Nobody who saw Depeche Mode in 1980 could have predicted that those four fresh-faced synth-pop innocents would transform themselves into stadium-filling rock gods within a few years. Yet Depeche Mode went on to become one of the Top 10 best-selling British acts of all-time ranked alongside such exalted company as the Beatles the Stones Led Zeppelin & David Bowie. & after three decades together the group continues to thrive both critically & commercially. In Just Can't Get Enough" author Simon Spence charts that transformation from a tiny nightclub residency in their native Essex to facing tens of thousands in huge stadiums in Europe & America by the mid-80s; a musical journey that took them from early 'ultra-pop' hit singles to the stark Black Celebration album. Hailing from Basildon an experimental post-war New Town the all-electronic Depeche Mode were in the words of singer Dave Gahan a new sort of band from a new sort of town. & Basildon itself Spence argues defined them
- its brutal Modernist architecture imposed on a rural landscape dotted with primitive shacks a mirror for the angular sound & dark loneliness of the band's music. Part musical odyssey part cultural history Spence draws on dozens of first hand interviews to give us an inside view of one of the most unlikely stories in pop & rock."
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The drawing course that sets free your creativity Aimed at anyone who would like to be able to pick up a pencil & just draw this book provides a foolproof way to pick up the skills
- & most importantly the confidence
- to sketch & experiment without the hang-ups & inhibitions that can all too often get in the way of our creativity. Just Draw It! is suitable for anyone from self-styled artistic no-hopers to aspiring artists who want to get new ideas & skills. It is organized as a series of exercises all of which will provide you with essential practice for your brain eye & hand
- from trying out rapid-fire sketches of moving objects to detailed observation of tones & contrast to capturing the mood of a scene or looking at its structure through the formal rules of perspective. The result is a deceptively powerful drawing course that does not feel like a course designed to conquer your inhibitions & develop a love of drawing & sketching that lasts a lifetime.


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Set in the steamy coastal Alabama town of Sea Breeze an interconnected group of older teens hook up break up.. .and much much more. Preston is one bad boy. & Amanda has harboured a crush on him for forever. When she finally makes her move on him it does not end well. But still she can't resist him. Especially now that he seems to be pursuing her too. No one wants wants them to be together. Not Amanda's brother Marcus who is on the verge of his marriage to Low & definitely not any of Preston's buddies. They know way too much about Preston's dark side. Yet the dangerous attraction is there.. .and neither Preston nor Amanda are going to deny it. ...

Every July the owners of Cornish holiday homes set off from the smartish London suburbs for their annual break loading their estate cars with dogs cats casefuls of wine difficult adolescents & rebellious infants. This year unexpected disasters occur & life will never be the same again. ...

Continuing the bright & breezy best-selling series about all the fun of summer camp: competitions & cookouts gossip & games boys & bunk warfare...and a whole lot of girly secrets! Priyas best friend Jordan is a boy but they are just friends
- she cant stand it when the girls tease her for being Jordans girlfriend". So when Jordan admits that he really likes another girl Priya cant understand why she suddenly feels jealous. Now its time she figured out her feelings for him once & for all. Girls will be lining up to get their hands on the next batch of " Summer Camp Secrets" which are sure to attract a new legion of fans too!"
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From the award-winning author of Goodnight Mister Tom comes Just Henry: A gripping mystery-thriller & an insightful snapshot of time set in post-war Britain. Its 1949 & life is bleak for Henry. He misses his father who died a war hero & he escapes from his annoying stepfather & stepsister whenever he can & goes to the cinema
- his passion. One day in the cinema queue he meets Mrs Beaumont who also loves films & lends Henry a camera for his school project. Henry is disgusted that hes been put in a group with Jeffries the son of a man who went AWOL & Pip who was born illegitimate; but hes about to learn that tolerance & friendship are more important than social stigmas. Henry will need his new friends when he processes the film & makes an alarming discovery. Like a bomb waiting to explode Henrys world is about to unravel.. .
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Just imagine what it would be like to be as small as a mouse; or as big as a house. Imagine exploring the depths of the ocean travelling into the past or the future
- or something even stranger... This wonderfully inventive & interactive book allows a child to tell their own story combining new elements each time. & with intricately detailed illustrations for parent & child to pore over together this really is a book to share time & time again.
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Just imagine what it would be like to be as small as a mouse; or as big as a house. Imagine exploring the depths of the ocean travelling into the past or the future
- or something even stranger... This wonderfully inventive & interactive book allows a child to tell their own story combining new elements each time. & with intricately detailed illustrations for parent & child to pore over together this really is a book to share time & time again.
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Elise has a crush. Shes been infatuated with her best friend Carl for as long as she can remember. When he starts dating an American girl whos just arrived at their school Elise thinks it will just be a short fling. When she realizes its not she decides she needs to take matters into her own hands. ...

' It was the summer that Coltrane died. The summer Jimi Hendrix set his guitar in flames & China exploded the H-bomb. There were riots in Newark & marches against the war in Vietnam. The world was on the brink of change. It was the summer of love. & the summer of a chance encounter that would change the course of my life. It was the summer I met Robert.' Just Kids is the story of two innocents who shed sheltered lives & braved the city in search of art & freedom. In each other Robert Mapplethorpe & Patti Smith found kindred spirits & pursued their mutual dreams from Brooklyn to the Chelsea Hotel into the world. Each would eventually reach the pinnacle of artistic achievement & their vow to always care for one another survived painful trials & separations. Mapplethorpe's unforgettable portrait of Smith for the cover of Horses forever fuses their indelible mark on our culture. Intimate & broadly evocative of New York in the early 70s Just Kids
- part romance part elegy
- is finally about friendship in the truest sense & the artist's calling.

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