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A Boy Called Christmas
Haig Matt
BELIEVE IN THE IMPOSSIBLE You are about to read THE TRUE STORY OF FATHER CHRISTMAS If you are one of those people who believe that some things are impossible, you should put this book down right away.
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Apricot Jam and Other Stories
Solzhenitsyn Aleksandr
In this, his stunning final work of fiction, the Nobel Prize-winning author of One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich introduces an astonishing set of characters whose day to day lives are transformed
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Everyone Loves You When You're Dead
Strauss Neil
You can tell a lot about someone in a minute. If you choose the right minute.
Join Neil Strauss as he:
- Makes Lady Gaga cry;
- Tries to keep Moetley Crue out of jail;
- Gets kidnapped by Courtney Lov
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Ham on Rye
Bukowski Charles
Legendary barfly Charles Bukowski's fourth novel, first published in 1982, is probably the most autobiographical and moving of all his books, dealing in particular with his difficult relationship with
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How to Stop Time
Haig Matt
Tom Hazard has a dangerous secret. He may look like an ordinary 41-year-old history teacher, but he's been alive for centuries. From Elizabethan England to Jazz-Age Paris, from New York to the South S
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Notes From Underground
Dostoyevsky Fyodor
The unnamed narrator in this novel is one of the most remarkable characters to have emerged in literature. He is one of Dostoevsky's most enigmatic and revolutionary creations. This classic details th
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On Writing
Bukowski C.
A collection of previously unpublished letters from America's cult icon on the art of writing.
Charles Bukowski was one of our most iconoclastic, raw and riveting writers, one whose stories, poems and
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Reasons to Stay Alive
Haig Matt
What Does It Mean To Feel Truly Alive? Aged 24, Matt Haig's world caved in. He could see no way to go on living. This is the true story of how he came through crisis, triumphed over an illness that al
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The Death of Bunny Munro
Cave Nick
The Death of Bunny Munro recounts the last journey of a salesman in search of a soul. Following the suicide of his wife, Bunny, a door-to-door salesman and lothario, takes his son on a trip along the
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The Girl Who Saved Christmas
Haig Matt
WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BELIEVE IN MAGIC?
It is Christmas Eve and all is not well. Amelia Wishart is trapped in Mr Creeper's workhouse and Christmas is in jeopardy. Magic is fading. If Christmas is to ha
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The Midnight library
Haig Matt
When Nora Seed finds herself in the Midnight Library, she has a chance to make things right. Up until now, her life has been full of misery and regret. She feels she has let everyone down, including h
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The Last Station: A Novel of Tolstoy's Final Year
Parini Jay
By 1910, Leo Tolstoy, the world's most famous author, had become an almost religious figure, surrounded on his lavish estate by family and followers alike. Set in the tumultuous last year of the count
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The Garden of Evening Mists
Tan Twan Eng
Tan Twan Eng writes with breath-catching poise and grace. (Independent). In the lush highlands of Malaya, a woman sets out to build a memorial to her sister, killed at the hands of the Japanese during
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The Mathematics of the Breath and the Way
Bukowski Charles
In The Mathematics of the Breath and the Way, Charles Bukowski considers the art of writing, and the art of living as writer. Bringing together a variety of previously uncollected stories, columns, re
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Timekeepers. How the World Became Obsessed With Time
Garfield Simon
Time flies like an arrow, but fruit flies like a banana. The Beatles learn to be brilliant in an hour and a half. An Englishman arrives back from Calcutta but refuses to adjust his watch. Beethoven ha
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Twilight of the Eastern Gods
Kadare Ismail
1958. In a dorm room in Moscow, a young writer is woken by the sound of angry voices on the radio. Through the fog of a hangover he hears the news that a novel called Doctor Zhivago has earned its aut
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Under The Skin
Faber Michel
Isserley spends most of her time driving. But why is she so interested in picking up hitchhikers? And why are they always male, well-built and alone?
An utterly unpredictable and macabre mystery, Unde
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Vladimir Putin. Life Coach
Sears Robert
What can the rise and reign of this century's most feared politician teach us about life, work and love? Rob Sears shows how the machinations that enabled Putin to dominate the Kremlin and undermine t
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When. The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing
Daniel H. Pink
Timing is everything... How can we use the hidden patterns of the day to build the ideal schedule? Why do certain breaks dramatically improve student test results? When should you have your first coff
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