Cars are frequently an expression of their owners personalities & the wealth of examples included here along with their owners stories are testament to the importance many of us attach to safeguarding this personal space while making it our public face. My Cool Classic Car features 40 vehicles from around the world including the small but perfectly formed Fiat 500 the Bavarian Goggomobil Willys WW2 Jeep the Plymouth Belvedere with its extraordinary trademark wings the popular & trustworthy Morris Minor & the Mini the design success of the 60s. The book also

Includes:: details of extraordinary journeys (some short & some long) that some of these cars have made
- London to Mexico; 2 000-mile round trips to Italy; & forgotten time capsules untouched for decades along with heartwarming stories of how a car has become a priceless part of the family. The book uses high-quality stylish photography to capture the beauty of these cars set against attractive backdrops. The photography focuses on the design specifics which have earned these cars the label classic. The owners stories & accompanying vehicle notes (which explain the influence of car design on the wider design community) offer interesting insights as well as inspiration to the design conscious. The book is guaranteed to leave the reader contemplating the joys of embarking on a road trip in any one of the iconic cars featured.


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Building on the success of My Cool Caravan & My Cool Campervan in 2010 & 2011 this follow-up book celebrates the humble & not so humble shed from artists studios to beach huts & the diverse ways in which owners are styling them. My Cool Shed features 35 sheds small cabins garden rooms beach huts modern architectural mini masterpieces & other small spaces given purpose by their owners to pursue their hobbies careers creative endeavours or just to find some peace & solitude. The book

Includes:: high-quality stylish photography to show a wide range of well styled & elegant sheds cabins dens & hidewaways in attractive locations. The owners stories & accompanying style notes offer insight as well as inspiration. This is not a how to book although a sourcebook will be included but more of a feel good book & provider of inspiration.

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I threw the piece of paper on the fire. She saw it burn.. . Orphaned at an early age Philip Ashley is raised by his benevolent older cousin Ambrose. Resolutely single Ambrose delights in Philip as his heir a man who will love his grand home as much as he does himself. But the cosy world the two construct is shattered when Ambrose sets off on a trip to Florence. There he falls in love & marries
- & there he dies suddenly. In almost no time at all the new widow
- Philip's cousin Rachel
- turns up in Engl&. Despite himself Philip is drawn to this beautiful sophisticated mysterious woman like a moth to the flame. & yet.. .might she have had a hand in Ambrose's death?


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I threw the piece of paper on the fire. She saw it burn.. . Orphaned at an early age Philip Ashley is raised by his benevolent older cousin Ambrose. Resolutely single Ambrose delights in Philip as his heir a man who will love his grand home as much as he does himself. But the cosy world the two construct is shattered when Ambrose sets off on a trip to Florence. There he falls in love & marries
- & there he dies suddenly. In almost no time at all the new widow
- Philips cousin Rachel
- turns up in Engl&. Despite himself Philip is drawn to this beautiful sophisticated mysterious woman like a moth to the flame. & yet.. .might she have had a hand in Ambroses death?


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In awe of his wife hounded by his agent & ignored by his editor mild mannered crime novelist David Slavitt finds his life is spiralling out of control. He needs to do something
- but just how far is he prepared to go? My Criminal World" introduces us to struggling crime writer David Slavitt. Living in constant fear that his editor might drop him in favour of the next new talent David juggles house work & child care alongside plot twists & character development. But as his wife grows increasingly distant & his agent insists that his new book needs more violence
- a lot more violence
- David is getting worried. He needs to do something if he is to save his career & his marriage. But just how far is this most mild mannered of crime writers prepared to go? & who is the person really pulling the strings in this story? Interspersed with David's story are extracts from the crime story he is currently writing which grow increasingly darker as they progress. Does this change in tone reflect the demands of David's agent or is there something more sinister at work? In this clever literary crime novel there is more than one mystery to be solved."


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Let me tell you all the ways my dad is beautiful... My dad is beautiful because he cooks me sausages. Playful tender & so very true this beautifully illustrated picture book celebrates the relationship between a little bear & its dad showing all the different ways that fathers can be wonderful. Jessica Spanyol's vibrant & charming illustrations accompanied by an impeccable colour palette perfectly convey how love is measured in a child's eyes: in simple & unadorned terms. This title is a perfect Father's Day gift. This is a book that cheers for dads everywhere & for all families including single parent families. ...

This book is a joyous charmingly illustrated celebration of fathers everywhere. This dad is quite simply brilliant! He's as strong as a gorilla fantastic on roller skates & can sing like a pop star! & not only all that but he's a dab hand at cooking too! Find out what else he can do in this colourful book that positively bursts over with appreciation for pas...everyone's dad is brilliant at something! ...

Join a father & daughter as they find their wings together & take to the skies in this funny tender tale from the master of contemporary storytelling. Lizzie & Dad live in a rainy town in the north of Engl&. Its just the two of them & Auntie Doreen who pops round to check Lizzies spellings & tell Dad hes daft
- & make them nice hot dumplings. But today theres something unusual going on: why is Dad building himself a pair of wings & studying the birds to see how they fly? The Great Human Bird Competition of course!
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The second novel & first quick read title from Sunday Times & New York Times bestselling author Cathy Glass. My Dad's a Policeman is a dramatic & engaging story of a young boy with an alcoholic mother. Lonely bullied & desperate for a life of happiness & security he tells everyone he meets his dad's a policeman. Fast-paced & compelling this short story from Cathy Glass follows the experiences of a Ryan a small & lonely 12-year-old boy who struggles to fit in. In an attempt to make friends & discourage the school bullies from picking on him Ryan tells his peers that his dad is a policeman. When the police actually turn up on Ryan's doorstep to take him away from his alcoholic mother & put him in care his life crumbles. It's not long before Ryan has run away taking a long bus ride back across the city desperate to get back to the inner-city life he knows. Keeping a low profile & sneaking in to his best friend's house late a night for shelter he soon discovers that he's not the only one who appears to be stretching the truth about the happiness of his home life. ...

' It's that alligator.. . Dad should never have brought it into the house. Crunchbag has escaped & he's eaten Granny!' Some dads bring home rabbits. Or dogs. Or parrots. Not Nicholas' dad. The latest member of their family is Crunchbag
- the Alligator! Soon he's running riot in the bathroom & on the roof & even in the park! But he wouldn't eat poor defenceless Granny.. .would he?
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