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Ghost trees
Superb, compelling urban nature writing from East London: an increasingly popular strand of nature writing. The story of a city landscape told through its trees, past and present
£10.99
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£15.95
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The embodied mind
A new edition of a classic work that originated the "embodied cognition" movement and was one of the first to link science and Buddhist practices.
£33.00
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The ruby in the smoke
Soon after Sally Lockhart's father drowns at sea, she receives an anonymous letter. The dire warning it contains makes a man die of fear at her feet. Determined to discover the truth about her father's death, sixteen-year-old Sally is plunged into a terrifying mystery in the dark heart of Victorian London.
£8.99
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The peculiar peggs of Riddling Woods
When Poppy moves to Suds to stay with her grandmother, she discovers three peculiar women at the heart of this sleepy little town who seen to weave a strange magic over the inhabitants.
£7.99
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Around the coast in 80 days
'Around the Coast in 80 Days' is an indispensable guide to the very best of Britain's diverse coastline. Whether you have just an afternoon, a whole day, a free weekend, or a whole week to explore our wonderful country, this book will guide you to the 80 most interesting, fun and picturesque seaside spots our coast has to offer. Starting at Blackpool, that most iconic of coastal towns, the book travels clockwise up to Scotland, down the east coast, across the southern shores, up through Wales and back to the northwest of England.
£16.99
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Climate change and the nation state
In the past two centuries we have experienced wave after wave of overwhelming change. Entire continents have been resettled; there are billions more of us; the jobs done by countless people would be unrecognizable to their predecessors; scientific change has transformed us all in confusing, terrible and miraculous ways. In 'Climate Change and the Nation State', Anatol Lieven provides the frame that has long been needed to understand how we should react to climate change.
£20.00
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A world without work
From mechanical looms to combustion engines to early computers, new technologies have always provoked panic about workers being replaced by machines. In the past, such fears have been misplaced, and many economists maintain that they remain so today. Yet in 'A World Without Work', Daniel Susskind shows why this time really is different. So how can we all thrive in a world with less work? Susskind reminds us that technological progress could bring about unprecedented prosperity, solving one of mankind's oldest problems: making sure that everyone has enough to live on.
£12.99
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Cecil Beaton
Hugo Vickers became Cecil Beaton's authorised biographer at Beaton's own request, and was given access to voluminous unpublished material. Here he explores the contradictions of a man addicted to fame, yet riddled with self-doubt.
£14.99
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Custard, culverts and cake
Leading scholars from the Academic Archers network combine a love of The Archers with their specialist subjects, in Custard, Culverts and Cake - a sometimes serious, but most often wry look at the people of Ambridge. Scholars take on subjects such as food, geography, social media, faith and naturally, the Helen and Rob storyline.
£17.99
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Gender, sex and gossip in Ambridge
The Archers Academics are joined by former The Archers editor, Alison Hindell and actor Dr Charlotte Connor (a.k.a. Susan Carter), to examine the power of gossip in Ambridge, portrayals of love, marriage, motherhood, female education and career expectations, women's mental health and the hard-won right of women to play cricket.
£15.99
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Scapegallows
This is the story of Margaret Catchpole, born into a smugglers' world in Suffolk in the late 1700s. As the valued servant of a wealthy family and a friend of criminals, Margaret leads a double life that inevitably brings about her downfall, and she is sentenced to hang not once, but twice.
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£9.90
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The earth, thy great exchequer, ready lies
Whether seeking knowledge, riches, or a better life, the characters in these stories are united by a quest for lasting value, as they ask how we should treat our world, our work, our selves, and each other. A vainglorious mine owner dreams of harnessing all of nature to the machinery of commerce. Two ladies of a certain age hunt rare butterflies in a pre-First World War Europe already experiencing the first bites of biodiversity loss. A climate campaigner must choose between personal happiness and political action. A rural Welsh community is fascinated and angered by glimpses of its invisible, wealthy neighbours.
£12.99
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£9.90
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Lincoln
Few cities present as dramatic a profile as Lincoln. From many miles away the cathedral on its ridge makes a thrilling silhouette over the surrounding landscape. Closer to, its mighty Gothic towers dominate the city's rooftops. Nearer still, Lincoln's ancient powerful castle shares the heights. This guide explores the city to its fullest.
£6.00
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The last hillwalker
In the 21st century we are losing our connection with the wild, a connection that may never be regained. The Last Hillwalker by bestselling author John D. Burns is a personal story of falling in and out of love with the hills. More than that, it is about rediscovering a deeply felt need in all of us to connect with wild places.
£9.99
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If It Bleeds
A collection of four uniquely wonderful long stories, including a stand-alone sequel to the No. 1 bestseller THE OUTSIDER.News people have a saying: 'If it bleeds, it leads'. And a bomb at Albert Macready Middle School is guaranteed to lead any bulletin.Holly Gibney of the Finders Keepers detective agency is working on the case of a missing dog - and on her own need to be more assertive - when she sees the footage on TV. But when she tunes in again, to the late-night report, she realises there is something not quite right about the correspondent who was first on the scene. So begins 'If It Bleeds', a stand-alone sequel to the No. 1 bestselling THE OUTSIDER featuring the incomparable Holly on her first solo case - and also the riveting title story in Stephen King's brilliant new collection.Dancing alongside are three more wonderful long stories from this 'formidably versatile author' (The Sunday Times) - 'Mr Harrigan's Phone', 'The Life
£14.99
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Curtain
A wheelchair-bound Poirot returns to Styles, the venue of his first investigation, where he knows another murder is going to take place?
£9.99
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End of watch
'End of Watch' is a compelling and chilling suspense novel which sees retired detective Bill Hodges back on the trail of his nemesis Brady Hartsfield, the criminal the press called 'The Mercedes Killer.' Foiled in his attempt to commit a second mass murder, Hartsfield is confined to a hospital brain injury unit in a seemingly unresponsive state. But all is not what it seems: Brady is able to influence both his physician and the hospital librarian to commit crimes in the outside world. Now, the technological genius has created a hypnotic electronic fishing game which compels users to commit suicide, and he is determined to target the three people who put him in hospital: Hodges and his sidekicks Holly and Jerome.
£10.99
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Space Maps: Your Tour of the Universe
Take a journey through space as you study the stars and constellations before venturing out into the solar system and beyond
£18.99
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The Jackie Morris book of classic nursery rhymes
From the acclaimed illustrator of The Lost Words, a personal selection of over 40 traditional nursery rhymes, superbly illustrated in watercolour
£16.99
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Kindness makes us strong
Whether we share a toy or rescue an animal, all acts of kindness - no matter how big or small - make our community stronger!
£7.99
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The princess and the wizard
Princess Eliza must find a way to outwit the wicked wizard and escape from him in time for her birthday tea in this magical rhyming story, with a redesigned cover and glitter on every page.
£7.99
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