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  • Did you know that in German, a pig doesn't say oink, it says gruntz, and when you sneeze in Japanese it's hakushon, not achoo? With vibrant comics and fun facts,�Sounds All Around will teach you interesting and funny onomatopoeias�from all over th...



  • A dark and mysterious adventure has turned the old house into�a living nightmare for Jennifer as she moves through the rooms to discover what�has entered her home and disturbed her sleep. The tranquillity that she would�normally find comfort in has b...



  • After tragic events cause her to lose the only love that she has known, Monica enters into a world of dark visions which threaten her survival and sanity, but she has learnt never to give up hope and to believe that eventually she will triumph and fi...



  • A spectacular bus crash, escaping convicts, hostage taking, armed bank siege and romance are all included in this action filled suspense thriller with a twist at the end. Negotiator Scott Bradley has been assigned to secure the hostage's safe release...



  • Grab a cup of coffee and get yourself immersed in this really great combination of compelling short stories and thought provoking questions. Whether you are sitting in your armchair at home, having a break in the office, taking a walk in the park or ...



  • A valuable set of writing tips which will provide considerable insight and inspiration to aspiring and seasoned writers alike. This book is also the perfect gift for anyone who wants to be a writer and is looking for the help to get started. Inspirat...



  • Arguing that British comics are distinct from their international counterparts, a unique showcase of the major role they have played in the imaginative lives of British youth -- and some adults.In this entertaining cultural history of British comic p...



  • A priest looking out the door of his church sees a woman, falls in love, and follows after her.

    Together they retreat to the desert, to pray, to love, and to test his faith.

    This book is a love triangle between a man, a woman, and truth....






  • In this entertaining cultural history of British comic papers and magazines, James Chapman shows how comics were transformed in the early twentieth century from adult amusement to imaginative reading matter for children.�Beginning with the firs...



  • In this study of a television institution--the first to draw extensively on the full riches of the BBC Written Archives--James Chapman explores the history of Doctor Who from its origins to the present day. He shows how the series has evolved to meet...



  • Fiction. STET tells the life story of Stet, a filmmaker from Soviet Leningrad, who is sent for his artistic crimes to a prison camp in the 1960's, and dies there without having produced much more than a single film. Narrated in an extravagant third-p...



  • In James Chapman's new novel, a woman identified only as Frieda tells us the story of her life, from before her birth until after her death.

    Frieda is trying to reconcile the things she believes in with the things she knows to be true. Each chapt...




  • In a Joycean stream-of-consciousness style, Chapman's ( Our Plague: A Film from New York ) third novel attempts to deconstruct the experience of the Persian Gulf War foot soldier. Unfortunately, his herky-jerky prose is not Joyce's and his subject--t...




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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

James Chapman has published 17 books.

James Chapman does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, A World of Wisdom: Fun and Unusual Phrases from Around the Globe, was published in September 2021.

The first book by James Chapman, Our Plague, was published in April 1993.

No. James Chapman does not write books in series.