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Artist and writer Anna Chapman Parker records in prose and stunning original line drawings a year spent looking closely at weeds, our most ubiquitous plants.

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Combe Tollbridge celebrates the marriage of two beloved residents but the wedding preparations bring out a competitive streak in the once-tranquil village.

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A courageous and intimate memoir of China framed in ten telling words: a Duckworth contemporary classic, beautifully repackaged for our 125th anniversary

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A comedy murder mystery set in France with an amateur sleuth out of his depth. When an older gentleman disappears from a B&B, Richard and his more capable partner must solve the case! Written by a leading comedian.

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The sequel to Death and Croissants - now optioned for TV - by leading TV/radio comedian Ian Moore, perfect for fans of Richard Osman

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From the glitz of the London club scene ofthe 1990's to the underbelly of its criminal world,LayerCakeis the best in British crime fiction.

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A radical and optimistic view of the future course of human development from the bestselling author ofHow to Create a Mindand who Bill Gates calls 'the best person I know at predicting the future of artificial intelligence.'

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Darkly comic, fast-paced and full of twistsViva la Madnessis packed with sex, scams, drugs andenough dirty money to fill a few offshore bank accounts.

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Based on extensive interviews with survivors and key players in the ten-year fight against the horde, World War Z brings the finest traditions of journalism to bear on what is surely the most incredible story in the history of human civilisation.

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Drawing on the author's decades of experience as a psychologist, trainer and advocate for women, this small but perfectly formed, pocket-sized book contains bite-sized snippets of insight and inspiration on communication, relationships, work, body image, overwhelm, emotional trials and more.

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Through the prisms of memory and art, award-winning author John Spurling reimagines the tumultuous period of the Glorious Revolution and brings to life historical figures Dryden,Vanbrugh, Swift, Pope and Lady Mary Wortley Montagu as never before.

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As the Easter weekend approaches, feline detectives Hettie Bagshot and Tilly Jenkins are called to investigate the murder of local radio DJ Hartley Battenberg.

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Dorothy has gone missing, along with all of the company's equipment and the contents of its bank account. Meanwhile, Tom has other things on his mind, including how to unwind his father from a cryptocurrency scam and how to work out the significance of the messages he's been receiving from Rufus Fairbanks's LinkedIn account...

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Can Leah and Brendon see beyond the mistakes of their pastsThe Seasons by the Sea series combines laugh-out-loud humour with damaged people redeemed by love.

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How do we know if we're really the top dogs in brain power Does our creativity stem solely from the right brain From language to standing upright, composing music to lying, Michael Corballis uncovers our most common misconceptions and the fascinating habits and abilities that make us human.

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A summer's day resounds to the thwack of ball on racket, as Britain's young hopeful seems setto knock out her American opponent. Yet it soon emerges that her father has made an enemy who will stop at little to harm them both.

But the wrongdoers have reckoned without artistic sleuth Miss Seeton, who defeats them game, set and match.

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How the City of Light survived the war.

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A stunning novel about the tempestuous romance between the poet Charles Baudelaire and his muse, Jeanne Duval, set in bohemian Paris

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Black Victorians shows how Black lives were visible, present and influential - not temporary presences but established and rooted; and how paradox and ambivalence characterised the Victorian view of race.

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When players in Stockwell Park Orchestra fear they may be getting out of touch with their local community, they invite schoolchildren to join them for a season. Supercilious Oakdean College pupils have never mixed with the rough Sunbridge Academy kids, and when things go missing and rumours spread, the situation threatens to turn ugly.

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A highly complex topic with universal appeal, brought to life in an accessible way

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Tuesday nights have turned noisy in Chalmsbury.

First a drinking fountain is blown up, then a statue loses his head, and a giant glass eye is exploded. When a life is lostInspector Purbrightmust delve into the seamier side of this quiet town.

Witty and wicked, Watson's tales offer mordantly entertaining characters and laugh-out-loud wordplay.

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"I am in great danger..."

This letter is received by three eminent citizens of Flaxborough, including the Chief Constable. So when one of the town's charity workers is found the wrong way up in her pond, a connection seems likely.

Witty and wicked, Colin Watson's tales offer a mordantly entertaining cast and laugh-out-loud wordplay.

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When Kenny Thorpe, a contestant on Expose TV'sBig Blubber, the hot new celebrity weight-loss show, is murdered on live television in front of 3 million viewers, the case seems pretty watertight. But Cherry Hinton knows there's more to this than meets the eye.