'I lost my own father at 12 yrs of age & know what it is to be raised on lies & silences my dear daughter you are presently too young to understand a word I write but this history is for you & will contain no single lie may I burn in hell if I speak false.' In a dazzling act of ventriloquism Peter Carey gives the Australian outlaw Ned Kelly a voice so wild passionate & original that it is impossible not to believe that the famous bush ranger himself is speaking from beyond the grave. Carey gives us Ned Kelly as orphan as Oedipus as horse thief farmer bush ranger reformer bank-robber police-killer & finally as his country's beloved Robin Hood. In 1878 Francis Harty a poor farmer said ' Ned Kelly is the best bloody man that has ever been in Benalla I would fight up to my knees in blood for him
- I have known him for years I would take his word sooner than another man's oath'. By the time of his hanging in 1880 a whole country would seem to agree
- & it is a measure of Peter Carey's achievement that he has not only made art from his country's great story but that he persuades us all to understand the true measure of that 'best bloody man'.

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Ford changed the face of the modern world. The incredible success of his motor car for the multitude transformed industry & society & made him the richest man on earth. His amazing story ranges from exhilarating success to personal tragedy & disappointment. Other titles in the series: Amelia Earhart Alexander the Great Captain Cook Cleopatra Eric the Red Galileo Gandhi Hans Christian Andersen Roald Dahl Thomas Edison & William Shakespeare. ...

In August 1900 ten-year-old Maddy has made a new friend on the sands of North Bay Scarborough. The summer stretches out before Maddy & Jessie with ice-creams Pierrot shows & lots of fun to be had. & Maddy is enjoying having someone to show around her home town relieved that the 'family business' Isaac Moon & Son Undertakers has not put Jessie off. While the two girls & the two families get to know each other trouble lies ahead for Maddy as secrets buried long before she was born return to Scarborough & the present. ...

In this colourful journal writer-illustrator Barbara Bash has re-created her chronicles of meditation & contemplative wandering during a series of solitary country retreats. Combining journal notes in calligraphy watercolour-&-pencil drawings she captures exquisite moments of magic in the natural environment: a dragonfly's brief pause a surprised deer in tall grass a lumbering skunk's visit the woods at twilight. Nature lovers gardeners & anyone who enjoys solitary country walks will recognise in Barbara a kindred spirit & will find hours of pleasure in these pages. ...

True North shows how anyone who follows their internal compass can become an authentic leader. This leadership tour de force ...

True Storey" is the compelling autobiography of notorious 1970s football legend Peter Storey dubbed the bastards bastard who gained a reputation for ultra-violence on the pitch & had a capacity to find even greater trouble off it
- a fact borne out by a string of criminal convictions & several jail sentences. A key member as their midfield enforcer of the resilient Arsenal team that won the European Fairs Cup followed by the cherished Double in 1970-71 Storey was a confirmed ladies man who loved a drink. In the mid-70s Storeys pub the Jolly Farmers in Islington became a magnet for north London villains & he rubbed shoulders with Great Train Robber Tommy Wisbey & Howard Mr Nice Marks Britains biggest drug smuggler. Storey talks candidly about the crimes he committed & the spells in prison that blighted his life. He reveals the truth about his feud with George Best & relays an astonishing account of how Bertie Mee tried to make him miss the 1971 FA Cup final against Bill Shanklys Liverpool side because the Arsenal manager wanted Eddie Kelly to start instead. Today Peter is an elusive character but a man transformed & at ease with life. Only now does he feel the circumstances are right to set the record straight & tell his side of a remarkable " True Storey"."
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A hilarious retelling of the Three Little Pigs" by Jon Scieszka. You may think you know the story of the " Three Little Pigs" & the " Big Bad Wolf"
- but only one person knows the real story. & that person is A. Wolf. His tale starts with a birthday cake for his dear old granny a bad head cold & a bad reputation. The rest (as they say) is history. A hilariously inventive retelling of the popular story which " Publishers Weekly" called the ' Funniest book of the year'. Jon Scieszka began to train as a doctor but left to take a course in fiction writing at Columbia University & to become a teacher. He lives in Brooklyn & spends his time writing & talking about books. Lane Smith an acclaimed author/illustrator has achieved major success in his collaborations with Jon Scieszka. He also provided the original concept & illustrations for the hit film " James & the Giant Peach". He lives in New York. Also by Jon Scieszka: " The True Story of the Three Little Pigs"; " The Frog Prince Continued"; " The Stinky Cheese Man & other Fairly Stupid Tales"; " The Book that Jack Wrote"; " Math Curse"; " Squids will be Squids"; " Baloney"; " Science Verse"; " Seen Art?; " Cowboy & Octopus"; " Walt Disney's Alice in Wonderland"; " Robot Zot"; " Knights of the Kitchen Table"; " The Not-so-Jolly Roger"; " The Good the Bad & the Goofy"; " Your Mother was a Neanderthal"; "2095"; " Tut Tut"; " Summer Reading is Killing Me"; " It's all Greek to Me"; " See You Later Gladiator"; " Sam Samurai"; " Hey Kid Want to Buy a Bridge?"; " Viking it & Liking it"; " Me oh Maya"; " Da Wild Da Crazy Da Vinci"; & " Marco Polo"."
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Chosen by Paul Auster out of 4000 stories submitted to his radio programme on National Public Radio these 180 stories provide an illuminating portrait of America in the 20th century. The selection requirement of the stories was that they should be true & not previously published. ...

Flying saucers government cover-ups shadowcraft reptilians Nordics greys.. . Stories about UFOs & alien contact have been around since the late 1800s when newspapers reported sightings of mysterious flying airships. The fascination with unidentified flying objects has only intensified with time-every UFO sighting movie or television show that focuses on aliens creates a new set of fans. For more than 60 years FATE" magazine has reported on the strange & unexplained. This incredible collection of true accounts

Includes:: stories on Roswell alien agendas & personal encounters. It features articles by some of the most prominent names in the field such as Kenneth Arnold George Adamski Stanton T. Friedman & John Keel."

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Fashion icon & MTV mega-star Whitney Port shares personal stories beauty & fitness secrets & invaluable advice on everything girls need to know to start out their independent lives in style. Intimate honest & funny this is Whitney Port revealed. Whitney shares her philosophy on fashion beauty romance & careers balancing it all in this conversational guide for twenty-somethings setting up on their own something she knows plenty about...MTV's The City followed Whitney Port as she moved from Los Angeles to New York City & learned to navigate her new life in the Big Apple. From backstabbing co-workers & bitchy bosses to cheating boyfriends & a daring new career in fashion design Whitney
- the 'everygirl'
- handled it all with grace & style. For the first time ever through personal stories & private snapshots Whitney shares the true reality of being an emerging fashion designer including her creative process sketches & fabrics. Beautifully illustrated with Whitney's private photos & with advice from her friends Lauren Conrad (star of The Hills) & Kelly Cutrone (The City) this book is everything a girl could possibly need to figure out what she wants from her life & how to make it happen.

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