Welsh History: Strange but True
By: Geoff Brookes
3.71
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
A miniature history of Wales, filled with funny facts and strange true stories This book contains h…
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1. George's Marvellous Medicine
By: Roald Dahl , Quentin Blake
4.03
Format: 120 pages, Hardcover
George's Grandma is a grizzly, grumpy, selfish old woman with pale brown teeth and a small puckered… read more
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2. A Scanner Darkly
By: Philip K. Dick
4.02
Format: 219 pages, Paperback
Substance D is not known as Death for nothing. It is the most toxic drug ever to find its way on to… read more
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"We're all dreaming,"-Philip K. Dick, A Scanner Darkly
"I have seen myself backward."-Philip K. Dick, A Scanner Darkly
"It's easy to win. Anybody can win."-Philip K. Dick, A Scanner Darkly
"Okay, I'll come back again on Thursday."-Philip K. Dick, A Scanner Darkly
3. The Invisible Man
By: H.G. Wells , Дмитро Паламарчук
3.64
Format: 192 pages, Mass Market Paperback
This masterpiece of science fiction is the fascinating story of Griffin, a scientist who creates a … read more
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"But giving drugs to a cat is no joke, Kemp!"-H.G. Wells, The Invisible Man
"I never blame anyone," said Kemp. "It's quite out of fashion."-H.G. Wells, The Invisible Man
"Very well," said the Voice, in a tone of relief. "Then I'm going to throw flints at you till you think differently."-H.G. Wells, The Invisible Man
"And there it was, on a shabby bed in a tawdry, ill-lighted bedroom, surrounded by a crowd of ignorant and excited people, broken and wounded, betrayed and unpitied, that Griffin, the first of all men…"-H.G. Wells, The Invisible Man
4. Wales
By: Terry Deary
4.46
Format: 170 pages, Paperback
Terry Deary turns his attention to Wales and delves into the dreadful deeds that make its history s… read more
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5. The Cat's Table
By: Michael Ondaatje
3.97
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
A spellbinding story - by turns poignant and electrifying - about the magical, often forbidden, dis… read more
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6. At Home: A Short History of Private Life
By: Bill Bryson
3.99
Format: 497 pages, Hardcover
“Houses aren’t refuges from history. They are where history ends up.” Bill Bryson and his family… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
"That's really what history mostly is, masses of people doing ordinary things."-Bill Bryson, At Home: A Short History of Private Life
"It is perhaps little wonder that the end of Victorianism almost exactly coincided with the invention of psychoanalysis."-Bill Bryson, At Home: A Short History of Private Life
"It is always quietly thrilling to find yourself looking at a world you know well but have never seen from such an angle before."-Bill Bryson, At Home: A Short History of Private Life
"At one time he [Cornelius Vanderbilt] personally controlled some 10 percent of all the money in circulation in the United States."-Bill Bryson, At Home: A Short History of Private Life
7. Old God's Time
By: Sebastian Barry
3.85
Format: 261 pages, Hardcover
From the two-time Booker Prize finalist author, a dazzlingly written novel exploring love, memory, … read more
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"Per ell aquest era el sentit de la jubilació, de l'existència: estar-de immòbil, feliç i inútil"-Sebastian Barry, Old God's Time
"Per ell aquest era el sentit de la jubilació, de l'existència: estar-se immòbil, feliç i inútil"-Sebastian Barry, Old God's Time
"No one minds life as long as they are not trying to leave it. Nor death, as long as they are not dying."-Sebastian Barry, Old God's Time
8. 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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- history
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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
9. And Away...
By: Bob Mortimer
4.33
Format: 323 pages, Hardcover
Bob Mortimer’s life was trundling along happily until suddenly in 2015 he was diagnosed with a hear… read more
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- nonfiction
"Always enter your shoes before wearing them."-Bob Mortimer, And Away...
10. Oh Miriam!: Stories from an Extraordinary Life
By: Miriam Margolyes
4.08
Format: 321 pages, Hardcover
'Oh Miriam! risks the curse of the sequel, and pulls it off . . . A force of nature, a tour de farc… read more
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- nonfiction
11. The Secret Barrister: Stories of the Law and How It's Broken
By: The Secret Barrister
3.90
Format: 385 pages, Kindle Edition
Welcome to the world of the Secret Barrister. These are the stories of life inside the courtroom. T… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
12. Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman
By: Alan Rickman
3.58
Format: 469 pages, Hardcover
Madly Deeply is a rare invitation into the mind of Alan Rickman—one of the most magnetic, beloved … read more
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- nonfiction
"The trouble with death is that there is no next."-Alan Rickman, Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman
"Why was I dreaming about having got myself a Saturday job at Woolworth's??"-Alan Rickman, Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman
"The walls we are surrounded by, the objects we fill the spaces with, the lives they all describe."-Alan Rickman, Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman
"Savoy Grill with Emma[Thompson]. A very easy, enjoyable meal with an easy enjoyable person. She says 'fuck' a lot. Much laughter."-Alan Rickman, Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman
13. The Family at No. 12
By: Anita Waller
3.93
Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition
When Janette answers the door to a potential customer looking to board his dog, she never imagines … read more
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14. Rabbit Hole
By: Mark Billingham
3.50
Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition
Alice Armitage is a police officer. Or she was. Or perhaps she just imagines she was. Whateve… read more
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15. Tidelands (The Fairmile, #1)
By: Philippa Gregory
3.83
Format: 455 pages, Hardcover
England 1648. A dangerous time for a woman to be different . . . Midsummer’s Eve, 1648, and Engl… read more
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16. The Dark Side of the Mind: True Stories from My Life as a Forensic Psychologist
By: Kerry Daynes
4.03
Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition
Welcome to the world of the forensic psychologist, where the people you meet are wildly unpredictab… read more
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- nonfiction
"There is no them and us, it is just us."-Kerry Daynes, The Dark Side of the Mind: True Stories from My Life as a Forensic Psychologist
"It's a shithole but at least I can get a decent brew.' How very British, I thought to myself."-Kerry Daynes, The Dark Side of the Mind: True Stories from My Life as a Forensic Psychologist
"[t]he art of talking comes easier to some of us but others. For boys and men, so many of them still socialised in a myriad of destructive ways to hide weakness and took out their difficulties, the id…"-Kerry Daynes, The Dark Side of the Mind: True Stories from My Life as a Forensic Psychologist
17. A Billion Years: My Escape From a Life in the Highest Ranks of Scientology
By: Mike Rinder
4.31
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
One of the highest-ranking defectors from Scientology exposes the secret inner workings of the powe… read more
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- nonfiction
"The fear of psychiatry is one of the hardest ideas to shake when you escape from the mind-prison."-Mike Rinder, A Billion Years: My Escape From a Life in the Highest Ranks of Scientology
18. The Dead of Winter (Giordano Bruno, #0.5-0.7)
By: S.J. Parris
4.07
Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition
Three exhilarating novellas—The Secret Dead, The Academy of Secrets, and The Dead of Winter—followi… read more
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19. How to Survive in Medieval England
By: Toni Mount
4.09
Format: 168 pages, Paperback
Imagine you were transported back in time to Medieval England and had to start a new life there. Wi… read more
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20. Nothing Like the Truth: The Trials and Tribulations of a Criminal Judge
By: Nigel Lithman
3.78
Format: 252 pages, Kindle Edition
In 100 per cent of criminal trials someone, if not everyone, tells lies.If it wasn’t for liars, the… read more
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21. The Blue Book of Nebo
By: Manon Steffan Ros
4.16
Format: 156 pages, ebook
Prize-winner in three categories of the 2019 Wales Book of the Year Award, The Blue Book of Nebo p… read more
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"Diuen que els vincles de sang no es tornen mai aigua, però els veu que l'aigua es pot tornar sang."-Manon Steffan Ros, The Blue Book of Nebo
"La humanitat és una cosa espectacular, tan preparada per estimar sense conviccions, sense complexos."-Manon Steffan Ros, The Blue Book of Nebo
22. Lunar Living: Working with the Magic of the Moon Cycles
By: Kirsty Gallagher
4.02
Format: 188 pages, Kindle Edition
The Sunday Times bestseller 'Your book is absolutely amazing, Kirsty. You're one of the best 10 gue… read more
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23. How to Be Confident
By: James Smith
3.68
Format: 271 pages, Kindle Edition
From two times number one Sunday Times bestselling author, James Smith, comes HOW TO BE CONFIDENT –… read more
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24. Life in Medieval Europe: Fact and Fiction
By: Danièle Cybulskie
4.01
Format: 207 pages, Kindle Edition
HAVE YOU EVER FOUND yourself watching a show or reading a novel and wondering what life was really … read more
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25. The Life of an MP: Everything You Really Need to Know about Politics
By: Jess Phillips
4.15
Format: 285 pages, Paperback
From agonising decisions on foreign air strikes to making headlines about orgasms, from sitting in… read more
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26. What's in Your Surname?: The Fascinating Story of English Surnames
By: William Lewis
3.67
Format: 235 pages, Kindle Edition
Have you ever thought about your own surname? Wondered about the stories behind them, especially if… read more
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27. It's A Strange Place, England (Jack's Strange Tales #2)
By: Jack Strange
3.89
Format: 212 pages, Kindle Edition
This small book looks at some of the strange things that make England unique, starting with the Eng… read more
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28. Welsh History: Strange but True
By: Geoff Brookes
3.71
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
A miniature history of Wales, filled with funny facts and strange true stories This book contains h… read more
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29. Ushers: A Short Story
By: Joe Hill
4.31
Format: 29 pages, Kindle Edition
A young man who has improbably escaped death twice reveals his secret in a spine-tingling short sto… read more
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30. Leonardo da Vinci
By: Jay Williams
3.86
Format: 154 pages, Kindle Edition
In his youth, Leonardo da Vinci wrote confidently, "I wish to work miracles." By the time of his de… read more
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