ReadThe Portobello Bookshop Gift Guide 2025

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Fiction
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Contemporary & Classic Fiction Crime & Mystery Fantasy Graphic Novels & Comics Browse more Fiction categories
Non-fiction
Be it biography, history, nature writing or any other form of true story, non-fiction writing is often loaded with just as much suspense and character as the most exciting novel
Essays, Memoir & Biography Nature & Travel History & Archaeology Science & Technology Browse more Non-fiction categories
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Children's Fiction Children's Non-Fiction Board Books, Picture Books & Activity Books Children's Poetry & Anthologies Browse more Children’s, Teenage & Educational categories
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Gift cards

James Pritchard Author & Editor

James Pritchard is a member of the Department of History at Queen's University.

The Science of Alpine Ski Racing cover

The Science of Alpine Ski Racing

2 contributors - Hardback

£140.00

The Science of Alpine Ski Racing cover

The Science of Alpine Ski Racing

2 contributors - Paperback

£38.99

A Field Guide to Butterflies of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem cover

A Field Guide to Butterflies of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

2 authors - Paperback

£13.99

In Search of Empire cover

In Search of Empire

James Pritchard - Paperback

£32.00

In Search of Empire cover

In Search of Empire

James Pritchard - Hardback

£95.00