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In 1975, a gangly black 16-year-old from Dudley, decked out in floppy bow tie and Frank Spencer beret, appeared on our TV screens for the first time. So began the transformation from apprentice factory worker to future national treasure of Sir Lenny..
25.46£
In Bicycle Stories, the third issue of 105 Meadowlark Reader, 32 authors representing 37 Kansas counties share true stories, essays about the roots we share, the personal stories of individuals embedded in the Kansas landscape, stories that examine ..
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ISBN: 9781838131883Publisher: Taw River PressImprint: Taw River PressPublished date: 14 Sep 2021Language: EnglishWeight: 254gHeight: 136mmWidth: 202mmSpine width: 18mm..
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'Briskly and breezily, 12 Bytes joins the dots in a neglected narrative of female scientists, visionaries and code-breakers' ObserverTwelve eye-opening, mind-expanding and provocative essays from Sunday Times-bestselling author Jeanette WintersonDra..
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The battle for freedom in Putin's Russia. Twelve Russians from across the country's social spectrum all have one thing in common: their participation in the historic March of the Dissidents. Held in 2007 to protest the eroding state of affairs in Ru..
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This edition, exclusive to Blackwell's, includes a Q and A with Yuval Noah Harari where he answers questions such as 'What is Love' through to 'Is Big Tech Evil?'From the phenomenal bestselling author of Sapiens and Homo Deus How can we protect ours..
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ISBN: 9781647841218Publisher: EHGBooksImprint: EhgbooksPublished date: 01 Nov 2021Language: EnglishWeight: 680gHeight: 279mmWidth: 216mmSpine width: 15mm..
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ISBN: 9781647841553Publisher: EHGBooksImprint: EhgbooksPublished date: 01 Jul 2022Language: EnglishWeight: 272gHeight: 229mmWidth: 152mmSpine width: 10mm..
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A whimsical journey through a life in gardening by a sociologist, illustrated by a specialist botanical artist. ISBN: 9781920785017Publisher: Brolga PublishingImprint: Brolga PublishingPublished date: 28 Jan 2022DEWEY: 635DEWEY edition: 23Language: ..
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"With forthrightness and a sense of humor, the author crafts a poignant portrait of motherhood, replete with hard-earned wisdom. . . . This uplifting memoir exemplifies the power of faith, hope, and steadfast love." -Publisher's WeeklyThis life is r..
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A part of Belt's City Anthology Series, a unique take on Charm City through the eyes of those who live there every day.To many outsiders, Baltimore—sometimes derisively called "Mobtown" or "Bodymore"—is a city famous for its poverty and violence, tw..
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He is fond of enigmas, of conundrums, hieroglyphics; exhibiting in his solutions of each a degree of acumen which appears to the ordinary apprehension praeternatural. ISBN: 9780241252321 Publisher: Penguin Books L..
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Brand: OUP Oxford
'Pain and pleasure are simple ideas, incapable of definition.' In 1757 the 27-year-old Edmund Burke argued that our aesthetic responses are experienced as pure emotional arousal, unencumbered by intellectual considerations. In so doing he overturned..
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A Revelation of Purgatory was written by an unnamed woman, almost certainly an anchoress, in Winchester in 1422. It details from a first-person perspective a series of terrifying visions experienced by the author in which she witnesses the purgatori..
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Vintage Feminism: classic feminist texts in short formWITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JEANETTE WINTERSON'What conditions are necessary for the creation of works of art?' Security, confidence, independence, a degree of prosperity - a room of one's own. All t..
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"Taking us on an 'incredible journey'-using humor, description, conversations, the Quran-Bagha heightens our awareness of the world's issues: environment, climate change, animal abuse, abuse of the poor, covering a wide spectrum of the problems gove..
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Brand: Transworld
Terry Pratchett in his own wordsWith a foreword by Neil GaimanTerry Pratchett earned a place in the hearts of readers the world over with his bestselling Discworld series - but in recent years he became equally well-known as an outspoken campaigner ..
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From the stars of A CHRISTMAS GIFT FROM BOB, starring Luke Treadaway as James and Bob himself, the original bestseller and heartwarming story of the life-saving friendship between a man and his streetwise cat.'[Bob] has entranced London like no feli..
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THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER PICKED BY THE SUNDAY TIMES, GUARDIAN, INDEPENDENT, IRISH TIMES, SPECTATOR, TLS, NEW STATESMAN, MAIL ON SUNDAY, I PAPER, PROSPECT, REVEW31 AND EVENING STANDARD AS A BOOK OF 2021 'A masterclass from a warm and engagingl..
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In his illustrious life, Saint Sebastian was the senior commanding officer of the elite forces for the greatest military power on the planet-the Roman Empire. By his glorious death, he became a commander in the greatest military power in the universe..
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This Norton Critical Edition includes: The first edition of the novel (1859) accompanied by twenty-seven illustrations, from original images by Halbot Knight Browne ("Phiz") to cartoons from The Simpsons. An expansive introduction and detailed exp..
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A Temperance Reading Book - or, Elementary chapters on alcohol and intoxicating drinks: for the use of juveniles is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1880. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas su..
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The sixth volume in the popular Very Christmas series from New Vessel Press, this collection transports readers to the Emerald Isle with stories and poems sure to bring holiday cheer. This anthology is packed with beloved classics, forgotten treasur..
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THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER * UPDATED WITH NEW REPORTING * 'It's all here in this stunning first draft of the history of the presidency of Donald Trump' Sydney Morning Herald 'An icy, Iago-like glimpse of the emotional and moral nullity that may be t..
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