From the No 1 New York Times Bestselling Author of the novel Lincoln in the Bardo & the story collection Tenth of December winner of the Folio Prize for Fiction 2014 Welcome to Inner Horner a nation so small it can only accommodate one citizen at a time But when Inner Horner suddenly shrinks forcing three-quarters of the citizen in residence over the border into Outer Horner territory the Outer Hornerites declare an Invasion in Progress having fallen under the spell of the power-hungry & demagogic Phil So begins his brief & very frightening reign ...

A collection of wide-ranging essays on Britain's best-loved flowers from the author of The Long Long Life of Trees 240 pages Stafford Fiona ...

A ghetto nerd living with his Dominican family in New Jersey Oscar's sweet but disastrously overweight He dreams of becoming the next J R R Tolkien & he keeps falling hopelessly in love With dazzling energy & insight Diaz immerses us in the tumultuous lives of Oscar; his runaway sister Lola; their beautiful mother Belicia; & in the family's uproarious journey from the Dominican Republic to the US & back' The Best Novel of the 21st Century to Date'
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Tracklist Back To Higher Ground Let Them Know Song Of Babylon Common & Unknown Maritime Tragedies Everyone&s An Actor Wasting Time Insane My Own Enemy Harder To Stand Blacklist Don&t Care ...

Tracklist Madmen This Is LA Bloody Minds What Was I Thinking Charge Into the Sun Not Alone Ship Of Fools Ship Is Now Sinking Oblivion Until Someone Gets Hurt Final Words Molly ...

Marian Keyes' The Brightest Star in the Sky will draw you deep into the lives loves & hopes of the residents of Star Street & who or what exactly is the mysterious visitor waiting to emerge from the shadows?' June the first a bright summer's evening a Monday ' And into the busy bustling homes at 66 Star Street slips unseen a mysterious visitor As the couples flatmates & repentant singletons of No 66 fall in & out of love clutch at & drop secrets laugh cry & simply try to live no one suspects the visitor patiently waiting in the wings For soon as the light slowly fades to dark everything is going to change ' An expert storyteller who can make you roar with laughter one minute then sob into your pillow the next' Lorraine Kelly' Zips along with engaging characters fabulous plotting & spot-on dialogue Marian Keyes what a genius' Daily Mail'A magical tale of love loss laughter & secrets' Marie Claire' Really rather good' Independent on Sunday ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Ryan a well-intentioned young police officer with a troubled past is just out of training when a Senior Officer singles him out as a perfect candidate for an undercover sting Ryan is transformed into Max a young criminal with a force-ten temper who infiltrates a notorious gang of bank robbers headed by the enigmatic & elusive master-thief known only as " The Monopoly Man" Struggling with his identity Ryan is drawn closer to the gang & finds himself crossing the line to the point of no return as he takes part in their biggest heist yet When the gang are caught & locked together in a cell with rumours of a "snitch" in their midst Ryan must maintain his criminal persona just to stay alive ...

On an island like no other populated by writers the annual Brilliant & Forever Festival is a much anticipated event; its participants a story away from either glory or infamy This year three best friends
- two human one alpaca
- are chosen to compete so victory is not only about reward This is a novel like no other; a wonderful provocative tussle a whip-cracking energetic laugh-out-loud satire on what we value in culture & in our lives & yet written with exquisite warmth & empathy it's also a moving exploration of integrity friendship & belonging It'll split your sides & break your heart

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Tom Gates is the master of excuses for late homework dog attacks
- spilt water
- lightning Tom's exercise book is full of his

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When my teacher Mr Fullerman doesn't have his BEADY EYES on me I like to draw pictures & write stories about stuff like when we had the worst holiday ever (camping sucks) & when my parents came to school for parents' evening (groan) & about how Marcus Meldrew is the most annoying boy in the world & how I don't want to sit next to him in class All I want to do is get tickets to see the best band ever DUDE3 when they come to town It's not easy when I'm up against Delia my weirdo big sister & all my plans seem to get me into MAJOR TROUBLE again ...