Chips the Royal Dog is always getting into trouble for chewing the Queen's shoes. But, one night, Chips captures a burglar by chewing his boots, & suddenly he's a Royal Doggy Hero! A mischievous story with gloriously detailed pictures, this is the new picture book from Kate Leake, illustrator of Never Say No to a Princess (9781407115610). ...

Eight out of ten cases of heart disease, nine out of ten cases of acquired diabetes & three in ten cases of cancer could be avoided by diet & lifestyle changes. Now is the time to get acquainted with your body & find out how.' Don't Die Young is a revelatory tour of the human body, which accompanied the major BBC2 television series. There are many aspects of your health that you can control, & Dr Alice Roberts explains how you can reduce your risk of suffering many disorders, from cystitis to cancer, & headaches to heart disease. With advice, amazing photographs & clear diagrams, she cuts through the jargon. (What exactly are antioxidants & trans-fatty acids?) This book will change the way you think about your body, & you will be equipped to combat disease ...

It's a grim fact that the world isn't as nice as it used to be. People are rude, greedy & selfish. So even though those hardback retro books with flock covers & embossed titles look nice, they won't help turn back the clock. Skimming stones & whittling wood isn't going to bring world peace. ...

'I feel my story had to be told. So much evil was done there was a voice inside me shouting, Justice.' With no one to confide in, Kathy suffered in silence as she was battered by her father & molested by local boys. At the age of eight, she was torn from her family & incarcerated in a series of Catholic homes. When she was sent to a psychiatric unit, she suffered terrifying electric-shock therapy & further cruelty at the hands of her supposed carers. After ending up in a Magdalen laundry, she fell victim to sexual abuse & gave birth to baby Annie just weeks before her fourteenth birthday. Don ...

Since I was little, I've had a cast of characters living inside my head, an over-active imagination & the urge to be a massive

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How you see a country depends on whether you are driving through it, or live in it. How you see a country depends on whether or not you can leave it, if you have to.

As the daughter of white settlers in war-torn 1970s Rhodesia, Alexandra Fuller remembers a time when a schoolgirl was as likely to carry a shotgun as a satchel. This is her story
- of a civil war, of a quixotic battle with nature & loss, & of a familys unbreakable bond with the continent that came to define, scar & heal them.

Shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award in 2002, Alexandra Fullers classic memoir of an African childhood is suffused with laughter & warmth even amid disaster. Unsentimental & unflinching, but always enchanting, Dont Lets Go to the Dogs Tonight is the story of an extraordinary family in an extraordinary time.




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It was the perfect honeymoon... until she confessed to murder For one week, everything in Luke Miller's life is perfect. Surprised with a belated honeymoon by his wife, Rose, he's had seven days with her in a Caribbean paradise. But then Rose confesses that on the day they left, a violent man from her past tracked her down & broke into their home. He wasn't expecting her to fight back. In her terror, Rose killed him. Now there's a dead body in his apartment, & only one person Luke can think to turn to. Mickey never expected to hear from Luke again, not after he disappeared without warning. Mickey can't deny a woman who needs help. Luke trusts her to make sure Rose doesn't have to keep running. But it turns out, some lies are too big to run from. Product Information:  •†ISBN:†9781529419214 •†Author: Jo Spain •†Publisher: Quercus •†Format: Paperback •†Pages:†400 •†Dimensions: 12.6 x 3.4 x 19.6 cm ...

John & Laura have come to Venice to try & escape the pain of their daughter's death. But when they encounter two old women who claim to have second sight, they find that, instead of laying their ghosts to rest, they become caught up in a train of strange events. This volume contains stories that explore fears, longings, secrets & desires. ...

This account of the film Don't Look Now describes the collaboration between director & actors. It looks at du Maurier's original text & the traditions of Gothic writing which underpin the film's combination of horror, melodrama & black comedy. There is also an interview with Nicholas Roeg. ...

Take the stress out of preparing for SATs with fun, simple exercises that cover all of the key skills for Key Stage 1 English!

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