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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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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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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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Ocean Sea
Baricco A.
A handful of disparate lives converge at a remote seaside inn: a lovelorn professor, a renowned painter, an inscrutable seductress - and a beautiful young girl, fatally ill, brought to the sea by a de
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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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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 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 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 Truth. An Uncomfortable Book About Relationships
Strauss Neil
NO MORE GAMES. IT'S TIME FOR THE TRUTH. Neil Strauss made a name for himself advocating freedom, sex and opportunity as the author of The Game. Then he met the woman who forced him to question everyth
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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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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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