In the Republic of Georgia, the Communists are long gone, replaced by something much more confusing, that`s for sure. There are no jobs in the cities. & when there are jobs, employees aren`t compensated. & when they are compensated, it`s because the jobs are not strictly scrupulous. When Slims discovers an application for an American small business internship programme sponsored by Hillary Clinton, he knows that he has found his calling. Slims` dreams of bringing opportunity & the American dream to his homel&, even as his friends & relatives embrace decadence & a staggering array of unsavoury business practices. But when he finally gets to America he sees what reform & progress look like up close. & suddenly, his loud, bickering family & his anguished, joyful country no longer seem so grim. ...

Ahmadou Kourouma`s remarkable novel is narrated by Bingo, a West African sora
- storyteller & king`s fool. Over the course of
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When police officer Theresa Grey is called to the New Zealand town of Kahukura on Tasman Bay, she drives straight into a horror story. The locals have been overwhelmed by a sudden collective madness, causing them to kill themselves & each other in truly gruesome ways. First, Theresa tries to help; then, she is forced to run for her life. An hour later, she emerges to a scene of carnage. There are thirteen other survivors. Slowly, they find one another & face their new reality: trapped in the town by some kind of invisible force-field, cut off from the world outside. What begins as a story of horror becomes a story of survival. Together, they must bury the dead, become a community, face their own fears & weaknesses. Ultimately, they must fight for their lives
- because whatever caused the insanity is still at large. & it hasn`t finished. Rich with atmosphere, alive to character & emotion, Wake is a riveting tour-de-force. A book about extreme events, ordinary people, heroic compassion
- & invisible monsters.

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Wakefield North in 1890 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers the northern part of Wakefield & features include the Cathedral, Borough Market, St Andrew`s church, Westgate station, Prison (left blank for security reasons), St Johns Ward, Northgate Ward, West Riding Lunatic Asylum, St John`s Grove, East Moor, Westfield Grove, Newton, St John`s Mill, Wrenthorpe Colliery with railway line, Clark Hall, etc. On the reverse is an extensive selection of street directory entries, including Borough Market, Butcher Row, Northgate, Old Market Place, Stanley Road, Westgate & Wood Street. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

Wakefield South in 1890 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers the southern part of Wakefield, stretching from George Street southward to Sparable Lane. Several railways cross the map with Kirkgate station & engine shed. Features include the River Calder with piers, Aire & Calder Navigation, Calder Mills, Providence Terrace, malthouses, Rutland Mills, Old Bridge Brewery, Fall Ings, Calder Vale, Grove Iron Works, New Wells, Primrose Hill, chemical works, Belle Vue, St Catherine`s church, Wakefield Trinity football ground, cemetery, cattle market, part of Westgate, Eagle Brewery. Part of Thornes village is in the south-western quarter, including St James church, Bishop Blaize Inn, Lowe Hill, etc. An extensive selection of street directory entries is on the reverse, including George Street, Ings Road, Kirkgate, Southgate & Thornes Road. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

Wakefield West in 1905 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. In this title: the map the western edge of Wakefield, stretching from Thornes Park & Westgate Common westward to Roundwood Colliery. Features include tramway, Westgate Common Mills, St Michael's church, Thornes House (at eastern margin), Lupset Hall (on southern margin), Whinney Moor Colliery, Manor Haigh Moor Colliery, Westgate Colliery & Brickworks, Flanshaw Hall, Snapethorpe Hall, Roundwood Colliery. On the reverse is an extract from the 1933 edition showing the Dewsbury Road area at a later stage, when part of the Lupset estate had been built. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25 ...

Wakefield West in 1905 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers the western edge of Wakefield, stretching from Thornes Park & Westgate Common westward to Roundwood Colliery. Features include tramway, Westgate Common Mills, St Michael`s church, Thornes House (at eastern margin), Lupset Hall (on southern margin), Whinney Moor Colliery, Manor Haigh Moor Colliery, Westgate Colliery & Brickworks, Flanshaw Hall, Snapethorpe Hall, Roundwood Colliery, etc. On the reverse is an extract from the 1933 edition showing the Dewsbury Road area at a later stage, when part of the Lupset estate had been built. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

This is a new edition in the AA's ground breaking series of street atlases, covering Wakefield & Castleford in a handy glovebox size. The atlas uses the latest digital data for Britain from Ordnance Survey & the AA & also

Includes:: National Grid Referencing as used by the emergency services. All of the maps clearly show recommended restaurants, hotels, one-way streets & car parks, with 24-hour petrol stations now highlighted. Featuring a clever use of colour to ensure they can be read under street lighting, these maps are all you need to keep you on the move.

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The compelling & timely new novel by the author of One Night, Markovitch Dr Eitan Green is a good man. He saves lives. Then, speeding along a deserted moonlit road in his SUV after an exhausting hospital shift, he hits someone. Seeing that the man, an African migrant, is beyond help, he flees the scene. It is a decision that changes everything. Because the dead man`s wife knows what happened. & when she knocks at Eitan`s door the next day, tall & beautiful, holding his wallet, he discovers that her price is not money. It is something else entirely, something that will shatter Eitan`s safe existence & take him into a world of secrets & lies he could never have anticipated. Waking Lions is a gripping, suspenseful & morally devastating drama of guilt & survival, shame & desire. It looks at the darkness inside all of us to ask: what would we do? What are any of us capable of? Ayelet Gundar-Goshen was born in Israel in 1982 & holds an MA in Clinical Psychology from Tel Aviv University. Her film scripts have won prizes at international festivals, including the Berlin Today Award & the New York City Short Film Festival Award. Waking Lions, her second novel, has been translated into five languages. One Night, Markovitch, her first novel, won the prestigious Sapir Prize for best debut, & is also published by Pushkin Press. ...

For the millions of people who want spirituality without religion, Sam Harris` new book is a guide to meditation as a rational spiritual practice informed by neuroscience & psychology. From best-selling author, neuroscientist, & ”new atheist” Sam Harris, Waking Up is for the increasingly large numbers of people who follow no religion, but who suspect that Jesus, Buddha, Lao Tzu, Rumi, & the other saints & sages of history could not have all been epileptics, schizophrenics, or frauds. Throughout the book, Harris argues that there are important truths to be found in the experiences of such contemplatives-&, therefore, that there is more to understanding reality than science & secular culture generally allow. Waking Up is part seeker`s memoir & part exploration of the scientific underpinnings of spirituality. No other book marries contemplative wisdom & modern science in this way, & no author other than Sam Harris-a scientist, philosopher, & famous sceptic-could write it. ...