Pretending to be Normal tells the story of a woman who after years of self-doubt & self-denial learned to embrace her Asperger's syndrome traits with thanksgiving & joy. This positive & humane book provides insight into the Asperger world as well as hope & encouragement for other people with Asperger's Syndrome their families & their friends. ...

Tally has finally become Pretty. Now her looks are beyond perfect her clothes are cool her boyfriend is totally gorgeous & she's completely popular. It's everything she's ever wanted. But beneath all the fun
- the non-stop parties the high-tech luxury the total freedom
- is the nagging sense that something is very wrong. Something important. Then a message from Tally's Ugly past arrives. Reading it Tally remembers what's wrong with Pretty life & the fun stops cold. Now she has to choose between fighting to forget what she knows & fighting for her life...

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Roy Shaw is the ultimate hardman. He has cult status & commands a respect that few even in the violent world he moves in can equal. To him violence is simply an accepted part of his profession. He doesn't exaggerate it he can't excuse it & he refuses to apologize for it. His name may mean nothing to you
- he's no actor no showman no wannabe celebrity. He does however live by a merciless code & though he may not have cloven hooves & a tail if he goes after someone all hell comes with him.
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Meet The Clique the five girls who rule Octavian Country Day School.. . Theres Massie with her glossy bob & laser-whitened smile uncontested leader of the Clique. Dylan second in command spends her time sucking up to Massie. Alicia as sneaky as she is beautiful wants to be leader of the group one day
- & she just might. Then theres Kristen smart hardworking who doesnt suffer fools gladly. & Claire in by the skin of her teeth is the newest member of The Clique
- but has swapping her h&-me-down clothes for Chanel No. 19 really solved all her problems? Apparently not. When the girls at pack up their warmest cashmere coats for a trip to Lake Placid they discover that bears arent the only scary things in the woods. The Briarwood boys are staying in a cabin way to close for comfort
- & its up to Massies Underground Clinic for Kissing (MUCK) to save immaculately-made-up face.. .


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When Emine Aksu the flamboyant wife of an Istanbul style guru suddenly goes missing Inspector Cetin Ikmens investigation leads him deep into her strange & colourful past. Emine was a hippie when she was younger who wholeheartedly enjoyed the liberated lifestyle that swept across Istanbul in the sixties. Her husband suspects that she was visiting an old friend at the time of her disappearance. Meanwhile Inspector Mehmet Suleyman is called to a terrifying scene at the art deco Kamondo Stairs in the old banking district of Karakoy. The skeleton of a woman has been discovered in one of the large plant containers. Could these two bizarre incidents be linked? ...

Rewind to junior year in Rosewood Pennsylvania to a winter break no one has ever heard about... Fat snowflakes fall onto manicured lawns quilted stockings hang over marble fireplaces & everyone is at peace especially Hanna Emily Aria & Spencer. Now that Alison's murderer is in jail & A is dead they can finally relax. Little do they know there's a new A in town... Rule number one of being an effective stalker: Get to know your prey. So I watch these liars day & night keeping an eye on the trouble they get into the messes they make & the secrets they keep. Hanna's desperate for a very personal session with her gym trainer. Emily is number one on Santa's naughty list. Aria's old flame from Iceland is about to land her in hot water. & Spencer's resorting to some backhanded tactics to get what she wants. What happens on holiday break stays on holiday break-right? But guess what. I saw. & now I'm telling. Taking place between Unbelievable & Wicked Pretty Little Secrets is a very special Pretty Little Liars tale revealing the liars' never-before-seen misadventures over their junior-year winter break. ...

A terrifying new standalone psycholgical thriller from the bestselling writer of Retribution Special Agent Bobby Dees knows what grief feels like. He understands the pain of losing a child. & hell do whatever he can to prevent it from happening again. The phone call that comes on a Sunday morning will take him away from his insular world of grief & sleepless nights -- & into a far darker place. A young girl Elaine Emerson has gone missing & only Dees has a chance of finding her. It seems that Elaine was last seen waiting to meet her boyfriend
- a mysterious figure she met secretly online who goes by the name of El Capitan & whose reality is as cruel & chilling as the worst thing Dees can imagine!
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Weird wicked spooky & delicious Pretty Monsters is a book of tall tales to keep you up all night. Kelly Link creates a world like no other where ghosts of girlfriends past rub up against Scrabble-loving grandmothers with terrifying magic handbags wizards sit alongside morbid babsitters & we encounter a people-eating monster with a sick sense of humour. This edition also features a Brand New story ' The Cinderella Game'. ...

Pastels are enjoying an exciting comeback. Forget the sugary pinks of little girls' bedrooms today pastels pack plenty of personality. The best of the bunch have a rich intensity or a subtle sophistication keeping them the cool side of sweet. They allow you to fill your home with colour without splashing statement brights around & they bring a warmth & softness to a room. In Pretty Pastel Style stylist Selina Lake shows you how to use this truly versatile colour palette to create beautiful spaces that are feminine without being girlie; colour-rich without being garish. The book first walks you through the Elements of the look. Modern Pastels are contrasted with pops of stronger shades & sharpened with statement furniture. Vintage Pastels plunder the past taking from it smoky pinks faded greens & elegant patterns. Retro Pastels cheerfully channel the ice-cream shades of the Fifties on candy stripes polka dots & cute floral prints while Simple Pastels work with off-whites for an elegantly minimal take on pretty pastel style. Next Details looks at everything from furniture & lighting to display & decoration with inspiring ideas on how to piece the style together. Finally head to the Spaces section of the book to see beautiful rooms that have used pastels with super-stylish effect. ...

A stunning selection of pretty patterns for creative girls to colour in & complete. Girls can go bright & bold or subtle & ...