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The Long Goodbye - Meghan Orourke - Coping With Problems and Illness Category: Books Description: Meghan O'Rourke was thirty-two when her mother died of cancer on Christmas Day, 2008. As a writer, even in the depths of her grief, she was fascinated by what she observed of herself in the aftermath: the rage she felt, not only at what had happened to her mother, but also at the inability of people to acknowledge her pain; her sense that the meaning of her life had changed fundamentally with the loss of a parent; the way that the reassuringly familiar often became somehow completely new and strange. The Long Goodbye interleaves personal recollections of her much-loved mother with an examination of what it means to grieve in a society which no longer has the rituals - or even, most of the time, the desire - to engage with grief, to understand it, and to let it do both its worst - and its best. Delivery time: 1 to 3 days Delivery cost: 1.95 Author: 0 Review this product	Review this store The Book People Product ID: AEBYG	Price: £7.19	Visit Store »
Home To Roost - Deborah Devonshire - Anthologies Essays Letters and Miscellaneous Category: Books Description: 'My father would not have wasted time reading -- a trait I have inherited from him.' The unmistakeable voice of Deborah Devonshire, the youngest of the Mitford sisters, rings out of this second volume of her occasional writings. As broad and eclectic as her long and eventful life, the pieces range from a ringside view of John F. Kennedy's inauguration and funeral, a valedictory for her local post office, the 1938 London season, Christmas at Chatsworth and the hazards of shopping for clothes when your eyesight is failing. Affectionate, shrewd and uproariously funny, her no-nonsense, bang-on-the-nail observations are as good as any antidepressant. Delivery time: 1 to 3 days Delivery cost: 1.95 Author: 0 Review this product	Review this store The Book People Product ID: AAMCL	Price: £8.00	Visit Store »
Cupcake - Graham Belgrove - Food and Drink: General Category: Books Description: This is an indulgent, beautifully photographed, yet totally practical celebration of the world of cupcakes!It features 100 ideas for baking, decorating, displaying, serving and consuming cupcakes - the small cake with BIG potential.The recipes include a range of yummy sponges, icings and frostings, while ideas for embellishment and display show that the sky's the limit.It includes suggestions for incorporating cupcakes into every occasion, from chic weddings and cute baby showers to festive Christmas parties and sassy girls' nights in.It is written by two experts in the world of cupcakes who know just how cupcake connoisseurs want their creations to look and taste. Delivery time: 1 to 3 days Delivery cost: 1.95 Author: 0 Review this product	Review this store The Book People Product ID: AAHBB	Price: £7.99	Visit Store »
Starring Tracy Beaker - Jacqueline Wilson - Childrens Fiction Category: Books Description: Tracy Beaker is back ...and she's just desperate for a role in her school play. They're performing A Christmas Carol and for one extremely worrying moment, the irrepressible Tracy thinks she might not even get to play one of the unnamed street urchins. But then she is cast in the main role. Can she manage to act grumpy, difficult and sulky enough to play Ebenezer Scrooge? Well, she does have a bit of help on that front from Justine Pain-In-The-Bum Littlewood ...As Tracy prepares for her big moment, Cam is the one helping her learn her lines. But all Tracy really wants to know is if her film-star mum will make it back from Hollywood in time to watch her in her starring role. Delivery time: 1 to 3 days Delivery cost: 1.95 Author: 0 Review this product	Review this store The Book People Product ID: ADPIQ	Price: £4.79	Visit Store »
Past Reason Hated - Peter Robinson - Crime and Thriller Category: Books Description: It should have been a cosy scene - log fire, sheepskin rug, Vivaldi on the stereo, Christmas lights and tree. But appearances can be deceptive. For Caroline Hartley, lying quietly on the couch, has been brutally murdered. Inspector Alan Banks is called to the grim scene. And he soon has more suspects than he ever imagined. As he delves into her past, he realises that for Caroline, secrecy was a way of life, and her death is no different. His ensuing investigation is full of hidden passions and desperate violence ...The characterizations are unfailingly sharp and subtle. - New York Times. A definite contender for fiction's new top cop. - Independent on Sunday. Watch for those twists - they'll get you every time. - Ian Rankin. Delivery time: 1 to 3 days Delivery cost: 1.95 Author: 0 Review this product	Review this store The Book People Product ID: AAFBJ	Price: £5.59	Visit Store »
The Shooting In The Shop - Simon Brett - Crime and Thriller Category: Books Description: Carole Seddon hates Christmas - it all seems rather a waste of time. So when her neighbour and best friend, Jude, drags her along to go shopping at a local store called Gallimaufry - she can feel her inner-Scrooge knocking. But the sales are on and even Carole can't resist a bargain. Then a few days later - Gallimaufry is burnt down and a body is discovered in the ashes. It seems like a tragic accident but no-one can die of natural causes when a gun is involved. The victim was young, pretty and successful - who could possibly want her dead? With a host of suspects the lady detectives know they have their work cut out for them. And as they dig deeper they discover a host of half-truths and lies. It seems that someone in Fethering has a deep, dark, deadly secret - and is prepared to kill to keep it. Delivery time: 1 to 3 days Delivery cost: 1.95 Author: 0 Review this product	Review this store The Book People Product ID: ABDOY	Price: £6.39	Visit Store »
Scandal In Priors Ford - Eve Houston - General and Literary Fiction Category: Books Description: In Eve Houston's Scandal In Prior's Ford, the Women's Rural Institute finds itself on the verge of a civil war when Moira Melrose is defeated in her bid to become president by newcomer Alma Parr. To get revenge, Moira seeks revenge by trying to outdo the Parris' extravagant outdoor Christmas decorations. The feud soon escalates throughout the neighbourhood, and when a former villager returns with a new idea that causes deep resentment, things are going from bad to worse, especially as building has started on the field that Victor McNair persuaded his father Bert to hand over to him. A novel that humourfully describes little disagreements that soon become huge arguments, this is the perfect book to curl up with. Delivery time: 1 to 3 days Delivery cost: 1.95 Author: 0 Review this product	Review this store The Book People Product ID: AAYEQ	Price: £6.39	Visit Store »
Dress Your Gingerbread! - Joanna Farrow - Food and Drink: General Category: Books Description: Whether you want to make the perfect birthday party platter, need a fun rainy day activity to do with your kids, or fancy whipping up a unique and tasty gift for grandma, what better way than with a batch of freshly-baked gingerbread as you've never seen it before? Step-by-step instructions show you how to dress up your gingerbread as a whole host of colourful characters, from pirates and princesses to monsters and superheroes. What's more, a selection of seasonal favourites lets you spice up your Christmas, Halloween and Easter. With a foolproof gingerbread recipe, gingerbread characters for both boys and girls and tips on decorating techniques, this is a fun, creative way of keeping the kids entertained and the biscuit tin stocked. Delivery time: 1 to 3 days Delivery cost: 1.95 Author: 0 Review this product	Review this store The Book People Product ID: GING	Price: £2.00	Visit Store »
Prayers For All Seasons - Sophie Piper - Childrens General Non-fiction Category: Childrens Books Description: This beautifully illustrated collection of prayers includes words for all through the year. The prayers in this book not only match the seasons: they speak in turn of hopefulness, joy, thanksgiving, reflection, and of God's everlasting love. Themes include: Springtime (beginnings, choosing the right path, hope); Summer (praise for creation, journeys, holidays); Autumn (harvest, thanksgiving, reflection); Winter (sad times, partings, prayer); Christmas (heaven on earth); and Easter (resurrection, eternity, heaven). Elena Temporin's warm illustrations give this collection a friendly quality Delivery time: 1 to 3 days Delivery cost: 1.95 Author: 0 Review this product	Review this store The Book People Product ID: AAYAP	Price: £4.79	Visit Store »
Crowners Quest - Bernard Knight - Crime and Thriller Category: Books Description: Christmas Eve, 1194. Sir John de Wolfe gratefully escapes his wife Matilda's party to examine the body of a canon who has been found hanged. Suicide is suspected, but it is soon apparent there's more to this case than meets the eye. As always, John's investigations are hampered by his brother-in-law, Sheriff Richard de Revelle. But when a local lord is killed, John begins to suspect the cases are linked and that Sir Richard's reasons for delaying the investigation may be more serious than his usual acts of petty vengeance. Desperately trying to deflect Sir Richard's plots against him, John is soon at loggerheads with Matilda and even his mistress Nesta. But as he digs deeper, he uncovers a deadly conspiracy that could cost him far more than the women in his life ... Delivery time: 1 to 3 days Delivery cost: 1.95 Author: 0 Review this product	Review this store The Book People Product ID: ACEAB	Price: £5.59	Visit Store »
Twisted - Jeffery Deaver - Crime and Thriller Category: Books Description: 'I can make good bad and bad badder, and most fun of all, really bad seem good.' Jeffery Deaver And that is exactly what he does in this superb collection. In 'Beautiful' former supermodel Kari's stalker has followed her through retirement to her new small town home. The police can do nothing. The only thing that will end the nightmare is the stalker's death or her own. In the Edgar-nominated 'Triangle' Pete finds a true crime book - and uses the lessons contained therein to kill Mo's lover. The award-winning 'Without Jonathan' introduces us to Marissa, about to go on the first date of her life since she married Jonathan, with a man she met through the personals. As she wonders whether she will ever truly fall in love again, the man she is about to meet is killing a housewife in another part of town...And in the brand-new 'The Christmas Present', we see a side of Lincoln Rhyme we've never met before. Delivery time: 1 to 3 days Delivery cost: 1.95 Author: 0 Review this product	Review this store The Book People Product ID: ABUFW	Price: £6.39	Visit Store »
One You Really Want - Jill Mansell - General and Literary Fiction Category: Books Description: It all starts with a shiny, red, sit-on lawnmower. When Nancy spies her Christmas present from her husband sitting on the lawn, she realises the jewellery she thought was for her must be sitting on someone else. Her best friend Carmen isn't surprised (she never liked Jonathan) and persuades Nancy to leave Edinburgh and come and stay in her luxury London flat - far too vast for Carmen since her husband, millionaire rock star Spike Todd, died. Soon Nancy's met gorgeous Connor O'Shea, who lives next door, and his daughter Mia is matchmaking - not least because she'd like to see the back of Connor's current pushy girlfriend. Meanwhile Carmen, who's always been certain she doesn't want another man in her life, feels a spark when a handsome charity worker called Joe calls round. But Joe's not quite all he seems... Delivery time: 1 to 3 days Delivery cost: 1.95 Author: 0 Review this product	Review this store The Book People Product ID: AAILE	Price: £7.19	Visit Store »
Book At Us Now - The Midnight Beast - Music and Dance Category: Books Description: Are The Midnight Beast just another boyband? They've got the beards, the awkward physiques and the dance moves you'd be proud to show your Grandma on Christmas day, so it would only be fair for them to add the speculation and do their own...sigh...annual. Book At Us Now is The Midnight Beast's story. This 'book' attempts to document the Beast's plans for global domination from day one including trips down memory lane, the stories behind their videos and some rather rubbish superhero drawings - what more could you want? From filming home videos in their pants to sell-out tours, headlining festival slots, a number one in Australia, and holding a not-so-secret show on Brighton beach with thousands of screaming followers, it would be an understatement to say they've come a long way in a year. Delivery time: 1 to 3 days Delivery cost: 1.95 Author: 0 Review this product	Review this store The Book People Product ID: ACWQL	Price: £11.99	Visit Store »
The Elf Off The Shelf - Horace The Elf - Humour: Collections and General Category: Books Description: For those who are creeped out by The Elf on the Shelf finally they have a book just for them. Every holiday season Santa sends elves out from the North Pole To sit and watch and see who's Naughty and who's Nice. They're supposed to stay still, listen, and report back each night, So St. Nick can write up his list based on their advice. Except this year Mum bought a discount elf, Who came in a damaged box and was a little damaged in the head. He hates his job, ignores all the rules, And, instead, gets into all sorts of trouble when everyone's in bed. It doesn't matter if readers love their Elf on the Shelf or think the concept is downright creepy - everyone will enjoy Elf off the Shelf. It's the photo-story set to verse of one disgruntled little helper with a gift for making mischief. Whether he's getting into the eggnog or defacing Christmas cards, his AWOL antics could ruin the holidays for everyone. Delivery time: 1 to 3 days Delivery cost: 1.95 Author: 0 Review this product	Review this store The Book People Product ID: ACXCT	Price: £7.99	Visit Store »
The Other Goose - Judith Kerr - Picture Books Category: Books Description: Once there was a goose called Katerina! Katerina was the only goose on her pond, and this made her very sad and rather lonely. Sometimes she thought she could see another goose in the side of the bank manager, Mr Buswell's shiny car. She would stare and stare at it, hoping that one day that goose would come out and join her on the pond. Just look at that silly bird! said Mr Buswell. But everyone liked Katerina no matter what he said. One dark Christmas night when everyone was at a party in the square, Katerina woke alone. She went to see the goose in the shiny car, but the goose had gone -- had he come out at last? And who was that man with the goose-sized bag coming out of the bank? Was he carrying a goose-sized companion for Katerina? When Katerina stops him to find out, she becomes the local heroine and gains a wonderful reward -- life on her pond will never be the same again! Delivery time: 1 to 3 days Delivery cost: 1.95 Author: 0 Review this product	Review this store The Book People Product ID: ADDXW	Price: £4.79	Visit Store »
Must You Go? - Antonia Fraser - Autobiography: Literary Category: Books Description: I first saw Harold across a crowded room, but it was lunchtime, not some enchanted evening, and we did not speak When Antonia Fraser met Harold Pinter she was a celebrated biographer and he was Britain's finest playwright. Both were already married - Pinter to the actress Vivien Merchant and Fraser to the politician Hugh Fraser - but their union seemed inevitable from the moment they met: 'I would have found you somehow', Pinter told Fraser. Their relationship flourished until Pinter's death on Christmas Eve 2008 and was a source of delight and inspiration to them both until the very end. Fraser uses her Diaries and her own recollections to tell a touching love story. But this is also a memoir of a partnership between two of the greatest literary talents, with fascinating glimpses into their creativity and their illustrious circle of friends from the literary, political and theatrical world. Delivery time: 1 to 3 days Delivery cost: 1.95 Author: 0 Review this product	Review this store The Book People Product ID: ABDLF	Price: £7.99	Visit Store »
Operation Snakebite - Stephen Grey - True Military / Combat Stories Category: Books Description: Coming up to Christmas, and reporter Stephen Grey is embedded with B Company, 2 Yorks, in southern Afghanistan during Operation Snakebite. Their mission: to take the Taliban stronghold of Musa Qala. For some this battle will be their last. In the thick of the fighting, Grey provides a breathtaking boots-and-bullets glimpse of combat chaos as British, American and Afghan forces struggle to secure a dusty little desert town known to be crucial to the drug trade. Operation Snakebite reveals everything you need to know about the brutal conflict in Afghanistan: from the political infighting and bureaucratic interference to the frontline troops soldiering on with unsuitable gear and poor intelligence. Delivery time: 1 to 3 days Delivery cost: 1.95 Author: 0 Review this product	Review this store The Book People Product ID: AADOG	Price: £7.99	Visit Store »
Book Girl And The Corrupted Angel - Mizuki Nomura - Graphic Novels: Manga Category: Books Description: With college exams approaching, Tohko Amano - president of the literary club, closet book-eating goblin, and shameless procrastinator - does the unthinkable and declares club activities suspended! Unencumbered by the demand of his taskmistress to deliver handwritten improv stories, Konoha finds himself helping his oft-estranged classmate, Nanase Kotobuki, in the music room after school. When one of Kotobuki's friends goes missing before Christmas, though - vanishing amidst rumors of her being an Angel of Music - Konoha finds himself swept up in a mystery unfolding as if from the pages of Gaston Leroux's seminal work... Delivery time: 1 to 3 days Delivery cost: 1.95 Author: 0 Review this product	Review this store The Book People Product ID: ADLXL	Price: £6.39	Visit Store »
How To Climb Mont Blanc In A Skirt - Mick Conefrey - Humour: Collections and General Category: Books Description: Whether a seasoned adventurer or a want-away office worker, How to Climb Mont Blanc in a Skirt is the essential purchase for Christmas in 2011. From using camel fat to improve your love-life to climbing Everest without oxygen, Mick Conefrey offers a vivid insight into the often-overlooked world of female explorers. Discover who dressed up as a Tibetan peasant to explore Asia and why you shouldn't let a gorilla near your bedroom. Pairing inspiring stories of famous female explorers with hilarious tips on being an adventurer - such as what to do when attacked by a crocodile - this book is fascinating and entertaining in equal measure. Delivery time: 1 to 3 days Delivery cost: 1.95 Author: 0 Review this product	Review this store The Book People Product ID: ACTMW	Price: £8.79	Visit Store »
Dr. Seuss: A Classic Treasury - Dr. Seuss - Pre-school and Early Learning Category: Books Description: The perfect gift -- five of Dr. Seuss' best-loved tales in one attractive book. A wonderful gift, featuring five of the hilarious classics that made Dr. Seuss one of the best-loved children's authors: The Cat in the Hat The Cat in the Hat Comes Back Green Eggs and Ham Fox in Socks How the Grinch Stole Christmas With his unique combination of hilarious stories, zany pictures and riotous rhymes, Dr. Seuss has been delighting young children and helping them learn to read for over fifty years. Creator of the wonderfully anarchic Cat in the Hat, and ranking among the UK's top ten favourite children's authors, Seuss is firmly established as a global best-seller, with nearly half a billion books sold worldwide. Delivery time: 1 to 3 days Delivery cost: 1.95 Author: 0 Review this product	Review this store The Book People Product ID: ADDYL	Price: £10.39	Visit Store »
Celebrating Festivals With Children - Matthew Barton - Christianity: General Category: Books Description: In this thoughtful book, Freya Jaffke describes festival celebrations in relation to child development in the first seven years. She considers in detail the main festivals throughout the year: Easter, Whitsun, St John's, starting school, harvest, Michaelmas, lantern time, birthdays, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Advent, Christmas, Epiphany and carnival. Drawing on many examples, she shows how we can celebrate festivals with children at home and in kindergarten in a meaningful way. Every festival is prefaced with a deeper contemplation for adults, before considering preparations with children, followed by the actual organisation of the festival -- with games, craft activities and decorations, stories, songs, poems and the seasonal nature table. Delivery time: 1 to 3 days Delivery cost: 1.95 Author: 0 Review this product	Review this store The Book People Product ID: ACLXS	Price: £7.99	Visit Store »
Horrid Henry Rules The World - Francesca Simon - Childrens Fiction Category: Books Description: Ten side-splitting stories revolving around Horrid Henry's school days: his attempts to get out of Nurse Needle's injections and sabotage Miss Impatience Tutu's dance class, his cunning ploy to be off school sick, his determination to meet the Queen, win at football and star in the Christmas play, and much more. In his dreams he is King Henry the Horrible, and everyone does just what he says -- but Horrid Henry knows that life's not like that. A spot-the-hidden-object picture, Henry's inventive sick notes, a letter from Buckingham Palace, pages from his diary, photos from the school year book and lots more extra material fills this funny book. Delivery time: 1 to 3 days Delivery cost: 1.95 Author: 0 Review this product	Review this store The Book People Product ID: AAKNL	Price: £7.99	Visit Store »
The Next Queen Of Heaven - Gregory Maguire - Science Fiction and Fantasy Category: Books Description: Strange events are occurring in the small town of Thebes, USA. Knocked out by a falling statue of the Virgin Mary, Mrs Leontina Scales wakes up not quite the woman she was before. What on earth are her sons and her foul-mouthed daughter Tabitha supposed to do with a mad mother who speaks in tongues? Meanwhile, choir director Jeremy Carr needs a rehearsal venue for his gay singing group. Could the Sisters of the Sorrowful Mysteries be his salvation? As the year draws to a close, the Radical Radiants battle the Catholics, a Christmas pageant goes horribly awry, and a child is born...Frantic, funny and farcical, The Next Queen of Heaven is a modern masterpiece from the incredible imagination of Gregory Maguire. Delivery time: 1 to 3 days Delivery cost: 1.95 Author: 0 Review this product	Review this store The Book People Product ID: AATHC	Price: £6.39	Visit Store »
I Love To Bake - Tana Ramsay - Food and Drink: General Category: Books Description: I Love to Bake is the ultimate guide to family baking. Tana's recipes are accessible and affordable, making it easy for everyone to create delicious bakes. There are savoury treats such as Chicken and corn pie and Tapenade-coated rack of lamb. But, of course, the book is also packed with cakes, puddings, tarts and biscuits - many of which are bursting with fresh ingredients; alongside Orange polenta cake or Mango and caramel cake is Apricot tart and Baked cheesecake with rhubarb. I Love to Bake is packed with ideas for inexpensive baking for the whole family throughout the year - from Easter to Christmas, from kids parties to family suppers. Delivery time: 1 to 3 days Delivery cost: 1.95 Author: 0 Review this product	Review this store The Book People Product ID: ACASW	Price: £11.99	Visit Store »
Wild Child - T. Coraghessan Boyle - General and Literary Fiction Category: Books Description: A feral boy is captured and 'civilised' in the Languedoc region. A young woman is hired to look after a cloned dog that cost its owners $250,000. A widower in a self-satisfied suburb engulfs his loneliness in a sea of rats. A weary city GP is baffled by a Mexican boy, the son of a taco-seller, who can feel no pain. A junior film editor invents the death of his own daughter because he can't face going in to work. A vindictive teenager with a gasoline fixation runs into trouble with his Japanese neighbour. Two washed-up crooners in 1950s New York get creative while recording a schmaltzy Christmas special. In this beguiling new collection of stories, T. C. Boyle, one of the world's greatest storytellers, explores the improbable, the tragic, the allegorical and the altogether ordinary. Delivery time: 1 to 3 days Delivery cost: 1.95 Author: 0 Review this product	Review this store The Book People Product ID: ABGGW	Price: £6.39	Visit Store »
Spilling The Beans On The Cats Pyjamas - Judy Parkinson - History Of Ideas and Popular Philosophy Category: Books Description: How on earth did 'with bells on' come to express enthusiasm? Why is good health compared to a small stringed instrument? ('As fit as a fiddle.') And what do pickles have to do with quandaries? Let's not beat about the bush: despite the fact that we have all used these phrases at one time or another, and even enjoyed expressing them, they are in truth - when you take a moment to consider them - completely senseless and utterly fantastical. We all know what somebody means when they use these phrases due to our common knowledge of them, but it wouldn't be surprising if, when asked to explain them, you found that the cat had got your tongue, or you simply clammed up! Spilling the Beans on the Cat's Pyjamas provides us with the meanings to these well-worn and much-loved phrases by putting these linguistic quirks in context, and explaining how and why they were first used. Absorbing, diverting and fascinating - as far as Christmas gifts go, Spilling the Beans really is the bee's knees! Delivery time: 1 to 3 days Delivery cost: 1.95 Author: 0 Review this product	Review this store The Book People Product ID: AAKPR	Price: £7.99	Visit Store »
Sharpes Enemy - Bernard Cornwell - Historical and Mythological Fiction Category: Books Description: A classic Sharpe adventure: Richard Sharpe and the Defence of Portugal, Christmas 1812 Newly promoted, Major Richard Sharpe leads his small force into the biting cold of the winter mountains. His task is to rescue a group of well-born women held hostage by a rabble of deserters. And one of the renegades is Sergeant Hakeswill, Sharpe's most implacable enemy. But the rescue is the least of Sharpe's problems. He must face a far greater threat. With only the support of his own company and the new Rocket Troop -- the last word in military incompetence -- to back his gamble, Sharpe cannot afford even to recognize the prospect of defeat. For to surrender -- or to fail -- would mean the end of the war for the Allied armies! The Complete Sharpe Collection Delivery time: 1 to 3 days Delivery cost: 1.95 Author: 0 Review this product	Review this store The Book People Product ID: AAAZA	Price: £5.59	Visit Store »
To-do List - Mike Gayle - Autobiography: Literary Category: Books Description: Would a proper adult ignore the spilt milk under the fridge for weeks? Would a proper adult take three years to post a solitary Christmas card? Would a proper adult have decades-old underwear in active service? Mike Gayle is nowhere near being a proper adult -- even though his tenth wedding anniversary is looming; his second child is due any moment; and in less than twenty-four hours he is going to be officially closer to forty than he is to thirty. Appalled by this lack of maturity, Mike draws up a To-Do list containing every single item he's been meaning to do but just keeps putting off...He's got a lot of stuff that needs doing. But unlike previous To-Do lists, he promises himself that this one will actually get DONE. And along the way, Mike will learn stuff about life (323), love (999), friends (1004) and family (9) and finally work out what it means to be a grown up (846). Delivery time: 1 to 3 days Delivery cost: 1.95 Author: 0 Review this product	Review this store The Book People Product ID: AAFLC	Price: £7.19	Visit Store »
The Bride That Time Forgot - Paul Magrs - Science Fiction and Fantasy Category: Books Description: An outrageous adventure with the most terrifying villain Brenda's ever faced - her best friend, Effie. Necks are being bitten all over Whitby. In an ordinary town, this would be worrying. Here, it's disastrous, and only Brenda knows why. She's trying to prepare for Christmas at her B&B, but her best friend Effie just hasn't been the same since her suave gentleman friend Alucard reappeared. Meanwhile, at Whitby's new mystery bookstore, new Goth-girl in town Penny is drawn into the strange works and worlds of Edwardian lady novelist Beatrice Mapp. The surprising discoveries she makes will impact on all the ladies of Whitby, especially Effie. And when unexpected help from the shadows of the past illuminates the dangers awaiting them, Brenda realises that she must save her friend -- or the consequences will be eternal. Delivery time: 1 to 3 days Delivery cost: 1.95 Author: 0 Review this product	Review this store The Book People Product ID: ABCGY	Price: £6.39	Visit Store »
Lockdown - Sean Black - Crime and Thriller Category: Books Description: New York. It may be Christmas in New York, but for ex-soldier turned elite bodyguard Ryan Lock, it's business as usual: his mission is to protect one of America's most ruthless businessmen. A Bloody Shoot-Out. Suddenly gunshots ring out. People run for cover. Innocent people are mown down. Amid the chaos, Lock's hunt for the killers turns into an explosive game of cat and mouse. A Deadly Secret. Lock's search for the truth takes him from the rooftops of a New York skyscraper to a heavily fortified warehouse on the Hudson where he confronts one of the world's most dangerous women. As the clock ticks towards midnight on New Year's Eve, all routes into and out of Manhattan are sealed, and Lock realises that not only is his own life in terrible danger but so are the lives of millions of others... Delivery time: 1 to 3 days Delivery cost: 1.95 Author: 0 Review this product	Review this store The Book People Product ID: AAAWM	Price: £5.59	Visit Store »

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17/05/2012 05:54 PM

Jean Craighead George, author of 100 books for young people including 'My Side of the Mountain', dies aged 92

Distinguished childrenand#146;s book author and noted naturalist Jean Craighead George died on May 15. She was 92.

Best known for the Newbery-winning novel Julie of the Wolves (Harper, 1972) and the Newbery Honor title My Side of the Mountain (Dutton, 1959), George penned more than 100 books for young people during a career that began with the publication of Vulpes the Red Fox in 1948.

15/05/2012 09:40 PM

Mexican novelist, Carlos Fuentes, dies aged 83

Mexican novelist Carlos Fuentes has passed away at the age of 83, he was the winner of the Miguel de Cervantes Prize and the Latin Literary Prize. President Felipe Calderon wrote on Twitter, "I deeply lament the death of our beloved and admired Carlos Fuentes, a universal Mexican writer."

14/05/2012 11:00 AM

Popular authors increase output, some doubling to two books a year, to meet insatiable ebook demand

Pity the poor authors in the days of the ebook. Whereas popular authors such as Lisa Scottoline used to produce one book a year, now they are writing two; while others such as Lee Child are churning out short stories in between novels in an attempt to satisfy their fans' demands for more output, lest the fans get bored waiting for the next work and go off and find a new favorite. Meanwhile, James Patterson is producing a dozen or more books each year, about half of which are co-written.

All this at the same time as the internet has changed readers' expectations that they'll be able to hear personally from their favorite authors via blogs, Twitter and Facebook updates.

Would reclusive authors such as J.D. Salinger and Harper Lee be able to gain traction in today's market? Many publishers say no - that what once would have created an aura of intrigue around an author, is not a viable option in the age of interconnectivity.

08/05/2012 11:00 AM

Maurice Sendak dead at 83

Legendary author and illustrator Maurice Sendak, best known for Where the Wild Things Are, died in Connecticut today. He was 83.

Earlier this year, Bumble-Ardy was published, the first work in 30 years for which Sendak had produced both text and pictures. The final book illustrated and written by Sendak, My Brother's Book, is scheduled to be published in Feburary 2013.

03/05/2012 05:34 PM

Pushing back against 'Showrooming', Target will no longer stock Kindles

Target plans to stop selling Amazon Kindle e-readers and tablets, and has already removed the products from its website.

"This is evidence that Target is getting more serious about Amazon as an enemy rather than a partner," said analyst Matt Nemer of Wells Fargo. "That's probably something Target now regrets. It put them behind in the world of multi-channel retail and let a serious competitor learn a lot about their business."

The New York Times reported that as retailers like Target address the challenge of "showrooming," carrying Amazon's Kindle is, as Michael Norris of Simba Information put it, "like Starbucks selling Dunkin' Donuts gift certificates."

Showrooming is the term used to describe a shopper who visits a store to check out a product but then purchases the product online from a different retailer - booksellers report that they often see customers buying online while still standing in their store holding the book they are purchasing elsewhere!

30/04/2012 01:42 PM

Toni Morrison to be awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom

Toni Morrison is one of thirteen people to be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom - the USA's highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. Other honorees include Madeleine Albright, Bob Dylan, John Glenn and Shimon Peres

30/04/2012 01:37 PM

Barnes and Noble and Microsoft form partnership in new BandN subsidiary combining digital business and BandN College

Barnes and Noble and Microsoft have formed a partnership in a new BandN subsidiary - temporarily called Newco - that consists of BandN's digital business and BandN College. Microsoft is making a $300 million investment in Newco for a 17.6% equity stake; BandN will own the other 82.4% of the company. In pre-market trading, BandN stock is up 77.6%, to $24.29 a share.

25/04/2012 05:23 PM

Tor publisher announces all ebooks will be DRM free by July - enabling books to be transferred between devices

Tom Doherty Associates - comprising the Tor, Forge, Orb, Starscape, and Tor Teen imprints - has announced that their entire list of ebooks will be available DRM-free "by early July." In a separate, following notice, Tor UK said that it will do the same. Digital rights management (DRM) is the term used to describe any technology that limits the use of digital content on devices after sale.

President and publisher Tom Doherty writes: "Our authors and readers have been asking for this for a long time. They're a technically sophisticated bunch, and DRM is a constant annoyance to them. It prevents them from using legitimately-purchased e-books in perfectly legal ways, like moving them from one kind of e-reader to another." The company says that as part of the move, they "expect to begin selling titles through retailers that sell only DRM-free books."

Forsaking DRM, and/or experimenting with "lighter" DRM schemes that allow more customer freedom, has been under discussion at a number of houses recently, intensified in the wake of the agency pricing lawsuits and settlements. Tor/Forge are the first "Big Six" imprints to make this move, though Pottermore's recent release of DRM-free Harry Potter ebooks (watermarked in some versions; still encrypted if purchased for the Kindle or Nook platforms) remains the most prominent. The Tor move raises the likelihood that other big publishers will head in the same direction, and also increases the chance that they may do so by division or imprint rather than companywide.

20/04/2012 03:53 PM

'Three Cups of Tea' author, Greg Mortenson, and publisher seek dismissal of class action suit

At a federal court hearing this week, author Greg Mortenson and his publisher sought dismissal of a lawsuit that "aims to obtain class-action relief for book-buyers allegedly defrauded by purported fabrications" in Three Cups of Tea and Stones into Schools.

According to the NY Times, the class-action case "is potentially crucial for book publishers, the defendants argue, because if it succeeds - which is by no means certain - it could mean that publishers would be liable to defend lawsuits and reimburse readers every time a memoir turned out to have an inflated recollection of events."

Attorneys for Penguin Group, which published Three Cups of Tea in 2006, contended that "if a publisher were required to guarantee or ensure the truth and accuracy of everything an author says, the costs of publishing books would be prohibitive."

19/04/2012 07:23 PM

Apple wants to go to trial to defend itself against price-fixing allegations

Apple wants to go to trial to defend itself against U.S. government allegations of colluding with publishers to fix e-book prices, Apple lawyer Daniel Floyd told U.S. District Judge Denise Cote yesterday. Reuters reported that publishers Macmillan and Penguin "took a similar stance in the first hearing in Manhattan federal court since the anti-trust division of the Department of Justice last week accused Apple and five publishers of colluding to break up Amazon.com's low-cost dominance of the digital book market."