Katie Mackenzies family runs a ballet school in a wonderful old Scottish castle. Katie loves living with the other boarders but its not always easy & she misses her old best friend Mallie. So shes thrilled when her old friend asks for Katies help training her new unruly pony. But Katie has both ballet exams & the chance to audition for a role in the New York City Ballets tour of The Nutcracker. Can she balance training Mickey the pony with beating the other girls to her dream ballerina role? This is the third book of Katies ballet adventures at Cloudberry Castle full of dancing friendship & gorgeous girly charm. ...

Sasha a popular senior in high school with excellent grades finds herself increasingly attracted to Duane Banks a boy who stands out not because he flaunts his good looks & his achievements at the school like so many but because he is shy & somewhat withdrawn. Hes one of the few good-looking boys who pays little attention to her & that makes him more interesting. When auditions for the new school play begin she & Duane both get parts & Duane slowly seems to be coming out of his shell permitting himself to hope & succeed at something. But when neither of his parents show up to see the play Duane goes into depression. When one morning Duane doesnt show up for school Sasha is distraught to learn that he has taken his own life. Blaming herself for not working harder to make him happy Sasha too begins a downward spiral into depression. But Sasha finds support & comfort from an unexpected quarter. ...

Sasha a popular senior in high school with excellent grades finds herself increasingly attracted to Duane Banks a boy who stands out not because he flaunts his good looks & his achievements at the school like so many but because he is shy & somewhat withdrawn. He's one of the few good-looking boys who pays little attention to her & that makes him more interesting. When auditions for the new school play begin she & Duane both get parts & Duane slowly seems to be coming out of his shell permitting himself to hope & succeed at something. But when neither of his parents show up to see the play Duane goes into depression. When one morning Duane doesn't show up for school Sasha is distraught to learn that he has taken his own life. Blaming herself for not working harder to make him happy Sasha too begins a downward spiral into depression. But Sasha finds support & comfort from an unexpected quarter. ...

Keisha Ceylon is a psychic. At least thats what she passes herself off as. The truth is Keishas real powers have more to do with separating troubled families from their money than actually seeing into the netherworld. Keisha watches the news for stories of missing family members. She gives it a few days then moves in tells these families shes had a vision that she may have some clue to where these missing people are. & by the way she charges for this service & likes to see the money up front. Keishas latest mark is a man whose wife disappeared a week ago. Shes seen him on TV pleading for his wife to come home or if shes been abducted pleading with whoever took her to let her go. Keisha knows a payoff when she sees one. So she pays a visit to our troubled husband tells him her vision. Trouble is her vision just happens to be close enough to the truth that it leaves this man rattled. & it may very well leave Keisha dead. ...

The Duke of Denver accused of murder stands trial for his life in the House of Lords. Naturally his brother Lord Peter Wimsey is investigating the crime
- this is a family affair. The murder took place at the duke's shooting lodge & Lord Peter's sister was engaged to marry the dead man. But why does the duke refuse to co-operate with the investigation? Can he really be guilty or is he covering up for someone? ' She brought to the detective novel originality intelligence energy & wit.' P. D. James
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' The clouds are nature's poetry & the most egalitarian of her displays since everyone has an equally fantastic view of them. Clouds are for dreamers & their contemplation benefits the soul. Yet their beauty is so everyday as to be in danger of being overlooked.. .' Gavin Pretor Pinney is the chairman & founder member of the? Cloud Appreciation Society.? He?contends that we are blessed in this country with a uniquely rich & varied cloudscape which has hitherto been sadly undervalued. His book teaches us to appreciate their different varieties
- the cumulus nimbostratus & Morning Glory to name only a few
- & all their beauties & significances both meteorological & cultural. We learn how Hindus believed the cumulus clouds were the spiritual cousins of elephants how thermal air currents act on fair weather cumuli & how to save a fortune in psychiatric bills by using the clouds as Rorschach images that reflect our state of mind as well as nature's moods. Looking up will never be the same again.

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'A fragmented hilarious crude mystical soap opera. In a rich Australian idiom Winton lets his characters rip against an evocation of Perth so intense you can smell it' Sunday Telegraph Cloudstreet -- a broken-down house of former glories on the wrong side of the tracks a place teeming with memories of its own a place of shudders & shadows & spirits. From separate catastrophes two families flee to the city & find themselves sharing this great sighing structure & beginning their lives again from scratch. Together they roister & rankle in a house that begins as a roof over their heads & becomes a home for their hearts. In this fresh funny novel full of wonder & dreams Tim Winton weaves the threads of lifetimes of twenty years of shouting & fighting laughing & grafting into a story about acceptance & belonging. ' Imagine Neighbours being taken over by the writing team of John Steinbeck & Gabriel Garcia Marquez & you'll be close to the heart of Winton's impressive tale' Time Out ...

Don Revie & Brian Clough were born a brisk walk away from each other in Middlesbrough in 1927 & 1935 respectively. They were brought up in a town ravaged by the Depression & went on to become highly successful professional footballers. Then as young managers they both took clubs languishing in the doldrums (Leeds United & Derby County) & moulded them into championship winners. Despite the myriad similarities these two sons of the Tees were as different in character as Richard Nixon & John F. Kennedy. A bitter rivalry developed between them which in turn enlivened & then blighted English football in the 1960s & 70s. In Clough & Revie" exclusive interviews with players relatives & friends shed fresh light on these two intriguing characters. Part footballing chronicle part social history this book is a revelatory exploration of the rivalry between the two men. It brings a fresh perspective on their early years in the North-East tells how they nearly became teammates & explains why the feud began & what its repercussions were." ...

Brian Clough arguably Britains greatest ever football manager died in September 2004 at the age of 69. His passing was marked by a minutes silence at both the Derby County & Nottingham Forest grounds & provoked a wave of tributes from across the sporting spectrum. A memorial service due to be held at Derby Cathedral had to be moved to Pride Park to accommodate the fans demand for tickets. This overwhelming affection & respect was fully deserved for the man who was often described as being controversial outspoken & opinionated. His achievements in football speak for themselves: he took two lowly Midlands sides to the very top winning two consecutive European Cups with unfashionable Nottingham Forest in a feat that will surely never be matched by a club of similar stature. This special edition contains two new chapters written shortly before he died which offer his candid & entertaining views on club directors & chairmen & on Newcastles treatment of Sir Bobby Robson as well as his scathing analysis of Englands recent performances. Cloughie also talks honestly about his battles with alcohol & the liver transplant that gave him 21 months of health & happiness. ...

OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking horse riding & off-road cycling. Providing complete GB coverage the series details essential information such as youth hostels pubs & visitor information as well as rights of way permissive paths & bridleways. ...