At the age of sixteen, shy introverted Naomi makes a harrowing adult decision about the future of her baby daughter. Sixteen years later, Carrie faces painful challenges of her own. These two very different girls from two different generations, are linked only by the invisible threads of DNA, but as their stories unfold, moving parallels as well as differences between their experiences emerge, lending unusual honesty & force to this compelling novel. ...

Rose wishes that Zack wasn't always teasing her at school. Then her Uncle Vinnie conjures up a magic way of stopping him. Ratty, the classroom pet might look like just a cute rat to Rose, but, as bully-boy Zack finds out, there's more to this little furry rodent than meets the eye- ...

Brought up in a convent in Transylvania, orphaned Justine is confused when wanderer Armand offers her bodily pleasures without the blessing of the church. Disgraced in the eyes of the nuns, she is banished to Waldgraf castle where the Count throws her into the coal mines for a life of servitude. ...

A unique reference book for all fans of Anthony Powell's 12-volume novel, A Dance to the Music Time, which has become a literary landmark of twentieth-century writing. More than a simple glossary, Invitation to the Dance contains extensive Character, Book, Painting & Place indices, creating a magnificent database of Powell's imagination & England's cultural landscape. This is a masterpiece of 'extreme ingenuity' detailing over four hundred characters & one million words of Powell's lively fifty-year dance of fiction & fact.' Hilary Spurling's exhaustive analysis of the novel's characters supplies a master-key for the reader' Anthony Powell ...

' People often contact me because they have lost some kind of meaning thread in their lives. Without a sense of meaning our lives lose their lustre. We endure our days rather than embrace the living of them. To enter the realm of meaning requires attention & dedication. It requires an interior, reflective life. It requires the calming of our usual chattering minds.'

In the noise & rush of life today we often yearn to find the natural stillness which is our birthright. This thoughtful & poetic guide explains the universal principles of meditation practice & mindful living. It is divided into four sections:
--Beginning Silence which reflects on the understanding that longing & discontent is a wake-up call, an invitation to begin.
--Growing Silence which dwells on yearning itself as a path, with acceptance of the ambivalence which accompanies any deep change.
--Practising Silence which describes the practise of meditation.
--Sharing Silence encourages the idea of formal practice with others to deepen & sustain the experience of cultivating a peaceful heart.





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Now for the first time, INXS band members tell their own story about the meeting (and sometimes clashing) of minds that produced their music.

In this gritty, in-depth narrative, one of the most influential bands of the last two decades reveals the truth about the way they lived: the drugs, the sex, the supermodels & the in-fighting. They also divulge everything they know about Michael Hutchence: his relationship with Paula Yates, his drug addiction & what they really think about his death.

Like The Dirt, this is a book about rock 'n' roll out of control. It gives a fascinating insight into the life & death of a superstar, by the people who knew him best.



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In this remarkable book, Shirin Ebadi, Iranian human rights lawyer & activist, & Nobel Peace Prize laureate, tells her extraordinary story.

Dr Ebadi is a tireless voice for reform in her native Iran, where she argues for a new interpretation of Islamic law in harmony with vital human rights such as democracy, equality before the law, religious freedom & freedom of speech. She is known for defending dissident figures, & for the establishment of a number of non-profit grassroots organisations dedicated to human rights. In 2003 she became the first Muslim woman, & the first Iranian, to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

She chronicles her childhood & upbringing before the Revolution, her education & student years at the University of Tehran, her marriage & its challenges, her religious faith, & her life as a mother & as an advocate for the oppressed. As a human rights campaigner, in particular for women, children & political prisoners in Iran, her book is a must-read for anyone fascinated by the life story & beliefs of a courageous & unusual woman, as well as those interested in current events (especially those of the Middle East), & those who want to know the truth about the position of women in a Muslim society.



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In this remarkable book, Shirin Ebadi, Iranian human rights lawyer & activist, & Nobel Peace Prize laureate, tells her extraordinary story.

Dr Ebadi is a tireless voice for reform in her native Iran, where she argues for a new interpretation of Islamic law in harmony with vital human rights such as democracy, equality before the law, religious freedom & freedom of speech. She is known for defending dissident figures, & for the establishment of a number of non-profit grassroots organisations dedicated to human rights. In 2003 she became the first Muslim woman, & the first Iranian, to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

She chronicles her childhood & upbringing before the Revolution, her education & student years at the University of Tehran, her marriage & its challenges, her religious faith, & her life as a mother & as an advocate for the oppressed. As a human rights campaigner, in particular for women, children & political prisoners in Iran, her book is a must-read for anyone fascinated by the life story & beliefs of a courageous & unusual woman, as well as those interested in current events (especially those of the Middle East), & those who want to know the truth about the position of women in a Muslim society.



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