Sailors are a notoriously superstitious lot
- even if some wont admit it. Years of taking to the water at the mercy of uncontrollable
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Jeremy Clarkson puts the pedal to the floor in Dont Stop Me Now"; a collection of his " Sunday Times" motoring journalism. Theres more to life than cars. Jeremy Clarkson knows this. There is after all a whole world out there just waiting to be discovered. So before he gets on to torque steer & active suspension he takes time out to consider: the madness of Galapagos tortoises; the similarities between Jeremy Paxman & AC/DCs bass guitarist; the problems & perils of being English; & Gods dumbest creation. Then there are the cars: whether its the poxiest little runabout or an exotic firebreathing supercar no one does cars like Clarkson. Unmoved by mechanics claims & unimpressed by press junkets he approaches anything on four wheels without fear or favour. What emerges from the ashes is rarely pretty. But always very very funny. Praise for Jeremy Clarkson: " Brilliant.. .laugh-out-loud". (" Daily Telegraph"). " Outrageously funny.. .will have you in stitches". (" Time Out"). Number-one bestseller Jeremy Clarkson writes on cars current affairs & anything else that annoys him in his sharp & funny collections. " Born To Be Riled" " Clarkson On Cars" " Dont Stop Me Now" " Driven To Distraction" " Round the Bend" " Motorworld" & "I Know You Got Soul" are also available as Penguin paperbacks; the Penguin App i Clarkson: The Book of Cars can be downloaded on the App Store. Jeremy Clarkson because his writing career on the Rotherham Advertiser. Since then he has written for the " Sun" & the " Sunday Times". Today he is the tallest person working in British television & is the presenter of the hugely popular " Top Gear"." ...

Disturbing & scary Karen Roses brilliant thriller proves that you never know what goes on behind closed doors. As a woman fakes her own death in order to escape her abusive husband what happens when he finds out what she did? Shhh... Hes coming for you. Desperate Mary Grace Winters knew the only way to save herself & her child from her abusive husband was to stage their deaths. Now all that remains of her former life is at the bottom of a lake. As Caroline Stewart Mary Grace has almost forgotten the nightmare she left behind nine years ago. Slowly she has learned to believe that her new life & new identity is here to stay. Then her husband uncovers her hidden trail. Step by step hes closing in on her & everyone she loves. Now Caroline must decide whether to flee again or whether the time has come to stay & fight... ...

This is a br&-new hardback edition of this popular title in the Cautionary Tales" series which help young children to understand & discuss key moral issues. Lucy just wont stop telling lies but soon she tells one lie too many & learns a lesson shell never forget. Repetitive phrases & rhythmic text encourage children to participate in the story. It is amusingly illustrated by Jan Mc Cafferty." ...

Brilliantly observed as always family teachers pupils & the dreaded school inspector all leap to life in this wonderfully warm & witty brand new poetry collection from bestseller Gervase Phinn. New kids disobedient deputy heads school reports & fireworks daydreamers & embarrassing mums all make an appearance. & if read on you might even just discover the whereabouts of Colins confiscated conkers; just dont tell the teacher! ...

When seventy-year-old Maura Murphy discovered she had cancer she left her husband of fifty years & started writing her memoirs. Born chronically ugly & as cross as a briar into a poor rural homestead in 1920s Ireland Maura lived much of her adult life in England where she raised nine children & fought to keep together a family ravaged by poverty & alcohol. The voice of a silent generation of an immigrant-Irish underclass Maura Murphys tough & remarkable life is a compellingly written account of struggle & survival like no other. With all the immediacy & impact of Frank Mc Courts prize-winning ANGELAS ASHES Mauras voice is feisty funny & fearless. & she needed to be all those things to survive an extraordinary series of privations & abuses. Her story is compelling & upbeat despite everything. ...

Mum is ill & Dad has to go to work so Lily will have to go to Melanies house for the day. Dad says shell have lots of fun but theres a problem: Lily doesnt want to go! Join Lily as she braves Melanies house & realises that doing new things neednt be scary after all... ...

Weve all been there. Some kids still are. Looking under the bed for the bogeyman experiencing the delights of odd socks or suffering from (our own & other peoples) bad breff" as Gez so charmingly puts it. Yet Gez isnt always so grounded in real life & the authentic language of the school playground & the top deck of the bus. Sometimes he goes off into the absurdest grossest of fantasies with Spike-Milligan-esque poems like Gnome Sweet Gnome & Steve & His Secret Agent Underpants. Not to mention Henry Meek who can make his bottom squeak & saves a climber lost in the mountains with this unusual talent." ...

This is a collection of wise & wacky words of advice from the bestselling & award-winning author of Why Eating Bogeys Is Good For You". From the marvellous mind of Mitchell Symons comes such gems of wisdom as: You cant trust a dog to watch your food. Why buy shampoo when real poo is free? Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time as you wont have a leg to stand on. & if getting even doesnt work then just get odd." ...

David Melling is one of the leading childrens author/illustrators today & his second book about Douglas the little brown bear is as funny & compelling as the first. It combines brilliantly imaginative illustrations with an endearing sense of what it is like to be a small child learning about the world. Douglas dad gives him a wonderful new woolly hat & he races outside to show it off. In his excitement he doesnt realise that it is unravelling... His friends have helpful but useless ideas of how to put things right & it is left to the little bear to work out for himself the best thing to do... ...