A literary landmark & the most shocking novel in the English language William Burroughs' ' Naked Lunch' is an exhilarating ride into the darkest recesses of the human psyche. Meet Bradley the Buyer the best narcotics agent in the business. Say hello to Dr ' Fingers' Schafer the Lobotomy Kid & the sadistic manipulative Dr Benway. & then there's our narrator Bill Lee an Ivy League-educated narcotics addict. This is the story of Bill's flight south from New York to a drug-&-sex-soaked retreat in Tangiers where ambiguous Good & enticing Evil vie for the human soul. Welcome to Interzone.. .' Naked Lunch' is a masterpiece of modern literature by the godfather of the Beat writers: as provocative & mordantly funny today as it was in 1959. ...

Is it possible to tell how happy a dog is by watching the way it wags its tail? Why is the Eiffel Tower 15 centimetres taller in mid-summer than it is in mid-winter? Does sound travel faster in water or air? Can one really read other people like a book? Why do so many people hate eating their greens? Firmly in the tradition of DOES ANYTHING EAT WASPS? new scientific kid on the block Chris Smith
- aka THE NAKED SCIENTIST
- explores present-day predicaments & tomorrows technologies from the most surprising facts to the most innovative new inventions from staggering stats to serious developments that will transform the world around us. In this fascinating book top scientist Chris Smith uses his wit & charm to lift the lid on the curious crazy & compelling
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Why use expensive beauty products when you can moisturise with jellyfish? Have you ever suspected pollution was to blame for your children's plummeting IQ? Ready to take a sea change.. .on Mars? & how about chopping an onion that doesn't make you cry? This is the perfect present for enquiring minds. Compelling quirky & packed fully of curious facts The Naked Scientist: Life Under the Microscope is a treasure trove of cutting-edge research far-flung factoids & the ability to see into our scientific future answering those fascinating questions you never thought to ask. ...

The field of statistics is rapidly transforming into a discipline that Hal Varian at Google has called sexy". & with good reason
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This is completely updated & expanded 3rd edition. The most entertaining book on how to trade shares is back
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A touching gift idea
- name & grow your own unique rose. Just follow the simple instructions to name your rose &8211; register
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The year is 1327. Franciscans in a wealthy Italian abbey are suspected of heresy & Brother William of Baskerville arrives to investigate. When his delicate mission is suddenly overshadowed by seven bizarre deaths Brother William turns detective. He collects evidence deciphers secret symbols & coded manuscripts & digs into the eerie labyrinth of the abbey where extraordinary things are happening under the cover of night. A spectacular popular & critical success The Name of the Rose" is not only a narrative of a murder investigation but an astonishing chronicle of the Middle Ages." ...

Thrilling ghost-hunting teen mystery as modern-day London is plagued by a sudden outbreak of brutal murders that mimic the horrific crimes of Jack the Ripper. A gorgeously written chilling atmospheric thriller. The streets of London have never been so sinister or so romantic." Cassandra Clare author of THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS Sixteen-year-old American girl Rory has just arrived at boarding school in London when a Jack the Ripper copycat-killer begins terrorising the city. All the hallmarks of his infamous murders are frighteningly present but there are few clues to the killers identity. " Rippermania" grabs hold of modern-day London & the police are stumped with few leads & no witnesses. Except one. In an unknown city with few friends to turn to Rory makes a chilling discovery... Could the copycat murderer really be Jack the Ripper back from the grave?" ...

'I have stolen princesses back from sleeping barrow kings. I burned down the town of Trebon. I have spent the night with Felurian & left with both my sanity & my life. I was expelled from the University at a younger age than most people are allowed in. I tread paths by moonlight that others fear to speak of during day. I have talked to Gods loved women & written songs that make the minstrels weep. My name is Kvothe. You may have heard of me' So begins the tale of Kvothe
- currently known as Kote the unassuming innkeepter
- from his childhood in a troupe of traveling players through his years spent as a near-feral orphan in a crime-riddled city to his daringly brazen yet successful bid to enter a difficult & dangerous school of magic. In these pages you will come to know Kvothe the notorious magician the accomplished thief the masterful musician the dragon-slayer the legend-hunter the lover the thief & the infamous assassin. The Name of the Wind is fantasy at its very best & an astounding must-read title.

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