2006's "FORTHCOMING BOOKS" LISTINGS

DECEMBER 2006

FICTION

HARDBACK

Fat - Rob Grant

A satire of our obsession with body image, of how the media makes us what we are. (£9.99)

PAPERBACK

Odin’s Island - Janne Teller
Sigbrit Holland is driving along a treacherous winter road when she has to slam on her brakes - an unusually short man - barely one metre tall - is frozen to the spot. Unable to leave him there, she takes him to the hospital and tries to forget about him. (£12.99)

Brown Owl’s Guide to Life - Kate Harrison

Shy, sweet-natured Lucy Collins is used to being pushed around, by her mother, her husband, her seven-year-old daughter and even Buster the cat. But her mother's premature death leaves Lucy an orphan at the age of thirty-five. (£6.99)

Daughters of the Grail - Elizabeth Chadwick
Thirteenth century France. Bridget has grown up mastering the mystical gifts of her ancestor, Mary Magdalene. But the all-powerful Catholic Church has sworn to destroy Bridget for using her healing talents and supernatural abilities... (£6.99)

At Risk - Patricia Cornwell

Moving between the chill of Cambridge, Massachusetts and the sultry humidity of Knoxville, Tennessee, Winston Garano, a police investigator, is instructed to look into a twenty-year-old murder case. (£6.99)

REISSUES

Virgin Blue - Tracy Chevalier (£6.99)

Mr Weston’s Good Wine - T F Powys

An unusual tale of the struggle between the forces of good and evil in a small Dorset village on one winter's evening when time stands still. (£7.99)

Our Friends from Frolix 8 - Philip K Dick (£6.99)

A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens, ill. Arthur Rackham (£9.25)

NON-FICTION

BIOGRAPHY

Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature - Linda Lear

Reveals a strong, humorous and independent woman, whose art was timeless, and whose generosity left an indelible imprint on the countryside at a time when plunder was more popular than preservation. (£25.00)

FARMING

Teach Yourself Keeping Pigs - Tony York

Breeding pigs, meat production, or just enjoy the pleasure of their company, this guide will cover everything from the legalities, the basic equipment, picking breeds, understanding behaviour and how to breed or slaughter pigs, plus advice on daily maintenance of your animal, from feeding to cleaning. A guaranteed route to happy and healthy pigs. (£9.99)

HISTORY

The Gallic War - Julius Caesar, trans. Edwards (£5)

LIFESTYLE

The Complete Guide to Renovating and Improving Your Property - Liz Hodgkinson

Helps readers make the right decision about every aspect of property improvement - what is worth the effort and what will be a good investment. Informative and enjoyable, it provides expert advice arranging the finances, finding a good builder, project management and planning regulations. (£10.99)

POLITICS AND CURRENT AFFAIRS

Price of Honour: Muslim Women Lift the Veil of Silence on the Islamic World - Jan Goodwin

Muslim women, symbols of honour for their men, speak out and take us into the volatile heartland of Islam, the world's fastest growing religion. The book recounts a wide range of telling, often horrific stories about the ways in which Muslim women are abused and oppressed by their menfolk, and shows how restrictions on women act as a barometer for measuring both the growth of fundamentalism and the Muslim regimes' willingness to appease extremists. (£7.99)

MBS

Keep Going: The Art of Perseverance - Joseph Marshall

From bestselling Native American writer, Joseph Marshall III an inspirational guide deeply rooted in Lakota spirituality. When a young man's father dies, he turns to his wise grandfather for comfort. He shares his perspective on life, the perseverance it requires and the pleasure and pain of the journey. (£9.99)

The Essential Dalai Lama: His Important Teachings - Dalai Lama XIV Bstan-'dzin-rgya-mtsho, ed. Rajiv Mehrotra

Brings together the Dalai Lama's writings on all sides of life from work to meditation, in his unique voice that applies the principles of ancient Buddhist thought to contemporary issues. (£7.99)

The Philosophy of Friendship - Mark Vernon

In this new accessible philosophy of friendship, Mark Vernon links the resources of the philosophical tradition with numerous illustrations from modern culture to ask what friendship is, how it relates to sex, work, politics and spirituality. (£9.99)

TRAVEL

Sorrows of the Moon - Iqbal Ahmed

Empire of the Mind - Iqbal Ahmed (£9.95 each)

In these two beautifully-produced, self-published little hardbacks, Iqbal Ahmed, himself from Kashmir, travels first around the streets of London, and then around England, observing what he sees and talking to the immigrants and natives he meets.

NOVEMBER 2006

FICTION
 
HARDBACK
 
Chart Throb – Ben Elton
Chart Throb is the ultimate pop quest: ninety-five thousand hopefuls, three judges, just one winner. And that's Colin Simms, the genius behind the show. A savagely hilarious deconstruction of the world of modern television talent shows. (£15.99 at The Book Case)
 
View From Castle Rock -  Alice Munro
This is memoir and family history turned into story, facts turned magically to fiction, in a narrative which winds together the past and the present, the actual and the imagined. (£13.99 at The Book Case)
 
Road – Cormac McCarthy
A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged, nuclear landscape save the ash on the wind. It is cold enough to crack stones, and when the snow falls it is grey. (£14.99 at The Book Case)
 
PAPERBACK
 
Winter Book - Tove Jansson
A collection of Tove Jansson's best loved and most famous stories. Drawn from youth and older age, and spanning most of the twentieth century. (£6.99)
 
Good Women – Jane Stevenson
Three novellas, each featuring a formidable woman - a snobbish man is undone by a new young wife, and an ancient Aga; a housewife's mundane life is illuminated by the arrival of Ariel, an angel; a widow takes an elaborate horticultural revenge on her daughter-in-law.. (£7.99)
 
Christ The Lord Out Of Egypt - Anne Rice
A novel about the childhood of Jesus, based on ten years’ research  -  a child's eye view of Jewish life in those years of occupation, and the boy's growing awareness of his extraordinary powers. (£6.99)
 
Ludmila’s Broken English - DBC Pierre
A snakes and ladders world of liberal and conservative high jinks in this dark tale of desire, bullets, globalisation, and the full English breakfast. (£7.99)
 
On Dangerous Ground – Sue Cook
A gripping and dangerous voyage of discovery for a mother and daughter in Vietnam from  one of the UK's favourite television and radio broadcasters. (£6.99)
 
In Corner B  - Ezekiel Mphahlele
A collection of stories which deal with human relationships and attitudes under the oppressive regime in South Africa, showing that black life, through recourse to humour and a common humanity, constantly renews its own initiatives. (£9.99)
 
Sex Wars – Marge Piercy
Life is hard in post-Civil War New York, but change is in the air; immigrants are pouring into the city, bringing a new spirit in their wake. Among them is Freydeh, trying to raise enough money to bring her beloved family over to America from Russia. (£6.99)
 
Wild Ride Up The Cupboards – Ann Bauer
Edward is nearly four when he begins his slow, painful withdrawal from the world. For his parents, the transformation of their happy, intelligent firstborn into a sleepless feral stranger is a devastating blow. (£7.99)
 
S is for Silence – Sue Grafton
Kinsey is back - the nineteenth novel in Sue Grafton's popular alphabet series. In 1953 Violet Sullivan, a local good time girl living in Southern California, drives off in her brand new Chevy and is never seen again. Left behind is her young daughter, Daisy who 35 years later wants closure. (£6.99)
 
Never Go Back - Robert Goddard         
A group of ex-comrades hold a reunion in the Scottish castle where they were guinea pigs in a psychological experiment many years before. They haven't seen each other since. But the convivial atmosphere on the journey north is quickly shattered by the
apparent suicide of one of their party. (£6.99)
 
REISSUES
 
Nina Bawden, £7.99 each:
Circles Of Deceit
Family Money
Ruffian On The Stair
 
Singling Out The Couples – Stella Duffy (£7.99)
 
Fairy Tales - Hans Anderson
A new translation from exuberant early works such as "The Tinderbox" and "The Emperor's New Clothes" through poignant masterpieces such as "The Little Mermaid" and "The Ugly Duckling," to more subversive later tales such as "The Ice maiden" and "The Wood Nymph." Luxurious edition with striking cover. (£12.99)
 
Lord Geoffrey’s Fancy – Alfred Duggan
Entertaining and convincing new take on the world of the thirteenth century - a world of knights and crusaders, of courtly love and chivalry. (£6.99)
 
Lady For Ransom - Alfred Duggan
Revolves around the life of a Norman mercenary in the service of the Byzantine Empire. The Emperor in Constantinople is hiring mercenaries to repel the infidel. (£6.99)
 
Couching At The Door – Wordsworth Tales Of Mystery/Supernatural (£2.99)
 
NON-FICTION
 
ANIMALS
 
Choosing & Keeping Chickens – Chris Graham (£12.99)
 
Dogs Best Friend – Jan Fennell
The Secrets that Make Good Dog Owners Great. (£7.99)
 
BIOGRAPHY
 
Mary Seacole – Jane Robinson
Mary Seacole, the charismatic black nurse, triumphed over the Crimea and Victorian England. The Times called her a heroine, Florence Nightingale called her a brothel-keeping quack, and Queen Victoria's nephew called her, simply, Mammy. (£7.99)

Childhood Interrupted – Kathleen  O'Malley
 In 1950, Kathleen O'Malley and her two sisters were legally abducted from their mother and placed in an industrial school run by the Sisters of Mercy order of nuns, who also ran the notorious Magdalene Homes. (£6.99)  

Ugly - Constance Briscoe
Constance's mother systematically abused her daughter, both physically and emotionally, throughout her childhood. When she was thirteen, her mother simply moved out, leaving her daughter to fend for herself. The author practises as a barrister and in 1996 became a part time judge - one of the first black women to sit as judge in the UK. (£6.99)
 
Fred Dibnah: a Much-Loved Steeplejack – (ed.) Paul Donoghue, inc. CD
The life of Fred Dibnah and his love of steam traction engines, as well as his skills as a steeplejack, are presented in this remarkable publication packed with reminiscences and photographs. A CD is also included containing previously unreleased recordings of Fred's live stage show. (£19.95)

If You Fall: It's a New Beginning - Karen Darke
A few years ago, former Mytholmroyd resident and Calder High School pupil Karen Darke was on a rock-climbing expedition on sea cliffs in Scotland. She fell, and was paralysed. This is her story about coming to terms with her loss of movement from the chest down and regaining the will to live. Out of her disability comes strength to embrace, challenge and transform it into an opportunity to learn and grow - she has become an expert in motivational work with young people and her expeditions by handcycle, ski and kayak include a journey through the Himalayas and a 60 day trek across Japan. (£9.99)
 
CURRENT AFFAIRS
 
The Google Story - David A. Vise
The definitive account of one of the most remarkable organizations of our time. (£7.99)
 
Guardian Year 2006 – (ed) Katherine Viner
The pick of the most important of the Guardian's news stories, commentaries, features, photography and cartoons from 2006. (£14.99)
 
Rough Guide to Ethical Living (£9.99)
 
World Guide - an alternative guide to the countries of the world - New Internationalist (£15)
 
FOOD
 
Cook with Jamie: My Guide to Making You a Better Cook – Jamie Oliver (£26)
 
The Cook's Pocket Bible: Every Culinary Rule of Thumb at Your Fingertips - Roni Jay (£7.99)
 
Use Your Loaf – Tony Hodgson
”Choosing Your Food with Care”. Since the Second World War we have allowed the production, distribution and retailing of our food to be taken over by ever bigger organizations, with government support. But over the last few years a quiet revolution has been taking place. The possibility of change is in our hands: every time we buy we are voting for impersonal gigantism or a more humane way of life. (£7.95)
 
GARDENING
 
How To Read An English Garden – Andrew Eburne
A beautifully illustrated guide to everything you see in a garden, what it means and how it came to be there. (£25)
 
Botanica’s Pocket Organic Gardening      
Simple techniques for harvesting and propagating are combined with exhaustive guides to vegetables, herbs, fruits and ornamental flowering plants. (£12.99)          
 
Mike McGrath’s Book Of Compost                    
Why compost is the answer to virtually every garden question. It explains why compost improves soil structure; why it provides the perfect amount of food for every plant; how it fights plant diseases more safely and effectively than any chemical fungicide; and how to make your own.(£6.99)

The Gardener's Pocket Bible: Every Gardening Rule of Thumb at Your Fingertips - Roni Jay (£7.99)
 
The Amazing Book of Mazes - Adrian Fisher
 Adrian Fisher is the world's leading maze designer, and here presents a comprehensive, fascinating and fun account of the history of the maze that has an equally strong interactive element. Hedge, turf, stone, water – it’s all here. (£16.95)

GIFTS AND NOVELTIES
 
Mini Penguin Kit (£5.99)
 
Wee Little Christmas Elf (£4.99)
 
The Best of "Girl"
For a teenage girl growing up in 1950s' Britain, "Girl" was essential reading. This facsimile edition includes Susan of St Brides: Nurse of the Year; Claudia of the Circus; Belle of the Ballet; The Chalet Hotel Mystery and Model Girls,  Mother Tells you How; What's Your Worry?; Adventure Corner and Girl Picture Gallery. (£16.99)
 
HISTORY
 
Face Of Britain – Robin McKie
“How Our Faces Reveal the History of Britain.” Written by the Observer's science editor, and a Channel 4 tie-in. (£20)
 
The Malleus Maleficarum – ed. and trans. P.G. Maxwell-Stuart
New edition of the infamous medieval treatise on prosecuting witches, with advice on torturing those who would not confess. The book was condemned by the church of the time. (£9.99)
 
Britannia's Daughters: Women of the British Empire - Joanna Trollope (£8.99)
 
Suffering From Cheerfulness – (ed.) Malcolm Brown
“Poems and Parodies from The Wipers Times.” In February 1916, Captain FJ Roberts of the 12th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters produced the first edition of the trench newspaper, the Wipers Times. Often produced in hazardous conditions, at one point only 700 yards from the front line, the newspaper acted as the voice of the average British soldier, relaying his experience, grief and anger during the entire conflict. (£8.99)
 
HUMOUR, QUIZZES & PUZZLES
 
Reduced Shakespeare – Reed Martin
From  the brainboxes behind London's longest-ever running comedy, everything there is to know, including what there isn't. Oh, and all the plays are in there too. Yep, all of them. (£11.99)
 
Have I Got News For You – (ed.) Richard Wilson
For the first time ever discover the secret lyrics to the theme tune, try your hand at deciphering the Have I Got News For You coat of arms and find out what the people listed in the end credits actually do all day. (£9.99)
 
First Peel The Otter - John Henry Dixon
“Grim and Ghastly Recipes for the Gruesome Gourmand” - a volume of recipes of improbable concoctions. Readers can discover the taste of trousers and learn the skill of playing billiards with cheese. Cooking will never be quite the same again! (£6.99)
 
Demented – Jacky Fleming          
Have the inevitable signs of ageing taken you completely by surprise? This demented cartoon narrative is a must for the middle-aged but immature woman and her bewildered partner. For women of an (un)certain age everywhere - because We're Worth It! (£6.99)            
 
Shame About The Boat Race
A Guide to Rhyming Slang. (£5.99)
 
Is It Just Me Or Is Everything Shit 2 – Steve Lowe (£10.99)
 
Wayne In A Manger – Gervase Phinn
A hilarious compilation of school Nativity play anecdotes, now in paperback. (£6.99)
 
Lost Art Of Travel – Vic Darkwood
A Handbook for the Modern Adventurer. Genuine travel advice from the classic age of travel writing: how to catch ducks by hand, the best technique for digging a well with a pointy stick, the secret of using one's trousers as a means of carrrying water, a foolproof method of avoiding the rush of an enraged animal and many more pearls of wisdom. (£9.99)
 
Out Of The Ordinary - Jon Ronson
”True Tales of Everyday Craziness.” A collection of his "Guardian" features on the ways in which people get themselves into wholly irrational bubbles, within which all manner of lunacy makes perfect sense. (£8.99)
 
Lost in Translation: Misadventures in English - Charlie Croker
Forgetting, for a moment, the fact that many nations speak our language better than we do, unintentional mistranslation is often hilarious and this book features hundreds of genuine, original and utterly ridiculous examples gathered from around the globe by the author and his intrepid team of researchers.(£9.99)
 
Mammoth Book Of Jokes (£7.99)
 
Quiz Master – Nick Holt
5,000 questions arranged in over 200 different quizzes - pot-luck selections and particular topics - with a quote or piece of trivia in each. (£5.99)
 
Prince Of Wales Highgate Quiz Book – Marcus Berkmann
Can you name the first six Blue Peter presenters? (A point for each). A quiz widely acknowledged as one of the best in London, if not the country. (£12.99)
 
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic Crosswords 13 (£4.99)
Sunday Telegraph Quick Crosswords 13 (£4.99)

LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE 

Beyond Words – John Humphrys                  
“How Language Reveals the Way We Live Now.” A sharp look at phrases and expressions in current use to expose the often hidden attitudes that lie behind them - from the schoolroom to the boardroom, from Westminster to the weather forecast. (£9.99)

The Complete Polysyllabic Spree - Nick Hornby
The "how, and when, and why, and what of reading " - Nick Hornby explores everything from the classic to the graphic novel, as well as poems, plays, and sports-related exposes. (£16.99)

Housekeeping Vs. the Dirt - Nick Hornby
"Fourteen Months of Massively Witty Adventures in Reading Chronicled by the National Book Critics Circle Finalist" - continues the feverish survey of his swollen bookshelves, offering a funny, intelligent, and unblinkered account of the stuff he's been reading. I'm not sure if this is the same book as the above. This one's American. (£10)

MBS
 
Mon Docteur le Vin – Gaston Derys, ill. Raoul Dufy
First published in French in 1936, it extols the many joys and benefits of wine.  (£6.99)
 
Treat Your Knees - Jim Johnson (£7.99)
 
The PMS Handbook - Theresa Cheung (£7.99)
 
Encyclopedia Of Fantasy - People of the Light              
All the magical creatures that have inhabited the fantastical realm, from angels and elves to mermaids and sylphs. Explores the folklore and legends about each creature and presents a fascinating history for each one. (£9.99)
 
The Demon Hunter's Handbook: The Van Helsing Diaries (£14.99)
 
Beyond 9 to 5 - Sara Norgate
The psychology of time and differing attitudes to and perceptions of time all around the world. (£7.99)
 
Symbols & Their Meanings – Jack Tresidder
“The Illustrated Guide to More Than 1,000 Symbols - an Essential Reference Companion.” The encyclopedic guide to symbols from cultures around the world - their deeper meanings and their significance today. (£10.99)
 
MUSIC
 
America over the Water - Shirley Collins
The much-loved, honey-voiced Sussex singer tells the story of her journey, along with the song collector Alan Lomax, collecting folk song and music in the Southern States of America (1959-60). (£9.99)
 
POETRY AND PLAYS

Ted Hughes Selected Translations – ed.  Daniel Weissbort
A broad selection from his numerous translations, with unpublished material, and excerpts from essays and letters. The present volume selects from his versions from a wide variety of ancient texts - "The Tibetan Book of the Dead", "Aeschylus", "Euripides", "Ovid", "Seneca", "Racine" - and equally from a range of twentieth-century European poets and dramatists. (£20)
 
Circling The Square – Michael Hamburger (£7.95)
 
Beowulf -  Bilingual Edition (£9.99)
 
SCIENCE
 
Bang! The Complete History of the Universe - Brian May; Sir Patrick Moore; Chris Lintott
Rock legend and experienced amateur astronomer Brian May joins the legendary expert Sir Patrick Moore to tell the story of the Universe from the moment time and space came into existence at the Big Bang, through to the infinite future and the ultimate fate that awaits us. Illustrated. (£20)
 
Exploding Disk Cannons, Slimemobiles, and 31 Other Projects for Saturday Science - Neil A. Downie
Offbeat science experiments provide Saturday scientists of all ages with new ways to mess up the basement! From whacky motors to designer demolition; from the skidmobile to the human-body posture meter; from the rice-grain ski jump to laser light shows. Each experiment comes with historical background, a list of equipment, detailed instructions, and a full explanation of the science behind it. (£13.50)
 
Times Night Sky 2007 – Michael Hendrie (£5.99)
Times Night Sky 2007 & Starfinder Pack – Michael Hendrie (£8.99)
 
Stargazing 2007 – Heather Couper (£6.99)
 
The Single Helix: A Turn Around the World of Science - Steve Jones
A miscellany of a hundred easy pieces about science, bringing to life a vast diversity of subjects. Steve Jones sets out deliberately to explore subjects in which he is emphatically not an expert and as a result its author has been forced to make the complicated simple enough for even a biologist to understand. (£8.99)
 
Teaspoon & An Open Mind – Michael White
The Science of Doctor Who. (£8.99)
 
Moths That Drink Elephants’ Tears – Matt Walker
“ … And Other Zoological Curiosities” from a senior editor at New Scientist. (£9.99)
 
Why Pandas Do Handstands – Augustus Brown
“And Other Curious Truths About Animals.” Strange new, scientifically proven facts about the animal kingdom emerge seemingly every day. Here, gathered together in one book, are hundreds of the most fascinating and plainly bizarre things we have discovered about the non-human world. (£9.99)
 
Funny Weather – Kate Evans
Everything you didn't want to know about climate change but probably should find out. A full-length comic book by Britain's leading environmental cartoonist explaining the scientific principles behind climate change in a fun and accessible way. (£6.99)
 
TRAVEL
 
AA Big Road Atlas Europe 2007 (£11.99)
 
AA Big Easy Read France 2007 (£12.99)
 
Vegetarian Britain – Alex Bourke (£10.95)
 
A new Lonely Planet guide to Cuba and Rough Guide to Barcelona
 
Amazing Stories Of Survival – People Magazine
Tales of Hope, Heroism and Astounding Luck. People talk about their amazing survival stories: shark bites, lightning strikes, tidal waves, tornadoes, a mountain lion attack and many more stories. (£20)

CHILDREN’S BOOKS
 
Ages 0-5yrs
 
Penguin Small - Michael Inkpen
A classic story reissued here with a new jacket and giant fold out pages. The book tells the story of the last North Pole penguin who as it turns out was also the smallest penguin. Ages: 3+yrs. (£6.99)
 
Mr Large in Charge - Jill Murphy
The best-selling Large family are back in a charming new tale of family life. When Mrs Large goes back to bed poorly Mr Large has the children hoovering dusting and tidying. But Mrs Large's restful day isn't as restful as she'd hoped. Ages: 3+ yrs. (£5.99)
 
Ages 5-9yrs
 
Book of Trolls -Ingri Parin d'Aulair
Published by the New York Revuiew of Books. With their matchless talent as storytellers and illustrations the d'Aulaires bring the weird and wonderful world of Norse mythology to life . Ages: 6+ yrs (12.99)

Beowulf - Michael Morpurgo
In fifth-century Denmark, a murderous monster stalks the night, and only the great prince of the Geats has the strength and courage to defeat him. This work retells and illustrates Beowulf's terrifying quest to destroy Grendel, the foul fiend, a hideous sea-hag and a monstrous fire-dragon. The epic Anglo-Saxon legend is brilliantly recreated by an award-winning team. Ages: 7+. (£12.99)
 
Ages 9-11yrs
 
Island of Adventure, Castle of Adventure - Enid Blyton
Blyton's classic adventure titles repackaged for a new generation. Follow Philip, Dinah Lucy-Ann and Jack as they holiday in Cornwall. Ages: 8-11yrs.(4.99)

Teenage
 
Across the Wall - Garth Nix
A Tale Of The Abhorsen & Other Stories. A short story collection from Garth Nix which includes his award-winning title, plus a war story, a western, a traditional tale with a twist and an hilarious choose-your-own-adventure spoof. Ages: 12+ yrs.  (£12.99)

OCTOBER 2006

FICTION
 
HARDBACK
 
Dream Angus - Alexander McCall Smith
The troubled alter-ego of Dream Angus, the Celtic God of Dreams searches for his true family in twentieth-century Scotland. Weaving together the tales of the Celtic god and the Scottish scientist, Alexander McCall Smith unites dream and reality, leaving us to wonder: what is life, but the pursuit of our dreams? (£10.99 at The Book Case)
 
Rumpole & the Reign Of Terror – John Mortimer
While defending a client for  routine theft Rumpole learns the new husband of a relative of theirs has been arrested on suspicion of terrorism.  (£16.99 at The Book Case)
 
Travels in the Scriptorium – Paul Auster
After 'The Brooklyn Follies', this book sees Auster return to more metaphysical territory. A dark puzzle, and a game that implicates both reader and writer alike, it is an ingenious exploration of language, responsibility and the passage of time. (£10.99)
 
Remainder - Tom McCarthy
Traumatised by an accident that involves something falling from the sky and leaves him eight and a half million pounds richer, our hero spends his time and money obsessively reconstructing and re-enacting memories and situations from his past. (£9.99 at The Book Case)
 
Calligrapher's Night – Yasmine Ghata, trans. by Andrew Brown
Blending elements of magical realism with a vivid description of Turkey at a turning point in its history, this evocative debut novel is set in 1923. The young Rikkat is being brought up in the belief that her entire life will be the devoted to the art of calligraphy. That same year, Ataturk's republic breaks away from the venerable Islamic tradition and progressively abolishes the Arabic language and scripts in favour of a modified version of the Latin alphabet. (£10.99 at The Book Case)
 
Right Attitude To Rain - Alexander McCall Smith
The third in The Sunday Philosophy Club series starring amateur sleuth Isabel Dalhousie. Isabel's niece, Cat, is still worshipped by Jamie, but Cat has a new and unsuitable love-interest. Meanwhile, Isabel's Texan cousins have arrived in Edinburgh. (£14.99 at The Book Case)
 
Naming Of The Dead – Ian Rankin
July 2005, and the G8 leaders have gathered in Scotland. The police are at full stretch. Detective Inspector John Rebus, however, has been sidelined, until the apparent suicide of an MP coincides with clues that a serial killer may be on the loose. (£15.99 at The Book Case)     
 
Afghan – Frederick Forsyth
A chilling story of modern terrorism from the grandmaster of international intrigue. (£15.99 at The Book Case)
 
Virago Book Of Ghost Stories – (ed) Richard Dalby
Unnerving anthology by some of the greatest storytellers of the twentieth century. (£9.99 at The Book Case)
 
Unseen University Cut Out Book -Terry Pratchett
A Discworld cut-out book for adults - the essential accessory for the most dedicated of Pratchett fans. Enjoy the challenge of making all seven buildings and seeing the complete Unseen University literally unfold before your eyes. Simple tools, patience, and a good pot of glue are all that is required to create this masterpiece.  (£12.99 at The Book Case)
 
PAPERBACK
 
Shalimar The Clown – Salman Rushdie
A WWII Resistance hero & America’s counter-terrorism chief is stabbed in broad daylight by his Muslim driver. It looks at first like a political assassination but turns out to be passionately personal. (£7.99)
 
Get A Life - Nadine Gordimer
An ecologist in Africa questions in life - and his wife’s work as an advertising executive - when his treatment for cancer makes him a danger to others and he retreats to his parents’ home. (£7.99)
 
Darkness Of Wallis Simpson – Rose Tremain
Wallis Simpson, the twice-divorced American woman for whom Edward VIII abdicated in 1936, ended her life as the prisoner of her lawyer who would not allow anyone - friend, foe or journalist - to visit her in her Paris flat. Rose Tremain takes this true story and transforms it into an imaginative and ironic fiction. The other stories in this magnificent collection range over a variety of themes, equally original and unexpected. (£7.99)
 
Love & Other Near Death Experiences – Mil Millington
Funny, bittersweet story of second guesses and second chances, from the writer of 'The Things My Girlfriend and I Have Argued About'. (£6.99)
 
English Harem - Anthony McCarten
Supermarket checkout girl Tracy Pringle has a very lively imagination indeed. But nothing can prepare her for the new life that awaits her at the Taste of Persia restaurant, where she is flung headlong into a clash of cultures, languages, dinner plates, religions and a rather tricky domestic arrangement. (£7.99)
 
White Man Falling – Mike Stocks
A tale of domestic catastrophe, accidental crime-busting, deluded match-making and mystical absurdity set in a small town in South India. (£12.99)
 
The Sultan in Palermo - Tariq Ali
Fourth in the Islam Quartet set in medieval Palermo. (£7.99)
 
Memories Of My Melancholy Whores - Gabriel G Marquez
A fairy tale for the aged - a story that celebrates the belated discovery of amorous passion in old age. (£6.99)
 
The Book Doctor – Esther Cohen
Arlette Rosen earns her living helping strangers with their book ideas. Harbinger Singh, still in love with his ex-wife, wants to win her back, through writing a book. All he needs is help with the actual writing. This work offers a look at the troublesome process of bringing a book into the world. It is intended for struggling writers. (£8.99)
 
Thud – Terry Pratchett
If Commander Sam Vimes of Ankh-Morpork City Watch doesn't solve the murder of just one dwarf, he is going to see it fought again, right outside his office. (£6.99)

Blue - Maggie Gee
Stories of everyday life set against an intricately woven backdrop encompassing larger issues of poverty, race relations, and social prejudices. (£7.99)

Constitutional - Helen Simpson
One woman finds grief for her lost lover is assuaged by involvement in some carpentry repair work. Another grows increasingly angry as the grim reaper scythes through her circle, with farcical and tragic results. (£6.99)

Forest Of Thieves & The Magic Garden
An anthology of medieval Jain stories. (£14.99)
 
Tale Of Four Dervishes
A classic of early Urdu literature. (£9.99)
 
Fire Sale – Sara Paretsky
New VI Warshawski novel. (£6.99)
 
Crimson Blind & Other Ghost Stories (£2.99)
 
Bishop Of Hell & Other Stories (£2.99)
 
Mammoth Book Of Best New Horror Stories (£7.99)
 
REISSUES

Bright Day – J B Priestley
A special edition to mark 60 years since its first publication. It includes a biography of Priestley and a 'literary tour' of Bruddersford (the imaginary setting for the book based on Priestley's home town of Bradford.) (£14.99)
 
Such a Long Journey – Rohinton Mistry (£7.99)
Tales from Firozsha Baag - Rohinton Mistry (£7.99)
 
Ship Of The Line – C S Forester (£7.99)
And all the other Hornblower books.
 
The Ship – C S Forester
Not Hornblower, but a recreation of life aboard a British warship in action during the Second World War, from the point of view of men with different tasks from the highest to the lowest – written before the outcome of the war was known. (£7.99)
 
Corrections – Jonathan Franzen
After 50 years as a wife and mother, Enid Lambert is ready to have some fun, but something is seriously wrong in 21st-century America. (£7.99)
 
NON FICTION
 
BIOGRAPHY

Helen of Troy, Goddess, Princess, Whore - Bettany Hughes
For close on three thousand years Helen of Troy has been both the embodiment of absolute female beauty and a reminder of the terrible power that beauty can wield. But, who was she? Focusing on the 'real' Helen - a flesh-and-blood aristocrat from the Greek Bronze Age - acclaimed historian Bettany Hughes reconstructs the context of life for this elusive pre-historic princess. Through the eyes of a young Mycenaean woman, Hughes examines the physical, historical and cultural traces that Helen has left on locations in Greece, North Africa and Asia Minor. (£8.99)

Pliny The Younger Complete Letters, trans. P G Walsh
Pliny's letters provide a fascinating insight into Roman life in the period 97 to 112 AD. They document politics, social life, religion, the educational system and the treatment of slaves, and include a vivid description of the eruption of Vesuvius. (£9.99)

Time Torn Man: A Life Of Thomas Hardy – Claire Tomalin
Thomas Hardy's life was extraordinary - this seminal biography covers his illegitimate birth, his rural upbringing, his escape to London in the 1860s, his marriages, his status as a bestselling novelist, and in later life, his supreme achievements as a poet. (£25)
 
Arthur Ransome & Captain Flint’s Trunk – Christina Hardyment
This new edition of the classic account of a voyage in search of Arthur Ransome will be welcomed by lovers of his books all over the world. Now, fully revised from a further twenty years of research.. (£12.99)
 
Auschwitz Report – Primo Levi
Levi's report on Auschwitz written immediately after his release. A fascinating insight into the writing of his classic book 'If This is A Man' as well as a grim reminder of the horrors of the concentration camps. (£9.99)
 
Said & Done - Roger McGough      
The extraordinary life story of 'the patron saint of poetry'. (£8.99)
 
And When Did You Last See Your Father – Blake Morrison
First published in 1993, this is an extraordinary portrait of family life, father-son relationships and bereavement. With a new afterword by the author. (£7.99)
 
Progressive Patriot – Billy Bragg
This book is Billy Bragg's passionate response to the events of 7 July 2005, when four bombs tore through a busy morning in London, killing 52 innocent people and injuring many more. A firm believer in toleration and diversity, he felt himself hemmed in by fascists on one side and religious fanatics on the other. (£17.99)
 
Richard by Kathryn - Kathryn Apanowicz
A tribute to Richard Whiteley, a self-effacing and charismatic man. (£17.99)

Another Hour on a Sunday Morning - Julia Scheeres
The story of two children growing up in fundamentalist Christian America: Sinners go to: Hell. Rightchuss go to: Heaven. The end is neer: Repent. This here is: Jesus Land. The youngsters find these signs along the side of a cornfield while out biking. (£6.99)
 
Married To A Bedouin M Van Geldermalsen
Speaking Arabic, understanding their customs, converting to Islam and giving birth to three children in their midst, Marguerite van Geldermalsen takes us to the heart of the almost forgotten Bedouin world. (£12.99)
 
CURRENT AFFAIRS
 
Great War For Civilisation – Robert Fisk
The Conquest of the Middle East. An account of 50 years of bloodshed and tragedy in the Middle East from one of our finest journalists. Assessing the situation up to the present day and reporting from the heart of a bombed-out Baghdad, he examines the factors leading up to the invasion of Iraq, and discusses possible outcomes of long-term involvement there. (£9.99)
 
Ethnic Cleansing Of Palestine – Ilan Pappe
Since the Holocaust, it has been almost impossible to hide large-scale crimes against humanity. Yet one such crime has been erased from the global public memory: the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians in 1948. The pervasive denial of the Nakbah, as Palestinians call the catastrophe that befell them, is still a mystery today. (£14.99)
 
Being Arab – Samir Kassir
An essential book on the current crisis in Arab identity from one of the leading progressives in the Middle East. (£10.99)
 
365 Ways To Change The World - Michael Norton
How to make a difference... one day at a time. Most of the ideas are quite simple, can be done from home, and will not take much time. (£6.99)
 
FOOD & DRINK
 
Student Cookbook
200 Cheap and Easy Recipes for Food, Drinks and Snacks. A realistic cookbook, by students, for students, where the recipes (Sloppy Joe's, Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins) are accompanied by a gloriously eclectic collection of facts and trivia. (£6.95)
 
Questions of Taste: The Philosophy of Wine – (ed) Barry C. Smith (£12.99)

Fish, Flesh and Good Red Herring - Alice Thomas Ellis
From the cooking methods of Ulysses to Victorian nursery fare, from Biblical food facts to modern food fads, Alice Thomas Ellis took delight in all things gastronomical, and generously seasoned her gallimaufry with anecdote and wit. (£8.99)

GARDENING
 
Biodynamic Sowing & Planting Calendar 2007 (£5.99)
 
Extraordinary Plant Qualities for Biodynamics -  Jochen Bockemuhl
An illustrated look at the characteristics of seven common plants - yarrow, chamomile, nettle, valerian, oak, dandelion and horsetail - and explores how they can be used in organic and biodynamic gardens. (£12.99)
 
Little Book Of Garden Villains – Allan  Shepherd
From the Centre for Alternative Technology, this book helps the starter gardener get to grips with the mighty garden pests that wage war on plants. (£4.99)
 
Curious Gardener’s Almanac – Jake Hastings
Celebrating the garden in all its splendid diversity and rich history: a collection of remarkable facts, curiosities, ancient wisdom and customs, tips, recipes, lists, quotations and ephemera. (£10)
 
GIFTS AND NOVELTIES
 
Kits from Running Press, £4.99-£5.99 each, include:
 
Art Of Tap Dancing         
Build Your Own Stonehenge                
Instant Respect
Whomp It
 
HISTORY
 
Homo Britannicus – Chris Stringer
“The Story of Life in Britain” from man's very first footsteps to the present day. Describes times when Britain was so tropical that man lived alongside hippos and sabre toothed tigers, times so cold we shared the land with mammoth and reindeer - and times colder still when we were forced to flee altogether. (£25)
 
Heirs Of The Prophet Muhammad – Barnaby Rogerson
The roots of the Sunni-Shia schism after Muhammad's death; the sequel to Rogerson's 'The Prophet Muhammad'. (£9.99)
 
Marking the Hours: English People and Their Prayers, 1240-1570 - Eamon Duffy
In this richly illustrated book, religious historian Eamon Duffy discusses the "Book of Hours", unquestionably the most intimate and most widely used book of the later Middle Ages. He examines surviving copies of the personal prayer books which were used for private, domestic devotions, and in which people commonly left traces of their lives. (£19.99)

Witch Craze: Terror and Fantasy in Baroque Germany - Lyndal Roper (£12.99)

Methodism: Empire of the Spirit - David Hempton
This lively history of the rise of Methodism charts the development of the movement from its unpromising origins in England in the 1730s to its major international importance by the 1880s. The book explores Methodism's phenomenal growth in the British Isles, America, and around the globe, and the complex reasons for its wide-ranging appeal. (£11.99)
 
Last Mughal – William Dalrymple
”The Eclipse of a Dynasty, Delhi, 1857”. The last of the Great Mughals was Bahadur Shah Zafar II. One of the most talented, tolerant and likeable of his remarkable dynasty, he found himself in the position of leader of a violent uprising he knew from the start would lead to irreparable carnage. (£25)

State Secrets - Behind the Scenes of the 20th Century - Chris Price Pomery
From the National Archives a glimpse behind the scenes of the twentieth century, presenting 80 stories of the 'news behind the news' on subjects from world war to political scandal to the royal teabags. (£7.99)
 
HUMOUR
 
Worst Case Scenario History Almanac
From the Big Bang to the 21st Century, no stone is left unturned in the search for the Worst Moments, ever... (£9.99)
 
Pistache – Sebastian Faulks
A collection of fanciful, satirical and surprising parodies, squibs and pastiches inspired by 'The Write Stuff' on Radio 4.            (£10.99)
 
I Have A Bream – John O'Farrell
The latest collection of hilarious Guardian columns.(£10.99)
 
Corgi & Bess – Thomas Blaikie
A second anthology of hilarious and touching royal anecdotes. (£9.99)
 
Penguin Of Death – Edward  Monkton
Things you need to know about 'The Penguin of Death': he is strangely attractive because of his enigmatic smile; he can kill you in any one of 412 different ways. (£5.99)

1000 Unforgettable Senior Moments – Tom  Friedman
A hilarious collection of the greatest mental lapses in history. (£6.99)
 
Hundred & One Uses Of A Dead Cat – Simon Bond
Reissued to celebrate its 25  anniversary. (£6.99)
 
Negative Affirmations – Steven Appleby
'In the garden of the spirit I am a noxious weed.' Let 'Negative Affirmations' help you shine a bright light into every nook and cranny of your pathetic psyche! (£6.99)
 
Colemanballs 13 - Private Eye
This year featuring special 2006 World Cup clangers! (£4.99)
 
Private Eye Annual 2006 – Ian Hislop (ed) (£9.99)
 
Bling Blogs & Bluetooth – Nick Parker
A Guide for Oldies. Are you a kipper? What is nang, for goodness' sake? Where the heck is the rhubarb triangle? Do you suffer from Affluenza? Are you (gasp) buff? What is a flash mob, a blog, and slow food?. (£7.99)
 
How Very Interesting – Paul Hamilton
The collected interviews and articles from the legendary, hilarious Peter Cook Appreciation Society Fanzine, 'Publish and Bedazzled'. (£9.99)
 
Return Of The Timewaster Letters – Robin Cooper (£6.99)
 
William McGonagall Collected Poems (ed. Colin Walker)
The execrable rhymes, the terrible scansion, the ludicrous subject matter - despite everything, William McGonagall remains one of Scotland's favourite poets. (£9.99)
 
Little Angels – Gervase Phinn
Little children are innately curious, open, innocent, spontaneous and honest - sometimes, it has to be said, they are a little too honest.(£6.99)
 
MBS
 
Do You Think What You Think You Think? - Julian Baggini
Is what you believe coherent and consistent? Or is it a jumble of contradictions? If you could design yourself a God, what would He (or She, or It) be like? Can you spot the logical flaw in an argument (even if it's hiding from you)? And how will you fare on the tricky terrain of ethics when your taboos are under the spotlight? (£7.99)

Mission: A Change Your Life Game
A series of 200 tasks, ranging from the conventional to the bizarre, challenges the reader to send their life in new directions. (£6.95)
 
Latin Spirit 365 Days: The Wisdom, Landscape and Peoples of Latin America - Olivier & Danielle Follmi (£24.95)
 
Pocket Prayers Deck – June Cotner
36 Praises and Graces for All Faiths. (£6.95)
 
Goddesses & Angels – Doreen Virtue (£9.99)
 
Fairy Find – Andrew Lanyon
At last, the proof that fairies do exist - and that we are merely their playthings. Charming, inventive and bonkers. (£9.99)
 
Great Silent Grandmother Gathering – Sharon Mehdi
A story for anyone who thinks she can't save the world. (£6.99)
 
Ultimate Fairies Handbook - Susannah Marriott
An illustrated exploration of fairy life, activities, legends and haunts. (£14.99)
 
Arthurian Tarot – Caitlin Matthews (£10.99)
 
MEDIA
 
Who’s Who In The Archers 2007 - Keri Davis (£4.99)
 
Halliwells Film Video & DVD Guide 2007 (£22.99)
 
Radio Times Guide to Films 2007 (£22.50)
 
Strictly Come Dancing (£14.99)

NATURE

Fencing Paradise The Uses and Abuses of Plants -Richard Mabey Price
In this remarkable journal of visits to Eden, Mabey transports his reader from Cornwall to the Mediterranean to the Tropics, from Old World to New, from present to personal memory, to new perspectives on our collective artistic and emotional past. Sensuous and evocative, exquisitely written and controversial in its views about what we mean by buzz words like 'renewable', or 'sustainable'. (£8.99)
 
POETRY
 
District & Circle – Seamus Heaney
Now in paperback, Seamus Heaney's new collection starts 'in age of bare hands and cast iron' and ends 'as the automatic lock/clunks shut' in the eerie new conditions of a menaced 21st century. (£8.99)
 
We Brits – John Agard
In 'We Brits', the Guyanese-born word magician gives an outsider's inside view of British life in poems which both challenge and cherish our peculiar culture and hallowed institutions. (£7.95)
 
Speaking To The Heart – Wendy Beckett
”100 Favourite Poems.” Inspiration, comfort and joy from TV presenter Sister Wendy, for all life's highs and lows. (£9.99)
 
The Talking Horse and the Sad Girl and the Village Under the Sea – Mark Haddon
A first book of poetry from the author of 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time'. (£6.99)
 
REFERENCE
 
Pears Cyclopaedia 2006-2007 (£17.99)
 
Schott’s Almanac 2007 – Ben Schott (£16.99)
 
Meaning Of Tingo
“And Other Extraordinary Words from Around the World.”. (£5.99)

Shaggy Dogs & Black Sheep
“The Origins of Even More Phrases We Use Every Day”. (£5.99)
 
SCIENCE
 
Global Warning – Paul Brown
”The Last Chance for Change.” An authoritative and visually stunning book,  with graphics and maps, hard-hitting text, and powerful pictures showing the plight the world is already facing. Paul Brown has been the Environment Correspondent of The Guardian for 16 years. (£19.95)
 
Why Don’t Penguins’ Feet Freeze? - New Scientist
”And 101 Other Questions”. the latest compilation of readers' answers to the questions in the 'Last Word' column of New Scientist. (£7.99)
 
Story Of God – Robert Winston
Examines the relationship between science and religion throughout time.  (£8.99)
 
God Delusion – Richard Dawkins
From the author of 'The Selfish Gene', a hard-hitting, impassioned rebuttal of religion of all types. (£20)
 
SOCIETY
 
Monty’s Project – Monty Don
Monty Don’s own experience of recovering from depression and maintaining his sanity through gardening led him to set up a project of working with a group of disaffected young people who had never been aware of the seasons and never eaten proper food - let alone grown or shared it with others. TV tie-in. (£14.99)
 
On Royalty – Jeremy Paxman
Entertaining study of the institution of monarchy by the controversial broadcasters, seeking to find out how the role of our head of state has changed over the years and how important the Royal Family is to our national identity. (£20.00)
 
Talk To The Hand – Lynne Truss
Sticklers unite! The queen of Zero Tolerance takes on the sorry state of modern manners... Now in paperback. (£6.99)
 
TRAVEL
 
Middle Of Nowhere - Lonely Planet
This armchair inspirational guide is designed to foster the spirit of exploration and travel. First-person accounts weave stories as much about journeys as the destinations. 120 colour photos. (£25.00)
 
Olive Route – Carol Drinkwater
”A Personal Journey to the Heart of the Mediterranean.” Fourth volume in the bestselling olive series. (£18.99)
 
Meetings With Mountains – Stephen Venables
The world's most famous mountains and those who have conquered, visited and admired them. (£25)
 
Budapest: A Cultural and Literary History - Bob Dent (£12)

Flanders: A Cultural History - Andre de Vries (£12)

Collins Road Atlas Europe 2007 (£10.99)
 
Philips World Atlas (£16.99)
 
This Spectred Isle – Simon Marsden
”A Journey Through Haunted England.” (£12.99)
 
Good Pub Guide 2007 - Alisdair Aird (£14.99)
 
Britain Guide 2007 - Les Routiers
Eat, Drink and Sleep. A collection of the finest independently owned pubs, inns, small hotels, B&Bs, restaurants, cafes and teashops in Britain. (£12.99)
 
Which Good Food Guide 2007 (£16.99)
 
Places To Hide – Dixe Wills
A wide range of excellent hiding places in urban, rural, coastal and mountainous settings throughout Britain. Tips on concealment, total identity change and crouching, along with up-to-date informaion on local sources of food, water and camouflage netting.. (£9.99)
 
Barns Of The Dales – Andy Singleton
A beautifully illustrated book on Yorkshire Dales stone barns: their history, their preservation and how they can be sensitively restored. With a foreword from Bill Bryson. (£16.99)
 
A new Rough Guide to Thailand, and Lonely Planet City Guide to Paris.

CHILDREN'S BOOKS

Ages 0-5yrs

Tiger - Nick Butterworth
Tiger is an adorable new toddler character from Nick Butterworth. This title is perfect for sharing as toddlers will love playing at being a tiger whilst the rhythmic rhyming story encourages their language skills. Ages: 0-3yrs. (£5.99)

Ages 5-9yrs

The Worst Witch Saves The Day - Jill Murphy
This is the fabulous fifth book featuring Mildred Hubble the much loved Worst Witch of Miss Cackle's Academy. It is a new term and Mildred is determined to not be the worst witch this year but as usual everything is against her. Ages: 7-10yrs. (£4.99)

Ages 9-11yrs

Starring Tracy Beaker- Jacqueline Wilson
Jacqueline Wilson returns to one of her most successful creations with this new story about the inimitable Tracey Beaker. Age 9-12yrs (£12.99)

Series of Unfortunate Events: Book the Thirteenth - Lemony Snicket
Yes it is finally here - the final book in the baker's dozen of stories about the unfortunate Baudelaires. Will Count Olaf prevail? Will the children survive? Will the series end happily? Find out in the harrowing conclusion. Ages: 8+ yrs. (£6.99)

Teenage Wintersmith - Terry Pratchett
The third tale in this gloriously inventive Discworld fantasy sequence about Tiffany Aching a young witch now working for the seriously scary Miss Treason. This will be Terry Pratchett's only novel to be published this year. Ages 12+ yrs. (£14.99)

SEPTEMBER 2006

FICTION

HARDBACK

Moral Disorder – Margaret Atwood

Ten interrelated stories follow the central character through cities, suburbs, farms and northern forests in every decade from the 1930s to the present. (£13.99 at The Book Case)

Spot Of Bother - Mark Haddon
George Hall doesn't understand the modern obsession with talking about everything. 'The secret of contentment, George felt, lay in ignoring many things completely' – but family events intervene. A disturbing yet very funny portrait of a dignified man trying to go insane politely. From the author of 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time'. (£14.99 at The Book Case)

Mission Song - John Le Carre
Bruno Salvador is the ever-innocent, 29-year-old orphaned love child of a Catholic Irish missionary and a Congolese headsman's daughter. Educated at mission school, he trains as a professional interpreter. See reissues below. (£16.99 at The Book Case)

Fall Of Troy – Peter Ackroyd
Set during the 19th century at the time that the Bronze Age site of Troy was being excavated and returning to the author’s favourite themes: fakes, forgeries and plagiarism. (£14.99 at The Book Case)

Boleyn Inheritance – Philippa Gregory
The story of three young women trying to make their own way through the most volatile court in Europe at a time of religious upheaval and political uncertainty: Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard and Jane Boleyn. (£15.99 at The Book Case)

Restless - William Boyd
What happens to your life when everything you thought you knew about your mother turns out to be an elaborate lie? (£15.99 at The Book Case)

Imperium - Robert Harris
In the setting of Ancient Rome this novel tells in vivid detail the story of Cicero's rise to power, from radical young lawyer to first citizen of Rome, competing with men such as Pompey, Caesar, Crassus and Cato. (£15.99 at The Book Case)

House Of Meetings - Martin Amis
A return to the author’s central preoccupation: the nature of masculinity, and the connections between male sexuality and violence. (£12.99 at The Book Case)

Under Orders – Dick Francis
The first new Dick Francis thriller in five years. The starter's pistol isn't the only gunshot heard at Cheltenham on Gold Cup Day. Former champion jump-jockey Sid Halley knows the perils of racing all too well - but in his day, jockeys didn't usually reach the finishing line with three .38 rounds in the chest. (£16.99 at The Book Case)

PAPERBACK

Arthur & George - Julian Barnes
Based on a true case. The Arthur of the title is Conan Doyle, George an Indian-Scottish solicitor and vicar’s son wrongly sentenced to hard labour for horse mutilation on the say-so of a contemporary handwriting expert. The creator of the world’s most famous detective hears of the case and intervenes. A Richard and Judy title and Booker-shortlisted. (£7.99)

Explorers of the New Century - Magnus Mills

At the beginning of the century two teams of explorers are racing across a cold, windswept, deserted land to reach the furthest point from civilisation. It is, they find, 'an awfully long way'. One party take the western route, along a rocky scree, while the other men make their way along the dry riverbed in the east. (£7.99)

Secret River - Kate Grenville
Following a childhood marked by poverty and petty crime in the slums of London, William Thornhill is sentenced in 1806 to be transported to New South Wales for the term of his natural life. (£7.99)

Brooklyn Follies - Paul Auster
Set against the backdrop of the contested US election of 2000, it tells the story of an uncle and nephew double-act - one in remission from lung cancer, divorced, and estranged from his only daughter, the other hiding away from his once-promising academic career, and life in general. (£7.99)

Dancing In The Dark - Caryl Phillips
Based on the tragic life of a hero of American entertainment, Bert Williams. 'The funniest man I ever saw, and the saddest man I ever knew'. See Reissues below. (£7.99)

She May Not Leave – Fay Weldon
Be careful who you invite into the bosom of your home - she may never leave.... (£7.99)

Purity Of Blood – A Perez-Reverte
More swashbuckling adventure for Captain Alatriste, 'a powerful cross between Zorro and D'Artagnan', as he helps to rescue an old friend's daughter and solve a mysterious murder. (£6.99)

Housewife Up - Alison P Harper
The sequel to Richard and Judy finalist 'Housewife Down' – widowed Helen starts to have money problems and she becomes part of the unwilling army of the employed. (£6.99)

Sunday Night Book Club - Joanne Harris, Andrea Levy, Alexander McCall-Smith et al
Collection of stories in collaboration with Breast Cancer Care; one pound a copy will go to the charity. (£6.99)

Qissat: Short Stories by Palestinian Women - (Ed) Jo Glanville
These fascinating and diverse stories reflect the everyday concerns of Palestinians living under occupation. Writers who were children during the first intifada appear alongside those who remember the outbreak of the Lebanese civil war. The contributors include authors from the occupied territories, Palestinians with Israeli citizenship, and writers from the Palestinian Diaspora. (£9.99)

Lighthouse - P D James
Combe Island off the Cornish coast has a blood-stained history, but now, privately owned, offers privacy and respite to over-stressed men and women in positions of authority. But then one of the distinguished visitors is bizarrely murdered. (£6.99)

Seventy-seven Clocks – Christopher Fowler
Third in the Bryant & May London detective sseries. Late in 1973 as strikes and blackouts ravage the country during Edward Heath's 'winter of discontent', sundry members of a wealthy, aristocratic family are being disposed of in a variety of grotesque ways. Bryant and May, the irascible detectives, know that time is the key. their investigations lead them into a hidden world. (£6.99)

Mammoth Book Of Best New Sf 19 - (Ed) Gardner Dozois (£9.99)

REISSUES

Torment Of Others – Val McDermid (£6.99)

Crossing The River - Caryl Phillips
A voice speaking out of a distant past describes the consequences of his desperation: his daughter and two sons are condemned to the hold of an English slave ship bound for America in 1753. Here are the stories of these children: Nash, Martha, and Travis. (£7.99)

Willa Cather reissues, £7.99 each:
Death Comes For The Archbishop - recounts a life lived simply in the silence of the southwestern desert.
Lost Lady - A portrait of a woman who reflects the conventions of her age even as she defies them and whose transformations embody the decline and coarsening of the American frontier.
My Antonia - creates one of the most winning yet thoroughly convincing heroines in American fiction.
O Pioneers - the eldest child of a newly arrived Swedish immigrant family becomes the head of the family and struggles to soften the wild overgrown soil that surrounds her.
Professor's House - contrasts the middle-aged disillusion of Professor St Peter with his memories of his favourite student, the brillant explorer and inventor Tom Outland.

John le Carre reissues, £7.99 each, include:
Constant Gardener
Honourable Schoolboy
Smiley’s People
Little Drummer Girl
Tailor Of Panama
Night Manager

Warning To The Curious & Other Ghost Stories – M R James (£9.99)

Terror By Night Classic Ghost Stories (£2.99)

Bell In The Fog & Other Stories (£2.99)

Sherlock Holmes Collection on CD - Arthur Conan Doyle
All four classic Sherlock Holmes audiobooks, now available together for the first time in one specially priced pack. Eight CDs, running time 8 hours, featuring Ralph Richardson as Watson and Sir John Gielgud as Holmes. (£24.99)

NON-FICTION

ART

Simon Schama’s Power Of Art - Simon Schama

Tie-in in to an eight-part TV series on the history of creativity. (£25)

BIOGRAPHY

Untold Stories – Alan Bennett
Now in paperback, the bestselling sequel to Alan Bennett's classic 'Writing Home', updated with new unpublished diaries. (£9.99)

Writing Home – Alan Bennett
The first volume, reissued in paperback. (£9.99)

Life Of Saladin – Sir Hamilton Gibb from 'Imad ad-Din and Baha' ad-Din
Saladin, the Kurdish founder of the Ayyubid Dynasty, conquered Jerusalem in 1187 and repelled the Crusaders. Though he was later defeated by England's Richard I, Saladin's great skill and honourable conduct would become enshrined in European as well as Muslim lore. (£9.99)

Shakespeare, The Biography – Peter Ackroyd
Placing Shakespeare within the landscape of his time, he walks with the reader through 16th century Stratford and London, and is enthralled by the Elizabethan theatrical world. He writes about Shakespeare the actor, playwright and poet, his patrons and managers, actors and fellow writers, and about their 'unity of feeling'. (£9.99)

Matisse the Master – Hilary Spurling

"A Life of Henri Matisse: The Conquest of Colour, 1909-1954." In this beautifully presented second volume, Spurling tells the story of Matisse's growing artistic maturity and the relationship between his life and art from 1909 to 1954, his glory years. Whitbread Book of the Year 2005. (£12.99)

Clarice Cliff – Lynn Knight

The first full-length biography of the Art Deco potter. (£8.99)

Scenes From My Life – Judi Dench

Britain's most loved actress in her own words and photographs, including many from her private albums. (£9.99)

Fred Dibnah’s World – David Hall
This official biography of a national treasure celebrates the life and work of Britain's best known steeplejack. (£18.99)

Days From A Different World – John Simpson

A memoir of childhood and a vivid picture of Britain in the 1940s and '50s. (£7.99)

Life & Times Of The Thunderbolt Kid – Bill Bryson
Bill Bryson's first travel book opened with the immortal line, 'I come from Des Moines. Somebody had to.' In his new memoir, he travels back in time to explore the ordinary kid he once was, and the curious world of 1950s America. (£18.99)

Teacher Man - Frank McCourt

From the author of 'Angela's Ashes' and 'Tis'. Frank McCourt details his illustrious, amusing, and sometimes rather bumpy long years as an English teacher in the public high schools of New York City. (£7.99)

View From Here – Joan Bakewell
The sequel to 'The Centre of the Bed' and a celebration of what life can be like at 70 - which according to Joan is the new 50. (£16.99)

Year Of Magical Thinking – Joan Didion
An intensely personal and harrowing memoir from American essayist and prose stylist Joan Didion about coping with love, life and death. (£7.99)

Home From Home – George Alagiah
A moving autobiography of immigrant life, and a wider examination of the immigrant experience in the UK. Born in Sri Lanka and growing up in Ghana, his family came to Britain in the '60s. Gradually discovering his immigrant identity, George wanted to allow Sri Lanka to be a part of him again. The sequel to 'A Passage to Africa' as well as a stand-alone autobiography of the immigrant experience. The author packed the local cinema during the HB Festival. (£17.99)

Self Made Man – Norah Vincent
My Year Disguised as a Man. (£7.99)

Beautiful Child - Torey Hayden

The story of a child trapped in silence and the teacher who refused to give up on her. (£12.99)

GARDENING

Fork To Fork – Monty Don

Records a year in the kitchen and kitchen garden of Monty and Sarah Don, with clear instructions on how to grow fruit and vegetables and how to cook them. Food is grown and cooked in one continuous process and with one common aim - enjoyment. (£12.99)

HISTORY

The Little Book of British History – George Chamier

A whistle-stop tour through 2,000 years of our nation's story, from the Roman invasion to the Falklands War - clear, accessible history with all the boring bits left out. In small format hardback. (£9.99)

Great Tales From English History CD – Robert Lacey
Abridged omnibus edition of bestselling author Robert Lacey's three volumes recounting the dramatic story of England, from ancient times to the present day. Five CDs, running time 5hrs 52mins. (£17.99)

Rhyming History Of Britain – James Muirden (£6.99)

Rise & Fall Of Rome – Simon Baker

The epic story of the rise and fall of Rome, based on historical research. Tv tie-in. (£18.99)

Battlefield Yorkshire – David Cooke

"From the Dark Ages to the English Civil Wars." Illustrated. (£19.99)

What Islam Did For Us – Tim Wallace-Murphy

"Understanding Islam's Contribution to Western Civilization." Shows the huge intellectual and cultural contribution that Islam made to the West, offers an opportunity for Westerners to understand the richness and complexity of Islam and the intellectual and moral debt that is owed to the Islamic world, and demonstrates how western political policies laid the foundations for the chaotic and tragic state of affairs in the Middle East. (£10.99)

Cross River Traffic – Chris Roberts

"A History of London's Bridges." London has seventeen points where the Thames can be strolled over. This book tells the history of the current crossings (and their predecessors) - why and how they were built, as well as incidents that have occurred on them. (£7.99)

After The Victorians – A N Wilson
When this book begins, in the reign of Edward VII, Great Britain commands the mightiest empire the world has ever seen. By the time it ends, with the Coronation of Elizabeth II, Britain has emerged victorious from a world war, but ruined as a world power. (£9.99)

Last Post – Max Arthur

"The Final Word from Our First World War Soldiers." (£7.99)

Ivan’s War – Catherine Merridale
The Red Army 1941-45. They died in their millions, shattered by German shells and tanks, freezing behind the wire of prison camps, driven forward in suicidal charges by the secret police. Catherine Merridale found archives of letters, diaries and police reports that have allowed her to write a major history of a figure too often treated as part of a vast mechanical horde. The ordinary Russian soldier's experience of the worst war in history, now in paperback. (£9.99)

HUMOUR

Not Many Dead - Oldie Magazine

Sensational Pieces of Non-News. A collection of pieces of non-news from around the UK, from the popular Oldie column. Review coverage (£7.99)

Greetings In Jesus Name – Michael Berry
The Scambaiter Letters. To most of us scambaiter letters are an irritant. To Michael Berry they are a call to arms. For the last five years he has replied to the scammers expressing an interest in their propositions and then spent days, weeks, even months leading them down the garden path with his hilarious requests and misunderstandings. His revenges are funny, often savage and, as he reminds us, wholly justified. (£7.99)

Surgically Enhanced – Pam Ayres
Beautifully crafted stories and poems to make you laugh and make you think. (£14.99)

The Week-End Book: a sociable anthology
Entertaining anthology from a range of popular writers on topics from pigs, preparing for a long walk and human polo to the bow tie. (£10.99)

World War Z: an oral history of the zombie war – Max Brooks
Sequel to the Zombie Survival Guide. (£12.99)

Man’s Book – Thomas Fink

The authoritative guide to being a man in the 21st century is here, at last. Ever wanted to work out without actually having to go to the gym, and fancied doing it James Bond style? Ever considered how a batiste shirt differs from a broadcloth one? (£9.99)

I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue Live – Double CD, c. 2 hours

Re-visit a golden period before Willie Rushton's untimely death, with two extended 'live' editions from the mid 1990s featuring Humphrey Lyttelton, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden, Jeremy Hardy and Willie Rushton. Double CD, running time 2 hours approx. (£12.99)

Four Stories – Alan Bennett
Here are Alan Bennett's bestselling stories, brought together in one book for the first time: 'Father! Father! Burning Bright', 'The Clothes They Stood Up In', 'The Laying on of Hands' and 'The Lady in the Van'. (£7.99)

Just William’s Greatest Hits CD
In addition to some of the best stories from the ever popular 'Just William' range, this extended offering also includes a CD of material, recorded live on stage. Four CDs, running time 4hrs 30mins approx, read by Martin Jarvis. (£17.99)

MBS

Like The Flowing River – Paulo Coelho
A collection of thoughts and stories from the author of 'The Alchemist', with personal reflections on a wide range of subjects from archery and music to elegance, travelling and the nature of good and evil. (£12.99)

Werewolves - Facts Figures & Fun (£5.99).

Witches - Facts Figures & Fun (£5.99).

Lore Of The Land – Jennifer Westwood

"A Guide to England's Legends, from Spring-heeled Jack to the Witches of Warboys." Includes a chapter for every county in England and is colour-illustrated throughout. (£20)

MEDIA

Woman’s Hour - Jenni Murray, Sue MacGregor et al

"From Joyce Grenfell to Sharon Osbourne - Celebrating Sixty Years of Women's Lives." A celebration of the 60th anniversary of BBC's Woman's Hour. (£20)

Time Out Film Guide 2007

This ultimate film-lover's bible now weighs in with more than 16,700 reviews, including six pages of reviews of notable international DVD releases from the previous twelve months. (£22.50)

MUSIC

Dylan – Mojo Magazine

"Visions, Portraits and Back Pages." A legend, a cult figure and a trendsetter - the chronology of music's original Mr Tambourine Man. 3000+ photographs. Foreword by Bono. (£12.99)

Dylan On Dylan - Jonathan Cott
'Dylan on Dylan' gathers together for the first time twenty-nine of the most significant and revealing conversations with the singer, stretching over forty years, from the earliest days of his career in 1962 through to 2004. (£18.99)

NATURE

Trees That Made Britain – Archie Miles

TV tie-in exploring the history and ancient myths behind our nation's trees. 100 colour photographs.(£20)

Gem Gemstones

A handy guide identifying over 170 types of the world's gemstones with beautiful colour photography taken from the Smithsonian Institution's archives. (£4.99)

Woodlands - Collins New Naturalist

The 100th volume of the prestigious New Naturalist series, written by one of Britain's best-known naturalists, explores the significance and history of woodlands on the British landscape. (£25)

Edible Mushrooms Of Britain & Europe - New Holland Field Guide

This book is a practical, user-friendly guide to collecting edible wild fungi species across Britain and Europe. (£14.99)

Countryman’s Bedside Book – "BB"

Better known as BB, Denys Watkins-Pitchford's writing is as fresh as it was in 1941 and this reissue of his classic memoir will be enjoyed by all who appreciate fine country writing, capturing in words and his own wood engravings the wonder of English wildlife and the countryside in an idyllic period between the wars. (£18.95)

POETRY

Tyrannosaurus Rex Versus/Corduroy Kid – Simon Armitage
A new collection of poems bringing news from unusual places, whether from the recent past or from the remote warrior worlds of the "Bayeux Tapestry", the "Odyssey" and "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight". Other poems belong to a future that is extinct before it arrives, or that is a small and sinister step away from the would-be solidities of our present. But the book engages with above all the matter of England, here and now. (£12.99)

Rapture - Carol Ann Duffy
A collection about the loss and rediscovery of love in all its aspects - erotic, intellectual, emotional, now in paperback. (£7.99)

John Betjeman A First Class Collection - CD

Sir John Betjeman, poet, broadcaster, journalist, prose writer and critic, was one of the best-loved figures of the twentieth century. Betjeman was a prolific writer and his poems still resonate. This work celebrates the centenary of Betjeman's birth. Double CD, running time 2 hours. (£12.99)

POLITICS AND CURRENT EVENTS

No Nonsense Guide To Climate Change (£6.99)

No Nonsense Guide To Fair Trade (£6.99)

What Happened Here – Eliot Weinberger
A portrayal of the nightmarish failings of the Bush administration, from neocons and the invention of the War on Terror, to the war in Iraq. (£7.99)

Baghdad Burning Volume 2 - Riverbend
In volume two of this riveting weblog, a remarkable young Iraqi woman gives a human face to war and occupation in Iraq. From November 2004 up to June 2006. (£7.99)

Heat – George Monbiot
"The New Politics to Stop the Planet Burning." We all know that climate change is the greatest problem facing our world - it's being rammed home by new evidence every day. But does that mean the problem is now too big to deal with? Or can we solve it? (£17.99)

Climate Change - Rough Guide (£9.99)

Change the World 9 To 5
"50 Ways to Change the World at Work: We Are What We Do." 50 simple, practical things which we can all do during the working day to make a difference to the world and those around us, regardless of our profession. (£8.99)

REFERENCE

Chambers Dictionary (10e) (£35)

Guinness World Records 2007 (£18)

SCIENCE

Just Another Day – Adam Hart-Davis

"The Science and Technology of Our Everyday Lives." Television's favourite science enthusiast reveals just how much science and technology surrounds us. (£18.99)

Can Cows Walk Down Stairs – (Ed) Paul Heiney
Perplexing Questions Answered. Answers those tantalising or perplexing questions for which you thought you'd never find an answer, drawing on the expertise of a team of enthusiastic scientists around the world. (£6.99)

Unexplained Phenomena - Rough Guide

An exploration of the zone that lies between the known and the unknown, a shadowy territory that's home to the lake monsters, combusting people, teleporting frogs and man-eating trees. Second edition. (£13.99)

SEASONAL

Fireside Book Of David Hope Annual 2007 (£6.25)

Friendship Book Of Francis Gay Annual 2007 (£6.25)

And a plethora of diaries and calendars ranging from Purple Ronny to the Shipping Forecast, and including our usual fantastic range of art calendars, magical diaries and We’moon. This year’s We’moon theme is "On Purpose, working to heal our planet".

SPORT

Lance Armstrong Images Of A Champion

Updated with new photographs and a new chapter on the record-setting seventh-straight Tour de France victory - an intimate portrait of the man who has become one of the most admired athletes in the world. 320 colour photographs. (£14.99)

Accrington Stanley: the club that wouldn’t die – Phil Whalley (£16.99)

TRAVEL

Treasure Islands – Pamela Stephenson

"Following in the Footsteps of Fanny Stevenson." Psychoanalyst, biographer, ex-comedienne, mother of four (3 daughters and Billy Connolly), Pamela Stephenson now adopts a new guise - historian, sailor and circumnavigator following in the intrepid footsteps of the maverick wife of the even more maverick Robert Louis, in a modern 112ft clipper. (£6.99)

Coast 2 – Christopher Somerville

"Where the UK and Ireland Meet the Sea." A fresh look at the coast and TV tie-in. (£20)

City Of Falling Angels- John Berendt
Venice, a city steeped in a thousand years of history, art and architecture, teeters in precarious balance between endurance and decay. Berendt tells a tale full of atmosphere and surprise as the stories build. (£7.99)

Micronations - Lonely Planet
Lonely Planet Guide to Self-Proclaimed Nations. Designed to generate interest in the strange world out there, this is a fully illustrated, humorous mock-guidebook to the nations people create in their own backyards - most of which can be visited. (£9.99)

Hidden Places Of Yorkshire - Barbara Vesey

As to whether any of them are hidden round here, we do not yet know. Eighth edition. (£8.99)

Other practical travel books include the Lonely Planet Best of Brussels, Bruges, Antwerp & Ghent; Time Out’s Shortlist Barcelona, Buying A Property In Eastern Europe for Dummies, and The Real Ale Pub Guide 2007

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

Ages 0-5yrs

The Man Who Put Words On Birds - Julian Borra

Young Louis sets out with his little blue friend to find out why there are birds flying over his house with words attached to them. He climbs fat mountains, journeys across oceans, and crosses the Bridge of Meringue until at last he finds The Man Who Put Words On Birds. Ages: 2-5yrs. (£6.99)

Ages 5-9yrs

Twin Tales - Jacqueline Wilson

Two magical adventures in one from the ubiquitous Jacqueline Wilson: Twin Trouble and Connie & The Waterbabies. As always the situations and emotions are very real but here they are given a magic twist making them perfect reassuring reading about family strife and overcoming your fears. Age: 7-9yrs. (£4.99)

Ages 9-11yrs

The Worst Childrens Jobs in History - Tony Robinson

Takes you back to the days when being a kid was no excuse for getting out of hard labour. This book tells the stories of the children throughout Britain's history whose work fed the nation, kept trains running and put clothes on everyone's backs. Ages: 9-11yrs. (£6.99)

Clash Of The Sky Galleons - Paul Stewart

The exciting and wonderfully illustrated finale to the Quint sequence and the penultimate book in the Edge Chronicles. Ages: 9-11yrs. (£12.99)

Teenage

Seeker - William Nicholson

The first book of The Noble Warriors trilogy now in paperback. Seeker yearns to join the Nomana - a legendary sect of warriors whose pursuit of the spiritual true way seems to give them magical powersAge: 12+ yrs (£6.99)

Soul Eater - Michelle Paver

Dazzling entertainment and seamless storytelling - the third adventure in Torak's quest to vanquish the terrifying Soul-Eaters. Torak has survived the summer and his heart-stopping adventure in the Seal Islands. He and Wolf are together again. But their reunion is all too short-lived. As mid winter approaches Torak learns the worst from the White Fox clan. The Soul-Eaters have snatched Wolf and are going to sacrifice him. Age 12+ yrs (£9.99)

AUGUST 2006

FICTION
 
HARDBACK
 
Terrorist – John Updike  
Set in contemporary New Jersey, 'Terrorist' traces the journey of one young man, from radicalism to fundamentalism to terrorism, against the backdrop of a fraying urban landscape and an increasingly fragmented community. But “Of those who plot, God is the best”. (£15.99 at The Book Case)  
 
One Good Turn – Kate Atkinson
It is summer, it is the Edinburgh Festival. People queuing for a lunchtime show witness a road-rage incident - an incident which changes the lives of everyone involved. (£15.99 at The Book Case)
 
Sea Lady – Margaret Drabble
Two distinguished guests are travelling separately towards a ceremony where they will meet for the first time for three decades. (£16.99 at The Book Case)
 
Light – Margaret Elphinstone
Set in May, 1831 - in a tiny island off the Isle of Man, a lighthouse provides a harsh living for an unusual family. Isolated from the mainland, they have been able to live away from the disapproving eyes of polite society. But, on the arrival of Stevenson's surveyors, the very existence of their world is threatened. (£12.99)
 
PAPERBACK
 
Until I Find You – John Irving
The story of the actor Jack Burns, his mother Alice who is a Toronto tattoo artist, and his father William - an Edinburgh organist who is addicted to being tattooed. (£7.99)
 
Woman’s World: A Graphic Novel – Graham Rawle
Norma Fontaine lives in a perfect woman's world of handy tips and sensible advice – she measures life by the standards set in the magazine she reads. Rawle has assembled cut-out phrases from 1960's women's magazines, which, once removed from their original context, have been reassembled to tell an entirely new, and blissful, story. (£9.99)
 
Bedroom Secrets Of The Master Chefs – Irvine Welsh
A gothic parable about the great obsessions of our time - food, sex and minor celebrity, and examination of identity, male rivalry and the need to belong in the world. (£10.99)
 
Damned Utd – David Peace
Boxing Day, 1962. A frozen pitch at Roker Park and the painful premature end to a career as one of football's most deadly marksmen. Yorkshire, 1974. Leeds United hate Brian Clough. Brian Clough hates Leeds United. (£12.99)
 
Map Of Glass - Jane Urquhart
Jerome is a young earth-artist spending a few months on an island in Lake Ontario. But his idyll is shattered when he discovers a man frozen in the ice near the shore. (£7.99)
 
Minaret – Leila Aboulela                    
A novel about the life of an orthodox Muslim woman forced into a new life in London, and a book about Islam without any politicization. (£7.99)            
 
Hardboiled/Hard Luck – Banana Yoshimoto
'Hardboiled' opens as the narrator treks high above her secluded mountain hotel on the anniversary of her lover's death. 'Hard Luck' opens with another female narrator, this time at the bedside of her sister, who lies in a coma. Two haunting and atmospheric tales from Japan's leading female writer. (£6.99)
 
Making It Up – Penelope Lively
The author takes moments from her own life and asks 'what if' she had made other choices: what if she hadn't escaped from Alexandria at the outbreak of WWII? What would her life have been like if she had become pregnant when she was 18?. (£7.99)
 
Last Days Of Dogtown – Anita Diamant
In the forgotten hamlet of Dogtown, nestled on Cape Ann and hugging the Massachusetts coast line, a cast of eccentric characters keeps a small flame of life alight...From the author of 'The Red Tent'.  (£6.99)
 
Natural Flights Of The Human Mind – Clare Morrall
From the Booker Prize-shortlisted author of 'Astonishing Splashes of Colour'. Guilt, emotional bruising and a Tiger Moth plane lie at the heart of this story of two misfits. (£7.99)
 
Perfect Match – Jodi Picoult
What would a mother do to protect her child? Richard and Judy bestseller Jodi Picoult's novel is part thriller with amazing twists, part edge-of-seat courtroom drama and part  family portrait. This disturbing novel paints an indelible portrait of a family torn apart. (£6.99)
 
Museum Of Doubt – James Meek
From the author of 'The People's Act of Love', a collection of short stories. (£7.99)
 
Best Of Mcsweeney's 2 – (ed.) Dave Eggers           
 In this second volume of stories compiled from McSweeney's, Dave Eggers once again champions the art, range and sheer pleasure of the short story. (£8.99)  
 
Vellum: Book Of All Hours 1 – Hal Duncan
It's 2017 and the End Days are coming, beings that were once human gathering to fight in one last great war for control of the Vellum - the vast realm of eternity on which our world is just a scratch. But to a draft-dodging Irish angel and a trailer-trash tomboy called Phreedom, it's about to become brutally clear that there's no great divine or diabolic plan at play here, just a vicious battle between the hawks of Heaven and Hell, with humanity stuck in the middle. (£7.99)
 
End In Tears – Ruth Rendell
The new Chief Inspector Wexford novel from one of the UK's best loved crime writers. A lump of concrete dropped deliberately from a little stone bridge over a relatively unfrequented road kills the wrong person. The driver behind is spared, but only for a while. (£6.99)
 
Devil's Feather – Minette Walters
Have you ever wanted to bury a secret so deeply that no one will find out about it? (£6.99)
 
Harvest – Tess Gerritsen
Thriller about heart transplants that go wrong. (£6.99)
 
Mr Monk Goes To Hawaii - Lee Goldberg (£5.99)
           
Emperor: The Gods Of War - Conn Iggulden
The fourth volume in the acclaimed Emperor series, recreating the life of Julius Caesar - an epic tale of ambition and rivalry, bravery and betrayal, from an outstanding new voice in historical fiction. (£6.99)
 
Naming Of Eliza Quinn – Carol Birch
A novel set in rural Ireland at the time of the great potato famine of the mid 1800s, which begins with the discovery of the bones of an infant. (£6.99)
 
Haunted Hotel & Other Strange Stories (£2.99)
Supernatural Tales (£2.99)
 
REISSUES
 
I Claudius – Robert Graves (£8.99)
Claudius The God - Robert Graves (£8.99)
 
Alice In Wonderland (Steadman Illus Ed) – Lewis Carroll
The first paperback edition of Ralph Steadman's 1968 classic edition of Lewis Carroll's satiric tale, featuring Ralph Steadman's audacious and dynamic illustrations. (£12.95)
 
Frost In May - Antonia White (£6.99)
Sugar House – Antonia White (£6.99)
 
VINTAGE EAST PROMOTION (£4.99 each)
Girl Who Played Go – Shan Sa
Set in Japanese-occupied Manchuria in the 1930s, a haunting tragedy, a shocking tale of love and war reflected in the age-old game of Go.  
Norwegian Wood - Haruki Murakami
When he hears her favourite Beatles song, Toru Watanabe recalls his first love Naoko, the girlfriend of his best friend Kizuki.
 
File On H – Ismail Kadare
Who really wrote 'The Iliad' and 'The Odyssey'? Two Irish-American scholars disappear into the Albanian hinterland where they are confident the answer to these riddles will be found. (£7.99)
 
Lila - Robert M Pirsig
From the author of 'Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance',  a new voyage, a poignant journey and a passionate philosophical exploration. Revised and expanded. (£7.99)
 
Silk – Alessandro Baricco
A drama of human desires set against the silk trade between France and Japan in the 1860s. (£5.99)
 
Black Book – Orhan Pamuk
Complex story of a disappearance in Turkey from the author of “My Name is Red”.. (£8.99)
 
Flood – Ian Rankin
His first novel, about an outcast with occult powers. (£6.99)
 
Ubik – Philip K Dick (£7.99)
Dispossessed - Ursula Le Guin (£7.99)
Sirens Of Titan - Kurt Vonnegut (£7.99)
Cities In Flight – James Blish (£7.99)
 
NON-FICTION
 
BIOGRAPHY
 
Bess Of Hardwick - Mary S Lovell
A biography of one of the most remarkable women of the Tudor era - the first Lady of Chatsworth - the most powerful woman in England after Queen Elizabeth. (£9.99)
 
Shakespeare & Co – Stanley Wells
Christopher Marlowe, Thomas Dekker, Ben Johnson, Thomas Middleton, John Fletcher and the other players in his story. Explores the relationships between Shakespeare and his contemporaries, and argues that Shakespeare must be considered as a man of his time as well as a man for all times. (£25)
 
Judge Sewall’s Apology – Richard Francis
Samuel Sewall sat in judgement at the Salem witch trials. Five years later he recanted the guilty verdicts. Through his story, Richard Francis brings the New World vividly to life. (£8.99)
 
Gilbert White – Richard Mabey
When the pioneering naturalist Gilbert White (1720-93) wrote 'The Natural History of Selborne', he created one of the greatest and most influential natural history works of all time, his detailed observations about birds and animals providing the cornerstones of modern ecology. Whitbread Biography of the Year. (£8.99)
 
Autobiography Of A Geisha
A powerful autobiography of a remarkable woman and a shocking portrait of pre-war Japan. (£4.99)
 
Almost A Childhood - Hans-Georg Behr
”Growing Up Amongst the Nazis”. The author experienced a remarkable childhood in wartime Austria where his parents were rabid Nazis and the high office his father held in the Ministry of Aviation brought the young boy into contact with Uncle Josef (Goebbels), Uncle Herman (Goering), and Uncle Adolf himself. (£8.99)
 
Betjeman – A N Wilson
One of the first books to use the vast archives of personal material relating to Betjeman's private life, including hundreds of letters written by his wife about their life together and apart, his many friendships, ranging from 'Bosie' Douglas to the young satirists of Private Eye, the Mitford sisters and the Crazy Gang. Published to mark the centenary of the poet's birth. (£20)
 
Good Women Of China – Xinran
The story of how Xinran negotiated the minefield of restrictions imposed on Chinese journalists to reach out to women across the country. (£4.99)
 
Books Baguettes & Bedbugs – Jeremy Mercer
”The Left Bank World of Shakespeare and Co.” Memoir of a struggling writer living and working in an eccentric Parisian bookshop. (£7.99)
 
Gorgeous George – David Morley
”Maverick in the House.” George Galloway has made a career of confrontation and has a life story that is stranger than fiction, with all the key ingredients of a soap opera - money, sex, power, intrigue and, to a lesser extent, politics. (£16.99)
 
Girl With A One Track Mind – Abby Lee
“Confessions of the Seductress Next Door.” Abby's diary is the fifth most popular UK blog, she has an average of 100,000 unique visitors a month, and she has received hundreds of emails from women grateful for her candour about sex. (£6.99)
 
GARDENING
Gardening & Planting By The Moon 2007 – Nick Kollerstrom (£8.99)
 
HISTORY
 
Tribes Of Britain – David Miles
Who are we? And where do we come from? The story of the peoples of Britain and Ireland, showing how different people traded, settled and conquered the land, establishing the 'tribal' and regional roots still apparent today – including the impact of prehistoric peoples and Celtic tribes, Romans and Vikings, Saxons and Normans, Jews and Huegenots, as well as the increasing population movements of the last century. (£9.99)
 
Persian Fire – Tom Holland
“The First World Empire, Battle for the West.” A brilliant new account of the world's very first clash of civilisations between the Persians and the Greeks in 380BC. - the very first 'clash of Empires' between East and West.. (£9.99)
 
Behind The Counter – Pamela Horn
“Shop Lives from Market Stall to Supermarket.” - the story of the people who worked in the retail trade from the beginning of the eighteenth to the middle of the twentieth century. (£20)
 
Bad Lads – Alf  Townsend
“RAF National Service Remembered.” Between 1945 and 1963 over two and half million eighteen-year-olds were called up for national service. (£12.99)
 
HUMOUR
 
Gospel Of The Flying Spaghetti Monster – Bobby Henderson
It all began in June 2005 when Bobby Henderson wrote an open letter to the Kansas School Board proposing a third alternative to the teaching of evolution and intelligent design in schools, and has now gained a cult following on the Internet with over six-million hits to the website. (£9.99)
 
Penguin Pocket Jokes (£5.99)
 
Mammoth Book Of Funniest Cartoons Of All – (ed) Geoff Tibballs (£7.99)
 
LITERATURE
 
Songs On Bronze – Nigel Spivey
”The Greek Myths Made Real.” Retells the Greek myths as the spellbinding stories that they are - Jason and the Argonauts and the travels of Odysseus, of Oedipus's crime and Orpheus's excursion into the underworld, among many others. (£8.99)
 
Children’s Writers' & Artists' Yearbook 2007 (£12.99)
 
Writers' Handbook 2007 – Barry Turner
A companion for those in the writing profession, this book contains over 6,000 entries covering various areas of writing, with articles and useful advice from the representatives of the trade. It also offers useful advice on contracts, copyright, and taxation. 20th anniversary edition. (£14.99)
 
Reading Diary – Alberto Manguel
A Year of Favourite Books. The author of 'A History of Reading' revisits some of his favourite books in a winning marriage of memoir and criticism. (£7.99)
 
Book Of Lost Books – Stuart Kelly
Quirky investigation into the history of books that were lost, unfinished, unstarted, illegible or deliberately destroyed. (£7.99)
 
Criticism & Ideology – Terry Eagleton
”A Study in Marxist Literary Theory.” A new edition of this classic work. (£12.99)
 
MBS
 
How To Be Free – Tom Hodgkinson
Have you ever wondered why you bother to go to work? What stops us from doing what we want to do? Whether there might be a better, freer, happier way to live our lives? (£14.99)
 
Sigmund Freud – Ralph Steadman,
A new paperback edition of Ralph Steadman's 1979 witty life of the great psychoanalyst, in which the artist hilariously examines and illustrates Freud's techniques. (£12.95)
 
Element Encyclopedia Of Secret Societies and Hidden History - John Michael Greer
“The Ultimate A-Z of Ancient Mysteries, Lost Civilizations and Forgotten Wisdom.” (£20)
 
Hitopadesa
The Book of Good Counsels. Composed between 800 and 950 AD, one of the best-known of all works in Sanskrit literature. At once an anthology of folk wisdom and an original and satirical work in its own right, the "Hitopadesa" has been deeply admired and widely read for more than a thousand years for its humorous and profound reflections on human lives, loves, follies and philosophies. (£10.99)
 
If This is Your Land, Where Are Your Stories?: Finding Common Ground - Edward J. Chamberlin
Stories come in many forms, from nursery rhymes and national anthems to poems and praise songs, and from the stories of science to the rituals of religion. They tell us where we come from, and where we belong; how to live and sometimes how to die. (£16.95)
 
Shining Ones – Philip Gardiner
The story of the mysterious, ancient priesthood with a mission to preserve their secret knowledge to help humanity - but also to control the development of the world. (£10.99)
 
MUSIC
 
Dark Side Of The Moon - John Harris
The Making of the Pink Floyd Masterpiece. A behind-the-scenes, in-depth look at the making of one of the greatest sonic masterpieces and most commercially successful albums of all time. (£7.99)
 
New Penguin Dictionary Of Music- Paul Griffiths
The essential A-Z of 1,000 years of Western music. (£14.99)
 
Rough Guide To Bob Dylan, 2e (£9.99)
 
Rough Guide To Pink Floyd
Reviews of the 50 essential Pink Floyd songs and the stories behind them, the movies and film soundtracks, TV appearances and videos. From the psychedelic 'happenings' of '60s London to the arena gigs, world tours and Live 8 reunion - it's all in this book. (£9.99)
 
NATURE & PETS
 
Ancient Trees Living Landscapes – Richard Muir
Examines how, from earliest times, woodland has been manipulated and transformed. He first looks at landmark trees, then examines ancient trees and hedgerows, before charting the development of parkland and forestry. He also describes the life of the men of the forest over the centuries. (£16.99)
 
RSPB Handbook Of British Birds (£9.99)
 
RSPB Secret Lives Of British Birds (£14.99)
 
Birding Life - Guardian
“The Diary of a Lifetime's Hobby.” A collection of the author's Guardian columns on birdwatching. (£12.99)
 
Mushrooms – Roger Phillips
Featuring information and photographs, this illustrated encyclopedia contains over 1,250 photographs, often showing the specimens in various stages of growth, and including the botanical and common names as well as ecological information on endangered species. (£18.99)
 
RSPCA Complete Dog Care Manual – Bruce Fogle (£9.99)
 
POETRY
 
Sir Gawain & The Green Knight
This is a new translation of the classical medieval poem relating Sir Gawain's romances, his conflict with the Green Knight, and return to the Round Table. (£7.99)
 
POLITICS AND CURRENT AFFAIRS
 
Nobody Told Us We Are Defeated – Rory McCarthy
”Stories from the New Iraq.” Few books explore the thoughts and actions of the Iraqi people as they deal with the occupation. As correspondent for the Guardian, Rory McCarthy has been on the ground for the past two and a half years. This book focuses on the lives of a group of Iraqis in order to retell the story from their point of view. (£9.99)
 
101 Facts You Should Know About Food – John Farndon
The shocking truth behind the food we eat. Covering everything from the big businesses that control food production around the world to the dangers of food dyes, this book reveals the complex facts behind the simplest of meals (£6.99)
 
SCIENCE
 
Gecko’s Foot – Peter Forbes
An assessment of how cutting edge science is borrowing ideas from nature to create the inventions of tomorrow. (£8.99)
 
SPORT
 
Good Afternoon, Gentlemen, The Name’s Bill Gardner - Bill Gardner
That introduction alone was often enough to provoke sheer terror in his opponents. For the first time, Gardner himself reveals what made him the top man, including his innermost thoughts and his memories of the classic years for football fans. (£7.99) .
 
TRAVEL

Sailing Alone Around The World – Joshua Slocum
Joshua Slocum became a legend by being the first person to sail around the globe alone in 1895 in a 37-foot sloop, Spray, that he rebuilt himself from a derelict oyster sloop. He is possibly the best-known single-handed sailor ever to have lived. A classic of sailing literature now reissued. (£7.99)
 
Europe – Jan Morris
A personal appreciation, fuelled by five decades of journeying, at once magisterial and particular, whimsical and profound. (£9.99)
 
Tales From Nowhere
A celebration of adventure travel, an exploration of the remote corners of our world. (£7.99)
 
Red Dust – Ma Jian
A young man writes about his disillusionment with the Communist system and an extraordinary journey that he made around China in search of himself and his country. (£4.99)
 
Circular Walks Along The Pennine Way – Kevin Donkin
A series of fifty circular walks along and around the Pennine Way.  (£12.99)
 
Travel Journal (Black)
Contains helpful traveller's tools, such as a measurement chart, time zone wheel, world maps, and charts, plus plenty of space to write. Third edition. (£7.99)
 
Branch Line Britain – Paul Atterbury
“A Nostalgic Journey Celebrating a Golden Age.” Now in paperback. (£12.99)

CHILDREN'S BOOKS

Ages 0-5yrs

Where is Hairy Maclary? - Lynley Dodd
A lift-the-flap hide-and-seek board book featuring Lynley Dodd's favourite canine characters; Scarface Claw Zachery Quack and of course Hairy Maclary himself. Ages: 1-5yrs. (£7.99)

Ages 5-9yrs

You’re a Bad Man, Mr Gum - Andy Stanton
A new childrens writer in the style of Roald Dahl, who seems to know exactly what children will love. Mr Gum hates children animals and fun, and has a fairy who lives in his bathtub. Ages: 6-9yrs. (£4.99)

Horrid Henry’s Wicked Ways - Francesca Simon
A new collection of ten favourite stories with added extras all about Horrid Henry at home. Ages 5-7 yrs (£7.99)

A Tale of Redwall: Martin the Warrior and Mattimeo - Brian Jacques
These popular fantasy series have been re-designed for a new generation. If you haven’t read them yet now is the time. Ages 9-11yrs (£5.99)

Teenage Just in Case - Meg Rosoff
One of the most eagerly awaited events in children's publishing this year from the author of How I Live Now. This is a story about Fate and what you would do if you thought Fate was out to get you. Daring powerful and utterly compelling. Ages: 12+ (£10.99)

JULY 2006

FICTION

HARDBACK

Love over Scotland: 44 Scotland Street 3 - Alexander McCall-Smith

The third in the series revolving around the many colourful characters that come and go at No 44 Scotland Street. McCall-Smith handles the characters with his customary charm and deftness - the stalwart Tory chartered surveyor, the pushy mother, and most importantly in this novel, the Italian-speaking prodigy, Bertie. (£12.99 at The Bookcase)

PAPERBACK

Human Traces - Sebastian Faulks
As young boys, both Jacques Rebiere and Thomas Midwinter become fascinated with trying to understand the human mind. As psychiatrists, their quest takes them from the squalor of the Victorian lunatic asylum to the crowded lecture hall. (£7.99)

On Beauty - Zadie Smith

Set on both sides of the Atlantic, the Booker-winning look at family life, marriage, the collison of the personal and political, and people's self deceptions. (£7.99)

Brooklyn Follies
Nathan and Tom are an uncle and nephew double-act - one in remission from lung cancer, divorced, and estranged from his only daughter, the other hiding away from his once-promising academic career. Matters change when Lucy, a little girl who refuses to speak, comes into their lives... (£6.99)

Saving Fish from Drowning - Amy Tan

Seduces the reader with a facade of Buddhist illusions, magical tricks, and light comedy, even as the absurd and picturesque spiral into a gripping morality tale about the consequences of intentions. (£7.99)

Possibility of an Island - Michel Houellebecq

In a nightmarish vision of the implosion of the modern world, Houellebecq attempts to fathom the meaning of love, sex, suffering and regret. (£7.99)

No Country for Old Men - Cormac McCarthy

From the author of "All the Pretty Horses", a gripping good guys/bad guys Western with a serious message - "the ongoing study of a burning American rage" says Annie Proulx. (£7.99)

War Trash - Ha Jin

The story of Yu Yuan, a young Chinese army officer sent by Mao with a corps of 'volunteers' to help shore up the Communist side in Korea. When the Americans capture Yu, his command of English propels him into the role of unofficial interpreter in the psychological warfare that defines the POW camp. (£7.99)

Melted into Air - Sandi Toksvig (delayed from March)

Leaving behind her dazzling career as a successful theatrical impresario, Frances Angel returns to Italy to confront her past - what she didn't expect was romance and quite so much farce. (£6.99)

Book of Fathers - Miklos Vamos

Twelve men - running in direct line from father to eldest son, who in turn becomes a father - are the heroes of this saga which runs over a 300 year panorama of Hugarian life and history. Each man also passes to his son certain unusual gifts: the ability to see the past - and in some cases to see the future too. (£11.99)

Blind Willow Sleeping Woman - Haruki Murakami

An eclectic, eccentric and altogether brain-bending new collection of short stories from the cult Japanese author. Stories translated by Jay Rubin and Philip Gabriel. (£11.99)

Lincoln Lawyer - Michael Connelly

They're called Lincoln Lawyers: the bottom of the legal food chain, the criminal defence attorneys who operate out of the back of a Lincoln Town Car, taking whatever cases the system throws in their path. Richard & Judy title. (£6.99)

Catch Me When I Fall - Nicci French

Holly Krauss lives life in the fast lane, she is a successful businesswoman and is liked by all the people she meets. But there is another reckless side to Holly, the side that likes to take a walk on the wild side. (£6.99)

Best British Mysteries 2006 - (ed.) Maxim Jakubowski

Bite-sized chunks of the nation's favourite crime writers. (£7.99)

Cat Who Dropped a Bombshell - Lilian Jackson Braun (£6.99)

Agatha Raisin & the Fairies of Fryfam - M C Beaton (£5.99)

Agatha Raisin & the Witch of Wyckhadden - M C Beaton (£5.99)

Mammoth Book of Jacobean Whodunnits - ed. Mike Ashley

25 whodunnits set in the turbulent times of the 17th century; includes stories featuring Guy Fawkes, the English Civil War and the fate of Charles I, the lost colony of Roanoke and the tale of Pocahontas. (£7.99)

Aggressor - Andy McNab

When Nick Stone witnesses on TV the massacre of children in a terrorist siege on the other side of the world, long-suppressed memories are triggered and he finds himself catapulted once more into working for the American secret services - only this time, of his own free will. (£6.99)

Attila - William Napier

The first in an epic trilogy about the rise and fall of one of history's greatest villains: a saga of warfare, lust and power which brought the whole of the Christian world to its knees - and ended in blood on the fields of France. (£6.99)

REISSUES

Falling Angels - Tracy Chevalier

Reissue: the interwined lives of two English families at the beginning of the 20th century. (£6.99)

Land of Spices - Kate O’Brien

Behind the high, closed walls of a convent in the Irish countryside, the lives of its inhabitants are gently marked by the daily rituals of spiritual life. (£7.99)

NON-FICTION

ART

Sheila Hicks Miniatures: Substance of Illusion - Nina Stritzler-Levine

Examines the small woven and wrought works artist Sheila Hicks has produced for the past fifty years. With their distinctive colours, thoughtful compositions and narrative expression, these miniature creations reveal the emergence and continuity of the artist's approach to her work. (£25)

BIOGRAPHY

Life and Adventures of William Cobbett - Richard Ingrams

Perceptive and vivid life of one of England's greatest radicals. Now in paperback. (£8.99)

Short Life and Long Times of Mrs Beeton - Kathryn Hughes

Far from being the middle-aged matron of popular legend, Bella Beeton was only 25 when she created the guide to successful family living and had only five years' experience of her own to inform her. She lived in a semi-detached with the bare minimum of servants, bordered on being a workaholic and died at the age of 28 from bad hygiene. A readable and sympathetic biography. (£7.99)

On Hitler’s Mountain - Irmgard Hunt

Irmgard Hunt was born into Nazi Germany in 1934 and brought up just outside the fence that surrounded Hitler's alpine retreat and headquarters. As a model Aryan toddler, she was photographed sitting on Hitler's knee. She reveals the creeping Nazification of Germany and shows how ordinary people were seduced - and cowed - by the campaigns set in train by their leaders. (£8.99)

I Have America Surrounded - John Higgs
The Life of Timothy Leary. (£8.99)

Margrave of the Marshes - John Peel

Not many people actually achieve the status of legend in their own lifetime. The first half of the book, written by John, describes with characteristic humour his early life, from child to man. The second section, written by Peel's wife, gives us an intimate portrait of the man and his music, and the highs and the lows of everyday life at Peel Acres. (£7.99)

Train Man - Hitori Nakano

A true love story from Japan telling of a shy computer geek who described on an Internet message forum how he had met a girl on a subway train. As things developed he continued to post updates on the message board and gained the nickname Train Man. (£7.99)

Chosen by a Horse - Susan Richards

A 40-something woman with a background of childhood abuse and adult alcoholism takes in a derelict mare, and it turns her life around. Funny and moving; the reactions of her other horses are also unforgettable. (£12.99)

Two Lives - Vikram Seth

When the author’s great uncle Shanti left India for medical school in Berlin in the 1930s and lodged with a German Jewish family, their daughter Henny urged her mother 'not to take the blackie'. But a friendship developed and each managed to leave Germany and found their way to Britain as the Nazis rose to power. (£8.99)

Expletives Deleted - Angela Carter
A posthumous collection of her criticism and essays. (£6.99)

HISTORY

Classical World - Robin Lane Fox

"The Epic History of Greece and Rome." Spans almost a thousand years of change, from the foundation of the world's first democracy in Athens to the Roman Republic and the Empire under Hadrian. Brings Homer, Socrates, Alexander, Julius Caesar, Augustus and the first Christian martyrs to life and explores freedom, justice and luxury. (£9.99)

Alfred the Great - Justin Pollard

"The Man Who Made England." In an era darkened by the terror of the Viking invasions, England's first and greatest king was a beacon of light. (£9.99)

Not Forgotten - Neil Oliver

There are 37,780 First World War memorials in Britain, listing names from all walks of life - estates, villages, places of work. "Not Forgotten" is a revealing look at the untold stories that lie behind these lists of names. (£8.99)

Bradford Pals - David Raw

The Comprehensive History of the 16th, 18th and 20th (Service) Battalions of the Prince of Wales Own West Yorkshire Regiment 1914-1918. (£16.99)

HUMOUR

1966 & All That - Craig Brown

Spoof history of modern Britain, inspired by its irreverent predecessor. Beginning with the First World War and ending with the Millennium Dome, it contains all the modern history you can't remember, narrated in a way you can't begin to understand. (£6.99)

You Can Get Arrested for That - Rich Smith
2 Blokes, 25 Dumb Laws, 1 Absurd Crime Spree. Rich Smith was a model citizen, hadn't even had a parking fine. Until now. He was drawn to law-breaking when he played a board game and was asked, 'In Florida, it is illegal for divorced women to do what on Sundays?'. On being told that the answer is 'Go parachuting', he just had to find out more.... (£10.99)

George, Don’t Do That - Joyce Grenfell (£6.99)

If Marches On - Steve Bell (£12.99)

Grumpy Old Women (£5.99)

Day Job - Mark Wallington

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