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A DICTIONARY OF POLITICS - Elliott & Summerskill - Vintage Penguin reference for political terms and world events. GR: 3.8
A PROPER MARRIAGE - Doris Lessing - Nobel Prize winner, first in Children of Violence series about 1950s society. GR: 3.7
A SUNSET TOUCH OF SPRING - Howard - Vintage Fontana romance/drama set by the sea. GR: 3.2

B
BAD SCIENCE - Ben Goldacre - Sunday Times bestseller debunking health fads, quacks and media science myths. GR: 4.1
BALTHAZAR - Lawrence Durrell - Book 2 of The Alexandria Quartet, vintage Faber paperback about love and betrayal. GR: 4.0
BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP - S J Watson - Psychological thriller made into film starring Nicole Kidman. GR: 3.7
BERLITZ EUROPEAN MENU READER - Guide to food and wine terms in 14 European languages, plus wine supplement. GR: 3.5
BEYOND THE SHADOWS - Brent Weeks - Epic fantasy thriller, the perfect killer has no conscience. GR: 4.3
BLACK HAWK DOWN - Mark Bowden - #1 NY Times bestseller about the Battle of Mogadishu, now a major motion picture. GR: 4.3
BROOKLYN - Colm Tóibín - Costa Award winning Irish emigrant love story, now a major film. GR: 3.9

C
CAR DRIVING IN 2 WEEKS - Lawrence Nathan - Vintage 1960s driving manual with Highway Code, "guaranteed". GR: 3.1
CHECK YOUR OWN I.Q. - H.J. Eysenck - Vintage 1960s Pelican guide to IQ tests with puzzles and scoring. GR: 3.4

D
DARK HORSE - Fletcher Knebel - 1970s political thriller about an unexpected US presidential candidate. GR: 3.6
DÉJÀ DEAD - Kathy Reichs - First Temperance Brennan thriller, forensic crime that inspired Bones TV show. GR: 3.8
DK FRENCH ENGLISH VISUAL BILINGUAL DICTIONARY - Over 6,000 words and phrases with photos, perfect for learners. GR: 4.3
DUDE, WHERE'S MY COUNTRY? - Michael Moore - Political satire from the Stupid White Men author, Bush-era takedown. GR: 3.9

E
ELEANOR OLIPHANT IS COMPLETELY FINE - Gail Honeyman - Costa Award winning bestseller, funny and touching story of loneliness. GR: 4.3

F
FLIPSIDE - Tina Reilly - Irish novel about women, secrets and second chances in Dublin. GR: 3.4
FREE SEX CHOCOLATE - Julian Gough - Witty poems and songs from the Toast frontman. GR: 3.6
GENERATION X - Douglas Coupland - 90s cult classic that defined "slacker" culture and modern youth. GR: 3.8
GO FOR BEGINNERS - Kaoru Iwamoto - Vintage Penguin guide to learning the Japanese board game Go. GR: 4.1
GOLD COAST - Nelson DeMille - 1990s thriller of wealth, crime and murder on Long Island. GR: 3.8

H
HAPPY DAYS 5: THE FONZ & LA ZONGA - TV Tie-In - 1976 vintage paperback featuring The Fonz. GR: 3.2
HARRY, THE RAT WITH WOMEN - Jules Feiffer - 1960s satirical novel about a misogynistic man's rise and fall. GR: 3.3
HARDACRE - C L Skelton - Big family saga set in Edwardian England, "best since Penmarric". GR: 3.7
HAZARD - Gerald A Browne - Vintage 70s Panther thriller, glossy crime and violence. GR: 3.4
HICKORY DICKORY DOCK - Agatha Christie - Vintage Poirot mystery, murders at a student hostel. GR: 3.8
HOLD MY HAND I'M DYING - John Gordon Davis - 1970s Corgi adventure thriller set in Africa. GR: 3.3
HOME STRETCH - Graham Norton - Irish drama about family, secrets and starting over in New York. GR: 3.9
HOUSE PLANTS - Antony Mason - Illustrated vintage guide to caring for indoor plants. GR: 3.6

I
I THINK THEREFORE I PLAY - Andrea Pirlo - Football autobiography from Italian legend, honest and witty. GR: 4.2
I, LUCIFER - Glen Duncan - Darkly funny novel told from the Devil’s POV, charming and sinful. GR: 3.7
ICE CREAM MADE EASY - Andrew James & Annette Yates - Vintage recipe book with 60+ homemade ice cream recipes. GR: 3.8
IMAGES OF MAN IN PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH - John Shotter - 1970s psychology text on human behavior and research. GR: 3.2
INTRODUCTION TO THE ENGLISH NOVEL VOL 2 - Arnold Kettle - 1960s academic guide from Henry James to present day. GR: 3.9
ISSUES OF LIFE & DEATH - Norman Anderson - 1970s Christian lectures on ethics, abortion, and modern morality. GR: 3.5
IT'S A FACT 4 - Hamlyn - Vintage 1970s gross-out fact book with weird trivia and cartoon illustrations. GR: 3.6

J
JACKIE WON A PONY - Judith M. Berrisford - Vintage children's horse story, classic Armada paperback. GR: 3.7
JUST FOR CHRISTMAS - Scarlett Bailey - Feel-good festive romance with dogs and family drama. GR: 3.9

K
KNOTS & CROSSES - Ian Rankin - First Rebus crime thriller, dark Edinburgh murder mystery. GR: 3.8

L
LA MARE AU DIABLE - George Sand - French classic novel, rural 19th century love story, full text in FRENCH. GR: 3.7
LATE CALL - Angus Wilson - Literary novel about aging, family and change in post-war England. GR: 3.5
LES BELLES ÂMES - Lydie Salvayre - French literary novel, Prix Goncourt winner about conscience and society. IN FRENCH. GR: 3.4
LOUIS VAN GAAL: THE BIOGRAPHY - Maarten Meijer - Explosive football biography of the outspoken Dutch manager. GR: 3.8

M
MARY JANE HARPER CRIED LAST NIGHT - Joanna Lee & T.S. Cook - 1970s Signet novelization of the CBS child abuse TV movie. GR: 3.6
MENDOZA'S TREASURE - Vince Daniels - 1970s YA adventure, Caribbean treasure hunt turns dangerous. GR: 3.3

N
NO PROBLEMS HERE? - Keith Carby & Manab Thakur - 1970s social study on race and immigration in Britain. GR: 3.2

O
OLD GOD'S TIME - Sebastian Barry - Booker 2023 Longlisted Irish literary novel about memory and guilt. GR: 3.6
OVERNIGHT TO INNSBRUCK - Denyse Woods - Irish literary novel about love and escape in Austria. GR: 3.5
OXFORD LARGE PRINT DICTIONARY - Reference - Paperback dictionary with easy-to-read large print. GR: 4.2

P
PENGUIN FRENCH PHRASE BOOK - Jill Norman, Henri Orteu - Vintage travel phrasebook with essential French for tourists. GR: 3.6
PRAYING FOR SLEEP - Jeffery Deaver - Psychological thriller from Bone Collector author about a killer targeting insomniacs. GR: 3.7
PROPHET SONG - Paul Lynch - Booker-shortlisted dystopian novel set in near-future Ireland. GR: 3.9

R
RATKING - Michael Dibdin - First Aurelio Zen Italian crime mystery set in Rome. GR: 3.8
RIDING THE IRON ROOSTER - Paul Theroux - NY Times bestseller travelogue by train across 1980s China. GR: 4.0
ROCK MASTERMIN D - Tony Jasper - Vintage 80s pop and rock music quiz book. GR: 3.4

S
SELECTED CAUTIONARY VERSES - Hilaire Belloc - Vintage Puffin darkly funny children's moral poems. GR: 4.0
STRANGERS IN TREFOIL STREET - Dorothy Webb - 1970s children's novel about new kids and friendship. GR: 3.5
SURVIVOR - Chuck Palahniuk - Dark satire from Fight Club author about cults and fame. GR: 3.7

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THE ASSUMPTION OF THE ROGUES & RASCALS - Elizabeth Smart - Vintage literary novel from author of By Grand Central Station I Sat Down And Wept. GR: 3.8
THE DARK SHORE - Susan Howatch - Gothic family saga from Penmarric author, coastal drama and secrets. GR: 3.9
THE GREATEST OF THESE - Francis MacManus - Vintage Irish Mercier Press novel about faith and community. GR: 3.6
THE HARPOLE REPORT - J.L. Carr - Vintage 70s British satire about school inspectors and small-town life. GR: 3.9
THE HIGHER TASTE - GUIDE TO GOURMET VEGETARIAN COOKING - Over 60 famous Hare Krishna vegetarian recipes. GR: 4.0
THE HUSBAND - Sol Stein - 1970s vintage paperback drama about a man searching for truth in his life. GR: 3.2
THE MODERN BOOK OF BABIES' NAMES - Reference - 1970s guide with up-to-date baby names and meanings. GR: 3.4
THE MOTTLED LIZARD - Elspeth Huxley - Sequel to Flame Trees of Thika, memoir of colonial Kenya life. GR: 3.9
THE PLACE OF SECRETS - Rachel Hore - Atmospheric family saga mystery, do the past secrets hold the key to the present? GR: 3.7
THE QUESTION OF BRUNO - Aleksandar Hemon - Uncorrected proof short story collection about war, identity and exile. GR: 3.6
THE RIGHT WAY TO KEEP PET FISH - Reginald Dutta - Vintage 1960s Right Way guide to aquariums and fish care. GR: 3.5
THE ROMANS IN BRITAIN - Howard Brenton - Controversial 1980 play script about politics and power. GR: 3.4
THE SECOND BOOK OF GENERAL IGNORANCE - John Lloyd & John Mitchinson - QI-style trivia book, "everything you think you know is wrong". GR: 4.2
THE SILVER SWORD - Ian Serraillier - Classic WWII children's novel about 4 kids escaping across Europe. GR: 4.0
THE SNAKE - John Godey - Vintage 70s thriller from author of The Taking of Pelham 123. GR: 3.4
THE THINGS WE DO TO MAKE IT HOME - Beverly Gologorsky - Uncorrected proof literary novel about Vietnam vets and family. GR: 3.6
THE WOLVES OF WILLOUGHBY CHASE - Joan Aiken - Classic children's gothic adventure in alternate 19th century England. GR: 3.9
TO FEED THE HUNGRY - Danilo Dolci - Vintage 1960s report on poverty in Southern Italy, intro by Aldous Huxley. GR: 3.7
TOM JONES - Henry Fielding - Vintage Pan classic comic novel of a rogue in 18th century England. GR: 3.8
TOWARDS ONE EUROPE - Stuart De La Mahotière - 1970s Pelican book on EEC, politics and Europe’s future. GR: 3.3
TRAVELLERS' GERMAN - Arthur Eperon - Vintage Pan phrasebook, "essential for today's traveller" with cartoon cover. GR: 3.5
TULKU - Peter Dickinson - Tibetan adventure thriller about a boy drawn into a destiny beyond imagining. GR: 3.8
TUNC - Lawrence Durrell - 1960s experimental novel about corporations, identity and technology. GR: 3.7
TWO FRIDAYS IN APRIL - Roisin Meaney - Irish number one bestseller about love, loss and second chances. GR: 3.8

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WHEN THE LEGENDS DIE - Hal Borland - Vintage Western novel about a Native American boy and a wild horse. GR: 4.0

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200 CAKES AND BAKES - Sara Lewis - Hamlyn all-colour cookbook with recipes for cakes, biscuits and bakes. GR: 4.1


BY GENRE BOOK LIST
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FICTION & LITERARY
PROPHET SONG - Paul Lynch - Booker-shortlisted dystopian novel set in near-future Ireland
HOME STRETCH - Graham Norton - Irish drama about family secrets and starting over in New York
OVERNIGHT TO INNSBRUCK - Denyse Woods - Irish literary novel about love and escape in Austria
OLD GOD'S TIME - Sebastian Barry - Booker 2023 longlisted, story of memory and guilt
BROOKLYN - Colm Tóibín - Costa Award winner, Irish emigrant love story, now a major film
A PLACE OF SECRETS - Rachel Hore - Atmospheric family saga, do past secrets hold the key?
THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS - Douglas Kennedy - Bestselling historical drama, 1950s America
TWO FRIDAYS IN APRIL - Roisin Meaney - Irish #1 bestseller about love, loss and second chances
FLIPSIDE - Tina Reilly - Irish novel about women, secrets and second chances in Dublin
ELEANOR OLIPHANT IS COMPLETELY FINE - Gail Honeyman - Costa winner, funny and touching story of loneliness
THE THINGS WE DO TO MAKE IT HOME - Beverly Gologorsky - Uncorrected proof, Vietnam vets and family
GENERATION X - Douglas Coupland - 90s cult classic that defined "slacker" culture
SURVIVOR - Chuck Palahniuk - Dark satire from Fight Club author about cults and fame
I, LUCIFER - Glen Duncan - Darkly funny novel told from the Devil’s POV
FREAKONOMICS - Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner - Bestseller exploring the hidden side of everything
A PROPER MARRIAGE - Doris Lessing - Nobel Prize winner, 1950s society drama
LATE CALL - Angus Wilson - Literary novel about aging and change in post-war England
TUNC - Lawrence Durrell - 1960s experimental novel about corporations and identity
BALTHAZAR - Lawrence Durrell - Book 2 of The Alexandria Quartet, love and betrayal
TOM JONES - Henry Fielding - Vintage Pan classic comic novel of an 18th century rogue
THE HUSBAND - Sol Stein - 1970s vintage paperback drama about a man searching for truth
FREE SEX CHOCOLATE - Julian Gough - Witty poems and songs from the Toast frontman

THRILLER, CRIME & MYSTERY
KNOTS & CROSSES - Ian Rankin - First Rebus thriller, dark Edinburgh murder mystery
PRAYING FOR SLEEP - Jeffery Deaver - Psychological thriller, killer targets insomniacs
TULKU - Peter Dickinson - Tibetan adventure thriller about destiny and fate
DÉJÀ DEAD - Kathy Reichs - First Temperance Brennan thriller, inspired Bones TV show
THE SNAKE - John Godey - Vintage 70s thriller from author of The Taking of Pelham 123
BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP - S J Watson - Psychological thriller, made into film with Nicole Kidman
RATKING - Michael Dibdin - First Aurelio Zen Italian crime mystery set in Rome
HAZARD - Gerald A Browne - Vintage 70s Panther thriller, glossy crime and violence
DARK HORSE - Fletcher Knebel - 1970s political thriller about an unexpected US president
GOLD COAST - Nelson DeMille - 1990s thriller of wealth, crime and murder on Long Island
HICKORY DICKORY DOCK - Agatha Christie - Vintage Poirot mystery at a student hostel
HOLD MY HAND I'M DYING - John Gordon Davis - 1970s Corgi adventure thriller set in Africa
BEYOND THE SHADOWS - Brent Weeks - Epic fantasy thriller, the perfect killer has no conscience

HISTORICAL, SAGA & CLASSICS
HARDACRE - C L Skelton - Big family saga set in Edwardian England, "best since Penmarric"
THE DARK SHORE - Susan Howatch - Gothic family saga, coastal drama and secrets
WHEN THE LEGENDS DIE - Hal Borland - Vintage Western, Native American boy and wild horse
THE MOTTLLED LIZARD - Elspeth Huxley - Sequel to Flame Trees of Thika, colonial Kenya memoir
THE SILVER SWORD - Ian Serraillier - Classic WWII novel, 4 kids escape across Europe
THE WOLVES OF WILLOUGHBY CHASE - Joan Aiken - Classic children's gothic adventure
THE GREATEST OF THESE - Francis MacManus - Vintage Irish Mercier Press novel about faith and community
THE ASSUMPTION OF THE ROGUES & RASCALS - Elizabeth Smart - Vintage literary novel

NON-FICTION, BIOGRAPHY & POP SCIENCE
BAD SCIENCE - Ben Goldacre - Sunday Times bestseller debunking health fads and media myths
LOUIS VAN GAAL: THE BIOGRAPHY - Maarten Meijer - Explosive biography of the outspoken Dutch manager
RIDING THE IRON ROOSTER - Paul Theroux - NY Times bestseller, train travel across 1980s China
BLACK HAWK DOWN - Mark Bowden - #1 NY Times bestseller, Battle of Mogadishu, now a film
THE SECOND BOOK OF GENERAL IGNORANCE - John Lloyd & John Mitchinson - QI-style trivia, "everything you know is wrong"
DUDE, WHERE'S MY COUNTRY? - Michael Moore - Political satire, Bush-era takedown
TO FEED THE HUNGRY - Danilo Dolci - Vintage 1960s report on poverty in Southern Italy
IMAGES OF MAN IN PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH - John Shotter - 1970s psychology text on human behavior
I THINK THEREFORE I PLAY - Andrea Pirlo - Football autobiography from Italian legend

REFERENCE, COOKERY & GUIDES
200 CAKES AND BAKES - Sara Lewis - Hamlyn all-colour cookbook for cakes and biscuits
ICE CREAM MADE EASY - Andrew James & Annette Yates - 60+ homemade ice cream recipes
THE HIGHER TASTE - GUIDE TO GOURMET VEGETARIAN COOKING - 60+ Hare Krishna recipes
HOUSE PLANTS - Antony Mason - Illustrated vintage guide to caring for indoor plants
BEGINNERS GUIDE TO HOUSE PLANTS - Violet Stevenson - Vintage Sphere gardening book
THE RIGHT WAY TO KEEP PET FISH - Reginald Dutta - Vintage 1960s guide to aquariums
CAR DRIVING IN 2 WEEKS - Lawrence Nathan - Vintage 1960s driving manual with Highway Code
OXFORD LARGE PRINT DICTIONARY - Reference - Easy-to-read large print paperback
THE MODERN BOOK OF BABIES' NAMES - Reference - 1970s guide with name meanings
A DICTIONARY OF POLITICS - Elliott & Summerskill - Vintage Penguin reference
CHECK YOUR OWN I.Q. - H.J. Eysenck - Vintage 1960s Pelican guide with puzzles
TOWARDS ONE EUROPE - Stuart de la Mahotière - 1970s Pelican book on EEC and Europe
NO PROBLEMS HERE? - Keith Carby & Manab Thakur - 1970s study on race and immigration in Britain
ISSUES OF LIFE & DEATH - Norman Anderson - 1970s Christian lectures on modern ethics
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE ENGLISH NOVEL VOL 2 - Arnold Kettle - 1960s academic guide
GO FOR BEGINNERS - Kaoru Iwamoto - Vintage Penguin guide to Japanese board game Go
ROCK MASTERMIND - Tony Jasper - Vintage 80s pop and rock music quiz book
IT'S A FACT 4 - Hamlyn - Vintage 1970s gross-out fact book with weird trivia
PENGUIN FRENCH PHRASE BOOK - Jill Norman, Henri Orteu - Vintage travel phrasebook
TRAVELLERS' GERMAN - Arthur Eperon - Vintage Pan phrasebook for tourists
BERLITZ EUROPEAN MENU READER - Food and wine terms in 14 European languages
DK FRENCH ENGLISH VISUAL BILINGUAL DICTIONARY - 6,000+ words with photos

CHILDREN, YA & TV TIE-INS
JACKIE WON A PONY - Judith M. Berrisford - Vintage children's horse story, Armada paperback
MENDOZA'S TREASURE - Vince Daniels - 1970s YA adventure, Caribbean treasure hunt
HAPPY DAYS 5: THE FONZ & LA ZONGA - TV tie-in - 1976 vintage paperback featuring The Fonz
STRANGERS IN TREFOIL STREET - Dorothy Webb - 1970s children's novel about friendship
SELECTED CAUTIONARY VERSES - Hilaire Belloc - Vintage Puffin darkly funny moral poems

VINTAGE PAPERBACKS & OTHER
A SUNSET TOUCH OF SPRING - Howard - Vintage Fontana romance/drama set by the sea
HARRY, THE RAT WITH WOMEN - Jules Feiffer - 1960s satire about a misogynistic man's rise and fall
JUST FOR CHRISTMAS - Scarlett Bailey - Feel-good festive romance with dogs and family
LA MARE AU DIABLE - George Sand - French classic, 19th century rural love story - IN FRENCH
MARY JANE HARPER CRIED LAST NIGHT - Joanna Lee & T.S. Cook - 1970s novelization of CBS TV movie
THE QUESTION OF BRUNO - Aleksandar Hemon - Uncorrected proof stories about war and exile
THE HARPOLE REPORT - J.L. Carr - Vintage 70s British satire about school inspectors
LES BELLES ÂMES - Lydie Salvayre - French Prix Goncourt winner about conscience - IN FRENCH
THE ROMANS IN BRITAIN - Howard Brenton - Controversial 1980 play script about politics