First-time mum Roxy feels perennially ticked off. She & her partner Jack have left London for a new life in the village of Riverside, with their ten-month-old daughter Joey. But their new house resembles a building site & Roxy is struggling to cope with parenthood. With no family or friends to turn to for help, Roxy sets up a club in order to meet like-minded parents, & so begins The Pissed-Off Parents Club. Hilarious & refreshingly original, this is a story telling it like it is -- for mums & dads of all descriptions. ...

Ayla & Jondalar leave the safety of the lands of the Mammoth Hunters & embark on a seemingly impossible journey across an entire continent. Their goal is the Cro-Magnon settlement in what is now southern France where Jondalar lived as a young man. Accompanied by the half-tame Wolf, the superb stallion, Racer, & the mare, Whinney, they brave both savage enemies & the elemental dangers of weather & terrain in their search for the place that will become Home. Jean Auel's imaginative reconstruction of pre-historic life, rich in detail of language, culture, myth & ritual, has become a set text in schools & colleges around the world. ...

In this revolutionary, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling book, cutting-edge nutrition expert Lyn-Genet Recitas reveals the surprising truth behind what actually makes people pack on the pounds
- & it isn't carbs or portion sizes. Foods that are revered by traditional weight loss programmes may seem healthy, but when combined with each person's unique chemistry, they can cause a toxic reaction that triggers weight gain, premature ageing, inflammation & a host of health problems. This groundbreaking programme helps readers finally unlock the mystery behind what does & does not work for their individual body. With detailed meal plans, recipes & effective, personalised advice, you will discover how to: Identify your hidden trigger foods that are causing weight gain & inflammation, among other symptoms; Build a personalised healthy foods list that promotes rapid weight loss while enjoying generous servings of foods you love; Avoid feeling bloated, tired or unhealthy again! Feel better, look better & be empowered by the knowledge of what truly works best for your body!
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Eight generations of the greatest & worst kings & queens that this country has ever seen
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Plantagenet is the name given to the English royal house descended from the union of Queen Matilda of England & her second husband Geoffrey of Anjou. The name derived from Geoffrey's nickname, which came from the sprig of broom (planta genet) which he wore in his hat. The Plantagenets ruled England for more than three hundred years, from the accession of reign of the dynasty's founder, Matilda & Geoffrey's son, Henry II, in 1154, to the death of the last Plantagenet, Richard III, at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485. The Plantagenets: The Kings That Made Britain is a compelling, year-by-year chronology of a tumultuous & critical period in the development of the English nation. Each year is covered by a concise, informative & accessible narrative, amplified by extensive"ation from contemporary sources & accompanied by generously captioned & stunning images of the period
- including illuminations, portraits, maps, royal seals, tapestries & other artefacts. Authoritative, informative & sumptuous, & compiled by a scholar who is steeped in knowledge of the period, The Plantagenets: The Kings That Made Britain brings a critical era of English history dramatically & vividly to life. It is the perfect gift book for anyone with a love of, or fascination for, medieval English history.
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The play HOORAY! Handbook is a lifesaver for busy parents juggling work & childcare looking for fun ideas for activities, crafts

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Oscar Wilde took London by storm with his first comedy, Lady Windermeres Fan. The combination of dazzling

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Alfred Hitchcock's directorial debut is a melodrama about the love lives of two chorus girls, Patsy (Virginia Valli) & Jill (Carmelita Geraghty). With both girls working at the ' Pleasure Garden', Patsy soon meets & marries Levett (Miles Mander), who happens to be the best friend of Jill's fiance Fielding (John Stuart). When both men leave to do work in the colonies, Patsy soon finds Jill two-timing Fielding, something she would never consider, trusting her husband's fidelity completely. But her views of Everett are shattered forever when, hearing he is ill, she travels out to see him, only to find that he is sleeping with a native girl, & has developed a serious alcohol problem. ...

In the violent country of Ludania, the classes are strictly divided by the language they speak. The smallest transgression results in immediate execution. 17-year old Charlaina has always been able to understand the languages of all classes, & she's spent her life trying to hide her secret. The only place she can really be free is in the underground clubs where people go to shake off the oppressive rules of the world they live in. It's there that she meets a beautiful & mysterious boy named Max who speaks a language she's never heard before.. .and her secret is almost exposed. Charlie is intensely attracted to Max, even though she can't be sure where his real loyalties lie. As the emergency drills give way to real crisis & the violence escalates, it becomes clear that Charlie is the key to something much bigger: her country's only chance for freedom from the terrible power of a deadly regime. ...

From 1919 onwards, there were many people who wanted to kill Hitler. But when he became Chancellor of Germany in 1933, the desire

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