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 Hit
and Run
Lawrence
Block
When Keller
gets the call to make a hit on a man in Des Moines, he's
tempted to
pass. So far he's been lucky in his chosen profession,
and he's pretty much got enough stashed away to retire.
Just one more,
he thinks. But he quickly finds that this job might not
just mark the end of his career - it could be the end of
him, period. |  Travels
with Herodotus
Ryszard
Kapuscinki
Kapuscinski set out on his first forays - to India, China and
Africa - with the great Greek historian constantly in his pocket.
He sees Louis Armstrong in Khartoum, visits Dar-es-Salaam, arrives
in Algiers in time for a coup when nothing seems to happen (but
he sees the Mediterranean for the first time).
|  Sea
of Poppies
Amitav
Ghosh
In a time of colonial
upheaval, fate has thrown together a truly diverse cast of Indians
and Westerners, from a bankrupt Raja to a widowed villager, from
an evangelical English opium trader to a mulatto American freedman.
The vast sweep of
this historical adventure novel spans the lush poppy fields of
the Ganges, the rolling high seas,
and the exotic backstreets of China.
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 Swan
Peak
James
Lee Burke
After the devastating events recounted in The Tin Roof Blowdown,
Robicheaux and his ex-partner, Purcel,
head for the mountains and trout streams of Montana for some
much-needed healing. But while Montana might seem an unspoilt
paradise, they soon find that there
are plenty of serpents in the garden too.
|  A
History of Nigeria
Toyin
Favola & Matthew M. Heaton
Nigeria is Africa's
most populous country and the world's eighth largest oil producer,
but its success has been undermined in recent decades by ethnic
and religious conflict, political instability, rampant official
corruption and an ailing economy. The authors combine
their expertise to explain the context to Nigeria's recent troubles.
|  The
Penguin Book of Classical Myths
Jenny
Marsh
These are the
strangest tales of love, war, betrayal and heroism ever told
and, while brilliantly retelling them, this book shows how they
echo through the works of much later writers from Chaucer and
Shakespeare to Camus and Ted Hughes. Full of attractive illustrations
this is as readable as a novel.
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 Blood
and Tinsel: A Memoir
Jim
Sharman
Sharman takes us
on an epic personal journey from his colourful childhood in his
father's boxing troupe to Tokyo, London, Berlin and Sydney via
the international successes of The Rocky Horror Picture Show,
Hair and Jesus Christ Superstar.
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 Socialism
is Great!: A Worker's Memoir of the New China
Lijia
Zhang
A spirited memoir by
a former Chinese factory worker who grew up in Nanjing, participated
in the Tiananmen Square protest and ended up as an international journalist. |
50
Great Reads - Books Alive
50 Books
You Can't Put Down is a handy little guide that takes the mystery
out of choosing a book. And when you buy a book from the guide, between
Sunday 27 July and Sunday 31 August, you'll also
receive a copy of Bombproof,
Michael Robotham's explosive new thriller, FREE! Guide now in store,
or view
it online.
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New
Ranger's Apprentice novel, The
Kings of Clonmel, due
November. Preorder now! Plus see our Ranger's
page for details of reduced
international shipping rates on preorders for overseas customers. |
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