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Penguin Paperbacks Penguin Paperbacks July Fiction July Fiction Spook Country William Gibson What happens when old spies come out to play one last game? 'Superb, brilliant. A compulsive and deeply intelligent literary thriller' New Statesman The Stone Gods Jeanette Winterson An interplanetary love story, a traveller's tale and a hymn to the beauty of the earth 'The Stone Gods is as full of ideas as a catherine wheel is of sparks, emitting notions, quibbles, quirks, fantasies, glittering fragments of invention that fizz and pop as they fly into the darkness' Sunday Telegraph Pub Date July 2008 ISBN 9780141016719 Price £7.99 Format B format pb Extent 384pp Territory 1BKZ Pub Date July 2008 ISBN 9780141032603 Price £7.99 Format B format pb Extent 256pp Territory 1BKZ July Fiction July Fiction What is the What Dave Eggers ‘Read Dave Eggers’ What is the What – it's the best book of the year’ Guardian 'I cannot recall the last time I was this moved by a novel. It is impossible to read this book and not be humbled, enlightened, transformed' Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner Obsession Jonathan Kellerman The heart-thumping new bestseller from the 'master of the psychological thriller' Just before she died, Patty Bigelow confessed to having killed a man. Now her niece Tanya is obsessed with finding out the truth about her aunt's crime – and she needs Alex Delaware's help . . . Pub Date July 2008 ISBN 9780141015743 Price £7.99 Format B format pb Extent 560pp Territory 1BKZ Pub Date July 2008 ISBN 9780141021966 Price £6.99 Format A format pb Extent 528pp Territory 1BKZ July Fiction July Fiction The Secret Servant Daniel Silva The breathtaking new thriller from the international bestselling phenomenon The next gripping instalment in the internationally bestselling series featuring art­restorer, assassin and spy Gabriel Allon. Pub Date July 2008 ISBN 9780141031385 Price £6.99 Format B format pb Extent 464pp Territory 1BKZ Pub Date July 2008 ISBN 9780141030647 Price £7.99 Format B format pb Extent 208pp Territory 1BCEKZ The Anti-social Behaviour of Horace Rumpole John Mortimer 'Another immensely likeable outing for literature's favourite lion of justice' Daily Mail John Mortimer's delightful new Rumpole novel sees the magician of the Old Bailey at his implacable best as he takes on an apparently hopeless murder case, and defends our ancient freedoms when threatened with a personal ASBO . . . Penguin Paperbacks July Non-Fiction July Non-Fiction The Invisible Cure Africa, the West and the Fight Against AIDS Helen Epstein A compelling and shocking work of reportage on the African AIDS crisis Impassioned, lively and beautifully written, Helen Epstein's provocative investigation reveals the truth behind why AIDS has such a stranglehold on Africa, and what can be done to fight it. A Voyage Round John Mortimer Valerie Grove 'A perceptive and affectionate biography of a national monument and treasure' Christopher Hart, Sunday Times For the first time, a biographer has had full access to Mortimer, his circle of friends, and their diaries and letters. The result is a riveting account of one of England's great cultural figures. Pub Date July 2008 ISBN 9780141011059 Price £9.99 Format B format pb Extent 352pp Territory 1BKZ Pub Date July 2008 ISBN 9780141019543 Price £9.99 Format B format pb Extent 560pp Territory 1BEKZ2AC July Non-Fiction July Non-Fiction Tribe Adventures in a Changing World Bruce Parry The paperback edition of the bestselling tie-in to the hugely popular BBC2 series Over several years, Parry spent one month living with fifteen different tribes. The result Pub Date July 2008 is an insight into wildly differing cultures that are vibrant, hospitable and full of spirit. ISBN 9780141032252 Price £6.99 Format B format pb Extent 288pp Illustrations 50 colour inset Territory 1BCKZ Gangs Ross Kemp Ross Kemp squares up to the world's most dangerous gangsters Across the world, millions of people are members of gangs. And when rival gangs meet, it's war. Ross Kemp infiltrates these terrifying street gangs to discover what makes them tick, and what the law is doing to curb their criminal activity. Pub Date July 2008 ISBN 9780141026831 Price £7.99 Format B format pb Extent 384pp Illustrations 4 x 8pp colour insets Territory 1BEKZ July Non-Fiction August Fiction Rudolf Nureyev The Life Julie Kavanagh The authorized biography of the superstar of twentieth-century ballet 'Magnificent . . . comprehensive and compulsively readable' Simon Callow, Guardian Pub Date July 2008 ISBN 9780141029696 Price £9.99 Format B format pb Extent 800pp Illustrations 3 x 16pp black and white insets Territory 1BKZ Life Class Pat Barker The breathtaking new paperback from the Booker Prize-winning author of the Regeneration trilogy Beginning at the Slade School of Art in the spring of 1914, and taking us to the field hospitals of Ypres, Life Class shows just how deeply the effects of war can run, as student Paul Tarrant's perceptions of life, love and art are changed for ever. 'Undoubtedly the definitive biography. Rudolf Nureyev, superstar, emerges in all his terribly flawed glory' Sunday Telegraph Pub Date August 2008 ISBN 9780141019475 Price £7.99 Format B format pb Extent 256pp Territory 1BCEKZ Penguin Paperbacks August Fiction August Fiction The Book of Other People Zadie Smith A weird and wonderful collection of short stories from over twenty of today's best writers from both sides of the Atlantic Featuring an introduction by Zadie Smith, The Book of Other People is as dazzling and inventive as its authors, and as vivid and wide­ranging as its characters. King of Swords Nick Stone The blistering follow-up to the bestselling Mr Clarinet Miami, 1981. Against a backdrop of black magic and police corruption, Detectives Max Mingus and Joe Liston are on the trail of a terrifying killer. Few have met the most feared man in Miami, but rumours abound of a forked tongue and blood­chilling voodoo ceremonies . . . Pub Date August 2008 ISBN 9780141029320 Price £7.99 Format B format pb Extent 304pp Illustrations Full colour interleaved Territory 1BEKZ Pub Date August 2008 ISBN 9780141021072 Price £6.99 Format A format pb Extent 576pp Territory 1BEKZ August Non-Fiction August Fiction The Few July–October 1940 Alex Kershaw Movie rights bought by Tom Cruise – who flies his own old WWII fighter for fun – and Michael Mann In the dark early days of the Second World War, Britain's defence was in the hands of the men flying the Spitfires and Hurricanes of Royal Air Force Fighter Command. They were Churchill's Few. This is their story. What I Was Meg Rosoff Packaged specifically for the adult market in tandem with Puffin's own paperback edition, Meg Rosoff's haunting story of first love, friendship and betrayal The stunning new Costa Book Award­nominated novel from the author of How I Live Now and Just in Case. Pub Date August 2008 ISBN 9780141018508 Price £8.99 Format A format pb Extent 336pp Territory 1BKZ Pub Date August 2008 ISBN 9780141038315 Price £6.99 Format B format pb Extent 208pp Territory 1BEKZ August Non-Fiction August Non-Fiction Who Writes This Crap? Joel Stickley and Luke Wright All the rubbish you read in a day re-written From junk mail, packaging and advertising, to magazines, e­mails and text messages, Stickley and Wright reinvent the run­of­the­mill like never before. Whether it's a smoothie label, a newspaper headline or an unsolicited e­mail from a Nigerian prince, this book will change the way you read for ever. My Life with George The Inspirational Story of How a Wilful Dog Brought Joy to a Bereaved Family Judith Summers The inspirational story of how a wilful dog brought joy to a bereaved family Pub Date August 2008 ISBN 9780141032238 Price £6.99 Format B format pb Extent 272pp Territory 1BEKZ Pub Date August 2008 ISBN 9780141030548 Price £8.99 Format B format pb Extent 256pp Territory 1W My Life with George is the hilarious and moving story of the impossible but adorable George – recounting how he filled a huge void after the death of Judith Summers's husband, while driving her absolutely barking mad along the way. Penguin Paperbacks August Non-Fiction August Fiction Interventions Noam Chomsky A powerful and timely collection of articles from the world's leading political intellectual and dissident A cogent discussion of the burning issues of our post 9/11 world from a vital and authoritative perspective. Pub Date August 2008 ISBN 9780141031804 Price £8.99 Format 129 x 178 mm pb Extent 288pp Territory 1BKZ Pub Date August 2008 ISBN 9780141029580 Price £8.99 Format B format pb Extent 288pp Territory 1BKZ The Elephanta Suite Paul Theroux We think we know India. But as Paul Theroux reveals, we need to think again . . . 'Theroux has a sharp eye . . . reworking the old colonial themes in light of the country's rapid but uneven development. Theroux hasn't lost any of his insight or power to enthrall' Sunday Telegraph September Fiction September Fiction Monster Love Carol Topolski A dark and deathly literary thriller for fans of Lionel Shriver's We Need to Talk About Kevin 'Striking . . . [Topolski's] sharp­eyed writing talent holds the promise of more exciting work ahead' Independent on Sunday Pub Date August 2008 ISBN 9780141033389 Price £6.99 Format B format pb Extent 272pp Territory 1BEKZ A French Life Jean-Paul Dubois The runaway French bestseller – a comic, tragic, epic novel that brilliantly blends the personal and the political Meet Paul Blick, fifty­something. As Blick moves from childhood to adulthood, so the political scenery behind him shifts, reflecting both a nation in flux and a man desperate to make sense of the forces that have shaped him. 'A chilling, darkly compelling portrait of an unimaginable crime' Psychologies Pub Date September 2008 ISBN 9780141024820 Price £8.99 Format B format pb Extent 288pp Territory 1BEKZ August Non-Fiction August Non-Fiction Rock Star Babylon Jon Holmes The myths and rumours that make rock'n'roll, rock'n'roll Crafted with all the loving detail that you'd expect from a man who received the largest ever broadcasting fine for breaching decency rules, Rock Star Babylon opens up a Pandora's musical box of bad behaviour and jumps head first into Pub Date August 2008 ISBN 9780140254105 the mess. Price £8.99 Format B format pb Extent 400pp Illustrations Integrated black and white illustrations Territory 1BCKZE Mrs Woolf and the Servants Alison Light 'An absorbing investigation, serious, radical and feminist in its politics, entertaining in its delivery' Independent Examining Virginia Woolf and four of her servants, Alison Light explores the extraordinary world of the domestic servant in the first half of the twentieth century. Pub Date August 2008 ISBN 9780141028446 Price £7.99 Format B format pb Extent 288pp Illustrations Integrated black and white illustrations Territory 1BEKZ August Non-Fiction On Brick Lane Rachel Lichtenstein The true story of one of the most famous, fashionable and fascinating streets in London Blending history and reportage with personal testimony and urban myths, and interspersing these with maps and photography, On Brick Lane is a one­of­a­kind chronicle of one of London's most remarkable streets. Pub Date August 2008 ISBN 9780141018515 Price £8.99 Format B format pb Extent 368pp Illustrations Black and white photographs throughout Territory 1BCEKZ Penguin Paperbacks September Fiction September Fiction The Skeleton Man Jim Kelly A classic murder mystery of the highest order and the latest addition to Jim Kelly's award-winning series For seventeen years, the hamlet of Jude's Ferry has lain abandoned. But when local reporter Philip Dryden joins the army on exercise in the empty village, a shocking discovery is made: a human skeleton, a noose around its neck . . . Things I Want My Daughters to Know Elizabeth Noble A tale of families, friends and the glorious, endless possibilities of life When Barbara realizes her life is close to the end, she writes letters to her four daughters, aware they'll be facing life without her at their side. But how can she leave them when they still have so much growing up to do? Pub Date September 2008 ISBN 9780141027494 Price £7.99 Format A format pb Extent 432pp Territory 1BCEKZ Pub Date August 2008 ISBN 9780141030012 Price £6.99 Format B format pb Extent 448pp Territory 1BEKZ September Fiction September Non-Fiction Desperately Seeking... Evelyn Cosgrave A story about doing the wrong thing for the right reasons. Or is it the right thing for the wrong reasons? Kate never intended the get­over guy to fall in love with her – but he did and she's not only agreed to marry him, but decided that it's a really good idea. Only thing is, her Pub Date September heart is pushing her towards the most 2008 surprising – and unsuitable – man she ISBN 9780141023250 could possibly fall for . . . Price £8.99 Format B format pb Extent 464pp Illustrations 40 black and white photographs Territory 1W Young Voices British Children Remember the Second World War Lyn Smith 'What makes these accounts so compelling is that children's experiences have in their telling a particular immediacy . . . a vivid and moving collection' New Statesman Through the richly diverse voices and writings of over one hundred contributors, Lyn Smith has written a powerful oral history of the war as seen from a child's perspective. Pub Date September 2008 ISBN 9781844881468 Price £6.99 Format B format pb Extent 288pp Territory 1BCEKZ September Non-Fiction Force of Nature Robin Knox-Johnston A story of courage and astonishing resilience played out against thousands of miles of awesome ocean The gripping story of Sir Robin Knox­Johnston's last solo sail around the globe – an extraordinary return to the ultra­competitive, punishing world of single­handed round­the­world racing. Pub Date September 2008 ISBN 9780141032191 Price £8.99 Format B format pb Extent 320pp Illustrations 16pp colour illustrations Territory 1W Penguin Paperbacks October Fiction November Non-Fiction The Chase Clive Cussler The Grand Master of Adventure fiction is back, with one of his wildest thrillers yet For decades, Clive Cussler has been delighting readers with novels filled with suspense, action and sheer audacity. Now he does it again, in one of the wildest, most Pub Date October 2008 entertaining historical thrillers in years. ISBN 9780141033112 Price £14.99 Format B format pb Extent 736pp Territory 1BKZ Due Considerations John Updike A brilliant collection of non-fiction pieces from the insightful, versatile and ever-curious John Updike A cruise through the cultural waters of the past decade, with as delightful, witty and sensitive a guide as you could hope for, Due Considerations is a voyage not to be missed. Pub Date October 2008 ISBN 9780141030319 Price £6.99 Format A format pb Extent 496pp Territory 1BKZ November Non-Fiction October Fiction The Boy in the Cupboard Shane Dunphy The bestselling child protection worker tells further startling true stories from the coal-face of despair Four heart­stopping true stories of terror and triumph, told by the man who tried to make life better for these troubled children. Pub Date November 2008 ISBN 9781844881604 Price £6.99 Format B format pb Extent 288pp Territory 1W Pub Date February 2009 ISBN 9780141031910 Price £7.99 Format B format pb Extent 576pp Territory 1BEKZ Company of Liars Karen Maitland The highly acclaimed and successful hardback will be the must-have paperback of the autumn 'A richly evocative page­turner with a disturbing final twist worthy of a master of the spine­tingler, such as Henry James' Daily Express October Fiction October Non-Fiction Submarine Joe Dunthorne Now in paperback the freshest, funniest, and best reviewed debut novel of spring 2008 'This first novel by a young Welsh poet is the sharpest, funniest, rudest account of a periodically troubled teenager's coming of age since The Catcher in the Rye . . . this brilliant novel is laugh­out­loud enjoyable' Independent Confessions of a Demented Housewife The Celebrity Year Niamh Greene Niamh Greene's debut, Secret Diary of a Demented Housewife, sold over 100,000 copies Bestselling diarist and housewife extraordinaire Susie Hunt returns with another scintillating instalment from the coal­face of modern motherhood . . . this time as an accidental (yeah, right) celebrity. Pub Date February 2009 ISBN 9780141032757 Price £7.99 Format B format pb Extent 304pp Territory 1BKZ Pub Date October 2008 ISBN 9781844881383 Price £6.99 Format B format pb Extent 336pp Territory 1BCKZ December Fiction Final Impact World War 2.3 John Birmingham The climactic final episode of the critically acclaimed Axis of Time trilogy In the third and final gripping instalment of the Axis of Time trilogy, the revised history of the war is more alarming than ever. Hitler and the Japanese race towards atomic capability; Stalin plots to tear down the future and rebuild it in his own image; and the Allies begin their Great Crusade, with the weapons and know­how of the twenty­first century. © Vincent Long Pub Date December 2008 ISBN 9780141029139 Price £6.99 Format A format pb Extent 464pp Territory 1B