Clare Lancaster is a gifted psychic & a 'human lie detector.' Until recently, Clare had never had much to do with her estranged father, Archer Lancaster, so when he summons her from California, she is reluctant to say the least. But after meeting Jake Salter, Archer's financial consultant, Clare is convinced that things aren't what they seem. ...

Nance, a young black girl, uncovers the true story of her adoption while her boyfriend, OD, has left school early & is struggling with his own self-contempt & his crumbling family. As each of them searches for truth & stability, they discover that everybody has secrets
- & that the truth is never as simple as it seems.
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The ultimate cult band & the ultimate art rock experience, the Velvet Underground's music & style have served as a blueprint for everyone from David Bowie to The Jesus & Mary Chain. This work analyses the band's career & influence, drawing on interviews with band members & associates. ...

Dominic Murphy's feature debut, which has already develpoed something of a cult following, is a semi-fantasised biography of the 'dancing outlaw': legendary Appalachian mountain dancer Jesco White (Edward Hogg). Born into abject poverty & continually in & out of reform school throughout his childhood as a result of his wild behaviour, White learns the art of mountain dancing
- the feral cousin of tap dancing, played out to frenetic country banjo music
- from his father, D-Ray (Muse Watson). By channeling his dark thoughts & crazed energy into his dancing, White struggles to control the psychosis for which he is frequently hospitalised, but the demons of his addictions & his troubled past keep resurfacing. Carrie Fisher plays White's much older lover, Cilla.

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A motorcycle messenger goes into a small park in London to paint the words ' White Lightning' on the tank of his bike. This is the beginning of the novel. It is told over the space of a few months, recounting one man's whole life
- his failures, his successes, his longing for peace & fulfilment, his loves & his tragedies.
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Action thriller starring Burt Reynolds as moonshine runner Gator Mc Clusky. When the police arrest him, Mc Klusky is offered a deal: name his associates in the moonshine operation, & he will be released from jail. Mc Klusky agrees to the deal, but mainly for reasons of personal revenge: the ringleader of the gang was responsible for his younger brother's death. ...

The warts-&-all autobiography of Lemmy Kilmister, the vicar's son who grew up to front Motorhead, arguably the loudest & most outrageous heavy metal band ever. The group remains at the top of their profession with a new album & tour scheduled for the year 2002. ...