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Read the opening extract of the brand new Alexander McCall Smith book before its publication on 03/08/2017
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The Real World
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This Month's Featured Books
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Dad, You Suck Tim Dowling Tim Dowling’s candid and highly humorous weekly Guardian column charts his life with his wife and three sons… unless they are cross with his exposés when they become ‘Sean his life partner and their three adopted research chimps’. Cherry picking... Format: Paperback - Released: 18/05/2017 
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Love Voltaire Us Apart A Philosopher's Guide to Relationships Julia Edelman Based on Edelman's New Yorker article, Excerpts from Philosophers' Breakup Letters Throughout History, Love Voltaire Us Apart is funny, smart, refreshingly original, and brought to life with charming illustrations by Hallie Bateman. Format: Paperback - Released: 06/07/2017
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The Bestseller Code Matthew Jockers, Jodie Archer In The Bestseller Code, Archer and Jockers boldly claim that not only can mega-hits be explained and identified - but they've built the algorithm to prove it. Using cutting-edge text mining techniques, they have developed a model that analyses theme,... Format: Paperback - Released: 06/07/2017
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The Girl Who Escaped Isis Farida's Story Farida Khalaf, Andrea C. Hoffmann This is a story of incredible courage in the face of unthinkable atrocity. As the battle against ISIS continues to ravage the Middle East, The Girl Who Escaped Isis provides an astonishing perspective on this very terrifying global threat. Format: Paperback - Released: 06/07/2017
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Dying A Memoir Cory Taylor Written in the final months of her life, Cory Taylor's Dying is a deeply moving meditation on death, and a joyful and wise tribute to life. Format: Paperback - Released: 06/07/2017
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Rushing Woman's Syndrome The Impact of a Never-Ending to-Do List and How to Stay Healthy in Today's Busy World Dr Libby Weaver Inspired by Dr Libby's clinical experiences and her empathy for women and the many roles they now juggle, this book offers real solutions to restore your health, so that you can stay both productive and healthy. Do you often feel... Format: Paperback - Released: 27/06/2017
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The Other Exile The Story of Fernao Lopes, St Helena and a Paradise Lost Abdul Rahman Azzam A tale of a real-life Robinson Crusoe and his total retreat from human society. Based on brand new research by A R Azzam, author of the acclaimed Saladin (Longman, 2007), The Other Exile is at once a historical adventure... Format: Hardback - Released: 04/05/2017
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Scorn The Wittiest and Wickedest Insults in Human History Matthew Parris A completely updated trawl through tongue scorching invective from the ancient world to yesterday (almost). As well as being breathtakingly rude so many of the comments are outrageously funny although anyone on the receiving end of such rudeness can only... Format: Hardback - Released: 10/11/2016
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Blue A Memoir - Keeping the Peace and Falling to Pieces
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