How could Nazi killers shoot Jewish women & children at close range? Why did Japanese soldiers rape & murder on such a horrendous scale? How was it possible to endure the torment of a Nazi concentration camp? In this title, the author presents 35 of his encounters. ...

Unable to cope with the loss of her child, Alanna fled the Lake District. But now she's discovered she has a daughter! She must learn how to be a mother to her little girl
- & the best person to help her is her child's father...the man she still loves...
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Thelma & Louise sparked a remarkable public discussion about feminism, violence & the representation of women in cinema. Here, Sturken examines the production & reception of the film, & goes on to analyze its rich account of gender politics, landscape, & gun culture. ...

THEM began as a book about different kinds of extremists, but after Jon had got to know some of them – Islamic fundamentalists, neo-Nazis, Ku Klux Klansmen – he found that they had one oddly similar belief: that a tiny, shadowy elite rule the world from a secret room.

In THEM, Jon sets out, with the help of the extremists, to locate that room. The journey is as creepy as it is comic, & along the way Jon is chased by men in dark glasses, unmasked as a Jew in the middle of a Jihad training camp, & witnesses international CEOs & politicians participate in a bizarre pagan ritual in the forests of northern California.

THEM is a fascinating & entertaining exploration of extremism, in which Jon learns some alarming things about the looking-glass world of ‘them’ & ‘us’. Are the extremists on to something? Or has Jon become one of THEM?



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What if a tiny, shadow elite rule the world from a secret room?

My worryingly paradoxical thought process could be summarized

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An intimate memoir by one of America's most acclaimed & beloved actresses. From the woman know to millions as Annie Hall, Then Again is the fascinating story of an actress's rise to fame, of her relationships with brilliant talents such as Woody Allen & Al Pacino, & her struggle with bulimia. But it is also an account of her family, a lively group of siblings growing up on the West coast in the 1960s, & above all of her mother, Dorothy Hall
- a woman restless with intellectual & creative energy, struggling to find an output for her talents. A brilliant insight into the life of a legendary actress, Then Again is also an unforgettable memoir of family, dreams, & the bonds that tie us to those we love the most.
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The history of our world is the story of people. From the early humans who hunted & controlled fire, through generations of explorers who set off into the unknown, to the astronauts who freed themselves of planet earth entirely. This brilliantly illustrated family reference will take you on a rollercoaster journey through time. ...

Bandy Dorner, home from Vietnam, awakes with his car mired in a canal, his home reduced to ashes, & his pregnant wife preparing to leave town with her lover. Within moments, a cop lies bleeding in the road. Nearly two decades later, Bandy is released from prison. His parents are gone, & on the family ranch, he faces a different reunion. ...

Jules is a gifted college student- but at a personal cost. She has acquaintances instead of friends & family she's ashamed of, including a father battling addiction. When she discovers she can earn much needed money by donating her eggs, she believes she has finally found a way to save her father. Annie married her high school sweetheart & became a mother. After years of staying at home & struggling to support her family on just her husband's salary, she thinks she's found a way to recover a sense of purpose & bring in some extra cash. India has changed everything about herself: her name, her face, her past. When she falls for a wealthy older man, Marcus, she decides a baby will ensure her happy-ever-after. But her attempts at pregnancy fail, & she must turn to Annie & Jules to help make her dream come true Then each of their plans is thrown into disarray when Marcus' daughter, intent on protecting her father, becomes convinced that his new wife is not what she seems. ...

Hilariously funny Louise Rennison's fabby sixth book of the confessions of crazy but lovable teenager Georgia Nicolson. Guaranteed to have the nation laughing their knickers off! " Come on, Jas, you do really want to know my plan, especially as it concerns you, my little hairy pally." "I'm not hairy." " Have it your own way, just don't go near any circuses." " Shut up. Go on then, tell me your plan." "OK, this is it: when I go to Hamburger-a-gogo l&...you come with me! Do you see? We will be like Thelma & Louise!" " We're not called Thelma & Louise." "I know that, I'm just saying we will be LIKE THEM!" " And we're not American. & neither of us can drive." " Oh dear God. Jas, your spaceship has arrived. Please get in." Laugh your knickers off at Georgia's tales from her trip to Hamburger-a-gogo land (the US) & her attempts to entice Masimo, the Italian stallion. Can Georgia become the composed sex-kitten she aspires to be...? ...