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06 Current Affairs & Economics
18 Fiction
07 Science, Philosophy & Psychology
20 Classics & Collections
08 Natural History
21 Children’s Christmas Classics
09 Art
22 Picture Books
10 Language & Literature
23 Paddington
11 Poetry & Music
24 Children’s Paperbacks of 2014
12 Biography
26 9-12 Fiction
13 Gift & Humour
27 Young Adult
14 Food & Drink
28 Children’s Non-Fiction & Novelty
15 Travel & Exploration
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history Abducting a General
The Longest Afternoon
The Hollow Crown
Agincourt
In These Times
Patrick Leigh Fermor
Brendan Simms
Dan Jones
Sir Ranulph Fiennes
Jenny Uglow
Leigh Fermor’s own glorious first-hand account of one of the great adventures of the Second World War.
The true story, told minute by minute, of the soldiers who defeated Napoleon.
Completes the author’s epic history of medieval England and describes how the Plantagenets tore themselves apart.
Fiennes gives us a fresh perspective on one of the bloodiest periods of medieval history.
We know the thrilling, terrible stories of the battles of the Napoleonic wars - but what of those left behind?
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The Churchill Factor Boris Johnson
Essential reading for anyone who wants to know what makes a great leader. RRP: £25.00
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Thomas Cromwell
Civil War
Germany
Victoria
Centuries of Change
Tracy Borman
Peter Ackroyd
Neil MacGregor
A. N. Wilson
Ian Mortimer
Borman examines the life, loves and legacy of the man who changed the shape of England forever.
The third volume of Peter Ackroyd’s magisterial sixpart History of England.
MacGregor argues that uniquely for any European country, no coherent, over-arching narrative of Germany’s history can be constructed.
A. N. Wilson’s sweeping and authoritative new biography of Queen Victoria is a majestic portrait of a monarch.
A whirlwind tour of Western history, pitting one century against another in his quest to measure change.
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history Political Order and Political Decay
Joan of Arc
England, Arise
Fortunes of Africa
Helen Castor
Juliet Barker
Martin Meredith
Francis Fukuyama
Brings us a fresh a gripping life of Joan of Arc.
Paints a picture of medieval life that illuminates a volatile England on the verge of extraordinary social changes.
A sweeping, provocative and very timely new history of Africa seen through the context of wealth.
The second instalment of his definitive account of mankind’s emergence as a political animal.
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Modernity Britain: Book 2 David Kynaston
A Shake of the Dice, 1959-62: Kynaston gets up close to a turbulent era as the speed of social change accelerated. RRP: £25.00
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Napoleon the Great Andrew Roberts
The English and Their History
The Making of Home
Waterloo
Home
Sapiens
Judith Flanders
Tim Clayton
Francis Pryor
Yuval Noah Harari
Robert Tombs
The 500-year story of how, and why, our homes have come to be what there are.
An epic page turner, rich in dramatic human detail and grounded in first-class scholarly research.
Takes us on the author’s lifetime’s quest: to discover the origins of family life in prehistoric Britain.
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How did our species succeed in the battle for dominance? Why did our foraging ancestors come together to create cities and kingdoms?
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The history of the English people, and of how the stories they have told about themselves have shaped them. RRP: £30.00
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This is the definitive modern biography of Napoleon. RRP: £30.00
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current affairs & economics The Shifts and the Shocks
How to Speak Money
The Innovators
How We Got to Now
Martin Wolf
John Lanchester
Walter Isaacson
Steven Johnson
Identifies the origin of the financial crisis in the complex interaction between globalization.
Lancaster explains the often complex, jargonfilled and completely baffling language of the economic elites.
The author of the massively bestselling Steve Jobs biography writes the whole history of the digital age .
This title tracks the surprising inspirations and unexpected consequences of the most influential innovations.
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How to Predict the Unpredictable William Poundstone
From paper-scissors-stone to the stock market, the economics and psychology that will help you play to win.
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The Establishment Owen Jones
Shows how in claiming to work on our behalf, those at the top are doing precisely the opposite. RRP: £16.99
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How Google Works
Inequality and the 1%
Private Island
Capitalism
Eric Schmidt
Daniel Dorling
James Meek
Arundhati Roy
A fun, easy-to-read primer on corporate culture, strategy, talent, decisionmaking, communication, innovation, and dealing with disruption.
Can we afford the rich? Why the growth of the super rich are making the UK a more dangerous place to live.
How the British government packaged and sold its people to the world.
An impassioned manifesto from one of the most vocal campaigners in the world.
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Discontent and its Civilizations Mohsin Hamid
Collects the best of author’s writing on subjects as diverse and wide-ranging as Pakistan; fatherhood and the death of Osama Bin Laden. RRP: £16.99
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cience, s philosophy & psychology I Think You’ll Find it’s a Bit More Complicated Than That
Life on the Edge
Ben Goldacre
Drawing on groundbreaking research Al-Khalili and McFadden explore the new field of quantum biology.
The very best journalism from one of Britain’s most admired and outspoken science writers. RRP: £13.99
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Johnjoe McFadden, Jim Al-Khalili
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The Incredible Unlikeliness of Being
What If?
Being Mortal
Randall Munroe
Atul Gawande
Alice Roberts
Takes us on a revealing tour around our bodies and into the past to uncover the evolutionary secrets hidden in all of us.
From the creator of xkcd.com, hilarious and informative answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask.
Gawande examines his experiences as a surgeon, as he confronts the realities of aging and dying.
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Human Universe Andrew Cohen, Brian Cox
This Changes Everything Naomi Klein
Focuses on how the climate crisis needs to spur transformational political change. RRP: £20.00
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How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life
On Liberty
Extreme
Fields of Blood
Shami Chakrabarti
Paul Martin, Emma Barrett
Karen Armstrong
Russ Roberts
Tells the story of threats to our freedoms and a highly personal, impassioned plea in defence of fundamental rights.
Why do some people risk their lives regularly by placing themselves in extreme and challenging situations?
Armstrong, one of our foremost scholars of religion, speaks out to disprove the link between religion and bloodshed.
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Roberts explores how Smith’s little known The Theory of Moral Sentiments might be the greatest self-help book that almost no one has read. RRP: £14.99
This book asks questions about our origins, our destiny, and our place in the universe. RRP: £25.00
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Natural History Walking Home
The Old Straight Track
A Buzz in the Meadow
The Wisdom of Trees
Ten Million Aliens
Clare Balding
Alfred Watkins
Dave Goulson
Max Adams
Simon Barnes
This is a story of paths and people, of discovering the glories of Britain, and of (mis)adventures with the family.
A beautiful new edition of a classic work of landscape history.
A Buzz in the Meadow is another call to arms for nature lovers everywhere.
Ten Million Aliens opens your eyes to the real marvels of the planet we live on.
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A passionate and informative celebration of trees and of man’s ingenuity in exploiting their resources.
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H is for Hawk Helen Macdonald
Destined to be a classic of nature writing, this is a record of a spiritual journey. RRP: £14.99
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Owls
Plants
A Sting in the Tale
Cat Sense
Four Fields
Matt Sewell
Kathy Willis
Dave Goulson
John Bradshaw
Tim Dee
Street artist Matt Sewell captures the world’s most evocative bird: the owl.
Tie-in to the landmark 25-part BBC Radio 4 series with Kew Gardens. RRP: £20.00
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Offers us a truly scientific, yet deeply affectionate, picture of one of humanity’s closest and most enigmatic companions.
Four Fields is a profound, lyrical book by one of Britain’s very best writers about nature.
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A Sting in the Tale tells the story of Goulson’s passionate drive to reintroduce the shorthaired bumblebee to its native land. RRP: £8.99
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Art Understanding the World
Vivienne Westwood
You Are Here
Sandra Rendgen
Vivienne Westwood, Ian Kelly
Chris Hadfield
Wildlife Photographer of the Year: Portfolio 24
The Imaginary World of
Historic and contemporary information graphics explaining our vast and intricate world.
The life story of Dame Vivienne Westwood, told for the first time.
An unforgettable photographic portrait of the planet we call home, as seen from space.
Natural History Museum
Smith encourages everyone to push their imaginations to the limit.
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A powerful collection, presenting the year’s very best wildlife images.
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Keri Smith
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Playing to the Gallery Grayson Perry
Knowledge is Beautiful
The Memory Palace
The Lost Pre-Raphaelite
David McCandless
Edward Hollis
Nigel Daly
The king of infographics McCandless uses spectacular visuals to reveal unexpected insights into how the world really works.
Hollis turns his focus from the great architectural constructions of the past and present.
A page-turning combination of detective story and tale of human frailty, endeavour and love.
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Postcards from Pelican A collection of 100 postcards, each featuring a different jacket from Pelican Books, Penguin’s iconic non-fiction series.
Cookery Postcards from Penguin A potted history of book jacket art over the last sixty or so years - classic, witty and inventive.
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Based on his hugely popular Reith Lectures and full of words and pictures, this is a personal journey through the art world. RRP: £14.99
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Literature & Language Matchbox Theatre
The Naming of the Shrew
A Slip of the Keyboard
Once Upon a Time
Ritual Lighting
Michael Frayn
John Wright
Terry Pratchett
Marina Warner
Carol Ann Duffy
30 dialogues and monologues to be played in the smallest theatre in the world - the theatre of your own imagination.
A witty tribute to the history, construction and joyousness of the Latin names that describe our natural world.
Brings together the finest examples of Pratchett’s non fiction writing, both serious and surreal.
Warner highlights the impact of the genre on human understanding, history, and culture.
A beautifully illustrated collection of poems from the Poet Laureate.
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This book about the modern art of writing, the author shows us why we all need a sense of style.
Storm
Poetry by Heart
An Unkindness of Ravens
Philip Larkin
Tim Minchin
Andrew Motion
Chloe Rhodes
James Booth
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Dazzling illustrated poetry from the magical mind of Tim Minchin.
This anthology brings together 200 poems from which contestants make their choices for the annual competition.
Tells the stories of collective nouns, many of which have stood the test of time and are still in use today.
Meticulously researched, unwaveringly frank and full of fresh material, Booth reinterprets one of our greatest poets.
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The Sense of Style Steven Pinker
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A Little History of Literature John Sutherland
This “little history” takes on a very big subject: the glorious span of literature from Greek myth to graphic novels. RRP: £9.99
Poetry & Music Special Deluxe
Anger is an Energy
Neil Young
John Lydon
A second installment of the iconic musician’s memoirs.
A new autobiography from one of popular music’s most recognizable and talked-about icons.
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Chapter and Verse - New Order, Joy Division and Me
The Big Book of Classical Music
Classical Music 16002000
Sam Jackson, Darren Henley
Jon Paxman
Bernard Sumner
A beautifully illustrated page-a-day guide to the year in classical music.
Interprets four centuries of Western classical music by considering its evolution from two different perspectives.
Sometimes moving, often hilarious, this is a tale populated by some of the most colourful and creative characters in music history
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Christmas Carols Andrew Gant
Get Plucky with the Ukulele
Music as Alchemy
Will Grove-White
Recreates great orchestral concerts as a collection of countless human and musical stories.
A revolution in music is happening under our noses and its weapon of choice is a vertically challenged guitar!
Tom Service
Music in the Castle of Heaven
Poetry Please
John Eliot Gardiner
This book distills the fruits of a lifetime’s immersion as one of Bach’s greatest living interpreters.
The BBC has looked back through its rich archive to produce a poll of the most asked for and broadcast pieces ever.
The Forward Book of Poetry 2015 Showcases a selection of the best contemporary poetry published in the British Isles over the last year.
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Roger McGough (ed.)
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Gant tells the story of some twenty carols, each accompanied by lyrics and music, unravelling a captivating and often surprising tale. RRP: £9.99
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Biography Travelling to Work
So, Anyway...
Please, Mister Postman
My Life in Houses
Michael Palin
John Cleese
Alan Johnson
Margaret Forster
The third volume of Michael Palin’s widely acclaimed diaries.
Tells the story of how a shy youth from Weston-superMare went on to become a self-confessed legend.
Moving, hilarious and unforgettable, Please, Mister Postman is another astonishing book from the award-winning author.
A book about what houses are to us, the effect they have on the way we live our lives.
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We Need to Talk About ... Kevin Bridges Kevin Bridges
Discover the hilarious life-story of one of Britain’s best-loved comedians in Kevin Bridges’ brilliant memoir. RRP: £20.00
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More Fool Me Stephen Fry
Containing raw, electric extracts from his diaries of the time revealing a side to him he has long kept hidden. RRP: £25.00
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Taking Command
Sailing Close to the Wind
KP
The Test
The Game of Our Lives
General Sir David Richards
Dennis Skinner
Kevin Pietersen
Brian O’Driscoll
David Goldblatt
Richards’ characteristically outspoken account of a career that took him into the highest echelons of military command and politics.
The memoirs of one of Britain’s most remarkable political figures.
Telling the stories behind the many other highs and lows of his incredible career.
The long-awaited autobiography of the greatest rugby player of our time.
A must-read for the thinking football fan.
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Gift & Humour The World of Ice and Fire
The Bookshop Book
Linda Antonsson, George R. R. Martin
Jen Campbell
The never-before-seen history of Westeros and the lands beyond.
The Bookshop Book is a love letter to bookshops all around the world. RRP: £12.99
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1,411 QI Facts to Knock You Sideways
Terrible Estate Agent Photos
The Simpsons Family History
John Mitchinson, John Lloyd
Andy Donaldson
Matt Groening
The QI team return with this year’s groaning sack of astonishment. All new facts!
With over 100 previously unpublished photos, early viewing is strongly recommended!!
The ultimate album of the world’s best-loved family.
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Discovering Scarfolk Richard Littler
Thinking About it Only Makes it Worse
The Very Hungover Caterpillar
Welcome to Just a Minute!
The World According to Gogglebox
Crap Taxidermy
David Mitchell
Emlyn Rees
Nicholas Parsons
Gogglebox
David Mitchell delights us with a tour of the absurdities of modern life from Ryanair to Downton Abbey
Follow the quest of one man as he attempts to shake off his hangover, through eating whatever he can get his hands on.
Tells the Just a Minute story from its inauspicious pilot episode, on to the present day, without hesitation.
Gogglebox is not just about TV. It’s about what it means to be British - particularities, eccentricities, and all.
A humorous look at what happens when taxidermy goes very wrong.
Kat Su
Helps you learn about the darker side of childhood, school and society in Scarfolk. RRP: £12.99
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Food & Drink Hugh Johnson’s Pocket Wine Book 2015
Mary Berry Cooks the Perfect
River Cottage Light & Easy
A Year in 120 Recipes
Hugh Johnson
Mary Berry
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Hugh Johnson’s Pocket Wine Book is the bestselling wine guide on the market.
Find out how Mary Berry cooks her recipes to perfection with over 100 recipes.
Fearnley-Whittingstall delivers wholesome delights with zero compromise on taste for all occasions.
In A Year in 120 Recipes, Jack gives us a full year of inspiring new recipes.
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Tom Kerridge’s Best Ever Dishes
The Oxford Companion to Food
Jamie’s Comfort Food
Tom Kerridge
Alan Davidson
Tying into a new six-part BBC2 television series, Tom elevates classic recipes with a Kerridge twist.
Already a food writing classic, this edition updates existing entries and add newly relevant topics.
Jamie’s new cookbook brings together 100 ultimate comfort food recipes, that make you happy.
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Jack Monroe
Paul Hollywood’s British Baking Paul Hollywood
A glorious celebration of classic British baking, with a Paul Hollywood twist.
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Plenty More Yotam Ottolenghi
Vegetables have moved from the side dish to the main plate, grains celebrated with colour and flair. RRP: £27.00
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Jamie Oliver
A History of Sweets in 50 Wrappers
The Recipe Wheel
Phil Norman, Steve Berry
This innovative cookbook, from an exciting new voice in cookery, turns the idea of the traditional recipe book on its head.
A super-sweet guide to all your favourite sweets from years gone by. RRP: £8.99
Rosie Ramsden
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Travel & Exploration Too Much Information
The World
Dave Gorman
Lonely Planet
Gorman thinks it’s time to find out how much nonsense we tacitly accept.
Every country in the world, in one guidebook: Lonely Planet delivers the first guide to The World.
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Bradshaw’s Enlarged Handbook
The Emperor Far Away
The Old Ways
David Eimer
Robert Macfarlane
George Bradshaw
Eimer reveals a shocking and fascinating picture of a China that is more of an empire than a country.
Macfarlane discovers a lost world - a landscape of the feet and the mind, of pilgrimage and ritual, of stories and ghosts.
An enlarged facsimile edition of Bradshaw’s descriptive railway handbook of 1861.
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Great Maps Jerry Brotton
The Broken Road Patrick Leigh Fermor
The long-awaited final volume of the trilogy by Patrick Leigh Fermor now in paperback.
The Village Against the World
A Book of Voyages
England’s 100 Best Views
Patrick O’Brian
Simon Jenkins
Dan Hancox
The fascinating story of villagers have made their village foundation of a cooperative way of life
An anthology of 17th and 18th century travel writing that inspired the hugely popular Aubrey/Maturin series.
The perfect guide to Britain’s landscape - now available in paperback.
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The Last Days of the Bus Club Chris Stewart
It’s two decades since Chris Stewart moved to his farm on the wrong side of a river, this brings his story up to date.
This beautiful book looks at the history of maps, from ancient maps such as medieval mappae mundi to Google Earth. RRP: £20.00
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Fiction The Strange Library
The Bone Clocks
Haruki Murakami
David Mitchell
Newly translated novella from the amazing Murakami.
Metaphysical thriller, meditation on mortality and chronicle of our selfdevouring times.
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The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher
Lila
Shark
Marilynne Robinson
Will Self
Hilary Mantel
Revisiting the beloved characters and setting Robinson’s Gilead; Lila is a moving expression of the mysteries of existence.
Self’s new novel continues its exploration of the complex relationship between human psychopathology technological progress
A brilliant - and rather transgressive - collection of short stories from the double Man Booker Prizewinning author.
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The Book of Strange New Things
The Taxidermist’s Daughter
Michel Faber
Kate Mosse
This momentous novel, Faber’s first since The Crimson Petal and the White, sees him at his expectation-defying best.
The Taxidermist’s Daughter is the stunning new novel from the multimillion copy bestselling author, Kate Mosse.
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The Children Act Ian McEwan
Fiona Maye is a leading High Court judge but her professional success belies private sorrow and domestic strife. RRP: £16.99
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Amnesia Peter Carey
The double Booker winning author is back with this incredible new novel. RRP: £18.99
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The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy
Mr Mac and Me
Rachel Joyce
In this compelling story, Freud paints a vivid portrait of a home front community during the First World War.
From the author of the worldwide bestseller, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, an exquisite, funny and heartrending parallel story. RRP: £14.99
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Esther Freud
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Fiction Emma
The Empty Throne
The Beat Goes on
Moriarty
The Monogram Murders
Alexander McCall Smith
Bernard Cornwell
Ian Rankin
Anthony Horowitz
Sophie Hannah
Beloved and bestselling author McCall Smith lends his delightful touch to the Austen classic, Emma.
The new novel in Bernard Cornwell’s number one bestselling series The Warrior Chronicles.
The ultimate Ian Rankin treasure trove - a must-have book for aficionados and crime lovers.
With pitch-perfect characterisation and breath-taking pace, Horowitz weaves a relentlessly thrilling tale.
Another brilliant murder mystery that can only be solved by the eponymous Belgian detective and his ‘little grey cells’.
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Lamentation C. J. Sansom
The Ice Dragon George R. R. Martin
An enchanting tale of courage and sacrifice for young readers and adults by the wildly popular George R.R. Martin.
The Slow Regard of Silent Things
Revival
The Zone of Interest
Stephen King
Martin Amis
Patrick Rothfuss
A spectacularly dark and electrifying novel about addiction, religion, music and what might exist on the other side of life.
What happens when we discover who we really are? And how do we come to terms with it?
An atmospheric and lyrical tale, featuring one of the most beloved characters from Rothfuss’ acclaimed fantasy series.
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Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage Haruki Murakami
Two Murakami’s in a year, this follows Tsukuru Tazaki.
The eagerly anticipated new Shardlake novel from the number one bestselling author. RRP: £20.00
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Classics & Collections The Pop-up Giraffes Can’t Dance Giles Andreae
A fabulous pop-up edition of a best-loved story. RRP: £12.99
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Winnie the Pooh Christmas Stories Offers a collection of wintery tales from the Hundred Acre Wood. RRP: £12.99
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Minecraft Blockopedia This book is illustrated and packed with essential information about each block and its uses. RRP: £30.00
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Richard Adams
The first full-colour illustrated edition of a celebrated modern classic and international bestseller.
The Gruffalo and the Gruffalo’s Child
Russell Brand’s Trickster Tales
Julia Donaldson
Russell Brand
A special deluxe slipcased edition of two of the world’s favourite picture books.
You’ll be enchanted and revolted in equal measure by the host of characters you meet along the way.
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The Spectacular Tale of Peter Rabbit
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Peter Rabbit’s Christmas Collection
The Owl and the PussyCat
Moomin
Beatrix Potter
Edward Lear
A treasure trove of Christmas! This beautiful treasury has something for everyone.
Lear’s classic poem is given a new life by Voakes’ exquisite illustrations.
A celebration of Tove Jansson’s legacy, 100 years after her birth.
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Tove Jansson
Emma Thompson
The third installment of Peter Rabbit’s adventures as told by Emma Thompson.
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Watership Down
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Children’s Christmas Classics The Snowman Raymond Briggs
One winter’s night, a snowman comes to life and an unforgettable adventure begins. RRP: £7.99
The Snowman and the Snowdog A book and CD edition of the wonderful new story, The Snowman and the Snowdog, read by Benedict Cumberbatch
The Nutcracker
The Best Christmas Present in the World
Mog’s Christmas
Clara is given a Nutcracker toy on Christmas Eve which begins a magical journey to the festive Land of Sweets.
Michael Morpurgo
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A wonderful Christmas story about everyone’s favourite family cat, complete with a gorgeous Mog print and stunning foiled cover for extra Christmas sparkle!
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Ann Marie Anderson
A forgotten letter in a secret drawer brings one night in the Great War vividly to life.
Judith Kerr
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Dinosaur Christmas Jerry Palotta
Mr. Men the Christmas Tree Mr Forgetful is not at all good at remembering things, so it is hardly surprising that this Christmas he has forgotten to buy a tree. Christmas with no tree! RRP: £2.99
The Polar Express
Pooh’s Christmas Letters
Chris Van Allsburg
A. A. Milne
Late on Christmas Eve, after the town has gone to sleep, a boy boards a mysterious train that waits for him: the Polar Express bound for the North Pole.
Winnie-the-Pooh is enjoying a wintry stroll in the Hundred Acre Wood when he has an idea. A Christmassy idea.
How Many Sleeps Till Christmas?
Kipper’s Christmas Eve
Mark Sperring
Which is best, Kipper wonders, Christmas Day or Christmas Eve? Presents? Or expecting presents?
A hilarious and endearing story about patience that every parent will recognise - the perfect festive countdown!
Mick Inkpen
Did you ever wonder who pulled Santa’s sleigh before he had reindeer? Dinosaur fans will adore this funny tale of Santa’s prehistoric helpers. RRP: £6.99
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Picture Books The First Hippo on the Moon
Bear and Hare: Snow!
David Walliams
Join Bear and Hare as they step outside to discover ... SNOW!
From Number One bestselling picture book duo, David Walliams and Tony Ross, comes this explosively funny space adventure.
Emily Gravett
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The Crocodile Under the Bed
Monsters Love Underpants: Book 2
Once Upon an Alphabet
Judith Kerr
Claire Freedman
A magical new classic in the making from the creator of the beloved favourite, The Tiger Who Came to Tea.
A riotous monster adventure full of pantastic fun!
Gloriously brings the alphabet to life in irresistible Oliver Jeffers style!
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Oliver Jeffers
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The Scarecrows’ Wedding Julia Donaldson
With Donaldson’s glorious rhyme and Scheffler’s glowing illustrations, The Scarecrows’ Wedding is a fabulous love story. RRP: £12.99
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Bears Don’t Read!
It’s Snow Day
Blown Away
Use Your Imagination
The Something
Emma Chichester Clark
Richard Curtis
Rob Biddulph
Nicola O’Byrne
Rebecca Cobb
A magical story to power the imagination and encourage children (and bears!) towards a lifelong love of reading.
What starts as the worst day imaginable, ends as the most life-affirming and magical day of the year.
Come on an unexpected journey with a fearless blue penguin in the most captivating picture book debut of the year!
Wolf teaches Rabbit to use his imagination to create the perfect story with lots of exciting props and interesting characters.
Underneath the cherry tree in our garden there is a little hole.
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Paddington A Bear Called Paddington
Paddington Races Ahead
Paddington Abroad
Michael Bond
Michael Bond
Michael Bond
The original story of Paddington, the classic bear from Darkest Peru.
My legs are a bit short for the pole vault!” repeated Paddington hotly. “But they’ve always been that way.”
Paddington becomes the only bear ever to ride in the famous Tour de France bicycle race!
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Paddington Goes to Town
Paddington Takes the Test
Michael Bond
Paddington finds himself taking a driving test and, much to his amazement, is presented with a license!
Paddington doesn’t intentionally turn his friend’s wedding into an uproar by getting the wedding ring stuck on his paw.
Michael Bond
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Love from Paddington Michael Bond
Paddington Helps Out
More About Paddington
Paddington at Work
Paddington Marches on
Paddington at Large
Michael Bond
Michael Bond
Michael Bond
Michael Bond
Michael Bond
What other bear could catch a fish in his hat, or cause havoc in the Browns’ kitchen just trying to be helpful?
“Bears like Paddington are very rare,” says Mrs Bird, “and a good thing too, or it would cost us a small fortune in marmalade.”
Whether it’s lending a paw to a famous Russian ballet dancer, or serving baked elastic instead of ‘Baked Alaska’
Paddington’s sharp nose and his talent for getting into difficulties lead him to an orange marmalade tasting party.
Who else other than Paddington could hang Mr Curry’s lawnmower from a treetop or set Father Christmas’ beard on fire?
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Sealed with a sticky paw! First class correspondence from the nation’s favourite bear, Paddington. RRP: £12.99
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9-12 Fiction Awful Auntie
The Sleeper and the Spindle
Dragons at Crumbling Castle
The Blood of Olympus
Neil Gaiman
Terry Pratchett
Full of crooks, knights and dragons this is a book for children to treasure and we can’t wait to read them all!
How can a handful of young demigods hope to persevere against Gaea’s army of powerful giants?
Holly Black, Cassandra Clare
A thrillingly reimagined fairy tale with a thread of dark magic, which will hold readers spellbound.
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Archie Greene and the Magician’s Secret
Opal Plumstead
Feel the Fear
Jacqueline Wilson
Lauren Child
Goth Girl and the Fete Worse Than Death
Shouldn’t You Be in School?
D. D. Everest
This is the brilliantly gripping new story from the bestselling, awardwinning Jacqueline Wilson.
Ruby Redfort: supercool secret agent, code-cracker and thirteen-year-old genius, the fourth book in the scarily awesome.
Chris Riddell
Lemony Snicket
Ada is back in the sequel to the award-winning Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse
Young apprentice Lemony Snicket is investigating a case of arson but soon finds himself enveloped in the ever-increasing mystery.
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David Walliams
Walliams brings us another heartfelt but hilarious hoot of an adventure. RRP: £12.99
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Rick Riordan
Magisterium: The Iron Trial Think you know magic? Think again. The Magisterium awaits.
The Long Haul Jeff Kinney
Greg Heffley and his family hit the road in the ninth installment of the phenomenal bestselling series. RRP: £12.99
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Welcome to a wonderful, magical world where bookshelves are enchanted, librarians are sorcerers and spells come to life. RRP: £9.99
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Young Adult The Parent Agency David Baddiel
An epic wish-fulfilment adventure for every child - and for the child in everyone. RRP: £12.99
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Young Bond: Shoot to Kill
Messenger of Fear
Clariel
A Song for Ella Grey
Michael Grant
Garth Nix
David Almond
Steve Cole
This is the first book in the thrilling, chilling new series from bestselling author of Gone, Michael Grant.
The highly anticipated and long-awaited prequel to Nix’s Old Kingdom series.
The epic new novel by David Almond.
Before the man became the legend. Before the boy became the man. Lights. Camera. Murder. Young Bond is back.
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Four: A Divergent Collection Veronica Roth
The Last of the Spirits
Lone Wolf
The Dying of the Light
Chris Priestley
Robert Muchamore
Derek Landy
A masterful twist on a perennial classic. A gripping story of greed and the ghosts of past, present and future.
Book four of the second CHERUB series, featuring a new cast of characters.
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Percy Jackson and the Greek Gods
365 Days of Wonder
The final shocking, heartwrenching book in the jaw-droppingly stupendous Skulduggery Pleasant series.
Rick Riordan
A beautiful companion to the novel: a collection of quotes and wise words, one for every day of the year.
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Who could tell the origin stories of the gods of Olympus better than a modern-day demigod?
R. J. Palacio
A companion volume that includes four preDivergent stories told from Tobias Eaton’s point of view. RRP: £12.99
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Children’s Non-Fiction & Novelty Look Inside Our World
Ballet Spectacular
Emily Bone
Lisa Miles
An introduction to geology and geography for young children with over 60 flaps to lift.
Stunning images from the collections at The Royal Ballet are accompanied by informative and fact-filled text.
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Star Wars R2-D2’s Droid Workshop
The Dragon & the Knight Robert Sabuda
Includes press-out pieces which slot together to make a R2-D2 model. RRP: £14.99
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Pop-up master Robert Sabuda takes readers on a magical fairytale journey in his amazing new pop-up masterpiece. RRP: £19.99
Disney Frozen the Essential Collection Find out about your favourite characters, explore Arendelle, and delve into the key scenes of the movie. RRP: £14.99
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Colour Illusions This book reveals how colour distorts objects, creates illusions and plays with your mind.
Stick Man Book & Floor Puzzle
Slot-Together Castle
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Julia Donaldson
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A stunning gift set, containing a mini paperback of the book and a 24-piece floor puzzle.
Create your very own detailed model castle, complete with siege towers, a drawbridge, a trebuchet.
Make Your Own Skeleton
Simon Tudhope
Helps you put together all the different parts of the human anatomy to make a 65-cm tall human skeleton model.
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Wind-Up Train
Animalium
Fiona Watt
Jenny Broom
A toy and a book in one, this large, chunky board book comes with a windup toy steam train.
Welcome to the museum with more than 160 exhibits to discover, open all hours!
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