Heaven is a prison. Hell is a playground. Would it be your ultimate fantasy to enter the world of a video game? A realm where you don't have to go to work or worry about your health; where you can look like a hero or a goddess; where you can fly space-ships slay dragons yet all of it feels completely real. A realm where there are no consequences & no responsibilities. Or would it be your worst nightmare? Stuck in an endless state of war & chaos where the pain & fear feels real & from which not even death can offer an escape. Prison or playground. Heaven or hell. This is where you find out. This is white-knuckle action sprawling adventure merciless satire & outrageous humour like you've never experienced. This is Bedlam. ...

We all know the word 'bedlam' as a term of madness & confusion but few of us really know the story of how this term was coined or how the real history of Bethlem Hospital in London came to epitomise the brutality long associated with lunatic asylums all over the country. Dr Paul Chambers a published historian has done some detailed research to bring the whole story of Bethlem Hospital to a new audience & he provides a coherent overview of the entire 800 year history of this famous hospital from its well-intended beginnings to its final disgrace & reform. ...

Heaven is a prison. Hell is a playground. Would it be your ultimate fantasy to enter the world of a video game? A realm where you don't have to go to work or worry about your health; where you can look like a hero or a goddess; where you can fly space-ships slay dragons yet all of it feels completely real. A realm where there are no consequences & no responsibilities. Or would it be your worst nightmare? Stuck in an endless state of war & chaos where the pain & fear feels real & from which not even death can offer an escape. Prison or playground. Heaven or hell. This is where you find out. This is white-knuckle action sprawling adventure merciless satire & outrageous humour like you've never experienced. This is Bedlam. ...

In my dreams I was always in some vast landscape on a long straight road. Driving. Always driving. Gwenda had always loved the open road but her home town of Newcastle didnt really offer the sort of adventure she longed for. So in 1957 with friend & fellow nurse Pat in tow she left the dismal British winter behind & embarked on an amazing American adventure. After a year nursing in Cleveland Gwenda Pat & three new friends set off on a road trip around North America driving in a rickety 1949 Ford. What follows is the charming true story of five remarkable young women. Over the course of eighteen months the girls go to a 4th July rodeo visit San Francisco & Las Vegas learn to surf in Hawaii spot movie stars in Hollywood & celebrate Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Wherever they go the travelling nurses cause a sensation. This is a delightfully nostalgic memoir of friendship & the romance of the open road. ...

There are times when we simply wish to read about our hobby & not be badgered by advice. If you enjoy reading about plants whether or not you can grow them or enjoy discovering gardens you may never visit & could never hope to match or are keen to learn how people gardened in the past & what they have contributed to our gardens today then this is the book for you. It

Includes:: sections on the great gardeners in history; extraordinary & surprising plants; remarkable gardens around the world; key gardening moments in history; the wildlife in our gardens; things for the plant lover to do indoors & other this & that trivia statistics & fascinating things you never knew all illustrated with charming line drawings. The perfect gift & as the title says the perfect bedside read for a nation of gardeners.

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I was only sixteen when I bought an electric guitar & joined a b&. A year later I formed an all-girl band called the Marine Girls & played gigs & signed to an indie label & started releasing records. Then for eighteen years between 1982 & 2000 I was one half of the group Everything But the Girl. In that time we released nine albums & sold nine million records. We went on countless tours had hit singles & flop singles were reviewed & interviewed to within an inch of our lives. I've been in the charts out of them back in. I've seen myself described as an indie darling a middle-of-the-road nobody & a disco diva. I haven't always fitted in you see & that's made me face up to the realities of a pop career
- there are thrills & wonders to be experienced yes but also moments of doubt mistakes violent lifestyle changes from luxury to squalor & back again sometimes within minutes.
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This is a charmingly illustrated bedtime board book for babies & toddlers that is perfect for sharing or for children to enjoy by themselves. Talking about the familiar scenes encourages vocabulary building & speech development. It

Includes:: scenes such as teatime tidying away toys bathtime & storytime with labels to promote word recognition.

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Play peekaboo with your baby & hear them giggle in delight as hidden surprises are revealed! Find the sleepy toys hiding; the rabbit with the silky bow is under a blanket & a squashy-nosed pig is behind a clock until at the end of the story you will discover all four toys are fast asleep beneath a bedspread. This is the perfect way to get your baby interested in books & to spend special time together. Also enjoy hours of peekaboo fun! ...

Bedtime isnt bedtime without a bear but who knows where the Bedtime Bear spends his day? With flaps to lift wheels to turn & a pop-up on every spread follow one little bears adventures on his whacky way to bed! This is a fantastic new larger format paperback edition of the classic pop-up book with an eye-catching new foiled cover. ...

This new edition of the highly popular Letterland Bedtime Stories" is fun to read aloud at any time. Beautifully illustrated throughout the five enchanting tales take the twenty-six Letterland characters through a range of fun situations & entertaining escapades that will delight any young listener. Size is A4/8.3"x 11.7" of 32 pages. It is softback." ...