Pity poor Bridget Jones (Renee Zellweger). She's the 1990s British everywoman: single, weight-obsessed, & very probably drunk on mid-price white wine. Her life goes from middling to worse when she embarks on a doomed affair with silver-tongued boss Dani ...

Is it morally wrong to have a blow-dry when one of your children has head lice? Is technology now the fifth element? Or is that wood? Is sleeping with someone after 2 dates & 6 weeks of texting the same as getting married after 2 meetings & 6 months of letter writing in Jane Austen's day? This title deals with these questions. ...

Same Bridget, but brand new diary. Having finally found the perfect man in gorgeous lawyer Mark Darcy (Colin Firth), 30-something ex-singleton Bridget Jones (Renèe Zellweger) is now faced with the even bigger challenge of keeping him. When her self-doubt ...

Same Bridget, but brand new diary. Having finally found the perfect man in gorgeous lawyer Mark Darcy (Colin Firth), 30-something ex-singleton Bridget Jones (Renee Zellweger) is now faced with the even bigger challenge of keeping him. When her self-doubts ...

Bridget Jones is everyones favourite spinster. In Bridget Joness Diary she documents her struggles through the social minefield of her 30s & tries to weigh up the eternal question: Daniel Cleaver of Mark Darcy? She is supported through the whole process by four indispensable friends, Shazzer, Jude, Tom & a bottle of chardonnay.

A dazzling urban satire of modern relationships?

An ironic, tragic insight into the demise of the nuclear family?

Or the confused ramblings of a pissed thirty-something?





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The final book from Professor Stephen Hawking, the bestselling author of A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME & arguably the most famous scientist of our age, BRIEF ANSWERS TO THE BIG QUESTIONS is a profound, accessible & timely reflection on the biggest questions in science. ...

Jane Austen is a mystery. The first incontrovertibly great woman novelist, she is, among other things, one of the finest prose stylists in literature; the first truly modern writer, the Godmother of chick lit. She is also the greatest enigma (next to Shakespeare) in English literature. Soldiers in the First World War sat in the trenches & read them for the civilising comforts they provided. Hard-nut literary critics such as F. R. Leavis lauded their austere complexity. World Book Day, 2007, found that Pride & Prejudice was the one book ' The nation can't live without'. In this witty, accessible guide, Charles Jennings goes in search of this enigma through her words as well as her times, including a short biography, an overview of the novels, as well as the world that she inhabited. Finally, the book contains Jane's very own words of advice for the modern life. ...

Cloud computing is a milestone as significant as the introduction of the PC. This new revolution will make computing less complex, more reliable, & more environmentally friendly. However, as cloud computing takes hold, most businesses will have to rethink their computing strategies. In this valuable guide, expert Christopher Barnatt, looks at what cloud computing is & how it will effect our everyday lives. He looks at the software & how it will alter our offices, our work & our homes. This book is the essential guide to the next computing revolution. ...

Exploring the beliefs, history & politics of the ordinary people of Muslim countries, this title offers a comprehensive account of Islam. It addresses the big issues
- can Islam support true democracy or is the West merely seeking a cover of legitimacy for a policy of 'might is right'?
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A doctor removes the normal, healthy side of a patient's brain instead of the malignant tumor. A man whose leg is scheduled for amputation wakes up to find his healthy leg removed. These examples are part of a history of medical disasters as old as the profession itself. This title offers an account of medical mishap in modern times. ...