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  • A Little History of the World 3 for 2 item

    A Little History of the World
    E.H. Gombrich

    Paperback · 19 Aug 2008 · €9.99

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    In 1935, with a doctorate in art history and no prospect of a job, the 26-year-old Ernst Gombrich was invited to attempt a history of the world for younger readers. Amazingly, he completed the task in six weeks, and "Eine kurze Weltgeschichte fur junge Leser" was published in Vienna. This book presents his history to English-language readers.

  • A Mobile Fortune

    A Mobile Fortune
    Siobhan Creaton

    Paperback · 25 Jun 2010 · €20.00
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  • Eat, Pray, Love 3 for 2 item

    Eat, Pray, Love
    Elizabeth Gilbert

    Paperback · 05 Mar 2007 · €9.99

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    Elizabeth Gilbert is in her thirties, she has a husband, a house, and they're trying for a baby - she doesn't want any of it. A bitter divorce and a turbulent love affair later, she emerges battered and bewildered and realises it is time to pursue her own journey in search of three things she has been missing: pleasure, devotion and balance.

  • The Glass Castle 3 for 2 item

    The Glass Castle
    Jeannette Walls

    Paperback · 04 May 2006 · €12.00

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    'Walls has carved a story with precision and grace out of one of the most chaotic, heart-breaking childhoods... This deeply affecting memoir is a triumph in every possible way, and it does what all good books should: it affirms our faith in the human spir

  • Marcus Aurelius 3 for 2 item

    Marcus Aurelius
    Frank McLynn

    Paperback · 04 Mar 2010 · €13.35

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    Marcus Aurelius is the one great figure of antiquity who still speaks to us today, nearly 2,000 years after his death. A philosopher as well as an emperor, his was an extraordinary reign. He proved himself a great leader. This is his biography.

  • Bad Science 3 for 2 item

    Bad Science
    Ben Goldacre

    Paperback · 02 Apr 2009 · €12.00

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    Guardian columnist Dr Ben Goldacre takes us on a hilarious, invigorating and informative journey through the bad science we're fed by the worst of the hacks and the quacks!

  • Race of a Lifetime

    Race of a Lifetime
    Mark Halperin

    Paperback · 03 Jun 2010 · €13.35
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    Tells the inside story of those thrilling months, from the collapsing House of Clinton to the erratic John McCain and the bewildering Sarah Palin. This book lays bare the characters of the candidates, warts and all, and charts the true path to the White House.

  • D-Day

    D-Day
    Antony Beevor

    Paperback · 27 May 2010 · €22.70

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    The Normandy Landings that took place on D-Day involved by far the largest invasion fleet ever known. The scale of the undertaking was simply awesome. Making use of material from over thirty archives in half a dozen countries, This book offers a well-researched account of the battle of Normandy.

  • The Last Stand

    The Last Stand
    Nathaniel Philbrick

    Hardback · 03 Jun 2010 · €26.70
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    Covers those involved in Custer's Last Stand from the Oglala Sioux warrior Crazy Horse and Major Marcus Reno who led the first attack, to Libby Custer waiting with the other army wives at Fort Lincoln. This book provides an account of what happened there - and why - at the end of June 1876.

  • The World is a Ball

    The World is a Ball
    John Doyle

    Paperback · 27 May 2010 · €17.35

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    Celebrates the evolution of soccer as a global phenomenon. This title focuses on the World Cups of 2002 and 2006, the European Championships of 2004 and 2008, and the key games and teams involved in qualifying for the historic 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

  • My Shit Life So Far

    My Shit Life So Far
    Frankie Boyle

    Paperback · 10 Jun 2010 · €9.99
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    Ever since being brought up by The Beatles, Frankie Boyle has been a tremendous liar. Join him on his adventures with his chum Clangy The Brass Boy and laugh as he doesn't accidentally kill a student nurse when a party gets out of hand.

  • The Hare with Amber Eyes

    The Hare with Amber Eyes
    Edmund De Waal

    Hardback · 03 Jun 2010 · €22.70
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    A memoir that traces the network of a remarkable family against the backdrop of a tumultuous century. It tells the story of a unique collection which passed from hand to hand - and which, in a twist of fate, found its way home to Japan.

  • Tickling the English

    Tickling the English
    Dara O Briain

    Paperback · 01 Apr 2010 · €9.99
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    Why do the English pretend to be unhappy all the time? Why can't they accept they rank about 5th, in everything? And what's with all the fudge? This book explores themes such as nostalgia, identity, eccentricity, gin drinking and occasional violence. It is an eye-opening journey through the Sceptred Isle.

  • Hitch 22

    Hitch 22
    Christopher Hitchens

    Paperback · 20 May 2010 · €20.00
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