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Series: Dead Men Tell No Tales and Other Stories Paperback Emile Zola 9781847496966 $16.25 FICTION Aug 28, 2018

In contrast with the epic scope of the Rougon-Macquart novels, Zola's short stories are concerned with the everyday aspects of human existence and the interests of ordinary people.From the cruel irony of 'Captain Burle' to the Rabelaisian exuberance of 'Coqueville on the Spree', these stories display the broad range of Zola's imagination, using a variety of tones, from the quietly cynical to the compassionate, from the playful to the tragic.Contains:Dead Men Tell No TalesCoqueville on the SpreeCaptain BurleShellfish for Monsieur Chabre
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Series: The Italian Paperback Ann Radcliffe 9781847497031 $17.50 FICTION Aug 28, 2018

First published in 1797, The Italian, with its archetypal villain Schedoni, its intense romance and its sublime depiction of landscape, is the masterpiece of Gothic fiction.Enlisted by the Marchesa di Vivaldi, the perfidious monk Schedoni casts a malevolent presence throughout the book as he tries to thwart the passion of the two young lovers Vincenzo di Vivaldi and Elena di Rosalba. Against the backdrop of the Catholic Inquisition and the unforgettable scenery of the Bay of Naples and the Apennines, The Italian celebrates the heroic struggle o... + Read More
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Series: Evergreens Plays: New Translation The Cherry Orchard, Three Sisters, The Seagull and Uncle Vanya Paperback Anton Chekhov 9781847496683 $11.00 FICTION Aug 28, 2018

The most widely staged dramatist after Shakespeare, Chekhov left a deep mark both on the development of Russian literature and world theatre, with plays that were remarkable not just for their dialogue but their atmosphere and the tensions expressed between the lines. Collected in this volume are Chekhov's four most celebrated plays – The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters and The Cherry Orchard – in a brand-new translation by Hugh Aplin. In these personal stories of unfulfilled love, failed ambition and existential ennui, set against a backg... + Read More
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Series: Evergreens A Tale of Two Cities Paperback Charles Dickens 9781847496607 $11.00 FICTION Aug 28, 2018

Against the backdrop of growing discontent in Paris, Doctor Manette is released from the Bastille after eighteen years of unjust imprisonment and begins a new life in England with his devoted daughter Lucie. There, the gifted but dissolute lawyer Sydney Carton and the exiled French nobleman Charles Darnay find their lives increasingly intertwined with those of the Manettes. Yet soon both men are drawn ineluctably from the peaceful English capital to the horror and bloodshed of the Paris Terror and the looming threat of the guillotine.Representi... + Read More
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Series: Boqueria A Cookbook, from Barcelona to New York Hardcover Yann de Rochefort 9781632864949 $47.00 COOKING May 01, 2018

"A sublime collection of traditional Spanish and Tapas recipes. Boqueria captures the soul of Spanish cuisine." --James Beard Award-winning chef and cookbook author Alfred PortaleFor over a decade New York City's famed Boqueria restaurants have been distilling the energy, atmosphere, and flavors of Barcelona, becoming a place where patrons share excellent wine and exquisite dishes. From traditional tapas like crispy patatas bravas and bacon-wrapped dates to classic favorites like garlicky sautÃ©ed shrimp, pork meatballs, and saffron-spiced seaf... + Read More
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Series: Flour a comprehensive guide Hardcover Christine McFadden 9781472945976 $48.00 COOKING May 29, 2018

Grains and pulses, nuts and seeds: recipes from breads and tortillas to pancakes and pies.In this timely new book Christine McFadden explores the way in which flour has been a staple part of our diet, and provides a comprehensive look at the alternatives to traditional wheat flour.With an increasing and at times bewildering choice of flours online and in shops, this book follows a usable A–Z format, providing a CV of sorts for each flour (including plant source, gluten/protein content, flavour profile and how best to use). Each of the flours fe... + Read More
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Series: Jack Stein's World On a Plate Local produce, world flavours, exciting food Hardcover Jack Stein 9781472949387 $48.00 COOKING Aug 14, 2018

Combining his years of culinary globetrotting and passion for British produce, Jack celebrates his favourite dishes from around the world.In this beautiful new book, Jack Stein combines his culinary experience from working in restaurants around the world and his passion for British produce to create 100 dishes to enchant and entice home cooks. From dishes such as chilli crab (using the very finest Cornish crab) and Szechuan-style pigeon to hot and sour Sumatran soup and XO clams, the recipes featured are all easy to follow and simple to make, b... + Read More
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Series: Larder From pantry to plate - delicious recipes for your table Hardcover Robin Gill 9781472948540 $54.00 COOKING Oct 09, 2018

'Gill is a brilliant chef/restaurateur and terrific raconteur too. This very readable book has recipes for everything from pickles to cured meats for the ambitious home cook.' -Sunday TimesLarderis set to change the way the world looks at and enjoys British food. Robin's recipes will take the reader on a journey discovering forgotten techniques that once were the backbone of the British cooks' skills, achieving startling fresh and modern ways with plate and palate. In the same way that Ottolenghi has defined a new way of celebrating Middle East... + Read More
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Series: The Little Viet Kitchen Over 100 authentic and delicious Vietnamese recipes Hardcover Thuy Diem Pham 9781472936035 $40.00 COOKING Apr 02, 2019

Bring a taste of Vietnamese cuisine to your home with 100 fresh, authentic and delicious recipes from the owner of The Little Viet Kitchen, London.Born in a small village in the south of Vietnam, Thuy was surrounded by food and she grew up amidst livestock and fresh produce, with a wonderful variety of fruits, morning markets with freshly picked vegetables and the smells of traditional street food. It's these memories that are the foundation of her food philosophy and culinary creations, and her landmark London restaurant, The Little Viet Kitch... + Read More
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Series: Made in London Hardcover Leah Hyslop 9781472949059 $48.00 COOKING Jul 03, 2018

From Tudor oyster pedlars and Victorian pie and mash shops, to the supper clubs and street food scene flourishing today, Britain's capital has always been a tantalising draw for those who live to eat.InMade in London, Londoner Leah Hyslop offers a joyful celebration of the city and its food, past and present. The book features recipes invented in the city; such as the 18th century treat Chelsea buns (a favourite of King George II) and Omelette Arnold Bennett, created for the famous writer while staying at the Savoy Hotel. Alongside these are ne... + Read More
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Series: Adlard Coles Book of The Adlard Coles Book of Mediterranean Cruising 4th edition Paperback Rod Heikell 9781472951236 $40.00 SPORTS & RECREATION Apr 17, 2018

From the islands of the Aegean to the Straits of Gibraltar, the allure of the Med is unsurpased. No other cruising ground marries cast troves of shoreside history with unique and easily accessible cuisine, or islands. Although the Mediterranean provides wonderfully diverse cruising opportunities, it can also deliver surprises to the unwary. Rod Heikell, the acknowledged expert on Mediterranean sailing, provides sound advice in this fourth edition, with updates on: anchoring, berthing bow or stern-to, what weather to expect (and how to avoid th... + Read More
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Series: The Complete Yacht Security Handbook For skippers and crew Paperback Fritze von Berswordt 9781472951670 $54.00 SPORTS & RECREATION Aug 14, 2018

Whether moored at their home ports, or visiting a less familiar port in a distant country, sailors need to pay just as much attention to the security of their yacht as they would their home or car. By being aware of potential dangers and taking prudent steps in advance, boaters can ensure that voyages to even the more adventurous of destinations will be less stressful.The aim of The Complete Yacht Security Handbook is to equip boatowners with the knowledge and confidence to minimize risk, guiding skippers and crew through the entire safety pro... + Read More
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Series: The Epic Voyages of Maud Berridge The seafaring diaries of a Victorian lady Hardcover Sally Berridge 9781472954237 $28.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Jun 12, 2018

Maud Berridge (1845–1907) was the wife of Captain Henry Berridger, with whom she sailed in 1869, 1880, 1882, 1883, and 1886, to Melbourne along with emigrants and cargo. Their first voyage was as newlyweds in 1869, when Henry was Captain of the Walmer Castle, setting forth from the U.K. They returned via New Zealand instead of travelling east and around Cape Horn. However, most of the Berridge's voyages were undertaken in the three-masted clipper Superb, sailing from Gravesend at the start of summer and leaving Melbourne for home at the end of ... + Read More
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Series: The Girl Outdoors The Wild Girl's Guide to Adventure, Travel and Wellbeing Paperback Sian Anna Lewis 9781472944344 $29.00 TRAVEL Jun 05, 2018

An adventure guide in book form,The Girl Outdoorsoffers support and knowledge, empowering the reader, whether she's thinking about cycling the length of Vietnam or just needs help fixing her bike. Packed with stunning photography, the book is organized into four main parts:-Active Outdoorsshares the wildest activities on land and water and how to get started on everything from mountain biking to kayaking and night hiking to paddleboard yoga.-Wild Adventurestakes you farther with your outdoor skills, from canoe camping to cycle touring, building... + Read More
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Series: Nelson's Arctic Voyage The Royal Navy's first polar expedition 1773 Hardcover Peter Goodwin 9781472954176 $42.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Jul 16, 2019

A detailed account of the Royal Navy's near fatal expedition into the polar regions in 1773--with the young Horatio Nelson on board.In the summer of 1773 the 14-year old Horatio Nelson took part in an expedition to the Arctic, which came close to ending his naval career before it had begun. Two bomb vessels, HMS Racehorse and Carcass, were fitted out and strengthened under the command of Captain Hon. Constantine Phipps for an expedition to find the Northwest Passage. It was an extremely cold Arctic summer and the ships became locked in ice unab... + Read More
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Series: Over the Top The First Lone Yachtsman to Sail Vertically Around the World Paperback Adrian Flanagan 9781472944313 $24.00 SPORTS & RECREATION May 08, 2018

Only one person has ever sailed vertically around the world--Adrian Flanagan. And he did it singlehanded.Sailing around the world horizontally is difficult enough, crossing thousands of miles of ocean only to get near land at the Capes battling treacherous currents. However, hundreds of sailors have nevertheless managed it. Flanagan became obsessed with the idea of sailing vertically around the world--over the poles--as a boy, before he even knew whether it was possible. Thirty years later he became the first sailor ever to do so. This is his ... + Read More
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Series: Reeds Splicing Handbook Paperback Jan-Willem Polman 9781472952752 $19.00 SPORTS & RECREATION Aug 14, 2018

Splicing rope is an essential skill for any mariner. But the traditional 3-strand rope is fast disappearing. So how do you splice braided rope?Reeds Splicing Handbook tells you how.This is the definitive pocket-sized guide to all rope splicing techniques. Most of the techniques are quite easy to master--and also fun. Learn why splices are better--and stronger--than knots or shackles for joining or shortening rope, and follow the step-by-step photographs and clear instructions to find out how to splice any kind of line efficiently.Containing ste... + Read More
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Series: Shakedown Cruise Lessons and Adventures from a Cruising Veteran as He Learns the Ropes Hardcover Nigel Calder 9781472946713 $34.00 SPORTS & RECREATION Apr 03, 2018

Long before he was one of America's leading yachting writers, Nigel Calder was a novice cruiser with ambitions grander than his experience, setting off for a round-world-voyage. Nigel and his partner Terrie were young and foolish, with a home-built boat that was new and untested, one child already and another on the way--but they were determined to complete an adventurous voyage from New Orleans to see the world.It was the voyage that made Calder the marine guru he is today, a marvelous romp through uncharted family waters, while learning hard... + Read More
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Series: Superdocious! Racing Insights and Revelations from Legendary Olympic Sailor Rodney Pattisson Hardcover Rodney Pattisson 9781472935595 $47.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY May 07, 2019

The previously untold life story from world champion, Olympic medalist, and Britain's most successful Olympic sailor for three decades, Rodney Pattisson, with a foreword by Sir Ben Ainslie CBE.Rodney Pattisson MBE, the three-time Olympic medalist and multi-world champion, is an iconic figure within the sailing world. A winner in dinghies, multihulls, and offshore, he has set race and speed records, and with Lawrie Smith led Britain's challenge for the America's Cup in 1983. They were beaten in the finals by Alan Bond's eventual winner, Australi... + Read More
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Series: Take the Slow Road: Scotland Inspirational Journeys Round the Highlands, Lowlands and Islands of Scotland by Camper Van and Motorhome Paperback Martin Dorey 9781472948410 $40.00 TRANSPORTATION Jul 03, 2018

Inspirational Journeys Round the Highlands, Lowlands and Islands of Scotland by Camper Van and Motorhome
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Series: Yachtmaster Exercises for Sail and Power Questions and Answers for the RYA Yachtmaster(Reg TM) Certificates of Competence Paperback Alison Noice 9781472949400 $47.00 SPORTS & RECREATION May 08, 2018

This exercise workbook for Yachtmaster for Sail and Power provides further navigational practice for anyone studying for their RYA Yachtmaster certificate. This new edition has been revised throughout with new practice questions and examples as well as new photography and diagrams. This is a complete study guide with extracts from tide tables, almanacs, and pilotage notes, enabling students to work on real sailing scenarios and plot their own courses without the need for any other study material.This is the invaluable textbook and exam revision... + Read More
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Series: Boards That Dare How to Future-proof Today's Corporate Boards Hardcover Marc Stigter 9781472938060 $47.00 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Jun 19, 2018

Based on the authors' first-hand experiences, as well as interviews with board members and chairs of myriad international organizations, this highly practical and accessible book explores how boards can become more proactive and collaborative to thrive in modern business.THE CHALLENGE Corporate boards as fiduciaries are responsible for delivering maximum value and the highest standards of care. The persistent misconception that boards should be driven primarily by shareholder value will soon be an outdated one, and boards that continue to apply... + Read More
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Series: The Business of Excellence Building high-performance teams and organizations Paperback Justin Hughes 9781472953599 $20.00 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS May 01, 2018

The Business of Excellence uses first-hand experiences from high-performance operations to provide invaluable leadership lessons, as well as offering clear, accessible and practical insights on managing teams in any business environment.The Business of Excellence offers a unique and compelling perspective on the drivers of excellence in teams and organizations. The author, Justin Hughes, brings an unusual mix of experience and insight, having worked as a management consultant to some of the world’s most successful organizations, in addition to ... + Read More
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Series: The Business of Sleep How Sleeping Better Can Transform Your Career Hardcover Vicki Culpin 9781472936578 $29.00 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS May 08, 2018

Vicki Culpin explores the science of sleep and the impact that poor sleep can have on businesses and careers.The Business of Sleep provides practical ways of mitigating against or reducing the impact of compromised sleep in organizational environments. Margaret Thatcher may famously have been able to make do with five hours a night, but for many people that little amount of sleep can--even in the short term--have serious and damaging side-effects. Major disasters have occurred as a result of poor sleep (from the destruction of the Challenger sp... + Read More
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Series: High Potential How to Spot, Manage and Develop Talented People at Work Hardcover Ian MacRae 9781472953490 $47.00 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Apr 24, 2018

In today's competitive job market, can employers afford to spend large sums on recruitment, and then simply let talented people go?High Potential provides a practical framework for managers to create a strong, strategic vision for a high-performing, high-potential workforce.Updated to reflect more recent research in the area, the book presents an accessible guide to clearly understanding and defining potential, and how to manage high-potential employees and develop their career. New case studies show how businesses have used the concepts outlin... + Read More
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Series: Re-Entrepreneuring How Organizations Can Reignite Their Entrepreneurial Spirit Hardcover Charles-Edouard Bouee 9781472948243 $47.00 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Jan 08, 2019

It has long been assumed that, in the development of any organization, the time for entrepreneurial activity is right at the beginning. Once an organization is established, qualities that were virtues in the organization's start-up and early stages can become vices, and the entrepreneurial founders must cede control to professional managers who can nurture the fruits of their original vision more efficiently.One unintended consequence of this assumption is that large, established organizations tend to be entrepreneur-free zones. Entrepreneurial... + Read More
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Series: Share How Organizations Can Thrive in an Age of Networked Knowledge, Power and Relationships Hardcover Linda Jingfang Cai 9781472942678 $47.50 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Mar 24, 2020

A guide to how organizations must change management practices to boost agility within new business models based around the idea of "sharing."Uber, Airbnb, Skype, Alibaba, Google, Netflix, and WeChat (China's answer to Whatsapp) are all based on the sharing of information, assets, and human capital, and a new and dynamic economy is already emerging.Share presents a new opportunity for corporations to reinvent management practices to boost agility in an environment of "sharing." This book will help companies to thrive through the reshaping of the... + Read More
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Series: Transforming Organizations Engaging the 4Cs for Powerful Organizational Learning and Change Hardcover Michael Anderson 9781472949318 $47.00 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Jan 22, 2019

In a world where current political climates and management cultures make risk aversion commonplace,Transforming Organizationsshows how large and cumbersome organizations can adapt to an increasingly volatile and uncertain operating environment through the 4 Cs: Creativity, Critical reflection, Communication, and Collaboration. Based on extensive research in both the education and business sectors, the authors show how the 4 Cs can be embedded and enacted in many different types of organizations to make them more effective and responsive to emer... + Read More
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Series: Train to Nowhere One Woman's World War II, Ambulance Driver, Reporter, Liberator Paperback Anita Leslie 9781448216680 $22.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY May 15, 2018

A World War II memoir following the adventures of a female ambulance driver as she serves across four fronts witnesses the best and worst of humanity, and navigates the barriers imposed by sexism in the British Army.Train to Nowhere is a war memoir seen through the sardonic eyes of Anita Leslie, a funny and vivacious young woman who reports on her experiences with a dry humor, finding the absurd alongside the tragic.Daughter of a Baronet and first cousin once removed of Winston Churchill, Anita joined the Mechanized Transport Corps as a fully t... + Read More
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Series: Being a Princess is Very Hard Work Hardcover Sarah KilBride 9781408881934 $22.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 0 - 5 Jul 03, 2018

Being a princess is very hard work,there's so much to do it would drive you berserk!Have you ever wondered what it takes to be a REAL princess? How many thrones you need to sit on and how many hands you have to shake? Not to mention how many frogs you're supposed to kiss ... ?! BLEURGH. Perhaps being a regular girlis better after all ...A hilarious feel-good story for all would-be princesses to help teach them they are perfect just as they are. From the author of the bestselling Princess Evie's Ponies series, and illustrator of the bestselling ... + Read More
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Series: Grandmas from Mars Hardcover Michelle Robinson 9781408888773 $22.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 0 - 5 Jun 05, 2018

Fred and Nell's grandma is babysitting and the kids couldn't be happier. But hang on, there's something not quite right about her. In fact, she's acting very strangely indeed. And is that a spare eyeball? A tail? A striped tongue? That's NOT their grandma; it's an alien ... RUUUUUUN!Find out how Fred and Nell overcome the invasion by grandmas from Mars (and get their own grandma back!) in this completely crazy and brilliantly bonkers, fun and irreverent picture book from the talented Michelle Robinson, with illustrations by rising star Fred Blunt.
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Series: Faith Finding a Voice Hardcover Cardinal Vincent Nichols 9781472950420 $37.00 RELIGION Jun 05, 2018

Cardinal Vincent Nichols is the Archbishop of Westminster and leader of the 4 million Catholics in Britain. He has become known outside his community for his calls for prison reform, business ethics, and the welcoming of immigrants but also as an outstanding religious leader. In this book the Cardinal offers his own personal reflections on divine revelation and mankind's relationship with God, the importance of theological literacy in education and care for people in a global society. The book distills his reflections on the "lure of God" and t... + Read More
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Series: How Fear Works Culture of Fear in the Twenty-First Century Hardcover Frank Furedi 9781472947727 $37.00 SOCIAL SCIENCE Aug 14, 2018

In 1997, Frank Furedi published a book calledCulture of Fear. It was widely acclaimed as perceptive and prophetic. Now Furedi returns to his original theme, as most of what he predicted has come true.In this new book, Furedi seeks to explain two interrelated themes: why has fear acquired such a morally commanding status in society today and how has the way we fear today changed from the way that it was experienced in the past? He explores key moments in the history of fear to help situate the workings of this emotion in contemporary society.Fur... + Read More
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Series: The Making of India The Untold Story of British Enterprise Paperback Kartar Lalvani 9781472951205 $27.00 HISTORY Jul 09, 2024

The story of The Making of India begins in the seventeenth century, when a small seafaring island, one tenth the size of the Indian subcontinent, dispatched sailing ships over 11,000 miles on a five-month trading journey in search of new opportunities. In the end they helped build a new nation. The sheer audacity and scale of such an endeavor, the courage and enterprise, have no parallel in world history. This book is the first to assess in a single volume almost all aspects of Britain's remarkable contribution in providing India with its lasti... + Read More
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Series: Notes from the Cevennes Half a Lifetime in Provincial France Hardcover Adam Thorpe 9781472951298 $29.00 NATURE Jul 03, 2018

Adam Thorpe's home for the past 25 years has been an old house in the CÃ©vennes, a wild range of mountains in southern France. Prior to this, in an ancient millhouse in the oxbow of a CÃ©venol river, he wrote the novel that would become the Booker Prize-nominatedUlverton, now a Vintage Classic.In more recent writing Thorpe has explored the CÃ©vennes, drawing on the legends, history, and above all the people of this part of France for his inspiration. In his charming journal, Notes from the CÃ©vennes, Thorpe takes up these themes, writing about ... + Read More
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Series: Reimagining Britain Foundations for Hope Hardcover Justin Welby 9781472946072 $34.00 RELIGION May 08, 2018

In a time of political turbulence, and as the Welfare State totters under the strain in a country that has changed dramatically since 1945, Archbishop Justin Welby sets out to identify the values that will enable us to reimagine, and to enact, a more hopeful future.The thesis is that the work of reimagining is as great as it was in 1945, and will happen either by accident – and thus badly – or deliberately. The author draws on Britain's history and Christian tradition to identify this country's foundational values, and the building blocks neces... + Read More
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Series: Revolution Francaise Emmanuel Macron and the quest to reinvent a nation Hardcover Sophie Pedder 9781472948601 $37.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Aug 14, 2018

He emerged from nowhere to seize the presidency, defeat populism and upend French party politics. Who is Emmanuel Macron? How far can he really change France?In Revolution FranÃ§aise, Sophie Pedder examines the first year in office of France's youngest and most exciting president in modern times, with unique perspective from her time as head of The Economist's Paris bureau. President Emmanuel Macron's vision for France is far more radical than many realize. His remarkable ascent from obscurity to the presidency is both a dramatic story of perso... + Read More
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Series: Royal Books and Holy Bones Essays in Medieval Christianity Hardcover Eamon Duffy 9781472953230 $40.00 RELIGION Aug 14, 2018

In 1992, Eamon Duffy created a sensation in Reformation studies by publishing his groundbreaking book The Stripping of the Altars. In it he demonstrated the health of late medieval religion in England and that the thesis hitherto accepted that the Reformation came to wipe away a corrupt and rotten Church was essentially false. In this book follow-up to The Stripping of the Altars, Duffy makes further soundings in late medieval religion, but drills down to the particular and avoids any wide historical sweep. Among the topics he covers are "Purga... + Read More
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Series: The Wandering Vine Wine, the Romans and Me Hardcover Nina Caplan 9781472938442 $34.00 HISTORY May 08, 2018

WINNER OF THE LOUIS ROEDERER INTERNATIONAL WINE BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2018LONGLISTED FOR THE BIG BOOK PRIZE 2018An enchanting journey into European culture and civilization through our shared love of wine.Impelled by a dual thirst, for wine and for knowledge, Nina Caplan follows the vine into the past, wandering from Champagne’s ancient chalk to the mountains of Campania, via the crumbling Roman ruins that flank the river RhÃ´ne, and the remote slopes of Priorat in Catalonia. She meets people whose character, stubbornness, and sometimes, borde... + Read More
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Series: The Bumblebee Flies Anyway A year of gardening and (wild)life Hardcover Kate Bradbury 9781472943101 $32.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Jul 17, 2018

Finding herself in a new home in Brighton, Kate Bradbury sets about transforming her decked, barren backyard into a beautiful wildlife garden. She documents the unbuttoning of the earth and the rebirth of the garden, the rewilding of a tiny urban space. On her own she unscrews, saws, and hammers the decking away, she clears the builders' rubble and rubbish beneath it, and she digs and enriches the soil, gradually planting it up with plants she knows will attract wildlife. She erects bird boxes and bee hotels, hangs feeders and grows nectar- and... + Read More
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Series: The Dark Stuff Stories from the Peatlands Hardcover Donald S. Murray 9781472942753 $32.00 HISTORY Jun 12, 2018

People living on the edge or in the midst of moorland have interacted with their environment for centuries, utilizing its resources and drawing upon its unique features to provide shape and meaning for their lives.Donald S. Murray's new book is an examination of the moorland, ranging from the Highlands and Islands of Scotland to the Netherlands, Germany, Ireland and even Australia. Murray explores moorland in all its different guises and roles, considering its scientific, aesthetic and preservative qualities, reflecting on how for centuries hum... + Read More
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Series: Food You Can Forage Edible Plants to Harvest, Cook and Enjoy Paperback Tiffany Francis 9781472941206 $32.00 NATURE May 08, 2018

An accessible and engaging guide to foraging for families and amateur naturalists.Foraging has seen a surge in popularity over recent years, driven by the organic, natural, local and wholesome lifestyles many now prefer. This brand new guide to beginners is full of information about natural habitats and where to find food in the wild. It includes descriptions of each edible plant, with accompanying illustrations, photos, and recipes. The book is organized by habitats, such as woodland, grassland, farmland, or coast, to allow readers to engage w... + Read More
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Series: The Long Spring Tracking the Arrival of Spring Through Europe Hardcover Laurence Rose 9781472936677 $32.00 NATURE May 08, 2018

Exploring the wildlife, places, traditions, culture, and personalities associated with spring throughout Europe, and introducing readers to cultural, scientific, and historical research and his recollections of 30 years of continental travel, Laurence Rose paints a vivid picture of one of the world's most significant and beautiful natural phenomena: spring.Laurence begins his journey in the first week of February, arriving in southern Spain with the storks that herald the beginning of Europe's spring on San Blas Day. Swallows, cranes and, later... + Read More
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Series: Minibeasts with Jess French Masses of mindblowing minibeast facts! Paperback Jess French 9781472939555 $24.00 NATURE May 08, 2018

Join CBeebies' Jess French on an exciting tour of marvelous minibeasts.With her unparalleled zeal for insects, Jess French dives headfirst into the breathtaking world of invertebrates to explore their unbelievable adaptations and evolution and reveal incredible invertebrates from all over the world, from bird-eating tarantulas and glow-in-the-dark scorpions to meter-long stick insects and bat-eating centipedes.Fancy meeting a foot-long centipede or a spider the size of your dinner plate? With Minibeasts with Jess French, you can do just that fr... + Read More
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Series: RSPB Spotlight Hedgehogs Paperback James Lowen 9781472950086 $24.00 SCIENCE Aug 28, 2018

Much loved . . . but about to be lost? The hedgehog was voted Britain's favorite animal in 2013, yet numbers in the British countryside have halved this century. Generations of children have been captivated by Beatrix Potter'sThe Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-winkle and Romans feted hedgehogs as weather prophets, yet many cultures routinely consume hedgehog meat for medicinal uses as varied as alleviating arthritis and arresting impotence.Unmistakably--and uniquely, in European terms--garbed in spines, this mammal is a "gardener's best friend". . . yet on... + Read More
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Series: RSPB Spotlight Swifts and Swallows Paperback Mike Unwin 9781472950116 $24.00 SCIENCE Aug 28, 2018

TheRSPB Spotlightseries introduces a selection of iconic UK wildlife to the general reader. This latest title focuses upon the swallow and the swift, two well known birds that, although unrelated, are often combined--and, indeed, confused--in the popular imagination.Traditional heralds of the European summer, swallows and swifts have many things in common. Both feed on aerial insects and are thus similarly adapted for an aerial lifestyle, with long wings, aerodynamic bodies, and fast agile flight. Both have a penchant for breeding on or around ... + Read More
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Series: Songs of Love and War The Dark Heart of Bird Behaviour Paperback Dominic Couzens 9781472942272 $24.00 NATURE Dec 18, 2018

The dawn chorus: a single voice cutting through the darkness heralds a breaking wave of sound at the very beginning of the day. It is an iconic natural phenomenon with many familiar performers, yet it is a mysterious event for which there is no complete explanation.A mass of starlings gathers at the end of the midwinter day. As the sun sets, wave upon wave of bodies rolls in and embarks upon another of nature's great attempts to show off. The murmuration is another much-admired spectacle, but again its purpose is obscure and defies our understa... + Read More
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Series: The Way of the Hare Paperback Marianne Taylor 9781472942265 $24.00 NATURE Sep 11, 2018

To the people of rural Britain, hares are deeply beloved, perhaps above all other animals. They thrive in abundance in imagery but can be maddeningly elusive in reality. In our stories--ancient and modern--hares are magical, uncanny, and illogical beings which commune with the moon, vanish at will, and lose their minds when spring arrives. Yet despite the breadth and depth of its legends, the brown hare of the lowlands is a relative newcomer to our islands, and our "real" ancient hare is the mountain hare of the most unforgiving high mountainsi... + Read More
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Series: The Archipelago Italy Since 1945 Hardcover John Foot 9781408827246 $45.00 HISTORY Jul 17, 2018

A sparkling history of Italy from the post-war to the present by renowned historian John FootItaly emerged from the Second World War in ruins. Divided, invaded and economically broken, it was a nation that some claimed had ceased to exist. By the 1960s, Italy could boast the fastest-growing economy in the world, as rural society disappeared almost overnight. InThe Archipelago, acclaimed historian John Foot chronicles Italy's tumultuous history from the post-war period to the present. From the silent assimilation of fascists into society after 1... + Read More
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Series: Detox Kitchen Vegetables Hardcover Lily Simpson 9781408884461 $48.00 COOKING Jul 03, 2018

150 delicious feel-good recipes (all free from wheat, dairy, and refined sugar) that celebrate the versatility of tasty, nutritious and abundant vegetables.Detox Kitchen Vegetablesremoves the fear of cooking with vegetables--fear that they will be plain and boring, that they will be overcooked--and instead shows you how truly delicious they can be. Inside this book are 150 exquisite recipes for 35 different varieties of vegetables that are packed full of flavor. All wheat-, dairy- and refined-sugar-free, you'll find inventive and exciting dishe... + Read More
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Series: Eat Like a Local LONDON Paperback Bloomsbury 9781408893234 $19.00 TRAVEL Mar 19, 2019

Food-focused travel guides for the world's most exciting citiesThis book is a food tour in your pocket, featuring more than 100 of the best restaurants, cafes, bars and markets recommended by a team of in-the-know Londoners. You'll also find insights into the city's idiosyncratic food culture, and a handful of iconic recipes to cook in the holiday kitchen or once you've returned home. It's the inside knowledge that allows you toDrink, Shop, CookandEat Like a Local.
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Series: Eat Like a Local NEW YORK Paperback Bloomsbury 9781408893272 $19.00 TRAVEL Mar 19, 2019

A food-focused travel guide with everything you need to eat, drink, shop and cook your way through New York City.Eat Like a Local is a series of stylish travel guides that focus on the culinary scenes of the world's most-visited cities. The first of their kind, these books act as a food tour in your pocket, giving you inside knowledge to eat, drink, shop and cook like a local.Contents include over 100 listings for the best restaurants, cafes, bars, markets and street food as recommended by savvy locals native to the city; short essays that give... + Read More
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Series: Eat Like a Local PARIS Paperback Bloomsbury 9781408893241 $19.00 TRAVEL Mar 19, 2019

Food-focused travel guides for the world's most exciting citiesThis book is a food tour in your pocket, featuring more than 100 of the best restaurants, cafes, bars and markets recommended by a team of in-the-know Parisians. You'll also find insights into the city's idiosyncratic food culture, and a handful of iconic recipes to cook in the holiday kitchen or once you've returned home. It's the inside knowledge that allows you toDrink, Shop, CookandEat Like a Local.
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Series: Eat Like a Local TOKYO Paperback Bloomsbury 9781408894002 $19.00 TRAVEL Mar 19, 2019

Food-focused travel guides for the world's most exciting citiesThis book is a food tour in your pocket, featuring more than 100 of the best restaurants, cafes, bars and markets recommended by a team of in-the-know Tokyoites. You'll also find insights into the city's idiosyncratic food culture, and a handful of iconic recipes to cook in the holiday kitchen or once you've returned home. It's the inside knowledge that allows you toDrink, Shop, CookandEat Like a Local.
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Series: How to Resist Turn Protest to Power Hardcover Matthew Bolton 9781408892725 $19.00 POLITICAL SCIENCE May 01, 2018

"This extraordinary book is the roadmap for a new kind of effective activism."' -- Brian Eno"This book is for people who are angry with the ways things are and want to do something about it; for people who are frustrated with the system, or worried about the direction the country is going. Maybe they've been on a march, posted their opinions on social media, or shouted angrily at something they've seen on the news but don't feel like it's making any difference. It is for people who want to make a change but they're not sure how." -- Matthew Bolton
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Series: A Line in the River Khartoum, City of Memory Hardcover Jamal Mahjoub 9781408885468 $40.00 HISTORY May 15, 2018

Part history, part memoir, a moving portrait of Sudan-once the largest, most diverse country in Africa-and its self-destruction."A most absorbing and rewarding book." -Michael Palin"An affecting and heartfelt reminder for those of us who have passed time in Khartoum . . . I have been waiting more than fifty years for this book." -Jim CraceIn 1956, Sudan gained independence from Britain and stood on the brink of a promising future. Instead, it descended into civil war and imploded. The continuing conflict in the western region of Darfur has driv... + Read More
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Series: The Lion and the Eagle The Interaction of the British and American Empires 1783-1972 Hardcover Kathleen Burk 9781408856178 $54.00 HISTORY Feb 26, 2019

An invigorating history of the arguments and cooperation between America and Britain as they divided up the world and an illuminating exploration of their underlying alliance Throughout modern history, British and American rivalry has gone hand in hand with common interests. In this book Kathleen Burk brilliantly examines the different kinds of power the two empires have projected, and the means they have used to do it. What the two empires have shared is a mixture of pragmatism, ruthless commercial drive, a self-righteous foreign policy and pl... + Read More
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Series: Masala Indian Cooking for Modern Living Hardcover Mallika Basu 9781408886885 $48.00 COOKING Mar 19, 2019

Wholesome recipes, bold flavours and easy cheats to create a true taste of India in a modern kitchen'20 Best New Cookbooks of 2018'Independent'3 Comfort Food Cookbooks For Autumn'Huffpost UK'Her style of simple yet delicious Indian recipes will take you on a journey through this extravagant cuisine' Dr Rupy Aujla Food writer Mallika Basu grew up enjoying exotic flavours from across India in an unconventional, bustling home in Kolkata – and then spent years recreating them in a London kitchen. Now she shares those recipes, techniques and shortcu... + Read More
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Series: MI5 and Me A Coronet Among the Spooks Hardcover Charlotte Bingham 9781408888148 $36.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY May 15, 2018

From the bestselling author comes a beguiling comic memoir about a young woman who discovers her father is a spy (and was the model for John le CarrÃ©'s George Smiley) and goes to work as a secretary in 1950s MI5.It seems to me now that everyone who came to our house in those days was a spy. . .When Charlotte Bingham, daughter of an obscure aristocrat, was summoned to her father's office aged eighteen, she never expected to discover that this aloof, soberly-dressed parent was a spy. Even more ominous than The Facts was his suggestion that she s... + Read More
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Series: The New Art of Cooking A Modern Guide to Preparing and Styling Delicious Food Hardcover Frankie Unsworth 9781408886731 $48.00 COOKING Mar 19, 2019

For food that's as beautiful as any photograph - and tastes every bit as good as it looks.'A great book, full of unsurprisingly wonderful photographs... even the most lumbering home cooks can create beautiful dishes' The Sunday Times Magazine'This ravishing book is a tribute to the passion, flair and creativity with which Frankie transforms my piles of recipes, bringing their 3D tapestry to life so brilliantly and palpably in my books. Revealing her tricks and tips, with delicious, achievable recipes, her book is as beautifully written as it is... + Read More