The Accidental is Ali Smith's dazzling novel about a family holiday & a stranger who upends it Arresting & wonderful The Accidental pans in on the Norfolk holiday home of the Smart family one hot summer There a beguiling stranger called Amber appears at the door bearing all sorts of unexpected gifts trampling over family boundaries & sending each of the Smarts scurrying from the dark into the light A novel about the ways that seemingly chance encounters irrevocably transform our understanding of ourselves The Accidental explores the nature of truth the role of fate & the power of storytelling'A beguiling page-turner a brilliant creation To read The Accidental is to be excited from first to last' Independent' Joyous a shot across the bows writing as rapture as giddy delight' The Times' Brilliant & engaging frequently hilarious Smith makes one look at the world afresh' Sunday Telegraph ...

Heroes are often defined as ordinary characters who find themselves facing extraordinary circumstances & through courage & a dash of luck cement their place in history Chosen as President Roosevelt's fourth term Vice President for his admired work ethic good judgement & lack of enemies Harry S Truman was the prototypical ordinary man from small-town America That is until he was thrust in over his head following the sudden death of Roosevelt With the world still caught up in the inferno of the Second World War Truman found himself playing the roles of both judge & jury during the founding of the UN the Potsdam Conference the Manhattan Project the German surrender the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps & the decision to drop the Bomb & bring the war to the end Tightly focused meticulously researched & thrillingly told A J Baime's The Accidental President takes readers into the situation room with Truman during these tumultuous history-making few months
- one hundred & twenty days when the stakes were high & the challenges even higher
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The remarkable story of President Harry Truman's first four months in office when this unlikely small-town Washington outsider had to take on Germany Japan Stalin & the atomic bomb with the fate of the world hanging in the balance
- one of the most extraordinary challenges in American presidential history Heroes are often defined as ordinary characters who find themselves facing extraordinary circumstances & through courage & a dash of luck cement their place in history Chosen as President Roosevelt's fourth term Vice President for his admired work ethic good judgement & lack of enemies Harry S Truman was the prototypical ordinary man from small-town America That is until he was thrust in over his head following the sudden death of Roosevelt With the world still caught up in the inferno of the Second World War Truman found himself playing the roles of both judge & jury during the founding of the UN the Potsdam Conference the Manhattan Project the German surrender the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps & the decision to drop the Bomb & bring the war to the end Tightly focused meticulously researched & drawing on documentation not available to previous biographers The Accidental President escorts readers into the situation room with Truman during this tumultuous history-making four months
- when the stakes were high & the challenges even higher

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When Joe tells a local news reporter exactly what he would do if he were leader of the country the video goes viral & Joe's speech becomes famous all over the world! Before long people are calling for the current leader to resign & give someone else a go & that's how an ordinary boy like Joe ended up with the most extraordinary job Now the fun can really start Hats for cats! Pet pigs for all! Banana shaped buses! Swimming pools on trains! A hilarious story of one boy's meteoric rise to power! ...

Have you ever wondered how the ideas for some things come about? Surprisingly it is often as much down to chance as a single person's brilliance The Accidental Scientist explores the role of chance & error in scientific medical & commercial innovation outlining exactly how some of the most well-known products gadgets & useful gizmos came to be Encompassing everything from DNA profiling to fingerprinting & TNT to the telephone this book explores many of the discoveries that we are all so familiar with today yet have the most interesting origins because of the story behind them Not all discoveries require brilliance & as The Accidental Scientist demonstrates sometimes a special ingredient is needed luck ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Jackie Chan is Bei a less-than-successful exercise equipment salesman who yearns for excitement in his life One day Bei follows his instincts & trails two suspicious men into action & foils their plans The resulting publicity from Bei&s heroism brings him to the attention of a private investigator who informs him that he is actually the long-lost son of a wealthy businessman! Actors Jackie Chan Eric Tsang Vivian Hsu Kim Min-jeong & Wu Hsing-kuu Director Teddy Chan Certificate 12 years & over Year 2001 Screen Widescreen 2351 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Duration 1 hour & 25 minutes (approx)
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Winner of the Scottish Children's Book Award 2013 Younger Readers (8-11 years) category One ordinary day Saul is on his way to the corner shop when a girl appears suddenly in the middle of the road She doesn't understand traffic or the things in shops & she's wearing a long dress with ruffled sleeves Her name is Agatha Black Agatha Black is from 1812 & Saul needs to find a way to get her back there With help from his mates Will & Robbie he tries to work out how to make time travel happen This pacy time-travelling adventure from Janis Mackay author of the Magnus Fin series is full of funny misunderstandings & gripping action ...

When Simon Rimmer bought a small vegetarian restaurant he had no idea how to cook Armed with two cookbooks & heaps of enthusiasm he & a friend created the best vegetarian restaurant in Manchester famous for its unusual food & lovely atmosphere A confirmed meat eater Simon had to rethink his cooking & has created vegetarian recipes to please even the most dedicated carnivore This book is a collection of some of his recipes that are quick to prepare but totally delicious From good old favourites like macaroni cheese to Simon's more exotic fusion creations such as spicy beetroot & coconut soup The Accidental Vegetarian will kill the lentil & sandal image of vegetarianism forever! ...

A heart-pounding & intelligent espionage novel about a Nazi war criminal who was supposed to be dead the rogue CIA agent on his trail & the beautiful woman connected to them both ...

When two Parisian women are shockingly murdered in their homes the police suspect young accordionist Clement Vauquer who was seen outside both of the apartments in question It seems on the surface like an open-&-shut case But now Clement has disappeared from public view His likeness has appeared in the papers & detectives from Paris to Nevers are on his tail To have a chance of proving his innocence he seeks refuge with old Marthe a former prostitute & the only mother figure he has known Marthe calls ex-special investigator Louis Kehlweiler to help Clement But what Louis uncovers is anything but straightforward & he must call on some unconventional friends to help him solve his most complex case yet Not only must Louis try to prove Clement's innocence he must solve a fiendish riddle to lead him to the killer A THREE EVANGELISTS NOVEL ...