landscapes that inspired Van Gogh and Cezanne; and how to blag your way into the Cannes Film Festival, and where to enjoy soccer in Marseille or "socca" in Nice. And all with full details of opening times, prices and transport. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Cats are living longer than ever before due to routine inoculations which have brought infectious diseases under control, improved nutrition and a better understanding by cat owners of the risks of the "urban jungle". Whilst most cat owners don't question whether good veterinary attention is nearby, there are occasions when emergencies might occur which need immediate attention - from choking and drowning, through premature kittening, to poisoning. This book aims to answer all the questions and worries in an easily accessible way. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.