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 | July 2008 Robert Tewdwr Moss ‘Much more than a travel book about Syria, although as such it is marvelous’ Daily Telegraph ‘This elegant work stands comparison with early Evelyn Waugh’ The Independent The classic travelogue by journalist Robert Tewdwr Moss, who was murdered on the day he completed it. MORE ABOUT THIS TITLEMore Travel |
 | July 2008 William Heath Robinson
Edited by Geoffrey Beare
*As featured in the The Sunday Times, The Independent and 'Book of the Week' in The Week* 'All of Heath Robinson’s technical skill, all his little details and touches and flourishes, can be enjoyed for once without the aid of a microscope … the cartoon as art The Independent A stunning collection of the most brilliant and memorable work by one of the most inventive minds in illustration and cartoon wizardry. MORE ABOUT THIS TITLEMore Art More Humour |
| August 2004 J J Connolly Layer Cake is set in London and features a smooth talking drug dealer, whose plan is to very, very quietly bankroll enough discreetly laundered cash to retire young and extremely comfortable. He sees his opportunity to make a final, very lucrative score and ease his path out when old school crime boss, Jimmy Price, asks him to find the wayward daughter of a pal. From the glitz of the London club scene to the grubby underbelly of its criminal world, a dark, twisted thriller ensues. MORE ABOUT THIS TITLEMore Fiction |
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 | February 2007 Bruce Rosenblum and Fred Kuttner ‘A remarkable and readable presentation of the basic mysteries of science, our universe, and human life’ Charles Townes, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics 'An immensely important and exciting book' Raymond chester Russ, Editor, Journal of Mind and Behaviour A readable guide to the basics of quantum theory for those with no detailed grounding in physics. MORE ABOUT THIS TITLEMore Popular Science |
 | July 2009 Arthur Phillips A story of memory, passion, grief and absolution set to a remarkable soundtrack. ‘The whole novel zings with fresh insight and inspired writing... impossible to put down’
New York Times MORE ABOUT THIS TITLEMore Fiction |
 | June 2008 Barnaby Rogerson 'Ideal before-you-go reading' Daily Telegraph This concise and readable guide to the history and culture of Morocco, Tunisia, Libya and Algeria, relates the history of the region from its earliest beginnings to its politics and life at the turn of the new century. A Traveller’s History of North Africa is an invaluable guide to this fascinating region and its people. MORE ABOUT THIS TITLEMore History More Travel |
 | July 2007 Max Brooks ‘An absolute must have’ Simon Pegg, writer and director, Shaun of the Dead Based on extensive interviews with survivors and key players in the 10-year fight-back against the zombie horde, World War Z brings the very finest traditions of American journalism to bear on what is surely the most incredible story in the history of civilisation. MORE ABOUT THIS TITLEMore Fiction |
 | February 2008 Ray Davies ‘Pop biographies rarely come more inventive than this’ The Times The brilliant and mind-altering autobiography by one of the most influential musicians of the modern era. Ingeniously styled as a biography, this subversively brilliant rock memoir is the work of a nameless, faceless writer hired by an Orwellian entity called ‘the Corporation’ to capture the essence of Ray Davies, lead singer and songwriter of The Kinks and one of the greatest rock ‘n’ rollers of all time. MORE ABOUT THIS TITLEMore Biography & Autobiography More Music & Theatre |
| July 2008 Max Brooks 'A bloody-minded, straight laced manual for evading the grasp of the undead' Time Out Drawing from reams of historical data, laboratory experiments, field research, and eyewitness accounts, this comprehensive guide is the only book you’ll need to face the greatest challenge mankind has ever encountered. MORE ABOUT THIS TITLEMore Humour |
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