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rarely cheap, now 99p -
Plowing the Dark - by Richard Powers
Wellness - by Nathan Hill (author of The Nix) 600+ pages
First time 99p >
A Beginner’s Guide to Breaking and Entering - by Andrew Hunter Murray (450pp)
- A propulsive plot, an ingenious narrator and lashings of intrigue make this a genuine and thoroughly enjoyable page-turner ― Guardian
- Hugely entertaining…politically astute ... laugh-out-loud funny, impossible to put down. ― Sunday Times
- What drives Hunter Murray’s chunky crime thriller along is Al’s idiosyncratic, comic narrative voice ― Herald Scotland
- Smart, satirical, knowledgable, accurate, punchy, laugh out loud funny, surprising, shocking, thought provoking ― The Times
- Filled with humour, shocks, love and hate… Funny, thoughtful and all-round entertaining ― Press Association
- ... delicious... a hapless housebreaker must solve a murder before the police arrest them; it’s a comic delight. ― Financial Times
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C1RYM6Z3
The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive 1) by Brandon Sanderson £0.99
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004H4XAXO
The Late Show (Renée Ballard Book 1) by Michael Connelly £0.99
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B06WLQL7SH
First time at 99p >
Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans - by Mary Roach
Roach writes exquisitely about the excruciating....wildly informative and vividly written-- "Los Angeles Times"
Roach is a tenacious investigative journalist with an appetite for the unappetizing...Grunt ranks high in the Roach repertoire.-- "USA Today"
Meticulously researched, beautifully written, disturbingly funny... the science behind war. Roach's prose is a triumph--an engaging blend of anecdote, research, and reflection.-- "Boston Globe"
Though all her books look at the human body in extreme situations (sex! space! death!), this isn't simply a blood-drenched affair. Instead, Roach looks at the unexpected things that take place behind the scenes.-- "Wired"
700 pages, 99p ...
No Way Out: Brexit: From the Backstop to Boris - by Tim Shipman
'Shipman has had a sound claim to the mantle of master chronicler… May is a difficult PM to write about and Shipman does the best job to date of making a dutiful, uncommunicative and limited leader come to life' -- THE TIMES
‘Meticulously constructed… There are enough tasty vignettes and morsels of gossip to make the main course of backstops and “meaningful” votes enjoyable for fans of the previous volumes. It is also a scrupulously even-handed account that will be of great value to future historians. As in the first two books, Shipman avoids easy caricatures and sets out the real-world constraints and pressures acting on the players.’ -- FINANCIAL TIMES
How did I miss this ?? Anyway, it's 400 pages, and only 99p >
Berserker! by Adrian Edmondson
Edmondson can be very funny and very poignant simultaneously ― Daily Mirror
A hilarious romp through a golden era of comedy and a searingly honest and moving memoir ― Red Magazine
The bravest, most affecting celebrity book of the year ― Daily Express
The berserker tells his story with self-effacing charm and no end of backstage anecdotes -- Ian Rankin
Boarding school, despair, love, music, Rik Mayall – everything makes you love him desperately -- Caitlin Moran
Gloriously candid and wise all at once -- Sara Pascoe, comedian and author of Weirdo
This is a bloody good book. Lots of people live interesting lives, but very few people can write genuinely interesting books about those lives. Adrian Edmondson has done both. And while it is incredibly funny, it is also a lot, lot more than that -- Miles Jupp
Just published, 350 pages and 99p >
WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM THEIR FRIENDS - by Stuart Maconie
... treads new ground in terms of Beatles books by expanding the focus beyond the four lads to both their immediate circles and those tangentially related from even the smallest of interactions. It shows how many of their chance encounters shaped their sound and impact on the UK and world.
It is a humorous, gripping look at the sheer number of people who influenced, shaped and facilitated The Beatles’ dominance. It is an impeccably researched work that is a must read for even more casual Beatles fans.
Cheapest ever since release last year - now £1.99 (for the next 8 hours)
The Trading Game - by Gary Stevenson
His ideas certainly seem to be gaining traction, and I'm a big fan.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/06QqvwMefV9Z2UFfFoxEHv
Wild Fictions - by Amitav Ghosh = 2025, 480pp, 4.6/5, 99p (first time cheap)
'Brims with ideas and insights . . . Ghosh is at his sparkling best' -- IRISH TIMES
'We owe a great debt to Ghosh's brilliant mind, avenging pen, and huge soul' -- NAOMI KLEIN
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Black and British: A Forgotten History - by David Olusoga = 2016, 900pp, 99p, first time cheap in 5 years
'Groundbreaking' – The Observer
‘A radical reappraisal’ – The Guardian
‘Written with great force and passion’ – The Sunday Times
First time cheap, now £1.29 (for the next 17hrs only) -
Chasing the Scream: The Search for the Truth About Addiction - by Johann Hari - 4.7/5 (5,630 reviews), 400pp (2015)
- Wonderful. I couldn't put it down -- (Noam Chomsky)
- An absolutely stunning book. It will blow your mind, and blow you away -- (Elton John)
- Superb journalism and thrilling story-telling -- (Naomi Klein)
- As an expert in this field, I was impressed by the details of the historic background to the present situation . Some of the tales are so horrific as to be scarcely believable . Chasing the Scream is a remarkable book. It is moving and articulate and impossible to put down. Read it and demand our politicians take note -- (Evening Standard)
- The story it tells, jaw-droppingly horrific, hilarious and incredible, is one everyone should know: that is all true boggles the mind fascinated and infuriates by equal measure. Johann Hari, in brilliant prose, exposes one of the greatest and most harmful scandals of the past hundred years -- (Stephen Fry)