In a sublime story cycle Kazuo Ishiguro explores ideas of love music & the passing of time. From the piazzas of Italy to the Malvern Hills a London flat to the hush-hush floor of an exclusive Hollywood hotel the characters we encounter range from young dreamers to cafe musicians to faded stars all of them at some moment of reckoning. Gentle intimate & witty this quintet is marked by a haunting theme: the struggle to keep alive a sense of lifes romance even as one gets older relationships flounder & youthful hopes recede. ...

This Noddy story from Enid Blyton's much-loved original series is republished in B format paperback for the first time &



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Noddy & Tessie Bear is the twelfth story about Enid Blytons timeless character & is illustrated with the original drawings. It is a very windy day in Toyland & Noddy & his friend Tessie Bear decide to fly a lovely big kite. As the wind picks up the weather begins to behave very strangely & has everyone in Toyland looking to the sky in amazement & scratching their heads. Can Noddy & Tessie Bear solve the mystery? ...

Noddy & the Magic Rubber is the ninth story about Enid Blytons timeless character & is illustrated with the original drawings. When a magic rubber goes missing in Toyland Noddy & Bert Monkey have got a real challenge ahead of them. In the wrong hands the rubber could rub out half of Toy Town! Will Noddy save the day & rescue the rubber before it causes too much trouble? ...

When a magic rubber goes missing in Toyland Noddy & Bert Monkey have got a real challenge ahead of them. In the wrong hands the rubber could rub out half of Toy Town! Will Noddy save the day & rescue the rubber before it causes too much trouble? Now in colourful B format paperback these original Noddy stories will delight a new generation of children. ...

The eighth installment in the original & much-loved series of Noddy adventures penned by Enid Blyton is lovingly republished in a beautiful paperback book. Poor Noddy has landed himself in serious trouble! A mysterious bell wearer has been breaking into Miss Fluffy Cats house & stealing her tarts & pies. Now all of Toyland think Noddy the most famous bell jangler in town is the culprit! With the help of his new friend Tessie Bear join Noddy as he sets out to uncover the identity of the real Toy Town burglar. Now in colourful B format paperback these original Noddy stories will delight a new generation of children. ...

There are five fabulous jigsaws to play with in this book featuring all your favourite characters from Enid Blytons stories about Noddy & Toyl&. Time & again Noddy fans will love to piece together Noddy & his friends in their exciting vehicles. Plus there are cool Noddy stickers too! ...

Six of your favourite lift-the-flap board books in a pocket-sized library. Introducing basic concepts including shapes numbers & colours these interactive board books make learning fun. Mini slipcase containing six of the favourite Noddy Look & Learn lift-the-flap board books. With fun flaps inviting play children can learn about numbers colours shapes patterns & things that go. ...

Noel Gallagher is a well-known for his singer-songwriter talent as he is for his controversial outspoken statements & his tempestuous relationships. With the renowned Britpop band Oasis Noel found worldwide acclaim & influenced & musical style of a generation. At the forefront of the Britpop movement in the Nineties Noel was responsible for writing some of the big anthems of the period including Wonderwall & Champagne Supernova. At their peak they were playing sold-out concerts to over 200 000 people. But what is the truth about the boy from Manchester? How did his relationship with his father affect him? What caused the public & personal & personal rivalry with fellow Britpop band Blur? Why has he always had such a turbulent relationship with his brother & front man of Oasis Liam? Is the band over for good this time? This book maps out Noels story from the beginning. It takes you from his dysfunctional upbringing in Manchester to the man we know now. While working in construction he began to write songs & after acting as a roadie for a local Manchester band he joined his brothers band Oasis. ...

Based on a major BBC Radio 4 series David Hendy explores the role of sound
- & of listening
- in 100 000 years of human history.

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