` Shakespeare & Company` in Paris is one of the world`s most famous bookshops. The original store opened in 1921 & became known as the haunt of literary greats, such as Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, George Bernard Shaw, Ezra Pound, Gertrude Stein & James Joyce. Sadly the shop was forced to close in 1941, but that was not the end of ` Shakespeare & Company`... In 1951 another bookshop, with a similar free-thinking ethos, opened on the Left Bank. Called ` Le Mistral`, it had beds for those of a literary mindset who found themselves down on their luck &, in 1964, it resurrected the name ` Shakespeare & Company` & became the principal meeting place for Beatnik poets, such as Allen Ginsberg & William S. Burroughs, through to Henry Miller & Lawrence Durrell. Today the tradition continues & writers still find their way to this bizarre establishment, one of them being Jeremy Mercer. With no friends, no job, no money & no prospects, the thrill of escape from his life in Canada soon palls but, by chance, he happens upon the fairytale world of ` Shakespeare & Co` & is taken in. What follows is his tale of his time there, the curious people who came & went, the realities of being down & out in the `city of light` &, in particular, his relationship with the beguiling octogenarian owner, George. ...

This lavishly illustrated volume explores one of the most versatile, useful & enduring technologies ever invented: the book. ” Books: A Living History” charts the evolution & influence of books around the world, from the cuneiform tablets of ancient Sumer through the development of movable type & the emergence of the modern information revolution. A feast for traditional book-lovers, as well as an inspiration for those excited by new electronic technologies, this beautifully produced volume celebrates the enduring power & magic of books. ...

This story is about a little girl named Property Jones, so-called because she was left in the lost property cupboard of a bookshop when she was five years old. Property loves living in the bookshop, but she has a whopper of a secret.. . she can`t actually read! So Property doesn`t see the newspaper article announcing the chance to win the Montgomery Book Emporium, the biggest & most magnificent bookshop in the world! When her family win the competition, Property finds herself moving to the Emporium, a magical place filled with floor upon floor of books & a very bad-tempered cat. But all is not at it seems at the Emporium & soon Property Jones finds herself in a whole heap of trouble. ...

A hilarious tale of female friendship, bookshops & fighting for a cause
- perfect for fans of Holly Bourne & Louise Rennison.
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“ Wet winter evening & a book lover in Bloomsbury” in a series of prints of sepia photos of some of old London’s best loved landmarks, presented by Soho Publishing in an A3 (29.6 x 39.6 cm) format. This print shows a bookshop in the Sicilian Avenue off Southampton Row. Under the photo are brief notes about the area. Ideal for framing, these reproductions show many long gone or much changed sites & offer a unique way of decorating your home or office with photos of near by or close-to-your-heart parts of the capital. Please note: the prints are supplied flat rather than rolled, with an A3 protective piece of cardboard, so the package will be larger than the standard size letterbox. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

Why do bookshops matter? How do they filter our ideas & literature? In this inventive & highly entertaining extended essay, Jorge Carrion takes his reader on a journey around the world, via its bookshops. His travels take him to Shakespeare & Co in Paris, Wells in Winchester, Green Apple Books in San Francisco, Librairie des Colonnes in Tangier, the Strand Book Store in New York & provoke encounters with thinkers, poets, dreamers, revolutionaries & readers. Bookshops is the travelogue of a lucid & curious observer, filled with anecdotes & stories from the universe of writing, publishing & selling books. A bookshop in Carrion`s eyes never just a place for material transaction; it is a meeting place for people & their ideas, a setting for world changing encounters, a space that can transform lives. Written in the midst of a worldwide recession, Bookshops examines the role of these spaces in today`s evershifting climate of globalisation, vanishing high streets, e-readers & Amazon. But far from taking a pessimistic view of the future of the physical bookshop, Carrion makes a compelling case for hope, underlining the importance of these places & the magic that can happen there. A vital manifesto for the future of the traditional bookshop, & a delight for all who love them. Translated from the Spanish by Peter Bush ...

` Passionate, witty, informed, & gloriously opinionated` Jacqueline Wilson`I felt like this was written just for me, & I think everyone will feel this way` Jenny Colgan` Beautiful & moving... It will kickstart a cascade of nostalgia for countless people` Marian Keyes When Lucy Mangan was little, stories were everything. They opened up new worlds & cast light on all the complexities she encountered in this one. She was whisked away to Narnia
- & Kirrin Island
- & Wonderl&. She ventured down rabbit holes & womble burrows into midnight gardens & chocolate factories. She wandered the countryside with Milly-Molly-Mandy, & played by the tracks with the Railway Children. With Charlotte`s Web she discovered Death & with Judy Blume it was Boys. No wonder she only left the house for her weekly trip to the library or to spend her pocket money on amassing her own at home. In Bookworm, Lucy revisits her childhood reading with wit, love & gratitude. She relives our best-beloved books, their extraordinary creators, & looks at the thousand subtle ways they shape our lives. She also disinters a few forgotten treasures to inspire the next generation of bookworms & set them on their way. Lucy brings the favourite characters of our collective childhoods back to life
- prompting endless re-readings, rediscoveries, &, inevitably, fierce debate
- & brilliantly uses them to tell her own story, that of a born, & unrepentant, bookworm.



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Knog's Boomer Front Light is a superslim water-resistant bicycle light with a flexible silicone body, integrated clipping feature & quick-release mounting. Visible up to 600 metres, this edition comes in red with 4 different modes: constant, strobe flash, fast flash, & random strobe.

Features:- Weighs just 53 grams (including batteries)- Takes 2 coin cell batteries, both included- Super bright high powered surface mounted LED strobe system with lens- 50 lumens light output

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Knog's Boomer Rear Light is a superslim water-resistant bicycle light with a flexible silicone body, integrated clipping feature & quick-release mounting. Visible up to 600 metres, this edition comes in red with 4 different modes: constant, strobe flash, fast flash, & random strobe.

Features:- Weighs just 53 grams (including batteries)- Takes 2 coin cell batteries, both included- Super bright high powered surface mounted LED strobe system with lens- 50 lumens light output

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In ” Boomerang” Michael Lewis, the international bestselling author of ” The Big Short”, ” Liars` Poker”, ” The Blind Side” & ” Moneyball”, turns his trademark wit to the subject of how the financial meltdown hit us all in the face. Right now, Europe is in serious financial chaos. In Greece, infrastructure costs mean it would be cheaper to transport all Greek rail passengers by taxi, & hairdressing is classified as arduous for tax avoidance purposes. In Icel&, Range Rovers frequently explode as owners collect the insurance to pay for them. Ireland saw the entire country put up for sale
- to itself, while the Germans expected the whole world to behave like them. But the whole world didn`t. In this hilarious, fascinating, timely must-read, Michael Lewis reveals the true natures of the countries caught up in
- & exacerbating
- our boomerang economies.


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