This is a non-fiction Christmas bestseller. Just My Type" is not just a font book but a book of stories. It is: about how Helvetica & Comic Sans took over the world; about why Barack Obama opted for Gotham while Amy Winehouse found her soul in 30s Art Deco; about the great originators of type from Baskerville to Zapf or people like Neville Brody who threw out the rulebook or Margaret Calvert who invented the motorway signs that are used from Watford Gap to Abu Dhabi; about the pivotal moment when fonts left the world of Letraset & were loaded onto computers...and typefaces became something we realised we all have an opinion about. As the " Sunday Times" review put it the book is "a kind of Eats Shoots & Leaves for letters revealing the extent to which fonts are not only shaped by but also define the world in which we live"." ...

From the sublime to the ridiculous Just My Typo is a hilarious collection of typographical errors slips of the pen & embarrassing misprints which like any typo of any kind should never have happened cannot be excused & must not in any way be glorified. Enjoy. Youll travel back in time to meet great figures from history: Sir Francis Drake (who circumcised the world in a small ship) Queen Victoria (who pissed graciously over the Menai Bridge) & Rambo (the famous French poet). Youll find moral instruction (Blessed are the meek for they shall irrigate the earth) & pearls of wisdom (love is just a passing fanny). Youll be outraged by politicians who exploit disasters to boost their pubic profiles; entranced by lambs that gamble in the fields; concerned for a man who was admitted to hospital suffering from severe buns; & appalled to meet 11-year-old twins Helen & Ugh. ...

From the sublime to the ridiculous Just My Typo is a hilarious collection of typographical errors slips of the pen & embarrassing misprints which like any typo of any kind should never have happened cannot be excused & must not in any way be glorified. Enjoy. You'll travel back in time to meet great figures from history: Sir Francis Drake (who circumcised the world in a small ship) Queen Victoria (who pissed graciously over the Menai Bridge) & Rambo (the famous French poet). You'll find moral instruction (' Blessed are the meek for they shall irrigate the earth') & pearls of wisdom ('love is just a passing fanny'). You'll be outraged by politicians who exploit disasters to boost their pubic profiles; entranced by lambs that gamble in the fields; concerned for a man who was admitted to hospital suffering from severe buns; & appalled to meet 11-year-old twins Helen & Ugh. ...

Just One Kiss Nestled in the heart of Seattle is a warm hub of decadent baking delights & the owner Angela Loukas is about to meet a mouthwatering man
- one she cant resist! Unfortunately Daniel Flynn is officially celibate. No sex. No dating. But once he steps into Angelas shop he remembers what temptation
- in the form of chocolate icing & a mischievous set of chocolate brown eyes
- feels like.


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Grace Lawson is living a happy straightforward life in the suburbs with her husband Jack & two young children. But that security is about to come to a brutal end. For when Grace picks up a set of holiday snaps amongst them is one shot that doesnt

Fit: a faded image of a life that Grace doesnt recognise & of her husband as she never knew him. Within twelve hours Jack has disappeared a brutal hitman is stalking her family & the safe world she knows has been turned upside down. & all Grace can see is that the past is coming back to haunt the present & people are getting hurt...

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Peter Falk came to prominence as an actor in 1956 in the highly successful off-Broadway revival of The Iceman Cometh" with Jason Robards. Although he worked continuously for the next three years bouncing from one off-Broadway theatre to the next a theatrical agent advised him not to expect much work in motion pictures because of his glass eye. Later a talent scout for Columbia Pictures described Falk as a second John Garfield but Harry Cohn the head of Columbia Pictures unfortunately disagreed: ' For the same price I can get an actor with two eyes'. But in 1958 Twentieth Century Fox came to New York to make a movie
- " Murder Inc"
- & Falk landed a juicy role for which he received rave reviews & incredibly was nominated for an Academy Award. He was then nominated again for his second film " Pocketful of Miracles" starring Bette Davis. Falk went on to become a favourite among filmgoers yet it was through television that he reached his widest audience as Lt. Columbo winning four Emmys for the role. Interestingly " Columbo's" raincoat came out of Falk's bedroom closet. He bought it years before he became an actor. He's been"ed as saying 'I wanted to wear something people would remember. Bottom line it's the world's most famous raincoat'. " Just One More Thing" is pure Peter Falk & reads as if he's sitting next to you chuckling as he recalls his remarkable past."

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Just One Night Finding Rob sleeping in the bed of a house for sale estate agent Hailey figures shes either in property hell...or her own heaven where wickedly hot men appear in beds. But when Rob decides to stay until they find a buyer Haileys libido goes crazy. Her only option is a no-holds-barred sex-fest. & her commission...is his submission! Long Road Home Cowboy Wyatt is returning to the Last Chance Ranch to make peace with a family he hardly knows when he comes across beauty therapist Olivia stranded on the side of the road. She proves to be a very delicious & sexy distraction... ...

Presents more than fifty simple practices readers can do each day to wire the brain for increased happiness positive thinking & wisdom. Written by Rick Hanson author of Buddhas Brain" this pocket-sized book helps readers reap the benefits of meditation through simple five to ten-minute practices they can access anytime anywhere. Building on the success of " Buddhas Brain" each practice is grounded in neuroscience & positive psychology. The book offers information on why the practice is important & how it works guidance for performing the practice & additional resources readers can use to delve deeper into that particular type of practice. Some of the practices encourage readers to focus on gratitude for what they have while others offer guidance for taking refuge & slowing down in stressful times. All of the practices are designed to gradually change the way readers process their emotions & create new neural pathways for greater happiness & fulfillment." ...

A coming of age story about self-discovery & independence from the Queen of Tween Jean Ure. Ive always been the quiet one in my dramatic family. Not a drama queen or a genius composer or a twin but Just Peachy. Mum says Ive got my own thing going on...I just wish I knew what that was! When I decide I want to attend Sacred Heart school rather than Summerville where my family have always gone everyone finally stops to listen! Stepping out on my own is scary but I need space to find out who I am & what Im good at. A new novel from Jean Ure about a girl trying to find who she really is
- & maybe a friend along the way...
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The new blockbuster from one of the world's greatest storytellers continues where Unexpected Blessings left off in the latest act of the amazing Harte family story... Love passion duty & honour collide as the members of this extraordinary dynasty try to protect their family name at all costs. Linnet O' Neill heir apparent to Emma Harte & all she created is determined to bring the Harte empire into the twenty-first century. But she & her mother Paula head of the dynasty lock horns. When Paula falls dangerously ill Linnet is suddenly alone at the helm just as her great-grandmother Emma once was. Linnet finds herself following in the footsteps of the original woman of substance as she battles to save what Emma created
- upsetting her sister Tessa who believes herself to be the rightful heir in the process. Meanwhile Emma's American great-granddaughter Evan faces her own headache. Her adopted sister Angharad is making trouble in the family latching on to Jonathan Ainsley
- deadly enemy of the Hartes
- & so putting them all in danger. & when grief & heartbreak strike the family all of Emma's great-granddaughters are tested to the limit as the extraordinary story of the Harte family takes another astonishing turn.. .


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