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FICTION
& POETRY Crimson Petal and the White - Michel Faber In the seamy underside of Victorian London, an alluring young whore, Sugar, is struggling to lift her body and soul out of the gutter. (£15.99) Night Watch - Terry Pratchett Commander Sam Vimes of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch had it all. But now he's back in his own rough, tough past without even the clothes he was standing up in when the lightning struck. (£15.99)High Society - Ben Elton The war on drugs has been lost for want of courage to admit that the world is becoming a vast criminal network. A hilarious, heartbreaking and terrifying collection of stories. (£14.99) Waxworks - Frieda Hughes Her third collection, dark and based on figures from mythology, the Bible and true crime. (£7.95) Feminine Gospels - Carol Ann Duffy New collection from the acclaimed contemporary poet celebrates, elegises and eroticises the female condition. (£12.99) BIOGRAPHY The Outsider - Keith Hellawell From the ex-Chief Constable of Cleveland and West Yorkshire who went on to become New Labour's much-feted and summarily dismissed "Drugs Czar", his account of his abused and deprived childhood and four decades of public service. (£18.99) Interesting Times - Eric Hobsbawm Controversial autobiography of the celebrated historian. (£20.00) Samuel Pepys: the unequalled self - Claire Tomalin A full-scale biography drawing on Pepys' own personal diary, covering his childhood and young adulthood to the death of his wife and the setting up of a new household. Pepys' relations with women, his fears and ambitions, his political shifts and his agonies and delights are explored. (£20.00) Carrying the Elephant: a memoir of love and loss - Michael Rosen In 72 prose poems Michael Rosen tells the story of a life, growing up with Jewish Communist parents, strange trips to eastern Europe during the Cold War, and trainee days at the BBC. At the book's core is the tragic death of his 18- year-old son. (£7.99) Shakespeare for All Time - Stanley Wells The fruit of a lifetime’s experience by the great Shakespeare scholar. (£30.00) Wordsworth: a life in letters - Juliet Barker Newly transcribed from the manuscripts, with previously unpublished material for almost 600 letters and journals. (£25.00) HISTORY The Domesday Book Translation of one of the our most important books. (£30.00) 1421, The Year China Discovered the World - Gavin Menzies February 8th 1421 a huge fleet of teak and mahogany junks sailed from China, led by Emperor Zhu Di's loyal eunuch admirals. These Chinese explorers pre-dated Co- lumbus, Magellan and Cook in their achievements. (£20.00) History of Britain 3: the Fate of Empire - Simon Schama The reign of George III to the end of the 20th century. (£25.00) The Intellectual Life of the British Working Classes - Jonathan Rose The rise and decline of the British autodidact from the pre-industrial era to the 20th century. (£12.99) When this bloody war is over -Max Arthur The haunting songs of the First World War. (£8.99) TRAVEL WRITING African Diary - Bill Bryson A journal of his 2002 visit to the treasures, slums and refugee camps of Kenya. (£7.99) Faber Book of Exploration Bumper collection from many times and places (£25.00) India in Slow Motion - Mark Tully Wide-ranging, challenging and entertaining book from India’s most famous foreign observer. (£17.99) MIND, BODY & SPIRIT Little Box of Spells – Lucy Summers Contains everything needed to harness magic in matters of love, career, and play. (£16.99) The Power of Now – Eckhart Tolle Demonstrates how to live a healthier and happier life by living in the present moment. (£7.99) Peace is every step – Thich Nhat Hanh Zen master offers commentaries and meditations, personal anecdotes and stories to show how deep meditative presence is available. (£9.99) NATURE Botanical Garden Vols. 1 & 2 - Roger Phillips Covers over 1000 genera in outstanding colour photographs and authoritative text. (£50 each). Fauna Britannica - Duff Hart-Davis Big new guide to wild and domestic creatures of Britain with brilliant colour illustrations. (£30.00) Fauna Britannica - Stefan Buczacki 400 colour illustrations. (30.00) HUMOUR AND ENTERTAINMENT Colemanballs No. 11 (£3.99) Feng Shaun Discover Inner Peace with Shaun the Sheep, best friend of Wallace and Gromit. (£4.99) One Hit Wonderland - Tony Hawks From author of Round Ireland with a Fridge, his search for musical recognition in Nashville, Amsterdam & other places.(£10.99) Private Eye Annual 2002 (£8.99) Schott’s Original Miscellany - Ben Schott A collection of essential trivia, uncommon knowledge and vital irrelevance. (£9.99) Lady Cottington’s Fairy Album - Brian Froud Sequel to "Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book" featuring 15- year-old Lady Angelica Cottington as she finds an annotated photo album which reveals fairy enchantments, wanton romance and bawdy trysts, casting some doubt on Lady Cottington's ancestry. (£12.99) POLTICAL Stupid White Men, and other sorry excuses for the state of the nation - Michael Moore How the great and the good put one over on us. Currently The Book Case number one bestseller!(£7.99) The Algebra of Infinite Justice - Arundhati Roy A collection of her essays in which she speaks out in defence of her principles and of the underprivileged, dispossessed and threatened. (£8.99) CHILDREN'S BOOKS The Lord of The Rings & The Hobbit - Tolkein (Boxed £25.00) My Naughty Little Sister - Dorothy Edwards 50th Anniversary Edition. A selection of the best stories illustrated by Shirley Hughes. (£14.99) Charles Dickens and Friends - Marcia Williams Five of his most popular works in comic strip style.(£10.99) Vile Village - Lmony Snicket Book 7 in the Series of Unfortunate Events. The author says “You have undoubtedly picked up this book by mistake-nobody in their right mind would read it” A good enough recommendation? (£5.99) Artemis Fowl. The Arctic Incident -Eoin Colfer Fast paced tongue in cheek, with some laugh-out-loud jokes, and some feel-good lessons about invironmental damage.(£11.99) The other Wind - Ursula le Guin New Earthsea novel. A fantastical tale of magic and love. (£9.99) Super Science Book - Kate Petty An interactive pop-up which makes atoms, elements, molecules and compounds more fun. (£14.99) Robot Warrior Kit: Build Your Own Remote Controlled Robot - David Exkold Where The Wild Things Are - Maurice Sendak Pack includes hard- back book and toy (£7.99) (£19.99) LOCAL & YORKSHIRE Ee Up Lad! A Salute to the Yorkshire Dialect - Len Markham A feast of linguistic fun including a Yorkshire view of nursery rhymes and well-known scenes from English history, superbly illustrated by Richard Scollins, plus dictionary. (£5.95) Luddenden Saga - Vikki Egerton A brief history of the village recommended for anyone interested in the village and surrounding district (£7.99) Wild Yorkshire A photographic journey to discover the wildlife of England’s greatest county (£18.99) CALENDARS & DIARIES Big choice of pictorial calendars and diaries 2003 We’moon ’03 (Diary: £14.99) MUSIC on CD Naxos & Regis Classical and Jazz (from £3.99) Music Rough Guides (£11.99) BOOK TOKENS May be exchanged in most book shops - available any amount from £1.00 |
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