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In 1935, if you wanted to read a good book, you needed either a lot of money or a library card. Cheap paperbacks were available, but their poor production generally tended to mirror the quality between the covers. Penguin paperbacks were the brainchild of Allen Lane, then a director of The Bodley Head. After a weekend visiting Agatha Christie in Devon, he found himself on a platform at Exeter station searching its bookstall for something to read on his journey back to London, but discovered only popular magazines and reprints of Victorian novels. Appalled by the selection on offer, Lane decided that good quality contemporary fiction should be made available at an attractive price and sold not just in traditional bookshops, but also in railway stations, tobacconists and chain stores. He also wanted a 'dignified but flippant' symbol for his new business. His secretary suggested a Penguin and another employee was sent to London Zoo to make some sketches. Seventy years later Penguin is still one of the most recognizable brands in the world.

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1775 - A Good Year for Revolution

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Historical Novels (Penguin Publishing)

2034 - A Novel of the Next World War

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Product Line: Science Fiction Novels (Penguin Publishing)

MSRP $27.00

A History of Wales

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Product Line: Historical Novels (Penguin Publishing)

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Alex Rider #1 - Stormbreaker

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Alex Rider #3 - Skeleton Key

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Alex Rider #5 - Scorpia

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Alex Rider #6 - Ark Angel

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Americans in Paris - Life & Death Under Nazi Occupation

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Historical Novels (Penguin Publishing)

MSRP $32.95

Ancient Greeks, The

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Product Line: Historical Novels (Penguin Publishing)

Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans

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Product Line: Historical Books (Penguin Publishing)

MSRP $28.00

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Arabian Nights, The - Tales of the 1001 Nights Vol. 2

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Historical Books (Penguin Publishing)

MSRP $21.00

Arabian Nights, The - Tales of the 1001 Nights Vol. 3

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Historical Books (Penguin Publishing)

Art and Making of, The - Dungeons & Dragons, Honor Among Thieves

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Fantasy Novels (Penguin Publishing)

MSRP $45.00

Avatar Trilogy #1 - Shadowdale

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Product Line: Forgotten Realms Novels (Penguin Publishing)

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Avatar Trilogy #2 - Tantras

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Avatar Trilogy #3 - Waterdeep

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Battle for Saipan, The - The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Historical Books (Penguin Publishing)

Blood and Ruins

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Product Line: Historical Novels (Penguin Publishing)

MSRP $30.00

Brute Force - Allied Strategy and Tactics in the Second World War

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Historical Books (Penguin Publishing)

Byzantium - The Early Centuries

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Product Line: Historical Novels (Penguin Publishing)

Call for the Dead

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Modern Novels (Penguin Publishing)

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Cataclysm of Kang, The

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Product Line: Multiverse Role Playing Game

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Chronicles Trilogy #3 - The Dragons of Spring Dawning (2nd Printing)

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Dragonlance Novels (Penguin Publishing)

MSRP $9.95

Civil War, The - Caesar

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Product Line: Historical Books (Penguin Publishing)

Civilian Warriors - The Inside Story of Blackwater and the Unsung Heroes of the War on Terror

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Historical Books (Penguin Publishing)

Cold War, The

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Historical Books (Penguin Publishing)

MSRP $27.95

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Collapse - How Societies Choose to Fall or Succeed

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Historical Novels (Penguin Publishing)

Conflict of Interest

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Mystery Novels (Penguin Publishing)

MSRP $6.95

Conquest of Gaul, The

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Historical Books (Penguin Publishing)

Critical Role - Vox Machina, Kith & Kin

By: Penguin Publishing

Stock #: RAN96626

Product Line: Fantasy Novels (Penguin Publishing)

MSRP $28.00

Crown of Kings, The (1st Printing)

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Cybergypsies, The

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Product Line: Modern Novels (Penguin Publishing)

MSRP $28.95

D-Day - The Battle for Normandy

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Product Line: Historical Books (Penguin Publishing)

MSRP $18.00

Daughters of Kobani, The - A Story of Rebellion, Courage and Justice

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Historical Books (Penguin Publishing)

Doctor Who Coloring Book

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Eastern Front 1914-1917, The

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Product Line: Historical Books (Penguin Publishing)

Eastern Front 1914-1917, The

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Product Line: Historical Books (Penguin Publishing)

Fateful Choices - Ten Decisions That Changed the World, 1940-1941

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Product Line: Historical Books (Penguin Publishing)

Fiasco - The American Military Adventure in Iraq

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Product Line: Historical Novels (Penguin Publishing)

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Fighting Fantasy Monsters - Out of the Pit (1st Edition, 2nd Printing)

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Product Line: Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks (Penguin Publishing)

Gamble, The - General Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq

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Product Line: Historical Novels (Penguin Publishing)

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Game Boys

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Product Line: Historical Books (Penguin Publishing)

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Gates of Thorbardin, The

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Product Line: Dragonlance Novels (Penguin Publishing)

Give Me a Fast Ship - The Continental Navy and America's Revolution at Sea

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Product Line: Historical Novels (Penguin Publishing)

God's War - A New History of the Crusades

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Product Line: Historical Books (Penguin Publishing)

Guadalcanal - The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle

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Product Line: Historical Novels (Penguin Publishing)

Halbritter's Arms Through the Ages - An Introduciton to the Secret Weapons of History

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Historical Books (Penguin Publishing)

MSRP $5.95

Haunting of Hill House, The

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Horror Novels (Penguin Publishing)

MSRP $16.00

Hero of Ticonderoga, The

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Product Line: Modern Novels (Penguin Publishing)

MSRP $6.99

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Historical Atlas of Ancient Civilizations

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Historical Books (Penguin Publishing)

Homer - The Iliad

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Product Line: Historical Novels (Penguin Publishing)

MSRP $9.95

Isle of Stone, The - A Novel of Ancient Sparta

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Product Line: Historical Novels (Penguin Publishing)

MSRP $7.99

Jewish War, The

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Historical Books (Penguin Publishing)

Legends Vol. 1 - Time of the Twins

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Dragonlance Novels (Penguin Publishing)

Legends Vol. 2 - War of the Twins

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Dragonlance Novels (Penguin Publishing)

MSRP $9.95

Legends Vol. 3 - Test of the Twins

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Dragonlance Novels (Penguin Publishing)

MSRP $9.95