In Mo Said She Was Quirky" James Kelman the Booker prize-winning author of " How Late it Was How Late" tells the story of Helen
- a sister a mother a daughter
- a very ordinary young woman. Her boyfriend said she was quirky but it was more than that. Some things were important. You had to fight for them. Only Helen wasnt as strong as people thought. She tried to be but didnt always succeed. Nobody does not all the time. Trust love relationships; parents children lovers; death wealth & home. The ordinary stuff of life
- but extraordinary too when you think about it. As Helen did each waking hour till that strangest of moments on the way home from work when this skinny down-at-heel guy crossed the road in front of her. Brian? Her long-lost brother? How could it be? But it was his shape his very presence. Could it be? So begins " Mo Said She Was Quirky"
- James Kelmans inspired & absorbing story of twenty-four hours in the life of a croupier
- an ordinary young woman as ordinary as unique as each & every one of us. Praise for " If it is Your Life": " Like Kelmans best work it is tender & funny in a way that may surprise". (" Daily Telegraph"). "A collection by turns heart-breaking profound & bitterly funny. It also amply demonstrates Kelmans skill in writing about women his rich understanding of the psychological dance that goes on between couples & strangers". (Scottish Herald). " Kelman portrays his world with bleakly beautiful honesty". (" The Times"). James Kelman was born in Scotl&. His story collections include Greyhound for Breakfast " The Good Times" " The Burn" " Busted Scotch" " Not Not While the Giro" & most recently " If it is Your Life". His novel " How Late it Was How Late" won the 1994 Booker Prize; other novels include " Translated Accounts" " The Busconductor Hines" "A Chancer" "A Disaffection" " You Have to be Careful in the Land of the Free" & " Kieron Smith Boy". In 2009 & 2011 James Kelman was shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize."




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Mo Urban Dictionary has even more witty funny & irreverent definitions to crack the code of contemporary slang. The book contains about 2 000 definitions from the sites expansive collection such as: table banking
- while splitting a check when out with a group paying the whole tab with your credit card & taking everyone elses cash instead of going to the ATM stall call
- using a public bathroom while on the phone courage dot com
- when someone tries to be badass over the Internet only because they arent actually face-to-face with anyone


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Moab is My Washpot is in turns funny shocking tender delicious sad lyrical bruisingly frank & addictively readable. Stephen Fry's bestselling memoir tells how sent to a boarding school 200 miles from home at the age of seven he survived beatings misery love ecstasy carnal violation expulsion imprisonment criminal conviction probation & catastrophe to emerge at eighteen ready to try & face the world in which he had always felt a stranger. Fry writes with the wit to which we have become accustomed but with shocking candour too. In an age of glossy celebrity autobiographies Moab is My Washpot sets the high standard to which others should aspire. ...

From Karen Gravano a star of the hit VH1 reality show Mob Wives comes a revealing memoir of a mafia childhood where love & family come h&-in-hand with murder & betrayal. " Karen Gravano is the daughter of Sammy "the Bull" Gravano once one of the mafia's most feared hit men. With nineteen confessed murders the former Gambino Crime Family underboss--and John Gotti's right-hand man--is the highest ranking gangster ever to turn State's evidence & testify against members of his high-profile crime family. But to Karen Sammy Gravano was a sometimes elusive but always loving father figure. He was ever-present at the head of the dinner table. He made a living running a construction firm & several nightclubs. He stayed out late & sometimes he didn't come home at all. He hosted "secret" meetings at their house & had countless whispered conversations with "business associates." By the age of twelve Karen knew he was a gangster. & as she grew up while her peers worried about clothes & schoolwork she was coming face-to-face with crime & murder. Gravano was nineteen years old when her father turned his back on the mob & cooperated with the Feds. The fabric of her family was ripped apart & they were instantly rejected by the communities they grew up in. This is the story of a daughter's struggle to reconcile the image of her loving father with that of a murdering Mafioso & how in healing the rift between the two she was able to forge a new life." ...

The Mob is notorious for its cruel & immoral practices but its most successful members have always been extremely smart businessmen. Now former mobster Louis Ferrante reveals its surprisingly effective management techniques & explains how to apply them-legally-to any legitimate business. As an associate of the Gambino family Ferrante relied on his instincts to pull off some of the biggest heists in U.S. history. By the age of twenty-one he had netted millions of dollars for his employers. His natural talent for management led Mafia bosses to rely on him. After being arrested & serving an eight-&-a-half-year prison sentence Ferrante went straight. He realized that the Mob's most valuable business lessons would allow him to survive & thrive in the real world. Now he offers eighty-eight time-tested Mafia strategies including: go get your own coffee!; respecting the chain of command without being a sucker; the walls have ears
- never bad-mouth the boss; Is this phone tapped?
- watch what you say every day; how to bury the hatchet
- but not in someone's head; don't split yourself in half
- The wrong decision is better than none at all; don't build Yankee stadium just supply the concrete
- spotting new rackets; & leave the gun take the cannolis...and beware of hubris. Ferrante brings his real-life experiences to the book offering fascinating advice that really works & sharing behind-the-scenes episodes almost as outrageous as those occurring on Wall Street every day.




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The perfect place to learn how to design Web sites for mobile devices! With the popularity of Internet access via cell phones & other mobile devices Web designers now have to consider as many as eight operating systems several browsers & a slew of new devices as they plan a new site a new interface or a new sub-site. This easy-to-follow friendly book guides you through this brave new world with a clear look at the fundamentals & offers practical techniques & tricks you may not have considered. Explores all issues to consider in planning a mobile site Covers the tools needed for mobile design in particular XHTML & CSS Shows you how to plan for multimedia e-commerce & marketing your site including adding audio video & social networking Provides real-world examples & tips to help you avoid common pitfalls If you're contemplating Web design in a mobile world start first with this practical guide. ...

Moby Dick is the story of Captain Ahab's quest to avenge the whale that 'reaped' his leg. The quest is an obsession & the novel is a diabolical study of how a man becomes a fanatic. But it is also a hymn to democracy. Bent as the crew is on Ahab's appalling crusade it is equally the image of a co-operative community at work: all hands dependent on all hands each individual responsible for the security of each. Among the crew is Ishmael the novel's narrator ordinary sailor & extraordinary reader. Digressive allusive vulgar transcendent the story Ishmael tells is above all an education: in the practice of whaling in the art of writing. ...

This classic story of high adventure manic obsession & metaphysical speculation was Melvilles masterpiece. The tale of Captain Ahabs frantic pursuit of the cunning & notorious white whale Moby Dick is packed with drama & draws heavily on the authors own experiences on the high seas. This edition

Includes:: passages from Melvilles correspondence with Nathaniel Hawthorne in which the two discussed the philosophical depths of the novels plot & imagery. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford Worlds Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxfords commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more.

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Here the epic saga of Captain Ahabs obsessive quest for the white whale comes vividly to life in this three-dimensional graphic novel the first of its kind. This phenomenal work is the creation of multi-talented artist Sam Ita apprentice to Robert Sabuda one of the worlds master paper engineers. Every amazing element is awe-inspiring: theres not just one pop-up per spread but several some huge & incredibly detailed surrounded by colourful comic book-style panels that convey the storys drama. It is aimed at kids aged 6 & upwards yet its fantastic ideas & unusual format will appeal to all ages. ...

A story of the war between man & mammal in which the author explores his obsessions with good & evil love & solitude speech & silence using his technical knowledge of sailing & the sea to tell a story which is at once minutely realistic & powerfully symbolic. ...