Captain's Duty (Phillips Richard)(Paperback / softback)

Captain's Duty (Phillips Richard)(Paperback / softback)

8th April 2009 was just an ordinary day for the author, captain of the United States-registered cargo vessel, the Maersk Alabama, as it headed towards the port of Mombasa. Ordinary that is until, two hundred or so miles off the east coast of Africa, armed Somali pirates attacked and boarded the

Outgrowing God - A Beginner's Guide (Dawkins Richard (Oxford University))(Paperback / softback)

Should we believe in God? In this new book, written for a new generation, the brilliant science writer and author of The God Delusion, explains why we shouldn't.Should we believe in God? Do we need God in order to explain the existence of the universe? Do we need God in order to be good? In twelve

Stepping Up - Sarah Turnerová

God Delusion - 10th Anniversary Edition (Dawkins Richard)(Paperback)

The God Delusion caused a sensation when it was published in 2006. Within weeks it became the most hotly debated topic, with Dawkins himself branded as either saint or sinner for presenting his hard-hitting, impassioned rebuttal of religion of all types. His argument could hardly be more topical

Ballroom (Hope Anna)(Paperback / softback)

A RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK AUTUMN 2016. 'Absolutely heart-breaking. One of the best books I've ever read'. (DINAH JEFFERIES, author of The Tea-Planter's Wife). 'Compelling, elegant and insightful'. (Observer). 'Beautifully wrought, tender, heartbreaking'. (Sunday Express 5/5). 'Moving,

Away with the Penguins - The heartwarming and uplifting Richard & Judy Book Club 2020 pick (Prior Hazel)(Paperback / softback)

AS HEARD ON THE BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB'This year's Eleanor Oliphant . . . Funny, bittersweet and wholly original.' Daily Express'I love this gorgeous book. Unflinching, stubborn, funny and moving, Veronica is an unlikely heroine who will sneak in and capture your heart.' Trisha AshleyVeronica

Books Do Furnish a Life: An Electrifying Celebration of Science Writing (Dawkins Richard)(Paperback)

At a time when science can seem complex and remote, it has a greater impact on our lives, and to the future of our planet, than ever before. It really matters that its discoveries and truths should be clearly and widely communicated. That its enemies, from the malicious to the muddled, the

Final Cut (Watson S J)(Paperback / softback)

Blackwood Bay. An ordinary place, home to ordinary people. It used to be a buzzing seaside destination. But now, ravaged by the effects of dwindling tourism and economic downturn, it's a ghost town - and the perfect place for film-maker Alex to shoot her new documentary. But the community is deeply

Journey (Steel Danielle)(Paperback / softback)

Everyone in Washington knows Madeleine and Jack Hunter. Maddy is an award-winning TV anchorwoman, and Jack is the head of her network and an adviser to the President on media issues. To the world, theirs is a storybook marriage. But behind the locked doors of their lush Georgetown home, a very

Lost (Deakin Leona)(Paperback / softback)

There is an explosion at a military ball. The casualties are rushed to hospital in eight ambulances, but only seven vehicles arrive. Captain Harry Peterson is missing.His girlfriend calls upon her old friend Dr Augusta Bloom to support the investigation. But no one can work out if there is a

Magic of Reality - How we know what's really true (Dawkins Richard)(Paperback)

Magic takes many forms. The ancient Egyptians explained the night by suggesting that the goddess Nut swallowed the sun. The Vikings believed a rainbow was the gods' bridge to earth. These are magical, extraordinary tales. But there is another kind of magic, and it lies in the exhilaration of

Two Wrongs (Reid Rebecca)(Paperback / softback)

How far would you go to correct your worst mistake? When Chloe goes to university and meets wild, carefree Zadie, she is utterly seduced by her and her lifestyle. It doesn't take long for Chloe to ditch her studies in favour of all-night parties at Zadie's huge house off campus. But when something

Irresistible Forces (Steel Danielle)(Paperback / softback)

For fourteen years, Steve and Meredith Whitman have sustained a marriage of passion and friendship, despite the demands of two all-consuming careers. Meredith is a top investment banker, Steve a gifted physician - the only thing missing in their life is children. Steve longs for them. But Meredith

I Feel Bad About My Neck - with a new introduction from Dolly Alderton (Ephron Nora)(Paperback / softback)

Now with an introduction from Dolly Alderton, author of Everything I Know About Love, revealing how a new generation of women can take inspiration from Nora's sharp wit and wisdom about life.* Never marry a man you wouldn't want to be divorced from.* If the shoe doesn't fit in the shoe store, it's

Remarkable Life of the Skin - An intimate journey across our surface (Lyman Monty)(Paperback / softback)

How does our diet affect our skin? What makes the skin age? And why can't we tickle ourselves?Providing a cover for our delicate and intricate bodies, the skin is our largest, fastest growing and yet least understood organ. We see it, touch it and live in it every day. It's a habitat for a

Mini Shopaholic - (Shopaholic Book 6) (Kinsella Sophie)(Paperback / softback)

Like mother, like daughter...!Shopaholic Becky Brandon (nee Bloomwood)'s two-year-old is ... spirited. She knows what she wants, whether it's a grown-up Prada handbag or a toy pony (40% off, so a bargain, surely?) When yet another shopping trip turns to mayhem, Becky decides it's time to give

Ghost (Steel Danielle)(Paperback / softback)

With a wife he loves and an exciting London-based career, architect Charles Waterston's life seems in perfect balance. Nothing in his comfortable existence prepares him for the sudden end to his ten-year marriage - or his unwanted transfer to his firm's New York office. With nothing left to lose,

Miss Benson's Beetle - An uplifting story of female friendship against the odds (Joyce Rachel)(Paperback / softback)

It is 1950. In a devastating moment of clarity, Margery Benson abandons her dead-end job and advertises for an assistant to accompany her on an expedition. She is going to travel to the other side of the world to search for a beetle that may or may not exist. Enid Pretty, in her unlikely pink

Ransom (Steel Danielle)(Paperback / softback)

A powerful story about a mother's courage in the face of overwhelming odds.Fernanda Barnes's life was once graced by security, success and stunning wealth. Now, widowed and with a mounting pile of debts, she is trying desperately to shield her three children from the rising panic within her.When a

Answered Prayers (Steel Danielle)(Paperback / softback)

Faith Madison is the very picture of a sophisticated New Yorker. Slim, blonde, stylish, married to a successful merchant banker and having raised two daughters, Faith has a life many would envy. But Faith has overcome a childhood marred by tragedy, and has carried within herself a secret she could

Good Omens (Gaiman Neil)(Paperback / softback)

The classic collaboration from the internationally bestselling authors Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, soon to be an original series starring Michael Sheen and David Tennant. 'Good Omens . . . is something like what would have happened if Thomas Pynchon, Tom Robbins and Don DeLillo had

Black Flags - The Rise of ISIS (Warrick Joby)(Paperback / softback)

WINNER of the PULITZER PRIZE for NON-FICTION 2016. In a thrilling dramatic narrative, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Joby Warrick traces how the strain of militant Islam behind ISIS first arose in a remote Jordanian prison and spread to become the world's greatest threat. When the government of

Johnny Angel (Steel Danielle)(Paperback / softback)

Johnny Peterson could light up a room with a word or a smile. He had a future filled with promise - until he stepped into a car on prom night and, in an instant, it was all taken away. In the months that followed, Johnny's family and his high school sweetheart, Becky, struggle to put together the

Honeybees and Distant Thunder - Riku Onda

Welcome to a magical world of music, friendship and rivalry ... In a small coastal town just a stone's throw from Tokyo, a prestigious piano competition is underway. Over the course of two feverish weeks, three friends will experience some of the most joyous - and painful - moments of their