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GOD DELUSION, THE

RICHARD DAWKINS

Non Fiction

Description: Richard Dawkins in one of the country's most famous scientists. He is also one of our most outspoken critics of religion. In The God Delusion he presents his arguments for atheism. While this book is unashamedly polemical, Dawkins adopts the rigourous approach of a scientist and applies it to the questions of religion, religous faith and the existence of God. This is a hard-hitting, accessible and powerfully thought-out examination of religion in the modern world. While the West is becoming increasingly secularised, the rise of religious fundamentalism in other parts of the word is dividing opinion. This is a timely and extremely controversial book that will be required reading for anyone interested in this most emotional and fundamental of subjects.

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FREAKONOMICS

STEPHEN AND DUBNER, STEVEN LEVITT

Non Fiction

Description: What do estate agents and the Ku Klux Klan have in common? Why do drug dealers live with their mothers? The answer: Freakonomics. It's at the heart of everything we do and the things that affect us daily, from sex to crime, parenting to politics. It's about using information about the world around us to get to the heart of what's really happening under the surface of everyday life.

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DEATH IN THE AFTERNOON

ERNEST HEMINGWAY

Non Fiction

Description: In this book Hemingway shares his passion for bullfighting. The technical skills are described and explained, with chapters on individual bullfighters and the bulls. This work also contains a number of short stories inspired by the intense life and inevitable death of those violent afternoons.

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ROUGH GUIDE AMERICAN INDEPENDENT FILM

Non Fiction

Description: "The Rough Guide" is the essential companion for anyone interested in American Independent, low-budget and maverick filmmaking. The book looks at the deep-reaching history of American 'indie' cinema in all its guises, from its earliest incarnations in the 60s and 70s to the growth of indie avatars (Sundance and Miramax) and even considers where it is today. It explores the definitions of 'independent' film in terms of both aesthetics and means of production and comes complete with a canon of the 50 greatest American 'Indie' films of all time.

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SPANISH-ENGLISH BILINGUAL VISUAL DICTIONARY

Non Fiction

Description: Look and learn - the quick and intuitive way to learn and recall everyday vocabulary in Spanish. Whether for business or leisure, this introduction to key vocabulary covers a range of subjects from food and drink to sports and leisure. With scenes and items from everyday life clearly labelled, making it easy to find the words you want in this dictionary that shows you what others only tell you.

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COOK WITH JAMIE

JAMIE OLIVER

Non Fiction

Description: For the first time, a complete home cookery course from Jamie Oliver. Packed with tips, techniques and 100 new recipes, this is a must-have kitchen bible for novices and more experienced cooks alike. With Jamie as your teacher, enjoy making dishes ranging from the very simple to those that appear on the menu at Fifteen. Learn the skills that trainees at Jamie's world-famous restaurant are taught with a book that is practical celebration of seasonality and good food. With step-by-step guides and superb photography throughout, this is Jamie's most accessible book yet.

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JAMIE'S ITALY

JAMIE OLIVER

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Description: Ever since working at the River Café, Jamie Oliver has had a serious passion for Italian food. Now, ten years later, Italy and its wonderful flavours continue to have a major influence on his food and cooking. In Jamie’s Italy, Jamie travels this famously gastronomic country paying homage to the classic dishes of each region and searching for new ideas to bring home. The result is a sensational collection of Italian recipes, old and new, that will ensure Italy's influence reaches us all.

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ART, SHOP, EAT FLORENCE

Non Fiction

Description: Florence - renissance capital of Italy and shopping mecca for many. This guides covers the city's major art collections - the Uffizi, Palazzo Pitti, the Bargello. Cruise the via del Tornabuoni and the via della Vigna Nuova for Italy's chicest designers, pamper yourself with goodies from the Antica Farmica di Santa Maria Novella, and treat yourself at Pineider, Florence's finest stationary store. Fancy buying art for home? Then head for our choice of commercial galleries. Dine at Florence's best trattorie, hang out in wine bars listening to jazz and discover the best ice creams

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POSTCARDS FROM MARS

JIM BELL

Non Fiction

Description: "Wish you were here? I do! These picture post cards of the Martian planetscape perfectly frame the savage beauty of that alien world. And the messages accompanying the images -- Jim Bell's informed, impassioned impressions of Mars -- enhance the vicarious thrill of this unique travelogue. For an armchair space traveler, here is a fantasy realized."

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TWO OF US, THE

SHEILA HANCOCK

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Description: When John Thaw, star of "The Sweeney" and "Inspector Morse", died from cancer, a nation lost one of its finest actors and Sheila Hancock lost a beloved husband. This biography chronicles their lives - personal and professional, together and apart. It describes their love - weathering overwork and the pressures of celebrity, drink and cancer.

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UNDERCOVER ECONOMIST, THE

TIM HARFORD

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Description: The economics of everyday life in everyday terms, brought to life by a young and very talented economist.

Who makes most money from the demand for cappuccinos early in the morning at Waterloo Station?
Why is it impossible to get a foot on the property ladder?
How do the Mafia make money from laundries when street gangs pushing drugs don’t?
Who really benefits from immigration?
How can China, in just 50 years, go from the world’s worst famine to one of the greatest economic revolutions of all time, lifting a million people out of poverty a month?

Looking at familiar situations in unfamiliar ways, THE UNDERCOVER ECONOMIST is a fresh explanation of the fundamental principles of the modern economy, illuminated by examples from the streets of London to the booming skyscrapers of Shanghai to the sleepy canals of Bruges. Leaving behind textbook jargon and equations, Tim Harford will reveal the games of signals and negotiations, contests of strength and battles of wit that drive not only the economy at large but the everyday choices we make.

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NEW SPANIARDS, THE 2ND EDITION

JOHN HOOPER

Non Fiction

Description: Describes the Spain that has emerged since the death of Franco, a country of immense industrial and cultural creativity, of police trade unions and wife-swapping bars, a federal monarchy with a tax-paying king, a welfare state in which three-quarters of the unemployed do not qualify for assistance.

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UNDER THE DUVET

MARIAN KEYES

Non Fiction

Description: Setting the record straight about her life as a novelist (less glitz and glamour than sitting alone in a darkened bedroom with a laptop in front of her) Marian Keyes here presents a selection of her articles. These regular bulletins from a woman under the duvet include unpublished pieces.

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GOING SOLO N-E

ROALD DAHL

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Description: Recounts Dahl's life as a young man from his employment with the Shell Company in Tanzania through his service in the Royal Air Force during World War II.

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