Secondhand Books

Torture has a way of making the ordinary seem sinister. Objects that are pleasurable or useful in their everyday contexts, have all been deployed with chilling ingenuity by the world's...

First there's Denver Jones, the hotshot attorney working in L.A. and Carolyn Henderson - personal assistant to a powerful and very married Senator in Washington with whom she is having...

This title presents a timely and heartfelt memoir from movie legend Patrick Swayze and wife Lisa Niemi, about his remarkable career and battle against pancreatic cancer. In September 2009 movie...

Have you EVER seen a fish with fingers? No? Well, neither had the fish at the bottom of the ocean . . . until they caught sight of Barry! From...

Scarlett and Crimson are two 13-year-old best friends who see the world differently than other girls their age. They love the colour black; their favourite time is night-time; and their...

It all started with a board game. But what was supposed to be an evening of friends, fun, and games, becomes a night of danger, drama, and obsessive love. Because...

Even the most minor of injuries can sideline a runner from being active for an extended period of time; some are even determined to run through the pain and risk...

It is the tournament that separates champions from mortals. It is the starting point for the careers of future legends and can be the final stop on the down escalator...

When grifters Shaw and Romeo pull up at a convenience store in Georgia, their only thought is to fix a faulty tyre and be on their way to Florida. But...

After years of pain and turmoil, stained glass restoration expert Mira Gallier is on the verge of having it all - again. But her perfect life, like the magnificent windows...

Ireland ...America ...Family secrets ...Laughter ...Tragedy ...Swimming ...Dogs ...Big beaches ...Loneliness ...A story of unexpected, life-changing love

After her parents die of cholera in India, Mary Lennox is sent to live with her uncle in his gloomy house in Yorkshire, where she leads a lonely and neglected...

For better, for worse, the great public speakers have always had the power to change the world. Brian MacArthur's anthology includes the most famous and notorious speeches delivered in English...

The SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER AND RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB pick from the author of The Family Holiday'A moving and heart-warming novel about love in all its forms'...

A boy arrives - breathless and aghast - at his police station, to report the discovery of a horribly maimed body outside an isolated house in the woods. Yet there...

A time to escapeTwelve-year-old Owen Brand and his family move to Middlecross, a riverside town in rural Canada, hoping to leave poverty and unhappiness behind.A time for innocenceOwen meets three...

Dorothy Rowe shows us how to have the courage to acknowledge and face our fears - only through courage can we find a sustaining happiness. Fear is the great unmentionable....

Hardly anyone wants to spend their lives alone; almost everyone wants to meet their perfect partner. Yet until we learn to understand ourselves, how can we possibly begin to share...

While spending the summer in the resort of Grand Isle with her husband and children, Edna Pontellier begins a process of self-discovery that is accelerated after she meets the charming...

'Gritty and gripping - by a star in the making.' Kimberley Chambers A gritty, gangland Romeo and Juliet story from bestselling author Jacqui Rose, Trapped is perfect for fans of...

When his fiance breaks off their engagement, Patrick Oxtoby leaves home and moves into a boarding house in a remote seaside town. But in spite of his hopes and determination...

The Third Man Factor tells the revealing story behind an extraordinary idea: that people at the very edge of death, often adventurers or explorers, experience a benevolent presence beside them...

When his first album made him an unlikely star in the late 1960s, Leonard Cohen was hailed as the new poet of song. His melodies were hauntingly melodic but his...

In the first decade of the new millennium, Jody Allen Randolph interviewed twenty-two leading Irish poets, artists, fiction writers and playwrights to create a record of how the makers of...

A breathtaking land of wildly varied landscapes, Ireland is shown here in all its beauty. From well-loved spots to seldom-seen vistas, this great little book captures the country as you've...

"The Taste of Ireland - Landscape, Culture & Food" will inspire the imagination and tantalize the taste buds. Learn about the fascinating emerald isle, from the rugged coastline, to ancient...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Why would you kill your neighbour?Based on the best part of a decade embedded with the homicide units of the LAPD, this groundbreaking work of...

Lt Colonel E.W. Hermon died in a hail of bullets on the 9th April 1917, the first day of the Battle of Arras, leading his men of the 24th Battalion...

FROM THE AUTHOR OF SEE HOW THEY RUN AND ALL FALL DOWN On a cold January morning, a nightmare awaits in a sleepy Sussex village. A deranged young man goes...

A stunning and unique collection of satellite images of Earth that offer an unexpected look at humanity, derived from the wildly popular Daily Overview Instagram account.Inspired by the 'Overview Effect'...

Further adventures of the girls in the second Mates, Dates Omnibus (Books 4 - 6), full of fun, romance, humour and drama. Follow Lucy, Nesta, Izzie and TJ in Mates,...

A jam-fuelled week of disaster is set in motion by a single doughnut!Roman Garstang is obsessed with food - particularly Squidgy Splodge raspberry-jam doughnuts - but he is about to...

'Isla Fisher is hilarious' DAVID WALLIAMS'Charming, funny, delightful' DAVID BADDIELYo ho ho, me hearties. Marge is back! This time there's a baby on the loose.Meet Zara, the naughty little cousin,...

A stirring and heart-warming tale of a young deaf girl who is determined to make a difference, the perfect read for fans of Wonder.Iris was born deaf, but she's never...

The American classic - now a major motion picture from Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment, starring Cate Blanchett, Jack Black and Kyle MacLachlanLewis Barnavelt doesn't have time on his side...When Lewis...

'A total joy' PIERS TORDAY'Truly heartwarming and uplifting' PHILIP ARDAGH'Bursting with charm, friendship and fabulous characters!' LAURA ELLEN ANDERSONAn enchanting four-book series featuring the adventures of Anna and her array...

Heavily Meditated has everything you need to know to get hooked on meditation for good. Presented in a simple, friendly, accessible style that even the busiest of meditation-doubters can relate...

Alice loves to cook. She believes the secret of good food is to cook with passion. Her love affair with cookery began in her parent's seaside hotel, followed by her...

History always comes down to the details. And when it comes to the fall of the Soviet Union, the details are crucial, especially when such an era-defining event hinged on...

Seventeen weeks pregnant and facing a miscarriage, Savita Halappanavar and her husband Praveen walked into an Irish maternity ward in October 2012. Unwittingly, the couple also walked into that deeply...

For the last thirty years, singer Mary Black has been a dominant presence on the Irish music scene, an award-winning artist with many bestselling albums to her name. Now, in...

For the last thirty years, singer Mary Black has been a dominant presence on the Irish music scene, an award-winning artist with many bestselling albums to her name. Now, in...

Published for the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising, Rebel Sisters is the Number One Irish bestseller from award-winning novelist Marita Conlon-McKenna, who writes with all the emotional depth and...

We all long to live a fulfilled and happy life - a life that offers us love and opportunity, independence and hope. Sadly, for many people struggling with mental health...