Sleep
- or lack of it
- is one of the most common 21st century health complaints. Only 1 in 10 of us say we always sleep well;

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Daisy is the new girl at school. She is finding her feet with a new group of friends & has become part of the alphabet club
- A
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A tense gripping psychological thriller with Hitchcockian overtones perfect for fans of Gillian Flynn's GONE GIRL & Sophie Hannah. Lara Finch is living a lie. Everyone thinks she has a happy life in Cornwall married to the devoted Sam but in fact she is desperately bored. When she is offered a new job that involves commuting to London by sleeper train she meets Guy & starts an illicit affair. But then Lara vanishes from the night train without a trace. Only her friend Iris disbelieves the official version of events & sets out to find her. For Iris it is the start of a voyage that will take her further than she's ever travelled & on to a trail of old crimes & dark secrets. For Lara it is the end of a journey that started a long time ago. A journey she must finish before it destroys her... ...

A troubled insomniac in 1890s England falls suddenly into a sleep-like trance from which he does not awake for over two hundred years. During his centuries of slumber however investments are made that make him the richest & most powerful man on Earth. But when he comes out of his trance he is horrified to discover that the money accumulated in his name is being used to maintain a hierarchal society in which most are poor & more than a third of all people are enslaved. Oppressed & uneducated the masses cling desperately to one dream that the sleeper will awake & lead them all to freedom. ...

Sleeper is the critically acclaimed graphic novel series written Ed Brubaker & illustrated by Sean Philips the Eisner Award-winning creative team of Criminal which tells the story of agent Holden Carver a reluctant double agent without hope of rescue. Tao
- the criminal mastermind whose organization Carver has infultraited
- had Carvers only lifeline spymaster John Lynch shot leaving him in a coma. Taos cut off every means of escape & hes persuaded Carver to join him...for real this time.

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I relish every second of my sexual encounters: the good the bad the bizarre. Most of my serious relationships have started out as one-night stands. Catherine Townsend describes herself as part slut part hopeless romantic. Her quest is to have her cake & eat it
- an intelligent dinner date followed by a passionate one-night stand; to combine sleeping around with finding a soul mate. Sex in the City meets Girl With a One Track Mind in this candid sexy funny take on looking for love in unexpected places & how to find Mr Right
- or at least Mr Right Now.

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Chloe needs a holiday. Shes sick of making wedding dresses & her partner is having trouble at work. Her wealthy friend Gerard has offered the loan of his luxury villa in Spain
- perfect. Hugh is not a happy man. His immaculate wife seems more interested in the granite for the new kitchen than in him & he works so hard to pay for it all he barely has time to see their children. But his old schoolfriend Gerard has lent them a luxury villa in Spain
- perfect. Both families arrive at the villa & get a shock: Gerard has double-booked. An uneasy week of sharing begins & tensions soon mount in the soaring heat. But theres also a secret history between the families
- & as tempers fray an old passion begins to resurface...


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Read It Yourself" is a learning to read series of classic traditional stories with four levels of difficulty to suit the stage your child is at with reading. Written in a simple way for young readers they will build their confidence in learning to read as they progress through each level. Familiar fairytales & exciting stories will amuse children & encourage them to progress further with this series & become confident readers. Each book in " The Read It Yourself With Ladybird Series" is carefully structured to include many everyday words that are vital for first reading/beginner readers. They also contain clear beautiful pictures for extra support & interest. Extra puzzle questions at the end of each book further help with comprehension. This " Read It Yourself" version of " Sleeping Beauty" is a level 2 title & so suitable for children who can read short simple sentences with help. The story is told simply with frequent repetition of the main story words & phrases. Trust ' Ladybird' to help your child learn to read & become a confident reader." ...

Early Readers are stepping stones from picture books to reading books. A blue Early Reader is perfect for sharing & reading together. A red Early Reader is the next step on your reading journey. Deep in a forest of thorns lies a beautiful princess cast into an enchanted sleep by the wicked seventh fairy. Can the spell ever be broken? ...

LYNDA LA PLANTES FANTASTIC NEW NOVEL OF POLITICS. SCANDAL & AN ISLAND PARADISE... Fabulously wealthy entrepreneur Sir William Benedict has always dreamed of being accepted amongst societys elite despite his working class roots. When fast-rising Tory MP Andrew Maynard enters his life William suddenly finds that he has gained the social status that he has always craved. But when a political scandal erupts around him William is shunned by the socialites he once called friends & his reputation is left in tatters. Now the worm is ready to turn... With the help of the wild & enigmatic Justin Chalmers & his exquisite yet reclusive sister Laura Williams island paradise will become the scene of his revenge. ...