Keith Mabbut is at a crossroads in his life. When he is offered the opportunity of a lifetime
- to pen the biography of the elusive
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The Truth About Forever" is a captivating young adult novel about moving on from " New York Times" Number One bestseller Sarah Dessen author of " What Happened to Goodbye" & " Lock & Key" Sarah Dessen. On the outside Macy Queen is cool & calm. On the inside she's breaking. Silently struggling with her dad's death & spending the summer apart from her oh-so-perfect boyfriend Macy is smiling her way through
- she's 'fine'. It's only when she meets a group of new friends
- & artistic sexy Wes catches her eye
- that she realizes she can wear her heart on her sleeve sometimes. Because life doesn't stop when someone disappears
- & even though she's lost so much can Macy see what she has to gain? "A compelling story beautifully written". (" Time Out"). "A poignant coming-of-age story". (" Big Issue") Sarah Dessen is the author of six stunning teen novels: " Just Listen" " Along for the Ride" " Lock & Key" " That Summer" & " What Happened to Goodbye". She lives in the countryside in North Carolina with her daughter husband some lizards & two very spoilt dogs
- read her once & fall in love."




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A fresh look at what it means to lead from two of the biggest names in leadership In these turbulent times when the very foundations of organizations & societies are shaken leaders need to move beyond pessimistic predictions trendy fads & simplistic solutions. They need to turn to what's real & what's proven. In their engaging personal & bold new book Kouzes & Posner reveal ten time-tested truths that show what every leader must know the questions they must be prepared to answer & the real-world issues they will likely face. * Based on thirty years of research more than one million responses to Kouzes & Posner's leadership assessment & the questions people most want leaders to answer* Explores the fundamental enduring truths of leadership that hold constant regardless of context or circumstance-leaders make a difference credibility values trust leading by example heart & more* Shows emerging leaders what they need to know to be effective; fans of The Leadership Challenge will find a dynamic new look at the real challenges leaders face today Drawing from cases spanning three generations of leaders from around the world this is a book leaders can use to do their real & necessary work-bringing about the essential changes that will renew organizations & communities. ...

Oliver Sharpe Marques of Stoneville has been playing the role of rakehell for nearly twenty years. Seeing him & his siblings spiral downward their grandmother Hester threatens to disinherit them all if they dont straighten out their lives & settle marry within the next year. Outraged Oliver devises a plan to hire a woman from a brothel to pose as his fiance & prove to Hester that she cannot force his h&. So when he meets Maria Butterfield an American woman who is searching for her fiance in the most unlikely of places he knows shes perfect for his ruse. But before long he finds himself willing to risk anything to make her his
- even his heart & the dark secret he hides inside it.
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One of the most eligible gentlemen in the ton Gerrard Debbington is besieged by offers from London's most sought-after beauties but as the ton's foremost artistic lion there's only one offer he wants to accept
- the chance to paint the fantastical but seldom-seen gardens of reclusive Lord Tregonning's Hellebore Hall. That chance is dangled before Gerrard but to grasp it he must fulfill Lord Tregonning's demand that he also create an open & honest portrait of the man's daughter. Gerrard loathes the idea of wasting his time & talents on some simpering miss but with no alternative he agrees. Only Gerrard is stunned by the deep emotions Jacqueline stirs & captivated by her passionate nature & innate goodness. He is soon convinced that Jacqueline is the soulmate he needs as his wife. But something is horribly wrong at Hellebore Hall. Evil lurks in the beautiful gardens & along the rambling pathways. & that evil reaches out to ensnare Jacqueline trapping her in a web of insidious whispers
- whispers that paint her as a double murderess.

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When she was nine years old Melody Brownes house burned down taking every toy every photograph every item of clothing & old Christmas card with it. But not only did the fire destroy all her possessions it took with it all her memories
- Melody Browne can remember nothing before her ninth birthday. Now in her early thirties Melody lives in a council flat in the middle of London with her seventeen-year-old son. She hasnt seen her parents since she left home at fifteen but Melody doesnt mind shes better off on her own. Shes made a good life for herself & her son & she likes it that way. Until one night something extraordinary happens. Whilst attending a hypnotist show with her first date in years she faints
- & when she comes round she starts to remember. At first her memories mean nothing to her but then slowly day by day she begins to piece together the real story of her childhood. Her journey takes her to the seaside town of Broadstairs to oddly familiar houses in London backstreets & to meetings with strangers who love her like their own. But with every mystery she solves another one materialises with every question she answers another appears. & Melody begins to wonder if shell ever know the truth about her past...

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We all know Santa Claus: fat jolly omniscient swift lives in a nice home in the Arctic with the missus & a pack of elves. Well forget what you know. Santa Claus is from Greenpoint Brooklyn as it turns out & hes not as fat as he used to be. Heres something else you didnt know: hes been dabbling in some futuristic technology & has found myriad ways to make his job possible. How can Santa know whos been naughty & nice? Simple: implant listening devices into your ornaments. How can he make it to every house on Christmas Eve? Thats nothing a little cloning & some wormholes cant solve. & he has plenty of other tactics: quantum entanglement organ replacement drug-induced hibernation & unmanned aerial vehicles to name just a few. In this fantastically illustrated affectionate & hilarious book Gregory Mone uses science & technology to overturn the assumption that Santa cant be real. Drawing on the work of accomplished scientists & researchers Mone gives us a whole new portrait of this remarkable man & the miracles he makes happen every year. With imaginative artwork & an eye-catching package this book makes an outstanding Christmas gift for just about anyone. ...

Do you ever worry about what goes on inside your teacher's head? Then these poems are for you! Find out exactly what
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Awakened by the shuddering of a huge iceberg puncturing the side of the ship Colonel Archibald Gracie was quickly dressed & on deck to see the aftermath of what was to become the most famous collision in history. He had gone to bed early on the night of 14 April 1912 expecting to be up with the larks & enjoying a session in the gym & a game of squash before breakfast but by morning he was standing atop an overturned lifeboat awaiting rescue from the frozen North Atlantic. The nights exertions were to have a huge effect on Gracie. He began to write the story of the tragic events soon after he was back on dry land completing most of the task by Autumn 1912. Telling the story of the last few hours of the sinking Titanic & his miraculous escape as she plummeted 14 000 feet to the ocean floor Gracies book is recognised as simply the best account of the disaster. He died in December 1912 while proofing the manuscript but the Truth about the Titanic remains today as the most accurate of the eyewitness accounts recording Gracies own story as well as that of each of the lifeboats as they left the doomed Titanic. ...

As we lurch from scare to scare about vaccines we no longer fully trust what we are being told by doctors. In a series of investigations over seven years into all the new & commonly-prescribed vaccines (including HPV) autism immune diseases & allergies Dr Richard Halvorsen spoke to health officials researchers fellow doctors & parents. He discovered that vaccines are being given to children without knowing enough about them. Parents are regularly being misguided about vaccine effectiveness & their safety. Doctors are not being provided with the right information. They even live in fear of being seen to challenge perceived wisdom. Medical researchers often find that impartial vaccine research is impossible
- those who dare speak-out risk being discredited. By presenting all the original medical research in an easy readable form Dr Halvorsen allows parents to distinguish fact from fiction & make an informed decision about the right choice for their child. This new edition was expanded with two new chapters on autism & new medical & pharmaceutical research & contains an alternative vaccination schedule for both NHS & private patients.
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