Narrative theme: social issues / social problems
DK The Disney Sticker Anthology
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£19.99
Kodansha America, Inc The Great Cleric 11
Book Synopsis One man''s story of turning blood, sweat, and tears into a successful living--literally! After his untimely death as the hardest-working salary man in Japan, Luciel is reincarnated into the magical fantasy world Galdardia. Always the man with a plan, he recreates himself to be a healer, and sets about making his way in the world. But while Luciel knows a thing or two about making money, he knows absolutely nothing about Galdardia. Will hisgoodheart andgreatwork ethic be enough to make him...TheGreatCleric? After being reincarnated, Luciel sets off on his quest with three silver coins in his pocket, and a desperate need to make more. His first stop is the town of Merratoni, where he''s no sooner in the gate than he''s bowled over by rowdy adventurers. However, he''s rescued by the mysterious and beautiful Lumina, who takes him to the Healer''s Guild to get registered. But before he can start making money...he''s going to have to learn to heal, first! And training in this world doesn''t come cheap or easy. All Luciel knows is, he''s got a tough road (and a lot of long days) ahead!
£11.69
Marvel Comics Captain Marvel Vol. 9
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£14.39
Scholastic US Dog Man and Cat Kid HB NE
Book SynopsisAction and mystery abound on the movie set in the fourth Dog Man book from worldwide bestselling author and artist Dav Pilkey.Hot diggity dog! Dog Man is back -- and this time he''s not alone. The heroic hound with a real nose for justice now has a furry feline sidekick, and together they have a mystery to sniff out! When a new kitty sitter arrives and a glamorous movie starlet goes missing, it''s up to Dog Man and Cat Kid to save the day! Will these heroes stay hot on the trail, or will Petey, the World''s Most Evil Cat, send them barking up the wrong tree?Dav Pilkey''s wildly popular Dog Man series appeals to readers of all ages and explores universally positive themes, including empathy, kindness, persistence, and the importance of being true to one''s self.
£12.34
Vintage Publishing Dead Men's Trousers
Book Synopsis**A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**Mark Renton from Trainspotting is back – and he’s finally a success An international jet-setter, he now makes significant money managing DJs, but the constant travel, airport lounges, soulless hotel rooms and broken relationships have left him dissatisfied with his life. He’s then rocked by a chance encounter with Frank Begbie, from whom he’d been hiding for years after a terrible betrayal and the resulting debt. But the psychotic Begbie appears to have reinvented himself as a celebrated artist and – much to Mark’s astonishment – doesn’t seem interested in revenge. Sick Boy and Spud, who have agendas of their own, are intrigued to learn that their old friends are back in town, but when they enter the bleak world of organ-harvesting, things start to go so badly wrong. Lurching from crisis to crisis, the four men circle each other, driven by their personal histories and addictions, confused, angry – so desperate that even Hibs winning the Scottish Cup doesn’t really help. One of these four will not survive to the end of this book. Which one of them is wearing Dead Men’s Trousers?‘Welsh is on compulsively readable, searingly funny form’ The Times‘No one captures the competing affections and resentments that underpin lifelong friendships like Welsh’ EsquireTrade ReviewWelsh is on compulsively readable, searingly funny form in what has been billed as the final Trainspotting novel… What I really like about Welsh’s storytelling is that he makes these amoral misadventures so propulsive, so joyfully awful, that you have to go with the flow… this roués’ romp is about as much fun as you can have between two book covers. -- Dominic Maxwell * The Times *Dead Men’s Trousers is Welsh at his scabrous, foul-mouthed best as the Trainspotting crew ofRenton, Begbie, Sick Boy and Spud are reunited in a high-velocity tale of drug dealing,prostitution and the Hollywood art scene – with the odd compulsory organ donation casuallytossed in with sadistic aplomb. -- Stephen McGinty * Sunday Times *Some things never change. Violence lurks beneath the surface. Football still resonates. And, best of all, the Scots dialect retains its colloquial zing. Welsh fans are in for another witty, scabrous treat. -- Max Davidson * Mail on Sunday **Best New Fiction** *Irresistible... No one captures the competing affections and resentments that underpin lifelong friendships like Welsh, and the original lads – Sick Boy and Spud in particular – still bring out the best in him... keeping you gripped and choking on bursts of shocked laughter. * Esquire *A vignette-like study of modern masculinity… This final book in Welsh’s self-described “Harry Potter franchise” is as much character study as social commentary, and a sympathetic observation about how growing older doesn’t necessarily mean growing wiser. -- Zoë Apostolides * Financial Times *
£9.49
Marvel Comics SpiderMan Miles Morales Vol. 2
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£15.29
Headline Publishing Group Fruit of the Lemon
Book SynopsisAn unique novel full of humour, wit and passion.Trade Review''Levy has a gift for creating character through mimickry, bu tnever succumbs to thepitgalls of sentiment masquerading as authenticity. This is a comic but sharp novel that steers its readers confidently through its heroine's revelatory journey' TimesFunny and moving... Levy is an ironic comedian whose subtle, intelligent novel steers well clear of whimsy * Guardian *'Unflinchingly unsentimental, her writing is leavened with humour and warmth...entertaining and revelatory' * TLS *'Written in an accessible, friendly style' Independent on SundayReinforces Levy's reputation as an astute observer of modern British life * Financial Times *Always refreshingly undogmatic...[readers] will recognise the truthfulness of the world which Andrea Levy describes * Sunday Telegraph *'Levy has a gift for voices...a thoughtful comment on racism and the importance of knowing where you are from' * The Sunday Times *'Bright and inventive' * Independent *
£11.04
Rebellion Publishing Ltd. Third World War Book Two: Back to Babylon
Book Synopsis“In the harsh light of the third decade of this century it seems everything that made the comics work, including the bloody single-mindedness, shines ever brighter.” – Tom Shapira, The Comics JournalAfter her eye-opening experiences of corporate interference in Central America, Eve returns to Britain with a renewed political drive and determination to fight for what she believes in. Written in the late 80s by Pat Mills (Nemesis the Warlock, Slaine), this incendiary second volume of the ground-breaking political comic not only contains contributions by legend Carlos Ezquerra (Judge Dredd,Preacher) but also introduces international comics stars Sean Phillips (Criminal, Kill or Be Killed) and Duncan Fegredo (Hellboy, Kid Eternity).Trade Review“Unashamedly polemic in its approach, and touching on everything from environmental politics, to food monopolies, to state surveillance, 3WW pre-empted the obsessions of current online activists by some quarter of a century” -- Ian McQuaid * Ian McQuaid *
£17.99
Rebellion Publishing Ltd. Judge Dredd: Legends of The Law: Book One
Book SynopsisDC Comics take on Mega-City One’s toughest lawman! Launched in late 1994 to coincide with the release of the 1995 Judge Dredd movie, Legends of The Law was a 13-issue series published by DC comics and initially written by Judge Dredd co-creator John Wagner and his (then) writing partner, Alan Grant. This book collects the first seven issues for the first time since their original publication. The madness and majesty of Mega-City One are perfectly captured in these full-colour, all new stories, Judge Dredd is presented with a host of colourful villains, including the organ-harvesting, musical-obsessed Dr. Bliss!
£17.99
Marvel Comics Marauders by Steve Orlando Vol. 2
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£22.94
Penguin Random House Group Ultimate Comics SpiderMan Death of SpiderMan
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£67.49
Marvel Comics Bishop War College
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£15.29
Vintage Publishing Fourteen Days
Book Synopsis‘Compelling' Marie Claire * 'Immensely enjoyable' Observer * 'Fascinating' Red *One week into lockdown, the tenants of a Manhattan apartment building have begun to gather on the rooftop each evening and tell stories in this exciting new twist on the novel.With each passing night, more and more neighbours gather, bringing chairs and milk crates and overturned buckets. Gradually the tenants – some of whom have barely spoken to each other before now – become real neighbours.With each character secretly written by a different, major literary voice - from Margaret Atwood to John Grisham and Celeste Ng, Fourteen Days is a heart-warming ode to the power of storytelling and human connection.‘An immensely enjoyable product of an immensely unenjoyable time, Fourteen Days is lively, freewheeling… An impressive achievement’ Observer‘Fourteen Days serves as a valuable reminder that stories can teach, console, provide a place of acceptance and perhaps even change their readers (or listeners)’ Financial TimesIncludes writing from: Margaret Atwood, Sylvia Day, Emma Donoghue, Dave Eggers, Diana Gabaldon, Tess Gerritsen, John Grisham, Erica Jong, Celeste Ng, Tommy Orange, Doug Preston, R.L. Stine, Nafissa Thompson-Spires, Meg Wolitzer and many more.Trade ReviewFourteen Days serves as a valuable reminder that stories can teach, console, provide a place of acceptance and perhaps even change their readers (or listeners) * Financial Times *If you want to feel well read in double-quick time, try Fourteen Days, which is set in a New York city tenement in the early days of the pandemic. It has a novel twist (pardon the pun) - each character has been secretly written by a different author from Margaret Atwood and John Grisham to Dave Eggers and Celeste Ng * BBC *While we're really not in a rush to think about the pandemic again, we'll make an exception for Margaret Atwood. Fourteen Days is a collaborative novel edited by Atwood and Douglas Preston, and includes writing from Celeste NG and John Grisham, amongst others. In the novel, the inhabitants of a Manhattan apartment block gather on the roof and tell stories, as more neighbours join people start to form real bonds * Cosmopolitan *Reading Fourteen Days is like sitting by a campfire, with characters taking turns telling tales about their lives * Economist *A heart-warming and surprising narrative, Fourteen Days is an ode to the power of storytelling and human connection * SheerLuxe *
£18.00
Penguin Random House Group XForce by Benjamin Percy Vol. 8
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£13.49
Penguin Random House Group XMen Road To Onslaught Omnibus Vol. 1
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£83.99
Vintage Publishing Fourteen Days
Book Synopsis‘Compelling' Marie Claire * 'Immensely enjoyable' Observer * 'Fascinating' Red *One week into lockdown, the tenants of a Manhattan apartment building have begun to gather on the rooftop each evening and tell stories in this exciting new twist on the novel.With each passing night, more and more neighbours gather, bringing chairs and milk crates and overturned buckets. Gradually the tenants – some of whom have barely spoken to each other before now – become real neighbours.With each character secretly written by a different, major literary voice - from Margaret Atwood to John Grisham and Celeste Ng, Fourteen Days is a heart-warming ode to the power of storytelling and human connection.‘An immensely enjoyable product of an immensely unenjoyable time, Fourteen Days is lively, freewheeling… An impressive achievement’ Observer‘Fourteen Days serves as a valuable reminder that stories can teach, console, provide a place of acceptance and perhaps even change their readers (or listeners)’ Financial TimesIncludes writing from: Margaret Atwood, Sylvia Day, Emma Donoghue, Dave Eggers, Diana Gabaldon, Tess Gerritsen, John Grisham, Erica Jong, Celeste Ng, Tommy Orange, Doug Preston, R.L. Stine, Nafissa Thompson-Spires, Meg Wolitzer and many more.Trade ReviewFourteen Days serves as a valuable reminder that stories can teach, console, provide a place of acceptance and perhaps even change their readers (or listeners) * Financial Times *If you want to feel well read in double-quick time, try Fourteen Days, which is set in a New York city tenement in the early days of the pandemic. It has a novel twist (pardon the pun) - each character has been secretly written by a different author from Margaret Atwood and John Grisham to Dave Eggers and Celeste Ng * BBC *While we're really not in a rush to think about the pandemic again, we'll make an exception for Margaret Atwood. Fourteen Days is a collaborative novel edited by Atwood and Douglas Preston, and includes writing from Celeste NG and John Grisham, amongst others. In the novel, the inhabitants of a Manhattan apartment block gather on the roof and tell stories, as more neighbours join people start to form real bonds * Cosmopolitan *Reading Fourteen Days is like sitting by a campfire, with characters taking turns telling tales about their lives * Economist *A heart-warming and surprising narrative, Fourteen Days is an ode to the power of storytelling and human connection * SheerLuxe *
£19.52
Marvel Comics Edge of Venomverse
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£15.29
Marvel Comics Dark Web
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£28.89
Marvel Comics Avengers By Jonathan Hickman The Complete
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£34.39
Penguin Random House Group Marvel Masterworks KaZar Vol. 4
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£50.24
Marvel Comics DAREDEVIL MODERN ERA EPIC COLLECTION THE DEVIL IN
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£35.99
Marvel Comics Deadpool RolePlays The Marvel Universe
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£8.54
Penguin Random House Group Avengers Twilight
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£20.39
Marvel Comics BLOOD HUNT RED BAND
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£25.59
Hachette Book Group USA Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four Doomed If You
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£7.65
Marvel Comics What If The Original Marvel Series Omnibus Vol. 2
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£88.49
Marvel Comics XForce by Benjamin Percy Vol. 2
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£34.39
Headline Publishing Group THE TRUE HISTORY OF PARADISE
Book SynopsisFrom the acclaimed author of THE PIRATE''S DAUGHTER comes a story of three women born into the divided, troubled paradise of Jamaica.Easter, 1981. With Jamaica in a state of emergency, the Landing family gathers to bury one of its own. For Monica Landing, who had not spoken to her daughter for fifteen years, the death of Lana is the cruellest kind of loss. For Lana''s youngest sister, Jean, it is an imcomprehensible tragedy. All she knows is that her beloved homeland holds no future for her. But flight means crossing a landscape where soldiers turned executioners and armed gangs rule. It means making her way through the memories that engulf her, with perhaps the only man she has ever loved by her side. THE TRUE HISTORY OF PARADISE captures the grace, beauty and brutality that are indelible parts of the Jamaican experience.Trade Review'Skilfully crafted... marvellously evocative... conveys a vivid sense of many worlds folded into one' * Washington Post *'Authentic... convincing... Cezair-Thompson writes with talent, grace and confidence' * New York Times Book Review *
£9.99
Dorling Kindersley Ltd DC Absolutely Everything You Need To Know
Book SynopsisStephen "Win" Wiacek has worked in all areas of the comics industry for over 30 years, as a writer, artist, editor, and designer. While running his own art and design consultancy, he taught and lectured on comics creation and production, and worked as a journalist and consultant for television and film. From 1997-2007, he was chairman of the UK professional industry body, the Comics Creators Guild.Currently freelancing as a copywriter and reviewer, Win writes about comics for the Marvel Fact Files partworks, and for books such as Marvel Year By Year; The Ultimate Marvel Guide, Marvel Greatest Comics, The Black Panther Ultimate Guide and The DC Encyclopedia.He lives in Kent with his extremely patient wife Miki, and tells people what they should read on his Now Read This graphic novel review blog (www.comicsreview.co.uk/nowreadthis).Landry Q. Walker is a New York Times bestselling author. He lives in California and is the author of DK Ultimate Guides to Wonder Woman and the Justice League.Liz Marsham began her storytelling career as an editor for DC Comics and Disney Publishing. Liz lives in Los Angeles with her husband, a cat who thinks she is a princess, and a cat who thinks he is a dog. Melanie Scott lives in West Sussex and has been a writer and sub-editor of comic book titles for several years. The books and magazines she has contributed to include the DC Super Hero Collection and DK's DC Comics: Year by Year.
£17.09
New Africa Books (Pty) Ltd Kwezi collectors edition
Book SynopsisA full colour comic book featuring KWEZI, South Africa's first ever superhero.
£9.99
Charco Press Una ofrenda musical
Book SynopsisUn sensible homenaje a la narración, la infancia y el poder transformador de la música.El segundo libro traducido al inglés de Luis Sagasti emprende un recorrido circular que hace eco de las Variaciones Goldberg de Bach para narrarnos historia tras historia, al estilo de Scheherazade, entretejidas de manera sutil y sorprendente, creando un tapiz que vibra al son de armonías celestiales. Sagasti nos guía en un viaje que va desde la música nacida bajo el sol a la música enviada al espacio en la misión Voyager. Desde Rothko hasta el rock, desde aquellos compositores en los campos de concentración hasta una habitación donde se escuchan los lamentos de los reclutas argentinos en Malvinas. Un delicado homenaje a la narración, la infancia y el poder transformador de la música. The Spanish language edition of A Musical Offering_. Tracing a circular course that echoes Bach’s_ Goldberg Variations_, Luis Sagasti’s second book to appear in English takes the guise of a musical scheherazade, recounting story after story, vibrating to celestial harmonies. From the music born of the sun to the music sent into space on the Voyager mission, from Rothko to rock music, from the composers of the concentration camps to a weeping room for Argentinian conscripts in the Falklands,_ A Musical Offering_traverses the shifting sands of fiction and history._A lyrical celebration of storytelling, of childhood, and of the transformative power of music.Tracing a circular course that echoes Bach’s Goldberg Variations , Luis Sagasti’s second book to appear in English takes the guise of a musical scheherazade, recounting story after story, vibrating to celestial harmonies. From the music born of the sun to the music sent into space on the Voyager mission, from Rothko to rock music, from the composers of the concentration camps to a weeping room for Argentinian conscripts in the Falklands, A Musical Offering traverses the shifting sands of fiction and history.Trade ReviewRepublic of Consciousness Prize (Shortlist)"Una fascinante suite de historias sobre música, tanto escuchada como desconocida." —The Arts Desk"Una interpretación hermosa y fragmentaria que siempre da con la nota precisa." —Irish Times"Una ofrenda musical no es tanto un intento de escribir sobre música sino una verdadera partitura que usa palabras como un nuevo tipo de notación."" —Will Ashon , autor de CHAMBER MUSIC y STRANGE LABYRINTH"Adquirí conocimientos que no sabía que necesitaba." —Joyzine"Sagasti logra crear un mundo rico en iluminaciones y reflexiones filosóficas." —Morning Star"El equivalente literario a una sinfonía." —Books and Bao"Un trabajo de inmensa complejidad, con un gran balance y una belleza extraordinaria." —The Monthly Booking"Sagasti articula sus elementos magistralmente. Con sutileza y destreza, entreteje nuevos hilos en su tapiz." —BookBlast"La cuidadosa construcción a contrapunto de Sagasti entreteje una variedad de viñetas eclécticas que trascienden sus partes, dejando un impacto emocional indeleble que desafía la racionalización." —Gutter Magazine**********Praise for Luis SagastiSociety of Authors TA First Translation Prize (Shortlist)"A subtle marvel...a nimble writer who merits wider readership in English." —Kirkus"A genre-defying collection of associative musings on art, music, philosophy, and literature." —Publishers Weekly"Innovative, playful, and beautifully executed."" —Carlos Fonseca , author of COLONEL LAGRIMAS"Simply genius."" —Enrique Vila-Matas , author of DUBLINESQUE"A work of wonderful analogies and disparate historical footnotes." —Morning Star"Like Borges before him, Sagasti has produced a rare thing: a work of fiction as learned as it is fun." —Gary M. Perry, Foyles Charing Cross"Sagasti produces here a magnificent constellation of stories, and in doing so pays tribute to art." —Fnac"One hundred pages of pure intelligence, to be enjoyed listening to Sun Ra." —L’Arbre Vengeur**********
£9.49
Rebellion Publishing Ltd. Judge Dredd: The Daily Dredds Volume Two:
Book SynopsisThis second volume of the Daily Star Dredds features the weekly strips published in the popular national tabloid that ran between July 1986 to the end of 1988, featuring action-packed stories from John Wagner and Alan Grant and sumptuous art from Ian Gibson, Mike Collins and the legendary Ron Smith.
£27.00
Marvel Ms. Marvel by Saladin Ahmed
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£32.79
Marvel Comics Wolverine By Benjamin Percy Vol. 5
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£14.39
Marvel Comics Echo The Saga of Maya Lopez
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£27.19
DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley) Marvel Encyclopedia New Edition
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£31.01
Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling Light Novel
Book SynopsisDRACONIC DESTINYThe forest-dwelling Lithovar tribe has made peace with Illusia and continues to revere him as a god. Life is gooduntil a horrific murder comes to light! The Hungry Hunters, a regiment commanded by the pompous Lord Tolemann, are to blame. The Hunters terrorize the land in search of the mythical Carbuncle, and so Illusia stands with the tribe to fight them off. He unexpectedly encounters another dragon during their clashone much more twisted and gruesome than any beast Illusia has encountered before.
£13.29
Marvel Comics Marvel Visionaries John Buscema
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£41.56
Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC Precarious Woman Executive Miss Black General
Book SynopsisTHE GENERAL GETS GOOD!
£11.69
DC Comics WILDC.A.T.S The Complete Series
Book SynopsisSpinning from the pages of BATMAN comes the senses-shattering new series! The HALO Corporation has gathered a motley crew of operatives, led by Cole Grifter Cash, who are going to make the world a better place...no matter who they have to kill!
£26.00
DC Comics DCeased Omnibus
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£85.50
Hachette Book Group USA Marvel Adventures The Avengers Vol.9 The Times
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£8.07
Marvel Comics Avengers by Jonathan Hickman The Complete
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£32.24
Marvel Comics Eternals by Neil Gaiman New Printing
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£20.39
Marvel Comics X23 Deadly Regenesis
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£15.29
Penguin Random House Group SpiderMan Reign New Printing
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£16.19
Penguin Random House Group Young Avengers Modern Era Epic Collection Dark
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£35.99
Marvel JEPH LOEB TIM SALE SPIDERMAN
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£16.19
