NEW TITLES AND SPECIAL OFFERS
Here is a current list of just some of our special offers.
{updated August 2008}

Francesco's Mediterranean Voyage - Francesco Da Mosto

RRP: £25
Our Price: £20

Availability: In stock, usually despatched within 24 hours.

Description: A cultural journey through the Mediterranean from Venice to Istanbul by much-loved T.V presenter Francesco da Mosto. He sets sail on a 19th century yawl to experience the journey of his ancestors.

Pears' Cyclopedia - Editor: Chris Cook

RRP: £20
Our Price: £15

Availability: In stock, usually despatched within 24 hours.

Description: New edition of everything you need to know!

Anjum's New Indian - Anjum Anand

RRP: £20
Our Price: £15

Availability: In stock, usually despatched within 24 hours.

Description: Light modern Indian food for today's busy cooks from her new T.V series.

Artemis Fowl and the Time Paradox - Eoin Colfer

RRP: £12.99
Our Price: £9.99

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Description:
The new ARTEMIS FOWL by Eoin Colfer.

SIGNED COPIES - while stocks last - and £3 off the rrp of £12.99

Animals - Children's Encyclopedia

RRP: £17.99
Our Price: £12.99

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Description: You'll find bats, beetles, lions and lemurs, frogs and falcons, whales and snails, all waiting to introduce themselves in this terrific book.

Last Fish Tale - Mark Kurlansky

RRP: £16.99
Our Price: £11.99

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Local interest: Features Newlyn, Cornwall. Recommended read!

Publisher's description:
Will most of the major fisheries of the world be exhausted by 2048, as has been claimed? Have the number of large fish in the ocean decreased by 90 per cent over the past 50 years, as has been asserted by a respected scientist? Are 60 per cent of the fish species studied by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation either fully exploited or depleted, as one of their reports attests? Fishing at sea, an ancient trade and a way of life that has defined coastal towns throughout history, may be coming to an end. The culture and traditions of coastal Britain and of seagoing nations everywhere are now threatened with extinction.

In his most important book yet, Mark Kurlansky – the celebrated author of Cod, Salt and The Big Oyster – explores the fate of our oceans and the decline of our most ancient coastal enterprise. The Last Fish Tale sends up a timely distress flare but one which brilliantly illuminates a colourful, exuberant and poignant landscape, from Newlyn in Cornwall to Gloucester in Massachusetts - a fishing village first settled by Englishmen in the early 1600s. The result is a cultural, economic, environmental and culinary bouillabaisse - the most compelling fish tale of our time.

The Sum of Our Days - Isabel Allende

RRP: £17.99
Our Price: £12.99

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Publisher's description:
Leaving off from where her famous memoir 'Paula' ends, 'The Sum of Our Days' reveals the aftermath of the author's daughter's death and how the Allende managed to survive the experience with the help of close friends and family.

Plague Ship - Clive Cussler

RRP: £18.99
Our Price: £13.99

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Publisher's description:
Captained by Juan Cabrillo and manned by a crew of former military and spy personnel, Oregon is a private enterprise. The crew has just completed a top-secret mission against Iran in the Persian Gulf, when they come across a cruise ship adrift in the sea. As Cabrillo tries to determine what happened, explosions rack the length of the ship.

Devil May Care - Sebastian Faulks ("writing as Ian Fleming")

RRP: £18.99
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Publisher's description:
Bestselling author, Sebastian Faulks was chosen to write the 26th James Bond novel, released to coincide with the 100th anniversary of Bond creator Ian Fleming's birth. The novel is set in the Cold War in 1967 (and in Ian Fleming's original continuity, following The Man With The Golden Gun) and the action is played out across two continents, exotic locations and some of the world's most thrilling cities. Devil May Care has become Penguin UK's fastest selling hardback novel ever.

Gone Away World - Nick Harkaway

RRP: £17.99
Our Price: £12.99

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Publisher's description:
SPECIAL OFFER: Signed copies available -Limited stock! Phone or email to reserve your copy!

The Jorgmund Pipe is the backbone of the world, and it's on fire. Gonzo Lubitsch, professional hero and troubleshooter, is hired to put it out - but there's more to the fire, and the Pipe itself, than meets the eye. The job will take Gonzo and his best friend, back to their own beginnings and into the dark heart of the Jorgmund Company itself.

The Way We Were - Marcia Willett

RRP: £12.99
Our Price: £9.99

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LOCAL INTEREST: Set in Cornwall.

Publisher's description:
It was in the middle of a snowstorm when Tiggy arrived at the remote house on Bodmin Moor. She was alone, her partner tragically dead in an accident, and Julia, her dearest friend, welcomed her into her warm and chaotic family. Tiggy started to live again and await the birth of her child.

Finding My Voice - Russell Watson

RRP: £18.99
Our Price: £13.99

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Publisher's description:
Contains the story of Russell Watson in his own words. This book shows his career from singing in workingmen's clubs to his performance at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games. It covers his personal life also: his struggle with a life-threatening brain tumour and his recovery.

Amazing Tales For Making Men Out of Boys - Neil Oliver

RRP: £17.99
Our Price: £12.99

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LOCAL INTEREST: Features the Penlee Lifeboatmen

Publisher's description:
Tales of brave and selfless deeds used to be part of every boy's education. We grew up sharing stories with our fathers, uncles and grandfathers of how other men had lived their lives, met their challenges, reached their goals and faced their deaths. This work features tales of courage, endurance and sacrifice.

Ray Mears Goes Walkabout - Ray Mears

RRP: £20.00
Our Price: £15.00

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Publisher's description:
Ray Mears journeys through the wilderness of the Australian Outback to learn about the people, the wildlife and the culture of this extraordinary land. He is joined by Australian survival experts who enrich his journey and deepen Rays understanding of the bushcraft of this incredible continent.

We Bought A Zoo - Benjamin Mee

RRP: £16.99
Our Price: £11.99

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Publisher's description:
Chuck it all in and buy a zoo? Why not? thought Benjamin Mee.After selling their Primrose Hill flat, Ben and his wife, Katherine, moved with their two young children, Ben's 76 year-old mother and his brother, into a run-down zoo on the edge of Dartmoor, and found themselves responsible for 200 animals including four huge tigers, lions, pumas, three massive bears, a tapir and a wolf pack. Ben's story will both move and entertain -- charting, simultaneously, the family's attempts to improve the animals' lives, the build-up to the Zoo's official reopening, as well as the tragic loss of Ben's wife, Katherine, and how the family coped.

Russia - Jonathan Dimbleby

RRP: £25.00
Our Price: £20.00

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Publisher's description:
Offers a critical look at the way Russia was run during the Putin years. This book contains honest passages as the author struggles to meet the challenges of an arduous film trip against the backdrop of great turbulence in his personal life. It contains an array of historical and literary references and offers an account of modern Russia.

St. Ives Society of Artists

RRP: £4

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LOCAL INTEREST

Description: The Mariner's Church - home of St.Ives Society of Artists forms a majestic foil to the the jumble of smaller buildings in "Downalong". It is central to the view and it is also central to the story of this artists colony. A lovingly produced book adorned by archive photographs and reproductions.

Star Wars - The Clone Warsr

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Publisher's description:
The new animated summer film. We have visual guides, Press out and build books, Movie storybooks, Fun Faxes, and Activity Books with free lightsaber pencil. Perfect for those rainy days!

The Forgotten Garden - Kate Morton

ISBN13: 9780330449601

RRP: £7.99
Our Price: £6.99

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Publisher's description:
On the eve of the First World War, a little girl is found abandoned on a ship to Australia. A mysterious woman had promised to look after her - but has disappeared without a trace. On the night of her twenty-first birthday, Nell Andrews learns a secret that will change her life forever.

Faces - Martina Cole

RRP: £7.99
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Publisher's description:
The 14th novel written by the author of "Close".

Making Money - Terry Pratchett

RRP: £7.99
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Publisher's description:
Who would not to wish to be the man in charge of Ankh-Morpork's Royal Mint and the bank next door? It's a job for life. But, as former con-man Moist von Lipwig is learning, the life is not necessarily for long. The Chief Cashier is almost certainly a vampire. And there's something nameless in the cellar.

On The Edge - Richard Hammond

RRP: £7.99
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Publisher's description:
The bestselling autobiography of the Top Gear presenter.

Second Chance - Jane Green

RRP: £7.99
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Publisher's description:
Step inside the home of Holly Mac and meet her successful, distinguished husband Marcus, notice how beautiful her home is and how gorgeous her children Daisy and Oliver are. You might say that they are the perfect family, but you would be very wrong...As the safety net of Holly's life begins to unravel, she's about to confront her problems head-on but is she ready for the change? And faced with a second chance at life, will she take it?

Playing For Pizza - John Grisham

RRP: £6.99
Our Price: £5.99

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Publisher's description:
Tells the story of Rick Dockery: how he was dropped by the Browns only to be picked up by an Italian team.

Woman in the Fifth - Douglas Kennedy

RRP: £6.99
Our Price: £5.99

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Publisher's description:
Harry Ricks is a man who has lost everything. A romantic mistake at the small American college where he used to teach has cost him his job, his marriage and his relationship with his only child. And when the ensuing scandal threatens to completely destroy him, he votes with his feet and flees - to Paris.

Crossfire - Andy McNab

RRP: £6.99
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Publisher's description:
Bodyguarding a TV crew on the streets of war-torn Basra, ex-deniable operator Nick Stone seems certain to die when insurgent gunmen attack. Only the reporter's swift action saves his life. When the reporter vanishes within hours, presumed kidnapped, Stone is asked by the Intelligence Service to find him.

Sepulchre - Kate Mosse

RRP: £7.99
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Publisher's description:
A gripping tale of mystery and adventure by the bestselling author of "LABYRINTH".

Step On A Crack - James Patterson

RRP: £7.99
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Publisher's description:
The scene is set for a huge funeral in St Patrick's Cathedral in New York. The rich and the famous from all over America - and beyond - have arrived to honour a former First Lady after her sudden, unexpected death. Then follows an attack that was three years in the planning.

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