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A Bookshop of One's Own : How a Group of Women Set out to Change the World
The captivating true story of an underdog business - a feminist bookshop founded in Thatcher's Britain - from a woman at the heart of the women's liberation movement. An Independent and Stylist Best Non-Fiction Book for 2024 What was it like to start a...- £16.99
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A History of the Bible : The Book and Its Faiths
WINNER OF THE 2019 DUFF COOPER PRIZEA SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'With emotional and psychological insight, Barton unlocks this sleeping giant of our culture. In the process, he has produced a masterpiece.' Sunday TimesThe Bible is the central book of Western culture. For the two faiths...- £14.99
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A Swim in a Pond in the Rain : From the Man Booker Prize-winning, New York Times-bestselling author of Lincoln in the Bardo
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERPICKED BY THE SUNDAY TIMES, GUARDIAN, INDEPENDENT, IRISH TIMES, SPECTATOR, TLS, NEW STATESMAN, MAIL ON SUNDAY, I PAPER, PROSPECT, REVEW31 AND EVENING STANDARD AS A BOOK OF 2021'A masterclass from a warm and engagingly enthusiastic companion' Guardian Summer Reading Picks...- £10.99
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At The Existentialist Cafe : Freedom, Being, and Apricot Cocktails
Shortlisted for the PEN Hessell-Tiltman PrizeParis, near the turn of 1932-3. Three young friends meet over apricot cocktails at the Bec-de-Gaz bar on the rue Montparnasse. They are Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir and their friend Raymond Aron, who opens their eyes to a...- £12.99
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Bedside Companion for Book Lovers : An anthology of literary delights for every night of the year
Bedside Companion for Book Lovers is a magnificent anthology of literary gems for each evening of the year. This compendium offers an eclectic blend of fact and fiction, letters, diaries, essays, and dedications, all imbued with the delights of books and reading. It serves...- £22.95
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Book Nooks : Inspired Ideas for Cozy Reading Corners and Stylish Book Displays
A home is where the heart is, and for book lovers, it's where the books reside. This inspirational home decor tome is replete with photographs of cosy reading nooks and ingenious ways to showcase books in your abode. Blending the literary charm of Jane...- £19.99
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Experiments on Reality : The Last Essays
Experiments on Reality is a thought-provoking collection of essays that blends memoir and scientific inquiry. Tim Robinson, renowned for his intricate explorations of the Irish landscape, turns his incisive gaze inward, shining a light on his own life while delving into fascinating questions that...- £10.99
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Footnotes : A Journey Round Britain in the Company of Great Writers
Footnotes: A Journey Round Britain in the Company of Great Writers invites you on a literary pilgrimage across the British Isles. Peter Fiennes retraces the paths of twelve revered writers from centuries past, allowing their words and worldviews to illuminate the modern landscape. From...- £10.99
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Howards End is on the Landing : A year of reading from home
Early one autumn afternoon in pursuit of an elusive book on her shelves, Susan Hill encountered dozens of others that she had never read, or forgotten she owned, or wanted to read for a second time. The discovery inspired her to embark on a...- £10.99
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In the Margins. On the Pleasures of Reading and Writing
"Elena Ferrante has established herself as the foremost writer in Italy - and the world." THE SUNDAY TIMESA delightful collection of original essays on reading and writing. From the internationally acclaimed author of My Brilliant Friend, The Lying Life of Adults, and The Lost...- £12.99
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My Dear Kabul : The incredible and courageous diary of an Afghan women's writing group during the Fall of Kabul
The incredible and courageous collective diary of an Afghan women's writing group during the Fall of Kabul in August 2021 'An intimate, courageous chronicle of life as it unfolds under Taliban rule'OBSERVER, *Book of the Day*'A hugely important book' BERNARDINE EVARISTO'A deeply moving collective...- £20.00
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Notebook
Sure, sex is great, but have you ever cracked open a new notebook and written something on the first page with a really nice pen?The story behind Notebook starts with a minor crime: the theft of Tom Cox's rucksack from a Bristol pub in...- £9.99
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Novelist as a Vocation : An exploration of a writer's life from the Sunday Times bestselling author
Words have power. Yet that power must be rooted in truth and justice. Words must never stand apart from those principles. 'You end this collection.vowing to never let life, or writing, get so complicated again' GuardianReaders who have long wondered where the mysterious novelist...- £10.99
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Once Upon a Tome : The misadventures of a rare bookseller
Peculiarly hilarious!' - William Gibson'Every page is a pleasure' - Lindsey FItzharris'Utterly charming' - Tom Holland'Laugh-out-loud' - Garth Nix'A must read' - Fergus Butler-Gallie'Brims with self-effacing charm' - Caitlin Doughty'Unfortunately I have mislaid the book in question' - Neil GaimanWelcome to Sotheran's, one of...- £10.99
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Reading Lolita in Tehran
Every Thursday morning in a living room in Iran, over tea and pastries, eight women meet in secret to discuss forbidden works of Western literature. As they lose themselves in the worlds of Lolita, The Great Gatsby and Pride and Prejudice, gradually they come...- £9.99
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Shakespeare and Company
"Miss Beach's book is intimate, not scholarly, and thus full of interesting information. Her reminiscences are literally an index of everybody in the twenties, and she knew them all."-Janet Flanner,�New YorkerSylvia Beach was intimately acquainted with the expatriate and visiting writers of the Lost...- £16.99
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The Book-Makers : A History of the Book in 18 Remarkable Lives
A celebration of the printed book, told through the lives of 18 people who took it in radical new directions. 'This really is the loveliest of books' I'I cannot recommend it highly enough' SPECTATORThis is an extraordinary story of skill, craft, mess, cunning, triumph,...- £25.00
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The Diary of a Bookseller
Love, Nina meets Black Books: a wry and hilarious account of life in Scotland's biggest second-hand bookshop and the band of eccentrics and book-obsessives who work there'The Diary Of A Bookseller is warm (unlike Bythell's freezing-cold shop) and funny, and deserves to become one...- £10.99
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The Haunted Wood : A History of Childhood Reading
A MARVEL' PHILIP PULLMANCan you remember the first time you fell in love with a book?The stories we read as children matter. The best ones are indelible in our memories; reaching far beyond our childhoods, they are a window into our deepest hopes, joys...- £30.00
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The Novel Cure : An A to Z of Literary Remedies
Mumsnet 'Best Books for Christmas 2016''Ideal for anyone who has ever wondered what on earth to read next' SJ WATSON'Witty, engaging and informative. The sort of book you choose for a friend and end up wanting to keep' RACHEL JOYCEThis is a medical handbook...- £12.99
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The Past : 'Poetic, tender and full of wry humour. A delight.' - Sunday Mirror
Rivalry, unruly desire and ugly secrets poison a family holiday in this gripping novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Free Love and Late in the Day. 'Few writers give me such consistent pleasure' Zadie SmithFour siblings meet up in their grandparents' old...- £9.99
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The Stasi Poetry Circle : The Creative Writing Class that Tried to Win the Cold War
Imagine a world where the secret police believed that writers were embedding subversive messages in their works, and their solution was to train their own poets, weaponizing poetry in the battle against their perceived enemies. This extraordinary true story takes you into the heart...- £10.99
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The Writer's Journey : In the Footsteps of the Literary Greats Volume 1
Follow in the footsteps of some of the world�_Ts most famous authors on the journeys which inspired their greatest works in this beautiful illustrated atlas. A� Some truly remarkable works of literature have been inspired by writers spending time away from their typical surroundings....- £20.00
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The Year of Reading Dangerously : How Fifty Great Books Saved My Life
A working father whose life no longer feels like his own discovers the transforming powers of great (and downright terrible) literature in this laugh-out-loud memoir. Andy Miller had a job he quite liked, a family he loved and no time at all for reading....- £10.99
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Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop : The heart-warming Korean sensation
By: Hwang Bo-reumBinding: WATERSTONES BEST FICTION BOOKS OF 2023 PICK WOMAN & HOME NOVEMBER BOOK OF THE MONTH iPaper TOP FICTION PICK'An absolutely charming novel that all bookworms will adore' Red'A balm for the soul and a glorious love letter to books and reading'...- £14.99
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