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John Scalzi
A hilarious, action-packed caper from New York Times bestselling author John Scalzi. When an interstellar diplomatic event goes horribly wrong, it’s up to Harry Creek to find the unusual solution…
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John Burnside
A remarkable new collection exploring ageing, mortality and environmental destruction - from our finest Scottish lyric poet
A remarkable new collection exploring ageing, mortality and environmental destruction - from our…
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John Chantarasak
Kin Thai translates as ‘Eat Thai’ and is a collection of 80 delicious recipes that shine a light on lesser known Thai cuisine as well as more popular Thai food…
John Burningham
One day Boy and Girl go out for a picnic. They meet all sorts of creatures along the way - some come with them and some chase them, but whatever…
John Brierley
A quarter of all pilgrims arriving at Santiago start in Sarria: it provides the minimum distance required for a pilgrim to apply for a Compostela. This guidebook features all the…
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John Froy
In The Blue Armchair, his third collection, John Froy seeks to rediscover his mother after her death in poems widely and wildly various.
John Rain
Despite starting on a high in 1978, by 1997 there could be no doubt that the superhero genre was all but dead. So, whatever happened to the heroes? Join John…
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Jessica Johns
A haunting debut novel where dreams, family, and spirits collide.
Night after night, Mackenzie - a young Cree woman living in Vancouver - has dreams that return her to a…
John Irvine
Embark on a soul-stirring odyssey through the pages of "80 Stories High: A heart warming Collection of True Tales," where the ordinary becomes extraordinary and the mundane transforms into moments…
John Truscott
This Element shows the concepts related to input and research exploring its nature and its role in second language learning. Implicit input-based learning is the heart of second language acquisition…
John Seymour
The bestselling classic guide to a more sustainable way of life from the father
Embrace off-grid green living and imagine a more sustainable future with the original guide to self-sufficiency.
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Offering an accessible introduction to the history of race, this volume shows how this history has been represented in literature, and how those representations have influenced American culture. It addresses…
John Toner
This book describes the hydrodynamic theory of flocking - the collective motion of large numbers of organisms. Through applying powerful techniques, such as hydrodynamic theories, the gradient expansion, and the…
John Corrigan
This Element explains the dynamism, fluidity, and ambiguity in emotional experience, alongside continuities, and facilitates analysis of how that feeling has animated religious life in monotheistic traditions. It illustrates affect…
John Howard
On how our sense of balance has defined us as a nation and will safeguard our future.
In the years that John Howard served in the national parliament he came…
John Marsden
You move into the most boring street in the most boring town in Australia. Tarrawagga is a hole. Its only ambition is to be a crater, and it has every…
Scott and his friends are just staying alive until new teacher Mr Murlin arrives. Suddenly, it’s OK to be weird.
Adorable Granpa nurses his granddaughter’s dolls, mistakes her strawberry-flavoured pretend ice cream for chocolate, and fall in with her imaginary plans to captain a ship to Africa. It is a…
John Grisham
Takes you into the heart of America’s Deep South with a collection of stories connected by the life and crimes of Ford County: a place of harsh beauty where broken…
John Boyne
When Pierrot becomes an orphan, he must leave his home in Paris for a new life with his Aunt Beatrix, a servant in a wealthy household at the top of…
John McGahern
A reissue of John McGahern’s novel as part of the Faber Modern Classics list.
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John Ferris
You know about MI5. You know about MI6. Now discover the untold stories behind Britain’s most secretive intelligence agency, in the first ever authorised history of GCHQ.
For a hundred…
A manifesto on all aspects of growing up - from parenting and education to the role of literature and imagination - by one of Australia’s most passionate and experienced educators…
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John Muir
A memoir of childhood and a celebration of the natural world, from one of the founding fathers of modern conservation
John Updike
Alexandra, Jane, and Sukie ply their individual witcheries in contemporary Eastwick, Rhode Island, and are themselves bewitched by a dark, wealthy, decadent stranger.
John Buchan
A special edition of The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan reissued with a bright retro design to celebrate Pan’s 70th anniversary.
John Coltrane
Track listing:
A sideA Love Supreme Part I: AcknowledgementA Love Supreme Part II: Resolution
B sideA Love Supreme Part III: PursuanceA Love Supreme Part IV: Psalm
Richard Hannay has just returned to England from South Africa and is bored with his life in London. But then a murder is committed in his flat, just days after…
John Flanagan
Halt, Horace and Will are on the trail of Tennyson and his followers. Will has defeated one of Tennyson’s Genovesan assassins in Clonmel - but there are two left alive…
John Danalis
The inspiring true story of one man’s reconciliation journey. All through his growing-up years, John Danalis’s family had an Aboriginal skull on the mantelpiece; yet only as an adult did…
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Will is at the Ranger Gathering but Halt is investigating mysterious happenings in the west. When he does return, it’s with bad news. Hibernia is in turmoil. A false religious…
Hal and the Heron brotherband are on the trail of Zavac and his precious cargo. Will they be able to find the pirates when the weather clears? And when they…
The thirtieth anniversary edition of a witty Christmas classic from one of the world's finest children's book makers.
It's Christmas Eve and there is one present left in Father Christmas's…
Hal and the Heron Brotherband must infiltrate a pirate stronghold to rescue a future emperor in the seventh book of the worldwide bestselling Brotherband series.
Stig is contesting the annual…
John Young
An authoritative account of the US-imposed ills that have stalled true democracy in the Horn of Africa and beyond by renowned Horn of Africa expert John Young.
John Waygood
A light-hearted and illustrated account of the experiences of a British baby-boomer and his family in coping with the cultural differences living in continental Europe.
This Handbook is critical in ensuring that researchers, educators, and students have the highest quality data for chemical compounds and physical particles. Available both in print and online, the Handbook…
John Sadler
If Hitler had succeeded in developing a nuclear bomb, that could have been both the end of the Second World War and of civilisation as we know it. A handful…
John Baldock
This collector's edition of The Tibetan Book of the Dead is presented in a stunninghardback with full-color illustrations. This classic Buddhist text was read aloud to the dying or recently…
John Read
Learn how to stargaze and discover the most amazing sights in the night sky--no telescope required!
This easy-to-use stargazing guide for kids explores the popular night sky constellations, visits the…
Hell is still the safest place on earth.When you’ve run out of choices, you’ve only got yourself.As war rages, as the enemy closes in, as Ellie and her friends fight…
John Zogby
John Zogby, one of America's most prominent pollsters, offers readers a master class in understanding what polls can reveal about public opinion. Illustrating his arguments from key political races of…
The New York Times bestselling series continues with another nailbiting mission for Will Treaty and his fearless young apprentice.
King Philippe of Gallica appeals to King Duncan for help. His…
John Flanagan gets spooky in the latest adventure in the New York Times bestselling Ranger's Apprentice The Royal Ranger series!
Will and Maddie are sent to the neighbouring kingdom of…
John Dean
A murder investigation leads DCI Jack Harris to Scotland, but is it just a fishing expedition?
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