From ancient times wolves have been mythologised as ferocious & predatory beasts. In Never Cry Wolf conservationist Farley Mowat sets out to correct the stereotypes. Using his observations of a Canadian wolf pack Mowat paints a sensitive picture of the wolf as a mild tempered & graceful animal with strong familial bonds & a taste for small prey rather than livestock. Whilst the scientific basis of some of Mowats conclusions has been contested this affectionate & humorous account provides an intimate understanding of wolf behaviour & has provoked readers to fight for the preservation of these majestic creatures. This fascinating study marked a watershed in attitudes proving that the wolf bears little resemblance to the gluttonous villain of childrens fairy tales or to the gothic werewolf. ...

Nothing ever happens to me. Never ever. Ever never. Nothing. Or does it? Jo Empsons debut picture book Rabbityness was published to universal acclaim in 2012. Never Ever displays her inimitable sense of fun her love of storytelling & surprise & her delight in the magical world of the imagination. ...

A passionate & perceptive story full of the pain & the humour of growing up from Andrea Levy author of the Orange Prize winning SMALL ISLAND & the Man Booker shortlisted THE LONG SONG. NEVER FAR FROM NOWHERE is the story of two sisters Olive & Vivien born in London to Jamaican parents & brought up on a council estate. They go to the same grammar school but while Vivien's life becomes a chaotic mix of friendships youth clubs skinhead violence A-levels discos & college Olive three years older & a skin shade darker has a very different tale to tell... ...

Few kidnap victims grow up to become police officers
- but this is exactly what Nina Foster did. Following a frenzied stabbing
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Sir Winston Churchill s greatest speeches digitally remastered selected & introduced by his grandson Winston S. Churchill. Winston Churchill steered Britain through its darkest hours during World War Two. He was one of the twentieth century s greatest orators & the speeches that he painstakingly composed rehearsed & delivered inspired courage in an entire nation. Churchill s output was prolific his complete speeches alone contain over 5 million words. On this special recording the best & most important of those have been brought together in this historic volume. Using digitally remastered archive recordings they include: Blood toil tears & sweat
- The Few
- This was their finest hour
- We can take it!
- An Iron Curtain has descended
- Never give in!
- A total & unmitigated defeat
- Give us the tools Winston Churchill oversaw some of the most important events the world has ever seen & was the most eloquent & expressive statesman of his age. These speeches help reveal the man behind the defiant orator & demonstrate why in a national poll Sir Winston Churchill was voted Greatest Briton of All Time.






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A refreshingly honest achingly funny read for fans of Bridesmaids Caitlin Moran & Pinot Grigio. When her fianc? Rob breaks off their engagement for the third time Viv does what any girl would do
- she Googles heartbreak. Confronted by tales of misery she decides to set-up her own self-help website for the broken-hearted. But as Viv passes through the three essential stages of grief (denial vodka disastrous haircut) she becomes determined that it's not too late to try & get Rob back. When things get out of hand after a drunken declaration of love at an extremely inappropriate moment Viv's scruffy tequila-swilling best friend Max is there to pick up the pieces. Viv starts to realise that maybe the real thing has been under her nose all this time & now
- one ex & a massive error of judgement later
- she has to face the question: What's the craziest thing you'll do for love? Readers of Lindsey Kelk Sophie Kinsella & Paige Toon won't be able to put this down. Never has heartbreak been so hilarious...


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In 1956 the Suez Crisis finally shattered the old myths of the British Empire & paved the way for the tumultuous changes of the decades to come. In NEVER HAD IT SO GOOD Dominic Sandbrook takes a fresh look at the dramatic story of affluence & decline between 1956 & 1963. Arguing that historians have until now been besotted by the supposed cultural revolution of the Sixties Sandbrook re-examines the myths of this controversial period & paints a more complicated picture of a society caught between conservatism & change. He explores the growth of a modern consumer society the impact of immigration the invention of modern pop music & the British retreat from empire. He tells the story of the colourful characters of the period like Harold Macmillan Kingsley Amis & Paul Mc Cartney & brings to life the experience of the first post-imperial generation from the Notting Hill riots to the first Beatles hits from the Profumo scandal to the cult of James Bond. In this strikingly impressive debut he combines academic verve & insight with colourful dramatic writing to produce a classic ground-breaking work that will change forever how we think about the Sixties. ...

The first end of the world prediction was recorded one second after the Big Bang & since then it has become the daddy of all predictions with to date no one getting it right. & human beings have been around for about 200 000 years with very little evolutionary difference & yet we still havent developed X-Ray eyes or the ability to fly. In this book Baddiel & Zucker examine the predictions that have been made since the dawn of time on a variety of subjects from the end of the world & the human body to global warming robots in the workplace teleportation & space exploration. With a witty & fresh tone they examine how these predictions came about & why & rate them for retrospective accuracy. ...

At thirty-four Sara Gallagher is finally happy with her life but there is one big question that still haunts her
- who are her
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Coach Dan John breaks down the most complicated concepts of strength training & high-performance athletics in his personal no-nonsense thought-provoking & motivating style. Workout routines Olympic lifting guidance Highland Games track & field & Strongman events are all covered in addition to weight training philosophy for the general public. Youll learn... How to get stronger faster & leaner; Simple steps to great conditioning; What it takes to compete at high-level athletics; Dan Johns top training tips; Effective workouts to carry you through your training seasons; Variations of the classic 5x 5 workout; Sample kettlebell & barbell workout combinations; Outdoor cardiovascular training options for athletes; & much more... ...