'I love you no matter what.' This book tells the uplifting true story of an ordinary couple who build an extraordinary family
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No book is more associated with the city of Glasgow than No Mean City. First published in 1935 it is the story of Johnnie Stark son of a violent father & a downtrodden mother the ' Razor King' of Glasgow's pre-war slum underworld the Gorbals. The savage near-truth descriptions the raw character portrayals bring to life a story that is fascinating authentic & convincing. ...

In his last book The Real Gorbals Story" Colin Mac Farlane detailed how he witnessed a once great area home to wonderful characters & grand old buildings disappear before his eyes. By the time Mac Farlanes tenement was knocked down in the early 1970s he had left school & been rehoused in another part of the city. In an attempt to extricate himself from his Gorbals gang days he took a job as an apprentice chef at one of Glasgows top restaurants where he soon discovered that his colleagues were just as insane as those he had mixed with on the city streets. Meanwhile Mac Farlane struggled to integrate into the more affluent area that his family had been moved to & soon found himself returning to his old haunts & back in trouble again. In " No Mean Glasgow" Mac Farlane charts his eventful fun-packed passage from Gorbals street boy to grown man on the brink of a new beginning. He describes his adventures with a mixture of humour sadness & delight. It is a book for those people living all over the world who remember the old Glasgow
- a city teeming with warmth passion patter & characters who could brighten up even the darkest of days."
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Shapeshifter Dev Peltier thought he knew it all. But one night when a Dark-Hunter who is also an official member of the Dogs of War sashays into his bar he realises that he might have met his match. Samia aka Sam was one the fiercest Amazon warriors in her tribe. But an act of brutal betrayal made her a Dark-Hunter & shes been angry ever since. Live fast fight hard & enjoy the night. Thats her credo. But as old enemies & new move into New Orleans she realises that Dev just might be the only hope she & mankind have to save the world. ...

Piggy Ducky & Bunny all love their dummies. When they cry its the only thing that makes them stop. But one day Bunny doesnt need his dummy because hes too busy playing. Then Ducky doesnt need her dummy because she wants to be a grown-up. But will there be no more dummy for Piggy? ...

Everyone loves Bernard especially his aunts Lula Lola Lilly & Talulah. Whenever they visit they cover Bernard in kisses from head to toe
- squeaky-sweet-hello kisses sneaky-on-the-nose kisses
- & lots of others too. Bernard loves his aunts but he does NOT like the kisses. No more kisses!" says Bernard & he means it. So the aunts come up with a great alternative. They all draw kisses & cut out frilly paper hearts to go with them. Bernard shares his rainbow paper felt-tip pens & fancy scissors
- & everyone is happy. But at the end of the day tucked up in bed will Bernard give his Mom & Dad a good-night sleep-tight kiss? A funny & charming picture book from a master of the genre with lots of boy
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- appeal. Praise for Niki Daly: " Wonderfully expressive illustrations!" Books for Keeps"




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It was meant to be a two-week holiday to celebrate her sister's birthday but for Schapelle Corby it ended up a waking nightmare. Arrested at Denpasar airport after marijuana was found in her luggage she became the victim of every traveller's darkest fear. Over four kilograms of drugs had been planted in her bag after she'd checked it in & she was forced to face the consequences of someone else's crime in a country where the penalties for drug smuggling are among the harshest in the world. Her trial & conviction became one of the biggest news stories of the decade & her family watched in horror as she was sentenced to 20 years in jail. Yet despite the huge media coverage the one voice the public never properly heard was Schapelle's. Now in this compelling book she tells her own story: of being wrenched from a carefree holiday & incarcerated in a stinking police cell & of learning to survive
- in the squalor discomfort & violence of an Indonesian jail. It is an account like no other & will be one of the most unforgettable books you'll ever read.
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Magdalen Vanstone & her sister Norah learn the true meaning of social stigma in Victorian England only after the traumatic discovery that their dearly loved parents whose sudden deaths have left them orphans were not married at the time of their birth. Disinherited by law & brutally ousted from Combe-Raven the idyllic country estate which has been their peaceful home since childhood the two young women are left to fend for themselves. While the submissive Norah follows a path of duty & hardship as a governess her high-spirited & rebellious younger sister has made other decisions. Determined to regain her rightful inheritance at any cost Magdalen uses her unconventional beauty & dramatic talent in recklessly pursuing her revenge. Aided by the audacious swindler Captain Wragge she braves a series of trials leading up to the climactic test: can she trade herself in marriage to the man she loathes? Written in the early 1860s between The Woman in White & The Moonstone No Name was rejected as immoral by critics of its time but is today regarded as a novel of outstanding social insight showing Collins at the height of his powers. 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. ...

This is the first book to be written about a group of remarkable men who left the wealth & comfort of America before the Second World War to volunteer for the most dangerous trade in the world. While the everlasting popularity of books & films about Bomber Command is self-evident few people know there were any Americans flying with RAF Bomber Comm&. We follow the life stories & flying careers of 21 Americans who fought in the air war over Europe with the RAFs two premier Bomber Command squadrons
- 9 & 617. Of these men of free will 15 were killed in action.
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CAN SHE EVER PEN HER OWN LOVE STORY? Meeting Alistair Devlin Londons most eligible bachelor causes Victoria Bretton no end of problems. Masking her attraction is even more difficult than concealing her alter ego
- playwright Valentine Lawe
- not to mention the fact that this mans unsettling gaze is causing her the most terrible writers block! Alistairs not in the market for love...although he cant help but be beguiled by Victoria & intrigued by the secrets shes hiding. As they grow closer the lines between fact & fiction become blurred. Can she be the heroine of her very own happy ending?

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