NORBERT RIDDLE lives in the United State of Earth where normal means following the rules never standing out & being exactly the same as everyone else He's been normal his whole life
- until a moment of temporary hilarity when he does a funny impression of the country's dictator 368 pages Patterson James
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SPCK's prison fiction series not only encourages individuals in their reading but also in their rehabilitation Stories explore the need for love & redemption that are at the heart of the Christian message while not being overtly religious Believable characters & situations encouraging self-reflection & dealing with issues of choice personal responsibility & positive relationships Discussion points at the end of each short chapter make the books ideal to be used in reading groups Josh has it all ticking along nicely He might even have the lovely Lisa But Lisa starts asking questions that don't have any answers & soon the police are asking too ...

An anthology of first-person essays which tackle rape assault & harassment head-on edited & with an introduction by bestselling author Roxane Gay 368 pages Gay Roxane ...

For readers of Nora Ephron Tina Fey & David Sedaris this hilarious poignant & extremely frank collection of personal essays confirms Lena Dunham
- the acclaimed creator producer & star of HBO's Girls'
- as one of the brightest & most original writers working today If I could take what I've learned & make one menial job easier for you or prevent you from having the kind of sex where you feel you must keep your sneakers on in case you want to run away during the act then every misstep of mine was worthwhile I'm already predicting my future shame at thinking I had anything to offer you but also my future glory in having stopped you from trying an expensive juice cleanse or thinking that it was your fault when the person you are dating suddenly backs away intimidated by the clarity of your personal mission here on earth No I am not a sexpert a psychologist or a dietician I am not a mother of three or the owner of a successful hosiery franchise But I am a girl with a keen interest in having it all & what follows are hopeful dispatches from the frontlines of that struggle

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A moving thought-provoking & surprisingly humorous book which is both a description of a journey to death & a celebration of the act of living Based on Clare Wise's blog which she started when she was first diagnosed with cancer in 2013 Not That Kind of Love charts the highs & lows of the last three years of Clare's life The end result is not a book that fills you with despair & anguish On the contrary Not That Kind of Love should be read by everybody for its candour & for its warmth & spirit Clare is an astonishingly dynamic witty & fun personality & her positivity & energy exude from every page As she becomes too weak to type her brother
- the actor Greg Wise
- takes over & the book morphs into a beautiful meditation on life & the necessity of talking about death With echoes of Atul Gawande's Being Mortal & Cathy Rentzenbrink's The Last Act of Love it is a very special read that rejoices in the extraordinary & often underestimated sibling bond & the importance of making the most of the ordinary pleasures life has to offer As Greg Wise writes in the book ' Celebrate the small things the small moments If you find yourself with matching socks as you leave the house in the morning that is a cause for celebration If the rest of the day is spent finding the cure for cancer or brokering world peace then that's a bonus'

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Angela Huth is one of our best-loved English authors a writer of great elegance compassion & nuanced observation Not the Whole Story is her long-awaited memoir 320 pages 2x 8pp plate sections Huth Angela ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play This is a strongly divisive but nonetheless effective piece of filmmaking based on a true story in which an American woman tries to escape from Iran with her daughter Moody is an Iranian doctor working in the US On a trip home with his wife Betty & young daughter he decides that he wants to stay in his homeland Betty refuses complaining about the treatment of women in his country but soon finds that she has no choice in the matter With nothing & no one on her side Betty has to create & escape plan but her husband will not give up his daughter Based on a true story the shocking tale of oppression & courage is unforgettable Actors Sally Field Alfred Molina Shelia Rosenthal Roshan Seth Sarah Badel Mony Rey George Corraface Mary Nell Santacroce & Ed Grady Director Brian Gilbert Certificate 15 years & over Year 1991 Screen Widescreen 1851 Anamorphic Languages English ; Persian
- Dolby Digital (20) Stereo Subtitles French ; Italian ; Spanish ; Dutch ; Swedish ; Finnish ; Danish ; Portuguese ; English for the hearing impaired ; German for the hearing impaired Duration 1 hour & 55 minutes (approx) Region Region 2
- Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players

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The bestselling devastating account of three sisters torn apart abused & exploited at the hands of a community that robbed them of their childhood It reveals three lives separate but entwined that have experienced unspeakable horror unrelenting loyalty & unforgettable courage From as early as three years old Juliana Celeste & Kristina were treated as sexual beings by their 'guardians' in the infamous religious cult known as the Children of God They were made to watch & mimic orgies received love letters & sexual advances from men old enough to be their grandfather & were forced into abusive relationships They were denied access to formal schooling had to wander the streets begging for money & were mercilessly beaten for 'crimes' as unpredictable as reading an encyclopaedia Finally unable to live with the guilt of what had happened to her children their mother escaped with Kristina cutting herself off from her remaining children in a bid to save at least one child Desperate to save her sisters Kristina eventually returned to the place of her torture to free Celeste Years later Juliana found the courage to escape knowing that the child she was carrying would be subjected to the same fate if she did not Now the three sisters have finally come together to reveal in full & horrific detail their existence within the Children of God cult Their stories reveal a community spread throughout the world & its legacy of anorexia depression drug abuse suicide & even murder Lives are ripped apart & painstakingly mended with a shared strength that finally enabled the sisters to free themselves from the shadows of their past ...

Now & again we all lie awake wondering what on earth we're doing with our lives don't we? Claire Flannery has had more than a few sleepless nights lately Maybe she shouldn't have walked out of her job with no idea what to do next Maybe she should think before she speaks -- & maybe then her mother would start returning her calls Maybe she should be spending more time going to art galleries or reading up on current affairs & less time in her pyjamas entering competitions on the internet Then again maybe the perfect solution to life's problems only arises when you stop looking for it ' Warmth & wit leaps off the pages sharp incisive & laugh-out-loud funny' Observer ...

' There are other places Philippa Other dreams & mirrors' 15-year-olds Philippa & Danny have been best friends for years but things are starting to change between them Danny has a new set of friends
- the rugby boys
- & suddenly whispers of ' Phil the Thrill' start to follow Philippa around school & she knows exactly where those rumours started One evening Philippa escapes to an abandoned seaside house to clear her head but quickly discovers that she is far from alone Not only has Danny secretly followed her the two of them are about to witness something that will change their lives for ever A mysterious Society is meeting in the house to try to summon Death & Danny & Philippa are caught up in their dark spell The pair manages to escape but they soon realise that they're being followed by two children who as they begin to talk claim to not be human Where do these creatures really come from? & what is that they want? Beautifully written & sizzling with magic Not Yet Dark will take you on a journey to a world where the line between life & death is blurred stars are in touching distance & friendship means absolutely everything' Simon P Clark is a truly interesting new voice' David Almond author of Skellig

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