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Puckoon by Spike Milligan
Puckoon
Spike Milligan
£9.99
Drought-Resistant Planting by Beth Chatto
Drought-Resistant Planting
Beth Chatto
£18.99
Receipts From the Bookshop by Katie Clapham
Receipts From the Bookshop
Katie Clapham
£18.99
The Apothecary's Wife by Karen Bloom Gevirtz
The Apothecary's Wife
Karen Bloom Gevirtz
£12.99
A Picture of England by Gareth Copley
A Picture of England
Gareth Copley
£40.00
British Gardens by Monty Don
British Gardens
Monty Don
£35.00
Lower Tamar Valley and Plymouth by Ordnance Survey
Lower Tamar Valley and Plymouth
Ordnance Survey
£16.99
The Destruction of Palestine Is the Destruction of the Earth by Andreas Malm
The Destruction of Palestine Is the Destruction of the Earth
Andreas Malm
£9.99
Mr Moonlight by Philip Norman
Mr Moonlight
Philip Norman
£30.00
The Last Mughal by William Dalrymple
The Last Mughal
William Dalrymple
£16.99
Streetwise by Lloyd Blankfein
Streetwise
Lloyd Blankfein
£25.00
The Fight by Norman Mailer
The Fight
Norman Mailer
£10.99
Stephen Sondheim by Daniel Okrent
Stephen Sondheim
Daniel Okrent
£18.99
Letters from a Stoic by Seneca
Letters from a Stoic
Seneca
£9.99
Brazil: A Biography by Heloisa M. Starling
Brazil: A Biography
Heloisa M. Starling
£20.00
Test Cricket by Tim Wigmore
Test Cricket
Tim Wigmore
£16.99
Gower, Llanelli by Ordnance Survey
Gower, Llanelli
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Season of the Witch: The Book of Goth by Cathi Unsworth
Season of the Witch: The Book of Goth
Cathi Unsworth
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The Devil's Cup by Stewart Lee Allen
The Devil's Cup
Stewart Lee Allen
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The General by C. S. Forester
The General
C. S. Forester
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Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea by Emily Wilson
Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea
Emily Wilson
£12.99
Mother Mary Comes To Me by Arundhati Roy
Mother Mary Comes To Me
Arundhati Roy
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A Short History of America by Sir Simon Jenkins
A Short History of America
Sir Simon Jenkins
£12.99
Heatwave by John L Williams
Heatwave
John L Williams
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1929 by Andrew Ross Sorkin
1929
Andrew Ross Sorkin
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The Traitors Circle by Jonathan Freedland
The Traitors Circle
Jonathan Freedland
£12.99
Fires Which Burned Brightly by Sebastian Faulks
Fires Which Burned Brightly
Sebastian Faulks
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Queer Georgians by Anthony Delaney
Queer Georgians
Anthony Delaney
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To the Sea by Train by Andrew Martin
To the Sea by Train
Andrew Martin
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The Buried City by Gabriel Zuchtriegel
The Buried City
Gabriel Zuchtriegel
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The Discovery of Britain by Graham Robb
The Discovery of Britain
Graham Robb
£12.99
Between the Waves by Tom McTague
Between the Waves
Tom McTague
£12.99
Victory '45 by James Holland
Victory '45
James Holland
£10.99
Carthage by Eve MacDonald
Carthage
Eve MacDonald
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The Heart-Shaped Tin by Bee Wilson
The Heart-Shaped Tin
Bee Wilson
£10.99
The English House by Dan Cruickshank
The English House
Dan Cruickshank
£12.99
Electric Spark by Frances Wilson
Electric Spark
Frances Wilson
£10.99
A Year with Gilbert White by Jenny Uglow
A Year with Gilbert White
Jenny Uglow
£12.99
Elizabeth by Gyles Brandreth
Elizabeth
Gyles Brandreth
£12.99
Allies at War by Tim Bouverie
Allies at War
Tim Bouverie
£12.99

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Year of the Rat
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The Unfinished Palazzo by Judith Mackrell
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Civilisation by Kenneth Clark
Civilisation
Kenneth Clark
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Suffragettes by Joyce Marlow
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The Faber Book of Reportage by John Carey
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Salvador by Joan Didion
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The Great War for Civilisation by Robert Fisk
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Hold Everything Dear by John Berger
Hold Everything Dear
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All The President's Men by Carl Bernstein
All The President's Men
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Nothing But the Truth by Anna Politkovskaya
Nothing But the Truth
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The Last Time I Saw Paris by Elliot Paul
The Last Time I Saw Paris
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You Can’t Read This Book by Nick Cohen
You Can’t Read This Book
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My Paper Chase by Harold Evans
My Paper Chase
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£14.99
Reporting by David Remnick
Reporting
David Remnick
£20.00
The Hugo Young Papers by Hugo Young
The Hugo Young Papers
Hugo Young
£20.00