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What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
JOD 6.50
An intimate look at writing, running, and the incredible way they intersect, from the incomparable, bestselling author Haruki Murakami. While simply training for the New York City Marathon would be enough for most people, Haruki Murakami decided to write about it as well. The result is a beautiful ..
What I Wish I'D Known When I Was Young
JOD 12.50
This book traces a pattern: why is it that often the people with the hardest beginnings in life - children who experience displacement, disease, financial ruin, abandonment or bereavement - become the most successful adults? And is there something to learn from those people, who perhaps have the str..
What I Wish People Knew About Dementia: From Someo...
JOD 16.50
Essential reading' SUNDAY TIMES MAGAZINE A book of hope' OBSERVER A marvellous tour of insights' THE TIMES A must-read . . . I couldn't recommend it higher' MICHAEL BALL Wendy Mitchell is a life-saver' FRANCES WILSON, AUTHOR OF BURNING MAN What can a diseased brain tell us about being human, li..
What If I Moved On ?
JOD 11.00
Some break-ups are harder to accept than others. The desire to talk about it, the feeling of being misunderstood, overwhelming emotions that put your daily life on hold. Rid yourself of this ill feeling, write it out, put your emotions into words. Find the feeling of a light heart again. You have th..
What is to Be Done?
JOD 31.00
Almost from the moment of its publication in 1863, Nikolai Chernyshevsky's novel, What Is to Be Done?, had a profound impact on the course of Russian literature and politics. The idealized image it offered of dedicated and self-sacrificing intellectuals transforming society by means of scientific kn..
What Katy Did
JOD 11.00
Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. Twelve-year-old Katy is a dreamer. She invents exciting games, faraway lands and imag..
What Lies Between Us
JOD 12.50
They say every house has its secrets, and the house that Maggie and Nina have shared for so long is no different. Except that these secrets are not buried in the past. Every other night, Maggie and Nina have dinner together. When they are finished, Nina helps Maggie back to her room in the attic, a..
What Makes Civilization?
JOD 14.50
The targeted destruction of ancient sites and monuments in the Middle East provokes widespread outrage in the West. But what is our connection to the ancient Near East? In this updated edition of What Makes Civilization? archaeologist David Wengrow investigates the origins of farming, writing, and c..
What Money Can't Buy
JOD 7.50
JOD 12.50
In What Money Can't Buy, renowned political philosopher Michael J. Sandel rethinks the role that markets and money should play in our society. Should we pay children to read books or to get good grades? Should we put a price on human life to decide how much pollution to allow? Is it ethical to pay ..
What Money Cant Buy:The Moral Limits of Markets
JOD 11.00
Should we financially reward children for good marks? Is it ethical to pay people to donate organs? What about hiring mercenaries to fight our wars, outsourcing inmates to for-profit prisons or selling citizenship? In recent decades, market values have impinged on almost every aspect of life - medic..
What Next For Britain In The Middle East?
JOD 28.00
As the UK enters a period of intense public introspection in the wake of Brexit, this book takes on one of the key questions emerging from the divisive process: what is Britain's place in the world? The Middle East is one of the regions the UK has been most engaged in historically. The current weake..
What Really Went Wrong
JOD 22.00
An Ambitious Alternative History Of The Modern Middle East. What Went Wrong Offers A Fresh And Incisive Assessment Of American Foreign Policy’s Impact On The History And Politics Of The Modern Middle East. Looking At Flashpoints In Iranian, Egyptian, Syrian, And Lebanese History, Fawaz A. Gerges Sho..