In recent years, techno-scientific progress has started to utterly transform our world
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Like Continuum`s bestselling ”A Pilgrim in Spain” by Christopher Howse, Harry Bucknall`s book concerns a long journey on foot from St Paul`s to St Peter`s in Rome (1, 300 miles). Though not as well known as the Road to Compostella, this route, known as the Via Francigena, has been celebrated for centuries. In the tradition of Hilaire Belloc`s The Path to Rome, Bucknall`s writing resembles that of Christopher Howse
- it is witty, erudite, spiritual & packed with incident. Unlike Belloc, who was portly & bibulous, Bucknall is young, athletic, ascetic & a former officer in the Coldstream Guards (having served in Bosnia). His journey takes him through Southwark, Canterbury, Calais, Agincourt, Reims, Lake Geneva, Valle d` Aosta, Lucca, La Foce, & the Via Cassia to Rome & the Vatican.
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` Haunting, heartfelt & beautiful` CHRIS CLEAVE Nina, her son Christopher in tow, flies to Malta for one last visit with her aging parents. Her previous attempt to see them ended in tears. Disowned for falling pregnant while at university in Engl&, she was not allowed into the house. This will be her final chance to make her peace with them. But Malta holds more secrets & surprises than Nina could possibly imagine. What she finds is not the land of her youth, a place full of memories & happiness. Instead she meets dead people. Lots of them. Malta, it transpires, is a transit lounge for recently deceased spirits & somehow Christopher enables her to see them, speak with them & help them. &, in return, they help Nina come to terms with her own loss. One so great that she has yet to admit it to herself. Like Bees to Honey is a story of family, redemption & ghosts. It is a magical tale that will live with you long after you finish reading. ...

` People say ” Like father, like son”, & the story of my life has mirrored my father`s to a quite uncanny degree. Right from when I was a little boy, he was my rock; my mentor; my hero. It is no exaggeration to say that he taught me virtually everything I know about both country life & television. Without him, I certainly would not be doing what I am today...`. Agriculture & show business may appear to be unlikely bedfellows, but for Countryfile presenter Adam Henson, as for his father, Joe, who tragically passed away in the autumn of 2015, they are the twin poles that have defined his life. First & foremost, Adam is a farmer. Raised on the same farm in Gloucestershire, Bemborough Farm, that he runs today, Adam can often be found with his sleeves-rolled-up, involved in every element of the day-to-day operations. Like Farmer, Like Son is a truly remarkable account of Adam`s life that explores a hidden family history & the unbreakable bond between Adam & his life-long hero: his father Joe. In the 1940s & `50s, Joe, the son of stage & film star Leslie Henson, chose a completely different path, alien to his thespian parents & decided to pursue a career as a farmer. In addition, Joe overcame a serious stammer to become a regular broadcaster on Country Matters & also became the saviour of Britain`s rare breeds. He even put his business & his reputation at stake to open the world`s first Farm Park. Here, for the first time, Adam reveals the family traits, childhood experiences & farming wisdom which have made him the man he is today. As he trawls the family archive & discovers his own bloodline, Adam learns to understand & appreciate the famous grandfather he never knew & pays tribute to the wonderful father he has so recently lost. ...

The modern world takes its toll on family life. Alan Nolan has spent the last 20 years apart from his son Ian, who is based in Italy. Deciding that the best way to revive their father / son bond is to undertake an energy-sapping walk through the Italian, Swiss & French Alps on a tough Mont Blanc trek, Alan & Ian set off on their high adrenaline adventure. Like Father, Love Son is Alan`s vivid account of their trip, a unique blend of travel, autobiography & family history peppered with humour. You`ll laugh out loud as they encounter a French Mr. Bean, the American Burt Kwouk, the Australian hitman & at their night spent at the Randy Nurse`s. Convinced that many of us don`t really know our parents because we accept them as they are without asking about their past, Alan decides that Ian needs to know why he was called ` Killer` Nolan as a boy & what prompted him to abandon his fledgling boxing career at Teddy Snowball`s gym. Anyone who has read Ancient Feet, Alan`s side-splitting account of his eventful crossing of the North of England with five mates on the Coast to Coast Walk, will already know that Like Father, Love Son will be a barrow load of entertainment, as well as some home truths about our relationships in this modern era. ...

A breathtaking collection of reflections from one of the world`s best loved storytellers, Paulo Coelho. In this riveting collection of thoughts & stories, Paulo Coelho, the author of ` The Alchemist`, offers his personal reflections on a wide range of subjects from archery & music to elegance, traveling & the nature of good & evil. An old woman explains to her grandson how a mere pencil can show him the path to happiness...instructions on how to climb a mountain reveal the secret to making your dreams a reality...the story of Ghengis Khan & the Falcon that teaches about the folly of anger
- & the art of friendship...a pianist who performs an example in fulfilling your destiny...the author learns three important lessons when he goes to the rescue of a man in the street
- Paulo shows us how life has lessons for us in the greatest, smallest & most unusual of experiences. ` Like the Flowing River`

Includes:: jewel-like fables, packed with meaning & retold in Coelho`s inimitable style. Sharing his thoughts on spirituality, life & ethics, Paulo touches you with his philosophy & invites you to go on an exciting journey of your own.



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The number one bestseller in Mexico & America for almost two years, & subsequently a bestseller around the world, ” Like Water For Chocolate” is a romantic, poignant tale, touched with moments of magic, graphic earthiness, bittersweet wit
- & recipes. A sumptuous feast of a novel, it relates the bizarre history of the all-female De La Garza family. Tita, the youngest daughter of the house, has been forbidden to marry, condemned by Mexican tradition to look after her mother until she dies. But Tita falls in love with Pedro, & he is seduced by the magical food she cooks. In desperation, Pedro marries her sister Rosaura so that he can stay close to her. For the next twenty-two years, Tita & Pedro are forced to circle each other in unconsummated passion. Only a freakish chain of tragedies, bad luck & fate finally reunite them against all the odds.
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From Hugo, Eisner, Newbery, Harvey, Bram Stoker, Locus, World Fantasy, & Nebula award-winning author Neil Gaiman & Eisner award-winner Mark Buckingham (Fables) comes a striking graphic novel anthology of four essential fantasy stories. These dark & imaginative tales feature an odd & subtly linked world of bizarre venereal diseases, a creepy old woman who feasts on raw meat, a man obsessed with a skin model from a magazine, & a story within a story about ghosts. You wont want to miss this collection featuring comic adaptations of the short stories: Looking for the Girl, Foreign Parts, Closing Time, & Feeders & Eaters from the Sunday Times bestselling author, Neil Gaiman. ...

Likhu Khola
- Those, sheet no. 2786-06, in the topographic survey of Nepal at 1:50, 000 published by the Nepali Government in
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Lila, homeless & alone after years of roaming the countryside, steps inside a small-town Iowa church-the only available shelter from the rain-and ignites a romance & a debate that will reshape her life. She becomes the wife of a minister & widower, John Ames, & begins a new existence while trying to make sense of the days of suffering that preceded her newfound security. Neglected as a toddler, Lila was rescued by Doll, a canny young drifter, & brought up by her in a hardscrabble childhood of itinerant work. Together they crafted a life on the run, living h&-to-mouth with nothing but their sisterly bond & a lucky knife to protect them. But despite bouts of petty violence & moments of desperation, their shared life is laced with moments of joy & love. When Lila arrives in Gilead, she struggles to harmonize the life of her makeshift family & their days of hardship with the gentle worldview of her husband which paradoxically judges those she loves. Revisiting the beloved characters & setting of Marilynne Robinson`s Pulitzer Prize-winning Gilead & Orange Prize-winning Home, Lila is a moving expression of the mysteries of existence. ...