Popular Buddhist teacher Chdr"n has a surprise for her many readers & students: textual commentary. Her newest book comments at length on an eighth-century text by the Indian Buddhist sage Shantideva. Its a guidebook for developing bodhichitta an awakened mind that expresses itself in compassionate action to alleviate suffering. The lengthy text will certainly be unfamiliar to beginners but Ch"dr"n is a wise choice for an escort. She is a clear teacher explaining key terms (the Sanskrit term klesha for example may be translated as neurosis or affliction) & making things simple & characteristically plainspoken (" When we are distracted we cant remember anything weve studied or read"). She is also the right kind of motivator telling readers immediately whats in it for them: this book can inspire those who want to make the world a better place. Readers will need a helpful teacher & patience to take up the challenge offered by the long Buddhist text which has been important in Ch"dr"ns own study. Its not a book for beginners or a good introduction to Ch"dr"ns own body of accessible work. But for those wanting depth & greater awareness of the Buddhist canon this book opens a door" ...

Eva Montgomery is at the peak of her career when she is viciously attacked by a stalker. While still traumatised she makes the biggest mistake of her life
- one she can never turn back from. Sixteen years later Eva has managed to rebuild her life in a way that seemed impossible after the attack. Her home in Dorset high on the cliffs overlooking the sea is as elegant as she is but bears none of the scars. To an outsider her world seems perfect in every way. Then the past invades the present
- with shattering consequences. Hurt frightened & confused Eva struggles desperately to put right the terrible mistake she made sixteen years ago & finally break free from a past that nearly destroyed her.

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Join Mary Wade on a long & perilous journey that begins in the slums of eighteenth century London. Aged thirteen Mary is imprisoned in Newgate prison awaiting sentence of death for a petty theft. When her sentence is commuted to transportation she sets sail onboard a prison ship to the other side of the world. Australia brings the promise of a new life but does Mary have what it takes to make it in the land of opportunity? ...

No Way Down" is the the gripping terrifying story of a brutal struggle for survival on the upper slopes of the Himalayan K2 the worlds most hostile terrain by Graham Bowley. K2 August 1st 2008. Thirty climbers are attempting the summit of the most savage mountain on Earth. They make it. But before they start their descent an ice shelf collapses sweeping away their ropes. It is dark. Their lines are gone. They are low on oxygen. & it is getting very very cold. How many will make it down alive? "A gripping hour-by-hour dissection of events in the Western Himalayas over three deadly days. A fitting shelfmate to the modern classic " Into Thin Air". A cracking read". (" Sunday Times"). " Stories of heroism sadness & extraordinary endurance against all the odds [are] woven into a thrilling drama". (" Daily Mail"). " Unputdownable. A portrait of extreme courage folly & loss leavened by a small dose of survival.. .as complete a version of the calamitous story as will probably ever emerge". (" Financial Times"). " The best mountain-disaster memoir since " Into Thin Air"". (" Mail on Sunday"). Graham Bowley was born in England in 1968. He is a reporter for the " New York Times". He lives in Manhattan with his wife & their two daughters & son." ...

Amber is shocked when her brother falls to his death from a tower block. She's convinced it wasn't an accident & so begins her journey to discover the truth & bring some kind of justice for Connor. With twists turns & a fabulous multi-layered plot Bernard Ashley has created a thrilling & engrossing tale. Set in south east London this is a incredibly gritty & absorbing novel. ...

In his powerful & shocking expose critically-acclaimed documentary filmmaker Ben Anderson shows just how bad the ruinous war in Afghanistan has got. Detailing battles that last for days only to be fought again weeks later & disturbing incompetence among the Afghan army & police he raises urgent questions about our recent & current strategies in Afghanistan. A product of five years unrivalled access to the troops often amid the worst violence the conflict has seen this is the most intimate & horrifying account of Afghanistan you will read. ...

Written & illustrated by a fresh new talent this is the story of a likeable well-meaning & irrepressible dog & the mystery surrounding his name. Simple short & punchy this is a picture book children (and adults) will want to read again & again. ...

Marie may be 'getting on a bit' but it's certainly not getting her down. She's working part time so there are more hours each day to enjoy life. She has her friends. She has Pouncer the cat as well as a darling grandson. & she has Archie to share her bed. All this plus the Daily Rant's screaming headlines to wake her up in the morning. Life's good. But nothing stays the same for long. A roller-coaster of a year beckons
- a year that contains love & death laughter & tears & the bizarre decision to take up temporary residence in a tree. Always funny often touching No! I Don't Need Reading Glasses shows that getting on a bit does not mean giving up or even growing up.
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Too young to get whisked away by a Stannah Stairlift or to enjoy the luxury of a walk-in bath (but not so much that she doesn't ...

Bernard the Robot loses his bottom on the park swing & sets off to find it. Every time he gets close it disappears again! Bird was using it as a nest but it was too heavy; Bear used it in his drum kit but it was too tinny; the Squirrels built sandcastles with it...and now it looks as if they're sailing away in it. Will Bernard EVER get his bottom back? ...