Mary Anne Schwalbe is waiting for her chemotherapy treatments when Will casually asks her what shes reading. The conversation they have grows into tradition: soon they are reading the same books so they can have something to talk about in the hospital waiting room. Their choices range from classic (Howards End) to popular (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) from fantastic (The Hobbit) to spiritual (Jon Kabat-Zinn) with many in between. We hear their passion for reading & their love for each other in their intimate & searching discussions. A profoundly moving testament to the power of love between a child & parent & the power of reading in our lives. A wonderful book about wonderful books & mothers & sons & the enduring braid between them.
- Mitch Albom author of Tuesdays With Morrie a true meditation on what books can do.
- Edmund de Waal author of The Hare with Amber Eyes

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The Great Recession is more than four years old
- & counting. Yet as Paul Krugman points out in this powerful volley Nations rich
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The Great Recession is more than four years old
- & counting. Yet as Nobel Prize winning author Paul Krugman argues in this powerful
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This handy pocket guidebook offers a detailed route description of an End to End cycle route from Land's End to John o' Groats with over 350 OS grid refs included for GPS navigation. It is divided into 14 stages & contains information on where to stay with full details of numerous B& Bs campsites cycle shops small hotels tourist information offices & hostels. The route has been designed to avoid the busier A roads as much as possible & follow minor roads & cycle paths. It also takes in some of the best landscapes of Britain from Dartmoor the Wye Valley & the Welsh Marches the Forest of Bowland the Lake District through to the glorious Strathnaver Trail & the rugged coast of Caithness. Descriptions of key landmarks along the route are also included from Tintern Abbey through to the Forth & Clyde Canal in Glasgow & beyond. ...

The remarkable story of Endal voted ' Dog of the Millennium' & how through his remarkable skills companionship & unstinting devotion he gave Allen Parton a reason to live again. Allen Parton was seriously injured while serving in the Gulf War. He lost the use of both of his legs plus all memories of his children & much of his marriage. He was left unable to walk talk or write
- isolated in his own world. After five years of intensive therapy & rehab he was still angry bitter & unable to talk. Until a chance encounter with a Labrador puppy
- Endal
- who had failed his training as an assistance dog on health grounds. They 'adopted' each other & Endal became Allen's reason to communicate with the outside world to come to terms with his injuries & to want to live again. Not content with learning over 200 commands to help Allen complete everyday tasks like getting dressed & going out to the shops in his wheelchair Endal gave Allen the ability to start living again & to become a husband & father again in his own special way. This is the incredible story of Allen his wife Sandra & his family. & of course Endal.


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Orson Scott Card is one of the worlds bestselling SF authors & the award-winning Ender saga is one of the best-loved series in the genre. ENDERS SHADOW is the first volume in a new Ender series. Returning to the time of Enders Game ENDERS SHADOW follows the incredible story of one of Ender Wiggins fellow pupils at Battle School. Compelling compulsive reading ENDERS SHADOW is certain to thrill all fans of the original series & attract many new readers. Look out for more information on this book & others on the Orbit website at www.orbitbooks.co.uk ...

The human race faces annihilation. An alien threat is on the horizon ready to strike. & if humanity is to be defended the government must create the greatest military commander in history. The brilliant young Ender Wiggin is their last hope. But first he must survive the rigours of a brutal military training program
- to prove that he can be the leader of all leaders. A saviour for mankind must be produced through whatever means possible. But are they creating a hero or a monster? This is the multiple award-winning classic ENDER'S GAME
- a groundbreaking tale of war strategy & survival.

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Ender Wiggin is Battle School's latest recruit. His teachers reckon he could become a great leader. & they need one. A vast alien force is headed for Earth its mission: the annihilation of all human life. Ender could be our only hope. But first he must survive the most brutal military training program in the galaxy... ...

Agatha Christies disturbing 1960s mystery thriller reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans & book lovers. Gipsys Acre was a truly beautiful upland site with views out to sea -- & in Michael Rogers it stirred a child-like fantasy. There amongst the dark fir trees he planned to build a house find a girl & live happily ever after. Yet as he left the village a shadow of menace hung over the l&. For this was the place where accidents happened. Perhaps Michael should have heeded the locals warnings: Theres no luck for them as meddles with Gipsys Acre. Michael Rogers is a man who is about to learn the true meaning of the old saying In my end is my beginning! ...

-- combining love death & melodrama blended together as only Agatha Christie can. Gipsys Acre was a truly beautiful upland site with views out to sea -- & in Michael Rogers it stirred a child-like fantasy. There amongst the dark fir trees he planned to build a house find a girl & live happily ever after. Yet as he left the village a shadow of menace hung over the l&. For this was the place where accidents happened. Perhaps Michael should have heeded the locals warnings: Theres no luck for them as meddles with Gipsys Acre. Michael Rogers is a man who is about to learn the true meaning of the old saying In my end is my beginning! ...