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1	The Wonga Coup: Guns, Thugs and a Ruthless Determination to Create Mayhem in an Oil-Rich Corner of Africa more books like this by Adam Roberts Equatorial Guinea is a tiny country roughly the size of the state of Maryland. Humid, jungle covered, and rife with unpleasant diseases, natives call it Devil Island. Its president in 2004, Obiang Nguema, had been accused of cannibalism, belief in witchcraft, mass murder, billiondollar corruption, and general rule by terror. With so little to ... see all copies from £8.20! new only from £10.05! \| first editions
2	The Amateur Gourmet: How to Shop, Chop, and Table-Hop Like a Pro (Almost) more books like this by Adam D Roberts In this entertaining guide to cooking, shopping, and dining out, "The Amateur Gourmet" takes readers on an illuminating and hilarious journey into the world of food appreciation and offers master classes from culinary superstars. see all copies from £6.83! new only from £7.79! \| first editions
3	Salt more books like this by Adam Roberts Two narrators tell the story of the simmering tensions between their two communities as they travel out to a new planet, colonise it, then destroy themselves when the tensions turn into outright war. Adam Roberts is a new writer completely in command of the SF genre. This is a novel that is at once entertaining and philosophical. The attitudes ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £3.42! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	Documents on the Laws of War more books like this by Adam Roberts (Editor), Richard Guelff (Editor) This is a completely revised and updated edition of a book, which has become widely accepted internationally as a standard work on international humanitarian law. The book contains authoritative texts of the main treaties and other key documents covering a wide variety of issues: the rights and duties of both belligerents and neutrals; ... see all copies from £6.14! new only from £30.95! \| first editions
5	Panaemonium more books like this by Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Adam Roberts (Designer) Responsible for the collapse of empires ranging from the Ottoman to the Soviet, self-determination has been one of the key factors in the history of the entire twentieth century. Surprisingly, scholars have been slow to appreciate the value of ethnicity as a way of understanding the key political developments of our times. In this challenging new ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £8.17! \| first editions
6	United Nations, Divided World: The Un's Roles in International Relations more books like this by Adam Roberts (Editor), Benedict Kingsbury (Editor) An appraisal of the United Nations, and rigorous examination of possibilities for change, this book has been updated, and contains five new chapters, one by the new Secretary-General of the UN, Mr Boutros-Ghali. It examines the UN's various roles in addressing long-standing and difficult problems in the relations of states in such fields as ... see all copies from £5.47! new only from £24.81!
7	On more books like this by Adam Roberts Tighe lives on the Worldwall. It towers above his village and falls away below it. It is vast and unforgiving and it is everything they know. Life is hard on the Worldwall, little more than a clinging on for dear life. And then one day Tighe falls off the world. And falls, and falls and falls ...and survives. He finds a new part of the ... see all copies from £1.66! new only from £2.01! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Gradisil more books like this by Adam Roberts "Gradisil" is an epic space opera of family revenge and the birth of a nation. Not very long from now, if you are wealthy, space can be yours, space to grow. New technology has seeded a rebirth of the pioneer spirit. A new breed of adventurer has slipped the bonds of gravity and begun a fresh life in orbit, free from interference by government, ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £5.46! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	The Va Dinci Cod (Gollancz Sf S. ) by Adam Roberts Something fishy is going on in the world of artistic scholarship. How can there possibly be a link between the hidden cod of Leonardo Da Vinci's paintings and the over fishing of the North Atlantic fish stocks? Could it be that Leonardo Da Vinci, the greatest genius of his age and inventor of the photocopier and mouse mat, had a chilling insight ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £2.01! \| first editions
10	Stone more books like this by Adam Roberts Sprung from a prison in the centre of a star, the universe's last criminal is employed to kill the population of a planet. It is a crime that will tear apart an interstellar utopia. Keeping ahead of detection and preparing the crime, the killer voyages to numerous worlds and hones the instincts required for murder. And wonders who is behind the ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	Science fiction more books like this by Adam Roberts "Science Fiction" is a fascinating and comprehensive introduction to one of the most popular areas of modern culture. This second edition reflects how the field is rapidly changing in both its practice and its critical reception. With an entirely new conclusion and all other chapters fully reworked and updated, this volume includes: a concise ... see all copies from £6.81! new only from £6.81! \| first editions
12 view cover	Polystom more books like this by Adam Roberts Adam Roberts' fourth novel is his most ambitious yet. In a feat of extraordinary world building he creates a universe where a breathable atmosphere extends out between the planets, where aristocrats cruise interstellar space in biplanes and skywhals make mysterious distant orbits. Then, with bravura plotting, he undermines our own notions of ... see all copies from £1.40! new only from £1.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	The Major Works more books like this by Robert Browning, Adam Roberts (Editor), Daniel Karllin (Introduction by) This authoritative edition was originally published in the acclaimed Oxford Authors series under the general editorship of Frank Kermode. It brings together a unique combination of Browning's poetry and prose chosen from the whole range of his career to give the essence of his work and thinking. Browning's work ranges from the beguiling magic of ... see all copies from £6.69! new only from £7.25!
14 view cover	The Snow more books like this by Adam Roberts And this is how the world will end...'The snow started falling on the sixth of September, soft noiseless flakes filling the sky like a swarm of white moths, or like static interference on your TV screen - whichever metaphor, nature or technology, you find the more evocative. Snow everywhere, all through the air, with that distinctive sense of ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £5.47! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	The History of Science Fiction more books like this by Adam Roberts see all copies from £12.97! new only from £13.01!
16 view cover	Splinter more books like this by Adam Roberts Hector travels across America to visit his father on a ranch. He discovers that he has constructed a cult who await the impact of an asteroid. However, Hector is amazed when the section of Earth that the ranch is on suddenly breaks free from the rest of the planet during the collision. He struggles with his skepticism and acceptance of the fact ... see all copies from £1.96! new only from £8.71! \| first editions
17 view cover	Victorian Culture and Society: The Essential Glossary more books like this by Adam Roberts see all copies from £8.88! new only from £10.44! \| first editions
18 view cover	Polystom: Two Universes, One Reality more books like this by Adam Roberts Adam Roberts' fourth novel is his most ambitious yet. In a feat of extraordinary world building he creates a universe where a breathable atmosphere extends out between the planets, where aristocrats cruise interstellar space in biplanes, and skywhals make mysterious distant orbits. Then, with bravura plotting he undermines our own notions of ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £1.99! \| first editions
19 view cover	Swiftly more books like this by Adam Roberts see all copies from £6.83! new only from £6.83! \| first editions
20 view cover	Stone more books like this by Christopher J Priest, Adam Roberts Sprung from a prison in the centre of a star, the universe's last criminal is employed to kill the population of a planet. It is a crime that will tear apart an interstellar utopia. Keeping ahead of detection and preparing the crime, the killer voyages to numerous worlds and hones the instincts required for murder. And wonders who is behind the ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £10.17!
21 view cover	Fredric Jameson more books like this by Adam Roberts An invaluable introduction to the life and work of one of today's most important cultural critics. Studied on most undergraduate literary and cultural studies courses, Frederic Jameson's writing targets subjects from architecture to science fiction, cinema to global capitalism. Of his works, The Political Unconscious remains one of the most ... see all copies from £8.79! new only from £8.79! \| first editions
22 view cover	Against the Odds? more books like this by Professor Gordon Marshall, Adam Swift, Stephen Roberts What is the relation between social class and social justice? This is currently a matter of public as well as academic controversy. While nobody would deny that the distribution of rewards in industrial societies is unequal, there is sharp disagreement about whether this inequality can be justified. Some see existing patterns of social mobility ... see all copies from £10.21! new only from £10.21!
23 view cover	From Jo'burg to Jozi: Stories about Africa's Infamous City more books like this by Heidi Holland (Editor), Adam Roberts (Editor) see all copies from £10.30! new only from £13.39! \| first editions
24 view cover	Romantic and Victorian Long Poems: A Guide more books like this by Adam Roberts This study provides detailed and wide-ranging accounts of all the varieties of long poem - epic, romance, verse-novel and sequences - published in the romantic and Victorian periods. Writers in the 19th century saw these grand poetic projects as their greatest achievements and Adam Roberts's summaries and critical accounts of these seek to render ... see all copies from £14.34! new only from £24.23! \| first editions
25 view cover	Hugo Grotius and International Relations more books like this by Professor Hedley Bull (Editor), Benedict Kingsbury (Editor), Adam Roberts (Editor) see all copies from £25.65! new only from £25.65!

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