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The Concise 48 Laws of Power
Robert Greene and Joost Elffers
The perfect gift book for the power hungry (and who doesn’t want power?) at an excellent price.
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The Concise Art of Seduction
Robert Greene
The companion book to the bestselling Concise 48 Laws of Power, which has now sold over 125,000 copies in the UK.
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Does Anything Eat Wasps?: And 101 Other Questions
New Scientist
Edited by Mick O’Hare
How long can I live on beer alone? Why do people have eyebrows? Has nature invented any wheels? Plus 99 other questions answered.
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Why Don’t Penguins’ Feet Freeze: And 114 Other Questions
New Scientist
Edited by Mick O’Hare
What time is it at the North Pole? Should you pickle your conkers? Why does my aubergine look like Elvis? Plus 111 other questions answered.
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Nella Last’s War: The Second World War Diaries of ‘Housewife, 49’
Edited by Richard Broad and Suzie Fleming
In September 1939, housewife and mother Nella Last began a diary whose entries, in their regularity, length and quality, have created a record of the Second World War which is powerful, fascinating and unique.
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How to Fossilise Your Hamster: And other amazing experiments for the armchair scientist
New Scientist
Edited by Mick O’Hare
How can you measure the speed of light with chocolate and a microwave? Why do yo-yos yo-yo? Why does urine smell so peculiar after eating asparagus (includes helpful recipe)? How long does it take to digest different types of food? What is going on when you drop mentos in to cola? 100 wonderful, intriguing and entertaining scientific experiments which show scientific principles first hand – this is science at its most popular.
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