' Perhaps that moment had been exceptional but still I felt alive That pressure on my chest means being alive' Forty-nine with a kind face no serious ailments (apart from varicose veins on his ankles) a good salary & three moody children widowed accountant Martin Santome is about to retire He assumes he'll take up gardening or the guitar or whatever retired people do What he least expects is to fall passionately in love with his shy young employee Laura Avellaneda As they embark upon an affair happy & irresponsible Martin begins to feel the weight of his quiet existence lift
- until out of nowhere their joy is cut short The intimate heartbreaking diary of an ordinary man who is reborn when he falls in love one final time this beloved Latin American novel has been translated into twenty languages & sold millions of copies worldwide & is now published in Penguin Classics for the first time
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An unlikely clique of teens embark on a summer of twitter fame rebellious good deeds & desperate love in this thought-provoking second novel by the author of The Loose Ends List After high school senior Sadie helps a baby in distress she becomes an internet sensation & is introduced to other 'hometown heroes' Despite all their differences the five teens hatch passionate plans to secretly right local wrongs But when they breach the boundaries of their world they discover that there might be truth in the saying 'no good deed goes unpunished' For fans of The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks & The Boy Most Likely this novel combines humour romance & wisdom while taking on timely issues including teen drug abuse bullying ethnic discrimination & the importance of being kind & doing good Praise for The Loose Ends List'A poignant & important story about compassion love & the decision to live life on your own terms
- right up to the very last minute all aboard'
- Kirkus Reviews' Fans of Jenny Downham's Before I Die or Jonathan Tropper's This Is Where I Leave You will enjoy this unique story about dying on one's own terms Mentions of drinking drugs & sex make this title appropriate for older readers () With its fresh original plot & thought-provoking themes this title will have a high teen appeal'
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Celebrate Adrian Mole's 50th Birthday with this new edition of the third book in his diaries as 16-year-old Adrian navigates his way into adulthood Monday June 13th I had a good proper look at myself in the mirror tonight I've always wanted to look clever but at the age of twenty years & three months I have to admit that I look like a person who has never even heard of Jung or Updike Adrian Mole is an adult At least that's what it says on his passport But living at home clinging to his threadbare cuddly rabbit ' Pinky' working as a paper pusher for the Do E & pining for the love of his life Pandora has proved to him that adulthood isn't quite what he expected Still without the slings & arrows of modern life what else would an intellectual poet have to write about Included here are two other less well-known diarists Sue Townsend & Margaret Hilda Roberts a rather ambitious grocer's daughter from Grantham ' Wonderfully funny & sharp as knives' Sunday Times ' Essential reading for Mole followers' Times Educational Supplement ' Townsend has held a mirror up to the nation & made us happy to laugh at what we see in it' Sunday Telegraph' The funniest person in the world' Caitlin Moran ...

Years ago the Killjoys fought against the tyrannical megacorporation Better Living Industries costing them their lives save for one
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A hilarious retelling of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka You may think you know the story of the Three Little Pigs & the Big Bad Wolf
- but only one person knows the real story & that person is A Wolf His tale starts with a birthday cake for his dear old granny a bad head cold & a bad reputation The rest (as they say) is history A hilariously inventive retelling of the popular story which Publishers Weekly called the ' Funniest book of the year' Jon Scieszka began to train as a doctor but left to take a course in fiction writing at Columbia University & to become a teacher He lives in Brooklyn & spends his time writing & talking about books Lane Smith an acclaimed authorillustrator has achieved major success in his collaborations with Jon Scieszka He also provided the original concept & illustrations for the hit film James & the Giant Peach He lives in New York Also by Jon Scieszka The True Story of the Three Little Pigs; The Frog Prince COntinued; The Stinky Cheese Man & other Fairly Stupid Tales; The Book that Jack Wrote; Math Curse; Squids will be Squids; Baloney; Science Verse; Seen Art?; Cowboy & Octopus; Walt Disney's Alice in Wonderland; Robot Zot; Knights of the Kitchen Table; The Not-so-Jolly Roger; The Good the Bad & the Goofy; Your Mother was a Neanderthal; 2095; Tut Tut; Summer Reading s Killing Me; It's all Greek to Me; See You Later Gladiator; Sam Samurai; Hey Kid Want to Buy a Bridge?; Viking it & Liking it; Me oh Maya; Da Wild Da Crazy Da Vinci; Marco? Polo!
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On November 8 2016 American voters surprised the world by electing a rank outsider with no previous political experience businessman & celebrity Donald J Trump to become the 45th President of the United States after one of the most divisive & contentious campaigns in recent history In this short book Peter Kivisto analyses how this happened focusing on who Trump is & the narratives about him & his candidacy that evolved during the campaign who his supporters are & what their worldview is & the role of the media right-wing Christians & the Republican Party in making Trump's victory possible The Trump phenomenon must be viewed as a manifestation of right-wing populism a movement which has serious implications for democratic values & practices & this book examines how it took hold in America to put one of the most controversial presidents ever elected into the White House ...

A Puffin Book
- stories that last a lifetime Puffin Modern Classics are relaunched under a new logo A Puffin Book There are 20
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With an Introduction & Notes by Charles PC Pettit Thomas Hardy's only historical novel The Trumpet Major is set in Wessex during the Napoleonic Wars Hardy skilfully immerses us in the life of the day making us feel the impact of historical events on the immemorial local way of life
- the glamour of the coming of George III & his soldiery fears of the press-gang & invasion & the effect of distant but momentous events like the Battle of Trafalgar He interweaves a compelling bitter-sweet romantic love story of the rivalry of two brothers for the hand of the heroine Anne Garland played out against the loves of a lively gallery of other characters While there are elements of sadness & even tragedy The Trumpet-Major shows Hardy's skills of story-telling characterisation & description in a novel of vitality comedy & warmth
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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 Bad Lieutenant meets Lethal Weapon in this blackly-comic buddy cop thriller In a department full of sleaze & corruption Las Vegas cops Jim Stone (Nicolas Cage Ghost Rider Kick-Ass) & David Waters (Elijah Wood Lord of the Rings trilogy) form an unlikely team as they begin an off-the-books investigation into a bailed heroin dealer Discovering the dealer s huge underground safe beneath an apartment building they hatch a plan to break into it for their own ends Special Feature Behind the Scenes ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Bad Lieutenant meets Lethal Weapon in this blackly-comic buddy cop thriller In a department full of sleaze & corruption Las Vegas cops Jim Stone (Nicolas Cage Ghost Rider Kick-Ass) & David Waters (Elijah Wood Lord of the Rings trilogy) form an unlikely team as they begin an off-the-books investigation into a bailed heroin dealer Discovering the dealer s huge underground safe beneath an apartment building they hatch a plan to break into it for their own ends Special Feature Behind the Scenes Actors Nicolas Cage Elijah Wood Sky Ferreira Language English Number of discs 1 ...