Tracing the history of the concepts of luck & fortune destiny & fate from the Ancient Greeks to the present day
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When 14-year-old Rebeccas parents die of smallpox she & her brother & sister must leave their smart home in Kent for the more poverty-stricken conditions in Londons East End. After initial trauma they adapt to poorer living conditions & grow to love the area. Five years on aged 19 Rebecca meets Jimmy Jackson born in Bow & now a successful bookmaker. They are attracted but when their relationship grows to love an old flame of Jimmys turns up producing a son he didnt know he had. Young James & Jimmy get on well his old flame decides to take herself off to enjoy her life without them & Rebecca & Jimmys relationship takes off again. ...

Why do some people lead happy successful lives whilst others face repeated failure & sadness? Why do some find their perfect partner whilst others stagger from one broken relationship to the next? What enables some people to have successful careers whilst apparently similar others find themselves trapped with jobs they detest? & can unlucky people do anything to improve their luck
- & lives? Ten years ago Dr. Richard Wiseman decided to search for the elusive luck factor by investigating the actual beliefs & experiences of lucky & unlucky people... Looking at the results Wiseman was able to identify four main factors which explained living a lucky & unlucky life. He was then able to show a group of people that considered themselves unlucky how to think & behave like lucky people. The results were astounding with almost all participants reporting significant life changes: including increased levels of luck self-esteem physical well-being confidence & success.
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The enchanting sequel to A Countrymans Lot which told the story of Max Hardcastles move to the Yorkshire Dales & the richness of life as an antiques dealer The Luck of a Countryman contains an array of eccentric characters & curious situations which are guaranteed to delight & amuse. Old favourites reappear in new -- & sometimes alarming -- situations. & a myriad of new personalities join in the ups & downs of life in the Dales. Life is not all plain sailing but the Hardcastles join in wholeheartedly with the trials & triumphs that beset the peaceful village of Ramsthwaite. How will they ever shift Thievin Jacks van from the pond? & will the wedding of the year go off smoothly? ...

This is a P.G. Wodehouse novel. Seize this wonderful chance to embark on a Wodehousian voyage on the luxurious liner S.S. Atlantic
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In a memoir hailed for its searing candour & wit Alice Sebold reveals how her life was utterly transformed when as an eighteen-year-old college freshman she was brutally raped & beaten in a park near campus. What propels this chronicle of her recovery is Sebold's indomitable spirit -- as she struggles for understanding (' After telling the hard facts to anyone from lover to friend I have changed in their eyes'); as her dazed family & friends sometimes bungle their efforts to provide comfort & support; & as ultimately she triumphs managing through grit & coincidence to help secure her attacker's arrest & conviction. In a narrative by turns disturbing thrilling & inspiring Alice Sebold illuminates the experience of trauma victims even as she imparts wisdom profoundly hard-won: ' You save yourself or you remain unsaved.' 'A rueful razor-sharp memoir.. . Sebold tells what it's like to go through a particular kind of nightmare in order to tell what it's like -- slowly bumpily triumphantly -- to heal' Sarah Kerr Vogue ...

With the sensual grace of a panther Lucky Santangelo prowled her Las Vegas casino restless ready eager for action. That night began a dazzling odyssey filled with dangerous passion & sun-drenched sex sadistic vengeance & breathless suspense. From the decadent luxury of California to Paris New York & a private Greek island Lucky fought for her father's honour for ruthless triumph for the wild card of a fabulous love. Her rivals; an ice-cold Hollywood wife…a much-married heiress strung out on cocaine…a jaded magnate hooked on power…a crazed hoodlum lusting for murder. But Lucky was a gamb Ier & a lover a woman who ruled her empire & pursued her man with the potent Santangelo strength … her way on her terms whatever the odds. Jackie Collins tops the sensational success of Hollywood Wives & Chances with Lucky so hot it will have to be printed on asbestos."" ...

Paul Nicholls is the former jockey who began training in 1991. Gradually he built up a reputation as one of the most astute & successful trainers in the business with a special knack for getting it right on the big occasions. His depth of resources meant that on a unique occasion at Wincanton in January 2006 he became the first trainer ever to have six winners on a card. But it is for his role as the trainer of horses such as See More Business Kauto Star & Denman all of them Cheltenham Gold Cup winners that he is best known. In this revealing & honest memoir Champion Trainer Nicholls explains how he got to the top of his sport & provides a fascinating insight into his methods & to the horses jockeys & owners that have helped him achieve so much. Packed with insider stories that all race fans will love & a foreword from Sir Alex Ferguson this is without doubt the essential racing book for 2011. ...

Hot guys horses & high school hi-jinks! Ivy & Olivia are super excited
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Meet Tilly Redbrow who doesn't just love horses
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