Tusker & Lily Smalley stayed on in India. Given the chance to return 'home' when Tusker once a Colonel in the British Army retired they chose instead to remain in the small hill town of Pangkot with its eccentric inhabitants & archaic rituals left over from the days of the Empire. Only the tyranny of their landlady the imposing Mrs Bhoolabhoy threatens to upset the quiet rhythm of their days. Both funny & deeply moving Staying On" is a unique engrossing portrait of the end of an empire & of a forty-year love affair." ...

Glasgow 1961. It is ten years since we last visited the close at 18 Dalbeattie Street in Maryhill. The stalwarts are still there... Ella Drena Rhea & ' Granny' Thomson (86). Irma the German war bride speaks fluent Scots nowadays. Well ' Fluent' if you were brought up in the same close as the Broons & Oor Wullie. Glasgow's beloved trams still run on the Maryhill Road. But not for long. There will not be a tramcar left in Glasgow by the end of next year. The new tenant Frank Galloway knows all about this
- he's a driver. The other new arrival is Ruby Baxter who impresses no one with her attitude
- as Granny Thomson says ' She's no better than she ought to be that yin!' Robert Douglas brings his usual blend of laughter & tears to this latest novel & his many fans will not be disappointed.

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The wit & wisdom of Wayne Dyer is reflected in this wonderful collection of inspirational"es & observations. Whether youre already on the path or doing your best to get there this book will give you the impetus to keep moving forward! ...

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When asked to talk to students at Broome Community College in upstate New York in the spring of 2011 Austin Kleon wrote a simple list often things he wished he'd heard when he was their age: ' Steal like an artist; Don't wait until you know who you are to start making things; Write the book you want to read; Use your hands; Side projects are important; Do good work & put it where people can see it; Geography is no longer our master; Be nice (the world is a small town.); Be boring (it's the only way to get work done.); & Creativity is subtraction.' After giving the speech he posted the text & slides to his popular blog where it quickly went viral. Now Kleon has expanded his original manifesto into an illustrated guide to the creative life for writers artists entrepreneurs designers photographers musicians & anyone attempting to make things
- art a career a life
- in the digital age. Brief direct & visually interactive the book

Includes:: illustrative anecdotes & mini-exercise sections calling out practical actions readers can take to unleash their own creative spirits.



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For a hundred & fifty thousand years the alien Shoal have been hiding a terrible secret behind a facade of power. In the twenty-fifth century they dominate the galaxy & control all trade & exploration possessing the secret of faster-than-light travel. Mankind has established just a handful of interstellar colonies; their freedom & knowledge of the galaxy limited by the Shoal's punitive colonial charter. Dakota Merrick is a machine-head pilot on the run from one of the Consortium's most powerful criminals. Desperate for escape she contracts to ferry an expert team to a remote star system. Her passengers hope to scavenge a functioning FTL-drive from a derelict starship -- rumoured to pre date the Shoal. But they'll expose an ancient genocide the Shoal will do anything to hide. & Dakota will be forced to face demons from her own military past. ' Packed with massive concepts & dark psychological twists.. .seriously entertaining' SFX ' Fast confident daring skilful.. .A big book in scope & imagination' Vector The depth & scale of a writer coming into his own' Sci-Fi-London.com" ...

What do you do when your soulmate turns out to be a thief? Steal her of course. Phoenix was raised within the Community a gang of thieves with paranormal powers under the control of a harsh master known as the Seer. The notion that there's a soulmate out there for every person with a paranormal gift is mere myth in Phoenix's world. That is until the Seer gives Phoenix the details of her next target Yves Benedict. He's more than just her next victim he is her destiny. To be together Phoenix must break away from the Community but resistance against the Seer puts them both in mortal danger. Phoenix has never trusted anyone before now it's time to trust Yves with her life. ...

What do you do when your soulmate turns out to be a thief? Steal her of course. Phoenix was raised within the Community a gang of thieves with paranormal powers under the control of a harsh master known as the Seer. The notion that theres a soulmate out there for every person with a paranormal gift is mere myth in Phoenixs world. That is until the Seer gives Phoenix the details of her next target Yves Benedict. Hes more than just her next victim he is her destiny. To be together Phoenix must break away from the Community but resistance against the Seer puts them both in mortal danger. Phoenix has never trusted anyone before now its time to trust Yves with her life ...

Now available in paperback this highly acclaimed book tells the compelling story of how one of Japan's biggest motorcycle manufacturers stole a Nazi rocket scientist's engine secrets from behind the Iron Curtain to conquer the world. In 1961 with the Cold War at its height East German motorcycle manufacturer MZ was using World War II rocket technology to win Grands Prix only for rider Ernst Degner to defect & sell the secrets to Suzuki while his wife & children were drugged & smuggled through the Berlin Wall. The following year Suzuki & Degner made history by winning the world title. Branded a traitor by the communists Degner suffered horrific injuries in a fiery racing accident & died in mysterious circumstances. ...

In the winter of mid-eighties two surfers are battling for supremacy at Waimea Bay home to the biggest waves in the world. Old-school & some say too old Ken Bradshaw commands respect with his fearlessness & fearsome temper. Mark Foo is the new kid on the block. Icon of the younger generation this photogenic Chinese-American wows the crowds with his lightning repertoire of cool moves. One perfect day at Sunset Beach Foo audaciously steals a wave from under Bradshaw's nose sparking a bitter feud that is to last for over ten years & end in tragedy. ...