Books from Bloomsbury
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Selected Poems
By Gerard Manley HopkinsA selection of poems by Gerard Manley Hopkins. This book is part of a series aimed at the general reader rather than the specialist, and as such carries no critical...
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Dictionary of Environment & Ecology
By Peter Hodgson CollinMore than 8,000 terms are listed in this updated edition, covering topics that range from soil science, climatology, and agriculture (including genetically modified and organic foods) to non-governmental organizations, pollution,...
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The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher, Or, The Murder at Road Hill House
By Kate SummerscaleIt is a summer's night in 1860. In an elegant detached Georgian house in the village of Road, Wiltshire, all is quiet. Behind shuttered windows the Kent family lies sound...
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J.F.K.: A Hidden Life
By Robin CrossAn illustrated life of John F. Kennedy. It focuses on the six months of the American Presidential campaign which changed Kennedy from a virtual unknown into a major world figure.
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Gabriel García Márquez: A Life
By Gerald MartinGerald Martin is considered by Garcia Marquez to be his 'official' biographer and he has met the novelist and conducted interviews with him at regular intervals throughout a fifteen year...
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The Aviary Gate
By Katie HickmanElizabeth Stavely sits in the Bodlean library with trembling hands. Before her is a fragment of parchment which has about it a dusty fragrance of roses, of sadness and great...
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1492: The Year Our World Began
By Felipe Fernández-ArmestoFelipe Fernandez-Armesto traces key elements of the modern world back to 1492, that single, fateful year- the way power and wealth are distributed around the globe; the way major religions...
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The Informers
By Juan Gabriel VasquezWhen Gabriel Santoro publishes his first book, it never occurs to him that his father will write a devastating review in a leading newspaper. The book is about the life...
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Harry Potter
By J. K. RowlingHarry Potter
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What's Going on Down There?: A Boy's Guide to Growing Up
By Karen Gravelle, Nick Castro, Chava CastroDescribes the physical and emotional changes that occur in boys (and, to a lesser extent, in girls) during puberty and discusses sexual activity, homosexuality, AIDS, and other related topics.