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The English bookshop in Geneva
OffTheShelf is the English
bookshop in the Plainpalais area of Geneva.
15 bvd Georges Favon
1204 Geneva
tel. (+41 22) 311 1090
fax (+41 22) 311 1092
books@offtheshelf.ch
We're open:
Tue-Fri 0900-1830
Sat 1000-1700
& closed on Mondays
Use our fully secure
checkout process to place an order online. Choose to collect from the
bookshop free of charge, or
take advantage of our low shipping
rates to have it mailed to your door.
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Don't miss:
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CHILDREN'S MORNING
On the last Saturday of every month, we offer STORY TIME for 2-8 year olds
starting at 10:30, as well as 10% OFF
all children's books purchased before 12:00.
NEXT:
Sat
27th
March 2010
Sign
up
here
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BOOK
CLUBS
Watch this space for news of our new special offer for book clubs...
Coming
soon!
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We stock a wide selection of books
in English to suit all tastes, for adults, children and those
learning or teaching English.
Read about
our full range of services
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You can place online orders with
OffTheShelf by searching
our
catalogue and adding items to your cart.
Our Top
Picks will give you an idea of what's new in each section.
If you'd like to order a book not
featured on our website, no problem! Just fill in a form
and we'll get back to you straight away with prices and availability.
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Come and discover the world of
OffTheShelf, with our cosy atmosphere, our friendly helpful staff and
our order service!
We look forward to seeing you in the
shop soon.
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Andrea Levy: Long Song
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Long Song
Andrea Levy's previous novel "Small
island" won the Orange Prize for Fiction, the Whitbread Novel
Award and Book of the Year, the Commonwealth Writers' Award, and was
shortlisted for the British Book Awards. It would be an understatement
to say that "The Long Song" has been eagerly awaited. And it does not
disappoint:
"thoroughly captivating" (Guardian)
"a marvel of luminous storytelling" (Financial Times)
"A brilliant historical novel" (AN
Wilson)
"characteristically authentic, resonant and imaginative" (Sunday
Telegraph)
Set
on
a Jamaican sugar plantation in the 19th century, the novel follows
July, a slave girl, as she relates her tale of growing up through wars,
injustice and bigotry, and finally witnessing the abolition of slavery,
in a way that is at once moving and entertaining.
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Recent releases:
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Solar
McEwan, Ian
A darkly satirical novel,
showing human frailty struggling with the most pressing and complex
problem of our time, and a stylish new work from one of the world's
great writers.
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Beyond the profits system
Shutt,
Harry
The author of "The trouble with
capitalism" provides not merely a comprehensive background to the
current financial collapse, but also a radical though realistic way
forward in light of the catastrophe.
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39 clues: Viper's nest
Lerangis, Peter
Latest instalment in this
adventure story series for 8-12 year olds that links to an online
game and the chance to win $50,000 worth of prizes.
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Book news in brief:
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 STORY PRIZE
announced for 2010: In
other
rooms, other wonders by Daniyal Mueenuddin, a
Pakistani-American author worthy of comparison to Chekhov for his
empathetic vignettes of ordinary lives.
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Author events at
OffTheShelf:
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Authors from all four continents, as well as many who
live and work in
Switzerland, have come to OffTheShelf to present their books, read from
them and sign copies. Covering an immense range of topics from art to
science, novels to poetry, war to love, OffTheShelf's author events are
for everyone who enjoys meeting writers and other readers, for a
discussion, a drink and a moment of intellectual relaxation.
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See
the calendar
of
upcoming
events.
See
details of past
events.
Sign
up to receive details of future author events.
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