An Accidental Bookseller: A Personal Memoir of Foyles
By: Bill Samuel
3.70
Format: 174 pages, Hardcover
A very personal memoir of the author's relationship with the iconic and much loved bookshop Foyles …
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1. A Natural
By: Ross Raisin
3.71
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Tom has always known exactly the person he is going to be. A successful footballer. A man others lo… read more
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2. The Diary of a Bookseller (Diary of a Bookseller, #1)
By: Shaun Bythell
3.72
Format: 310 pages, Paperback
Shaun Bythell owns The Bookshop, Wigtown - Scotland's largest second-hand bookshop. It contains 100… read more
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"the immersive capacity of a good novel to transport you into a different world is unique to the written word."-Shaun Bythell, The Diary of a Bookseller (Diary of a Bookseller, #1)
"...people still cling to the notion that first editions are somehow imbued with a magical and financial value."-Shaun Bythell, The Diary of a Bookseller (Diary of a Bookseller, #1)
"I am putting a mental jigsaw together of what a hobbit looks like, based on a composite of every customer I have ever sold a copy to."-Shaun Bythell, The Diary of a Bookseller (Diary of a Bookseller, #1)
"A less than friendly email this morning... [from a booksop customer] After lunch I went to my parents' house to get my shotgun and shoot a kindle (broken screen, bought on eBay for £10)"-Shaun Bythell, The Diary of a Bookseller (Diary of a Bookseller, #1)
3. Three Things You Need to Know About Rockets: A Real-Life Scottish Fairy Tale
By: Jessica A. Fox
4.29
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
In this inspiring, delightful memoir, a young woman decides to escape the daily grind and turn her … read more
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4. Botchan
By: Natsume Sōseki , Joel Cohn
3.64
Format: 171 pages, Paperback
Like The Catcher in the Rye or The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Botchan, a hilarious tale about … read more
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"الواقع أن البشر هم أقل ما يمكن الاعتماد عليه في هذا العالم."-Natsume Sōseki, Botchan
"Age should never meddle with such a matter. Mind your own business."-Natsume Sōseki, Botchan
"Really, there’s nothing in the world as undependable as human beings."-Natsume Sōseki, Botchan
"Ketika manusia bebas memutuskan untuk menghormatimu, hadiah yang kaumiliki lebih mahal nilainya daripada apapun."-Natsume Sōseki, Botchan
5. Whiteout (Dark Iceland #5)
By: Quentin Bates , Ragnar Jónasson
3.66
Format: 146 pages,
Two days before Christmas, a young woman is found dead beneath the cliffs of the deserted village o… read more
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6. The Bookshop That Floated Away
By: None
4.22
Format: None pages, Paperback
In early 2009 a strange sort of business plan landed on the desk of a pinstriped bank manager. It h… read more
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7. Fool's Fate (Tawny Man, #3)
By: Robin Hobb
4.04
Format: 226 pages, Paperback
FitzChivalry Farseer has become firmly ensconced in the queen's court. Along with his mentor, Chade… read more
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8. Nightwork
By: Irwin Shaw
3.48
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
A dead man's briefcase presents a down-on-his-luck pilot with the chance of a lifetime. Pilot Dougl… read more
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9. Confessions of a Bookseller (Diary of a Bookseller, #2)
By: Shaun Bythell
4.01
Format: 328 pages, Hardcover
"Do you have a list of your books, or do I just have to stare at them?" Shaun Bythell is the own… read more
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"Money can't buy happiness, BUT it can buy books (which is basically the same thing)."-Shaun Bythell, Confessions of a Bookseller (Diary of a Bookseller, #2)
"There's a difference between a book being too expensive and a customer being too cheap."-Shaun Bythell, Confessions of a Bookseller (Diary of a Bookseller, #2)
"On the news this morning was a story about four men who have been abducted from a bookshop in Hong Kong for disseminating literature critical of the Chinese regime. Bookselling can be a perilous busi…"-Shaun Bythell, Confessions of a Bookseller (Diary of a Bookseller, #2)
"Коли я виставляв ціни на видання, до мене підійшов старший чоловік і попросив: - Не допоможете мені знайти книжки із самодопомоги? Певний, що він не помітив у цій фразі суперечності, я спитав, яка са…"-Shaun Bythell, Confessions of a Bookseller (Diary of a Bookseller, #2)
10. Murder at the Royal Botanic Gardens (Wrexford & Sloane, #5)
By: Andrea Penrose
4.13
Format: 353 pages, Hardcover
The upcoming marriage of the Earl of Wrexford and Lady Charlotte Sloane promises to be a highlight … read more
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"Without laughter to counter the injustices and absurdities of the world, life could so easily crush one's spirit."-Andrea Penrose, Murder at the Royal Botanic Gardens (Wrexford & Sloane, #5)
11. Remainders of the Day: More Diaries from The Bookshop, Wigtown (The Diary of a Bookseller, #3)
By: Shaun Bythell
4.11
Format: 377 pages, Hardcover
The Bookshop in Wigtown is a bookworm's idyll - with thousands of books across nearly a mile of she… read more
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12. Shelf Life: Chronicles of a Cairo Bookseller
By: Nadia Wassef
3.56
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
The streets of Cairo make strange music. The echoing calls to prayer; the raging insults hurled bet… read more
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13. The Lost Tomb: And Other Real-Life Stories of Bones, Burials, and Murder
By: Douglas Preston
3.81
Format: 299 pages, Hardcover
Douglas Preston, the #1 bestselling author of The Lost City of the Monkey God , presents jaw-droppi… read more
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14. Murder at Kensington Palace (Wrexford & Sloane, #3)
By: Andrea Penrose
4.15
Format: 359 pages, Hardcover
Wrexford and Sloane must unravel secrets within secrets—including a few that entangle their own hea… read more
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15. Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out
By: Shannon Reed
3.71
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
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"I think, therefore, I cry..."-Shannon Reed, Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out
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"But reading! That I could do. When I read, I felt smart."-Shannon Reed, Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out
"The act of reading makes me feel safe. Not the book itself--but the exercise of running my eyes over the words. The translation from symbol into meaning. The direct, pleasant diction of the voice ins…"-Shannon Reed, Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out
16. Murder at Half Moon Gate (Wrexford & Sloane, #2)
By: Andrea Penrose
4.17
Format: 220 pages, ebook
A wealthy lord who happens to be a brilliant scientist . . . an enigmatic young widow who secretly … read more
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"History's boring," grumbled Raven, reluctantly sitting down. "Actually it's not," she countered. "It's all about the fascinating people--the politicians, the philosophers, the artists, the soldiers, …"-Andrea Penrose, Murder at Half Moon Gate (Wrexford & Sloane, #2)
17. Seven Kinds of People You Find in Bookshops
By: Shaun Bythell
3.48
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
A cantankerously funny view of books and the people who love them. It does take all kinds and throu… read more
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"It should go without saying that anyone who introduces themselves as 'a bit weird' is almost certainly not."-Shaun Bythell, Seven Kinds of People You Find in Bookshops
"This group derives an alternate sort of gratification from the fact that their niche obsession somehow differentiates them from other people, mistakenly assuming that it makes them more interesting."-Shaun Bythell, Seven Kinds of People You Find in Bookshops
"It's not as though there is anything wrong with being American, although perhaps in a land of immigrants the only way to differentiate yourself is to cling onto a piece of the land you left, even if …"-Shaun Bythell, Seven Kinds of People You Find in Bookshops
18. The English Bookshop
By: Janis Wildy
4.16
Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition
An inheritance, a bookshop and a promise… Lucy isn’t ready for a life-changing journey when it com… read more
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19. The Year of Living Constitutionally: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Constitution's Original Meaning
By: A.J. Jacobs
4.08
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically attempts to follow the origi… read more
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20. In Praise of Good Bookstores
By: Jeff Deutsch
3.42
Format: 216 pages, Hardcover
From a devoted reader and lifelong bookseller, an eloquent and charming reflection on the singular … read more
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21. An Accidental Bookseller: A Personal Memoir of Foyles
By: Bill Samuel
3.70
Format: 174 pages, Hardcover
A very personal memoir of the author's relationship with the iconic and much loved bookshop Foyles … read more
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