A hilarious touching & extraordinary new fable from the author of The Boy in the Dress & Mr Stink. Joe has a lot of reasons to be happy. About a billion of them in fact. You see Joes rich. Really really rich. Joes got his own bowling alley his own cinema even his own butler who is also an orangutan. Hes the wealthiest twelve-year-old in the l&. But Joe isnt happy. Why not? Because hes got a billion pounds...and not a single friend. But then someone comes along someone who likes Joe for Joe not for his money. The problem is Joes about to learn that when money is involved nothing is what it seems. The best things in life are free they say
- & if Joes not careful hes going to lose them all...
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- A hilarious touching & extraordinary new fable from David Walliams number one bestseller & fastest growing
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Baby Bonanza The revelation that his affair with Jenna Baker had produced twins was almost impossible to grasp. Nick Falco was now determined to be a part of their lives. But Jenna wasnt about to let the tycoon back into her life...at least not without three little words that Nick had never said... Baby Business Donovan Tolley had to marry to keep his familys company & Cassidy Franzone was the woman he wanted. But convincing Cassidy to marry him without love on the table was one negotiation this cunning billionaire might not win...not even now hed discovered she was nine months pregnant! Baby on the Billionaires Doorstep To gain custody of her beloved niece Lucy Alwin would do anything
- even pose as the woman with whom jet-setter Dex Messina had shared one intimate night. But if boldly lying to the powerful billionaire was difficult resisting their burning desire might be impossible...
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Buddy is a normal 7-year-old growing up in a normal family in a normal town. His best friend is a cocker spaniel named Billy who is not so normal: He can make himself understood by humans without words & can talk to other animals. Billy's best friend is the family's tortoise Caroline. Together Billy & Buddy get up to all sorts of mischief gently tormenting those around them. The family setting is overflowing with love & tenderness & the duo's pranks are guaranteed to make readers of all ages roar with laughter. ...

Billy & Me is a gorgeously romantic debut novel about the redemptive power of love by actress journalist & blogger Giovanna Fletcher. Sophie May has a secret. One that she's successfully kept for years. It's meant that she's had to give up her dreams of going to university & travelling the world to stay in her little village living with her mum & working in the local teashop. But then she meets the gorgeous Billy
- an actor with ambitions to make it to the top. & when they fall in love Sophie is whisked away from the comfort of her life into Billy's glamorous
- but ruthless
- world. Their relationship throws Sophie right into the spotlight after years of shying away from attention. Can she handle the constant scrutiny that comes with being with Billy? & most of all is she ready for her secret heartbreak to be discovered & shared with the nation? Charming heartwarming & utterly romantic Billy & Me will completely capture your heart. Praise for Billy & Me: A gorgeous gloriously romantic read with buckets of charm
- I absolutely loved it!" (Jill Mansell). "A sweet & sparkling debut from a lovely lady. Sure to be a hit". (Carole Matthews). " Only the most hard-hearted could fail to root for Sophie as she falls for A-lister Billy & must take on the mad bad world of showbiz. This sweet debut reminded me of Last Night at Chateau Marmont". (Louise Candlish). " Wonderfully warm & cosy. The perfect comfort read to curl-up with & enjoy". (Ali Mc Namara). " If you're looking for a romantic read & a summer treat that'll take you on a journey & leave you feeling like you've made a new friend you'll love Billy & Me". (Vanessa Greene). " Warm & romantic this charming read will certainly brighten up your day". (Closer). " This is one juicy read". (Now). " Tons of charm & genuine warmth". (Star Magazine). Actress & freelance journalist Giovanna is married to Tom Fletcher from Mc Fly. She grew up in Essex with her Italian dad Mario mum Kim big sister Giorgina & little brother Mario & spent most of her childhood talking to herself (it seems no one wanted to listen) or reading books. Giovanna is a firm believer in the power of magpies & positive energy."



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There is
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- one Billy Bob Thornton: actor musician Academy Award-winning screenwriter & accidental hollywood

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Mad stuff just happens with Billy Bonkers! Billy is a bouncy bubbly bonkers boy. & wherever he goes off-the-wall adventures always seem to follow. From bouncing so hard on his trampoline that he bounces up up & away...into space & eating so much porridge his stomach puffs up & he floats into the garden tree (and gets stuck...until he burps anyway) to a flight on a deflating lilo to biff a big vicious shark right on the nose! Along with his wacky dad brainy sister & down-to-earth mum Billy's life is never boring it's bonkers! This zany text is perfectly accompanied by Nick Sharratt's energetic illustrations. ...

By the time he was ten years old Billy Brown was running a successful little business on the black market: whatever you needed from bricks & firewood to dress material or machetes Billy Brown could get it
- or knew a man who could. & for the right price he would deliver it direct to your door in an old carriage pram. With energy & insight Billy Brown paints a vivid & lively picture of Britain emerging from the ruins of the war the hunger for opportunity the growing pace of modernisation & the pride & optimism that held communities together. Londoners were intent on getting themselves back on their feet & it provided the perfect opportunity for a boy with ambition & a lively imagination. Born in Brixton south London in 1942 Billy Brown was a lovable scamp with a nose for mischief. Left to his own devices while both his parents went out to work if there was trouble to be had Billy would be in the thick of it. Ignoring the shaking of fists from his neighbours his mother's scoldings & the regular thwack of the cane on his bottom at school Billy wheeled & dealed charmed Woolies' Girls planned coronation celebrations ran circles around circus performers & persuaded villains to work on his terms.
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Ages 12 years & over. When Billys father mysteriously disappears & his mother responds by becoming more & more reclusive Billy maintains hope that his fathers absence is not by choice -- despite the rumours & taunts of his classmates who believe otherwise. Twelve days before Christmas Billy acquires a magical tree with a dozen ornaments each of which holds a clue to finding his father. In order to do so however Billy must solve one puzzle each day so he enlists the help of his best friend Katherine not realising that in doing so he has placed them both in grave danger. The forces of evil that have captured Billys father are revealed to be manifest in the landscape of their very own small hometown outside of Oxford England as well as in some of its seemingly benign inhabitants. A beautifully woven narrative with rich compelling characters this novel is sure to strike a chord with any fan of fantasy literature. ...

The inside story of the one of the most successful British st&-up comedians as told by the person best qualified to reveal all about the man behind the comic his wife of over 20 years
- Pamela Stephenson. Once in a lifetime there strides upon the stage someone who can truly be called a legend. Such a person is the inimitable timeless genius who is Billy Connolly. His effortlessly wicked whimsy has entranced enthralled
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- thousands upon thousands of adoring audiences. & when he isnt doing that...hes turning in award-winning performances on film & television. Hes the man who needs no introduction & yet he is the ultimate enigma. From a troubled & desperately poor childhood in the docklands of Glasgow he is now the intimate of household names the world over. How did this happen who is the real Billy Connolly? Only one person can answer that question: his wife Pamela Stephenson. Pamelas writing combines the very personal with a frank objectivity that makes for a compelling moving & hugely entertaining biography. This is the real Billy Connolly. This genre-defining book is now re-released for a new generation of comedy fans with a stunning package & a new Foreword from the author. Pamelas vision of Billy is as true now as it ever was
- as groundbreaking as moving & as laugh-out-loud funny
- & here she brings the book fully into its context as one of the most influential biographies ever written.




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