The dazzling success of The Toaster Project, including TV appearances & an international book tour, leaves Thomas Thwaites in a slump. His friends increasingly behave like adults, while Thwaites still lives at home, ”stuck in a big, dark hole.” Luckily, a research grant offers the perfect out: a chance to take a holiday from the complications of being human by transforming himself into a goat. What ensues is a hilarious & surreal journey through engineering, design, & psychology, as Thwaites interviews neuroscientists, animal behaviorists, prosthetists, goat sanctuary workers, & goatherds. From this, he builds a goat exoskeleton artificial legs, helmet, chest protector, raincoat from his mum, & a prosthetic goat stomach to digest grass (with help from a pressure cooker & campfire) before setting off across the Alps on four legs with a herd of his fellow creatures. Will he make it? Do Thwaites & his readers discover what it truly means to be human? Goat Man tells all in Thwaites`s inimitable style, which NPR extols as ”a laugh-out- loud-funny but thoughtful guide through his own adventures.” ...

Life is never simple for PR consultant Anna Nicholas as she attempts to cut loose her ties with London for a more manana existence in rural Mallorca with her family. Despite nearing her dream to open a cattery, she is thrown off course by the abduction of her beloved toad, a scorpion infestation, getting lost in the hills & a growing fixation with ancient goats. Meanwhile in London she`s coping with loopy new clients
- an amorous rock climber, a Bulgarian transvestite couturier & a couple of warring designers. Witty, pithy & brimming with memorable characters, ” Goats From A Small Island” is Anna`s third book about working between two places & a delightful tribute to Mallorca`s rich & varied way of life.
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Goats in Trees 2012 calendar with thirteen rather interesting images of Goats in trees
- in arid regions like Southern Morocco,
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Goats in Trees 2013 calendar with thirteen rather interesting images of Goats in trees
- in arid regions like Southern Morocco,
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Alfonzo the goat couldn`t be happier. He`s just got himself a dashing new coat & he feels like a million dollars. But when he discovers some creatures in need of help, will Alfonzo be able to part with his treasured possession to save the day? Let me tell you the tale of Alfonzo the goat, Who was terribly fond of his lovely new coat.. . The perfect picture-book pick-me-up showing that love, kindness & friendship make the best recipe for happiness. ...

`A profoundly affecting, intellectually challenging & beautifully written fable.. . a marvellous piece of work.`
- Stuart Kelly,
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The new novel from the author of Beloved The past has a hold like no other... Sweetness wants to love her child, Bride, but she struggles to love her as a mother should. Bride, now glamorous, grown up, ebony-black & panther-like, wants to love her man, Booker, but she finds herself betrayed by a moment in her past, a moment borne of a desperate burn for the love of her mother. Booker cannot fathom Bride`s depths, with his own love-lorn past bending him out of shape. Can they find a way through the damage wrought on their blameless childhood souls, to light & happiness, free from pain? Toni Morrison`s fierce & provocative new novel exposes the damage adults wreak on children, & how this echoes through the generations. ...

As the world becomes more modern, it is not becoming more secular. Instead, on the street & in the corridors of power, religion is surging. As ” God is Back” shows, for better or for worse, faith is on the increase
- fuelled by an American-style model of personal, customer-driven, aggressively marketed religion. Shining a light on this huge, hidden world of faith, from Californian megachurches to exorcisms in Sao Paulo, from China`s aspirant middle-class Christians to mosques in Nigeria, this book shows that if you want to understand the modern world, you cannot afford to ignore God
- whether you believe in Him or not.

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God Is Not Great is the ultimate case against religion. In a series of acute readings of the major religious texts, Christopher Hitchens demonstrates the ways in which religion is man-made, dangerously sexually repressive & distorts the very origins of the cosmos. Above all, Hitchens argues that the concept of an omniscient God has profoundly damaged humanity, & proposes that the world might be a great deal better off without `him`. ...

Philomena is a born rebel, disillusioned with her middle-class comfort & the expectations of her parents. Nestor is an impoverished African exile with the heart of a poet. When the two meet by chance on the streets of 1960s Bombay, their attraction will change their lives forever. Spanning two continents & following a story of love, loss & politics set against a backdrop of turbulent societies, times & allegiances, God on Every Wind is a powerful debut novel exploring the possibilities & limitations of individual & political revolution. ...