There's a part of us that thinks surviving cancer is a bit of freakish good fortune
- the medical equivalent of having a cannonball
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When magic has gone from the world & a vicious king rules from his throne of glass, an assassin comes to the castle. 



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Enter the realm. Unleash the darkness. Live the legend. Discover the worldwide phenomenon of the 1 New York Times-bestselling Throne of Glass series in this gorgeous 8-book box set! In a land without magic, an assassin is summoned to the castle. She has no love for the vicious king who rules from his throne of glass, but she has not come to kill him. She has come to win her freedom. If she defeats twenty-three murderers, thieves, & warriors in a competition, she will be released from prison to serve as the King's Champion. Her name is Celaena Sardothien. Titles in this Collection: •†The Assassin's Blade •†Throne of Glass •†Crown of Midnight •†Heir of Fire •†Queen of Shadows •†Empire of Storms •†Tower of Dawn •†Kingdom of Ash. As dark forces gather on the horizon
- forces which threaten to destroy her entire world
- Celaena must fight to protect everything she holds dear, thrusting her into the epic, heart-stopping fantasy series that turned 1 New York Times bestselling author...

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A dark, unsettling thriller about a young female journalist drawn into the life of a troubled Hollywood A-lister.

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Uninspired lessons & stifled creativity often lead to boredom, &--even worse--kids falling through the cracks of the educational system. Told in the form of a children's story, this allegory pleads for help meeting the mental & emotional needs of young people in school. ...

A unique insight into the world of Formula 1 seen through the eyes of the drivers, team owners & key personalities. The Zoom project is a unique project with the full backing of Formula 1 & in support of Great Ormond St. Hospital. Over 50 of the huge personalities in the Formula 1 circus have taken a single personal photo & these have been compiled to create a fascinating collection that will be a must-have book for enthusiasts of Formula 1. With a foreward by Bernie Ecclestone & profiles & first person explanatory text from all contributors, the book provides an insight into the personal world of every driver on the 2012 Formula 1 grid from Lewis Hamilton to Bruno Senna, team bosses such as Frank Williams & designers such as Adrian Newey. ...

Features National Geographic's some of the best photographs created since 1890. This book lets readers take a virtual tour around the world to see rice sellers in the Mekong Delta, teenagers in Brazil, duck hunters in Nebraska, & stingrays in the Cayman Islands, to name a few examples. ...

Details: Two years of war have taken a terrible toll on Pearl Street, Liverpool. German bombs have reduced some houses
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The third novel in bestseller Maureen Lee's outstanding Liverpool sequence about family life during World War II Two years of

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Presents a collection of poetry on a range of subjects as diverse as love letters, sheep, & DIY. This anthology is useful not only for the diversity of subjects that are included, but also for the range of literary styles & devices that are used to en ...