The Hippopotamus
Ted Wallace is a sour, old, cantankerous beast, a womanising and whisky-sodden bounder of a failed poet and drama critic, but he has his faults too. Fired from his newspaper, months behind on his alimony payments and... See More
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by Stephen Fry
(977 reviews)
Quick ViewTed Wallace is a sour, old, cantankerous beast, a womanising and whisky-sodden bounder of a failed poet and drama critic, but he has his faults too. Fired from his newspaper, months behind on his alimony payments and... See More
by David Platt
(262 reviews)
Quick ViewNew York Times bestseller New York Times bestselling author David Platt challenges us to unite around a gospel-centered vision in Radical Together. In Radical, David Platt's plea for Christians to take back their faith... See More
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Quick ViewInfluential popular philosopher Roman Krznaric argues our brains are wired for social connection: empathy is at the heart of who we are. It's an essential, transforming quality we must develop for the 21st Century. Through... See More
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Quick ViewWhat if a happier life was only a few simple choices away? A successful entrepreneur living in Southern California, Scott Rieckens had built a "dream life": a happy marriage, a two-year-old daughter, a membership to a... See More
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by Chris Ryan
(1,063 review)
Quick ViewRelentlessly pulse-pounding and completely unputdownable, multi-million copy bestseller Chris Ryan's Stand By, Stand By is as exciting as the military thriller can be. Fans of Andy McNab, Lee Child, Clive Cussler and Stephen... See More
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Quick ViewIn post-World War I England, Lady Phoebe Renshaw and her lady's maid, Eva Huntford, encounter an uncharitable killer at a charity luncheon sponsored by a posh school for girls... Good deeds build good character, and good... See More
by Umberto Eco
(281 reviews)
Quick ViewThe year is 1643. Roberto, a young nobleman, survives war, the Bastille, exile and shipwreck as he voyages to a Pacific island straddling the date meridian. There he waits now, alone on the mysteriously deserted Daphne... See More
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Quick ViewFull of his trademark action, thrills and humour, this is Andy McDermott's 10th novel featuring his brilliant series leads, Nina Wilde and Eddie Chase. 1943 - Occupied Greece The mission was simple: round up any hidden... See More
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Quick ViewStephanie Stanford, recently widowed, must tell her family the truth. But the past is complicated and difficult to untangle. Meanwhile, Michael's memories are squashed into a shoebox (along with Queen Mathilda's Dickin Medal... See More
by Chris Lewis
(26 reviews)
Quick ViewOur lives are getting faster and faster. We are engulfed in constant distraction from email, social media and our 'always on' work culture. We are too busy, too overloaded with information and too focused on analytical... See More
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by Todd Henry
(390 reviews)
Quick ViewHave better ideas, faster, without the stress and burnout. It isn't enough to just do your job anymore. In order to thrive in today's marketplace, all of us, regardless of our role, have to be ready to generate brilliant... See More
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Quick ViewFrom the Emmy Award-winning writer of Avenue 5, Veep and The Thick of It comes a funny, violent and thought-provoking horror story like nothing you've seen before. Ricky Smart is a nobody, a Miami Beach paparazzo who... See More
by David Owen
(461 reviews)
Quick View"Wonderfully written... Mr. Owen writes about water, but in these polarized times the lessons he shares spill into other arenas. The world of water rights and wrongs along the Colorado River offers hope for other problems."... See More
by Peter McPhee
(72 reviews)
Quick ViewFor some historians and biographers, Maximilien Robespierre (1758-94) was a great revolutionary martyr who succeeded in leading the French Republic to safety in the face of overwhelming military odds. For many others, he was... See More
by Brian Bates
(486 reviews)
Quick ViewThis compelling spiritual classic about an Anglo-Saxon sorcerer and mystic "deserves a spot on our bookshelves along with Carlos Castaneda" (Time Out) Charged with the difficult task of converting the 'heathens' of... See More
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Quick View117 marathons, 52 days, 32 pairs of shoes, 57 years old: A fascinating glimpse inside the mind of an ultramarathon runner and the inspirational saga of his phenomenal journey running across America. The ultimate endurance... See More
by Matt Haig
(3,558 reviews)
Quick View*MATT HAIG'S NEW NOVEL THE LIFE IMPOSSIBLE IS AVAILABLE NOW * NOW A MAJOR FILM STARRING DAMIAN LEWIS AND KELLY MACDONALD FAMILIES. SOMETIMES THEY'RE A BLOODY NIGHTMARE... Life with the Radleys: Radio 4, dinner parties... See More
by Susan Lewis
(1,507 review)
Quick ViewAllyson Jaymes has it all - celebrity, power, and a glamorous marriage. Until her world is destroyed by the bitterest betrayal of all: her husband's explosive affair with her 19-year-old assistant, Tessa Dukes. Tessa's... See More
by Mike Adams
(658 reviews)
Quick ViewWhat's really in your food? Award-winning investigative journalist and clean food activist Mike Adams, the "Health Ranger," is founder and editor of Natural News, one of the top health news websites in the world, reaching... See More
by kc dyer
(5,186 reviews)
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by Karen White
(3,425 reviews)
Quick ViewThe New York Times bestselling author of the Tradd Street novels tells the story of a woman coming home to the family she left behind -- and to the woman she always wanted to be... Georgia Chambers has spent her life... See More
by DK
(1,838 review)
Quick ViewSee the history of witchcraft, magic and superstition come to life with this spectacular supernatural book! From alchemy and modern Wicca to paganism and shamanism, this enchanting book takes you on a mystical journey that... See More
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Quick ViewFrom the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of American Prometheus comes the first effort to set the Cuban Missile Crisis, with its potential for nuclear holocaust, in a wider historical narrative of the Cold War -- how such a... See More
by Masha Gessen
(1,074 review)
Quick ViewIn The Future is History Masha Gessen follows the lives of four Russians, born as the Soviet Union crumbled, at what promised to be the dawn of democracy. Each came of age with unprecedented expectations, some as the... See More
by Izumi Suzuki
(50 reviews)
Quick ViewA new collection of stories from the cult author of Terminal Boredom. Izumi Suzuki had ideas about doing things differently, ideas that paid little attention to the laws of physics, or the laws of the land. In this new... See More
(120 reviews)
Quick ViewThis women's history classic brilliantly exposed the constraints imposed on women in the name of science and exposes the myths used to control them. Since the the nineteenth century, professionals have been invoking... See More