THE SUNDAY TIMES NO.2 BESTSELLERLike A Streecat Named Bob before it, Finding Gobi is a truly heart-warming story for animal lovers worldwide... In 2016, Dion Leonard, a seasoned ultramarathon runner, unexpectedly stumbled across a little stray dog while competing in a gruelling 155 mile race across the Gobi Desert. The lovable pup, who earned the name ` Gobi`, proved that what she lacked in size, she more than made up for in heart, as she went step for step with Dion over the treacherous Tian Shan Mountains, managing to keep pace with him for nearly 80 miles. As Dion witnessed the incredible determination of this small animal, he felt something change within himself. In the past he had always focused on winning & being the best, but his goal now was simply to make sure that his new friend was safe, nourished & hydrated. Although Dion did not finish first, he felt he had won something far greater & promised to bring Gobi back to the UK for good to become a new addition to his family. This was the start of a journey neither of them would ever forget with a roller coaster ride of drama, grief, heartbreak, joy & love that changed their lives forever. Finding Gobi is the ultimate story of hope, of resilience & of friendship, proving once again, that dogs really are `man`s best friend.` ...

Like A Streecat Named Bob before it, Finding Gobi is a truly heart-warming story for animal lovers worldwide... In 2016, Dion Leonard, a seasoned ultramarathon runner, unexpectedly stumbled across a little stray dog while competing in a gruelling 155 mile race across the Gobi Desert. The lovable pup, who earned the name ` Gobi`, proved that what she lacked in size, she more than made up for in heart, as she went step for step with Dion over the treacherous Tian Shan Mountains, managing to keep pace with him for nearly 80 miles. As Dion witnessed the incredible determination of this small animal, he felt something change within himself. In the past he had always focused on winning & being the best, but his goal now was simply to make sure that his new friend was safe, nourished & hydrated. Although Dion did not finish first, he felt he had won something far greater & promised to bring Gobi back to the UK for good to become a new addition to his family. This was the start of a journey neither of them would ever forget with a roller coaster ride of drama, grief, heartbreak, joy & love that changed their lives forever. Finding Gobi is the ultimate story of hope, of resilience & of friendship, proving once again, that dogs really are `man`s best friend.` ...

For fans of A Streetcat Named Bob comes Finding Gobi, the heart-warming true story of a dog who captured the hearts of the world. Younger readers` edition. Finding Gobi is the ultimate story of hope & friendship
- proving once again, that dogs really are `man`s best friend.` In 2016, Dion Leonard, an ultramarathon runner, stumbled across a little stray dog while competing in a gruelling 155 mile race across the Gobi Desert. The pup earned the name ` Gobi`, as she went step for step with Dion, keeping pace with him for nearly 80 miles. What Gobi lacked in size, she made up for in heart. Dion had always focused on winning, but as he witnessed the incredible determination of this small animal, he felt something inside him change. This is a story of a life changing friendship between one man & a little stray dog called Gobi.
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Award-winning reporter Emily Dugan`s Finding Home follows the tumultuous lives of a group of immigrants, all facing intense challenges in their quest to live in the UK. Syrian refugee Emad set up the Free Syrian League & worked illegally in the UK to pay for his mother to be smuggled across the Mediterranean on a perilous trip from Turkey. Even if she survives the journey, Emad knows it will be an uphill struggle to get her into Britain. Australian therapist Harley risks deportation despite serving the NHS for ten years & being told by the Home Office she could stay. Teaching assistant Klaudia is one of thousands of Polish people now living in Boston, Lincolnshire
- a microcosm of poorly managed migration. Aderonke, a leading Manchester LGBT activist, lives in a tiny B&B room in Salford with her girlfriend, Happiness, & faces deportation & persecution. Dugan`s timely & acutely observed book reveals the intense personal dramas of ordinary men & women as they struggle to find somewhere to call home. It shows that migration is not about numbers, votes or opinions: it is about people.
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Award-winning reporter Emily Dugan`s Finding Home follows the tumultuous lives of a group of immigrants, all facing intense challenges in their quest to live in the UK. Syrian refugee Emad set up the Free Syrian League & worked illegally in the UK to pay for his mother to be smuggled across the Mediterranean on a perilous trip from Turkey. Even if she survives the journey, Emad knows it will be an uphill struggle to get her into Britain. Australian therapist Harley risks deportation despite serving the NHS for ten years & being told by the Home Office she could stay. Teaching assistant Klaudia is one of thousands of Polish people now living in Boston, Lincolnshire
- a microcosm of poorly managed migration. Aderonke, a leading Manchester LGBT activist, lives in a tiny B&B room in Salford with her girlfriend, Happiness, & faces deportation & persecution. Dugan`s timely & acutely observed book reveals the intense personal dramas of ordinary men & women as they struggle to find somewhere to call home. It shows that migration is not about numbers, votes or opinions: it is about people.
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Never lose the thrill of trying something for the first time. Fifty years ago, Sir Richard Branson started his first business. In his new autobiography, Finding My Virginity, the Virgin Founder shares his personal, intimate thoughts on five decades as the world`s ultimate entrepreneur. Following on from where bestselling Losing My Virginity left off at the dawn of the new millennium, Finding My Virginity reveals how Branson created 12 different billion dollar businesses & hundreds more companies across dozens of sectors, whilst breaking world records on l&, sea & air. It takes us behind the scenes as Sir Richard Branson creates the world`s first commercial spaceline, Virgin Galactic, & handles the biggest crisis he has ever faced. Join Sir Richard as he juggles working life with raising his children Holly & Sam, building a marriage with his wife Joan & creating a unique company culture. Discover how he created a new life on Necker Isl&, while continuing to grow the Virgin brand into all corners of the world. Get the real story behind adventures & run-ins with everyone from Bill Gates & Kate Moss to Nelson Mandela & Barack Obama. This is the true account of how the Virgin Founder reinvented himself & his brand for the 21st century, while continuing to push boundaries, break rules & reach for the stars in more ways than one. This is the story of the man behind the beard, the business, the bravado & the br&. Find out how the ultimate entrepreneur did it for the first time
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` The boat appeared when I didn`t expect or, frankly, need her. My bucket list was empty. Life was full... But sailing towards me was a boat that would stir the waters, waking decades of loss, revealing history untold, & restoring a legacy that was lost in the wind. For her & for me, I had to wade into that water. I had to go, to search, to find.` This is a love story
- about a woman & a boat. Having fallen hopelessly in love with a 1930s Danish spidsgatter, a beautifully constructed 25 ft wooden double-ender, Kaci embarks on an international search to unravel the mystery of the boat`s past, & discovers the many lives Pax touched since she first hit the water in 1936. Kaci Cronkhite`s seven year search for Pax`s history is an elegant little gem, taking the reader aboard not only for sublime, wind-filled sails but also to eavesdrop the conversations & relationships that are built as she learns more about Pax`s past, whilst hugely enjoying her present. Finding Pax is a story of discovery & reconnection like no other. The writing is poetic, spare, & full of wisdom: ` In sailing, in weather, in life & death, answers are not endings & questions are not to be feared. The unknowns keep us moving forward.` Kaci originally published the story of her & Pax in a limited number of bespoke editions, but they proved so popular, reaching readers she never expected to reach, & provoking unexpected questions from those who wanted to find out more, that she revised & expanded the book for this new international edition.
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Following the partitioning of Poland by Germany & the Soviet Union in 1939, Matthew Kelly`s great grandmother & her two daughters were deported to the East. Thus began an extraordinary ordeal that took them, & many thousands like them, on a journey stretching from Siberia to Pakistan, & beyond. Their male relatives endured a parallel journey; arrested, exiled, & held as prisoners of war. Countless numbers were summarily executed by the Red Army. They saw the steppe, they were put to work in labour camps, they built sections of the trans-Siberian railway, they cleared forests, they toiled on collective farms. They knew hunger, exhaustion, disease & death. Persecuted by the Soviet Union, Poland was to become its unexpected ally following the German invasion in 1941. A new Polish army, ` The Anders Army` was assembled in Palestine. For a brief moment, in Kazakhstan, families were reunited, before being evacuated; to India, to Britain, to Mexico & East Africa; & from there, across the world. The experiences of these Poles had consequences far reaching & enduring, both to Pol&, to Polish identity, & to the families that survived; reverberating through generations. These incredible stories remain largely untold. In ” Finding Poland” Matthew Kelly embarks on a journey through his ancestor`s footsteps, travelling through places they lived, & landscapes they survived, to provide an account of these extraordinary people & their unique history. Part memoir, history & travel book, it is also a profound meditation on the experience of displacement & exile, of the impact of such seismic disruption, & the deep legacies such trauma bequeaths. ...

The Tibetans have the Book of the Dead. This is Ann Treneman`s Book of the ` Dead Interesting`. The award-winning Times writer, best known for her incisive parliamentary sketches, has branched out
- to graveyards. In this whirlwind tour of the 100 most fascinating graves in Britain, you`ll meet the real War Horse, Byron & his dog Boatswain, Florence Nightingale & her pet baby owl Athena, prime ministers, queens & kings, highwaymen, scientists, mistresses, the real James Bond &, of course, M. Then there are the writers, painters, poets, rakes & rogues, victims, the meek & the mild & the just plain mad. Ranging from the humorous to the poignant, each short & sweet stop along the way provides an intriguing insight into the British way of death. Part travelogue, part biography & part social history, Finding the Plot is essential reading for everyone who isn`t dead yet.
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The heart of the book presents detailed information on specific parks, trails, riverbanks, marshes, & other natural areas where wildflowers thrive. Detailed maps of the locations & directions show readers how to get to each site. A final section lists some 450 wildflower species found in the region, noting each flower`s blooming period, its preferred habitat, the locations where it can be found, & whether it is common, uncommon, or rare. ...