It Might Be an Apple is a boisterous, philosophical shaggy dog story for young children & probably a few adults. The story follows a childs hilarious, wildly inventive train of thought through all the things an apple might be if it is not, in fact, an apple. Distrusting the apples convincing appearance, the childs imagination spirals upwards & outwards into a madcap fantasy world maybe its a star from outer space with tiny aliens on board? Perhaps it wants a cool hairstyle? Does it feel scared, or snore at night? Children can see what all these crazy, funny things might look like. This book is not only huge fun, but it also encourages a questioning, challenging approach to the world around us. ...

In time for the one-year anniversary of the Trump Inauguration & the Women`s March, this provocative, unprecedented anthology features original short stories from thirty bestselling & award-winning authors-including Alice Walker, Richard Russo, Walter Mosley, Joyce Carol Oates, Alice Hoffman, Neil Gaiman, Michael Cunningham, Mary Higgins Clark, & Lee Child-with an introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen. When Donald Trump claimed victory last November, the US literary world erupted in indignation. Many of America`s leading writers & artists openly resist the current administration`s dogma & earliest policy moves, & they`re not about to go gently into that good night. In It Occurs to Me That I Am America: New Stories & Art, more than thirty of the most acclaimed modern writers consider the fundamental ideals of a free, just, & compassionate democracy-through fiction. Featuring artwork by some of today`s best known artists, cartoonists, & graphic novelists-including Art Spiegelman, Roz Chast, Marilyn Minter, & Eric Fischl-who cover political, social, & cultural issues, this anthology is a beautiful, enduring collection that will resonate with anyone concerned with the contest for our American soul. ...

The greatest love story ever told doesn`t feature kissing in the snow or racing to airports. It features pain & confusion & hope & wonder & a ban on cheesy cliches. Oh, & zombies... YA star Holly Bourne tackles real love in this hugely funny & poignant novel. ...

Following his ten year career as a seasoned rep, Cy Flood reveals the highs of living & working all over the world in the most popular sunshine spots. From Austria to Ibiza, from Palma to Tenerife, each resort has furnished him with experiences so extraordinary & tales so tall that they defy belief...and yet they are all true. As well as being packed with hilarious tales, this book paints a shockingly true picture of the life of a travel rep. The hilarity is tinged with sadness & pain as Cy is forced to come face-to-face with violent crime, corruption, drug-dealing & sometimes death. ...

A special edition of It Shouldn`t Happen to a Vet by James Herriot reissued with a bright retro design to celebrate Pan`s 70th anniversary. Ensconced in the sleepy Yorkshire village of Darrowby, recently qualified vet James Herriot is acclimatizing to life with his unpredictable colleagues, brothers Siegfried & Tristan Farnon. But veterinary practice in the 1930s was never going to be easy, & there are challenges on the horizon, from persuading his clients to let him use his `modern` equipment, to becoming an uncle to a pig called Nugent. Throw in his first encounters with Helen, the beautiful daughter of a local farmer, & this year looks to be as eventful as the last... Heart-breaking & hilarious in equal measure, It Shouldn`t Happen to a Vet is James Herriot`s brilliant memoir of life as a country vet & the story behind the much loved television series & film, All Creatures Great & Small. ...

Food can change your life in unexpected ways. It Starts With Food will show you how by outlining a clear, balanced, sustainable plan to change the way you eat forever
- & transform your life in unexpected ways. Your success story begins with ` The Whole 30, ` Dallas & Melissa Hartwig`s powerful 30-day nutritional reset. Since 2009, their underground Whole 30 program has quietly led tens of thousands of people to weight loss, enhanced quality of life & a healthier relationship with food.
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A first-hand account of a lighthouse keeper`s life in the last traditional years before the introduction of helicopter reliefs & automation. Arthur Lane entered the Service in 1953 as a fugitive from the Birmingham branch of a large insurance company, who seem to have made no attempt to get him back. He transferred his talents to the service of Trinity House, & they weren`t always appreciated there either. The next seven years & 12 lighthouses were passed in a nightmare for a number of colleagues as they experienced & tried to survive the Motor Horn Call Sign, the Exploding Mortar, & the Letter to ” The Times”, as well as numerous other episodes. Arthur Lane admits lighthouse life could be pretty hectic, but he still manages to give as complete an account as we are likely to get of what it was like to keep a lighthouse in its last traditional years when, for every eight-week spell of isolation, you`d be likely to do another week & more in overdue. ...

Lily & Blue Kangaroo
- a friendship forever! Another heart warming story featuring Lily & her much-loved toy, Blue Kangaroo,
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Meet the Hueys
- a fabulously quirky group of characters from international bestselling, award-winning author/illustrator, Oliver
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Imagine swallowing a computer chip & becoming a living computer...imagine almost burning down your school...imagine being Harry Manners. He is a very unusual boy. His family don`t understand him. His teachers wish he would stop daydreaming. But he thinks he`s doing just fine, as long as he has a stash of Max Masters comics to read & his imaginary pet pig Monty to take for a walk... ...