Read by Dean Williamson. In the late 1970s in rural Shropshire, eighteen-year-old Malcolm Castle became a fireman so he could rush into burning buildings to save fair damsels in distress. He didn't realise he would also be jumping into slurry pits & rivers to rescue cows, horses & any number of other unfortunate animals. Nothing about the country fire service was quite what Malcolm expected when he joined the watch in Shrewsbury. Yes, he had to face the heart-stopping dramas & tragedies of farm & house fires, but as the newest member of the service he was also first in line when swans terrorised the high street
- & when a flock of owls got stuck on the roof of his local pub. This was a time when crews tackled fires wearing plastic leggings, plastic gloves & cork hats covered in highly flammable gloss paint, & his early days on the service, in the late 1970s & early 80s, were eventful to say the least. Funny, moving & gloriously nostalgic, All Fired Up paints a unique portrait of rural Britain
- & shows just how surprising a fireman's life can be.

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As TV's favourite weather forecaster, Lainey is good at making predictions. But what she doesn't foresee is that her own life is about to hit a stormy patch. With a string of failed relationships behind her, surely history isn't about to repeat itself with her beloved Ken? To add fuel to the fire, her estranged mother announces that she's returning to Dublin. Deanna has always been dismissive of Lainey's choices
- particularly in men. & Deanna's lectures are the last thing Lainey needs now. Yet is there more to her mother than she knows? Uncovering some long-concealed family secrets, Lainey begins to reassess her life. Is the happy-ever-after she's always dreamed of really what she wants after all?
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Naomi Murdock, played by Barbara Stanwyck, returns to the hometown she deserted to follow her acting career, leaving a husband & daughter behind. Now a successful star in her field, she accepts her daughter's invitation to attend her school play (her ex ...

When you're feeling disappointed or just a little blue, there's nothing like good a laugh at some groanworthy jokes to raise the spirits...

And that's what you'll get with this whopping compendium!

With all-time classic subjects such as bankers, the battle of the sexes & Doctor, Doctor, as well as cheeky wordplay & one-liners!

Nick Harris has collected together a bumper crop of mirth to turn that frown upside down!

Ideal for some festive fun or as a quirky Christmas gift.

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9781782438816
• Author: Nick Harris
• Publisher: Michael O' Mara
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 384
• Dimensions:  18 x 13 x 2.5cm















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Books Modern Romance Books Will they hit the right notes this holiday season? When Sadie & Max are selected as contestants on the famed reality singing show STARMAKER's special festive season, Sadie thinks she's finally gotten her big break
- & Max sees a chance to step out of his megastar father's shadow. But then they're paired up for duet week & stun the world with their onstage chemistry... With fans going wild for Saxie, the judges demand they remain a duo
- on & offstage
- or exit the competition. Faking a relationship shouldn't be too hard, except for one small problem: Sadie & Max can't stand each other. But with their dreams just within reach, they agree to the ruse. Will their relationship lie be exposed before they can win? Or might their fake connection turn real by the Christmas finale? Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9781529356397 •†Author: Maggie Knox  •†Publisher:†  Hodder Paperbacks •†Format:†  Paperback •†Pages:† 352 •†Dimensions:†13 x 2.8 x 19.8 cm


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Her central themes are the classics, universities & teaching
- & much else besides. In this second collection following on from
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Entertaining, instructive, thought-provoking & hilarious, the unmistakeable voice of Deborah Devonshire rings out of this volume which combines her two collections of 'occasional' writings
- Home to Roost & Counting My Chickens. The pieces are broad & eclectic in their subjects, ranging from treasures unearthed while the kitchen was being redecorated, musings about the reason for the reworded town sign, tourism at Chatsworth, a ringside view of both John F. Kennedy's inauguration & funeral, & the value of deportment. No matter what she's writing about she is always affectionate, shrewd & uproariously funny.
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It's the early 1980s & TV-land is a weird place to be.. . There are only three channels! Everything stops at midnight! There's no Breakfast TV, no daytime telly.. .and the biggest prize on TV is not Chris Tarrant's million pounds but a speedboat on Bullseye. As Tom Bromley suggests in this hilariously funny & entertaining walk down memory lane, all that was about to change. Coming our way were new channels, 'yoof' TV, Dynasty, Dallas, TV-AM, Charles & Di, Scott & Charlene, talking cars & a Royal It's a Knockout. By the end of the decade we were primed & ready for satellite TV, multi-channels, rolling news & incredibly.. .you could watch TV all the way through the night! & no-one felt this change more deeply than Tom Bromley. From Fame to the Falklands War, Live Aid to Loadsamoney, All in the Best Possible Taste tells the story of a childhood spent with his mum, dad & three siblings & that other all-important family member; the TV. ...

An inspiring & intimate self-portrait of the champion of equality that encompasses her brilliant tennis career, unwavering activism,

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Explores probable mental causes for the physical manifestation of illness associated with each centre, & then lay out how to address these health concerns. In this book, the authors provides real-world examples of people who faced illness & outline the specific emotional & physical prescriptions that helped them heal. ...