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29 Oct 2010
Author Andrew Sceats pens definitive guide to ear candling treatments
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29 Sep 2010
Comedian Stephen Fry holds on to the top spot in Official Uk Top 50
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14 Sep 2010
Leading tipster pens self-help guide to help readers make a fortune at the races
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14 Sep 2010
US engineers develop flexible iPad-like touch screens
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13 Sep 2010
HMV shares down 10% on poor performance by entertainment and book stores
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27 Aug 2010
Author Amanda Craig calls for two-child limit for 'the poor'
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26 Aug 2010
Social networking giant sues 'Teachbook' for using 'book' in its name
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24 Aug 2010
HarperCollins and the BBC begin court battle over The Stig's identity
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03 Aug 2010
US Launches Probe into Unfavourable e-book Agreements.
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05 Jul 2010
Barbara Demick has won the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Nothing to Envy: Real Lives in North Korea.
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17 Jun 2010
The authors of the All Beer Guide have launched a new range of products, from which profits will go to brewery campaign.
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16 Jun 2010
Ed Moloney's A Secret History Of The IRA is described as "brilliant".
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07 Jun 2010
Going vegan is the best thing for the environment and personal health, says author.
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03 Jun 2010
Ayaan Hirsi Ali uses book to urge people to compete with radical Islam.
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27 May 2010
David Kirkpatrick has joined his former Founder magazine colleagues for his latest business proposition.
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26 May 2010
Sarah Plain is unlikely to welcome her new neighbour Joe McGinniss who is penning a book about the politician.
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25 May 2010
Ian McEwan's Solar has earned him his first comic fiction award.
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10 May 2010
Alain de Botton unveils an exciting project challenging people's fear of modern architecture.
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06 May 2010
Fatima Bhutto, niece of the Pakistani prime minister, has topped the Best Sellers List.
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26 Apr 2010
Author Alan Sillitoe has passed away aged 82.
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This month's 'featured books'
eBooks
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The Time of My Life
Cecelia Ahern
Touching, warm, funny and poignant and a must for all of her fans. Cecelia Ahern's new novel has Lucy Silchester's Life as a central character (in fact he is a grumpy middle-aged man) who is out to sort out his...
Format: Paperback - Released: 10/05/2012
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Recipe for Love
Sasha Wagstaff
Summer in a luxurious Italian villa should be a taste of heaven, shouldn't it? Talented, passionate and notoriously private, Italian chef Rocco Disanti never talks to journalists. So why, when Cassia Blake has just three months to organise her wedding,...
Format: Paperback - Released: 10/05/2012
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Sidney Chambers and the Shadow of Death
James Runcie
Featured on The Book Show on Sky Arts on 17 May 2012.
From the son of the former Archbishop of Canterbury, this is the first of The Grantchester Mysteries, six detective novels spanning thirty years of British history - from the...
Format: Hardback - Released: 10/05/2012
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Icebreaker
John Gardner
Bond reluctantly finds himself recruited into a dangerous mission involving an equally dangerous and treacherous alliance of agents from the CIA, the KGB and Israel's Mossad...
James Bond series:1. Licence Renewed2. For Special Services3. Icebreaker
Format: Paperback - Released: 10/05/2012
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This month's 'featured books'
Debuts of the Month
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The Summer of Secrets
Alison Lucy
An ill-fated marriage leads to a disastrous honeymoon but years later the repercussions of the holiday see three young women seeking a potentially dangerous truth. Great escapist summertime reading. Perfect for fans of Veronica Henry and Tasmina Perry.
Format: Paperback - Released: 17/05/2012
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The Underside of Joy
Seré Prince Halverson
May 2012 Debut of the Month.
Captivating, beautifully written with a real sense of location this is a heart wrenching story of modern motherhood that is a real emotional roller-coaster.
STOP PRESS: For a...
Format: Paperback - Released: 10/05/2012
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The Waste Land
Simon Acland
Shortlisted for the People's Book Prize for Fiction 2012.
Set during the extraordinary historical events of the First Crusade this is an original and compelling debut full of mystery, betrayal, secrecy, romance, humour and suspense. Like Dan Brown’s adventures...
Format: Paperback - Released: 10/06/2010
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Seating Arrangements
Maggie Shipstead
May 2012 Debut of the Month.
Dark, comic with captivating prose, this is a stunning first novel and quite rightly being talked about as one of the literary debuts of 2012. A seemingly...
Format: Hardback - Released: 24/05/2012
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This month's 'featured books'
Books of the Month
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The Diamond Queen : Elizabeth II and Her People
Andrew Marr
With the flair for narrative and the meticulous research that readers have come to expect, Andrew Marr turns his attention to the monarch and to the monarchy, chronicling the Queen's pivotal role at the centre of the state, which is...
Format: Paperback - Released: 24/05/2012
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Dare Me
Megan Abbott
May 2012 Book of the Month.
Following on from her Richard and Judy selected title, The End of Everything, is this dark dangerous coming of age story set among a fiercely competitive...
Format: Hardback - Released: 10/05/2012
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Jasmine Nights
Julia Gregson
May 2012 Book of the Month.
Set in WW2 with star crossed lovers, espionage and exotic locations, Jasmine Nights is a captivating and enjoyable read from the award-winning author of East of...
Format: Hardback - Released: 26/04/2012
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Bring Up the Bodies
Hilary Mantel
May 2012 MEGA Book of the Month.
With her dazzling, utterly absorbing style of writing Bring Up the Bodies focuses on the downfall and destruction of the charismatic Anne Boleyn. This is the...
Format: Hardback - Released: 10/05/2012
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This month's 'featured books'
Author of the Month
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15 Seconds
Andrew Gross
May 2012 Book of the Month.
If you love fast-paced, topical thrillers that you simply can't put down, then Andrew Gross and especially 15 Seconds is a great place to go. Pulled over...
Format: Paperback - Released: 26/04/2012
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Killing Hour
Andrew Gross
The jaw-dropping unputdownable new novel from the guy who co-authored five No. 1 James Patterson bestsellers including Judge and Jury and Lifeguard. Now a bestselling novelist in his own right with hit thrillers The Blue Zone and...
Format: Paperback - Released: 14/04/2011
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Reckless
Andrew Gross
Hauck has left law enforcement for a job with a big-time private security firm. But he quickly learns that life in the private sector can be every bit as dangerous as wearing a badge - if not more so...
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/03/2010
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Don't Look Twice
Andrew Gross
A revenge killing. A dead public attorney. And a family caught in the cross-fire. For local detective Ty Hauck, life is good. A waterfront house, a new girlfriend and, after uncovering a Wall Street scandal, he's even a local hero....
Format: Paperback - Released: 28/05/2009
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This month's 'featured books'
The School of Life
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How to Think More About Sex
Alain de Botton, School of Life
The title may seem strange in our sex obsessed age but Alain de Botton is arguing that we don’t think too much about sex, we’re merely thinking about it in the wrong way. The author offers insights and ways to...
Format: Paperback - Released: 10/05/2012
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How to Thrive in the Digital Age
Tom Chatfield, School of Life
What is the new digital technology doing to us and the people around us? Is it good for us or can it have negative effects, leaving us cocooned in our own little worlds, no longer engaging with each other in...
Format: Paperback - Released: 10/05/2012
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How to Change the World
John-Paul Flintoff, School of Life
On our own, can we make a difference? Of all six books, this was the one I was drawn to most, the examples of change, one person at a time, are inspiring and thought-provoking. John-Paul Flintoff also looks at the...
Format: Paperback - Released: 10/05/2012
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How to Worry Less About Money
John Armstrong, School of Life
John Armstrong looks at our relationship with money, for most of us it’s too little, for a few it’s too much – but how much is enough, how do we relate to money, the spending and saving of it, can...
Format: Paperback - Released: 10/05/2012
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