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More innocent times

Parker

Mort

The Discworld is very much like our own - if our own were to consist of a flat planet balanced on the back of four elephants which stand on the back of a giant turtle, that is . . .Death comes to us all. When he came...

Moving Pictures

`Holy Wood is a different sort of place. People act differently here. Everywhere else the most important things are gods or money or cattle. Here, the most important thing is to be important.`Alchemists have always...

Mud Sweat and Tears Junior Edition

Mutiny on Bounty

Pickpocket John Jacob Turnstile is on his way to be detained at His Majesty’s Pleasure when he is offered a lifeline, what seems like a freedom of sorts – the job of personal valet to a departing naval captain. Little...

My Dad (PB) illustr

My Secret Diary: Dating, Dancing, Dreams and Dilemmas

In this wonderfully written memoir of Jacqueline Wilson’s life as a teenager, stories about family problems, first love, school life and friends build up a fascinating picture of a real teenager and her inner life....

Nation: The Play

Following the National Theatre`s success with plays based on novels by well-loved children`s writers like Philip Pulman ("His Dark Materials"), Jamila Gavin ("Coram Boy") and Michael Morpurgo ("War Horse"), the...

Neither Here Nor There

In "Neither Here nor There" Bill Bryson brings his unique brand of humour to bear on Europe as he shoulders his backpack, keeps a tight hold on his wallet, and journeys from Hammerfest, the northernmost town on the...

Next Of Kin

Next of Kin

Night Watch

Nightship to China

Nine Uses for an Ex Boyfriend

Hope Delafield hasn`t always had an easy life. She has red hair and a temper to match, as her mother is constantly reminding her. She can`t wear heels, is terrified of heights and being a primary school teacher isn`t...

Ninja

Not the End of the World

What is the real world? Does it exist, or is it merely a means of keeping another reality at bay? This collection offers a vision of another world which lurks just beneath the surface of our consciousness, a world...

Notes from Big Country

Des Moines, Iowa born writer Bryson`s first success was the travel book "The Lost Continent". After living in England for several years, he wanted to go back to the USA to find the perfect little US town of his past,...

Notes from Small Island

After nearly two decades in Britain, Bill Bryson, the acclaimed author of such bestsellers as "The Mother Tongue" and "Made in America", decided it was time to move back to the United States for a while. This was...

One Good Turn

It is the Edinburgh Festival. People queuing for a lunchtime show witness a road-rage incident - an incident which changes the lives of everyone involved. Jackson Brodie, ex-army, ex-police, ex-private detective, is...

Opposite of Love

Optimists/pessimists Handbook

Are optimists just reckless dreamers? Are pessimists miserable doom-mongers or just erring on the side of caution? Is the glass half empty or half full? Brilliantly compiled and beautifully written, this is a rich...

Paperboy

The book is fabulous, and I hope it sells forever. Entrancing, funny, deeply moving and wonderfully written. Please read it Upbeat and `s South London childhood was deeply the tone is sunny, and anyone who remembers...

Paradox

Paris Revealed: Secret Life of a City

Paris - one of the most visited cities in the world. But do you Which is the most romantic spot to say `je`t`aime`? And the sexiest? Where to see fantastic art, away from all the crowds? Why Parisian men feel...

Paris Revealed