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By: Charles Dickens
ISBN: 9780143106272
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2011
UK Publication Date: 2nd June 2011
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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A terrifying encounter with an escaped convict in a graveyard on the wild Kent marshes; a summons to meet the bitter, decaying Miss Havisham and her beautiful, cold-hearted ward Estella; the sudden generosity of a mysterious benefactor - these form a series of events that change the orphan Pip's life forever.
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By: Melissa Lane
ISBN: 9780141976150
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2014
UK Publication Date: 1st May 2014
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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Where do our ideas about politics come from What can we learn from the Greeks and Romans How should we exercise power This book deals with these questions.
By: Greta Thunberg
ISBN: 9780241548721
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2021
UK Publication Date: 21st October 2021
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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By: John Buchan
ISBN: 9780141035840
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2008
UK Publication Date: 29th May 2008
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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Richard Hannay travels across war-torn Europe in search of a German plot and an Islamic Messiah. He is joined by three more heroes: Peter Pienaar; John S Blenkiron; and, Sandy Arbuthnot. They move in disguise through Germany to Constantinople and the Russian border to face their enemies: the grotesque Stumm and the evil beauty of Hilda von Einem.
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By: Philip Pullman
ISBN: 9780141442228
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2013
UK Publication Date: 5th September 2013
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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From the quests and romance of classics such as "Rapunzel", "Snow White" and "Cinderella" to the danger and wit of such lesser-known tales as "The Three Snake Leaves", "Hans-my-Hedgehog" and "Godfather Death", the author brings the heart of each timeless tale to the fore, following with a commentary on the story's background and history.
(Hardback)
By: Joe Sugg
ISBN: 9780241565766
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2022
UK Publication Date: 15th September 2022
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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(Paperback)
By: Barbara Blake Hannah
ISBN: 9780241993767
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2022
UK Publication Date: 3rd February 2022
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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(Paperback)
By: Knut Hamsun
ISBN: 9780143105107
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2011
UK Publication Date: 1st October 2007
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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"Markenes Grode originally published in Norway in 2017"--Title page verso.
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By: Kyle Thomas
ISBN: 9781405952170
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2022
UK Publication Date: 21st July 2022
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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(Hardback)
By: Leanne Shapton
ISBN: 9781846144936
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2019
UK Publication Date: 26th March 2019
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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(Paperback)
By: Anne Applebaum
ISBN: 9780140283105
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2004
UK Publication Date: 29th April 2004
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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Reveals one of the greatest horrors of the 20th century: the system of Soviet camps that are responsible for the deaths of countless millions. This work presents history of the camp: from its origins under the tsars, to its colossal expansion under Stalin's reign of terror, its zenith in the late 1940s and eventual collapse in the era of glasnost.
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By: Jonathan Swift
ISBN: 9780141198989
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2012
UK Publication Date: 26th April 2012
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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Lemuel Gulliver shipwrecked and adrift, subject to bizarre and unnerving encounters with, among others, quarrelling Lilliputians, philosophizing horses and the brutish Yahoo tribe, that change his view of humanity - and himself - for ever.
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By: Gerd Gigerenzer
ISBN: 9780141015910
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2008
UK Publication Date: 28th August 2008
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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A sportsman can catch a ball without calculating its speed or distance. A group of amateurs beat the experts at playing stock market. A man falls for right woman even though she's 'wrong' on paper. All these people succeeded by trusting their instincts - but how does it work This title reveals the secrets of fast and effective decision-making.
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By: Walter Scott
ISBN: 9780140436570
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2003
UK Publication Date: 1st May 2003
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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Guy Mannering is an astrologer who only half-believes in his art. Instead he places his faith in patriarchal power, wealth and social position. But the Scotland of this novel is a nation in which the old hierarchies are breaking down and in which each social group lives by its own laws.
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By: Damon Runyon
ISBN: 9780141188331
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2005
UK Publication Date: 28th July 2005
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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Slick, upbeat and funny, these stories inspired the popular musical and film Guys and Dolls.
'Of all the high players this country ever sees, there is no doubt but that the guy they call the Sky is the highest.. He will bet all he has, and nobody can bet any more than this'.
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By: Iain Sinclair
ISBN: 9780141012742
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2010
UK Publication Date: 25th February 2010
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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Offers a personal record of the author's north-east London home in which he has lived for forty years. This documentary fiction seeks to capture the spirit of place, before Hackney succumbs to mendacious green papers, eco boasts, sponsored public art and the Olympic Park gnawing at its edges.
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By: Frederick Rolfe
ISBN: 9780241313022
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2018
UK Publication Date: 22nd February 2018
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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By: Brian Dobson
ISBN: 9780140271829
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2000
UK Publication Date: 25th May 2000
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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Presents history of the monument to the Roman Empire in Britain. Taking into account research findings about the building of the Wall, this title includes details about the Roman army, its religion and daily bureaucratic life. It features photos, maps and diagrams.
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By: Eileen Chang
ISBN: 9780141189390
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2014
UK Publication Date: 31st July 2014
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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Manzhen is a young worker in a Shanghai factory, where she meets Shijun, the son of wealthy merchants. Despite family complications, they fall in love and begin to dream of a shared life together - until circumstances force them apart. When they are reunited after a separation of many years, can they start their relationship again
(Hardback)
By: Roz Purcell
ISBN: 9781844884186
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2017
UK Publication Date: 28th September 2017
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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By: Darian Leader
ISBN: 9780241974001
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2017
UK Publication Date: 6th July 2017
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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(Paperback)
By: Richard Layard
ISBN: 9780241952795
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2011
UK Publication Date: 7th April 2011
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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Shows that there is a paradox at the heart of our lives. This title describes that most people want more income and yet as societies become richer, they do not become happier.
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By: Jamie Oliver
ISBN: 9780141042985
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2010
UK Publication Date: 28th January 2010
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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Suitable for those who want to give it a go in the kitchen, this title contains loads of classic, easy recipes like the fluffy pancakes USA style.
(Hardback)
By: Jay Alderton
ISBN: 9780241682678
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2024
UK Publication Date: 29th August 2024
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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