THEM began as a book about different kinds of extremists but after Jon had got to know some of them -- Islamic fundamentalists neo-Nazis Ku Klux Klansmen -- he found that they had one oddly similar belief: that a tiny shadowy elite rule the world from a secret room. In THEM Jon sets out with the help of the extremists to locate that room. The journey is as creepy as it is comic & along the way Jon is chased by men in dark glasses unmasked as a Jew in the middle of a Jihad training camp & witnesses international CEOs & politicians participate in a bizarre pagan ritual in the forests of northern California. THEM is a fascinating & entertaining exploration of extremism in which Jon learns some alarming things about the looking-glass world of 'them' & 'us'. Are the extremists on to something? Or has Jon become one of THEM? ...

Movie rights in the HATER series were snapped up by PANS LABYRINTH/HELLBOY director Guillermo del Toro & producer Mark Johnson (The NARNIA movies). Perfect for fans of HBOs THE WALKING DEAD the series reaches a shattering conclusion... The war which has torn the human race apart is finally nearing an end. The population has been devastated & the earth has been reduced to a poisoned ruin. Most of the towns & cities are uninhabitable & with the country in the grip of a savage nuclear winter both Haters & Unchanged alike struggle to survive. Hundreds of Hater fighters have settled in the east in the relatively undamaged coastal town of Lowestoft under the command of the ruthless Hinchcliffe. His fledgling society is harsh & unforgiving & hell stop at nothing to eradicate the last few Unchanged & consolidate his position at the top of this new world order. Danny Mc Coyne is the exception to the rule. His ability to hold the Hate has given him a unique position in Hinchcliffes army for he uses his unique skill to hunt out the remaining Unchanged. But as the enemys numbers shrink so the pressure on Mc Coyne increases until he finds himself at the very centre of a pivotal confrontation. The outcome will have repercussions on the future of everyone who is still alive. Its down to him alone: will it be Them or Us? ...

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- Morris Gleitzman's heartbreaking children's novel set during the Nazi occupation of Poland during the Second World War
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An intimate memoir by one of America's most acclaimed & beloved actresses. From the woman know to millions as Annie Hall Then Again is the fascinating story of an actress's rise to fame of her relationships with brilliant talents such as Woody Allen & Al Pacino & her struggle with bulimia. But it is also an account of her family a lively group of siblings growing up on the West coast in the 1960s & above all of her mother Dorothy Hall
- a woman restless with intellectual & creative energy struggling to find an output for her talents. A brilliant insight into the life of a legendary actress Then Again is also an unforgettable memoir of family dreams & the bonds that tie us to those we love the most.
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Tony Miglione is thirteen & his family lives in a cramped house in New Jersey. But then his Dad invents something that makes them rich & they move to a luxury home in Long Isl&. But being rich brings its own problems
- Tonys Grandma feels useles when she doesnt have to cook any more & his mum is obsessed with impressing the neighbours but Tony knows the boy next door isnt as perfect as he looks. The only upside to his new life is that his neighbour Lisa keeps undressing with the light on. As he tries to adjust to his new life Tony starts to suffer from anxiety attacks & wishes everything would just be normal again?
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In a night of drunken revelry Jasper Finley Baron Montford gambles his reputation as Londons most notorious lover on one woman. His challenge? To seduce the exquisite virtuous Katherine Huxtable within a fortnight. But when his best-laid plans go awry Jasper devises a wager of his own. For Katherine already wildly attracted to him Jaspers offer is irresistible: to make Londons most dangerous rake fall in love with her. Then Jasper suddenly ups the ante. Katherine knows she should refuse. But with scandal brewing & her reputation in jeopardy she reluctantly agrees to become his wife. Now as passion ignites the seduction really begins. & this time the prize is nothing less than both their hearts... ...

Hilariously funny Louise Rennison's fabby sixth book of the confessions of crazy but lovable teenager Georgia Nicolson. Guaranteed to have the nation laughing their knickers off! Come on Jas you do really want to know my plan especially as it concerns you my little hairy pally." "I'm not hairy." " Have it your own way just don't go near any circuses." " Shut up. Go on then tell me your plan." "OK this is it: when I go to Hamburger-a-gogo l&...you come with me! Do you see? We will be like Thelma & Louise!" " We're not called Thelma & Louise." "I know that I'm just saying we will be LIKE THEM!" " And we're not American. & neither of us can drive." " Oh dear God. Jas your spaceship has arrived. Please get in." Laugh your knickers off at Georgia's tales from her trip to Hamburger-a-gogo land (the US) & her attempts to entice Masimo the Italian stallion. Can Georgia become the composed sex-kitten she aspires to be...?" ...

Maziar Bahari left London in June 2009 to cover Irans presidential election believing hed return to his pregnant fiancee Paola in just a few days a week at most. In fact he would spend the next three months in Irans most notorious prison enduring brutal interrogation sessions while terrible threats were made to his family. Gripping & masterfully told Then They Came for Me delves into Irans history of oppression & details how the democratic impulses of the youth are violently oppressed by a government that grows ever more totalitarian. An intimate account of contemporary Iran it is also the moving story of one familys extraordinary courage in the face of repression. ...

Maziar Bahari left London in June 2009 to cover Iran's contested presidential elections for Newsweek magazine. He thought he'd be returning in just a few days to Paola his pregnant fiancee. Instead he was incarcerated under false charges of espionage in Evin a state prison notorious for its role in Iran's history of torture & oppression. Suffering regular beatings forced confessions & threats of execution Bahari draws strength from the similar experiences of his family in the past: his father was imprisoned by the shah in the 1950s & his sister by Ayatollah Khomeini in the 1980s. Exposing the contradictions at the heart of Ahmadinejad's paranoid regime this inspiring & often witty story of one family's courage in the face of repression is also a beautifully written portrait of modern Iran. ...

Author of the best-selling book The Elements" Theodore Gray demonstrates essential scientific principles through thrilling daredevil experiments. " What a magnificent book. Its gorgeous playful & draws you in." Adam Savage cohost of " Mythbusters" " Theodore Gray has attained a level of near superhuman geekery that the rest of us can only mutely admire." Cecil Adams "" The" " Straight Dope"" " Grays encyclopedic knowledge & contagious enthusiasm transport us to deep intellectual realms while never sacrificing a sense of wonder & above all fun." Oliver Sacks author of " Awakenings " " Musicophilia " & " Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood" In " Mad Science " Theodore Gray launches a toy rocket using the energy released from an Oreo cookie ignites a phosphorus sun by suspending half a gram of white phosphorus in a globe filled with pure oxygen & creates a homemade hot tub by adding 500 pounds of quicklime to water. These are just a few of the 54 experiments included in this astonishing book that demonstrates essential scientific principles in ways you were likely never exposed to in school. Every experiment in " Mad Science" is accompanied by full-color photographs that provide a front-row seat to rarely seen chemical reactions & glorious subatomic activity. To further enhance the hands-on experience Gray

Includes:: step-by-step instructions for nearly every experiment. Following all of the safety guidelines readers can even re-create some of the experiments in the book. " Mad Science" is the perfect book for anyone fascinated by all things chemical electrical or explosive & who loves a vicarious thrill. "

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