Omar Khayyam Shakil had three mothers who shared the symptoms of pregnancy as they did everything else inseparably. At their six breasts Omar was warned against all feelings & nuances of shame. It was training which would prove useful when he left his mothers fortress (via the dumb-waiter) to face his shameless future... As captivating fairy-tale devastating political satire & exquisite uproarious entertainment SHAME is a novel without rival. ...

In 1998 Sarbjit Athwal was called by her husband to attend a family meeting. It looked like just another family gathering. An attractive house in west London a large dining room two brothers their mother one wife. But the subject they were discussing was anything but ordinary. At the head of the group sat the elderly mother. She stared proudly around smiling at her children then raised her hand for silence. ' It's decided then ' the old lady announced. ' We have to get rid of her.' ' Her' was Surjit Athwal Sarbjit's sister-in-law. Within three weeks of that meeting Surjit was dead: lured from London to India drugged strangled & her body dumped in the Ravi River never to be seen again. After the killing risking her own life Sarbjit fought secretly for justice for nine long scared years. Eventually with immense bravery she became the first person within a murderer's family ever to go into open court in an honour killing trial as the Prosecution's key witness & the first to waive her anonymity in such a trial. As a result of her testimony the trial led to the first successful prosecution of an honour killing without the body ever being found. But her story doesn't end there. Since the trial her life has been threatened; her own husband arrested after an allegation of intimidation. Shamed is a story of fear & of horror
- but also of immense courage & a woman who risked everything to see that justice was done.
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Martin is kind decent & good-looking. & look where it's got him. His boyfriend of four years has run off with a male prostitute. His friends John & Caroline are no help
- John prefers infamy to sympathy & Caroline is too busy trying to work out if her wonderful sensitive boyfriend is a closet case. & to top it all Martin's hippie father turns up to stay wearing his ' Proud to be an Embarrassing Parent' badge. To escape Martin jumps head first into hedonism throwing himself into the gay club scene a world of drugs & muscles hard bodies & harder music. Meanwhile Caroline is learning that being Shameless has its price & so does she... How long can they keep up with the lifestyle? & can they find the man of their dreams when sex has become a substitute for love & pleasure is measured in beats per minute...?
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Coupland's funny spot-on portrait of the death of the yuppie. Tyler Johnson is an apocalyptic entrepreneur in the making. His memories begin with Ronald Reagan. With his neat girlfriend smart jokes & shampoo collection he works at the nuclear power plant where his hippie parents used to demonstrate plotting his fortune. But fortune has other plans
- the return of a Paris summer fling one of the 'low-ambition Euro-teens' who takes Tyler on the road to the shimmering dreams of L.A.
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Shane Williams has spent almost a decade thrilling the rugby world with his evasive running skills & a box of tricks that has left the best defences grasping thin air disproving the notion that size matters in modern professional rugby. Hes been called the little wizard the artful dodger & a whole host of other superlatives & wherever Williams has played the crowd have been on the edge of their seats. As his teenage years came to an end Williams looked set for a life of relative obscurity playing scrum-half for his local side Amman United & scratching around in a variety of day jobs. All that changed however when he was plucked from nowhere by then Neath coach Lyn Jones & his rise to become Wales most dangerous strike runner was meteoric. Following his international debut aged 21 Williams lit up Wales 2003 World Cup campaign & went on to become an integral part of the Grand Slam-winning side of 2005 a year in which he also toured with the British Lions to New Zeal&. In 2008 when Wales took the Grand Slam once more he made a sensational contribution to the sides glorious victory. After leading the great Bryan Habana a merry dance on the way to two mesmerising tries on Wales tour to South Africa just two months later Williams became the first Welshman crowned IRB World Player of the Year that autumn. He then completed the 2008-09 season with a second Lions tour touching down twice in the 28-9 third Test victory against the Springboks. In Shane" Williams reveals the inside story of his incredible rugby career so far the personal trials that have come with success & how he has managed to defy the odds to become a living Welsh rugby legend." ...

Shang-A-Lang" is the personal story of the rise & fall of the Bay City Rollers. A no-holds-barred account of Rollermania & beyond the book provides a candid insight into the less savoury aspects of the music industry. In 1973 at the age of 18 Les Mc Keown became the lead singer of the Bay City Rollers at that stage a one-hit-wonder pop group on the verge of giving up. His charismatic personality transformed the Rollers into an international super-group & over the next few years they consistently reached Number 1 all over the world selling an estimated 300 million records & gaining a massive following. Mc Keown was the catalyst for worldwide mass hysteria not witnessed since the days of Beatlemania. By 1975 he was the most adored man on the planet. Four years later he was all washed up homeless & penniless after quitting the b&. " Shang-A-Lang" reveals the fascinating story of the lad from the back streets of Edinburgh whose dream came true & how that dream was shattered. It tells the truth about the scandalous behaviour of the boy band marketed as squeaky clean the wrangles that led to Les leaving the band & traces his subsequent solo career. Les Mc Keowns life has been one of contrasting extremes: immense wealth followed by near destitution; mass adoration on the one hand & contempt on the other. He lived in a world where fantasy & reality come together & it is sometimes hard to distinguish one from the other. " Shang-A-Lang" takes a revealing journey through the many ups & downs in the life of one of the music industrys bona fide survivors." ...

What Will Your Shanghai Encounter Be? Drinking in the riverside view from the historic Bunds bars Sizing up the sci-fi skyscrapers of futuristic Pudong Bargain-hunting caf -hopping & art-ogling amidst the traditional architecture of Tianzifang Indulging in the chic charm of the French Concessions tree-lined boulevards Escaping modernity to the quintessentially Chinese landscapes just outside of town Discovering the street-level character of lilong" lanes & "longtang" architecture Discover Twice The City In Half The Time Easy navigation with full-color pull-out map detailed neighborhood maps & Chinese characters throughout the book Our expert author explores atmospheric alleys & sleek skyscrapers for the best shopping eating drinking entertainment & sights Highlights & customized itineraries help you make the most of your short trip Get behind the scenes with insider tips from tuned-in locals from a traditional woodcarver to a modern-day fashionista" ...

The engine of China s future Shanghai dazzles. A blend of East & West with voracious appetite for new styles & trends the city is above all cosmopolitan & cutting edge. Christopher Pitts Lonely Planet Writer Getting you to the heart of a place" Amazing experiences Inspirational images 3D illustrations city walks & the best of local knowledge. Plan the perfect trip Planning features & top itineraries give you the freedom to create your ideal trip. Get off the beaten track Our authors uncover local secrets that will make your trip unique. Special features The Bund 3D walking tour Architecture in Shanghai Full-colour maps Day trips to canal towns We tell it like it is Our job is to make amazing travel experiences happen. We visit the places we write about each & every edition. We never take freebies for positive coverage so you can always rely on us to tell it like it is." ...

An American spy in China. Name: Unknown. Status: Sleeper. He's meant to be laying low polishing his Mandarin & awaiting further instructions from Washington. But Shandhai is a difficult city to sleep in especially when his nights are taken over by the seductive but enigmatic Mei
- a woman with secrets he'd rather not hear. Then he is tasked with a delicate operation. Infiltrate the core of the Chinese intelligence service. Distinguish friend from foe. Report to a single contact at HQ. Trust no one. Tell no one. Pushed out into the cold in a city of millions he's suddenly very very alone. But in Shanghai city you're never truly alone. Faceless strangers linger in the shadows watching your every move. No one is safe from the Guoanbu. Not even a spy with no name...
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Shanghai 1937. Pearl & May are two sisters from a bourgeois family. Though their personalities are very different
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