Second Hand Books

Synopsis Chosen & Edited by Kingsley Amis. This delightful anthology celebrates a rich and pleasing - if often underrated - tradition of Engl...

Synopsis Edited by W. Gordon Smith. A collection of paintings by Scottish artist Jack Vettriano, whose style calls to mind the days of Bogart's H...

Synopsis Many writing books offer sound advice on how to write well. This is not one of those books. On the contrary, this is a collection of ter...

Synopsis Published to coincide with a major BBC series, Faulks on Fiction is an engaging and opinionated look at the psychology of the British thro...

Synopsis Subtitled : Shakespeare: The World as a Stage (Eminent Lives). Bill Bryson's bestselling biography of William Shakespeare takes the reader...

Synopsis Antonia Fraser - Editor. In this work 40 leading writers explain what first made them interested in reading. They describe the comics and...

Synopsis Subtitled : How to Really Talk About Books You Haven't Read. Ever wondered how some people seem to have an opinion on every book ever publ...