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Six Months in 1945: FDR, Stalin, Churchill, and Truman - from World War to Cold War
"From the bestselling author of One Minute to Midnight, this is the riveting story of the last six months of World War II, when the hopeful Allied situation inspired by the Yalta Conference descended into the open conflict that would lead to the Cold War. When FDR, Winston Churchill and Josef Stalin gat...
Agnes Grey
Agnes Grey is an 1847 novel written by English author Anne Brontë. The novel is about a governess of that name and is said to be based on Brontë's own experiences in the field. It was Brontë's first novel. Similar to her sister Charlotte's novel Jane Eyre, this is a novel that addresses what the precari...
A Case in Any Case (#3 Detective Gordon)
Gordon is on vacation, and Buffy is the sole detective at the small police station in the forest. It is not easy for a police officer to be alone. Especially when there are strange noises outside the station at night....
River Cafe 30
River Cafe 30 is a celebration of an iconic restaurant on its thirtieth birthday. This bold and beautiful cookbook has over 120 recipes - revisiting favourites from the first iconic River Cafe blue cookbook, updated for home cooks today, and introducing 30 new recipes, with new tips and anecdotes. Writt...
The Bookshop
This is a pre-read / used book. Excellent Condition. Penelope Fitzgerald's wonderful Booker-nominated novel. This, Penelope Fitzgerald's second novel, was her first to be shortlisted for the Booker Prize. It is set in a small East Anglian coastal town, where Florence Green decides, against polite ...
Jerusalem: The Biography A History of the Middle East
The story of Jerusalem is the story of the world. Jerusalem is the universal city, the capital of two peoples, the shrine of three faiths; it is the site of Judgement Day and the battlefield of today's clash of civilisations. How did this small, remote town become the Holy City, the 'centre of the world...
Uncanny Valley - a Memoir
A January 2020 IndieNext Pick. One of Vogue's 22 Books to Read This Winter. "A definitive document of a world in transition: I won't be alone in returning to Uncanny Valley for clarity and consolation for many years to come." --Jia Tolentino, author of Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion The pres...
The Montague Twins: the Witch's Hand
Nathan Page; Drew Shannon (Illustrator)
Pete and Alastair Montague are just a couple of mystery-solving twins, living an ordinary life. Or so they thought. After a strange storm erupts on a visit to the beach, they discover there is more to their detective skills than they had thought. Their guardian, David Faber, a once prominent professor, ...
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Essentialism isn't about getting more done in less time. It's about getting only the right things done."A timely, essential read for anyone who feels overcommitted, overloaded, or overworked."--Adam GrantHave you ever: - found yourself stretched too thin?- simultaneously felt...
The Last Bear (PB)
Imagine making friends with a polar bear... There are no polar bears left on Bear Island. At least, that's what April's father tells her when his scientific research takes them to this remote Arctic outpost for six months. But one endless summer night, April meets one. He is starving, lonely and a long ...
Free Kid to Good Home
An hilarious story about sibling rivalry and a child's impulse to run away from home-(and come back again!)"When my squawking baby brother arrived, I realised I needed a new family. No one seemed to mind when I packed my bag. I took a box and used my best handwriting to write 'FREE KID', then waited for...
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