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1	The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century more books like this by Thomas L Friedman In THE WORLD IS FLAT, the highly-regarded New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman advances the work on globalization that made his THE LEXUS AND THE OLIVE TREE a bestseller. Claiming that the world is now at an important historical point--as important as the changes brought by the discoveries by Columbus or by the Industrial Revolution- ... see all copies from £2.14! new only from £5.37! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Pillars of the Earth more books like this by Ken Follett Ken Follett, internationally-acclaimed master of split-second suspense, author of six #1 bestsellers, reaches beyond the expected to achieve his most brilliant and remarkable novel. The epic story of the building of a cathedral in 12th century England and the lives of the people entwined with it and each other is a sensuous, enduring narrative, ... see all copies from £2.12! new only from £5.33! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...and Others Don't more books like this by Jim Collins (Read by) The coauthor of the bestselling "Built to Last" now presents a blueprint for transforming good companies into great ones. Charts & graphs throughout. see all copies from £8.70! new only from £11.46! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	A Thousand Splendid Suns more books like this by Khaled Hosseini Propelled by the same superb instinct for storytelling that made "The Kite Runner" a classic, Hosseinis latest novel is at once an incredible chronicle of 30 years of Afghan history and a deeply moving story of family, friendship, faith, and the salvation found in love. see all copies from £5.20! new only from £9.79! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Scarlet Letter more books like this by Nathaniel Hawthorne This is part of a series called "Bloom's ReViews", which are college-level study guides prepared under the aegis of Harold Bloom, distinguished Yale professor and author of "The Western Canon". Each guide includes an introductory essay by Bloom as well as extracts from renowned scholars on key topics in the work. Good for independent study and ... see all copies from £1.16! new only from £1.16! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	Night more books like this by Elie Wiesel Wiesel's account of his own experiences in the camps during World War II has become a classic of the genre. see all copies from £2.71! new only from £4.86! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed more books like this by Jared Diamond In this fascinating book, Diamond seeks to understand the fates of past societies that collapsed for ecological reasons, combining the most important policy debate of this generation with the romance and mystery of lost worlds. see all copies from £8.38! new only from £8.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals more books like this by Michael Pollan Pollan writes about the ecology of the food humans eat and why--what it is, in fact, that we are eating. Discussing industrial farming, organic food, and what it is like to hunt and gather food, this is a surprisingly honest and self-aware account of the evolution of the modern diet. see all copies from £5.25! new only from £7.66! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Prince more books like this by Niccolo Machiavelli In his most famous work, THE PRINCE (Il Principe), Machiavelli described the ideal prince and encouraged the people of Italy to imagine what it might be like if such a person led a unified Italy. Written in 1513 and published posthumously in 1532, THE PRINCE has been interpreted both as a genuine handbook for potential rulers and as a satirical ... see all copies from £1.16! new only from £1.16! \| first editions
10	Art of War more books like this by Sun Tzu The aphorisms that make up the philosophy of war and strategy by Sun Tzu have, several centuries later, become a must-read for young professionals in business. Though the text can be applied to the ruthless world of commerce, this translation by Thomas Cleary contextualizes the teachings in the Taoist tradition, enabling the work to transcend the ... see all copies from £1.31! new only from £3.46! \| first editions
11 view cover	The Book Thief more books like this by Markus Zusak Liesel Meminger, a foster child living outside Munich during World War II, scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can't resist--books--in this unforgettable story about the ability of books to feed the soul. see all copies from £2.54! new only from £6.64! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town more books like this by John Grisham In his first work of nonfiction, #1 "New York Times" bestselling author John Grisham pens an exploration of small-town justice gone terribly awry, in a book that reads like one of his fictional, page-turning legal thrillers. A gritty, harrowing true-crime story.--"Time." see all copies from £1.16! new only from £4.55! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	John Adams more books like this by David McCullough In his first book since "Truman", one of America's most distinguished and popular biographers breathes life into history with this compelling look at the second president of the United States, John Adams. More than just a biography, this book looks at the birth of a young republic and explores the extraordinary factors that transformed 13 colonies ... see all copies from £4.93! new only from £6.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	The other Boleyn girl more books like this by Philippa Gregory Gregory's first installment of her "New York Times" bestselling series ow the basis is n feature film from Sony Pictures, starring Eric Bana, Scarlett Johansson, and Natalie Portman, set for release on December 21. Two ferociously ambitious sisters, Mary and Anne Boleyn, are rivals for the bed and heart of King Henry VIII. see all copies from £1.32! new only from £5.33! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America more books like this by Erik Larson The story of two men's obsessions with the Chicago World's Fair, one its architect, the other a murderer. "The Devil in the White City" draws the reader into a time of magic and majesty, made all the more appealing by a supporting cast of real-life characters, including Buffalo Bill, Theodore Dreiser, Susan B. Anthony, Thomas Edison, Archduke ... see all copies from £5.66! new only from £7.66! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Sun Also Rises more books like this by Ernest Hemingway Ernest Hemingway's great post-World War I novel, his first major work and the classic novel of the "lost generation," is a vivid exploration of the moral wasteland of Europe in the Twenties, and of the sterility and despair of postwar life. His hero, Jake Barnes, has suffered a war injury that has left him impotent. Hopelessly in love with the ... see all copies from £1.16! new only from £5.22! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	For Whom the Bell Tolls more books like this by Ernest Hemingway In FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS, published in 1940, Hemingway explores his own conflicting emotions about heroism, the futility of war, and the value of human life--a theme that is exemplified by the book's title, which is taken from the 17th-century poet John Donne's famous sermon that begins "No man is an island" and goes on to say one should not ask ... see all copies from £1.16! new only from £6.90! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	Suite Francaise more books like this by Irene Nemirovsky, Dr. Sandra Smith (Translator) An extraordinary novel of life under Nazi occupation--discovered and published 62 years after the author's tragic death at Auschwitz. Subtle, often fiercely ironic, and deeply compassionate, "Suite Fran aise" is both a piercing record of its time and a brilliant, profoundly moving work of art. see all copies from £1.16! new only from £5.40! \| first editions
19 view cover	Mans Search for Meaning more books like this by Viktor Emil Frankl Psychiatrist Victor Frankl tells the story of the three years he spent as a prisoner in Nazi concentration camps, where he discovered that the will to find meaning in life motivates human existence. One of the 10 most influential books in the Library of Congress/Book-of-the-Month Club's 1991 "Survey of Lifetime Readers." see all copies from £4.64! new only from £4.81! \| first editions
20 view cover	Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal more books like this by Eric Schlosser To a degree both engrossing and alarming, the story of fast food is the story of postwar America. Schlosser, a National Magazine Award-winning journalist, charts the fast food industry's enormous impact on our health, landscape, economy, politics and culture as he transforms the way America thinks about what it eats. see all copies from £2.14! new only from £6.64! \| first editions
21 view cover	1776 more books like this by David McCullough David McCullough is known for his scholarly yet readable accounts of historical events and people's lives. Fans of his biography of John Adams will find the same narrative skill in 1776, his history of the first year of the America's war for independence from Britain. General Washington is at the center of this history, but important too are the ... see all copies from £5.04! new only from £7.73! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	World Without End more books like this by Ken Follett In 1989, Follett astonished the literary world with "The Pillars of the Earth," a sweeping epic novel set in 12th-century England that centered on the building of a cathedral and the hundreds of lives it affected. This sequel takes place in the same town of Kingsbridge, two centuries later. see all copies from £4.96! new only from £10.79! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail more books like this by Bill Bryson Bill Bryson, known in England as "the funniest travel writer alive," returns to the States and walks the Appalachian Trail, starting in Hanover, New Hampshire. see all copies from £1.16! new only from £5.33! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	Drums of Autumn more books like this by Diana Gabaldon This fourth installment in the adventures of Jamie Fraser, Scottish warrior, and Claire Randall, 20th-century woman, involves their daughter, Brianna, who is safely ensconced in the future until she crosses time to meet her unknown father. see all copies from £1.16! new only from £5.33! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith more books like this by Jon Krakauer Krakauer shifts his focus from extremes of physical adventure to extremes of religious belief in this true story of an appalling double murder committed by two Mormon Fundamentalist brothers who insist God commanded them to kill. see all copies from £4.64! new only from £6.52! \| signed copies \| first editions

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