Wonder" is the funny sweet & incredibly moving story of Auggie Pullman. Born with a terrible facial abnormality this shy bright ten-year-old has been home-schooled by his parents for his whole life in an attempt to protect him from the stares & cruelty of the outside world. Now for the first time Auggie is being sent to a real school
- & he's dreading it. The thing is Auggie's just an ordinary kid with an extraordinary face. But can he convince his new classmates that he's just like them underneath it all? Through the voices of Auggie his big sister Via & his new friends Jack & Summer " Wonder" follows Auggie's journey through his first year at Beecher Prep. Frank powerful warm & often heart-breaking " Wonder" is a book you'll read in one sitting pass on to others & remember long after the final page."
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My name is August. I wont describe what I look like. Whatever youre thinking its probably worse. Auggie wants to be an ordinary ten-year-old. He does ordinary things
- eating ice cream playing on his Xbox. He feels ordinary
- inside. But ordinary kids dont make other ordinary kids run away screaming in playgrounds. Ordinary kids arent stared at wherever they go. Born with a terrible facial abnormality Auggie has been home-schooled by his parents his whole life. Now for the first time hes being sent to a real school
- & hes dreading it. All he wants is to be accepted
- but can he convince his new classmates that hes just like them underneath it all? Wonder" is a funny frank astonishingly moving debut to read in one sitting pass on to others & remember long after the final page."



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A deft parody of the American fame factory & a piercing portrait of young & old desire WONDER BOYS is a modern classic from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of THE ADVENTURES OF KAVALIER & CLAY. Grady Tripp is an over-sexed pot-bellied pot-smoking ageing wunderkind of a novelist now teaching creative writing at a Pittsburgh college while working on his 2 000-page masterpiece WONDER BOYS. When his rumbustious editor & friend Terry Crabtree arrives in town a chaotic weekend follows
- involving a tuba a dead dog Marilyn Monroes ermine-lined jacket & a squashed boa constrictor. A novel of elegant imagination bold humour & undeniable warmth WONDER BOYS firmly established Michael Chabon as a force to be reckoned with in American fiction.
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Felix the resourceful feline that survived an epic journey trapped in a shipping container from the Middle East to Britain. Scarlett the brave mother that went into a burning building five times to rescue her kittens. Oscar the care-home cat that predicts when residents are about to pass on & comforts them in their final hours. How much do you really know about the abilities of domestic cats? Whether theyre using up one of their nine lives to make a lucky escape or demonstrating unusual talents cats are full of surprises. From loyal moggies to courageous life-saving kitty heroes & extraordinary survivors Wonder Cats" contains heart-warming & moving tales that demonstrate the astonishing powers of remarkable felines." ...

Professor Brian Cox is probably the best-known physicist in the world today. As presenter of the hit television series Wonders of the Solar System & Wonders of the Universe his affable charm & infectious enthusiasm has brought science to a whole new audience. Born in Lancashire in 1968 Cox was a bright but not brilliant pupil at school
- only receiving a D grade for A level mathematics. He flourished at university however gaining a first-class honours degree & an MPhil in Physics from Manchester University before being awarded his Ph D in particle physics in 1998. Alongside his studies he also found time to play keyboards for the band D: Ream & the band topped the charts in 1994 with ' Things Can Only Get Better' which was famously used by the Labour Party for its 1997 election campaign. Although he has appeared in several television shows Brian Cox is not just a celebrity presenter
- he is a Royal Society University Research Fellow a professor at the University of Manchester & he also works on the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Switzerl&. In 2010 he was awarded an OBE for his services to science & he has also won several awards for his television work.

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Wonder Woman goes to hell! After playing Poseidon Hades & Hera against each other Hades strikes back by kidnapping Zola & trapping her in the Underworld. Its up to Wonder Woman
- with a little help from the God of Love & the God of Smiths
- to break Zola out. But what is Hades real game & once you get into the land of the dead how exactly do you get out? Collects Wonder Woman 7-12.

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What three millennia of human history can tell us about how to live today. There are many ways to try to improve our lives
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This is a collection of the best predictions made by Popular Mechanics" writers between 1903 & 1969. It features original visually stunning artwork & a free poster. Each chapter is introduced by astrophysics professor & former NASA advisor Gregory Benford. Between 1903 & 1969 scientists & other experts made hundreds of predictions in " Popular Mechanics" about what the future would hold. Here are the very best of them complete with the original visually stunning retro art plus chapter introductions by astrophysics professor science-fiction author & former NASA advisor Gregory Benford." ...

So WONDERFUL was he in his own quiet way that they made him a CROWN. & with this crown they CROWNED him THE WONDERFUL MAN. An ode to the most incredibly wonderful man. The perfect gift for Father's Day. Featuring animals as well as distinctly animalistic humans Edward Monkton books are highly collectable & stylish gifts -- at home on a coffee table in the bathroom in quiet places & perfect for giving to a loved one or for keeping for yourself. This is a tale about The Wonderful Man who has extraordinary powers that affect all around him. Edward Monkton's story celebrates all of the magnificent deeds of this remarkable man & is the ideal gift for dads on Father's Day. Each book in this new series is an original tale charmingly illustrated & created especially for this br&-new series of gift books. H&-lettered in the same style as the Edward Monkton cards by the Really Good company the tales are wonderfully packaged with the utmost style & attention to detail to make these hugely desirable objects & perfect gifts for special occasions. These creations prove there is a universal & enduring audience for stories that inspire & touch hearts. Their philosophy is to heal unite amuse & delight in equal measures. ...

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar & Six More" by Roald Dahl brings the magic of Dahl's writing to an older generation
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