Discover the multi-million copy bestseller & Book of the Year at The National Book Awards. Now A Major BBC Series Starring Ben

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Patrick is a loner. An intelligent but disturbed young man struggling to find his place in the world. He ventures out on his own & as he begins to find happiness commits an act of violence that sends his life horribly & irreversibly out of control. But should a person's life be judged by a single bad act? This is How is a compelling & macabre journey into the dark side of human existence & a powerful meditation on the nature of guilt & redemption. ...

Bruno, an American, has come to Ireland to search for his roots. Addie, an out-of-work architect, is recovering from heartbreak while taking care of her infirm father. When their worlds collide, they experience a connection unlike any they've previously felt, but soon their newfound love will be tested in ways they never imagined possible. This is how it ends... ...

This is Jane, Jim. Our new sister. Very small & very red, Tiny toes & baby fingers. Button nose & big, bald head. Jim's got a new sister & he doesn't think she's at all lovely. No one has time to cook Jim's favourite eggy or read, & Jim is very cross indeed. Until one night when he's the only one who hears little Jane crying... ...

Ian Thorpe's achievements in the water are nothing short of phenomenal. He has won a record-holding eleven World Championship titles & ten Commonwealth Games gold medals. He has broken twenty-two world records & won five gold, three silver & one bronze Olympic medals. Having been under the spotlight since he was a young teenager, Thorpe retired from competitive swimming in 2006 because of the intense pressure he felt, but five years later he decided to make a hugely publicised comeback. Ian is one of the world's most successful sportsmen, but it is the way he has managed his triumphs & his commitment to helping others that have earned him respect & admiration internationally. Thorpe's autobiography follows him all the way from his childhood in Sydney right up to the London Olympics. This is a man who has had highs & lows away from the pool, who has led an extraordinary life of an elite athlete that most of us will never know, who has faced up to his own demons, & who has the courage to come back & stake his claim for the ultimate goal once more. ...

With intriguing prompts, this book helps you discover: a secret message, a recording device, an instrument. It engages readers by having them define everything a book can be by asking, ' If it's not a book, what is it then?'
- with a kaleidoscope of possible answers.
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The outrageous sequel to Don't Tell Mum I Work on the Rigs (She Thinks I m a Piano Player in a Whorehouse) brings more great stories from the far side of civilization
- hilarious, full of humour, colourful characters & dramatic action! Just another glorious day in the oilfield for Paul Carter! He s stuck in the middle of the Russian sea on a rig staffed by a crew from Azerbaijan. The choppers are older than him & can only fly by line of sight, turning back regularly due to the weather which gets particuarly interesting when they are past the point of no return with half there fuel gone & they are committed to finding the rig in a fog that s thicker than a Big Brother housemate. The closest thing to a hotel for miles around is the Asylum, a former soviet mental institution that now houses offshore personnel en-route to the rig, where his room mates are Vodka Bob
- who drinks Guinness for breakfast when he s not on the rig
- Sick Boy, who snores like a pit bull being hot-waxed & Sealbasher. In his inimitable style Paul Carter regales us with his colourful adventures from the front line of thee oil industry & the far side of civilization!


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Looks at the postmodern presidency
- from Reagan & George H W Bush, through the administration, & including Hillary. The author
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George says the cardboard house is his & no one else can play in it. But Lindy, Marly, Freddie, Charlene, Marlene, Luther, Sophie & Rasheda have other ideas! Offering a whole new storytelling experience, this picture book & DVD edition features a charming story animation, narrated by Adjoa Andoh. ...

The ancient Greeks called it Gaia; the Romans Terra. We know it simply as Earth, the planet we call home. & what a planet it is.

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