Win: tickets to Jane Eyre!
We have two pairs of tickets to give away to the new film of Jane Eyre, starring Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender and Jamie Bell and getting rave reviews in the press.
To win a pair -- valid at any Belgian cinema on a day of your choice (except weekends and holidays) -- just email info@sterlingbooks.be with the subject "Jane". We'll pick the winners on Monday 30 January. Good luck!
To win a pair -- valid at any Belgian cinema on a day of your choice (except weekends and holidays) -- just email info@sterlingbooks.be with the subject "Jane". We'll pick the winners on Monday 30 January. Good luck!
January sale: now an extra 50% off!
Our big January sale is in full swing, with hundreds of titles from fiction, children's, history, art, comics, travel guides and more at massively slashed prices.Even better, from today until the end of January we'll give you an extra 50% off their sticker prices. Have a browse and find a hidden gem for as little as 50 cents!
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Bestsellers of 2011
Topping our chart of the year is 'The Cello Suites' by Eric Siblin, partly thanks to the great evening we hosted with the author and a live cellist in February.As for the rest of the chart, what impeccable taste our customers have. Some booksellers would kill to have their sales topped by Franzen, Barnes and Hustvedt! Franzen's mega-acclaimed 'Freedom' made him such a hot topic this year that his previous novel 'The Corrections' -- now a decade old -- shot into our chart too.
Alongside the usual suspects were some surprise hits, like 'Through the Language Glass', one of our personal favourites and the bestselling book on language we can remember.
Onward to 2012!
1. The Cello Suites by Eric Siblin
2. Freedom by Jonathan Franzen
3. The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes
4. The Summer Without Men by Siri Hustvedt
5. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
6. A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
7. One Day by David Nicholls
8. Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
9. Solar by Ian McEwan
10. Through the Language Glass by Guy Deutscher
11. The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
12. A Game of Thrones by George RR Martin
13. The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman
14. Our Kind of Traitor by John le Carré
15. Fall of Giants by Ken Follett
16. The Hare with Amber Eyes by Edmund de Waal
17. A Clash of Kings by George RR Martin
18. Tree of Codes by Jonathan Safran Foer
19. Sunset Park by Paul Auster
20. The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides
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The Cello Suites
Eric Siblin
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Freedom
Jonathan Franzen
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The Sense of an Ending
Julian Barnes
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The Summer without Men
Siri Hustvedt
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The Help
Kathryn Stockett
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A Visit From the Goon Squad
Jennifer Egan
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One Day
David Nicholls
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Norwegian Wood
Haruki Murakami
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Solar
Ian McEwan
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Through the Language Glass
Guy Deutscher
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The Corrections
Jonathan Franzen
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A Game of Thrones: Book 1 of A Song of Ice and Fire
George R. R. Martin
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The Imperfectionists
Tom Rachman
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Our Kind of Traitor
John le Carré
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Fall of Giants
Ken Follett
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The Hare with Amber Eyes
Edmund de Waal
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A Clash of Kings: Book 2 of A Song of Ice and Fire
George R. R. Martin
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Tree of Codes
Jonathan Safran Foer
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Sunset Park
Paul Auster
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The Marriage Plot
Jeffrey Eugenides
Books of the year
"An original, funny, thought-provoking adventure."
Liam: Our Kind of Traitor by John le Carré
"Stark, thrilling and angry, le Carré's latest illuminates the murky intersection of politics and organised crime. Simply incendiary."
Ralph: Zero History by William Gibson
"Zero History is #1!"
Joni: This Party's Got to Stop by Rupert Thomson
"A heartrending but unsentimental account of loss."
Hadewijch: The Empty Family by Colm Tóibín
"Unique and beautifully written."
Jonny: Through the Language Glass by Guy Deutscher
"Fascinating look into the interplay between language and thought. The chapters on colour may blow your mind!"
Click through for more of our picks!
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A Visit From the Goon Squad
Jennifer Egan
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Our Kind of Traitor
John le Carré
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Zero History
William Gibson
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This Party's Got to Stop
Rupert Thomson
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The Empty Family
Colm Tóibín
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Through the Language Glass
Guy Deutscher
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The History of History
Ida Hattemer-Higgins
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Life and Fate
Vasily Grossman
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The Sense of an Ending
Julian Barnes
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There but for the
Ali Smith
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The Marriage Plot
Jeffrey Eugenides
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The Stranger's Child
Alan Hollinghurst
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Nemesis
Philip Roth
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Freedom
Jonathan Franzen
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The Summer without Men
Siri Hustvedt
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The Cat's Table
Michael Ondaatje
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The Lovers
Vendela Vida
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Third Reich
Roberto Bolano
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Kraken
China Mieville
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Full Dark, No Stars
Stephen King
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Just Kids
Patti Smith
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'A Christmas Carol': live at Sterling!
At 5pm on Thursday 22 December, actor Sebastian Badarau will be putting the final touches on Sterling's Christmas by performing a one-man version of 'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens on our first floor.No tickets required: just come along and see the action unfold!
Inheritance: the winners
Thanks to everyone who sent us your amazing dragon drawings to win a signed copy of 'Inheritance', and congratulations to our winners: Jamie, Soraya and Mathieu!See all the entries below!
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Win a signed copy of Inheritance!
We've been lucky enough to get our hands on not one, not two, but three copies of Inheritance signed by Christopher Paolini himself! And rather than sit jealously atop our precious hoard, we've decided to give them away to our lovely customers.To win one, all you have to do is unleash your inner child and draw us a dragon... in Microsoft Paint. Don't worry if you can't really draw, or if you only have a couple of minutes -- we'll be looking for character, wit and imagination rather than artistic talent.
Just email your image to info@sterlingbooks.be with the subject "Inheritance". We'll pick the winners on Wednesday 21 December. Good luck!
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Perfect gift ideas
If you're stuck for your last few (or first few) gifts this Christmas, look no further! From art and cookery titles to hilarious humour books, from novelty mugs to literary jigsaw puzzles, we have a great selection of perfect presents.Of course, we'll also giftwrap them for you at the till in a beautiful range of wrapping paper.
Here's a small selection; come and browse for hundreds more!
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Book Christmas Tree
Elke & Bruno
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Really Tiny Book Light
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The Emergency Gift Book
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Hypertheticals: 50 Questions for Insane Conversations
Chuck Klosterman
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The Last Testament: A Memoir by God
David Javerbaum
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The Flavour Thesaurus
Niki Segnit
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Superfreakonomics: Illustrated Edition
Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner
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Xenophobe's Guide to the Belgians
Antony Mason
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The Star Trek Book of Opposites
David Borgenicht
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Go the F**k to Sleep
Adam Mansbach
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Brideshead Abbreviated: The Digested Read of the Twentieth Century
John Crace
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Sh*t My Dad Says
Justin Halpern
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'Keep Calm and Carry On' Mug
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The Elements Jigsaw Puzzle
Theodore Gray
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Jane Austen Jigsaw Puzzle
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The Sherlock Holmes School of Self-Defence: The Manly Art of Bartitsu
E. W. Barton-Wright
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The Royal Box: The King's Speech, The Queen, The Young Victoria
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Downton Abbey Series Two
Julian Fellowes
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An Idiot Abroad 2
Karl Pilkington, Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant
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The Adventures of Tintin: Complete DVD Collection
Hergé
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Fawlty Towers: The Complete Collection Remastered
John Cleese
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The Louvre: All the Paintings
Erich Lessing and Vincent Pomarede
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Habibi
Craig Thompson
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The Wrong Place
Brecht Evens
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Hark! A Vagrant
Kate Beaton
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Into the Wild
Jon Krakauer
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Through the Language Glass
Guy Deutscher
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Is That a Fish in Your Ear? Translation and the Meaning of Everything
David Bellos
Before I Go to Sleep
A Man of Parts
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre: Deluxe Edition