The inspiration for this series of reflections initially came from Tim O Briens collection of short stories reflecting on his time in Vietnam called The Things They Carried". In these stories we dont just hear about the physical things that the soldiers carry but also their terrors & dreams. The author has taken this idea & applied it to the Passion focussing on the things that Jesus carried: not just the cross itself but the crown of thorns he was forced to wear the seamless robe that was taken from him the other burdens that we laid upon him & also the hopes & fears that he carried in his heart & that are reflected in the different passion narratives. The idea was further developed for the 2006 Good Friday Three Hours service at St Pauls Cathedral & it is these reflections that have now been expanded & developed into this book. Suitable for Lenten study either for groups or individuals the engagingly written meditations will have a life beyond Lent & will bear repeated reading." ...

A must read...I couldn't put it down." --Simone Elkeles on Catching Jordan From the bestselling author of Catching Jordan comes a new teen romance sure to appeal to fans of Sarah Dessen. SOME RULES WERE MEANT TO BE BROKEN. Kate has always been the good girl. Too good according to some people at school--although they have no idea the guilty secret she carries. But this summer everything is different... This summer she's a counselor at Cumberland Creek summer camp & she wants to put the past behind her. This summer Matt is back as a counselor too. He's the first guy she ever kissed & he's gone from geeky songwriter who loved The Hardy Boys to a buff lifeguard who loves to flirt...with her. Kate used to think the world was black & white right & wrong. Turns out life isn't that easy... Praise for Miranda Keaneally: " Fresh fearless & totally romantic."--Sarah Ockler bestselling author of the Twenty Boy Summer " Catching Jordan is the romantic comedy I've been waiting for. I loved it!"--Jennifer Echols author of Such a Rush " An incredibly well-written beautiful story that balances romance drama & comedy perfectly."--Bookish on Stealing Parker" ...

There was a lot that we kept from my mother. My dad would say to me as a teenager Dont tell your mother". We couldnt face the disapproval. Sue Johnston always seemed to be disappointing her mother. As a girl she never stayed clean & tidy like her cousins. As she grew older she spent all her piano lesson money on drinks for her mates down the pub & when she discovered the Cavern she was never at home. The final straw was when Sue left her steady job at a St Helens factory to try her hand at that unsteadiest of jobs: acting. Yet when Sue was bringing up her own child alone her mother was always there to help. & playing her much-loved characters Sheila Grant & Barbara Royle
- although her mum wouldnt say she was proud as such she certainly seemed to approve. & in her mothers final months it was Sue she needed by her side. The relationship with your mother is perhaps the most precious & fraught of any womans life. When she began writing Sue set out to record all the big things & all the small things. Everything I wanted to tell my mother but felt I never could. The result is a warm poignant & often very funny memoir by one of Britains favourite actresses."
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' There was a lot that we kept from my mother. My dad would say to me as a teenager Don't tell your mother." We couldn't face the disapproval.' Sue Johnston always seemed to be disappointing her mother. As a girl she never stayed clean & tidy like her cousins. As she grew older she spent all her piano lesson money on drinks for her mates down the pub & when she discovered The Cavern she was never at home. The final straw was when Sue left her steady job at a St Helen's factory to try her hand at that unsteadiest of jobs: acting. Yet when Sue was bringing up her own child alone her mother was always there to help. & playing her much-loved characters Sheila Grant in Waking the Dead & Barbara in The Royle Family- although her mum wouldn't say she was proud as such she certainly seemed to approve. & in her mother's final months it was Sue she needed by her side. The relationship with your mother is perhaps the most precious & fraught of any woman's life. When she began writing Sue set out to record 'all the big things & all the small things. Everything I wanted to tell my mother but felt I never could'. The result is a warm poignant & often very funny memoir by one of Britain's favourite actresses." ...

In Things I Learned from Knitting" (whether I wanted to or not) Pearl Mc-Phee examines age-old aphorisms in light of knitting. From " Hope Springs Eternal" to "A Friend In Need Is A Friend Indeed" & " Birds Of A Feather Flock Together " Pearl-Mc Phee casts a fresh off-beat light on these sayings. Presented in quick punchy takes each entry in this book calls out to be read aloud & shared with anyone who enjoys playing with yarn & needles. Pearl-Mc Phees observations are hilarious; the situations she describes strike a familiar "not you too?" feeling in the heart of anyone who knits. Interspersed throughout the book are her notes on the things that " Knitting is still trying to teach me..." That no matter how well you knit looking at your work too closely isnt helpful. Its like kissing with your eyes open. Nobody looks good that close up." ...

This is a series of beautifully designed entertaining & colourful dot to dot books for young children. All pictures can be completed using the numbers 1 to 10 so these books are suitable for children who are just beginning to count & recognise numbers. It offers a fun & rewarding way for children to practise important first skills such as number sequencing number & colour recognition & pen control. ...

Erotica collection from smoking hot new writer Girls who go after what they want no matter what the cost boys who like to flash their dark sides voyeurism for beginners & cheating lovers.. . Charlotte Stein takes you on a journey through all the facets of female desire in this contemporary collection of explicit & ever intriguing short stories. Be seduced by obsessions that go one step too far & dark desires that remove all inhibitions. Each story takes you on a journey into all the things that make a girl give in. ...

HERE ARE MANY MANY THINGS THAT NOBODY KNOWS.. . Why are so many giraffes gay? Has human evolution stopped? Where did our alphabet come from? Can robots become self-aware? Can lobsters recognize other lobsters by sight? What goes on inside a black hole? Are cell phones bad for us? Why cant we remember anything from our earliest years? Full of the mysteries of life the universe & everything The Things that Nobody Knows is a fascinating & unputdownable exploration of the limits of human knowledge of our planet its history & culture & the universe beyond."" ...

How does one young man survive the deaths of his entire family & manage to make something worthwhile of his life? In Things The Grandchildren Should Know Mark Oliver Everett tells the story of what it's like to grow up the insecure son of a genius in a wacky Virginia Ice Storm-like family. Left to run wild with his sister his father off in some parallel universe of his own invention Everett's upbringing was 'ridiculous sometimes tragic & always unsteady'. But somehow he manages to not only survive his crazy upbringing & ensuing tragedies; he makes something of his life striking out on a journey to find himself by channelling his experiences into his eventually critically acclaimed music with the Eels. But it's not an easy path. Told with surprising candour Things The Grandchildren Should Know is an inspiring & remarkable story full of hope humour & wry wisdom. ...

A sequence of stories about the Vietnam War this book also has the unity of a novel with recurring characters & interwoven strands of plot & theme. It aims to summarize America's involvement in Vietnam & her coming to terms with that experience in the years that followed. ...