Ever wondered why bad musicians always win the Eurovision Song Contest or how incompetent politicians get elected? You need some Quirkology in your life. While other scientists beaver away on obvious problems Richard Wiseman has been busy uncovering the secret ingredients of charisma exploring how our personalities are shaped by when we are born & examining why people usually miss the obvious signs of their partner's infidelity. Using scientific methods to investigate offbeat topics that interest the general public as well as the scientific community Quirkology brings a new understanding to the backwaters of the human mind & takes us to places where mainstream scientists fear to tread. Comparable to Freakonomics but British far more populist & a lot funnier. Findings include: How does your surname influence your life? What does the way you walk reveal about your personality? Why should women have men write their personal ads? What is the funniest joke in the world? ...

Molly & her family have moved around for years. Every time they think they've found a home one of the Quirks slips up & sends them packing. The Quirk family you see is a bit well quirky. Each family member has a magical power that makes them unique & highly unusual. Mum can control minds; Grandpa twists time; Molly's twin sister Penelope has an all-too-real imagination; & Finn is the naughty little brother
- who also happens to be invisible. Then there's Molly the most unusual Quirk of all. Molly is completely & utterly normal. Molly's greatest desire is to fit in & she's found the perfect spot: Normal Michigan. With its chocolate-box houses welcoming committees & famous town competitions it seems like just the place for an ordinary new life. But the Quirks aren't known for fitting in
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ARE YOU READY TO QUIT SMOKING ONCE & FOR ALL? Do you want to quit smoking but worry that you'll gain weight? Would you like to stop any cravings in a matter of moments? Are you tired of people telling you to quit smoking? Are you worried about how smoking is damaging your health? Have you tried to quit before & failed? If quitting was easy would you do it today? Paul Mc Kenna's amazing weight-loss system has helped over a million people all over the world to lose weight & keep it off for life. Now he wants to help you quit smoking for ever! Over the past fifteen years Paul Mc Kenna Ph D has developed a unique approach that makes quitting smoking surprisingly easy. Through the simple conditioning system revealed in this book & on the accompanying CD you will retrain your mind & body so that you no longer need cigarettes & actually feel better without them. Better still you will not gain any weight in the process! ...

Two friends fall under the spell of a New York beauty
- with quite unexpected results. An offhand remark is taken seriously by
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A brain-teasing collection of quizzes featuring around 5 000 questions in over 200 different quizzes some being pot-luck selections & others being on particular topics
- & in each quiz there is a"e or piece of trivia to lighten the content. Whether it be for fun for family gatherings or for fund raising quizzes remain an eternally popular type of entertainment. This book provides anyone wanting to run or take part in a quiz with an unrivalled collection of quiz questions to work with. The book contains over 5 000 questions organised into over 200 quizzes. Some of these quizzes contain a real mixture of general knowledge questions while others are based on particular themes. Among the themes included in the book are: Sports; Television; In the Garden; Battles & Generals; Myth & Mythology; Star Trek; Food & Drink; Great Journeys; Soap Operas; Inventions; The Sixties & much more beside so giving any quiz master great choice in selecting a mixture of quizzes to challenge any group of competitors. To help the quiz master further each quiz comes with a special"e or item of trivia related to that quiz to help set the scene.
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The Qur'an believed by Muslims to be the word of God was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad 1400 years ago. Recognized as the greatest literary masterpiece in Arabic the sacred text has nevertheless remained difficult to understand in its English translations. First published in 2004 M.A.S. Abdel Haleem's translation has been acclaimed for its success in avoiding archaism & cryptic language to produce a version that is both faithful to the original & easy to read. Now for the first time it is published with the original Arabic text to give a greater appreciation & understanding of the holy book. The traditional Arabic calligraphic pages are displayed alongside the English translation which has been revised for this new edition. A useful general introduction on the revelation stylistic features issues of interpretation & translation of the Qur'an is included together with summaries of each sura essential footnotes & an index. The verses are individually numbered to facilitate comparison with the Arabic. It is an edition both for those familiar with the Qur'an & for those coming to it for the first time; the message of the Qur'an was directly addressed to all people regardless of class gender or age & this dual-language edition is equally accessible to everyone. ...

Legends tell how Belgarath the sorcerer & his daughter Polgara defeated the evil God Torak imprisoning him in an endless sleep. But now a priest of Torak is racing to his God with the Orb of Aldur & is racing to reawaken him. Belgarath & Polgara are on his trail. With them is Garion a simple farm boy only months before. & with each league the group travel the power of sorcery is growing in Garon.. . ...

Quickies
- a collection of bestselling short sexy fiction from Black Lace Emma is a doctor who takes on a new patient
- a man

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- a collection of bestselling short sexy erotica from Black Lace Anything can happen on a trip to Brighton even before
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- a collection of bestselling short sexy erotica from Black Lace Stella is a bad girl who likes to push her luck.. . For
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