 | The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
Buy new: £9.00 / Used from: £7.49 Well paced story with lots of detail about Washington DC
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 | My Shit Life So Far by Frankie Boyle
Buy new: £7.59 / Used from: £18.18 Funny, rude and full of Frankie's weird experiences!
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 | Makers by Cory Doctorow
Buy new: £8.07 / Used from: £5.00 Interesting novel about the future USA but too narrow a view for me
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 | Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt
Buy new: £4.94 / Used from: £3.00 A funny, entertaining and interesting look at economics
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 | Superfreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance by Steven D. Levitt
Buy new: £8.00 / Used from: £7.59 Another funny, entertaining and interesting look at economics
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 | On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan
Buy new: £7.59 / Used from: £0.01 Beautifully written novella
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 | The Voices of Marrakesh by Elias Canetti
Buy new: £5.52 / Used from: £2.50 Vivid stories of Marrakesh, charmingly written.
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 | World War Z by Max Brooks
Buy new: £5.24 / Used from: £3.59 First book I've read in the Zombie genre and it was superb. A very intelligent, impressive and realistic account of the aftermath of a zombie breakout.
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 | The Very Thought of You by Rosie Alison
Buy new: £7.76 / Used from: £5.35 An outstanding debut novel about evacuation during the war, love, relationships and tragedy.
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 | The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (Definitions) by John Boyne
Buy new: £4.54 / Used from: £1.27 A child's perspective of a world of horror in the second world war
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 | The Blasphemer by Nigel Farndale
Buy new: £9.09 A thought provoking book exploring many themes including religion, creationism, guilt, forgiveness, cowardice and courage.
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 | My Dad's a Birdman by David Almond
Buy new: £4.37 / Used from: £0.01 A gorgeously illustrated and very creative children's book. Reminded me of the joys of reading as a child.
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 | Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
Buy new: £5.49 / Used from: £3.58 A very creative book unlike any I've read before but it was also very confusing in parts. Recommended if you like modern contemporary literature or something a bit different.
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 | Miss Chopsticks by Xinran
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £3.28 A light read with insights into country vs. city culture shock and women in China.
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 | Susie Orbach on Eating by Susie Orbach
Buy new: £4.72 / Used from: £0.01 A simple and inspiring look at eating behaviour, but too short.
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 | The Chameleon's Shadow by Minette Walters
Buy new: £12.45 / Used from: £0.01 Engrossing read but the main character isn't very likeable and seems to be much older than the author says he is.
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 | Passenger by Billy Cowie
Buy new: £8.99 / Used from: £0.01 A strange and beguiling tale based on the phenomenon of feotus in fetu.
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 | OCTOPUSSY AND 007 IN NEW YORK. : by Fleming Ian
Buy used from: £0.01 Very short book but not much about Bond. Bears little relationship to the Octopussy film.
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 | Honour Thy Father by Lesley Glaister
Buy new: £4.83 / Used from: £0.01 An unusual story about sisters living in a crumbling house, one of my favourites.
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 | The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
Buy new: £3.99 / Used from: £0.01 Interesting events but the characters often seemed lifeless to me.
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 | All That I Have by Castle Freeman
Buy new: £5.99 Unusual writing style, not a crime thriller but more a story of people, egos and relationships.
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 | Just After Sunset by Stephen King
Buy new: £3.99 / Used from: £2.00 A great collection of short stories. Very creative stuff from Stephen King.
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 | Ecological Debt: The Health of the Planet and the Wealth of Nations by Andrew Simms
Buy new: £12.99 / Used from: £3.31 An easy to read book on a difficult and complex topic.
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 | The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Essential Penguin) by Muriel Spark
Buy used from: £0.63 Modern classic with complex themes.
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 | Dear Fatty by Dawn French
Buy new: £10.57 / Used from: £1.97 An autobiography of fictitious letters by Dawn French.
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