Daddy Bear insists he`s the scariest creature in the forest
- didn`t you know that nothing can frighten a bear?
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In this moving autobiographical novel, the narrator`s mother, Lucile, raises her two daughters largely alone. A former child model from a large Bohemian family, Lucile is younger & more glamorous than the other mothers: always in lipstick & stylishly dressed, wayward & wonderful. But as the years pass her occasional sadness gives way to overwhelming despair & delusion. This is a story of luminous beauty & rambunctious joy, of dark secrets & silences, revelations &, ultimately, the unknowability of even those closest to us. & in the face of the unknowable, personal history becomes fiction. Nothing Holds Back the Night is universally recognisable & singularly heartbreaking. ...

Takes you on a journey into the glittering, surreal heart of 21st century Russia: into the lives of Hells Angels convinced they are messiahs, professional killers with the souls of artists, bohemian theatre directors turned Kremlin puppet-masters, supermodel sects, post-modern dictators & oligarch revolutionaries. This is a world erupting with new money & new power, changing so fast it breaks all sense of reality, where life is seen as a whirling, glamorous masquerade where identities can be switched & all values are changeable. It is home to a new form of authoritarianism, far subtler than 20th century strains, & which is rapidly expanding to challenge the global order. An extraordinary book
- one which is as powerful & entertaining as it is troubling
- Nothing is True & Everything is Possible offers a wild ride into this political & ethical vacuum.

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A journey into the glittering, surreal heart of 21st century Russia: into the lives of Hells Angels convinced they are messiahs, professional killers with the souls of artists, bohemian theatre directors turned Kremlin puppet-masters, supermodel sects, post-modern dictators & oligarch revolutionaries. This is a world erupting with new money & new power, changing so fast it breaks all sense of reality, where life is seen as a whirling, glamorous masquerade where identities can be switched & all values are changeable. It is home to a new form of authoritarianism, far subtler than 20th century strains, & which is rapidly expanding to challenge the global order. An extraordinary book
- one which is as powerful & entertaining as it is troubling
- Nothing is True & Everything is Possible offers a wild ride into this political & ethical vacuum.

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There`s nothing like this book! Bold, charming artwork enlivens a hugely enjoyable game of compare-&-contrast for curious kids & puffin-lovers alike. A puffin is an amazing creature. It`s completely unique & one of a kind. A ladder is nothing like a puffin. A house is nothing like a puffin. A newspaper is nothing like a puffin... But wait! Who would have guessed? Could these things be more alike than you think? Young children will love following this mischievous puffin in an entertaining exercise in creative classification
- & are guaranteed to start looking at everyday things in a whole new way. This is a hilarious exercise in comparing & contrasting. It encourages kids to use their imagination to identify similarities in the world around them. It features a lively graphic illustration in a brilliant colour palette.
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North Korea is Orwell`s 1984 made reality: it is the only country in the world not connected to the internet; Gone with the Wind is a dangerous, banned book; during political rallies, spies study your expression to check your sincerity. After the death of the country`s great leader Kim Il Sung in 1994, famine descended: people stumbled over dead bodies in the street & ate tree bark to survive. Nothing to Envy weaves together the stories of adversity & resilience of six residents of Chongin, North Korea`s third largest city. From extensive interviews & with tenacious investigative work, Barbara Demick has recreated the concerns, culture & lifestyles of North Korean citizens in a gripping narrative, & vividly reconstructed the inner workings of this extraordinary & secretive country. ...

Nothing To See Here is a guide to the unusual places in Scotland overlooked by glossy brochures & coach parties. Step inside for illuminating writing & photographs of odd museums, quirky cafes, art-deco factories & Victorian public conveniences. Based on the website at `nothing to see here` which has been cataloguing unusual places to go worldwide since 2006, the book features material from its much loved country of origin. ...

Notranjski Kras, Brkini, Dolenjska & Bela Krajina regions of southern Slovenia on a contoured & GPS compatible map at 1:75, 000 from the Ljubljana-based Kartografija. The map is double-sided &

Includes:: bilingual English/ Slovenian descriptions of the region’s best sights. Maps in this series from Kartografija, covering most of Slovenia at 50K or 75K, have contours at 20m intervals, enhanced by relief shading & plenty of spot heights, names of peaks, mountain chains, etc. Local hiking routes are highlighted & also marked are recommended cycling routes. Symbols indicate various types of accommodation including mountain huts, campsites, inns with lodgings, tourist farms or apartments, hotels & motels, as well as recreational facilities (golf, horse riding, swimming pools, etc), vineries, cultural & historical sites, etc. Road network shows locations of petrol stations. Railway lines are shown with stations & various types of mountain transport (gondolas, chair lifts, etc) are marked. The maps have a latitude & longitude grid at intervals of 2’30’’. The reverse side is covered by bilingual notes on the area’s places of interest. Map legend & all the text include English. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link.

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MONUmini is an iconic architectural model kit; a perfect memento or a fun gift for any design enthusiast. The kit

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This is the story of Notting Hill, from its beginning in the Ladbroke Estate to its current incarnation as one of the most cosmopolitan & fashionable London neighbourhoods. The spacious crescents, stuccoed houses & leafy communal gardens that give Notting Hill its charm were developed during the 19th century. This elegance existed cheek by jowl with the Potteries, one of London`s worst slums, where in the mid-19th century average life expectancy was 11 years & 7 months. After the First World War many buildings fell into disrepair, houses were converted into flats & bed-sits, & the area went into decline. During the 1950s there was an influx of immigrants from the Caribbean, who were exploited by unscrupulous landlords. The race riots of 1958 marked a low point for Notting Hill. But the incomers inspired the Notting Hill Carnival, which has become a popular tourist attraction, as has the Portobello Road with its antiques & fruit & vegetable market, while the area has been regenerated by new wealth (not to mention a starring role in the film Notting Hill). All contribute to the cosmopolitan, fashionable area Notting Hill is today. ...