Ships Of Heaven: the story of Britain's cathedrals
By: Christopher Somerville
4.04
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
When Christopher Somerville, author of the The January Man ('a truly wonderful, uplifting book, bur…
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1. The Places in Between
By: Rory Stewart
3.89
Format: 7 pages, Paperback
In January 2002 Rory Stewart walked across Afghanistan-surviving by his wits, his knowledge of Pers… read more
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- nonfiction
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2. The Road to Oxiana
By: Robert Byron
4.13
Format: None pages, Paperback
In 1933 the delightfully eccentric Robert Byron set out on a journey through the Middle East via Be… read more
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- travel
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3. The Faded Map: The Story of the Lost Kingdoms of Scotland
By: Alistair Moffat
3.29
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Modern communications have driven motorways and pylons through the countryside, dwarfed us with TV … read more
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4. Just My Type: A Book About Fonts
By: Simon Garfield
3.89
Format: 440 pages,
What's your type? Suddenly everyone's obsessed with fonts. Whether you're enraged by Ikea's Verdana… read more
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5. The Living Planet
By: David Attenborough
3.81
Format: 75 pages, Hardcover
(Also has Collins ISBN - 0002191393) Nowhere on our planet is devoid of life. Plants, animals and m… read more
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6. By Its Cover (Commissario Brunetti, #23)
By: Donna Leon
4.00
Format: 201 pages, Hardcover
Few detective writers create so vivid, inclusive and convincing a narrative as Donna Leon . . . . O… read more
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7. A Bird In The Hand (George & Molly Palmer-Jones, #1)
By: Ann Cleeves
3.48
Format: 208 pages,
From the author of Shetland and Vera In England's birdwatching paradise, a new breed has been sight… read more
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8. Mirror, Shoulder, Signal
By: Misha Hoekstra , Dorthe Nors
4.34
Format: None pages,
A spikily funny, startlingly perceptive and beautifully written novel about modern life by the brig… read more
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9. Jews Don't Count
By: David Baddiel
4.21
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
Jews Don’t Count is a book for people on the right side of history. People fighting the good fight … read more
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- religion
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10. Agatha Christie: A Very Elusive Woman
By: Lucy Worsley
4.20
Format: 498 pages, Kindle Edition
A new, fascinating account of the life of Agatha Christie from celebrated literary and cultural his… read more
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11. The Left-Handed Booksellers of London (Left-Handed Booksellers of London, #1)
By: Garth Nix
3.86
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
A girl’s quest to find her father leads her to an extended family of magical fighting booksellers w… read more
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"Shakespeare knew too much."-Garth Nix, The Left-Handed Booksellers of London (Left-Handed Booksellers of London, #1)
"Come sleep, oh sleep, the certain knot of peace."-Garth Nix, The Left-Handed Booksellers of London (Left-Handed Booksellers of London, #1)
"I read. And you know 'no offense' means 'I am about to be or have just been fucking offensive."-Garth Nix, The Left-Handed Booksellers of London (Left-Handed Booksellers of London, #1)
"Books help us anchor our souls, or re-anchor them; particularly for us, the left-handed, given the things we have to do."-Garth Nix, The Left-Handed Booksellers of London (Left-Handed Booksellers of London, #1)
12. Vesper Flights
By: Helen Macdonald
4.10
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Animals don't exist in order to teach us things, but that is what they have always done, and most … read more
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"There's a special phenomenology to walking in woods in winter."-Helen Macdonald, Vesper Flights
"We call them murmurations, but the Danish term, sort sol , is better: black sun."-Helen Macdonald, Vesper Flights
"For even if we don't believe in miracles, they are there, and they are waiting for us to find them."-Helen Macdonald, Vesper Flights
"(P)ulling at your heart on purpose is a compulsion as particular and disconcerting as pressing on a healing bruise."-Helen Macdonald, Vesper Flights
13. Politics On the Edge: A Memoir From Within
By: Rory Stewart
4.36
Format: 434 pages, Kindle Edition
A searing insider's account of ten extraordinary years in Parliament from Rory Stewart, former Cabi… read more
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- history
- british literature
"Proper searching could stop drugs being carried through the gates. In the US and Sweden, where there was proper searching, I had discovered, the drug rates were far lower. But when I shared these sug…"-Rory Stewart, Politics On the Edge: A Memoir From Within
14. Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
By: David Mitchell
4.16
Format: 433 pages, ebook
A rollicking history of England's earliest kings and queens, a story of narcissists, excessive behe… read more
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"The defeat of the Armada in 1588 was Elizabeth's high point. Things went downhill after that. Militarily the triumph against Spain was rather undermined the following year when Elizabeth sent her own…"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
"There were a couple of positives: in 1554, the Queen Regent's Prerogative Act was passed which made explicit, for the first time, that when a woman inherited the throne - became the sovereign, queen …"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
"Standing jaggedly on Senlac Hill, where Harold Godwinson died, possibly as a result of having taken an arrow to the eye - though possibly more boringly than that, some historians have felt constraine…"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
"Queen Mary was known as Bloody Mary because of the large number of people she killed. And also because of misogyny. She was the first properly crowned woman to rule as queen regnant, not just queen c…"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
15. Normal Rules Don't Apply: Stories
By: Kate Atkinson
3.71
Format: 212 pages, Hardcover
A dazzling collection of eleven interconnected stories from the bestselling, award-winning author o… read more
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"Hello, Boy," Franklin said. He liked dogs, they were uncomplicated. "I'm a girl, actually," the dog said."-Kate Atkinson, Normal Rules Don't Apply: Stories
16. The Anglo-Saxons A History of the Beginnings of England: 400–1066
By: Marc Morris
4.34
Format: 508 pages, Hardcover
A sweeping and original history of the Anglo-Saxons by national bestselling author Marc Morris. … read more
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17. Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World
By: Tom Holland
4.26
Format: 624 pages, Hardcover
A "marvelous" (Economist) account of how the Christian Revolution forged the Western imagination. … read more
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- history
"To hail a religion for its compatibility with a secular society was decidedly not a neutral gesture. Secularism was no less bred of the sweep of Christian history than were Orban's barbed-wire fences…"-Tom Holland, Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World
18. Essex Dogs (Essex Dogs, #1)
By: Dan Jones
3.92
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times bestselling historian makes his historical fiction debut with an explosive novel… read more
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"What matters is that you did not know the story. And the reason you did not...is that our ancestor William - through his deeds of arms, his force of personality and his vast conquests - had achieved …"-Dan Jones, Essex Dogs (Essex Dogs, #1)
19. Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas
By: Mick Herron
4.13
Format: 308 pages, Paperback
At last in one volume: the collected Slough House spy novellas, including the never-before-publishe… read more
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"Well don't talk to me when I'm not listening. It's a waste of everyone's time."-Mick Herron, Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas
"Shut up. Now, ordinarily the reason I make you run up those stairs is I don't like you and I want you to die. But today, as it happens, I've a job for you."-Mick Herron, Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas
20. Abroad in Japan: Ten Years In The Land Of The Rising Sun
By: Chris Broad
4.18
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
When Englishman Chris Broad landed in a rural village in northern Japan he wondered if he'd made a … read more
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21. Shadowlands: A Journey Through Britain's Lost Cities and Vanished Villages
By: Matthew Green
3.83
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Drowned. Buried by sand. Decimated by plague. Plunged off a cliff. This is the extraordinary tale o… read more
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22. Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent
By: Judi Dench
4.56
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Discover the work of the greatest writer in the English language as you've never encountered it bef… read more
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- history
"There's magic to be mined in mistakes."-Judi Dench, Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent
"[Judi Dench, referring to departed colleagues] Where are all those people? Can't believe it. How can it happen? They were so alive and -- so present, so vital. That's why we have to love the now, hav…"-Judi Dench, Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent
23. The Salt Path
By: Raynor Winn
4.02
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Just days after Raynor learns that Moth, her husband of 32 years, is terminally ill, their home and… read more
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"It’s six hundred and thirty miles and we’ll have to camp all the way."-Raynor Winn, The Salt Path
"Give time for what you know you must do and you will have what you desire the most."-Raynor Winn, The Salt Path
"Refugees from western civilisation, cut adrift from life in a boat that rarely finds a harbour."-Raynor Winn, The Salt Path
"We had lost everything except our children and each other, but we had the wet grass and the rhythm of the sea on the rocks."-Raynor Winn, The Salt Path
24. For Thy Great Pain Have Mercy on My Little Pain
By: Victoria Mackenzie
3.85
Format: 166 pages, Hardcover
An astounding debut, both epic and intimate, about grief, trauma, revelation, and the hidden lives … read more
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"Sometimes I reworked, with much crossing out and burning of papers; I had to sift through my thoughts for words that gleamed with truth. But other times the words came fast, and then I was an arrow, …"-Victoria Mackenzie, For Thy Great Pain Have Mercy on My Little Pain
25. The Wild Silence
By: Raynor Winn
3.98
Format: 280 pages, Hardcover
The follow-up to The Salt Path. Nature holds the answers for Raynor and her husband Moth. After … read more
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"At what point in our lives does cynicism take over from instinct? When we stop feeling the softness of rain on our face and start worrying about being wet?…When do we make that switch from being part…"-Raynor Winn, The Wild Silence
"Wat is toch dat moment in ons leven dat cynisme de overhand krijgt over intuïtie? Wanneer maakt het voelen van de zachtheid van regendruppels in ons gezicht plaats voor de bezorgdheid dat we nat word…"-Raynor Winn, The Wild Silence
26. Steeple Chasing: Around Britain by Church
By: Peter Ross
4.37
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
*Featuring a brand new chapter!* Churches are all around us. Their steeples remain landmarks in … read more
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- art
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27. Cloistered: My Years as a Nun
By: Catherine Coldstream
3.71
Format: 328 pages, Hardcover
An astonishing memoir of twelve years as a contemplative nun in a silent monastery. Cloistered t… read more
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- religion
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28. Storyland: A New Mythology of Britain
By: Amy Jeffs
3.85
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Soaked in mist and old magic, Storyland is a new illustrated mythology of Britain, set in its wilde… read more
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- history
- british literature
29. The Wisdom of Sheep: Observations from a Family Farm
By: Rosamund Young
3.81
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A touching, wise and surprising chronicle of the rich inner lives of animals, drawn from Rosamund Y… read more
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30. The Stonemason: A History of Building Britain
By: Andrew Ziminski
4.02
Format: 316 pages, Hardcover
Stonemason Andrew Ziminski has three decades of experience with the tangible history of this countr… read more
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- art
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31. Ships Of Heaven: the story of Britain's cathedrals
By: Christopher Somerville
4.04
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
When Christopher Somerville, author of the The January Man ('a truly wonderful, uplifting book, bur… read more
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