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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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Father Christmas and Me
Haig Matt
Let the battle for Christmas begin... Amelia lives in the magical town of Elfhelm, newly adopted by Father Christmas and Mary Christmas. When the very jealous Easter Bunny launches an attack to ruin C
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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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How Music Works
Byrne David
How Music Works is David Byrne's bestselling, buoyant celebration of a subject he has spent a lifetime thinking about. Drawing on his own work over the years with Talking Heads, Brian Eno, and his myr
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Life of Pi
Martel Yann
One boy, one boat, one tiger...
After the tragic sinking of a cargo ship, a solitary lifeboat remains bobbing on the wild, blue Pacific. The only survivors from the wreck are a sixteen year-old boy na
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Lion's Honey: The Myth of Samson
Grossman David
In Lion's Honey, award-winning writer David Grossman takes on one of the most vivid and controversial characters in the Bible. Revisiting Samson's famous battle with the lion, his many women and his b
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Notes on a Nervous Planet
Haig Matt
In this upbeat and personal book, Matt Haig explores how the world gets into our heads, and how we can unplug and rehumanise ourselves in this age of anxiety. By looking at sleep, news, social media,
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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 Love
Bukowski C.
In On Love, we see Charles Bukowski reckoning with the complications of love and desire.
Alternating between the tough and the tender, the romantic and the gritty, Bukowski exposes the myriad faces of
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On Cats
Bukowski C.
'A cat is only ITSELF, representative of the strong forces of life that won't let go' For Charles Bukowski there was something majestic and elemental about cats. He considered them to be sentient bein
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The Book of Strange New Things
Faber Michel
A monumental, genre-defying novel that David Mitchell calls "Michel Faber’s second masterpiece," The Book of Strange New Things is a masterwork from a writer in full command of his many talents.
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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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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 Brain. The Story of You
Eagleman David
This is the story of how your life shapes your brain, and how your brain shapes your life. Locked in the silence and darkness of your skull, the brain fashions the rich narratives of your reality and
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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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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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