Writer & illustrator Doogie Horner knows just what it is about cats that so obsesses & delights us Their impenetrable personalities their self-contained quirkiness the aura of mystery that makes it seem as if they&re always up to something that they don&t want us to know about So he imagines their secret lives for us in a way that takes the most surprising & whimsical turns With cartoonish full-colour illustrations accompanied by absurdly funny stories & droll observations Some Very Interesting Cats is a gallery of 100 impossible cat characters Like the Alien cat Xort who reports back to his planet " Have trained my humans to feed & pet me They suspect nothing" Or Mountain Climber cat Snowball & his route up the North Curtain to Mt Bookcase & Mystico the Magician cat no one could figure out his big finale trick sawing a dog in half (The answer was simple He didn&t like dogs) Hjalmar the Viking cat whose motto is " Pillage Tuna Plunder Nap" Plus Cool Dad cat English Major cat Star-Crossed Lovers cat Weight Lifter cat Evil Twin cat & Undercover Cop cat who was embedded with the enemy so long he&d begun to like the taste of Milkbones ...

Everybody who is interested in the ethics of our relationship between humans & animals should read this book-Temple Grandin author of Animals Make Us Human Hal Herzog a maverick scientist & leader in the field of anthrozoology offers a controversial thought-provoking & unprecedented exploration of the psychology behind the inconsistent & often paradoxical ways we think feel & behave towards animals A cross between Michael Pollan's The Omnivore's Dilemma & Bill Bryson's A Walk in the Woods Some We Love Some We Hate Some We Eat in the words of Irene M Pepperberg bestselling author of Alex & Me "deftly blends anecdote with scientific research to show how almost any moral or ethical position regarding our relationship with animals can lead to absurd consequences" ...

It was a scene that had many names some original members referred to themselves as punks others new romantics new wavers the bats or the morbids Goth did not gain lexical currency until the late 1980s But no matter what term was used postpunk encompasses all the incarnations of the 1980s alternative movement Some Wear Leather Some Wear Lace is a visual & oral history of the first decade of the scene Featuring interviews with both the performers & the audience to capture the community on & off stage the book places personal snapshots alongside professional photography to reveal a unique range of fashions bands & scenes A book about the music the individual & the creativity of a worldwide community rather than theoretical definitions of a subculture Some Wear Leather Some Wear Lace considers a subject not often covered by academic books Whether you were part of the scene or are just fascinated by different modes of expression this book will transport you to another time & place ...

' The death was an odd one it was true; but there was after all no very clear reason to assume it was anything but natural' In the winter of 1942 England lies cold & dark in the wartime blackout One bleak evening Councillor Grayling steps off the 612 from Euston carrying GBP120 in cash & oblivious to the fate that awaits him in the snow-covered suburbs Inspector Holly draws up a list of Grayling's fellow passengers his distrusted employee Charles Evetts the charming Hugh Rolandson & an unknown refugee from Nazi Germany among others Inspector Holly will soon discover that each passenger harbours their own dark secrets & that the councillor had more than one enemy among them First published in 1943 Raymond Postgate's wartime murder mystery combines thrilling detection with rich characters & a fascinating depiction of life on the home front ...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEKBrave illuminating & inspiring Somebody I Used to Know gets to the very heart of what it means to be human What do you lose when you lose your memories? What do you value when this loss reframes how you've lived & how you will live in the future? How do you conceive of love when you can no longer recognise those who are supposed to mean the most to you? When she was diagnosed with dementia at the age of fifty-eight Wendy Mitchell was confronted with the most profound questions about life & identity All at once she had to say goodbye to the woman she used to be Her demanding career in the NHS her ability to drive cook & run
- the various shades of her independence
- were suddenly gone Philosophical profoundly moving insightful & ultimately full of hope Somebody I Used to Know is both a heart-rending tribute to the woman Wendy once was & a brave affirmation of the woman dementia has seen her become

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When Freddie Mercury died in 1991 aged just 45 the world was rocked by the vibrant & flamboyant star's tragic secret that he had been battling AIDS The announcement of his diagnosis reached them less than 24-hours before his death shocking his millions of fans & fully opening the eyes of the world to the destructive & fatal disease In Somebody to Love biographers Mark Langthorne & Matt Richards skilfully weave Freddie's pursuit of musical greatness with Queen his upbringing & endless search for love with the origins & aftermath of a terrible disease that swept across the world in the 1980s With brand new perspectives from Freddie's closest friends & fellow musicians this unique & deeply moving tribute casts a very different light on his death An intimate read like Freddie & his art it will stay with you for a long time to come ...

Angeline is brilliant! She knows way more than a child of her age ought to When she is moved up a class at school she finds that her intelligence doesn't equip her entirely for dealing with the pressures of being with the older group Soon she is finding refuge with a teacher & her tropical fish & another unlikely student With Louis Sachar's hallmark twist-&-turns of plot & lovely humour this delightful novel is thought-provoking & brilliant ...

Tracklist Leaving New York Hands Of Love Slow Down Hide Within You Your Medicine Everybody Knows Something Good Man Without A Cause Can You Feel Me Sorrow & A Song Better Than This Me & You (Ruth's Song) ...

Tracklist Back In The Saddle Sink Let It Sway Banned (By The Man) In Pairs My Terrible Personality Everlyn Stuart Gets Lost Dans Le Metro All Hail Dracula! Critical Drain Animalkind Phantomwise Made To Last ...

From the legendary New York Times bestselling author of Only a Kiss comes a brand new series that starts scandalous secrets Humphrey Wescott Earl of Riverdale has died leaving behind a fortune that will forever alter the lives of everyone in his family
- including the daughter no one knew he had Anna Snow grew up in an orphanage in Bath knowing nothing of the family she came from Now she discovers that the late Earl of Riverdale was her father & that she has inherited his fortune She is also overjoyed to learn she has siblings However they want nothing to do with her or her attempts to share her new wealth But the new earl's guardian is interested in Anna Avery Archer Duke of Netherby keeps others at a distance Yet something prompts him to aid Anna in her transition from orphan to lady As London society & her newfound relatives threaten to overwhelm Anna Avery steps in to rescue her & finds himself vulnerable to feelings & desires he has hidden so well & for so long ' Mary Balogh is the writer I read for pleasure' Susan Elizabeth Phillips 'A matchless storyteller' RT Book Reviews' Balogh is truly a find' Publishers Weekly'A grand mistress of the genre' Romantic Times' Balogh is the queen of spicy Regency-era romance creating memorable characters in unforgettable stories' Booklist
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