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Author
Series
Publisher
Virago
Language
English
Description
This title tells one woman's unforgettable record of the First World War, 'Testament of Youth' is in spirit and impact as powerful a classic as 'All Quiet on the Western Front' and 'Goodbye to All That' - a haunting elegy for a lost generation.
3) Non-fiction
Publisher
Curzon Artificial Eye
Pub. Date
2019
Language
Français
Description
Guillaume Canet and Juliette Binoche star in this French drama written and directed by Olivier Assayas. In Paris, literary editor Alain (Canet) reluctantly informs L�eonard (Vincent Macaigne) that he cannot publish his latest manuscript. The author, who has been having an affair with Alain's wife Selena (Binoche) for six years, is left devastated by the rejection, bemoaning the changing literary landscape. Meanwhile, Alain, who has his own misgivings...
Author
Language
English
Description
'A Slip of the Keyboard' brings together the finest examples of Pratchett's non fiction writing, both serious and surreal: from musings on mushrooms to what it means to be a writer (and why banana daiquiris are so important); from memories of Granny Pratchett to speculation about Gandalf's love life, and passionate defences of the causes dear to him. With all the humour and humanity that have made his novels so enduringly popular, this collection...
11) The Homeless Library - the first history of homelessness in Britain: A catalogue of homeless lives
Author
Publisher
Apple Pie Editions
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
The Homeless Library gathers the stories of homeless people, both contemporary and also older people who witnessed or experienced homelessness from the 1930s onwards. Along with interviews, there are artworks and poems, mapping the emotional currents of these stories.
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
This is a perfectly ordinary story featuring one perfectly ordinary ten year old, his very bossy uncle, some baked beans, a school which tries to make interesting things BORING, the famed Italian city of Ponky, and a genie who appears when you rub your nose. It also includes lots of very useful facts, many of which are untrue.
15) The God delusion
Author
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Formats
Description
The God Delusion caused a sensation when it was published in 2006. Within weeks it became the most hotly debated topic, with Dawkins himself branded as either saint or sinner for presenting his hard-hitting, impassioned rebuttal of religion of all types. His argument could hardly be more topical. While Europe is becoming increasingly secularized, the rise of religious fundamentalism, whether in the Middle East or Middle America, is dramatically and...
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