Charlie & Lola first seen in I Will Not Ever NEVER Eat a Tomato are set to be stars of the screen & page. A major animation acquisition for the BBC & first airing on prime time childrens TV in October 2005 Charlie & Lola are set for superstardom! Lola loves dogs. So when Charlie takes Lola & her friend Lotta to the park with his friend Marv & Marvs dog Sizzles Lola is thrilled. Marv lets her & Lotta look after Sizzles on the promise that they dont let him off the lead. But Lola & Lotta are so over-excited that of course they let Sizzles go & then have a panicky search for him all round the park. Imagine their relief when Sizzles appears until hes followed by an identical dog. They know that Sizzles is extremely very clever & so can tell which dog is the right Sizzles
- hes the one that he sits down when they tell him. Yet another crisis averted for Lola!
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Christmas is a time for sharing & h&-knitted gifts for friends & family are the perfect way to spread a little festive joy. We Knit You a Merry Christmas has something for everyone. Traditional Christmas characters such as angels choir boys Father Christmas & the three kings make great decorations. Or add some fun & laughter to your Christmas celebrations this year with knitted animals such as sheep (Baa Humbug) crocodiles (Snappy Christmas) & Three French Hens as well as quirkier items like chillies sledging snowballs & of course the famous pea (Ha Pea Christmas). So forget gold frankincense & myrrh & give the gift of knitting this Christmas. Word count: 12 000 ...

A good job a decent flat in Los Angeles a quiet life
- Nick Horrigan has finally put his traumatic past behind him. Or so it seems
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Key Words with Peter & Jane" uses the most frequently met words in the English language as a starting point for learning to read successfully & confidently. The Key Words reading scheme is scientifically researched & world renowned. " Book 6b" shows how Peter & Jane like to help in 53 news words including 'friends' 'before' 'finds' & 'teacher'. Once this book has been completed the child moves on to book "6c". " The Key Words with Peter & Jane" books work because each of the key words is introduced gradually & repeated frequently. This builds confidence in children when they recognise these key words on sight (also known as the 'look & say' method of learning). Examples of key words are: the one two he. There are 12 levels each with 3 books: a b & c. " Series a": gradually introduces new words. " Series b": provides further practise of words featured in the 'a' series. " Series c": links reading with writing & phonics. All the words that have been introduced in each 'a' & 'b' book are also reinforced in the 'c' books." ...

This book is longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2013. ' To play the country-game we have to choose a country. Everybody wants to be the USA & Britain & Canada & Australia & Switzerland & them. Nobody wants to be rags of countries like Congo like Somalia like Iraq like Sudan like Haiti & not even this one we live in
- who wants to be a terrible place of hunger & things falling apart?' Darling & her friends live in a shanty called Paradise which of course is no such thing. It isn't all bad though. There's mischief & adventure games of Find bin Laden stealing guavas singing Lady Gaga at the tops of their voices. They dream of the paradises of America Dubai Europe where Madonna & Barack Obama & David Beckham live. For Darling that dream will come true. But like the thousands of people all over the world trying to forge new lives far from home Darling finds this new paradise brings its own set of challenges
- for her & also for those she's left behind.

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This is the Orange prize winning million copy bestseller: now a Serpents Tail" classic. Eva never really wanted to be a mother; certainly not the mother of the unlovable boy who murdered seven of his fellow high school students a cafeteria worker & a teacher who tried to befriend him. Now two years later it is time for her to come to terms with marriage career family parenthood & Kevins horrific rampage in a series of startlingly direct correspondences with her absent husband Franklyn. Uneasy with the sacrifices & social demotion of motherhood from the start Eva fears that her alarming dislike for her own son may be responsible for driving him so nihilistically off the rails." ...

This title presents a film starring Tilda Swinton & John C. Reilly directed by Lynne Ramsay to premiere at Cannes in May 2011 with UK release in summer 2011. Eva never really wanted to be a mother; certainly not the mother of the unlovable boy who murdered seven of his fellow high school students a cafeteria worker & a teacher who tried to befriend him. Now two years later it is time for her to come to terms with marriage career family parenthood & Kevins horrific rampage in a series of startlingly direct correspondences with her absent husband Franklyn. Uneasy with the sacrifices & social demotion of motherhood from the start Eva fears that her alarming dislike for her own son may be responsible for driving him so nihilistically off the rails. Adapted & directed by Lynne Ramsay (Morvern Callar" & " Ratcatcher") the film of " We Need to Talk About Kevin" stars Tila Swinton ("I Am Love") & John C. Reilly (" The Aviator") with Ezra Miller (" Californication") as the eponymous teenage murderer." ...

Sportsman Lover Bon vivant & Cad
- Ross OCarroll-Kelly is many things to many people. But ten years after he lifted the Leinster
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I went to the public baths & after I undressed I could hear someone whistling. I looked round to see if I could see anybody about but I couldnt so I got into the bath & lay back to relax. As soon as I did of course I looked up & saw a man putting in the glass windows that had been blown out the night before. Joan Adams Lichfield. On the night of 7 September 1940 bombs rained down on the defenceless & unprepared population of London for nine long hours. In November raids spread to the rest of the country
- starting in Coventry & taking in everywhere from Portsmouth Cardiff Belfast & Hull. During the nine months of the Blitz thousands of people were killed & injured & thousands of buildings & homes destroyed. But with stoicism & humour life went on. We Remember the Blitz is packed with vivid recollections from this time. Waking up in a damp shelter to the sound of bombing. Coming out of a cinema to discover that fires made night as bright as day. & worst of all the shock of seeing individuals & whole families killed in an instant. We hear from many who were there to pick up the pieces: ARP wardens firemen
- even the bakers who would return to work under tarpaulin to ensure their neighbours had their daily loaf. Filled with moving but often funny memories We Remember the Blitz is a celebration of the British spirit & clearly shows that the battle for Britain was won by the many.

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I remember standing on top of our local glen with a block of wood expecting thousands of Germans coming down from the sky. What was I going to do with the block of wood? I never knew." (Leonard Jackson). On 22 June 1940 France surrendered to Germany & the invasion of Britain seemed a very real possibility. The Home Guard was formed to defend our villages & towns. Members came from reserved occupations those who had failed their medicals the elderly & the young with miners & farmers training alongside former majors. Their weapons & ammunition were negligible at first but slowly these amateur soldiers began to produce professional results. In this unique book of reminiscences we see these men as they practise with pitchforks & fall into ditches after a pint or two of ale on the job. But we also see them learning how to fire grenades after a day studying engineering & undertaking night watches after exhausting factory shifts
- knowing they could be the last stop between the enemy & their families & homes."
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