In one of the most memorable novels of recent years, Kazuo Ishiguro imagines the lives of a group of students growing up in a darkly skewered version of contemporary Engl&. Narrated by Kathy, now 31, Never Let Me Go hauntingly dramatises her attempts to come to terms with her childhood at the seemingly idyllic Hailsham School, & with the fate that has always awaited her & her closest friends in the wider world. A story of love, friendship & memory, Never Let Me Go is charged throughout with a sense of the fragility of life. If you enjoyed Never Let Me Go, you might also like Ishiguro`s The Remains of the Day, now available in Faber Modern Classics. ...

Unlike some small towns that gradually peter out into the wilderness, this one just ends. On the west edge of town sits the Iceberg Tavern; behind it there's a steel-mesh garbage cage, rusted by the salt air & battered by encounters with something even more inhospitable & frightening than the Arctic elements. Beyond that...there's nothing. Standing on the roof of the bar you can throw a rock that would land in Hudson Bay. Nearby, a signpost is planted in the ground, with a picture of a polar bear & an admonition not to go any further. Take one step backwards & you can be inside enjoying caribou steaks & Canadian whiskey. One step forward & you're in bear country--over a million square kilometers of frozen sea ice, dotted with blood stains where the largest land predators on earth have dragged their prey from the water. Welcome to Churchill, Manitoba, Polar Bear Capital of the World. Human population: 943. In Never Look a Polar Bear in the Eye, Zac Unger takes us to an utterly unique & remote place like no other--a realm once reserved exclusively for one of the most majestic predators on earth, & where now the line between man's territory & mother nature's has become perilously blurred. It is one man's journey to develop a deeper understanding of an animal that has become a lightning rod for environmental debate, as well as the uneasy relationship between polar bears & the people whose presence is both at odds with & dependent on the bears' survival. ...

From the folklore of Nigeria to the connivery of Wall Street, a vibrant cross-cultural memoir from acclaimed Nigerian-American author Okey Ndibe. Okey Ndibe`s funny, charming, & penetrating memoir tells of his move from Nigeria to America, where he came to edit the influential
- but forever teetering on the verge of insolvency
- African Commentary magazine. It recounts stories of Ndibe`s relationships with Chinua Achebe, Wole Soyinka, & other literary figures; examines the differences between Nigerian & American etiquette & politics; recalls an incident of racial profiling just thirteen days after he arrived in the US, in which he was mistaken for a bank robber; considers American stereotypes about Africa (and vice-versa); & juxtaposes African folk tales with Wall Street trickery. All these stories & more come together in a generous, encompassing book about the making of a writer & a new American.

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James Kingston loves to climb. Whether he`s scaling a tree at his local park or ascending to the very top of a crane, looking down always brings about the best kind of rush. & yet it wasn`t always this way. Afraid of heights as a child, James vowed to confront an almost crippling phobia. He was transformed, & became one of the most daring & unique free climbers on the planet. Today, James is the go-to man for everything HIGH. Think Wembley Stadium or the Eiffel Tower
- James has conquered some of the most iconic locations in the world. Packed with death-defying POV pictures, Never Look Down tells how James faces down danger, where his favourite free climbing locations are, & takes you to the top of the world.
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As enlightening as The Facebook Effect, Elon Musk, & Chaos Monkeys-the compelling, behind-the-scenes story of the creation of one of the most essential applications ever devised, & the rag-tag team that built it & changed how we navigate the world Never Lost Again chronicles the evolution of mapping technology-the ”overnight success twenty years in the making.” Bill Kilday takes us behind the scenes of the tech`s development, & introduces to the team that gave us not only Google Maps but Google Earth, & most recently, Pokemon GO. He takes us back to the beginning to Keyhole-a cash-strapped startup mapping company started by a small-town Texas boy named John Hanke, that nearly folded when the tech bubble burst. While a contract with the CIA kept them afloat, the company`s big break came with the first invasion of Iraq; CNN used their technology to cover the war & made it famous. Then Google came on the scene, buying the company & relaunching the software as Google Maps & Google Earth. Eventually, Hanke`s original company was spun back out of Google, & is now responsible for Pokemon GO & the upcoming Harry Potter: Wizards Unite. Kilday, the marketing director for Keyhole & Google Maps, was there from the earliest days, & offers a personal look behind the scenes at the tech & the minds developing it. But this book isn`t only a look back at the past; it is also a glimpse of what`s to come. Kilday reveals how emerging map-based technologies including virtual reality & driverless cars are going to upend our lives once again. Never Lost Again shows us how our worldview changed dramatically as a result of vision, imagination, & implementation. It`s a crazy story. & it all started with a really good map. ...

Alex Rider is back in this brand new, explosive mission in the number one bestselling series. In this adrenaline-fueled, action-packed adventure, Alex Rider is trying to get his life back on track after the traumatic events of his last mission. But even Alex can`t fight the past.. .especially when it holds a deadly secret. ...

Drawing on the War Cabinet papers, other government documents, private diaries, newspaper accounts, & memoirs, Never Surrender tells the story of summer of 1940, the summer of the ` Supreme Question` of whether or not the British were to surrender to the impending threat of Hitler`s invasion. The events, individuals, & institutions that influenced the War Cabinet`s deliberations offer a panoramic view of the summer of 1940. Impressive in scope but attentive to detail, Kelly takes readers from the battlefield to Parliament, to the government ministries, to the British high comm&, to the desperate Anglo-French conference in Paris & London, to the American embassy in London, & to life with the ordinary Britons. Bringing vividly to life one of the most heroic moments of the twentieth century & intimately portraying some of its largest players
- Churchill, Lord Halifax, FDR, Joe Kennedy, Hitler, Stalin & others
- Never Surrenderis a character-driven narrative of a crucial period in World War II history & the men & women who shaped it.

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Bears are clumsy. They don`t sit still. They`re much, much bigger than teachers
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This is a charming story about a determined mouse, who is never too little to love. Tiny Too-Little is a very small mouse. He is also in love. But unfortunately for Tiny, the one he loves is all the way up there, which is a long, long way if you`re Tiny & you really need a kiss. No matter how many objects Tiny piles up to stand on, he`s still too little to reach, even on tiptoes. As the pages get smaller & smaller, watch Tiny get higher & higher. But will he ever get the kiss he needs? It is a heart warming & funny story, where determination is rewarded & love triumphs. ...

Anyone--no matter how young--can make a difference! Meet 50 incredible kids who had a positive impact in their communities... & the world. From Picasso, who changed the art world forever, to Malala Yousafzai, the brave teen who was shot for advocating education for girls, the 50 kids profiled in Never Too Young! will inspire & empower young readers. Some, like Anne Frank, Ruby Bridges, & Stevie Wonder, are prominent figures, while others are lesser known though their achievements are just as compelling. They come from a variety of historical periods & backgrounds, & have made an impact in politics, sports, the arts, science, & more.
Includes:: Louis Armstrong, Louis Braille, Ruby Bridges, Thandiwe Chama, Michael Chang, Nadia Comaneci, Kelvin Doe, Bobby Fisher, Anne Frank, Tavi Gevinson, Om Prakash Gurjar, S.E. Hinton, Askrit Jawal, Joan of Arc, Helen Keller, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Pel, Pablo Picasso, Pocahontas, Sacagawea, Shirley Temple, Venus & Serena Williams. Stevie Wonder, Malala Yousafzai, & more!
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