This is a rediscovered
- & controversial
- classic of war literature. It is 1915. Jean Dartemont is just a young man. He is

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This is a compilation of the subversive, important & entertaining writer of Hunter S. Thompson
- renowned American writer of ”
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It`s Messi vs Ronaldo, it`s Catalonia vs Castilla. It`s the nation against the state, freedom fighters vs Franco`s fascists. It`s majestic goals & mesmerising skills, red cards & bench brawls. It`s the best two teams on the planet going face to face & toe to toe. It`s more than a game. It`s a war. It`s Barcelona vs Real Madrid... Only, it`s not that simple. From the wounds left by the civil war to the teams` recent global domination, historian & expert on Spanish football, Sid Lowe lifts the lid on sport`s greatest rivalry. Lowe has spoken to the biggest names & the forgotten heroes who defined their clubs. Men like Alfredo Di Stefano & Johan Cruyff as well as the only survivor of the most politically charged game in history, the Barcelona striker who knocked Madrid out of the European Cup for the first time ever, & the president who celebrated his club`s defining moment by taking a midnight dip in the Thames. By exploring the history, politics, culture, economics & language, while never forgetting the drama on the pitch, Lowe demonstrates the symbiotic nature of the relationship between these two football giants. In doing so he reveals the human story behind this explosive rivalry. ...

Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas tells the tale of journalist Hunter S Thompson & his ‘attorney’, the Samoan, driving to Las Vegas to find the dark side of the American dream. Roaring down the desert highway from Los Angeles, they realise there’s only one way to go about such a perilous task: getting very, very twisted. Armed with a drug arsenal of stupendous proportions, the duo engage in a manic, surreal tour of the sleaze capital of the world. Their perilous, chemically-enhance confrontations with casino operators, police officers & assorted Middle Americans have a hallucinatory humour & nightmare terror. Riotously funny, daringly original & dead serious at its core, Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas is a classic statement on the collapsed dream of the American Sixties. ...

Amelie, a well-intentioned & eager young westerner, goes to Japan to spend a year working at the Yumimoto Corporation. Returning to the land where she was born is the fulfilment of a dream for Amelie, but working there turns into a comic nightmare of terror & self-abasement. Disturbing, hilarious & totally convincing Fear & Trembling displays an elegant & shrewd understanding of the intricate ways Japanese relationships are made & spoiled. ...

The new novel from the author of the iconic international bestseller Fear of Flying. As Vanessa watches her aged parents fade, her daughter prepare for childbirth & her much older husb&, Asher, struggle in the throes of open-heart surgery, she dreams of reversing time & becoming young again. With her best years as an actress behind her, she`s discovering that beginnings are easy but endings are hard. Could her fountain of youth fantasies be fulfilled on zipless.com, a site inspired by her best friend, Isadora Wing`s fantasy of encounters with no consequences? Surrounded by mortality, Vanessa is restless & curious enough to try anything. & she does. But the results make her wonder whether what she craves
- sex, love, connection
- may be closer at hand than she realises. Fear of Flying has sold 27 million copies in forty languages. It has been hailed as a classic by scholars. Fear of Dying extends the satire, compassion & wisdom that still captivate readers the world over. It is destined, once again, to change the way we think about our lives.

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`I loved Fear of Dying. I found it irreverent, funny, tender & very wise & it made me feel more alive` RACHEL JOYCE, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry Vanessa Wonderman is smart, sexy
- & sixty. After a lifetime of crazy families, New York high society & playing a soap opera archvillain bitch, she`s not ready to give up yet. But life`s not so carefree any more. Her parents are dying, her husband`s in hospital & her wild-child daughter is pregnant. So when she signs up to a casual encounters site, she`s thinking of leaving her wifelife behind
- at least for a little bit. However, the most painful parts of your past always have away of surprising you. Will she learn in time how to live, how to love, how to be fearless?

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In early October 2004, Brendon Burns
- a delusional, god-fearing, drug addict, manic depressive & award-winning comedian
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Sir Ranulph Fiennes has climbed the Eiger & Mount Everest. He`s crossed both Poles on foot. He`s been a member of the SAS & fought a bloody guerrilla war in Oman. & yet he confesses that his fear of heights is so great that he`d rather send his wife up a ladder to clean the gutters than do it himself. In Fear, the world`s greatest explorer delves into his own experiences to try & explain what fear is, how it happens & how he`s overcome it so successfully. He examines key moments from history where fear played an important part in the outcome of a great event. He shows us how the brain perceives fear, how that manifests itself in us, & how we can transform our perceptions. With an enthralling combination of story-telling, research & personal accounts of his own struggles to overcome fear, Sir Ranulph Fiennes sheds new light on one of humanity`s strongest emotions. ...

You`d die for your family. But would you kill for them?************ Family is everything. So what if yours was being terrorised by a neighbour
- a man who doesn`t listen to reason, whose actions become more erratic & sinister with each passing day? & those you thought would help
- the police, your lawyer
- can`t help you. You become afraid to leave your family at home alone. But there`s nothing more you can do to protect them. Is there?` Beautifully written, frightening & absorbing`
- THE TIMES************ What critics are saying about FEAR:`I`m intrigued by Dirk Kurbjuweit`s novel FEAR, about a stalker living downstairs`
- LIONEL SHRIVER, THE OBSERVER` If you liked WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN, try FEAR`
- BBC NEWS`[ An] uncomfortably close-to-home thriller`
- SUNDAY TIMES` Remarkable`
- THE OBSERVER` Addictive... There`s a twist at the end that is worth waiting for`
- INDEPENDENT`A must-have new read`
- DAILY EXPRESS`A terrifying study of a family threatened by the tenant living downstairs`
- WOMAN&HOME` Brilliantly done to play on every parents` deepest fears`
- FIONA BARTON, bestselling author of THE WIDOWWhat readers are saying about FEAR:` Thought-provoking, intelligent & genuinely chilling. It`s quite possible that we are all just a few provocations away from cold-blooded murder`
- ELIZABETH HAYNES, author of INTO THE DARKEST CORNER`A terrific, original thriller
- I loved it` JOANNE HARRIS`FEAR makes us sympathetic to violent revenge, accessories to murder`
- HERMAN KOCH, author of THE DINNER`I loved it. So rich & claustrophobic`
- RENEE KNIGHT, author of DISCLAIMER` The most original thriller of the year`
- NETGALLEY` Expertly constructed, highly entertaining & thought-provoking`
- Cloggie, Amazon reviewer` If you`re looking for a thriller with psychological insight, I highly recommend this one`
- Marjorie, Amazon reviewer` Not your usual thriller`
- Fiona, Amazon reviewer-------------------------FEAR is translated from the German by Imogen Taylor



















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