How Words Get Good
By: Rebecca Lee
4.13
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Once upon a time, a writer had an idea. They wrote it down. But what happened next? Join Rebecca…
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1. The Marquise of O— and Other Stories
By: Heinrich von Kleist , None , Nigel Reeves
3.54
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
In The Marquise of O-, a virtuous widow finds herself unaccountably pregnant. And although the baff… read more
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"In M---, an important town in northern Italy, the widowed Marquise of O---, a lady of unblemished reputation and the mother of several well-brought-up children, inserted the following announcement in…"-Heinrich von Kleist, The Marquise of O— and Other Stories
2. Alphabetical: How Every Letter Tells a Story
By: Michael Rosen
4.02
Format: 426 pages, Hardcover
From minding your Ps and Qs to wondering why X should mark the spot, Alphabetical is a book for eve… read more
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- history
- language
- nonfiction
- writing
- reference
- books about books
3. Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey, #12)
By: Dorothy L. Sayers
4.00
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
"Gaudy Nightstands out even among Miss Sayers's novels. And Miss Sayers has long stood in a class b… read more
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4. Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma
By: Claire Dederer
3.79
Format: 257 pages, Hardcover
From the author of the New York Times best seller Poser and the acclaimed memoir Love and Trouble, … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
"Biography used to be something you sought out, yearned for, actively pursued. Now it falls on your head all day long."-Claire Dederer, Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma
5. The New Life
By: Tom Crewe
3.77
Format: 392 pages, Hardcover
Two Victorian marriages, two dangerous love affairs, one extraordinary partnership . . .London, 189… read more
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"Science requires a rational audience."-Tom Crewe, The New Life
"True development does not respect comfort."-Tom Crewe, The New Life
"We British are used to being ruthless, of course, but only the men. The women aren't. We don't grab. We shouldn't . But we have to, to make some room for ourselves."-Tom Crewe, The New Life
"...John wondered if she would ever be so unthinkingly imperious again; whether her childish powers of command would survive the dislocation from home, the knowledge of her smallness in the greater wo…"-Tom Crewe, The New Life
6. Absolutely and Forever
By: Rose Tremain
3.90
Format: 177 pages, Kindle Edition
A piercing short novel of thwarted love and true friendship from one of our greatest living writers… read more
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7. A Waiter in Paris: Adventures in the Dark Heart of the City
By: Edward Chisholm
4.05
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
An evocative portrait of the underbelly of contemporary Paris as seen through the eyes of a young w… read more
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- nonfiction
8. The Private Life of Spies and The Exquisite Art of Getting Even: Stories of Espionage and Revenge
By: Alexander McCall Smith
3.63
Format: 464 pages, Paperback
From the beloved author of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series comes a new short story half … read more
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9. The Story of Art Without Men
By: Katy Hessel
4.31
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
How many women artists do you know? Who makes art history? Did women even work as artists before th… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
10. Wild: Tales from Early Medieval Britain
By: Amy Jeffs
3.89
Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition
By the bestselling author of Storyland.Sheer cliffs, salt spray, explosive sea spume, thunderous cl… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
11. Unraveller
By: Frances Hardinge
4.10
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
A dark YA fantasy about learning to use your power and finding peace, from award-winning author Fra… read more
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"I don't think about "being happy" unless I'm with you, and then I never am. Humans are never happy."-Frances Hardinge, Unraveller
"Changing a law is like digging a new field. You'll break ancient roots and blunt your spade with a lot of stones, but eventually plants will grow in your furrows, and your new hedge will thrive and i…"-Frances Hardinge, Unraveller
"You'd know you were a boy, so she would too. If someone knows they're a man or boy, that's what matters. Outside appearences aren't important. It's what's inside that counts—who we are in our souls. …"-Frances Hardinge, Unraveller
"You'd be better at it than me' he told Nettle when he visited her. 'This sort of Unravelling doesn't feel like I'm using a magical gift. Sometimes it's like I'm a ghost walking alongside somebody on …"-Frances Hardinge, Unraveller
12. Two Roads Home: Hitler, Stalin, and the Miraculous Survival of My Family
By: Daniel Finkelstein
4.63
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
An epic and beautifully written World War II family history that spans Europe, telling of two happy… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
13. 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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- nonfiction
- history
14. The Road: A Story of Romans and Ways to the Past
By: Christopher Hadley
3.66
Format: 353 pages, Hardcover
Have you ever heard the march of legions on a lonely country road? The Romans built thousands of mi… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
15. Four Seasons in Japan
By: Nick Bradley
4.24
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Flo is sick of Tokyo. Suffering from a crisis in confidence, she is stuck in a rut, her translation… read more
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"Without losing to the rain,’ Ayako quoted the Miyazawa Kenji poem. ‘Without losing to the wind."-Nick Bradley, Four Seasons in Japan
"You don’t have to, though,’ his friend said, with a tilt of his head. ‘You can do whatever you like, man. It’s your life. Don’t live it for other people."-Nick Bradley, Four Seasons in Japan
"But the important thing is that you turn up, you get out your pen, and you draw one small thing, one line at a time. That’s how you achieve something big."-Nick Bradley, Four Seasons in Japan
"I remember looking out into that dark night sky, and I remember feeling something I hadn’t in a long time – I want to live. Having found myself that close to death, I suddenly knew that I wasn’t read…"-Nick Bradley, Four Seasons in Japan
16. Death at the Sign of the Rook (Jackson Brodie, #6)
By: Kate Atkinson
4.09
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The stage is set. Marooned overnight by a snowstorm in a grand country house are a cast of characte… read more
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17. Blurb Your Enthusiasm: A Cracking Compendium of Book Blurbs, Writing Tips, Literary Folklore and Publishing Secrets
By: Louise Willder
4.14
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
This is the outside story of books. From blurbs to titles, quotes to (checks jacket) cute animal de… read more
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- history
- language
- nonfiction
- writing
- books about books
18. The Long View: Why We Need to Transform How the World Sees Time
By: Richard Fisher
3.99
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A wide-ranging and thought-provoking exploration of the importance of long-term thinking. Humans ar… read more
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- nonfiction
19. First You Write a Sentence.: The Elements of Reading, Writing … and Life
By: Joe Moran
4.10
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
'What a lovely thing this is: a book that delights in the sheer textural joy of good sentences ... … read more
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- reference
- nonfiction
- writing
- language
"Poetic emotion, resonance and power is in the vowels/vowel sounds"-Joe Moran, First You Write a Sentence.: The Elements of Reading, Writing … and Life
"Sentences are our writing commons, the shared ground where every writer walks."-Joe Moran, First You Write a Sentence.: The Elements of Reading, Writing … and Life
"Speech is more intimate in its syntax than writing. It has shorter clauses and more no-content words to link these clauses up. Writing is denser, with longer clauses and more content words. Speech is…"-Joe Moran, First You Write a Sentence.: The Elements of Reading, Writing … and Life
"The act is its own reward; do not expect applause. You must be willing to keep writing in the absence of any evidence that anyone is reading. And no use complaining, either, since no one asked you to…"-Joe Moran, First You Write a Sentence.: The Elements of Reading, Writing … and Life
20. Among the Trolls: My Journey Through Conspiracyland
By: Marianna Spring
3.95
Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition
MY NAME IS MARIANNA SPRING AND SOME OF MY TROLLS SAY THEY WANT TO KILL ME Threats and abuse lit… read more
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21. How Words Get Good
By: Rebecca Lee
4.13
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Once upon a time, a writer had an idea. They wrote it down. But what happened next? Join Rebecca… read more
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- language
- nonfiction
- writing
- reference
- books about books
