Flower, Leaf, & Sap Wines: Book by T. Edwin Belt is a vintage instructional book that focuses on making wines from natural ingredients such as flowers, leaves, and tree sap. It belongs to a niche category of traditional home wine-making guides and is often found as an older or out-of-print paperback.
The Scarecrow is a crime thriller featuring journalist Jack McEvoy, who is targeted after investigating a complex murder case involving a young suspect and possible media manipulation. As McEvoy teams up with an FBI analyst to uncover the truth, the investigation reveals a wider network of cybercrime and deadly deception. The novel combines investigative journalism with fast-paced suspense and technological intrigue.
Understanding Veritatis Splendor: With Comment and Analysis is a theological study guide to Pope John Paul II’s encyclical Veritatis Splendor. It provides commentary and analysis of the encyclical’s teachings on moral theology, focusing on concepts such as human freedom, conscience, moral truth, and the nature of ethical decision-making in Christian life. The book is intended to help readers, especially students and scholars of theology, better understand the philosophical and doctrinal arguments presented in the original document.
Lie Down with Lions is a Cold War–era thriller set in Afghanistan, where a love triangle becomes entangled with espionage and political conflict. The story follows an American doctor, his French wife, and a CIA operative whose loyalties and relationships are tested as they navigate danger, deception, and shifting alliances amid the Soviet-Afghan war.
Age and Guile Beat Youth, Innocence, and a Bad Haircut is a humorous collection of essays in which P. J. O’Rourke reflects on politics, culture, travel, and ageing with his characteristic sharp wit and satire. Blending personal anecdotes with social commentary, the book skewers both liberal and conservative viewpoints while exploring how experience and cynicism often replace youthful idealism.
Wrath of the Lion is a spy thriller about a daring terrorist plot and the intelligence agents working to stop it. Set against a backdrop of international intrigue, the story follows covert operatives as they uncover and confront a dangerous organisation, blending action, suspense, and Higgins’ trademark fast-paced storytelling.
Modern Art: A Crash Course by Cory Bell offers an accessible introduction to the major developments in modern art. Covering key figures, artistic movements and terminology, the book includes a useful glossary and timeline to help readers understand the subject in context. At 144 pages and in good used condition, it is an ideal introduction for anyone wanting to make better sense of modern art.
A Working Life: Book by Polly Toynbee is a non-fiction book in which journalist Polly Toynbee goes undercover in a series of low-paid, often insecure jobs across Britain. She documents her experiences working in places like care homes, call centres, and catering to explore what life is really like for people on the minimum wage.
The book combines personal experience with social commentary, highlighting issues such as poverty, job insecurity, and the realities of the welfare state.
Remember Me? is a contemporary fiction novel about a young woman who wakes up after a serious accident with complete amnesia—only to discover she has suddenly gone from an ordinary, struggling life to being wealthy, successful, and married to a seemingly perfect husband. As she tries to piece together her missing memories, she begins to realize that her new life may not be as flawless as it appears, and the person she has become might be very different from who she once was.
It blends romance, humour, and mystery in a story about identity, memory, and second chances.
Out of the Shadows is an emotional contemporary suspense novel about Susannah Cates, a woman struggling to rebuild her life after her husband’s imprisonment leaves her facing financial hardship and uncertainty. As her teenage daughter and close friend try to help her find a way out of her troubles, their actions unintentionally set off a chain of events that leads to escalating emotional consequences and hidden danger.