Best British Writers 20th Century - April 2024

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW A NETFLIX FILM • A remarkable tale of the island of Guernsey during the German Occupation, and of a society as extraordinary as its name. “Treat yourself to this book, please—I can’t recommend it highly enough.”—Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love “I wonder how the book got to Guernsey? Perhaps there is some sort of secret homing instinct in books that brings them to their perfect readers.” January 1946: London is emerging from the shadow of the Second World War, and writer Juliet Ashton is looking for her next book subject. Who c... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0385341008
• ASIN: 0385341008
• ISBN: 9780385341004
• Brand: Dial Press
• Manufacturer: Dial Press Trade Paperback

1984

• ASIN: B003JTHWKU
• ASIN: B003JTHWKU
• Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of The Lord of the Rings

• ASIN: B007978NPG
• ASIN: B007978NPG
• Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“The best true spy story I have ever read.”—JOHN LE CARRÉThe celebrated author of Double Cross and Rogue Heroes returns with his greatest spy story yet, a thrilling Americans-era tale of Oleg Gordievsky, the Russian whose secret work helped hasten the end of the Cold War. If anyone could be considered a Russian counterpart to the infamous British double-agent Kim Philby, it was Oleg Gordievsky. The son of two KGB agents and the product of the best Soviet institutions, the savvy, sophisticated Gordievsky grew to see his nation's communism as both criminal an... [Read More]

• ASIN: B0782X9PFP
• ASIN: B0782X9PFP
• Manufacturer: Broadway Books

Only Time Will Tell (Clifton Chronicles Book 1)

• ASIN: B005569HMG
• ASIN: B005569HMG
• Manufacturer: St. Martin's Press

And Then There Were None

• ASIN: B000FC1RCI
• ASIN: B000FC1RCI
• Manufacturer: William Morrow Paperbacks

Best Kept Secret (Clifton Chronicles Book 3)

Jeffrey Archer's mesmerizing saga of the Clifton and Barrington families continues...1945, London. The vote in the House of Lords as to who should inherit the Barrington family fortune has ended in a tie. The Lord Chancellor's deciding vote will cast a long shadow on the lives of Harry Clifton and Giles Barrington. Harry returns to America to promote his latest novel, while his beloved Emma goes in search of the little girl who was found abandoned in her father's office on the night he was killed. When the general election is called, Giles Barrington has to defend his seat in the House of Comm... [Read More]

• ASIN: B008BU75IQ
• ASIN: B008BU75IQ
• Manufacturer: St. Martin's Press

The Hobbit

The enchanting prequel to The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit is the classic fantasy that inspired Peter Jackson’s major motion picture trilogyWhen Thorin Oakenshield and his band of dwarves embark upon a dangerous quest to reclaim the hoard of gold stolen from them by the evil dragon Smaug, Gandalf the wizard suggests an unlikely accomplice: Bilbo Baggins, an unassuming Hobbit dwelling in peaceful Hobbiton.Along the way, the company faces trolls, goblins, giant spiders, and worse. But as they journey from the wonders of Rivendell to the terrors of Mirkwood and beyond, Bilbo will find th... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0345339681
• ASIN: 0345339681
• ISBN: 0345339681
• Brand: J.R.R. Tolkien Books
• Manufacturer: Del Rey

Sea of Memories

When Kendra first visits her ailing grandmother, Ella has only one request: that Kendra write her story down, before she forgets…In 1937, seventeen-year-old Ella’s life changes forever when she is sent to spend the summer on the beautiful Île de Ré and meets the charismatic, creative Christophe. They spend the summer together, exploring the island’s sandy beaches and crystal-clear waters, and, for the first time in her life, Ella feels truly free.But the outbreak of war casts everything in a new light. Ella is forced to return to Scotland, where she volunteers for the war effort alongs... [Read More]

• ASIN: B06Y5PSTB5
• ASIN: B06Y5PSTB5
• Manufacturer: Lake Union Publishing

Fall of Giants (The Century Trilogy, Book 1)

• ASIN: B0052RDHTM
• ASIN: B0052RDHTM
• Manufacturer: Penguin Books

Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania

#1 New York Times BestsellerFrom the bestselling author and master of narrative nonfiction comes the enthralling story of the sinking of the LusitaniaOn May 1, 1915, with WWI entering its tenth month, a luxury ocean liner as richly appointed as an English country house sailed out of New York, bound for Liverpool, carrying a record number of children and infants. The passengers were surprisingly at ease, even though Germany had declared the seas around Britain to be a war zone. For months, German U-boats had brought terror to the North Atlantic. But the Lusitania was one of the era’s great t... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0307408876
• ASIN: 0307408876
• ISBN: 0307408876
• Brand: Erik Larson
• Manufacturer: Broadway Books

Winston Churchill: An Informal Study of Greatness

'It brings its subject vividly, unforgettably back to life.' - The Washington PostBritish Prime Minister Winston Churchill led one of the most astonishing lives that public service has ever witnessed. Famed for his courageous leadership against Hitler in WW2, his witticisms and his larger-than-life persona, comparatively little is known of Churchill's equally extraordinary pre-war life.Focusing on the early experiences that shaped his ambition, this fascinating biography from Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Robert Lewis Taylor, delves into the private life of Churchill as a student, a journalis... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01N0H7AEF
• ASIN: B01N0H7AEF
• Manufacturer: Endeavour Media

The Secret Wife: A captivating story of romance, passion and mystery

** The USA Today Bestseller****The number one Kindle bestseller**‘A cleverly crafted novel and an enthralling story… A triumph.’ DINAH JEFFERIESA Russian grand duchess and an English journalist. Linked by one of the world’s greatest mysteries . . .Love. Guilt. Heartbreak.1914Russia is on the brink of collapse, and the Romanov family faces a terrifyingly uncertain future. Grand Duchess Tatiana has fallen in love with cavalry officer Dmitri, but events take a catastrophic turn, placing their romance – and their lives – in danger . . .2016Kitty Fisher escapes to her great-grandfather�... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01D4O804G
• ASIN: B01D4O804G
• Manufacturer: Avon

The Sins of the Father (Clifton Chronicles Book 2)

• ASIN: B00633W614
• ASIN: B00633W614
• Manufacturer: St. Martin's Press

Garner's Modern English Usage

With more than a thousand new entries and more than 2,300 word-frequency ratios, the magisterial fourth edition of this book-now renamed Garner's Modern English Usage (GMEU)-reflects usage lexicography at its finest. Garner explains the nuances of grammar and vocabulary with thoroughness, finesse, and wit. He discourages whatever is slovenly, pretentious, or pedantic. GMEU is the liveliest and most compulsively readable reference work for writers of our time. It delights while providing instruction on skillful, persuasive, and vivid writing. Garner liberates English from two extremes: both fro... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0190491485
• ASIN: 0190491485
• ISBN: 0190491485
• Brand: Oxford Univ Pr
• Manufacturer: Oxford University Press

A Pope and a President : John Paul II, Ronald Reagan, and the Extraordinary Untold Story of the 20th Century

9781610171526

• UPC: 458847368

Plain Tales from the Raj : Images of British India in the 20th Century

Books : Plain Tales From The Raj: Images of British India in the 20th Century: Images of British India in the Twentieth Century

• UPC: 305149335
• Rating: 5.0

Newport News Through the 20th Century

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• UPC: 54419729

The Best Alternate History Stories of the 20th Century : Stories

Presents a collection of "what if" stories that offer an alternate version of actual historical events in an anthology with works by Kim Stanley Robinson, Greg Bear, Ward Moore, Gregory Benford, and Susan

• UPC: 1265661
• Rating: 4.0

The Best Military Science Fiction of the 20th Century - eBook

Explosive and provocative battles fought across the boundaries of time and space—and on the frontiers of the human mind.Science fiction’s finest have yielded this definitive collection featuring stories of warfare, victory, conquest, heroism, and overwhelming

• UPC: 967602528
• Rating: 3.0

The Best Time Travel Stories of the 20th Century - eBook

LEAP INTO THE FUTURE, AND SHOOT BACK TO THE PASTH. G. Wells’s seminal short story “The Time Machine,” published in 1895, provided the springboard for modern science fiction’s time travel explosion. Responding to their own

• UPC: 708674131
• Rating: 5.0

The Best Alternate History Stories of the 20th Century - eBook

Explore fascinating, often chilling “what if” accounts of the world that could have existed—and still might yet . . .Science fiction’s most illustrious and visionary authors hold forth the ultimate alternate history collection. Here you’ll

• UPC: 944021623
• Rating: 4.0

Between the Sheets : Nine 20th Century Women Writers and Their Famous Literary Partnerships

From Simone De Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre to Anais Nin and Henry James, McDowell examines the ruinous love affairs of the 20th century's greatest female writers, and these relationships' effects on their

• UPC: 17105200
• Rating: 2.0

Masterpieces : The Best Science Fiction of the 20th Century

Representing the finest science fiction tales of the past century, this imaginative anthology includes both classic and contemporary works by Anne McCaffrey, Octavia E. Butler, Arthur C. Clarke, Ursula K. Le Guin, Roger Zelazny, Robert

• UPC: 2413102
• Rating: 4.333

Best Military Science Fiction of the 20th Century

An anthology of military science fiction that includes Arthur C. Clarke's "Superiority", Anne McCaffrey's "Dragonrider", and David Drake's

• UPC: 1155119
• Rating: 3.0