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By: John Mortimer

ISBN: 9780141193397
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2010
UK Publication Date: 4th November 2010
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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When Simeon Simcox, a socialist clergyman, leaves his entire fortune not to his family but to the ruthless, social-climbing Tory MP Leslie Titmuss, the Rector's two sons react in very different ways. Henry, novelist and former 'angry young man' turned grumpy old reactionary, decides to fight the will and prove their father was insane.


(Paperback)

By: Pamela Lyon

ISBN: 9780140023855
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 1973
UK Publication Date: 26th July 1973
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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A collection of eight short stories, which help students gain deeper insights into French literature and life.


(Paperback)

By: Richard Newnham

ISBN: 9780140020403
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 1975
UK Publication Date: 31st July 1975
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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A collection of stories, which represent the diversity of the time and include satires, explorations of private obsessions and experiments in form and language.


(Paperback, 2nd edition)

By: David Constantine

ISBN: 9780140041194
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 1976
UK Publication Date: 24th June 1976
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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Includes eight stories which offer a varied and representative collection of twentieth century German authors from a range of political and cultural backgrounds. This anthology is suitable for the German student of English as well as the English student of German. It reflects trends in German literature.


(Paperback)

By: Charles Timoney

ISBN: 9781846140525
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2007
UK Publication Date: 2nd August 2007
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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Takes you through various words you need to survive, shows how and why they work, and steers you past various pitfalls and potential embarrassments of speaking French in France. This title covers various areas of everyday life from eating and drinking to travel, work and, crucially, and, swearing and sounding like a teenager.


(Paperback)

By: Julian Green

ISBN: 9780141194653
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2020
UK Publication Date: 3rd May 2012
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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Taking the reader on a journey around Paris' secret stairways, courtyards, alleys and hidden places, this title offers a meditation on getting lost and wasting time, and on what it truly means to know a city.


(Hardback)

By: PATRICK BISHOP

ISBN: 9780241492963
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2024
UK Publication Date: 25th July 2024
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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(Paperback)

By: Colin Jones

ISBN: 9780140282924
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2006
UK Publication Date: 6th April 2006
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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Recreating the ups and downs in the history of Paris and its inhabitants, this book seeks to give a sense of the city as it was lived in and experienced over time. It is intended for habitual Paris obsessives, for first-time visitors, and for those who know the city only by repute.


(Paperback)

By: Matthew Parris

ISBN: 9780670919291
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: Jul 2011
UK Publication Date: 2nd June 2011
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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Combining gems from the archives with despatches obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, this title is a treasure trove of wit, venom and serious analysis. It sheds light on Britain's place in the world, and reveal the curious cocktail of privilege and privation which make up the life of an ambassador.


(Paperback)

By: Nella Larsen

ISBN: 9780241472712
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2020
UK Publication Date: 1st October 2020
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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(Paperback)

By: Sylvia Day

ISBN: 9781405912334
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2013
UK Publication Date: 4th July 2013
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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Maria, Lady Winter, is coerced into using her searing beauty and siren body to find out why dangerous pirate Christopher St John has been let out of jail. But pirate St John's only chance of avoiding the hangman is to use his renowned seduction skills to melt Lady Winter's icy heart and to discover her secrets.


(Paperback)

By: Jim Al-Khalili

ISBN: 9780141038360
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2012
UK Publication Date: 26th January 2012
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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For over 700 years the international language of science was Arabic. Surveying the golden age of Arabic science, the author reintroduces such figures as the Iraqi physicist Ibn al-Haytham, who practised the modern scientific method over half a century before Bacon.


(Hardback)

By: Lee Watson

ISBN: 9780718179519
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2015
UK Publication Date: 7th May 2015
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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Using fresh produce, this book offers recipes that are varied, nutritious and utterly delicious. From curries, burgers and bakes to show-stoppers for special occasions.


(Paperback, 7th edition)

By: Spike Milligan

ISBN: 9780241958155
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2012
UK Publication Date: 6th September 2012
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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From the giddy heights of Hackney Empire to a Zurich Freak Show and beyond, the author makes his way through backwaters of showbiz, first as band musician then as one-man wild-act and eventually in the company of a group of like-minded comedians called Harry Secombe, Michael Bentine and Peter Sellers. They decide to call themselves The Goons...


Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2019
UK Publication Date: 30th May 2019
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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(Paperback)

By: Michael Robbins

ISBN: 9780141983943
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2016
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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(Paperback)

By: Don Paterson

ISBN: 9780141984032
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2017
UK Publication Date: 27th April 2017
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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(Paperback)

By: David Pickering

ISBN: 9780141027487
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2006
UK Publication Date: 3rd August 2006
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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Have you heard the one about the man who walked into a bar (Ouch!)... Penguin Pocket Jokes is essential (and hilarious) reading for anyone searching for the perfect joke. Whether you want a snappy wisecrack or a longer rib-tickler when making a speech, this easy-to-use guide will provide the perfect witticism.


(Paperback)

By: Market House Books Ltd

ISBN: 9780141027210
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2006
UK Publication Date: 3rd August 2006
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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Need a rhyme but can't spare the time Want to make your jingles tingle or crack the code to the ode Penguin Pocket Rhyming Dictionary is an indispensable companion for anyone who writes verse. Clearly arranged and easy to use, it offers an astonishingly wide range of rhymes for words, from the common to the obscure.


(Paperback)

By: Laura Barber

ISBN: 9780141191775
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2009
UK Publication Date: 28th May 2009
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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An anthology of some of the best English poems.


(Paperback)

By: Laura Barber

ISBN: 9780140424805
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2010
UK Publication Date: 30th September 2010
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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An anthology of poems that takes you on a journey from the 'suddenly' of love at first sight to the 'truly, madly, deeply' of infatuation and on to the 'eternally' of love that lasts beyond the end of life, along the way taking in flirtation, passion, fury, betrayal and broken hearts.


(Hardback)

By: Jason Hazeley

ISBN: 9780718188658
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2017
UK Publication Date: 5th October 2017
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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(Paperback)

By: Hugh Aldersey-Williams

ISBN: 9780141041452
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2012
UK Publication Date: 19th January 2012
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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Everything in universe is made of them, including you. Like you, elements have personalities, attitudes, talents, shortcomings, stories rich with meaning. This book is packed with stories and unexpected information about the building blocks of our universe.


(Paperback)

By: Dr Suzanne Corkin

ISBN: 9780141044316
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2014
UK Publication Date: 5th June 2014
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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When he was twenty-seven, Henry Molaison underwent surgery for his epilepsy. He awoke with part of his brain destroyed, and for the rest of his life would be trapped in the moment, unable to remember anything for more than a few seconds. For nearly five decades, distinguished neuroscientist Suzanne Corkin studied Molaison and oversaw his care.

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