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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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Jules is a gifted college student- but at a personal cost. She has acquaintances instead of friends & family shes ashamed of- including a father battling addiction. When she discovers she can earn much needed money by donating her eggs she believes she has finally found a way to save her father. Annie married her high school sweetheart & became a mother. After years of staying at home & struggling to support her family on just her husbands salary she thinks shes found a way to recover a sense of purpose & bring in some extra cash. India has changed everything about herself: her name her face her past. When she falls for a wealthy older man Marcus she decides a baby will ensure her happy-ever-after. But her attempts at pregnancy fail & she must turn to Annie & Jules to help make her dream come true Then each of their plans is thrown into disarray when Marcus daughter intent on protecting her father becomes convinced that his new wife is not what she seems... ...

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... ...

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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Theo Walcott is a world famous footballer the youngest player to play for Engl&. Andy Crofts book follows Theo from his early teenage years playing for Southampton to playing for England in the World Cup aged 17 & his experiences at top Premiership side Arsenal FC. Particularly suitable for dyslexic reluctant & struggling readers. ...

When the name of Theo Walcott was included in the England squad for the 2006 World Cup shock waves ran through the football world. But no one was more surprised than Theo himself. Five years later Theo Walcott is one of the most recognizable names in football. As the English heart of the brilliant young Arsenal team he has become a firm favourite at the Emirates Stadium. He represents everything that is good about the beautiful game: a player with his feet on the ground but lightning quick on the field. He carries the expectations of the nation on his shoulders especially since one night in Croatia made him the youngest player in history to score a hat-trick for Engl&. It has been an incredible adventure an unbelievable story for a quiet boy from a small village who only started playing football when he was 10. But how does it feel for your dreams to come true? In Theo: Growing Up Fast" Theo Walcott takes you right inside his world." ...