Atwood entices us to flip through the photo album of a Canadian woman who closely resembles herself. Come here sit beside me she seems to say. Then she takes us on an emotional journey through loneliness love loss & old age Sarah Emily Miano THE TIMES Short stories that trace the course of a life & the lives intertwined with it
- MORAL DISORDER is Margaret Atwood at her very finest. Funny touching beady-eyed slouchily elegant giving us family life in all its horrors. The secret resentments & alignments
- difficult siblings unfair parents hopeless yearnings & rage
- are funny to read about hellish to experience. Atwood makes it look so easy doing what she does best: tenderly dissecting the human heart.. .A marvellous writer Lee Langley DAILY MAIL A model of distillation precision clarity & detail.. . Atwood writes with compassion & intensity not only about her characters but also about the 20th century itself Mary Flanagan INDEPENDENT MORAL DISORDER is an infinitely ingenious & perceptive study as intimate as a self-portrait but with an epic breadth of vision. It deserves to become a quiet classic Charlotte Moore SPECTATOR


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Sam Harris's first book The End of Faith ignited a worldwide debate about the validity of religion. In the aftermath Harris discovered that most people
- from religious fundamentalists to nonbelieving scientists
- agree on one point: science has nothing to say on the subject of human values. Indeed our failure to address questions of meaning & morality through science has now become the primary justification for religious faith. In this highly controversial book Sam Harris seeks to link morality to the rest of human knowledge. Defining morality in terms of human & animal well-being Harris argues that science can do more than tell how we are; it can in principle tell us how we ought to be. In his view moral relativism is simply false
- & comes at an increasing cost to humanity. & the intrusions of religion into the sphere of human values can be finally repelled: for just as there is no such thing as Christian physics or Muslim algebra there can be no Christian or Muslim morality. Using his expertise in philosophy & neuroscience along with his experience on the front lines of our 'culture wars' Harris delivers a game-changing book about the future of science & about the real basis of human cooperation.


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THE NO.1 LADIES DETECTIVE AGENCY published in 1998 introduced the world to the one & only Precious Ramotswe the engaging & sassy owner of Botswanas only detective agency. TEARS OF THE GIRAFFE took us further into this world & now continuing the adventures of Mma Ramotswe MORALITY FOR BEAUTIFUL GIRLS finds her expanding her business to take in the world of car repair & a beauty pageant. Alexander Mc Call Smiths sense of humour & gentle charm have created a substantial cult following. MORALITY FOR BEAUTIFUL GIRLS will win him yet more fans. ...

THE NO.1 LADIES DETECTIVE AGENCY published in 1998 introduced the world to the one & only Precious Ramotswe the engaging & sassy owner of Botswanas only detective agency. TEARS OF THE GIRAFFE took us further into this world & now continuing the adventures of Mma Ramotswe MORALITY FOR BEAUTIFUL GIRLS finds her expanding her business to take in the world of car repair & a beauty pageant. Alexander Mc Call Smiths sense of humour & gentle charm have created a substantial cult following. MORALITY FOR BEAUTIFUL GIRLS will win him yet more fans. ...

Possibly the only drawback about the bestselling How To Be A Woman" was that its author Caitlin Moran was limited to pretty much one subject: being a woman. " Moranthology" is proof that Caitlin can actually be quite chatty about many other things including cultural social & political issues which are usually the province of learned professors or hot-shot wonks
- & not a woman who once as an experiment put a wasp in a jar & got it stoned. These other subjects include: Caffeine; Ghostbusters; Being Poor; Twitter; Caravans; Obama; Wales; Marijuana Addiction; Paul Mc Cartney; The Welfare State; Sherlock; David Cameron Looking Like Ham; Amy Winehouse; Elizabeth Taylors Eyes; Michael Jacksons Funeral; The Big Society; Big Hair; Nutter-letters; Failed Nicknames; Wolverhampton; Squirrels Testicles; Sexy Tax; Binge-drinking; Chivalry; Rihannas Cardigan; Boris Johnson
- Albino Shag-hound; Party Bags; Hot People; Transsexuals; The Gay Moon Landings; & My Own Untimely Death."

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What were Roald Dahl's first words? Read his account of going to football matches with Joss Spivvis the gardener. This new edition of a favourite book contains a wealth of new photos facts & writings about Roald Dahl & his childhood together with the original text & illustrations from his much-loved memoir. With lots of little-known details this is a must-have for all Dahl fans! ...

Bears like Paddington are very rare " says Mrs Bird "and a good thing too or it would cost us a small fortune in marmalade." The Brown Family first met Paddington on a railway station
- Paddington station in fact
- & now he is just another member of their family if a slightly unusual one. As he says himself " Things happen to me
- Im that sort of bear." With his attempts at home decorating detective work & photography the Brown family soon find that Paddington causes his own particular brand of chaos."


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Another alphabetical story from Ant & Bee & Kind Dog. This alphabetical story introduces the reader to 5-letter words. The beauty of these simple stories is that they are designed for an older sibling or parent to teach their child how to read. Using word recognition techniques the Ant & Bee stories provide an alternative to phonics learning. Ant & Bee are true classics of British Literature & were first published over 40 years ago ...

Another alphabetical story from Ant & Bee & Kind Dog. This alphabetical story introduces the reader to 4-letter words. The beauty of these simple stories is that they are designed for an older sibling or parent to teach their child how to read. Using word recognition techniques the Ant & Bee stories provide an alternative to phonics learning. Ant & Bee are true classics of British Literature & were first published over 40 years ago ...

In 2010s brilliant AWKWARD SITUATIONS FOR MEN Danny Wallace entertained us with wonderful bite-sized stories from his often embarrassing & bewildering everyday life as a man. Well now its 2011 & Danny is back
- & hes even more confused than ever! A lot has happened to Danny Wallace in the past year. He has had a baby & has been hobnobbing with the powers that be in Hollywood. But that hasnt made him any less awkward. Being more of a grown up brings its own baffling etiquette & expected social graces & no-one has told Danny. Join Danny once again on his very funny stumble through more Awkward Situations. Its not easy being a man!
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