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London Falling

The Sunday Times Number One Bestseller

by Patrick Radden Keefe ...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES No.1 BESTSELLER LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 'A defining book of our time' - The Times 'The master of the non-fiction narrative' - The Sunday Times 'A masterpiece' - The Observer 'Compulsive' - The Guardian 'Exquisite . . . a masterpiece' Financial Times 'Breathtaking' - Jon Ronson 'Completely engrossing' - Louis Theroux 'Phenomenal' - ... Read more

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THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES No.1 BESTSELLER LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 'A defining book of our time' - The Times 'The master of the non-fiction narrative' - The Sunday Times 'A masterpiece' - The Observer 'Compulsive' - The Guardian 'Exquisite . . . a masterpiece' Financial Times 'Breathtaking' - Jon Ronson 'Completely engrossing' - Louis Theroux 'Phenomenal' -
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Of the Flesh

18 Stories of Modern Horror

by Susan Barker, J K Chukwu, Bridget Collins, Michel Faber, Lewis Hancox, Emilia Hart, Ainslie Hogarth, Robert Lautner, Adorah Nworah, Lucy Rose, James Smythe, Lavie Tidhar, Francine Toon, Evie Wyld, Louisa Young, et al ...

'Outstandingly weird and memorable' GUARDIAN 'Deliciously creepy' NEW SCIENTIST Fear never dies…Featuring stories from Susan Barker, J K Chukwu, Bridget Collins, Mariana Enríquez, Michel Faber, Lewis Hancox, Emilia Hart, Ainslie Hogarth, Robert Lautner, Adorah Nworah, Irenosen Okojie, Lucy Rose, Lionel Shriver, James Smythe, Lavie Tidhar, Francine Toon, Evie Wyld and Louisa Young.... ... Read more

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'Outstandingly weird and memorable' GUARDIAN 'Deliciously creepy' NEW SCIENTIST Fear never dies…Featuring stories from Susan Barker, J K Chukwu, Bridget Collins, Mariana Enríquez, Michel Faber, Lewis Hancox, Emilia Hart, Ainslie Hogarth, Robert Lautner, Adorah Nworah, Irenosen Okojie, Lucy Rose, Lionel Shriver, James Smythe, Lavie Tidhar, Francine Toon, Evie Wyld and Louisa Young....
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Dance To The Music Of Time Volume 1

by Anthony Powell ...

Series series A Dance to the Music of Time
_________________________Collects the first three volumes of Anthony Powell's remarkable DANCE TO THE MUSIC OF TIME sequence: A QUESTION OF UPBRINGING; A BUYER'S MARKET; THE ACCEPTANCE WORLDAnthony Powell's brilliant twelve-novel sequence chronicles the lives of over three hundred characters, and is a unique evocation of life in twentieth-century England. It is unrivalled for its scope, its humour ... Read more

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_________________________Collects the first three volumes of Anthony Powell's remarkable DANCE TO THE MUSIC OF TIME sequence: A QUESTION OF UPBRINGING; A BUYER'S MARKET; THE ACCEPTANCE WORLDAnthony Powell's brilliant twelve-novel sequence chronicles the lives of over three hundred characters, and is a unique evocation of life in twentieth-century England. It is unrivalled for its scope, its humour
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The Brontë Sisters: The Complete Novels (Unabridged): Janey Eyre + Shirley + Villette + The Professor + Emma + Wuthering Heights + Agnes Grey + The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

by Anne Brontë, Emily Brontë, Charlotte Brontë, The Brontë Sisters ...

This book, contains now several HTML tables of contents that will make reading a real pleasure! The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By clicking on one of those titles you will be redirected to the beginning of that work, where you'll find a new TOC that lists all the chapters and sub-chapters of that specific work ... Read more

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This book, contains now several HTML tables of contents that will make reading a real pleasure! The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By clicking on one of those titles you will be redirected to the beginning of that work, where you'll find a new TOC that lists all the chapters and sub-chapters of that specific work
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ANIMAL FARM

1945

by George Orwell ...

Series series classic works
ExtractThe pigs now revealed that during the past three months they had taught themselves to read and write from an old spelling book which had belonged to Mr. Jones’s children and which had been thrown on the rubbish heap. Napoleon sent for pots of black and white paint and led the way down to the five-barred gate that gave on to the main road. Then Snowball (for it was Snowball who was best at ... Read more

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ExtractThe pigs now revealed that during the past three months they had taught themselves to read and write from an old spelling book which had belonged to Mr. Jones’s children and which had been thrown on the rubbish heap. Napoleon sent for pots of black and white paint and led the way down to the five-barred gate that gave on to the main road. Then Snowball (for it was Snowball who was best at
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The Tiny Wife

by Andrew Kaufman ...

A remarkable short novella, a modern fable that is weird, uplifting and romantic all at the same time.A robber charges into a bank with a loaded gun, but instead of taking any money he steals an item of sentimental value from each person. Once he has made his escape, strange things start to happen to the victims.A tattoo comes to life, a husband turns into a snowman, a baby starts to shit money. ... Read more

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A remarkable short novella, a modern fable that is weird, uplifting and romantic all at the same time.A robber charges into a bank with a loaded gun, but instead of taking any money he steals an item of sentimental value from each person. Once he has made his escape, strange things start to happen to the victims.A tattoo comes to life, a husband turns into a snowman, a baby starts to shit money.
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Tao Te Ching

by Lao Tzu, Golden Deer Classics ...

Lao Tzu's "Tao Te Ching", or Book of the Way, is the classic manual on the art of living and one of the wonders of the world. In eighty-one brief chapters, the "Tao Te Ching" llods at the basic predicatment of being alive and gives advice that imparts balance and perspective, a serene and generous spirit. This book is about wisdom in action. It teaches how wo work for the good with the efforless ... Read more

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Lao Tzu's "Tao Te Ching", or Book of the Way, is the classic manual on the art of living and one of the wonders of the world. In eighty-one brief chapters, the "Tao Te Ching" llods at the basic predicatment of being alive and gives advice that imparts balance and perspective, a serene and generous spirit. This book is about wisdom in action. It teaches how wo work for the good with the efforless
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The Machine Stops (Golden Deer Classics)

by E. M. Forster, Golden Deer Classics ...

The Machine Stops is a short science fiction story. It describes a world in which almost all humans have lost the ability to live on the surface of the Earth. Each individual lives in isolation in a 'cell', with all bodily and spiritual needs met by the omnipotent, global Machine. Most humans welcome this development, as they are skeptical and fearful of first-hand experience. People forget that ... Read more

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The Machine Stops is a short science fiction story. It describes a world in which almost all humans have lost the ability to live on the surface of the Earth. Each individual lives in isolation in a 'cell', with all bodily and spiritual needs met by the omnipotent, global Machine. Most humans welcome this development, as they are skeptical and fearful of first-hand experience. People forget that
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Some Men In London: Queer Life, 1945-1959

by Peter Parker ...

**A TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR**'Quite simply, this book is a work of genius' Matthew Parris, Spectator'An essential study of post-war gay London life... one of the best anthologies I have ever read' John Self, ObserverThe first part of a major new anthology which uncovers the rich reality of life for queer men in LondonIn the 1940s, it... ... Read more

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**A TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR**'Quite simply, this book is a work of genius' Matthew Parris, Spectator'An essential study of post-war gay London life... one of the best anthologies I have ever read' John Self, ObserverThe first part of a major new anthology which uncovers the rich reality of life for queer men in LondonIn the 1940s, it...
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The Country Formerly Known as Great Britain

by Ian Jack ...

In this selection from over twenty years of reporting and writing, Ian Jack sets out to deal with contemporary Britain - from national disasters to football matches to obesity - but is always drawn back in time, vexed by the question of what came first.In 'Women and Children First', watching the film Titanic leads into an investigation into the legend of Wallace Henry Hartley, the famous band ... Read more

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In this selection from over twenty years of reporting and writing, Ian Jack sets out to deal with contemporary Britain - from national disasters to football matches to obesity - but is always drawn back in time, vexed by the question of what came first.In 'Women and Children First', watching the film Titanic leads into an investigation into the legend of Wallace Henry Hartley, the famous band
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The Lasting Harm

Witnessing the Trial of Ghislaine Maxwell

by Lucia Osborne-Crowley ...

WINNER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDWINNER OF THE DAVITT AWARDSHORTLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE DOUGLAS STEWART PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE VICTORIAN PREMIER'S LITERARY PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 NED KELLY AWARD FOR BEST TRUE CRIMELONGLISTED FOR THE WALKLEY BOOK AWARD... ... Read more

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WINNER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDWINNER OF THE DAVITT AWARDSHORTLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE DOUGLAS STEWART PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE VICTORIAN PREMIER'S LITERARY PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 NED KELLY AWARD FOR BEST TRUE CRIMELONGLISTED FOR THE WALKLEY BOOK AWARD...
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Resurrection Trust

Stories about living sustainably from the Green Stories competition

by Jane Roberts ...

A collection of funny, dark, mad, bad, upbeat, downbeat and fantastical short stories about living sustainability from the University of Southampton's Green Stories writing competition.From eco communities to singing buildings, and sharing economies to resetting the earth back to prehistoric times, these stories showcase a myriad of different ideas about how humans can live more harmoniously with ... Read more

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A collection of funny, dark, mad, bad, upbeat, downbeat and fantastical short stories about living sustainability from the University of Southampton's Green Stories writing competition.From eco communities to singing buildings, and sharing economies to resetting the earth back to prehistoric times, these stories showcase a myriad of different ideas about how humans can live more harmoniously with
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South and West

From A Notebook

by Joan Didion ...

From one of the most important chroniclers of our time, come two extended excerpts from her never-before-seen notebooks–writings that offer an illuminating glimpse into the mind and process of a legendary writer.Joan Didion has always kept notebooks: of overheard dialogue, observations, interviews, drafts of essays and articlesHere is one such draft that traces a road trip she took with her ... Read more

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From one of the most important chroniclers of our time, come two extended excerpts from her never-before-seen notebooks–writings that offer an illuminating glimpse into the mind and process of a legendary writer.Joan Didion has always kept notebooks: of overheard dialogue, observations, interviews, drafts of essays and articlesHere is one such draft that traces a road trip she took with her
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The Stories of Richard Bausch

by Richard Bausch ...

A 2004 PEN/Malamud Award winner, this collection celebrates the work of American artist Richard Bausch -- a writer the New York Times calls "a master of the short story." By turns tender, raw, heartbreaking, and riotously funny, the many voices of this definitive forty-two-story collection (seven of which appear here for the first time) defy expectation, attest to Bausch's remarkable range and ... Read more

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A 2004 PEN/Malamud Award winner, this collection celebrates the work of American artist Richard Bausch -- a writer the New York Times calls "a master of the short story." By turns tender, raw, heartbreaking, and riotously funny, the many voices of this definitive forty-two-story collection (seven of which appear here for the first time) defy expectation, attest to Bausch's remarkable range and
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Feminist Sci-Fi

An Anthology

by Osie Turner, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Francis Stevens ...

Most do not realize that women played a pivotal role in the development of science fiction. Even fewer know that feminist science fiction became popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The collection comprises a broad spectrum from this genre. Ten novels and short stories and two appendices round out this volume. Table of Contents: Herland By Charlotte Perkins Stetson Gilman Sultana’s ... Read more

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Most do not realize that women played a pivotal role in the development of science fiction. Even fewer know that feminist science fiction became popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The collection comprises a broad spectrum from this genre. Ten novels and short stories and two appendices round out this volume. Table of Contents: Herland By Charlotte Perkins Stetson Gilman Sultana’s
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An Affair in Autumn

by Jennifer Haymore ...

Series Book 4 - A Year Without a Duke
A Year Without a DukeThe duke has died. Long live the duke! The only problem is no one knows who the new Duke of Beckworth is. All of England wonders, but no one more so than the people who depend upon Beckworth for their livelihood. In 1816, a year so cold that the word “summer” is a cruel joke, that livelihood is even more uncertain. However, they are all about to find out, with the duke away, ... Read more

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A Year Without a DukeThe duke has died. Long live the duke! The only problem is no one knows who the new Duke of Beckworth is. All of England wonders, but no one more so than the people who depend upon Beckworth for their livelihood. In 1816, a year so cold that the word “summer” is a cruel joke, that livelihood is even more uncertain. However, they are all about to find out, with the duke away,
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The Most Important Comic Book on Earth

Stories to Save the World

by Cara Delevingne, Ricky Gervais, Jane Goodall, Scott Snyder, Taika Waititi ...

The Most Important Comic Book On Earth is a global collaboration for planetary change, bringing together a diverse team of 300 leading environmentalists, artists, authors, actors, filmmakers, musicians, and more to present over 120 stories to save the world.Whether it's inspirational tales from celebrity names such as Cara Delevingne and Andy Serkis, hilarious webcomics from War and Peas and Ricky ... Read more

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The Most Important Comic Book On Earth is a global collaboration for planetary change, bringing together a diverse team of 300 leading environmentalists, artists, authors, actors, filmmakers, musicians, and more to present over 120 stories to save the world.Whether it's inspirational tales from celebrity names such as Cara Delevingne and Andy Serkis, hilarious webcomics from War and Peas and Ricky
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The Complete Works of Wilkie Collins

by Wilkie Collins ...

Series Book 4 - Complete Works Collection
Dickens’ great friend and fellow novelist deserves a place in the digital library of all lovers of fine literature. This is the COMPLETE WORKS of Wilkie Collins, with every novel, short story - even the very rare ones – published play, non-fiction text and much, much more. ... Read more

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Dickens’ great friend and fellow novelist deserves a place in the digital library of all lovers of fine literature. This is the COMPLETE WORKS of Wilkie Collins, with every novel, short story - even the very rare ones – published play, non-fiction text and much, much more.
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The Very Best of the Best

35 Years of The Year's Best Science Fiction

by Gardner Dozois ...

Series series Year's Best Science Fiction
A 2020 LOCUS AWARD FINALIST FOR BEST ANTHOLOGYFor the first time in a decade, a compilation of the very best in science fiction, from a world authority on the genre.For decades, the Year's Best Science Fiction has been the most widely read short science fiction anthology of its kind. Now, after thirty-five annual collections comes the ultimate in science fiction anthologies. In The Very Best of ... Read more

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A 2020 LOCUS AWARD FINALIST FOR BEST ANTHOLOGYFor the first time in a decade, a compilation of the very best in science fiction, from a world authority on the genre.For decades, the Year's Best Science Fiction has been the most widely read short science fiction anthology of its kind. Now, after thirty-five annual collections comes the ultimate in science fiction anthologies. In The Very Best of
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The New Abject

Tales of Modern Unease

by Ramsey Campbell, Mark Haddon, Lara Williams, Margaret Drabble, David Constantine, Saleem Haddad, Matthew Holness, Lucie McKnight Hardy, Gerard Woodward, Sarah Schofield, Mike Nelson, Alan Beard, Bernardine Bishop, Adam Marek, Gaia Holmes, Paul Theroux, Christine Poulson, Karen Featherstone, Meave Haughey ...

Series series Comma Modern Horror
SOMETHING HAS FALLEN AWAY.We have lost a part of ourselves, our history, what we once were. That something, when we encounter it again, look it straight in the eyes, disgusts us, makes us retch. This is the horror of the abject.Following the success of Comma’s award-winning New Uncanny anthology, The New Abject invites leading authors to respond to two parallel theories of the abject – Julia ... Read more

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SOMETHING HAS FALLEN AWAY.We have lost a part of ourselves, our history, what we once were. That something, when we encounter it again, look it straight in the eyes, disgusts us, makes us retch. This is the horror of the abject.Following the success of Comma’s award-winning New Uncanny anthology, The New Abject invites leading authors to respond to two parallel theories of the abject – Julia
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Antisocial

How Online Extremists Broke America

by Andrew Marantz ...

‘An absorbing study of online propaganda and its threat to democracy’ – Guardian, Book of the Day‘A wonderful record of these haywire times . . . it really explains how we ended up in this mess’ – Jon RonsonThis is a story about how the extreme became mainstream. It reveals how the truth became ‘fake news’, how fringe ideas spread, and how a candidate many dismissed as a joke was propelled to the ... Read more

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‘An absorbing study of online propaganda and its threat to democracy’ – Guardian, Book of the Day‘A wonderful record of these haywire times . . . it really explains how we ended up in this mess’ – Jon RonsonThis is a story about how the extreme became mainstream. It reveals how the truth became ‘fake news’, how fringe ideas spread, and how a candidate many dismissed as a joke was propelled to the
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Southern Gothic

New Tales of the South

by Nathan Mark Phillips, Eryk Pruitt, Brian Centrone, Jordan M. Scoggins, Heather Bell Adams, Charles J. Beacham, Shane K. Bernard, A. G. Carpenter, Caitlin Cauley, A. A. Garrison, Zachary Honey, Emily Ruth Isaacason, Hardy Jones, Mark Pritchard, Michael Russell, Miranda Stone, Ken Tankersley, Rose Yndigoyen ...

Series Book 1 - The NEW Series
Southern Gothic: New Tales of the South is an anthology like no other. Featuring over 15 stories and poems by new and veteran authors, the writing reflects a diverse range of Southern experience. From the post-Kartina New Orleans of Rose Yndigoyen’s “Long Gone Girls” and the deep-rooted family of Hardy Jones’ “Visitin’ Coremierville” to the racial tension of Eryk Pruitt’s “Them Riders” and Shane K ... Read more

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Southern Gothic: New Tales of the South is an anthology like no other. Featuring over 15 stories and poems by new and veteran authors, the writing reflects a diverse range of Southern experience. From the post-Kartina New Orleans of Rose Yndigoyen’s “Long Gone Girls” and the deep-rooted family of Hardy Jones’ “Visitin’ Coremierville” to the racial tension of Eryk Pruitt’s “Them Riders” and Shane K
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Cut Short

Why We’re Failing Our Youth – and How to Fix It

by Ciaran Thapar ...

'I came away from this book enraged, enlightened and with a sense of urgency to do something' Annie Mac'Lays down a transformative path to peace' David Lammy MP'Compelling' The Sunday Times; 'Assured' Observer; 'Brilliantly written' Nikesh Shukla_________________________Demetri wants to study criminology at university to und... ... Read more

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'I came away from this book enraged, enlightened and with a sense of urgency to do something' Annie Mac'Lays down a transformative path to peace' David Lammy MP'Compelling' The Sunday Times; 'Assured' Observer; 'Brilliantly written' Nikesh Shukla_________________________Demetri wants to study criminology at university to und...
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Elizabeth Gaskell: The Complete Novels (Golden Deer Classics)

by Elizabeth Gaskell, Golden Deer Classics ...

This book contains the complete novels of Elizabeth Gaskell in the chronological order of their original publication. - Mary Barton - Cranford - North and South - My Lady Ludlow - Curious, If True: Strange Tales - A Dark Night's Work - Sylvia's Lovers - Wives and Daughters ... Read more

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This book contains the complete novels of Elizabeth Gaskell in the chronological order of their original publication. - Mary Barton - Cranford - North and South - My Lady Ludlow - Curious, If True: Strange Tales - A Dark Night's Work - Sylvia's Lovers - Wives and Daughters
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