Lysander Hawkley combined breathtaking good looks with the kindest of hearts. He couldnt pass a stray dog an ill-treated horse or a neglected wife without rushing to the rescue. & with neglected wives the rescue invariably led to ecstatic bonking which didnt please their erring husbands one bit. Lysanders mid-life crisis had begun at twenty-two. Reeling from the death of his beautiful mother he was out of work drinking too much & desperately in debt. The solution came from Ferdie his fat fast-operating friend: if Lysander was so good at making husbands jealous why shouldnt he get paid for it? Let loose among the neglected wives of the ritzy county of Rutshire Lysander causes absolute havoc. But it is only when he meets Rannaldini Rutshires King Rat of Rutshire & a temperamental fiendishly promiscuous international conductor that the trouble really starts. The only unglamorous woman around Rannaldini was Kitty his plump young wife who ran his life like clockwork. Soon Lysander was convinced that Kitty must be rescued from Rannaldini at all costs even if it means enlisting the help of the old blue-eyed havoc maker: Rupert Campbell-Black. ...

Oliver Sacks has become the world's best-known neurologist. His case studies of broken minds offer brilliant insight into the mysteries of consciousness". (" Guardian"). In his most extraordinary book Oliver Sacks recounts the stories of patients lost in the bizarre apparently inescapable world of neurological disorders. These are case studies of people who have lost their memories & with them the greater part of their pasts; who are no longer able to recognize people or common objects; whose limbs have become alien; & who are afflicted & yet are gifted with uncanny artistic or mathematical talents. In Dr Sacks' splendid & sympathetic telling each tale is a unique & deeply human study of life struggling against incredible adversity. " Populated by a cast as strange as that of the most fantastic fiction.. . Dr Sacks shows the awesome powers of our mind & just how delicately balanced they have to be". (" Sunday Times"). " This book is for everybody who has felt from time to time that certain twinge of self-identity & sensed how easily at any moment one might lose it". (" The Times"). "A gripping journey into the recesses of the human mind". (" Daily Mail")." ...

Jean Gionos beautiful allegorical tale is legendary. Written in the 1950s its message was ahead of its time inspiring readers to rediscover the harmonies of the countryside & prevent its wilful destruction. The narrator journeying by foot across the barren plains of the lower Alps has his thirst assuaged by the well water drawn by the shepherd Elzeard Bouffier. Here begins the subtle parable which Giono weaves of the life-giving shepherd who chooses to live alone & carry out the work of God. Over forty years the desolate hills & lifeless villages which so oppressed the traveller are transformed by the didication of one man. All with the help of a few acorns. Gionos hope was to set in motion a worldwide reforestation programme that would rejuvenate the earth. The Man who Planted Trees is a hymn to creation & a purveyor of confidence in mans ability to change his- indeed the worlds- lot. ...

In 2000 Daniel Suelo left his life savings-all thirty dollars of it-in a phone booth. He has lived without money-and with a newfound sense of freedom & security-ever since. The Man Who Quit Money" is an account of how one man learned to live sanely & happily without earning receiving or spending a single cent. Suelo doesnt pay taxes or accept food stamps or welfare. He lives in caves in the Utah canyonlands forages wild foods & gourmet discards. He no longer even carries an I.D. Yet he manages to amply fulfill not only the basic human needs-for shelter food & warmth-but to an enviable degree the universal desires for companionship purpose & spiritual engagement. In retracing the surprising path & guiding philosophy that led Suelo into this way of life Sundeen raises provocative & riveting questions about the decisions we all make by default or by design about how we live-and how we might live better." ...

For almost a decade psychic medium Joe Power has used his extraordinary powers to investigate high-profile unsolved murder cases around the world including most recently the disappearance of Shannon Matthews. But it wasnt always this way. Joe had denied his psychic abilities until the day his brother was found dead. Then messages from the spirit world led him to see the shocking truth behind the tragedy.. .his brother had been murdered. Joe realized he could no longer ignore the startling visions & voices in his head. He vowed to use his psychic gift to help solve the murder cases that were leaving detectives baffled & loved ones without closure. In The Man Who Sees Dead People" he tells the astonishing story of his life for the first time." ...

Spiralling into an alcohol-fuelled depression after killing a man in the line of duty Inspector Kurt Wallander has made up his mind to quit the police force for good. When an old acquaintance seeks Wallander's help to investigate the suspicious circumstances in which his father has died Kurt doesn't want to know. But when his former friend turns up dead shot three times Wallander realises that he was wrong not to listen. Against his better judgment he returns to work to head what may now have become a double murder case. An enigmatic big-business tycoon seems to be the common denominator in the two deaths. But while Wallander is on the trail of the killer somebody is on the trail of Wallander & closing in fast... Over 35 million copies of the Kurt Wallander series sold worldwide. ...

After killing a man in the line of duty Inspector Kurt Wallander finds himself spiralling into an alcohol-fuelled depression. He has just decided to leave the police when an old friend approaches him for help investigating his fathers suspicious death. Kurt doesnt want to know. But then his friend is found shot dead. Against his better judgment he returns to work to head what may now have become a double murder case. But while Wallander is on the trail of the killer somebody is on the trail of Wallander & closing in fast. ...

No artist offered a more incisive & accurate portrait of the troubled landscape of the 1970s than David Bowie. Cultural historian Peter Doggett explores the rich heritage of Bowie's most productive & inspired decade & traces the way in which his music reflected & influenced the world around him. From ' Space Oddity' his dark vision of mankind's voyage into the unknown terrain of space to the Scary Monsters album Doggett examines in detail Bowie's audacious creation of an 'alien' rock star Ziggy Stardust & his increasingly perilous explorations of the nature of identity & the meaning of fame. Mixing brilliant musical critique with biographical insight & acute cultural analysis The Man Who Sold The World is a unique study of a major artist & his times. ...

The excellent Monsieur Dutilleul has always been able to pass through walls but has never seen the point of his gift given the general availability of doors. One day however his tyrannical boss drives him to desperate creative measures; he develops a taste for intra-mural travel & becomes something of a show-off. How will the unassuming clerk adjust to a glamorous life of crime? Aymes genius lies in the practical unfolding of bizarre & difficult situations. In each story comedy is balanced by a serious streak & then unbalanced once more.. . ...

At the end of a holiday in Bali Julian an unhappy schoolteacher decides to visit a renowned local healer Samtyang in search of guidance. During daily sessions at the wise mans house Julian begins to identify the source of his unhappiness through a series of simple questions & answers that point to his own limiting beliefs & fears. Day after day their dialogue is punctuated by real-life situations & challenges that Julian is asked to experience on the islands mainland & its surroundings. As his journey unfolds Julian begins to understand how he can make his dreams become a reality & find his very own way to true happiness. From international bestselling author Laurent Gounelle The Man Who Wanted to be Happy" explores the world of new possibilities that opens up to us when we discover how to break free of what prevents us from living a life full of joy." ...