The Magic Spring

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City-dweller Richard Lewis has been having a problem with roots. His, he means. It would have been so much more romantic if he had been born in Dublin or Marseille. But what if you’re simply from Croy …

Breakfast Epiphanies

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The instant Sara and Toby met, they just knew that they were made for each other. But they soon discovered that they had very different ideas about how to get married. For Sara, God and Love were inse …

It's About that Time: Miles Davis On and Off Record

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Here is quite simply one of the most original books about a jazz musician ever published–a biography-cum-discography that focuses in turn on fourteen major albums recorded by Miles Davis, using them …

The Hamster that Loved Puccini

Simon Hoggart is back with a new treasure trove of Christmas round robins. And this time they illustrate the seven deadly sins of their writers, including boastfulness (dazzlingly clever children who …

Gobbledygook

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When was the last time you heard a politician use words that rang with truth and meaning? Do your eyes glaze over when you read a letter from your bank or insurance company? Does your mind shut down w …

Broken Spears

A moving photographic journey into the vanishing culture of the Maasai warriors of Kenya and Tanzania.When photojournalist Elizabeth Gilbert first came into contact with the Maasai over ten years ago, …

Molvania

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‘This book took me straight back to my holiday in Molvania: I intend to sue.’ Ben SchottMolvania, birthplace of the polka and whooping cough, is often overlooked as a tourist destination but thanks to …

Running With Scissors

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The #1 New York Times BestsellerAn Entertainment Weekly Top Ten Book of the YearNow a Major Motion PictureThis is the true story of a boy who wanted to grow up with the Brady Bunch, but ended up livin …

Essential Militaria

A riotous collection of military facts and figures. Includes such categories as ‘The Eight Wounds Sustained by Alexander the Great’ and ‘The Worst Reasons for Starting a War’.Essential Militaria is an …

Playing To The Gallery

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Simon Hoggart’s fans know him as the wittiest of all the commentators on Parliament, and for thousands of people his daily column in the Guardian is the kick-start they need in the morning.In this new …