 | The Lord of the Rings (3 Book Box set) by J.R.R. Tolkien
Buy new: £11.97 / Used from: £11.99 An absolute masterpiece. Trust me, give it a chance. Spellbinding!
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 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Book 3) Paperback by J.K. Rowling
Buy new: £4.67 / Used from: £0.01 I'm not a huge HP fan, but this is great fantasy story. Give JK the benefit of the doubt and enjoy her best book yet.
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 | Billy by Pamela Stephenson
Buy new: £5.97 / Used from: £0.01 OK, just humour me here. Billy (love 'im or hate 'im) is a fascinating character and Pamela is a warm, enthusiastic biographer. Excellent!
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 | Bravemouth: Living with Billy Connolly by Pamela Stephenson
Buy used from: £0.01 Pamela's second book is even more delightful. Fascinating read.
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 | The Science of Discworld by Terry Pratchett
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £0.01 Terry Pratchett isn't everyone's cup of tea, but this is a very interesting read for the armchair scientist. The intertwined discworld tale is great fun too!
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 | McCarthy's Bar: A Journey of Discovery in Ireland by Pete McCarthy
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £0.01 Anyone wanting a laugh should read this. Pete is not just a Bill Bryson wannabe, in fact this debut is "Bryson without the boring bits!"
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 | Northern Lights: WITH Subtle Knife AND Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials) by Philip Pullman
Buy used from: £9.87 Philip Pullman has made something special here. For children and adults alike these are real stories, enchanting, exciting and engaging. Buy for your daughter and take a sneaky look!
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 | Red Dwarf Omnibus: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers AND Better Than Life by Grant Naylor
Buy new: £9.48 / Used from: £0.01 Not just novelisations of a TV show, these books are credible fantasy, with unusually well rounded characters and situations. Don't read in public, you WILL laugh out loud!
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 | Tunnel Vision (V. I. Warshawski novel) by Sara Paretsky
Buy used from: £0.01 Forget Sue Grafton's Kinsey Millhone. Vic Warshawski is the best female P.I. around! Paretsky's writing is taught and exciting. Vic kicks ass!!
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 | Full Circle: A Pacific Journey with Michael Palin by Michael Palin
Buy used from: £0.01 Even if Python wasn't your thing, read this. Michael Palin is a comical and engaging author, and the epic journey is sure to inspire you to broaden your horizons!
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 | An Evil Cradling by Brian Keenan
Buy new: £5.97 / Used from: £0.01 While everyone knows the story of broadcaster John McCarthy, this is the story of his companion in captivity, told with fiery passion and true insight. Unmissable!
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 | 20000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
Buy used from: £1.51 Although the scientific content is daunting, this is a marvellous story: truly breathtaking vistas are described so well they are almost tangible. Science fiction is not a new invention, you know!
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 | Journey to the Centre of the Earth (Penguin Popular Classics) by Jules Peabody Verne
Buy new: £2.23 / Used from: £0.01 Another outstanding tale. The characters here are less well known, but if anything even more deep and colourful. Though quaint and old-fashioned, a worthy read.
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 | Just Practising: Early Days as a Country Vet by David Grant
Buy used from: £0.01 Now I love James Herriot, but for a more modern and in some ways more accesible read, try this. Grant is humorous and likeable, and can tell a great story!
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 | The Borrowers Avenged (Odyssey/Harcourt Young Classic) by Mary Norton
Buy new: £4.24 / Used from: £1.08 I love the Borrowers books and this last one is my favourite. Whilst aimed at children, they are very loveable, and I dare you not to wish you were Arrietty, with her spirit of fun and adventure!
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 | The School at the Chalet by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer
Buy used from: £0.01 I highly recommend this and all the books in the series. Since I was little I have fantasised about a school in the mountains and wanted to be Jo Bettany. Yes they're quaint, but you'll love em!
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