Duckworth is celebrating 125 years Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Duckworth is celebrating 125 years on XPublisher. Proudly independent for 125 years ๐

The Nordic Theory of Everything: In Search of a Better Life
Anu PartanenThe Nordic Theory of Everything: In Search of a Better Life by Anu Partanen How the Nordic countries can teach us to lead easier, healthier, happier lives ๐ฒ๐๏ธโท๏ธ Pre-order our 125th anniversary editions now๐ฆ๐ https://t.co/1TnSoK1y7w @anupartanen https://t.co/LCUrFIDxMO
Paperback, 2017
$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
Ed YongThere's just 1 week to go until the publication of #ThePossibilityofLife by @jaimealyse and we're celebrating by sharing this quote from the brilliant @edyong209, author of #AnImmenseWorld ๐ฝ๐ช๐ Pre-order your copy of The Possibility of Life hereโฌ๏ธ https://t.co/yOic1ljmOD https://t.co/RiBFlp0bo2
Paperback, 2023
$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
China in Ten Words: Essays
Yu HuaChina in Ten Words by Yu Hua A courageous, witty and intimate memoir of China framed in ten telling words ๐จ๐ณ๐๏ธ๐ Pre-order our 125th anniversary editions now๐ฆ๐ https://t.co/1TnSoK1y7w https://t.co/Cr655OwGrs
Paperback, 2012
$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Shadowy Third: Love, Letters, and Elizabeth Bowen
Julia ParryHow fitting that Julia Parry should win the #RSLChristopherBlandPrize for her book โThe Shadowy Third: Love, Letters and Elizabeth Bowenโ on Elizabeth Bowenโs birthday ๐ @RSLiterature @Matt_Casbourne https://t.co/mAn5mVE5fA
Paperback, 2021
$24.95Member price:$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Sinners of Starlight City
Anika ScottAs announced by the @thebookseller, we are delighted to have acquired @AnikaScott1โs 'Sinners of Starlight City'. "A gripping story of revenge and redemption" set against the rise of Fascism in 1920s Italy and the atmospheric 1933 Chicago World's Fair. https://t.co/1Z1vxXbrHx
Paperback, Large Print, 2023
$27.99Member price:$13.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The German Heiress
Anika ScottElectrifying, compelling, masterful, fascinating, epic, thrilling... There's still time to pre-order this captivating war-era fiction by @AnikaScott1, international bestselling author of The German Heiress https://t.co/8dTyazefzS ๐ต๏ธโโ๏ธ ๐ต๏ธโโ๏ธ #TheSovietSisters #ColdWar #SpyNovel https://t.co/6jdeVqGdmE
Paperback, Large Print, 2020
$21.99Member price:$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Through Two Doors at Once: The Elegant Experiment That Captures the Enigma of Our Quantum Reality
Anil AnanthaswamyThrough Two Doors at Once: The Enigmatic Story of Our Quantum Reality by Anil Ananthaswamy The clearest, most accessible explanation yet of the amazing world of quantum mechanics โ๏ธ๐ฌ๐ Pre-order our 125th anniversary editions now๐ฆ๐ https://t.co/WLoW6WvYbE https://t.co/uzoVYYLqln
Paperback, 2019
$24.00Member price:$12.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
My Life in France
Julia ChildGreat to see that My Life in France by Julia Child, with Olivia Potts' wonderful new introduction, has been dubbed a MUST READ by The Daily Mail ๐ด๐ฅ๐พ Read the full article here: https://t.co/s0VbMOFo2F @_Poots_ @DailyMailUK https://t.co/A2BhQFYtu7
Paperback, 2007
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Waverly: Historical Novel
Walter ScottA Walter Scott Prize-winning , riveting historical novel set in 14th century China, #TheTenThousandThings seamlessly fuses the epic and the intimate with the precision and depth that the real-life Wang Meng brought to his art. Out 16 March๐ผ๏ธ https://t.co/WLoW6WvYbE https://t.co/5SHHLEGnsi
Paperback, 2018
$19.30Member price:$9.65 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Alchemist: A Fable about Following Your Dream
Paulo Coelho"When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too." - Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist #HumpDayHappiness
Paperback, 2014
$17.99Member price:$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book