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The Rules of Attraction by Bret Easton Ellis
Category: Fiction | Series: Picador Collection
From the New York Times bestselling author or Less Than Zero and American Psycho--a startlingly funny, kaleidoscopic novel about three students at a small, affluent liberal-arts college in New England with no plans for the future--or even the present--who become entangled in a romantic triangle. * "An e ...Show more
The Rules of Contagion: Why Things Spread and Why They Stop by Adam Kucharski; Francesca Barrie (Editor)
Category: Science & Natural History | Series: Wellcome Collection
The new science of contagion, and the surprising ways it shapes our lives and behaviour.
The Rules of Contagion: Why Things Spread - and Why They Stop by Adam Kucharski
Category: Science | Series: Wellcome Collection
The bestselling - and hugely timely - guide to the science of contagion, revised and updated to address Covid-19. 'Astonishingly bold' - Daily Mail 'It is hard to imagine a more timely book...much of the modern world will make more sense having read it.' - The Times We live in a world that's more interc ...Show more
The Russia House by John le Carré
Category: Fiction | Series: The\Penguin John le Carré Hardback Collection
In, John le Carré's first post-glasnost spy novel, The Russia House captures the effect of a slow and uncertain thaw on ordinary people and on the shadowy puppet-masters who command them. Barley Blair is not a Service man: he is a small-time publisher, a self-destructive soul whose only loves are whisk ...Show more
The Sea by John Banville
Category: General Fiction | Series: Picador Collection
'A masterly study of grief, memory and love recollected' - Professor John Sutherland, Chair of Judges, Man Booker Prize 2005The Sea is John Banville's Man Booker prize-winning exploration of memory, childhood and loss.When art historian Max Morden returns to the seaside village where he once spent a chi ...Show more
The Secret Doctrine 3 Volume Paperback Set: The Synthesis of Science, Religion, and Philosophy by H. P. Blavatsky
Category: History | Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Spiritualism and Esoteric Knowledge
Ukrainian-born Madame Helena Blavatsky (1831-91) was a powerful member of the spiritualist world and for a time famous for her powers as a medium. She was a co-founder of the theosophy movement in the United States, which she later extended to Europe and India, drawing from her extensive global travels ...Show more
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Category: Childrens Classic Fiction | Series: Penguin Threads Collection
Published to coincide with the 2011 centennial of "The Secret Garden's" publication, this "Penguin Threads" edition of the classic children's tale includes cover art by Jillian Tamaki and deluxe French flaps. Commissioned by award-winning Penguin art director Paul Buckley, the "Penguin Threads" series d ...Show more
The Secret Garden by Anne Rooney
Category: Children's Classics | Series: Classic Collection
Can Mary change her ways and bring happiness back to Misselthwaite? When Mary's parents fall ill in India, she is forced to travel to England to live with her uncle Mr Craven at Misselthwaite Manner. Mary is spoilt and bad mannered, she does not enjoy playing with other children and is very unhappy at h ...Show more
The Secret Garden (Heritage Collection) by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Wordsworth Heritage Collection
Mary Lennox was horrid. Selfish and spoilt, she was sent to stay with her uncle in Yorkshire. She hated it. But when she finds the way into a secret garden and begins to tend to it, a change comes over her and her life. She meets and befriends a local boy, the talented Dickon, and comes across her sickl ...Show more
The Secret Pilgrim by John le Carré
Category: Fiction | Series: The\Penguin John le Carré Hardback Collection
The eighth of John le Carré's espionage novels to feature his most enduring and well-loved character, George Smiley, The Secret Pilgrim is a gripping feat of narrative brilliance. The Cold War is over and Ned has been demoted to the training academy. He asks his old mentor, George Smiley, to address hi ...Show more
The Secret Pilgrim - The Smiley Collection by John le Carré
Category: Crime and Thrillers | Series: The\Smiley Collection
The Cold War is over and Ned has been demoted to the training academy. He asks his old mentor, George Smiley, to address his passing-out class. There are no laundered reminiscences; Smiley speaks the truth - perhaps the last the students will ever hear. As they listen, Ned recalls his own painful triump ...Show more
The Secret Seven Collection 2 - Books 4-6 by Enid Blyton
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: Secret Seven Collections and Gift Bks.
Solve the mystery with the Secret Seven - everyone's favourite detective club! This fantastic bumper collection contains Secret Seven books 4-6, with illustrations by Tony Ross. Book 4: Secret Seven on the Trail (first published in 1952) Something mysterious is going on at Tigger's Barn, and the Seven ...Show more