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Paperback. Condizione: Good. When Stockwell Park Orchestra goes on tour to Europe, it proves a challenge for even the most efficient German logistical planner.

Paperback. Condizione: Fair. A pair of runaways take refuge in Sheriff Wings slice of the Vermont countryside in thisfast-paced, sharply observed novel of rural suspense.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. A collection of theatrical misfits goes on tour across the Atlantic in this nostalgic post-war novel sure to delight fans of P. G. Wodehouse.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Taking inspiration from the incomparably beautiful and intense poetry of Homer, Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides, Spurling a lifelong classicist and historical novelist spins five more myths for contemporary readers.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Its a year since the Battlestar Suburbia broke free from Earth and the human rebellion is hiding out in the asteroid belt. Their leader, Admiral Janice, has given Darren a critical mission, to open up a path back to Earth by bombing the Martian Gap Services. But when it goes wrong, Janice has only one hope left, back on Earth.…

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. When Darren Stubbs accidentally short-circuits a robot lamppost, life on the Dolestar Discovery changes forever for everyone. This anarchic comic adventure travels from the shining skyscrapers of Singulopolis to the hidden depths of the internet, and reveals what happens when a person finally puts down their mop and bucket and says No.…

Paperback. Condizione: Good. When Simon meets Kim, at last something is more important than ornithology. But as he's never been in a relationship, he relies on what he knows best (the mating behaviour of birds) to discover love for himself. But will Kim give a hoot.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. From his woodland bunker in Michigan, Bo ?Big Bruddah? Watts has assembled a scratch army of gun-toting militiamen, and he?s ready to use it. Rumours are circulating that the liberal, female President of the USA is going to fight climate change by banning beef, snatching the great American hamburger from the mouths of patriots. Big Bruddah missed the last militia uprising. That one, sparked by a conspiracy theory about a deadly virus and stolen cheese recipes, ended in failure when his now ex-wife, Miky Spike, stopped the potentially bloody conflict at a Cracker Barrel restaurant in Wisconsin. He is determined to stop the president, with the help of eccentric octogenarian Wilbur Tuttle, who runs Silver Eagle Security, the private military enterprise owned by the hapless former governor of Michigan, Bill Hoeksma. The plan is to launch a coup in Tampa, Florida by kidnapping the President?s daughter and then installing Hoeksma as a puppet President. With the support of Silver Eagle?s best men, Big Bruddah and Tuttle hope to ignite the long-awaited insurrection militia members call the ?boogaloo.? What could possibly go wrong.…

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Join disillusioned junior PR exec Tom Winscombe and a cast of disreputable and downright dangerous characters in this witty thriller set in a murky world of murder, mystery and complex equations, involving internet conspiracy theorists, hedge fund managers, the Belarusian mafia and a cat called .…

Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. How to Be Perfect meets The Daily Stoic in this witty, entertaining, highly giftable compendium of quotidian wisdom.

Hardback. Condizione: Good. How to Be Perfect meets The Daily Stoic in this witty, entertaining, highly giftable compendium of quotidian wisdom.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Mr Edgar Finchley, unmarried clerk, aged 45, is told to take a holiday for the first time in his life. He decides to go to the seaside. But Fate has other plans in store? From his abduction by a cheerful crook, to his smuggling escapade off the south coast, the timid but plucky Mr Finchley is plunged into a series of the most astonishing and extraordinary adventures. His rural adventure takes him gradually westward through the English countryside and back, via a smuggling yacht, to London. This gentle comedy trilogy was a runaway bestseller on first publication in the 1930s and retains a timeless appeal today. It has been dramatized twice for BBC Radio, with the 1990 series regularly repeated.…

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Mr Edgar Finchley, unmarried clerk, aged 45, is told to take a holiday for the first time in his life. He decides to go to the seaside. But Fate has other plans in store? From his abduction by a cheerful crook, to his smuggling escapade off the south coast, the timid but plucky Mr Finchley is plunged into a series of the most astonishing and extraordinary adventures. His rural adventure takes him gradually westward through the English countryside and back, via a smuggling yacht, to London. This gentle comedy trilogy was a runaway bestseller on first publication in the 1930s and retains a timeless appeal today. It has been dramatized twice for BBC Radio, with the 1990 series regularly repeated.…

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Miss Seeton is most embarrassed . . . Her every attempt at a portrait of little Effie Goffer has become a chilling picture of a corpse. Is Miss Seeton actually drawing a clue to a series of child murders in rural England? Scotland Yard thinks so, and wants Miss Seeton to turn from sketching . . . to catching a killer skilled in a very deadly art. Retired art teacher Miss Seeton steps in where Scotland Yard stumbles. Armed with only her sketch pad and umbrella, she is every inch an eccentric English spinster and at every turn the most lovable and unlikely master of detection.…

Paperback. Condizione: Fair. Miss Seeton is most embarrassed . . . Her every attempt at a portrait of little Effie Goffer has become a chilling picture of a corpse. Is Miss Seeton actually drawing a clue to a series of child murders in rural England? Scotland Yard thinks so, and wants Miss Seeton to turn from sketching . . . to catching a killer skilled in a very deadly art. Retired art teacher Miss Seeton steps in where Scotland Yard stumbles. Armed with only her sketch pad and umbrella, she is every inch an eccentric English spinster and at every turn the most lovable and unlikely master of detection.…

Condizione: very_good. Book is in very good condition and may include minimal underlining highlighting. The book can also include "From the library of" labels. May not contain miscellaneous items toys, dvds, etc. . We offer 100% money back guarantee and 24 7 customer service.

Condizione: good. Book is in good condition and may include underlining highlighting and minimal wear. The book can also include "From the library of" labels. May not contain miscellaneous items toys, dvds, etc. . We offer 100% money back guarantee and 24 7 customer service.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. An ebullient Mr Finchley is about to propose marriage to a lady he had rescued from mishap, when he is sent to Paris by his firm. There he manages to upset a boat, adopt a stray orphan and get himself kidnapped. The fine tangle he gets into takes some unravelling! Only when eventually back in London does he complete the proposal of marriage that was interrupted at the start. This gentle comedy trilogy was a runaway bestseller on first publication in the 1930s and retains a timeless appeal today. It has been dramatized twice for BBC Radio, with the 1990 series regularly repeated. …

Paperback. Condizione: Good. An ebullient Mr Finchley is about to propose marriage to a lady he had rescued from mishap, when he is sent to Paris by his firm. There he manages to upset a boat, adopt a stray orphan and get himself kidnapped. The fine tangle he gets into takes some unravelling! Only when eventually back in London does he complete the proposal of marriage that was interrupted at the start. This gentle comedy trilogy was a runaway bestseller on first publication in the 1930s and retains a timeless appeal today. It has been dramatized twice for BBC Radio, with the 1990 series regularly repeated.…

Paperback. Condizione: Fair. 'The heart-rending story of two beautiful and glamorous women, and the spirals of disaster into which one of their lives tumbled.' Robert Lacey, author of Grace and The Crown.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. 'The heart-rending story of two beautiful and glamorous women, and the spirals of disaster into which one of their lives tumbled.' Robert Lacey, author of Grace and The Crown.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Mr Finchleytakes a fancy to a horse-drawn caravan and sets out to explore the countryside.He encounters a band of eccentrics and it gradually emerges that the caravan contains a secret, and Mr Finchley finds himself in real trouble.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. An optimistic account of how the Nordic countries can teach us to live easier, healthier, happier lives: a Duckworth contemporary classic, beautifully repackaged for our 125th anniversary.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. A compelling, escapist, wildlife lover's adventure in South America - an incredible account of exploration, conservation and self-discovery set in among breathtaking landscapes; from glaciers to deserts, rain forests to mountain ranges.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. The international bestseller - an uplifting story of cross-generational living and friendship.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. As usual the RAF top brass don't know what to do with loose cannon Major Bart Bandy. Bart reinvigorates the pilots of his new squadron, who start doing some serious flying in the notoriously tricky new Dolphin Camels. With black comedy and seat-of-the pants escapades, Donald Jacks series makes the War to End All Wars come roaring to life. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. InElvis Has Left the Building, Dylan Jones takes us back to those heady days around the time of his death and the rise of Punk Rock.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. The author of If Women Rose Rooted and The Enchanted Life returns to her first love, fiction, in this literary collection of fairy-tale retellings of transforming women.