It was one of the less glorious incidents of a long-ago war. It led to the destruction of two suns & the billions of lives they supported. Now eight hundred years later the light from the first of those ancient mistakes has reached the Culture Orbital Masaq'. The light from the second may not. ' Confirms Banks as the standard by which the rest of SF is judged' GUARDIAN ' In terms of sheer storytelling prowess & verve Look to Windward is a work of genius' SFX 'A great book' NEW SCIENTIST ...

Taking in its sights Matthew Arnolds land of dreams the collection explores the idealism & reality of a multicultural Britain with wit intelligence & no small sense of mischief. Nagra whose own parents came to England from the Punjab in the 1950s conjures a jazzed hybrid language to tell stories of aspiration assimilation alienation & love from a stowaways first footprint on Dover beach to the disenchantment of subsequent generations. By turns realist & romantic these charged & challenging poems never shy from confrontation but remain always touched by a humorous zeal & an appetite for living. ...

This is a new edition of the master illustrator's story of a show-off getting his comeuppance. Jeremy it seems has everything: a new bicycle a pirate outfit an enormous bag of lollipops. But he won't share anything with Sam. Could it be though that Sam has something far more valuable? This stunning book is filled with visual jokes & a message to inspire. ...

The brilliantly funny Sunday Times top ten bestseller. Alan Carr tells his life story in his own words from growing up in a football-mad family in Northampton to his rise as one of Britain's best-loved comedians. ' Puberty had been unkind. Whereas it had come in the night & left the other boys with chiselled stubbly chins & deep masculine voices I'd been left with a huge pair of knockers & the voice of a pensioner.' Alan Carr Alan Carr grew up in one of the most boring towns in England
- Northampton. A place known for making shoes. It was also known for its football club Northampton Town FC. Alan's dad as manager of the club was a local hero. A dream come true for most lads but not Alan. Alan wore glasses & had man boobs at 14. He did not like P.E. In his very first book Alan tells his life story ('oh & what a life') with his unique twist of natural observational humour
- 'I'm not saying I'm a fantasist but there have been times when things that I've seen on television when I was younger have tended to seep into my subconscious & blended into my own life. I remember telling my Mum about the time I stopped that woman from having a diamond encrusted necklace stolen & she'd say ' No Alan that was Poirot.' With his tongue-in-cheek end of pier humour that made him famous Alan describes an ordinary life in bursts of technicolour. His journey from awkward schoolboy hiding his man-boobs on the pitch drinking tea with the dinner ladies & working in a call centre to becoming one of our best-loved comedians likened to the great Frankie Howerd make his book a guaranteed tickler with a laugh-out-loud gag on every page.

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This is an authoritative family guide to caring for rabbits guinea pigs hamsters gerbils jirds rats mice & chinchillas with more than 250 photographs. It features all the practical advice you need to ensure a happy home for your small pet: choosing & buying housing feeding & nutrition general care handling exercise breeding grooming & showing. It provides instructions for all the most familiar types of small pet
- including smooth-coated & long-haired varieties
- as well as more unusual pets such as chipmunks spiny mice & sugar gliders. It is an authoritative guide to health care & first aid: common problems to watch out for in your pet & what to do when things go wrong. It is an informative text from one of the subject's leading petcare experts & fully illustrated with over 250 photographs for identification & to show how to do each practical task. Rabbits guinea pigs hamsters gerbils jirds rats mice & chinchillas make excellent animal companions particularly for children. For anyone unable to decide which pet to buy the range & depth of information covered here will ensure an informed choice. There are descriptions of the temperament & physical characteristics of each species & practical advice on indoor & outdoor housing handling & exercising your pet nutrition grooming showing & pet health. Beautifully illustrated with over 250 photographs this expertly written manual will provide all the knowledge you need to care for your pet with complete confidence.

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This striking new publication a sequel to Phaidons 2000 publication South Southeast" is a selection of Steve Mc Currys most astounding & powerful portraits from South & Southeast Asia. Mc Curry takes photographs all over the world for " National Geographic" magazine & his own projects but it is the people places colours & forms of Afghanistan India Sri Lanka Cambodia & Myanmar (Burma) that have inspired his most sublime images
- photographs which transcend their original editorial purpose to become classics of photography. Like " South Southeast" this book features a remarkable range of photographs with brief captions & a short essay introduces the book."
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How do you know it is the real thing. How do you know if it is really love?" India Jane emails Erin. India Jane is feeling frustrated. She knows that there is a connection between herself & Joe & yet their relationship isnt working out the way she thinks it should. Perhaps what she feels for him isnt "love" after all
- whatever that is. Gathering her new friends around her & emailing Erin
- who has boy problems of her own- she sets out to find the meaning of love for the first time in her life. Her exploration seems to get her nowhere but just when she is in total despair two fit boys surface
- does this mean that Joe is now out of the picture?"


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A vivid passionate & intensely moving novel from prize-winning author John Green. In the dark beside me she smelled of sweat & sunshine & vanilla & on that thin-mooned night I could see little more than her silhouette but even in the dark I could see her eyes
- fierce emeralds. & not just beautiful but hot too." BEFORE. Miles Halter's whole life has been one big non-event until he starts at anything-but-boring Culver Creek Boarding School & meets Alaska Young. Gorgeous clever funny sexy screwed up & utterly fascinating she pulls Miles into her world launches him into a new life & steals his heart. But when tragedy strikes & Miles comes face-to-face with death he discovers the value of living & loving unconditionally. AFTER: Nothing will ever be the same. Poignant funny heartbreaking & compelling this novel will stay with you forever."
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The unmissable first novel from bestselling & award-winning author of THE FAULT IN OUR STARS. If people were rain I was drizzle & she was a hurricane." Miles Halter's whole life has been one big non-event until he meets Alaska Young. Gorgeous clever & undoubtedly screwed-up Alaska draws Miles into her reckless world & irrevocably steals his heart. For Miles nothing can ever be the same again. ' Looking for Alaska' brilliantly captures the exquisite painful joy of living & loving. Poignant funny heartbreaking & compelling this novel will stay with you forever." ...

When her father becomes ill single city girl Laney Barwell moves to the Cotswolds to look after him. Shes been looking for fireworks in her love life ever since she broke up with her predictable ex-boyfriend Giles but she has no thoughts of kindling the spark shes looking for here. If she cant find love in a big city like London -- with all its internet dating singles nights & socials -- how can she ever hope to meet the man of her dreams in the tiny village of St Pontian? But there are two prospects when she gets there: Martin who can always be depended on for a kind word of advice. & Toby who is distant but who sets her heart ablaze. When it comes to love should Laney trust the logic of her head or the racing of her heart? ...