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A man is booted out of his home after his wife discovers that the sweat-smudged footprint on the inside of his windscreen doesn't match her own. Teenage cousins, drugged by summer, meet with a reckoning in the woods. A boy runs off to the carnival after his stepfather bites him in a brawl. In the stories of Wells Tower, families fall apart & messily, hilariously try to reassemble themselves. His characters
- marauding Vikings, washed-up entrepreneurs, & jobbing hacks on local papers
- are adrift from the mainstream, confused by contemporary masculinity, angry & aimless. Combining electric prose with compassion & dark wit, this is a major debut.

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During my career as a military peace-keeper & foreign aid worker I've faced many life-threatening situations. In this book I've drawn on my experiences to create a unique compilation of 'survival solutions' for people who work abroad, for adventure travellers, & for those contemplating going to remoter parts of the world. ...

Including life lessons & modern-day musings, this title encourages readers to follow their own path & find the turning point to realising their full potential & reaching their goals. It demonstrates how you can change your attitude & retrain your brain to see life's challenges positively. ...

This book is not about gardening but about what to do when that is done (or not done, as the case may be). Philippa Lewis looks at how people have enjoyed their gardens over the centuries, combining"ations from the many words written on the subject with contemporary illustrations. You will find here some very imaginative ideas for garden use. You might, for instance, like to sit naked in the summer house, reciting passages from Milton's Paradise Lost, as William Blake did with his wife. Or perhaps you could create a menagerie (complete with wombats, armadilloes & a zebu), as D.G. Rossetti did in his Chelsea garden. Parties, shooting, follies, grottoes, drawing
- the notions of what a garden can be used for are endlessly various. What gardener would not want to lay down their fork & take up this book, to be reminded of all the pleasures there are in being out of doors?
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To be brilliant in business you have to dare to be different. It means going against the grain, taking risks & never giving up despite the challenges hurled at you. EVERYTHING YOU KNOW ABOUT BUSINESS IS WRONG is the bible for the unconventional business brain who won't accept anything but excellence. Based on the ideas in the author's pithy column ' Don't You Believe It' for Management Today, Alastair Dryburgh takes modern business myths & blows them apart. Did you know that: Cost cutting is a bad way to boost profits? That you shouldn't always give 110%? Incentives don't encourage people to do useful things? So much of what we learn about business is plain wrong. It's time to challenge your assumptions & learn about the things that will help you be successful. ...

Details: From the invention of the wheel to the World Wide Web, this book lives up to its promise. In these pages you'll
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From planet Earth to the furthest reaches of the known universe, this book lives up to its promise. In these pages you&'ll find everything you need to know (and more) about this fascinating subject. Starting with the planets & stars visible to the naked eye, this trail-blazing book takes the reader on an unforgettable journey into outer space. Along the way you'll encounter the wonders of our solar system, key astronomical breakthroughs, the first manned space flights, the Apollo landings, the major constellations, local & deep space galaxies, black holes, dark matter, red dwarfs & quasars. You'll also learn about the Big Bang Theory & discover just how close we've come to answering the eternal question
- are we alone? Besides covering everything you need to know, this book is packed with visually stimulating & easy-to-remember illustrations, bar graphs, pie charts, timelines & diagrams. This book is also perfect for kids
- including those of the adult variety
- who are keen to learn all the important stuff they'll need to know in a way that they'll never forget.


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Offers information you need to know about frogs, toads, snakes, lizards, salamanders, turtles, newts, tortoises, crocodiles, & more. This title looks at creatures from different angles, from information on habitat & breeding habits, & oddities, such as how to tell the difference between an alligator & its 300-million-year-old relative. ...