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    The Penalty Kick

    Robert McCrum

    'Football is a simple game. Twenty-two men chase a ball for ninety minutes and at the end, the Germans win.' Gary Lineker

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    My Year Off: Recovering Life After a Stroke

    Robert McCrum

    A frank and moving memoir of the stroke that felled the author at his peak of vigor and achievement.

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    The 100 Best Novels: In the English Language

    A selection of the best 100 novels written in the English Language from late 17th century to modern times, by Robert McCrum and as previously serialised in the Observer newspaper…

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    Globish: How the English Language Became the World’s Language

    Robert McCrum

    How English conquered the world: a Guns, Germs, and Steel argument based on the power of the word.

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    Every Third Thought: On life, death and the endgame

    Robert McCrum

    Every Third Thought is about how we approach and accept death.

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    Shakespearean

    Robert McCrum

    A deeply personal journey into Shakespeare’s work that explores how it remains relevant and always has something to say about the times we are living in.

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    Every Third Thought: On Life, Death, and the Endgame

    Robert McCrum

    Every Third Thought is about how we approach and accept death.

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    The Story of English

    Robert McCrum

    From the author of Globish, a new edition of the acclaimed history of the English language.

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    John McConnell: Design

    Robert McCrum

    Part biography, part showcase for some of McConnell’s most celebrated designs, this book gathers McConnell’s exclusive redesign for Faber & Faber - a revolutionary new approach to book covers from…

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    The 100 Best Novels: In English

    Robert McCrum

    Robert McCrum chooses what he considers to be the 100 best novels chosen from the last 300 years of English language writing. First published in the Observer over a period…

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    The 100 Best Nonfiction Books

    Robert McCrum

    Beginning in 1611 with the King James Bible and ending in 2014 with Elizabeth Kolbert’s ‘The Sixth Extinction’, this extraordinary voyage through the written treasures of our culture examines universally-acclaimed…

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    Shakespearean: On Life & Language in Times of Disruption

    Robert McCrum

    A deeply personal journey into Shakespeare’s work that explores how it remains relevant and always has something to say about the times we are living in.

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    Wodehouse: A Life

    Robert McCrum

    An invaluable portrait, thanks to a broad, incisive and complex understanding of Wodehouse’s psyche. –Janet Maslin, New York Times

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    Shakespearean: On Life & Language in Times of Disruption

    Robert McCrum

    A deeply personal journey into Shakespeare’s work that explores how it remains relevant and always has something to say about the times we are living in.

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    Shakespearean: On Life & Language in Times of Disruption

    Robert McCrum

    A deeply personal journey into Shakespeare’s work that explores how it remains relevant and always has something to say about the times we are living in.

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    My Year Off: Rediscovering Life After a Stroke

    Robert McCrum

    A heart-warming, compassionate book about sudden illness and love under pressure.

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    The Story of English: Third Revised Edition

    Robert McCrum,Robert Macneil,William Cran

    Now revised, this is the first book to tell the whole story of the English language. Originally paired with a major PBS miniseries, the authors present a stimulating and comprehensive…

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    RCRA Hazardous Wastes Handbook

    Ridgway M. Hall, Jr.,Robert C. Davis, Jr.,Richard E. Schwartz,Nancy S. Bryson,Timothy R. McCrum

    This updated edition examines the latest regulatory and judicial developments involving the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and provides a clear, practical explanation of its requirements. New issues addressed…

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    The Gloucester Notebook

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    The poems are from Inventions of the march hare: poems 1909-1917. Text copyright 1996 – verso of title page.

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