#paperback #action #adventure #magic #fantasy #trilogy #uk

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

California

Each year the magicians of Imardin gather together to purge the city streets of vagrants, urchins and miscreants. Masters of the disciplines of magic, they know that no one can oppose them. But their protective shield is not as impenetrable as they believe.
Sonea, angry, frustrated and outraged by the treatment of her family and friends, hurls a stone at the shield, putting all her rage behind it. To the amazement of all who bear witness, the stone passes unhindered through the barrier and renders a magician unconscious.
The guild's worst fear has been realised ... There is an untrained magician loose on the streets. She must be found before her uncontrolled powers unleash forces that will destroy both her, and the city that is her home.

THE MAGICIANS' GUILD is a blistering fantasy adventure from a bestselling author skilled in both world-building and storytelling. The trilogy continues with THE NOVICE and THE HIGH LORD.

The Magicians' Guild

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#hardcover #memoir #comingofage #butcher #UK #london #nonfiction

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

New Jersey

A True Story of Coming of Age Behind the Counter

Gabrielle Hamilton meets April Bloomfield in a raw and rollicking memoir that pulls back the curtain on life as a female butcher.

When 16-year-old Jessica Wragg applied for a job at the local farm shop in her hometown of Chesterfield, England, she never expected to land a position behind the all-male butchery counter. Young and enthusiastic, and fueled by a newfound fascination with the craft, Wragg quickly realized that she was an outcast in a world of middle-aged men who spoke a secret language to fool customers and were reluctant to share the tricks of their trade with a novice.

A decade later, against all odds, Wragg is pulling back the curtain on an industry that is still problematically set in its old-school ways. Like her female counterparts in the restaurant world, she has had to fight to establish herself in the meat industry, memorizing muscle and bone and tendon, while battling sexism and ageism.

Girl on the Block is a fish-out-of-water story that blends Wragg's personal journey with an exploration of the sanctity of her craft and an honest look at the modern meat industry. A tour through one of the oldest, dirtiest, and most fascinating professions, Girl on the Block is Wragg's tale of returning home with blood on her boots at the end of fourteen-hour days and finding her way in the end.

Girl on the Block

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#fantasy #fiction #youngadult #dystopian #uk

North Carolina

Outwalkers

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A Transatlantic Survival Guide, Revised Edition

Looks at differences in the cultures of Great Britain and the United States, covering divergent attitudes toward everything from sex, food, and sports to pets, religion, money, and humor, in a guide that has been thoroughly updated to reflect changes in social, political, and cultural trends. Original.

Brit-Think, Ameri-Think

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A circular photographic tour of the Scottish Highlands, starting and finishing In Edinburgh. Clean pages, no writing, no owner name. One bumped corner and light foxing to page edges. DJ is price clipped, a little faded on the backside and shows minimal edge wear. #travel #photography #art #Scotland #nonfiction #hardcover #greatbritain #uk #unitedkingdom (Shelf 7F)

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

The Way Through the Glens

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#hardcover #england #war #Britain #uk p38jnvt

Massachusetts

Weapons and Equipment of the Victorian Soldier

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#paperback #king-arthur #camelot #knights #mordred #fairy-tale #folklore #UK 

New York

A Tale of Camelot

Fans of the King Arthur legend will love this tale about one of the most fascinating and misunderstood heroes of Arthurian lore. An epic fantasy comes to life for Camelot fans. 

What will a person give to forsake his destiny? From his very incarnation, Mordred has been a pawn in Camelot's history. Foretold by Merlin that he will grow up to kill his father, the beloved King Arthur, young Mordred struggles with his fate, loathing the great king who tried to kill him as a baby, yet journeying to Camelot where he learns to serve and idolize the legendary leader. Torn between feelings of love and hate, Mordred yearns to make peace with Arthur, who still refuses to acknowledge him. But Mordred is determined to have peace at any price--even if it costs him his soul.
 

"In language worthy of her heroic subject, Springer reworks Arthuriana to craft an original tale resonant with archetypal themes of love, loss, betrayal and reconciliation. Her strong female characters and bold recasting of traditional villains and heroes will draw the rapt attention of both sexes." -- Publishers Weekly

I Am Mordred

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#hardcover #UK #Diana #royals #nonfiction #autobiography #princessdi 

Pennsylvania

Remembering Diana

The former butler and trusted confidant of the late Princess of Wales offers his memories of her private life at home in Kensington Palace and discusses her personal relationships and her search for happiness in the final years of her life.

The Way We Were

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#hardcover #mystery #thriller #suspense #missingpeople #detective #UK #TimWeaver

Illinois

After her sister, her brother-in-law and two nieces vanish with dinner on the table and the front door unlocked, Emily Kane seeks help from her former boyfriend, a private investigator, who discovers a sinister plot, years in the making.

Never Coming Back

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Missouri

From award-winning author Jane Casey comes a powerful crime thriller, with a delicious edge of psychological suspense that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the final page... If you only read one crime book this year, make it this one! A murder without a body Eighteen-year-old Chloe Emery returns to her West London home one day to find the house covered in blood and Kate, her mother, gone. All the signs point to murder. A girl too scared to talk Maeve Kerrigan is determined to prove she's up to her new role as detective sergeant. She suspects Chloe is hiding something, but getting her to open up is impossible. A detective with everything to prove No one on the street is above suspicion. All Maeve needs is one person to talk, but that's not going to happen. Because even in a case of murder, some secrets are too terrible to share...

Let the Dead Speak

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#paperback #nonfiction #royalty #biography #monarchy #uk #history 

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

The Life of a Modern Monarch

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Perfect for fans of The Crown, this magisterial biography of Queen Elizabeth II is a close-up view of the woman we’ve known only from a distance—and a captivating window into the last great monarchy. From the moment of her ascension to the throne in 1952 at the age of twenty-five, Queen Elizabeth II has been the object of unparalleled scrutiny. But through the fog of glamour and gossip, how well do we really know the world’s most famous monarch? Drawing on numerous interviews and never-before-revealed documents, acclaimed biographer Sally Bedell Smith pulls back the curtain to show in intimate detail the public and private lives of Queen Elizabeth II, who has led her country and Commonwealth through the wars and upheavals of the last sixty years with unparalleled composure, intelligence, and grace. In Elizabeth the Queen, we meet the young girl who suddenly becomes “heiress presumptive” when her uncle abdicates the throne. We meet the thirteen-year-old Lilibet as she falls in love with a young navy cadet named Philip and becomes determined to marry him, even though her parents prefer wealthier English aristocrats. We see the teenage Lilibet repairing army trucks during World War II and standing with Winston Churchill on the balcony of Buckingham Palace on V-E Day. We see the young Queen struggling to balance the demands of her job with her role as the mother of two young children. Sally Bedell Smith brings us inside the palace doors and into the Queen’s daily routines—the “red boxes” of documents she reviews each day, the weekly meetings she has had with twelve prime ministers, her physically demanding tours abroad, and the constant scrutiny of the press—as well as her personal relationships: with Prince Philip, her husband of sixty-four years and the love of her life; her children and their often-disastrous marriages; her grandchildren and friends. Praise for Elizabeth the Queen “An excellent, all-embracing new biography.”—The New York Times “[An] imposing, yet nimbly written, biography [that] dwarfs the field . . . a most satisfying and enjoyable read, one to be savored at length.”—Minneapolis Star Tribune “Fascinating . . . After sixty years on the throne, the monarch of Britain is better known for her poker face than for sly wit or easy charm. Yet in biographer Sally Bedell Smith’s Elizabeth the Queen, Her Majesty sparkles with both.”—More “[A] smart and satisfying book.”—Los Angeles Times

Elizabeth the Queen

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The Globalized World in the Twenty-First Century

The beginning of the twenty-first century will be remembered, Friedman argues, not for military conflicts or political events, but for a whole new age of globalization - a flattening' of the world.

The explosion of advanced technologies now means that suddenly knowledge pools and resources have connected all over the planet, levelling the playing field as never before, so that each of us is potentially an equal and competitor of the other.

The rules of the game have changed forever but does this death of distance', which requires us all to run faster in order to stay in the same place, mean the world has got too small and too flat too fast for us to adjust? Friedman brilliantly demystifies the exciting, often bewildering, global scene unfolding before our eyes, one which we sense but barely yet understand.

The World is Flatis the most timely and essential update on globalization, its successes and its discontents, powerfully illuminated by a world-class writer.

The World Is Flat

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Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Oregon

Finalist for the Barnes and Noble Discover Prize
Winner of the Editor's Choice Prize for Fiction

Longlisted for the Aspen Words Literary Prize, the #1 Indie Next Selection for November 2017, a Summer/Fall 2017 Indies Introduce Selection, a Fall 2017 Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Selection, an Amazon Best of the Month in Literature & Fiction


"The End We Start From is strange and powerful, and very apt for these uncertain times. I was moved, terrified, uplifted--sometimes all three at once. It takes skill to manage that, and Hunter has a poet's understanding of how to make each word count."--Tracy Chevalier, author of Girl With a Pearl Earring 

Preempted by publishers around the world within days of the 2016 London Book Fair, The End We Start From heralds the arrival of Megan Hunter, a dazzling and unique literary talent. Hunter's debut is a searing original, a modern-day parable of rebirth and renewal, of maternal bonds, and the instinct to survive and thrive in the absence of all that's familiar.

As London is submerged below floodwaters, a woman gives birth to her first child, Z. Days later, she and her baby are forced to leave their home in search of safety. They head north through a newly dangerous country seeking refuge from place to place. The story traces fear and wonder as the baby grows, thriving and content against all the odds.

The End We Start From is an indelible and elemental first book--a lyrical vision of the strangeness and beauty of new motherhood, and a tale of endurance in the face of ungovernable change.


"In elegiac lines, Hunter tells a love story through the eyes of a new mother, who witnesses the death of an old life and the start of a new one...a perfect portrait of rebirth the final testament that time, and life, do go on, despite our best efforts."--Cotton Codinha, Elle Magazine


The End We Start From

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#paperback #uk #fiction #ukedition #ya #youngadult #jandynelson

Utah

Jandy Nelson's beautiful, funny and heartfelt novel about grief, love and forgiveness. For fans of John Green, David Levithan and Rainbow Rowell.For fans of John Green, David Levithan and Rainbow Rowell, a novel from Jandy Nelson, the bestselling and award-winning author of I'll Give You the Sun. Beautiful, funny and heartfelt, The Sky Is Everywhere is about love and forgiveness. Seventeen-year-old Lennie Walker spends her time tucked safely and happily in the shadow of her fiery older sister, Bailey. But when Bailey dies abruptly, Lennie is catapulted to centre stage of her own life - and suddenly finds herself struggling to balance two boys. One boy takes Lennie out of her sorrow; the other comforts her in it. But the two can't collide without Lennie's world exploding...

The Sky Is Everywhere

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#paperback #fiction #crime #adventure #bestseller #literary #contemporary #irishcontemporary #irish #uk

ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: NPR - THE ATLANTIC - THE MILLIONS - MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE - ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH - LIT HUB - LIBRARY JOURNAL - THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY In the dark waiting room of the ferry terminal in the sketchy Spanish port of Algeciras, two aging Irishmen--Maurice Hearne and Charlie Redmond, longtime partners in the lucrative and dangerous enterprise of smuggling drugs--sit at night, none too patiently. It is October 23, 2018, and they are trying to locate Maurice's estranged daughter, Dilly, whom they've heard is either arriving on a boat coming from Tangier or departing on one heading there. This nocturnal vigil will initiate an extraordinary journey back in time to excavate their shared history of violence, romance, mutual betrayals, and serial exiles. Rendered with the dark humor and the hardboiled Hibernian lyricism that have made Kevin Barry one of the most striking and admired fiction writers at work today, Night Boat to Tangier is a superbly melancholic melody of a novel, full of beautiful phrases and terrible men.

Night Boat to Tangier

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#paperback #sprayededges #youllbethedeathofme #karenmmcmanus #ukedition #uk #specialedition

Iowa

Sprayed edges 

From the author of One of Us Is Lying comes a brand new pulse-pounding thriller. Three former friends ditch school for old time's sake - with horrible and deadly consequences. Ivy, Mateo, and Cal used to be close - best friends back in middle school. So, when Cal pulls into campus late for class, and runs into Ivy and Mateo, they decide to ditch school. Just like old times. But they're not the only ones skipping school that day. When the trio spot classmate Brian 'Boney' Mahoney acting suspiciously downtown they follow him into an empty building, and walk straight into a murder scene. Brian's not the only one keeping secrets, and when their day of freedom turns deadly it's only a matter of time before the truth comes out.

(SPRAYED EDGES) You'll Be the Death of Me

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Interesting account by the hostage negotiator who was, himself, taken hostage in Beirut, Lebanon.  He was held from 1987-1991 and spent the first four years in solitary confinement. First edition, second printing. Text clean with B&W photos, pages lightly tanned. Previous owner name on  ffep as well as a small piece of tape. Solid copy but spine is a little askew as shown in photo. DJ has a little edge wear, is price clipped and has a neat 1 1/2” slit on the backside (like from a box cutter). Please see photos. #terrorism #hostage #Beirut #history #autobiography #nonfiction #hardcover #prisoner #UK (Shelf 2F)

A chronicle of Waite's 5 years as a hostage in Beirut. Includes thoughts about his childhood and family, his survival, and how he became a hostage.

Taken on Trust

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#paperback #drama #thriller #makesyoufeellucky #fiction #familydrama #uk 

A Novel

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Pitch-perfect... Dean tells this story with such nuance and humanity, you’re desperate to step into its pages." —The New York Times “Heart-stopping psychological drama… A modern-day classic." —Jeffery Deaver, New York Times bestselling author “A gripping story about family dynamics and the nature of human psychology.” —Good Housekeeping She thought she had escaped her past. But there are some things you can’t outrun. Lex Gracie doesn't want to think about her family. She doesn't want to think about growing up in her parents' House of Horrors. And she doesn't want to think about her identity as Girl A: the girl who escaped, the eldest sister who freed her older brother and four younger siblings. It's been easy enough to avoid her parents--her father never made it out of the House of Horrors he created, and her mother spent the rest of her life behind bars. But when her mother dies in prison and leaves Lex and her siblings the family home, she can't run from her past any longer. Together with her sister, Evie, Lex intends to turn the home into a force for good. But first she must come to terms with her siblings--and with the childhood they shared. What begins as a propulsive tale of escape and survival becomes a gripping psychological family story about the shifting alliances and betrayals of sibling relationships--about the secrets our siblings keep, from themselves and each other. Who have each of these siblings become? How do their memories defy or galvanize Lex's own? As Lex pins each sibling down to agree to her family's final act, she discovers how potent the spell of their shared family mythology is, and who among them remains in its thrall and who has truly broken free. For readers of Room and Sharp Objects, an absorbing and psychologically immersive novel about a young girl who escapes captivity–but not the secrets that shadow the rest of her life.

Girl A

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#hardcover #nonfiction #fiction #scifi #Drwho #DK #Dorlingkindersley #UK #TVshow #BBC

Dr Who

Meet all the most important characters from the entire history of Doctor Who, including every Doctor and companion. Packed with fascinating facts and statistics for characters from the Abzorbaloff to the Zygons, and with large cut-out poses and stunningstills from the program, this is the ultimate compendium of Doctor Who characters.

Doctor Who: Character Encyclopedia

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#nonfiction #historical #paperback #england #ww2 #secondworldwar #churchill #uk #britain #winstonchurchill Open to negotiating price. 

New Mexico

The Second World War: Volume 3

The Grand Alliance

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Ex-lib. #hardcover #children #homeschool #paddington #bear #bond #london #uk #classic #adventure

Texas

Mr. and Mrs. Brown first met Paddington--a most endearing bear from Darkest Peru--on a railway platform in London. A sign hanging around his neck said, "Please look after this bear. Thank you" So that is just what they did. From the very first night when he attempted his first bath and ended up nearly flooding the house, Paddington was seldom far from imminent disaster. Jonathan and Judy were delighted with this havoc and even Mr. and Mrs. Brown had to admit that life seemed to be more filled with adventure when there was a bear in the house.

A Bear Called Paddington

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#paperback #fiction #childrens #juvenile #middlegrade #uk

Nevada

A FANG-TASTIC STORY OF UNLIKELY FRIENDSHIP.

Maggie Helsby isn't afraid of spooky legends and she's willing to prove it. But when she agrees to a dare to venture into the forest, she doesn't expect to find...

1. A creepy castleenchanted against humans

2. A vegetarian vampirewho wants to be her friend

3. An ancient book naming HER as the latest of the Helsby slayers!

Can Maggie persuade her family, her new (human) friends and the greedy Mayor Collyfleur that their nocturnal neighbours need protecting just as much as they do? Or will her neck be on the line...

 * Perfect for fans of Witch Warsand Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
 * Ideal reading for 9+ through Halloween and beyond. 
 * Have you read Morgan Charmley: Teen Witchby Katy Birchall?

How Not to Be a Vampire Slayer

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#paperback #classics #fiction #novel #bestseller #dodiesmith #uk #british #ya #youngadult 

UK Definitions edition, never been read 

I Capture The Castle

#paperback #detective #british #england #uk p17jnvdd 


A Trish Maguire Mystery

Why did investigative journalist Jamie Maxden die? The coroner says it was suicide. The case is closed. Only one man fights to re-open it. Will Applewood is sure Jamie was about to expose a scandal that would shame the British food industry. But Will is notorious for his conspiracy theories. No one listens to him. In despair he turns to his barrister, Trish Maguire. Will's campaign takes Trish deep into the countryside, revealing a world that seems quite different from the metropolitan life she knows. But human nature doesn't change - whatever the environment. Cruelty and intimidation can flourish in the ravishing landscape just as they do in the grimmest of inner-city housing estates. Moving between the two, trying to save lives and sanity, inexhaustable Trish is driven into a crusade - both personal and professional - that combines excitement, drama and agonising human tragedy.

Trudi Canavan

The Magicians' Guild

Jessica Wragg

Girl on the Block

Fiona Shaw

Outwalkers

Jane Walmsley

Brit-Think, Ameri-Think

Hamish MacInnes

The Way Through the Glens

Donald Featherstone; John Mollo (Illustrator)

Weapons and Equipment of the Victorian Soldier

Nancy Springer

I Am Mordred

Paul Burrell

The Way We Were

Tim Weaver

Never Coming Back

Jane Casey

Let the Dead Speak

Sally Bedell Smith

Elizabeth the Queen

Thomas L. Friedman

The World Is Flat

Megan Hunter

The End We Start From

Jandy Nelson

The Sky Is Everywhere

Kevin Barry

Night Boat to Tangier

Karen M. McManus

(SPRAYED EDGES) You'll Be the Death of Me

Terry Waite

Taken on Trust

Abigail Dean

Girl A

Annabel Gibson; Moray Laing; Jason Loborik

Doctor Who: Character Encyclopedia

Winston Churchill

The Grand Alliance

Michael Bond; Peggy Fortnum (Illustrator)

A Bear Called Paddington

Katy Birchall

How Not to Be a Vampire Slayer

Dodie Smith

I Capture The Castle

Natasha Cooper

Keep Me Alive