Search Tips
Search Tips
Our search has the following Google-type functionality:
+ (addition symbol)
If you use '+' at the start of a word, that word will be present in the search results.
eg. Harry +Potter
Search results will contain 'Potter'.
- (minus symbol)
If you use '-' at the start of a word, that word will be absent in the search results.
eg. Harry -Potter
Search results will not contain 'Potter'.
AND
If you use 'AND' between 2 words, then both those words will be present in the search results.
eg. Harry AND Potter
Search results will contain both 'Harry' and 'Potter'.
OR
If you use 'OR' between 2 words, then either or both of those words will be present in the search results.
eg. 'Harry OR Potter'
Search results will contain just 'Harry', or just 'Potter', or both 'Harry' and 'Potter'.
NOT
If you use 'NOT' before a word, that word will be absent in the search results. (This is the same as using the minus symbol).
eg. 'Harry NOT Potter'
Search results will not contain 'Potter'.
" " (double quotation marks)
If you use double quotation marks around words, those words will be present in that order.
eg. "Harry Potter"
Search results will contain 'Harry Potter', but not 'Potter Harry'.
* (asterisk)
If you use '*' in a word, it performs a wildcard search, as it signifies any number of characters. (Searches cannot start with a wildcard).
eg. 'Pot*er'
Search results will contain words starting with 'Pot' and ending in 'er', such as 'Potter'.
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MAY NEW RELEASES
Man Booker Prize for Fiction
First awarded in 1969, this prize is one of the most famous and widely discussed literary prizes in the world. The £21,000 annual prize is awarded to the best novel written a citizen of the Commonwealth or Republic of Ireland.
| Year | Winner | Shorlist | ||||||||||||
| 2007 | | Darkmans Nicola Barker | ||||||||||||
| 2006 |
| The Secret River Kate Grenville | ||||||||||||
| 2005 |
The Sea | Arthur & George Julian Barnes | ||||||||||||
| 2004 |
The Line of Beauty | Bitter Fruit Achmat Dangor | ||||||||||||
| 2003 |
| Brick Lane Monica Ali | ||||||||||||
| 2002 |
Life of Pi | Family Matters Rohinton Mistry | ||||||||||||
| 2001 |
| The Dark Room Rachel Seiffert | ||||||||||||
| 2000 |
| Hiding Place Trezza Azzopardi | ||||||||||||
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