40 War Memoirs cont...


68534 CHURCHILL: The Struggle for Survival 1945-60 by Lord Moran


Published in 1966 over a year after Churchill’s death. Charles McMoran Wilson became Winston Churchill’s doctor in 1914 just as the curtain was rising on one of the greatest dramas in our history. From 1941-1950 he was also President of the Royal College of Physicians. Lord Moran remained Churchill’s devoted friend and confidante. His interest in the effects of war on the individual informed his study of this titanic figure when Churchill was battling against declining political influence and the handicaps of old age. The period 1945-60 saw Churchill’s defeat by Attlee, his re-election, the start of the Cold War and the handover of power to Eden. 480pp in paperback. £9.99 NOW £4.50


68949 BLITZ SPIRIT compiled by Jaqueline Mitchell


As the bombs began to fall in September 1940, as homes were flattened and people emerged from cramped shelters and sleepless nights into barely recognisable streets, something unique happened - the Blitz Spirit was born. The watchword was ‘Never surrender!’ and the people meant it. Witty and uplifting, the voices and images


here illustrate the bravery, patriotism and humour of the spirit that, with Churchill’s inspiration, got Britain through its darkest hour. Here are the songs that were sung, such as the new version of the Lambeth Walk, which became the Blackout Walk, and Noël Coward’s poignant London Pride. And here are the cartoons that kept people laughing as well as warned. ‘Careless Talk Costs Lives’ blares a poster showing two women gossiping while, behind them on the bus, sit Hitler and Goering. 208 pages lavishly illustrated with contemporary drawings, archive b/w photos and colour plates. £9.99 NOW £4


68558 FROM CHURCHILL’S WAR ROOMS by Joanna Moody


Subtitled ‘Letters of a Secretary 1943-45’ this period saw some of the most important events of WWII. A young wartime secretary, Olive Christopher, spent this remarkable period working in Churchill’s famous Cabinet War Rooms, where she was one of a small inner circle, party to the political secrets of those crucial final years. Working for long hours in an underground bunker opposite St. James’s Park, Olive wrote a series of letters to her fiancé, a Major in the armed forces and posted abroad. Filled with incredible details about the glamorous lifestyle and travel Olive enjoyed. An astonishing account of how an ordinary girl became privy to the most secret aspects of the war. Photos, 240pp in paperback. £9.99 NOW £3.50


68569 A LIFE IN SECRETS by Sarah Helm


Subtitled ‘A Story of Vera Atkins and the Lost Agents of SOE’, this is a thorough reconstruction of the less heroic episodes of WWII. Special Operation Executive’s French Section sent more than 400 agents behind enemy lines. Among those who did not return were 12 young women whom Vera Atkins had helped to prepare for their mission.


The book traces Vera’s lone search through the chaos of Allied-occupied Germany to establish the fate of the agents and it is a harrowing trail that led her finally to the concentration camps at Natzweiler, Ravensbrück and Dachau. Vera Atkins covered her life in mystery so that even her closest family knew almost nothing of her past. Was she a Soviet spy? 463pp in paperback. £9.99 NOW £5


68944 ARMED ACTION by James Newton After years of brutal Navy training, Lieutenant Commander James Newton faced the terrifying reality of life on the frontline in Southern Iraq, at the controls of the £30m attack helicopter. The ferocious battles that followed the British assault on Basra saw him and 847 Naval Air Squadron face an onslaught from tanks, mortar units, snipers and entire divisions of Iraqi troops as they fought alongside the Royal Marines to protect the strategically vital oil installations. His daring feats in the air earned him the Distinguished Flying Cross, the first to be awarded to a Royal Navy pilot in over 50 years. 342pp in paperback with colour photos. £6.99 NOW £3.50


69018 STIRLING’S MEN: The Inside History of the SAS in World War II by Gavin Mortimer


Although today the SAS is the best known fighting force in the world, during WWII even the War Office claimed that they had never heard of them. Led by David Stirling, a charismatic and irreverent young officer, they craved not medals or glory but adventure. And find it they did, in the deserts of North


Africa, the beaches and mountains of Italy and the forests of France. The unit survived the capture of their leader, the deaths of many comrades and even its disbanding at the end of the war. Most of those men who survived chose not to talk about their war, but here, in the twilight of their years, many have decided to reveal their wartime role in the legendary regiment. 388pp with b/w photos in paperback. £8.99 NOW £3.50


69042 IN THE VALLEY OF MIST: Kashmir’s


Long War - A Family Story by Justine Hardy Straddling the volatile Himalayan border between India and Pakistan, Kashmir used to be an idyllic retreat from the searing heat of the plains. Then, overnight, this dreaming valley of mountains, water and light became a theatre of war, of political and religious upheaval, of jihad. Here is the reality of trying to stay sane, keep children safe, arrange weddings and seek solace in religion while being attacked by those acting in its name at the heart of the conflict within and beyond the Muslim world. From her own experience, staying with the family of Mohammad Dar, a devout Muslim and a passionate Kashmiri, the author reveals what it is like for an ordinary household to survive raids, street fighting, religious persecution and military oppression. 271pp, maps. £12.99 NOW £4.75


69004 IN THE BUNKER WITH HITLER: The Last Witness Speaks


by Bernd Freytag von Loringhoven The only living survivor from Hitler’s bunker speaks publically for the first time. In the final nine months of the Third Reich, von Loringhoven witnessed daily briefings between the Führer and his generals, including Himmler and Goebbels. Hitler’s ignorance of his impending defeat and the gap between the bleak military reports are observed and recorded with each of Hitler’s catastrophic strategic errors in turn. Relations among the bunker’s inmates deteriorated as the atmosphere poisoned before the inevitable end. When the radio/telephone communications broke down on 29th April 1945, von Loringhoven escaped the bunker, amazingly with Hitler’s blessing, crossed the Russian lines and was taken prisoner by the Allies. He was released from British captivity in January 1948. Well illus paperback, 208pp. £8.99 NOW £4.50


WORDS


I will speak daggers to her, but use none. - William Shakespeare, Hamlet


69281 179 WAYS TO SAVE A NOVEL: Matters of Vital


Concern to Fiction Writers by Peter Selgin


Peter Selgin’s book is not only an invaluable trouble-shooting guide for that novel-in-progress you have cluttering up the kitchen table, it is also a thoughtful examination of the writing life and a eye-opening insight into the thought processes and reading habits of writers. His


179 “meditations” are grouped under six general headings - Substance; Style; Structure; Soul; Symbol, Myth and Metaphor and Other Matters - and all are sure to challenge, inspire, provoke, entertain and even annoy, whether you are reading them from an author’s point of view or that of a reader. Based on real advice and actual critiques, as well as Selgin’s musings and observations on the writing life, this will awaken a deeper awareness of the fiction writer’s many challenges and thorny choices. 282pp paperback, US import. £13.99 NOW £4.50


69297 GENTLE ART OF


MAKING ENEMIES by James Abbott McNeill Whistler


Whistler (1834-1903) was an American-born and British-based artist who was famed for his refusal to accept criticism of any kind of his work from both art critics or even the general public, and his readiness


to launch swingeing counterattacks too, usually out of all proportion to the original offence! The Gentle Art of Making Enemies is a true classic in the literature of insult and denigration, and what we have here is the 1967 edition from Dover Publications, an unabridged facsimile of the 1892 second edition with a 1967 foreword. It is dripping throughout with the biting sarcasm and stinging remarks of one of the wittiest and most controversial men of the 19th century, and his celebrated “passages- at-arms” with the likes of Oscar Wilde, terse and barely restrained “letters to the editor”, rebuttals of criticism, scathing marginal notes to contemptuous comments on his paintings and the hostile reviews themselves are all part of this record of the artist’s vendettas. Most celebrated of all was the libel case he initiated in 1878 against John Ruskin. Ruskin lambasted Whistler’s Nocturnes, saying that “he never expected to hear a coxcomb to ask for 200 guineas for flinging a pot of paint in the public’s face”. Whistler sued for £1000 - he won the case, but was awarded just one farthing! Most of the original trial transcripts are included here, showing how brilliantly Whistler annihilated his critics. 120 years has not dulled the appeal of this book one jot. 340pp paperback.


£13.99 NOW £5


27097 DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS by E.B. Ordway


Will enable readers to find the most appropriate word to use on a wide range of occasions. It is designed in particular for students, those writing reports, letters and speeches, and crossword solvers, but everyone who enjoys the richness and diversity of the English language will find a great deal to reward them within its covers. 256pp. Paperback. ONLY £4


69091 LANGUAGE OF LONDON: Cockney Rhyming Slang by Daniel Smith


Adopted by costermongers and market traders, cockney rhyming slang originated as a secret code among the thieves of London’s East End. It fast became a vibrant patois that defined a community, confused the police and outsiders and evolved to include evermore colourful rhyming phrases. Combining history, trivia, quotes and anecdotes, here is an exploration of the origins and meanings of phrases together with a useful English to Slang glossary. Walk the frog and toad (road) trying to ignore your rising damp (cramp) and your Spanish onion (bunion). Lots of fun and rude stuff too. 160pp. £9.99 NOW £5


68882 THE QUEEN’S ENGLISH: An A-Z Guide to the English in Their Own Words by C. J. Moore


Picture-postcard images of England with cricket on the village green, thatched pubs and cream teas have been exported for many years. This book collects together a selection of traditional and modern English words and phrases, from Aga to Zany, which will help bridge the gap between English speaker and English. Doolally, nice cuppa tea, turned out nice again, pottering, load of cobblers, gazump, feather in your cap, eavesdropper, sleeping policeman, rigmarole, argy-bargy and much more explained. With super Scarfe-like cartoon drawings. Marvellous fun. 128pp. £9.99 NOW £3.50


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by Martin H. Manser and Nigel D. Turton Combines the elements of thesaurus, usage guide, lexicon and historical survey in one volume. As well as the usual features of a dictionary, this book includes expository panels, which present a point of usage, the history of a word, the area of vocabulary or the nuances of a definition. The surprising origins of words and phrases such as “Beefeaters” “between the devil and the deep blue sea” and the disease named after a shepherd in an Italian poem. 864pp. Paperback. ONLY £4


59854 BIBLIOPHILE BOOK OF QUOTES


by Annie Quigley and Debbie Mak


For many years Bibliophile has been asked to compile a book of our pithy and cheeky quotes which have all previously been published in our mail order catalogues. The quotes are a trademark of our literary style - upmarket, highbrow and discerning


following our late mentor, Bill Smith’s, criteria. Our customers often tell us they clip out and collect them. Here is our choice of the very best from the past 30 years. 48 page softback. Colour illus and company history.


WAS £3 NOW 90p


67789 COLLINS MINI DICTIONARY AND THESAURUS IN COLOUR edited by Paige Weber


This little bestseller gives short, clear definitions, spelling help with changes in form of entry word, a symbol which directs you to the thesaurus entry, key synonyms highlighted and a generous choice of synonyms available. Shows the context of use, parts of speech, subject labels and in addition there is a section on job applications and writing a CV, writing for business, domestic matters, letters of complaint, writing speeches, texts and e-mails. Colour layout packed with thousands of alternative words and opposites. 64 page supplement following the 632 page dictionary. Softback. £5.99 NOW £2.50


67794 COLLINS DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE edited by Ian Brookes et al


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What sets this handsome heavyweight reference book apart from other dictionaries is the inclusion of more than 200 full page articles about different aspects of English interspersed throughout the dictionary text. Topics such as Braille and sign language and key literary movements from Chaucer to J. K. Rowling plus essays outlining how popular and historically important authors like Shakespeare, Milton, Lewis Carroll, James Joyce and Margaret Atwood have used words and there are explanations of key grammar controversies such as split infinitives and why people get so upset about apostrophes. Clear layout with coloured headwords in blue, 100,000 references and entries, 70,000 definitions, over 200 essays, etymologies and usage notes. Satin bookmark, large clear layout, 19cm x 27cm, 974pp. £25 NOW £12


67805 COLLINS GEM TURKISH PHRASE BOOK by Bilgé Tecimer Carr


A palm-sized colour coded phrasebook designed to help you locate the exact phrase you need whether on holiday or for business. Over 70 topics are arranged thematically, there are a top ten of tips to safeguard against any cultural faux pas, practical hints dealing with everyday matters such as travel and hotels and a face- to-face section to help you understand what is being said to you. These examples of mini-dialogues give you a good idea of what to expect from a real conversation. There is a 3,000 word dictionary and a basic grammar section and a list of public holidays. 250pp in paperback. £4.50 NOW £2


67925 CASSELL’S DICTIONARY OF SLANG by Jonathon Green


A comprehensive A-Z guide to five centuries of slang, from the 15th century to the present day, drawn from all parts of the English-speaking world. From ‘a’ (1960s drugs) to - 1565 pages later - ‘zweideener’ (c19th Aus. 10p piece), phrases such as ‘can’t see a hole in a forty- foot ladder’ (late c19th very drunk), ‘put the bugaloo on’ (1970s, to cause trouble), ‘like an owl in an ivy bush’ (c18th woman with frizzy hair) are all explained. In turn vulgar, funny, obscene or puerile, slang enriches English conversation. Includes 12,500 entirely new headwords and thousands of new definitions. More than 85,000 entries. 1565pp. £30 NOW £6


68084 I BEFORE E (EXCEPT AFTER C): Old-School Ways to Remember Stuff by Judy Parkinson


“S is the verb and C is the noun, That’s the rule that runs the town” will sort out for ever that tricky choice between “practise” and “practice”. The kings and queens of England can be memorised with a handy rhyme beginning “Willie, Willie, Harry, Stee, Harry, Dick, John, Harry Three” although it


leaves out Lady Jane Grey. The counties of Northern Ireland, the Seven Hills of Rome, remedies for insect stings, geological periods and tricky spellings such as “jodhpurs”, “liaison” and “humorous” are all made easy. 175pp, line drawings. £9.99 NOW £5.50


68082 MY GRAMMAR AND I (OR SHOULD THAT BE ME?): Old-School Ways to Sharpen Your English


by Caroline Taggart and J. A. Wines Can you tell when a sentence contains more clichés than you have had hot dinners, or if it is tautological and pointlessly repetitive? Is a preposition necessarily a bad thing to end a sentence with? Are you able to immediately spot a split infinitive? The English language is a veritable minefield, but this book explains, in a humorous way, the rules of our troublesome tongue, highlighting the most common mistakes of which we can all be guilty. 191 pages. £9.99 NOW £6


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68837 FINNEGAN’S WAKE by James Joyce


Finnegan’s Wake is the book of Here Comes Everybody and Anna Livia Plurabelle and their family - their book, but in a curious way the book of us all as well as all our books. Joyce’s last great work, it is not comprised of many borrowed styles, like Ulysses, but, rather, formulated as one dense, tongue- twisting soundscape. This ‘language’ is based on English vocabulary and


syntax but, at the same time, self-consciously designed to function as a pun machine with an astonishing capacity for resisting singularity of meaning. Announcing a ‘revolution of the word’, this astonishing book amounts to a powerfully resonant cultural critique - a unique kind of miscommunication which, far from stabilizing the world in meaning, constructs a universe radically unfixed by a wild diversity of possibilities and potentials. It also remains the most hilarious, ‘obscene’, book of innuendos ever to be imagined. 656 page Wordsworth paperback. ONLY £2


23841 KING LEAR by William Shakespeare King Lear has been widely acclaimed as Shakespeare’s most powerful tragedy. Elemental and passionate, it encompasses the horrific and the heart-rending. Love and hate, loyalty and treachery, cruelty and self-sacrifice: all these contend in a tempestuous drama which has become an enduring classic of the world’s literature. In the theatre and on screen King Lear


continues to challenge and enthral. This Wordsworth edition of King Lear provides a comprehensive, integrated text of the play. 160pp. Paperback. ONLY £2


27100 LADY AUDLEY’S SECRET


by Mary Elizabeth Braddon The flaxen-haired beauty of the child-like Lady Audley would suggest that she has no secrets. But M.E. Braddon’s classic novel of sensation uncovers the truth about its heroine in a plot involving bigamy, arson and murder. It challenges assumptions about the nature of femininity and investigates the narrow divide


between sanity and insanity, using as its focus one of the most fascinating of all Victorian heroines. Combining elements of the detective novel, the psychological thriller and the romance of upper class life, Lady Audley’s Secret was one of the most popular and successful novels of the 19th century. 368pp. Paperback. ONLY £2


23800 DIARY OF A NOBODY by George and Weedon Grossmith


The diary is that of a man who acknowledges that he is not a “Somebody” - Charles Pooter of ‘The Laurels’, Brickfield Terrace, Holloway, a clerk in the city of London - and it chronicles in hilarious detail the everyday life of the lower middle class during the Great Victorian age. 224pp. Paperback. ONLY £2


23782 ANTON CHEKOV -


SELECTED STORIES by Anton Chekov


Anton Chekhov is widely regarded as one of the greatest writers of short stories. He constructs stories where action and drama are implied rather than described openly, and which leave much to the reader’s imagination. This collection contains some of the most important of his earliest and shortest comic sketches, as well as examples of his great,


mature works. Throughout, the doctor-turned-writer displays compassion for human suffering and misfortune, but is always able to see the comical, even farcical aspects of the human condition. 188pp. Paperback. ONLY £2


33872 WAVES by Virginia Woolf


“I am writing to a rhythm and not to a plot”, Virginia Woolf stated of her eighth novel, The Waves. Widely regarded as one of her greatest and most original works, it conveys the rhythms of life in synchrony with the cycle of nature and the passage of time. Six children - Bernard, Susan, Rhoda, Neville, Jinny and Louis - meet in a garden close to the sea, their voices


sounding over the constant echo of the waves that roll back and forth from the shore. The subsequent continuity of these six main characters, as they develop from childhood to maturity and follow different passions and ambitions, is interspersed with interludes from the timeless and unifying chorus of nature. 304pp.Paperback. ONLY £2


100317 TURN OF THE SCREW & THE ASPERN PAPERS by Henry James


Set in an English country house, it is a chilling tale of the supernatural told by a master of the genre. ‘The Aspern Papers’ is a tale of Americans in Europe, a theme in which Henry James is at his most assured and accomplished. The author cleverly evokes the drama of the comédie humaine against the majestic setting of a Venetian palace. 192pp. Paperback. ONLY £2


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