18 years old & fresh out of high school, Karl Ove Knausgaard moves to a tiny fisherman`s village far north of the polar circle to work as a school teacher. He has no interest in the job itself
- or in any other job for that matter. His intention is to save up enough money to travel while finding the space & time to start his writing career. Initially everything looks fine: He writes his first few short stories, finds himself accepted by the hospitable locals & receives flattering attention from several beautiful local girls. But then, as the darkness of the long polar nights start to cover the beautiful landscape, Karl Ove`s life also takes a darker turn. The stories he writes tend to repeat themselves, his drinking escalates & causes some disturbing blackouts, his repeated attempts at losing his virginity end in humiliation & shame, & to his own distress he also develops romantic feelings towards one of his 13-year-old students. Along the way, there are flashbacks to his high school years & the roots of his current problems. And then there is the shadow of his father, whose sharply increasing alcohol consumption serves as an ominous backdrop to Karl Ove`s own lifestyle. The fourth part of a sensational literary cycle that has been hailed as ”perhaps the most important literary enterprise of our times.” (Guardian).
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This critically-acclaimed book provides an unprecedented, up-close portrait of Africa`s Great War. At the heart of Africa is the Congo, a country the size of Western Europe, bordering nine other nations, that since 1996 has been wracked by a brutal & unstaunchable war in which millions have died. It has become Africa`s Great War. Despite its epic proportions, the war has received little sustained attention from the rest of the world. How do you cover a war that has involved at least twenty different rebel groups & nine government armies yet seems to have no clear cause or objective? How do you put a human face on vast numbers of casualties most of whom perished in remote mountain towns & villages? ” The New York Times” gave Darfur nearly four times the coverage it gave the Congo in 2006, while Congolese were dying at nearly ten times the rate. In ” Dancing in the Glory of Monsters”, veteran political activist & journalist Jason K. Stearns has written a compelling, personal, & deeply reported narrative of how Congo became a failed state that, rocked by violence arising from the aftermath of the genocide in neighboring Rwanda, collapsed into a war of retaliatory massacres of extraordinary brutality. Stearns brilliantly describes the key perpetrators, many of whom he met personally, & high-lights the nature of the political system that brought these people to power, as well as the moral decisions with which the war confronted them. As a Congolese friend & parliamentarian told him: ” In the Congo, in order to survive, we all have to be a bit corrupt, a bit ruthless. That`s the system here. That`s just the reality of things. If you don`t bribe a bit & play to people`s prejudices, someone else who does will replace you”. ...

This ebullient, gallivanting novel encapsulates the world vision of the Czech Republic`s best-loved author in one tumbling, breathtaking sentence. Saints & sinners, emperors & embezzlers, barmaids & balalaikas all play their part in the bawdy reminiscences of Hrabal`s cobbler as he charms an audience of young beauties. ...

Dancing on Ice
- A 1930s Arctic Adventure is the story of fourteen young men, with barely a shred of experience between them,
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It`s the start of a stormy, passionate affair when internationally successful singer Siobhan Mc Govern turns up at the launch of Robert Lanaghan`s latest book in Dublin. Though they both love the written word
- & each other
- they find they come from very different worlds: Robert lives a solitary, quiet life & Siobhan is in the media spotlight every day. & after their daughter Ciara is born, it becomes clear that their relationship is over. Bitter with the way things have turned out, Robert accepts a substantial financial settlement from Siobhan but also signs an agreement never to see his daughter again. He thinks, in the circumstances, it will be best for everyone. But after travelling aimlessly around Europe, spending the money as he goes, his life begins to spiral out of control as he struggles to come to terms with what he has done. Can Robert overcome the disappointments of his past to build a better future?

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Adapted from our perennial bestseller Dancing with Jesus, this humorous kit

Includes:: a bobbling Jesus figurine

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White Vinyl
- 250mm x 300mm. Stanfords is an official distributor of Maritime Progress safety signs. We are able to source a full
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Danger Is Everywhere is a brilliantly funny handbook for avoiding danger of all kinds. Does it warn you about what to do if a shark comes up out of the loo while you are sitting on it? Yes it does. & how to find out if your granny is a Robot? That too. & what to do if a volcano erupts underneath your house? After you`ve made sure it`s not a neighbour`s barbecue, this book will let you know exactly how to deal with it. Written by Doctor Noel Zone, the world`s greatest (and only) Dangerologist, with the help of his neighbours: David O` Doherty (words): a multi-award-winning st&-up comedian, writer & popular guest on television shows such as QI, Have I Got News For You & Would I Lie to You? David has written two theatre shows for children, including one where he fixed their bicycles live on stage. Chris Judge (pictures): the award winning author/illustrator of The Lonely Beast, three successive picture books & a number of other projects. Chris` work has appeared in high-profile advertising campaigns, newspapers, magazines, exhibitions & other media in Ireland & the UK. ...

Danger is Still Everywhere: Beware of the Dog! Will Docter Noel Zone`s second book tell you how to combat a Crocumm? Yes. & reveal the secrets of the world`s greatest (and only) Dangerologist? That Too. Has he written it yet? No. Is it because he`s hiding in a wardrobe? Maybe. Docter Noel is facing his most terrifying situation Ever
- a little dog called Napkin has come to stay. That may not sound particularly dangerous, but every POD (Pupil of Dangerology) knows the only safe pet is a pet rock. So now Docter Noel is hiding in a wardrobe while Napkin wreaks havoc around the Dangerzone. & all the while Docter Noel is supposed to be writing his new Very Important handbook on Dangerology (Level 2). That is until the Pet of the Year (POTY) contest is announced & Docter Noel hatches a plan. There`s only one problem. Serial safety-flouter Max WURST is the judge... For Docter Noel, it`s never been clearer that Danger is Still Everywhere: A crocodile that looks like a vacuum that lives under the stairs. Diary of a Wimpy Kid meets The Dangerous Book for Boys, Danger is Still Everywhere is the second brilliantly funny handbook for avoiding danger of all kinds that will have everyone from reluctant readers to bookworms laughing out loud (very safely) from start to finish. Praise for Danger is Still Everywhere: ”I dislocated my jaw laughing.” (Eoin Colfer, author of Artemis Fowl). ”A brilliantly silly survival guide.” (Sunday Express). ”A Joyful riposte to over-cautious parents...well-paced & funny throughout.” (Time Out London). ” Imagine the Mighty Boosh crashed into the Wimpy Kid.” (The Times). ”A surreal, daft & funny book...A bracing satirical sideswipe at today`s health-&-safety culture, aimed at kids who`ll get the irony & relish the silliness.” (Financial Times). ” Brilliantly funny.” (Gransnet). ”A brilliantly mapcap guide” (ni 4 Kids.com). ” Laugh-out-loud.” (The School Run.comcom).
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Don`t panic, but this fill-in journal is threatening to self-destruct (and take the universe with it) if it isn`t completed. Danger Mouse did start filling it in, but he`s been called away on an important mission.. . So now the Danger Network needs your help! Do you have what it takes to complete the activities, fill-in all the doodle pages & save the world? Can you step up & wear the Danger Trousers? Yes? You can? Oh, good. Better get started then. After all, the fate of the universe is in your hands.. . ...