A simple story about a small creature who does his best to join in with the others But he's different No matter how he tries he just doesn't belong Then Something turns up & wants to be friends But Something Else isn't sure he's like him at all Kathryn Cave's poignantly simple story is brought to life by Chris Riddell in this enchantingly original picture book
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When James Wharton leaves the army he finds himself with more opportunities than most to begin a successful civilian life
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This is the first Blandings novel In whuch PG Wodehouse intorduces us to the delightfully dotty Lord Emsworth his bone-headed younger son the Hon Freddie Threepwood his log-suffering secretary the Efficient Baxter & Beach the Blandings butler As Wodehouse wrote 'without at least one imposter on the premises Blandings Castle is never itself' In Something Fresh there are two each with an eye on a valuable Egytian amulet which Lord Emsworth has acquired without quite realizing how it came into his pocket But of course things get a lot more complicated than this ...

On 12 October 1984 an IRA bomb exploded inside Brighton&s Grand Hotel killing five people & injuring thirty It was an assassination attempt on Margaret Thatcher & her cabinet who were staying there for the Conservative party conference While the bombing was deplorable the story of how people reacted to it is an inspiring one People refused to be beaten by what had happened; they got on with their jobs & their lives
- a theme with sadly a strong resonance in present-day Britain In Something Has Gone Wrong Brighton journalist Steve Ramsey speaks to those who were there on the day & involved in its aftermath many of whom have never spoken publicly about it before His interviewees include firemen who worked on the long rescue operation; medics from the local hospital; police officers who rushed to the scene; detectives who played key roles in the criminal investigation; & cabinet ministers & high-ranking civil servants who describe how the conference continued & how the government pursued business as usual Incorporating fascinating new insights & information the author has produced a portrait of this shocking event which combines narrative clarity with the vividness of oral history & reads like a thriller
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A remarkable early collection of stories by Alice Munro the bestselling author of Dear Life & one of the greatest fiction writers of our time Alice Munro's stories are miraculous' Sunday Times No one else can
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- write like the great Alice Munro' Julian Barnes She sets down the pains & pleasures of living in a spare singing prose not a word wasted' Daily Telegraph Read not more than one of her stories a day & allow them to work their spell they are made to last' Observer She's the most savage writer I've ever read also the most tender the most honest the most perceptive' Jeffrey Eugenides

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Bram Stoker despite having a name nearly as famous as Count Dracula has remained an enigma David J Skal in a psychological & cultural portrait exhumes the inner world & strange genius of the writer who conjured an undying cultural icon Stoker was inexplicably paralysed as a boy & his story unfolds against a backdrop of Victorian medical mysteries & horrors fever opium abuse bloodletting quack cures & the obsession with "bad blood" that inform every page of Dracula Stoker's ambiguous sexuality is explored through his acquaintance with Oscar Wilde who emerges as Stoker's repressed shadow self-a doppelganger worthy of a Gothic novel The psychosexual

Dimensions of Stoker's correspondence with Walt Whitman his punishing work ethic & his adoration of the actor Henry Irving are examined in scholarly detail

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There's something killing off the old folks of the usually quiet little town of Hope Falls something very angry with a score to settle When Alexis Conner arrives to bail her sobering brother Cody out of jail they soon discover their own father has fallen victim to its rage & Cody has become the prime suspect! What secret does this seemingly perfect town harbor & exactly who's axe is grinding & what horrors did these two endure as they played out their childhood days in idyllic bliss? Written by Horror Master Steve (30 Days of Night) Niles & R H Stavis & illustrated by Stephanie Buscema ...

Rudyard Kipling has been described as 'one of the few complete originals in English literature' In his last work Something of Myself he reflects on his life & the basis of his art Yet paradoxically this ostensibly autobiographical work (as an early critic pointed out) actually discloses very little of himself Thomas Pinney's revealing edition now uncovers the extraordinary extent to which Kipling's account of his life fails to match the biographical facts in a series of selections omissions & distortions Illustrated with Kipling's own satirical drawings from the manuscripts & brought together with his other autobiographical writings (some previously unpublished) this fascinating book sheds new light on the intriguing relationship between Kipling's life & work ...

Willow Tree is an intimate line of figurative sculptures representing sentiments of love closeness healing courage hopeall the emotions we encounter in life The gesture of something special is one of protection & caring for something precious our children our earth our natural resources I see it as a hopeful piece about possibilities about every child doing his or her share For many years we've wanted to experiment with environmentally friendly packaging that wouldn't increase breakage We're excited to try it with the packaging of 'something special' The inner shell is made from biodegradable paper pulp so now both shell & box can be easily recycled
- Susan Lordi The item is made in resin & h&-painted with lead-free paint Supplied in a branded gift box & a gift tag with sentiment ' You make the world a better place' Not a toy or children's product Intended for adults only
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play A bumper eight-volume set comprising episodes from the award-winning BBC series designed for children with learning & communication difficulties based on the Makaton sign language system ...