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1	On the Beach more books like this by Nevil Shute add to wishlist After the war is over, a radioactive cloud begins to sweep southwards on the winds, gradually poisoning everything in its path. An American submarine captain is among the survivors left sheltering in Australia, preparing with the locals for the inevitable. Despite his memories of his wife, he becomes close to a young woman struggling to accept the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Trustee from the Toolroom by Nevil Shute add to wishlist Keith Stewart is an ordinary man. However, one day he is called upon to undertake an extraordinary task. When his sister's boat is wrecked in the Pacific, he becomes trustee for his little niece. In order to save her from destitution he has to embark on a 2,000 mile voyage in a small yacht in inhospitable waters. His adventures and the colorful ... see all copies from $3.99! new only from $11.33! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Town Like Alice more books like this by Nevil Shute add to wishlist This title features an introduction by Eric Lomax. Jean Paget is just twenty years old and working in Malaya when the Japanese invasion begins. When she is captured she joins a group of other European women and children whom the Japanese force to march for miles through the jungle - an experience that leads to the deaths of many. Due to her ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.29! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	In the wet more books like this by Nevil Shute add to wishlist It is the rainy season. Drunk and delirious, an old man lies dying in the Queensland bush. In his opium-hazed last hours, a priest finds his deserted shack and listens to his last words. Half-awake and half-dreaming the old man tells the story of an adventure set decades in the future, in a very different world... see all copies from $2.53! new only from $11.57! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Pied Piper more books like this by Nevil Shute add to wishlist This title includes an introduction by John Boyne. John Howard is determined to brighten up his old age by taking a fishing trip to France. However, during his stay the Nazis invade and he is forced to try to escape back to England with the two small children of some friends who are forced to stay behind in order to help the Allied war effort. As ... see all copies from $2.53! new only from $9.62! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	Round the Bend more books like this by Nevil Shute add to wishlist When Tom Cutter hires Constantine Shaklin as an engineer in his air freight business, he little realises the extraordinary gifts of his new recruit. Shaklin possesses a religious power which inspires everyone he meets to a new faith and hope for humanity. As Cutter's business grows across Asia, so does Shaklin's fame, until he is widely regarded ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.54! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Rainbow and the Rose more books like this by Nevil Shute add to wishlist When Johnny Pascoe attempts to rescue a sick girl from the Tasmanian outback his plane crashes leaving him dangerously injured. Ronnie Clarke, who was trained by Pascoe, endeavours to fly a doctor in to help but this proves more difficult than he imagined. As he waits overnight at Pascoe's house in order to try again the next day Clarke revisits ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.25! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	No Highway more books like this by Nevil Shute add to wishlist Theodore Honey is a shy, inconspicuous aircraft engineer whose eccentric interests in quantum mechanics and spiritualism are frowned upon in aviation circles. But when a passenger plane crashes in unexplained circumstances, Honey must convince his superiors that his unorthodox theories are correct before more lives are lost. see all copies from $4.99! new only from $10.83! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Stephen Morris more books like this by Nevil Shute add to wishlist This title includes the novel "Pilotage". Stephen Morris has just called off his engagement to the girl of his dreams because he is a penniless graduate with no prospects. He finds a job working as an aircraft mechanic, hoping to make his fortune. In "Pilotage", Stephen's navigator Peter Dennison is struggling with the same problem. These two ... see all copies from $2.92! new only from $10.86! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Pastoral more books like this by Nevil Shute add to wishlist During the Second World War, Peter Marshall's crew become one of the most successful bombing teams in their Oxfordshire airbase. However, when Peter falls in love with a young WAAF officer, his concentration begins to suffer and it looks as though his perfect run of missions - and his life - may be threatened. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.52! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Beyond the black stump more books like this by Nevil Shute add to wishlist If somewhere is 'beyond the black stump' it means it is in the deepest darkest wilds of the Australian outback. This is the sun-baked setting for Nevil Shute's novel of a romance that is tested by the differences between two young people's home lives. Stanton Laird is sent from his small town in America to work in a remote outpost in Western ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.71! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	Chequer Board more books like this by Nevil Shute add to wishlist John Turner, a young man with a checkered past, has been told he has just one year to live. He decides to use his time in search of three very different men he met briefly during the war: a snobbish British pilot, a young corporal accused of murder, and a black G.I. accused of attempted rape. Along the way, Turner learns about forgiveness, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.74! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Far Country more books like this by Nevil Shute add to wishlist A young English woman leaves her aging parents to visit friends living in the Australian outback. She falls in love, both with the country and with Carl, a doctor and Czech refugee. Brought together through dramatic encounters and strange twists of fate, their relationship hangs in the balance when Jennifer is called back to England. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.66! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Lonely Road more books like this by Shute add to wishlist A rich middle-aged man finds his lonely life turned upside down when he falls in love with a pretty dance hostess and becomes involved in exposing a conspiracy to sabotage the British General Election. But his dogged pursuit of the criminals will throw his life and the lives of those he cares about into grave danger. see all copies from $2.53! new only from $10.70! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Breaking Wave more books like this by Nevil Shute add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Once is Enough more books like this by Miles Smeeton add to wishlist In late December 1956, the 46-foot wooden ketch Tzu Hang sailed from Melbourne, Australia, bound for England by way of Cape Horn. Aboard were Miles Smeeton; his wife, Beryl; and their friend John Guzzwell. At that time only a very few small sailboats had ever rounded Cape Horn, and none had sailed as far south as the route the Tzu Hang followed ... see all copies from $6.01! new only from $8.16! \| first editions
17 view cover	Most Secret more books like this by Nevil Shute add to wishlist In their trusty fishing boat Genevieve, armed with only a flame thrower and limited ammunition, a small group of officers and men take a stand against the might of the German army after the fall of France in World War II. This is classic Shute: a thrilling adventure about the heroism of ordinary men that will keep you on the edge of your seat, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.88! \| first editions
18 view cover	Requiem for a wren by Nevil Shute add to wishlist Alan Duncan returns to his family home in Australia after the war and several years of study in England. But his homecoming is marred by the mysterious suicide of his parents' quiet and reliable parlour-maid. A search through her belongings in search of clues leads to heartbreaking revelations about the woman's identity, the death of Alan's ... see all copies from $2.49! new only from $9.32! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Ruined City more books like this by Shute add to wishlist Through a series of mishaps, Henry Warren, a recently divorced City financier, ends up in hospital in a Northern town ruined by the closure of its shipyard. Moved by the fate of the town's inhabitants, Warren risks his fortune and reputation to save the shipyard and restore the town to its former prosperity. In seeking to change the fate of the ... see all copies from $3.99! new only from $10.83! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Landfall more books like this by Nevil Shute add to wishlist Jerry Chambers, a fresh-faced young pilot, mistakenly sinks a British submarine. He is reprimanded and sent to a remote posting to test an experimental new bomb, a dangerous mission far away from the girl he loves. While Jerry risks his life, his sweetheart Mona sets about clearing her lover's name...but will she be too late? see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.69! \| first editions
21 view cover	Old Captivity more books like this by Shute add to wishlist Young pilot Donald Ross has little in common with the Oxford don who has employed him on an expedition to the Arctic - and still less with his beautiful but stubborn daughter, Alix. But once the three of them reach the treacherous shores of Greenland their destinies are inextricably bound by the events that unfold there. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.87! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Slide Rule: The Autobiography of an Engineer more books like this by Nevil Shute add to wishlist see all copies from $3.99! new only from $33.84! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	So Disdained more books like this by Nevil Shute add to wishlist When Peter Moran picks up a man on the roadside while driving through a bitter rainy night on the South Downs, he embarks upon an adventure that will lead him into treasonous international plots, flying adventures and tests of both his bravery and his loyalty. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.48! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	What Happened to the Corbetts more books like this by Nevil Shute add to wishlist Nevil Shute wrote this prophetic novel just before the start of the Second World War. In it he describes the devastation that results from an aerial bomb attack on Southampton that destroys the city's infrastructure and leaves the inhabitants at the mercy of cholera and further assaults. The story follows the trials and tribulations of the Corbett ... see all copies from $5.49! new only from $14.25! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Marazan more books like this by Nevil Shute add to wishlist After Philip Stenning is involved in a near-fatal plane crash, he feels he owes a debt of gratitude to the man who rescued him. However, his mysterious savior is an escaped convict, and his determination to help him leads Stenning into a tense and dramatic adventure of intrigue, drug-running and murder. see all copies from $2.37! new only from $10.72! \| first editions \| SVS

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