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CHRISTMAS READS 2007: The very best new books for December

The Interesting Bits

The Interesting Bits

by Justin Pollard
(John Murray, £12.99)
Flights Of Fancy

Flights Of Fancy

by Peter Tate
(Random House, £10)
Who's Who In The Archers 2008

Who's Who In The Archers 2008

by Kerri Davies
(BBC Books, £5.99)
The Hobbit 70th Anniversary Edition

The Hobbit 70th Anniversary Edition

by JRR Tolkien
(Harper Collins, £18.99)
Murder On The Links

Murder On The Links

by Agatha Christie
(Harper Collins, £9.99)
The Closed Door And Other Stories

The Closed Door And Other Stories

by Dorothy Whipple
(Persephone Books, £12)
My Last Supper

My Last Supper

by Melanie Dunea
(Bloomsbury Publishing, £25)
Secret Services

Secret Services

by Cary Whitley
(Fab Publishing, £12.99)
Henrietta Howard

Henrietta Howard

by Rracy Borman
(Jonathan Cape, £20)
Thames

Thames

by Peter Ackroyd
(Chatto & Windus, £25)
The Know-It-All Book

The Know-It-All Book

by Noah D Oppenheim & David Kidder
(Hodder & Stoughton, £14.99)
Where Shall We Go To Dinner?

Where Shall We Go To Dinner?

by Tamasin Day-Lewsin
(Weidenfeld & Nicholson, £16.99)