Secondhand Books

Contradictory forces are at play at the close of the twentieth century. There is a growing closeness of peoples fueled by old and new technologies of modern aviation, digital-based communications,...

This title offers the story of the human quest for perfection. The paradise myth has been one of the most powerful motivators in human history, influencing and energizing all kinds...

The latest offering in the Tiny series of Joke books. Perfect for Monday morning blues, as well as lightening the atmosphere at the office. These are quick-fire jokes packaged in...

Kim and Aggie are on a new mission ...and this time it's personal...Armed with their decontamination suits, loofahs and ever-trusty bicarbonate of soda, it's time to delve beyond the sofa...

Card making is undoubtedly one of the most popular paper crafts. Original and individually made cards are increasingly popular in gift stores but theye are expensive - handmade cards can...

The writer Brian Aldiss provides an account of his wife's fatal illness and her death from pancreatic cancer in November 1997. The book describes how they first found out about...

A special invitation. A night to remember . . .The Ball at Versailles is a sparkling, captivating tale of four young women and one life-changing night, from the billion-copy bestselling...

** THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER **The unputdownable new thriller from the 'queen of the one-sit read' and No.1 bestselling author of Everyone Here is Lying'I inhaled this book in...

On January 3, 2011, exactly one month before his sixty-fourth birthday, Paul Auster sat down and wrote the first entry of "Winter Journal", his unorthodox, beautifully wrought examination of his...

In Baby Xwe learned how super-tough cop Harry Keeble and his colleagues in Hackney's Child Protection Unit rescued dozens of kids, faced lynch mobs and undertook the impossible job of...

**THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER**Sapiens showed us where we came from. Homo Deus looked to the future. 21 Lessons for the 21st Century explores the present. How can we protect ourselves...

A Fashion Director at "Elle" magazine, Nina Garcia knows trends and that balancing the classics with the trends is what style is all about. "The Little Black Book of Style"...

Jack is five and, like any little boy, excited at the prospect of presents and cake. He's looking forward to telling his friends it's his birthday, too. But although Jack...

Now that Cheyenne's murderer has been revealed and Reed knows the truth about who's been stalking her, she's ready for a break. What better way to relax than on a...

Will Lizzie find happiness in the final part of Meg Cabot's romantic series, Queen of Babble Gets Hitched?Things are looking up for Lizzie Nichols. She loves her career, and the...

Labelled "dyslexic and profoundly learning disabled," Jonathan Mooney was a short-bus rider - a derogatory term used for kids in special education. To learn how others had moved beyond labels,...

63 per cent of us have sensitive skin, mainly due to cosmetics and our environment, and so never has there been a more timely moment to look at the more...

Once I was a girl who was special.Now I am extraordinary.And they will never stop hunting me.The compelling follow-up to the bestselling ULTRAVIOLET, this psychological thriller will take your breath...

A searing look at the effects of post traumatic stress on soldiers and their families, seen through the eyes of teenage Hayley. Hayley is struggling - struggling to make sure...

About the Series: The aim of this series is to bring together important recent writings in major areas of philosophical inquiry, selected from a variety of sources, mostly periodicals, which...

A funny, fascinating voyage of discovery into the car parks of Great Britain. Written by Kevin Beresford, president of the Roundabouts Appreciation Society, commissioned by AA Insurance to raise awareness...

Sex and relationships advice for baby boomers - the new sexy generationBeing over 50 is, thankfully, not what it used to be: it does not mean giving up on sex...

Since 9/11 the reader has been inundated with academic volumes about radical Islam, the geo-political alliances of Pakistan and the identity of the Taliban. What has been lacking is Travels...

The hurricane ripped up oil rigs and smashed ships,it then moved inland and caused massive devastation.Names of Lloyd's of London will have to foot the bill.soon corruption and deceit are...

It is the greatest truth of our age: information is not knowledge. Manhattan, September 13, 2023. The air is so filthy that the populace are urged to venture outside only...

A Netflix original series Can you fall in love with the same man twice? Four years ago, Franci Duncan and Sean Riordan reached an impasse. She wanted marriage and a...