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Once Upon a Prime: The Wondrous Connections Between Mathematics and Literature by Sarah Hart 9780008601089
RRP: $33.13$22.37'A hugely entertaining and well-written tour of the links between math and literature. Hart's lightness of touch and passion for both subjects make this book a delight to read. Bookworms and number-lovers alike will discover much they... -
Eats, Shoots and Leaves by Lynne Truss
RRP: $17.53$11.74Anxious about the apostrophe? Confused by the comma? Stumped by the semicolon? Join Lynne Truss on a hilarious tour through the rules of punctuation that is sure to sort the dashes from the hyphens. We all had the basic rules of punctuation... -
A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway
RRP: $17.53$13.51Published posthumously in 1964, A Moveable Feast remains one of Ernest Hemingway's most beloved works. Since Hemingway's personal papers were released in 1979, scholars have examined and debated the changes made to the text before publication. Now this... -
Agatha Christie's Poirot: The Greatest Detective in the World by Mark Aldridge
RRP: $25.33$16.22From the very first book publication in 1920 to the recent film release of Death on the Nile, this investigation into Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot celebrates a century of probably the world's favourite fictional detective. ... -
Portable Magic: A History of Books and their Readers by Emma Smith
RRP: $21.43$15.15'A fascinating journey into our relationship with the physical book...I lost count of the times I exclaimed with delight when I read a nugget of information I hadn't encountered before' Val McDermid, The TimesMost of what we say about books is really... -
Love in a Dark Time: Gay Lives from Wilde to Almodovar by Colm Toibin 9780330491389
RRP: $19.48$13.77In Love in a Dark Time, Colm Toibin looks at the life and work of some of the greatest and most influential artists of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. His subjects range from figures such as Oscar Wilde, born in the 1850s, to Pedro Almodovar,... -
Something New at the Borrow a Bookshop: A warm-hearted, romantic and uplifting read by Kiley Dunbar
RRP: $17.53$10.32'Kiley's writing is delightful and so easy to cosy down with...Best book of the year!' Reader ReviewA fairytale ending isn't just for fiction...The Borrow-a-Bookshop is recovering, seven months on from the winter flood that destroyed all its stock,... -
How Fiction Works by James Wood
RRP: $21.43$15.15Rediscover this deep, practical anatomy of the novel from 'the strongest ... literary critic we have' (New York Review of Books) in this new revised 10th anniversary edition.What do we mean when we say we 'know' a fictional character? What constitutes a... -
Bookworm: A Memoir of Childhood Reading by Lucy Mangan
RRP: $17.53$13.86A love letter to the joys of childhood reading from Wonderland to Narnia.When Lucy Mangan was little, stories were everything. They opened up new worlds and cast light on all the complexities she encountered in this one.She was whisked away to Narnia -... -
The Art of Memoir by Mary Karr 9780062223074
RRP: $21.43$17.82Credited with sparking the current memoir explosion, Mary Karr's The Liars' Club spent more than a year at the top of the New York Times list. She followed with two other smash bestsellers: Cherry and Lit, which were critical hits as well. For thirty... -
The Ministry of Truth: A Biography of George Orwell's 1984 by Dorian Lynskey
RRP: $19.48$13.77Longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-FictionLonglisted for the Orwell Prize for Political WritingThe Ministry of Truth charts the life of George Orwell's 1984, one of the most influential books of the twentieth century and a work that is ever... -
The Literature Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained by DK
RRP: $38.98$26.58Learn about the greatest works of literature, and the lives of those who wrote them in The Literature Book.Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about Literature... -
Comprehension Bumper Book Ages 7-9 (Collins Easy Learning KS2) by Collins Easy Learning
RRP: $11.68$9.95Level: KS2 Subject: English Engaging reading comprehension activities to help boost your child's progress at every stage of their learning! Including helpful tips and answers,... -
Fierce Bad Rabbits: The Tales Behind Children's Picture Books by Clare Pollard
RRP: $21.43$15.15What is The Tiger Who Came to Tea really about? How is Meg and Mog related to Polish embroidery? And why does death in picture books involve being eaten? Fierce Bad Rabbits explores the stories behind our favourite picture books, weaving in tales of... -
Changing My Mind: Occasional Essays by Zadie Smith
RRP: $21.43$15.15A far-ranging, invigorating and irrepressible collection of essays on literature, cinema, art - and everything in between - from the MAN BOOKER PRIZE- and WOMEN'S PRIZE-SHORTLISTED author of Feel Free and Swing Time'Alarmingly good' Metro'Striding with... -
The Voynich Manuscript by Raymond Clemens
RRP: $78.00$68.62The first authorized copy of this mysterious, much-speculated-upon, one-of-a-kind, centuries-old puzzle"For the first time, a complete reproduction [of] The Voynich Manuscript, has been published, featuring essays exploring what is known about the book... -
Shakespeare: The World as a Stage by Bill Bryson
RRP: $19.48$12.71Bill Bryson's biography of William Shakespeare unravels the superstitions, academic discoveries and myths surrounding the life of our greatest poet and playwright. Ever since he took the theatre of Elizabethan London... -
Poems about Books and Libraries by Andrew Scrimgeour
RRP: $23.40$16.46A remarkably diverse treasury of literary celebrations, Books and Libraries is sure to take pride of place on the shelves of the book-obsessed. Books have long captured the imagination of readers everywhere, commanding their love, earning their... -
Why Women Read Fiction: The Stories of Our Lives by Helen Taylor
RRP: $23.38$16.44Ian McEwan once said, 'When women stop reading, the novel will be dead.' This book explains how precious fiction is to contemporary British women readers, and how they draw on it to tell the stories of their lives. Female readers are key to the... -
The Four Loves (C. S. Lewis Signature Classic) by C. S. Lewis
RRP: $19.48$14.02C.S. Lewis's famous work on the nature of love divides love into four categories: Affection, Friendship, Eros and Charity. The first three are loves which come naturally to the human race. Charity, however, the Gift-love of God, is divine in... -
The Elements of Academic Style: Writing for the Humanities by Eric Hayot
RRP: $37.03$28.84Eric Hayot teaches graduate students and faculty in literary and cultural studies how to think and write like a professional scholar. From granular concerns, such as sentence structure and grammar, to big-picture issues, such as adhering to genre... -
Marcel Proust's Search For Lost Time by Patrick Alexander
RRP: $29.23$19.11Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307472328Author Patrick AlexanderFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 335gDimensions(mm) 203mm... -
Art of the Grimoire: An Illustrated History of Magic Books and Spells by Owen Davies 9780300272017
RRP: $48.75$42.74A copiously illustrated global history of magic books, from ancient papyri to pulp paperbacks "A beautiful production: a typographic and calligraphic treat as treasurable as a rare magical text itself. Almost every page is filled with wonder."-Suzi... -
The Sinner and the Saint: Dostoevsky, a Crime and Its Punishment by Kevin Birmingham
RRP: $48.75$32.23From the acclaimed author of The Most Dangerous Book, the incredible true story behind the creation of a masterpiece of world literature, Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime and PunishmentIn the summer of 1865, the former exile Dostoevsky found himself trapped in... -
The Gifts of Reading by Robert Macfarlane
RRP: $4.88$4.21From the bestselling author of UNDERLAND, THE OLD WAYS and THE LOST WORDS - an essay on the joy of reading, for anyone who has ever loved a bookEvery book is a kind of gift to its reader, and the act of giving books is charged with a special emotional... -
Dumbledore: The Life and Lies of Hogwarts's Renowned Headmaster: An Unofficial Exploration by Irvin Khaytman
RRP: $25.33$16.63Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781948174787Author Irvin KhaytmanFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Topix Media LabPublisher Topix Media LabWeight(grams) 743gDimensions(mm) 235mm * 159mm... -
Papyrus: THE MILLION-COPY GLOBAL BESTSELLER by Irene Vallejo 9781529344004
RRP: $25.33$16.77The bestselling phenomenon - a 6,000-year adventure through the history of books and readingA FINANCIAL TIMES, ECONOMIST AND MAIL ON SUNDAY BOOK OF THE YEARSHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH ACADEMY BOOK PRIZE 2023'Outstanding, universal and unique' NEW YORK... -
Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels: A Routledge Study Guide by Roger D. Lund
RRP: $58.48$51.95An extremely complex, yet widely studied text, Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels ranks as one of the most scathing satires of British and European society ever published. Students will therefore welcome the publication of Roger Lund's sourcebook, which... -
Brief Notes on the Art and Manner of Arranging One's Books by Georges Perec
RRP: $15.58$11.29'A problem of space first of all, then a problem of order'One of the most singular and extravagant imaginations of the twentieth century, the novelist and essayist Georges Perec was a true original who delighted in wordplay, puzzles, taxonomies and... -
Shakespeare and Company by Sylvia Beach 9780803260979
RRP: $33.13$22.37"Miss Beach's book is intimate, not scholarly, and thus full of interesting information. Her reminiscences are literally an index of everybody in the twenties, and she knew them all."-Janet Flanner, New YorkerSylvia Beach was intimately acquainted with... -
Postprint: Books and Becoming Computational by N. Katherine Hayles
RRP: $42.90$33.13Since Gutenberg's time, every aspect of print has gradually changed. But the advent of computational media has exponentially increased the pace, transforming how books are composed, designed, edited, typeset, distributed, sold, and read. N. Katherine... -
Diary of a Tuscan Bookshop: The heartwarming story that inspired a nation, now an international bestseller by Alba Donati 9781399605489
RRP: $19.48$13.26HOW A BOOKSELLER INSPIRED A NATIONThe diary of a publicist-turned bookseller who left Florence to open a tiny bookshop on a Tuscan hill. 'Like Chocolat meets Penelope Fitzgerald's The Bookshop, set in the Tuscan hills... A celebration of writing, words... -
Librorum Ridiculorum: Bizarre Books from a Rare Bookshop by Brian Lake
RRP: $21.43$14.14A celebration of all the weird and wonderful books to be found at an antiquarian bookshop. Books have the power to enrich the soul, to enliven the senses, to expand our horizons... and others are simply mad. This... -
The Oxford Book of English Verse by Christopher Ricks
RRP: $41.91$31.34Here is a treasure-house of over seven centuries of English poetry, chosen and introduced by Christopher Ricks, whom Auden described as 'exactly the kind of critic every poet dreams of finding'. The Oxford Book of English Verse, created in 1900 by Arthur... -
Mothering by the Book: The Power of Reading Aloud to Overcome Fear and Recapture Joy by Jennifer Pepito
RRP: $23.38$16.98"Wit and wisdom for every mother, everywhere."--ERIN LOECHNER, author of Chasing Slow Becoming a better, happier mom starts with the stories you tell your kids As a mom, you want to nurture a strong family, but fear steals your joy. Sometimes you... -
The Novel Cure: An A to Z of Literary Remedies by Ella Berthoud
RRP: $25.33$16.69Mumsnet 'Best Books for Christmas 2016''Ideal for anyone who has ever wondered what on earth to read next' SJ WATSON'Witty, engaging and informative. The sort of book you choose for a friend and end up wanting to keep' RACHEL JOYCEThis is a medical... -
101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered by Sadie Hartmann
RRP: $38.98$26.03Curious readers and fans of monsters and the macabre, get ready to bulk up your TBR piles! Sadie "Mother Horror" Hartmann has curated the best selection of modern horror books, including plenty of deep cuts. Indulge your heart's darkest desires to be... -
The Real Thing: Reflections on a Literary Form by Terry Eagleton 9780300274295
RRP: $33.13$28.49A clear-sighted and entertaining defence of literary realism, and an account of its key practitioners Realist fiction is one of the most enduring artforms history has ever witnessed. By describing the intricate inner life of its characters, or widening... -
Henry Eliot's Book of Bookish Lists by Henry Eliot
RRP: $25.33$17.73Who had birds called Death, Wigs and Spinach? How do you spell the noise of a door slamming? Whose working title was The Chronic Argonauts?Henry Eliot - author, editor and insatiable bookworm - has ransacked the libraries and archives of world... -
Ulysses Unbound: A Reader's Companion to James Joyce's Ulysses by Terence Killeen
RRP: $21.43$15.15Ulysses is one of the foundational texts of modern literature, yet has a reputation for complexity and controversy. In Ulysses Unbound, Joyce expert Terence Killeen untangles this seemingly knotty classic to reveal the wonders beneath, in a clear and...