One glance at Now & Then & it becomes evident that this is not merely a collection of a songwriter's lyrics The song-poems of this undisputed "bluesologist" triumphantly stand on their own evoking the rhythm & urgency which have distinguished Gil Scott-Heron's career This the first ever collection of his poems to be published in Britain carries the reader from the global topics of political hypocrisy & the dangers posed by capitalist culture to painfully personal themes & the realities of modern day life His message is black political historically accurate urgent uncompromising & mature & as relevant now as it was when he started back in the early seventies ...

Now is the third shocking funny & heartbreaking book in Morris Gleitzman's Second World War series Sometimes facing the past is the bravest act of all ONCE I didn't know about my grandfather Felix's scary childhood THENI found out what the Nazis did to his best friend Zelda NOWI understand why Felix does the things he does At least he's got me My name is Zelda too This is our story Now is the third in a series of children's novels about Felix a Jewish orphan caught in the middle of the Holocaust from Australian author Morris Gleitzman
- author of Bumface & Two Weeks with the Queen The other books in the series Once Then & After are also available from Puffin
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play All six episodes from ventriloquist Roger De Courcey's TV comedy series of 1980 featuring his partner-in-crime the distinctly un-pc ' Nookie the Bear' Format PALRegion Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Aspect Ratio 43
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Discover a world of adventure with this fun selection of rhymes Packed with gorgeous illustrations throughout & fuzzy flocking on the cover this sturdy board book is the perfect gift for second birthdays! 22 pages ...

Empires will topple thrones will be won & souls will be lost The mind-blowing sequel to & I DARKEN described by Buzzfeed as A dark gritty & seriously badass epic' is a sweeping Ottoman-inspired historical adventure Starring the inimitable anti-princess Lada the dagger-wielding drama of her story is perfect for fans of Sarah J Maas & Victoria Aveyard Lada Dracul has no allies & no throne After failing to seize the crown she believes is hers Lada is out to punish anyone who dares to cross her Filled with a white-hot rage she storms the countryside terrorizing the land But brute force isn't getting her what she wants & thinking of Mehmed the sultan she might have been in love with brings little comfort to her thorny heart She left him before he could leave her Lada needs her brother Radu's subtlety & skill But Mehmed has sent him to Constantinople as his reluctant spy Radu longs for his sister's fierce confidence but for the first time in his life he rejects her unexpected plea for help Torn between loyalties to faith to the Ottomans & to Mehmed he knows he owes Lada nothing If she dies he could never forgive himself but if he fails in Constantinople will Mehmed ever forgive him? ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Dakota Fanning stars in this teen weepie based on the novel & Before I Die& by Jenny Downham When 17-year-old Tessa (Fanning) is diagnosed with leukaemia she draws up a &bucket list& of all the things she wants to do before she dies including losing her virginity & taking drugs With the help of her friend Zoey (Kaya Scodelario) she determines to live each day as intensely as possible But she soon realises that she has omitted something very important from her list falling in love & as she gets to know her new neighbour Adam (Jeremy Irvine) Tessa learns that this could be the biggest adventure of all ...

In this gripping novel Melvyn Bragg brings an extraordinary episode in English history to fresh urgent life At the end of May 1381 the fourteen-year-old King of England had reason to be fearful the plague had returned the royal coffers were empty & a draconian poll tax was being widely evaded Yet Richard bolstered by his powerful admired mother felt secure in his God-given right to reign But within two weeks the unthinkable happened a vast force of common people invaded London led by a former soldier Walter Tyler & the radical preacher John Ball demanding freedom equality & the complete uprooting of the Church & state & for three intense violent days it looked as if they would sweep all before them Now is the Time depicts the events of the Peasants' Revolt on both a grand & intimate scale vividly portraying its central figures & telling an archetypal tale of an epic struggle between the powerful & the apparently powerless ...

Happiness is the ultimate goal for so many of us but why does it often feel like a destination that's completely unreachable? Everybody wants a better life yet for so long we have been looking in all the wrong places & directing our focus outwards for solutions that can only be found on the inside In this book Niyc Pidgeon offers the missing piece of the puzzle to help you stop chasing your joy & finally start feeling it! Grounded in Niyc's training as a Positive Psychologist & her many years of coaching experience Now Is Your Chance offers a 30-day guide to creating powerful purposeful & meaningful change It does not require any external resources
- there's nothing new to buy sign up for or schedule & no other person to call on You already have everything you need to start & succeed Inspiring motivating & practical this programme shows you how to create a life filled with authentic & lasting joy With this book you have no excuse to put off your happiness until tomorrow
- Now Is Your Chance

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' Completely enchanting a gentle & unexpected love story whose characters are drawn with tenderness & touching honesty I loved it It deserves to fly off the shelves!'RUTH HOGAN author of THE KEEPER OF LOST THINGS'I enjoyed it very much a really charming love story' CATHY HOPKINS author of THE KICKING THE BUCKET LISTMarguerite has been living a comfortable but dull existence in a suburban town with her straitlaced husband When he dies she realises that life has passed her by Marcel has been in a loving relationship with Nora since they left Algeria sixty years before Now that he has lost her he has lost his way Marguerite & Marcel come from two very different worlds
- one rich one poor They never should have met & yet their paths cross & a connection forms But will they manage to overcome the disapproval of their friends & families as well as their own misgivings? ' This gorgeous optimistic often very funny love story is full of the joys & despairs of ageing & written with a superb simplicity It's perfect for the young-at-heart' DAILY MAIL
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Can you find Edward Scissorhands Steve Zissou Mrs Bates & seven Gremlins? This deluxe seek-&-find for film buffs challenges viewers to locate iconic characters & elements from the work of 12 great directors within large-format sumptuously illustrated set-piece spreads (one for each director with the Coen brothers as a pair) Featured here are Tim Burton Stanley Kubrick Wes Anderson Alfred Hitchcock Steven Spielberg Quentin Tarantino & more With answer keys following the spreads & visual discovery & delight on every page Now Playing is a beautifully packaged treat for movie & visual puzzle fans ...