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ASSASSIN
Moss, Tara
About the book
Summary
Former model turned forensic psychologist and PI Mak Vanderwall is missing,
How far would you go for revenge? For survival?
presumed dead in Paris. By hiring a hit man to kill her, the powerful and corrupt
Cavanagh family aimed to silence her for good. But after narrowly escaping death,
Mak has taken over her would-be killer’s world.
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She is very much alive.
And transformed ...
Back in Sydney Mak’s former flame, criminal profiler Andy Flynn is on the trail of a
vicious rapist and murderer with possible ties to the infamous 'Stiletto Killer'. He
may have struck before and will certainly do so again. And while Andy struggles to
cope in a world without Mak, little does he realise she is on her way back. And this
time she’s ready to make her own justice.
About the author
Born in Victoria, BC, Canada, Tara Moss is an internationally bestselling novelist,
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award-winning short story writer and former top model. In her spare time she
studies psychology, forensic science, criminology and violent crime. Tara currently
lives in Sydney.
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HEAVEN
Adornetto, Alexandra
About the book
Summary
Heaven must be missing an angel …
The glittering conclusion to the HALO series
Ages:12+
The angel Bethany and her mortal love, Xavier, have already pushed the
boundaries of Heaven with their relationship. In this conclusion to the Halo trilogy,
the two take their love to the next, forbidden, step: they marry.
At a time when they believe nothing will come between them again, they are faced
with their most daunting challenge yet - The Sevens, a military order of angels
designed to maintain balance in the universe. These soldiers won’t stop until their
job is done - capture the wayward angel and send her home.
Beth discovers there is only one way back to Earth, but the cost is higher than she
ever imagined. If she can survive, she can prove to Heaven and Earth that there is
nothing stronger than the power of love.
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Alexandra Adornetto’s novel Halo debuted on the New York Times Bestseller List a
week after it was published, and has been published in over twenty countries.
Hades is the second title in the series. Originally from Melbourne, Australia,
Alexandra now lives in the U.S.
Ages: 12+
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Alexandra Adornetto lives in Victoria, Australia. Her first novel was published by
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HarperCollinsPublishers Australia when she was fifteen years old and she has
worked as a writer ever since.
Alexandra is the author of the best-selling children’s series The Strangest
Adventures, which Alexandra began writing when she was thirteen and was
inspired by J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan. The series includes THE SHADOW THIEF, THE
LAMPO CIRCUS and VON GOBSTOPPER'S ARCADE. HALO is Alexandra’s first YA
book and marks her international debut. She is currently splitting her time
between Australia and the USA as she works on the HALO series.
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WHITE NINJA
Hall, Tiffiny
About the book
Summary
Roxy Ran is an ordinary thirteen-year-old girl who doesn’t know anything about her
From the ninja trainer on THE BIGGEST LOSER
ninja powers until a confrontation with the
comes the first in a series that combines martial
school bully unleashes them.
arts with mystery adventure.
When new boy Jackson Axe introduces Roxy to the world of martial arts, she learns
about the legend of the White Warrior
and the powers that are trapped in the Tiger Scrolls. The White Warrior is hunted
by both the ninja and samurai clans, and
now Jackson and Roxy must find the Tiger Scrolls and unleash the powers of the
White Warrior before the samurai do.
And in order to survive, Roxy must unleash her inner ninja.
'Dazzlingly different… a novel about transformation that has the power to
transform every reader. Tiffiny Hall is the new voice in children’s fiction.'
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- John Marsden
About the author
Fifth Dan Taekwondo black belt, athlete, Logie-nominated television personality,
trainer on Channel Ten’s The Biggest Loser - there is no doubt Tiffiny Hall has
many titles tucked under her black belt. Tiffiny has a Bachelor of Arts/Media and
Communications and a Diploma of Modern Languages in French from the
University of Melbourne. She worked as a print journalist before writing her first
health books, Weightloss Warrior, Fatloss for Good and The Lighten Up Cookbook.
Tiffiny is a popular speaker at schools and White Ninja is the first book in the Roxy
Ran series for younger readers.
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THE LADY RISKS ALL
Laurens, Stephanie
About the book
Summary
Neville Roscoe, notorious and enigmatic, lives resolutely outside society, bound
only by his own code of honour - until challenged by his desire for the one woman
he cannot have.
Miranda Clifford is a lady imprisioned by rigid respectability--until tempted by a
passion beyond her power to deny.
Flung together in peril, through danger and intrigue, they discover a love
impossible to ignore ... or keep.
About the author
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TELEGRAPH AVENUE
Chabon, Michael
About the book
Summary
As the summer of 2004 draws to a close, Archy Stallings and Nat Jaffe are still
"The immensely gifted writer and magical prose
hanging in there, longtime friends, band mates and co-regents of Brokeland
stylist" Michael Chabon delivers another "bravura
Records, a kingdom of used vinyl located in the sketchy yet freewheeling
epic" (Michiko Kakutani, New York Times) – a
borderlands of Berkeley and Oakland, on the quintessential East Bay avenue that
big-hearted, exhilarating novel exploring the
gives the book its title. Their wives, Gwen Shanks and Aviva Roth-Jaffe, are the
profoundly intertwined lives of two Oakland
Berkeley Birth Partners, a pair of semi-legendary nurse midwives who have
families.
welcomed, between them, more than a thousand little citizens into the world.
Archy and Gwen are expecting their first baby; Nat and Aviva have a teenaged son,
Julius.
MAJOR LITERARY EVENT: This is Michael Chabon's
When ex-NFL quarterback Gibson Goode, the fourth-richest black man in America,
first novel in over five years. It is also his most
announces plans to go forward with the construction of his latest Dogpile
accessible since Wonder Boys, a contemporary
megastore on a nearby neglected stretch of Telegraph Avenue, Nat and Archy fear
story of epic proportions. Expect major review
it means certain doom for their vulnerable little enterprise. What they don't know
attention and media.
is that Goode's announcement marks the climax of a decades-old secret history,
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QUINTESSENTIAL CHABON: The fictional world of
own deadbeat father - a long-faded Blaxploitation star named Luther Stallings -
Telegraph Avenue is grounded in Chabon's deeply
and the perpetual shining failure of American optimism about race. As their
researched, lovingly painted pop culture of Kung
husbands struggle to mount a defense, at Berkeley Birth Partners Aviva and Gwen
Fu, Blaxploitation films of the '70s, Jazz, and Soul.
also find themselves caught up in a battle for their professional existence, one
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encompassing a forgotten crime of the Black Panther era, the tragedy of Archy's
that tests the limits of their friendship.
UNPRECEDENTED PUBLICITY: Chabon is 100%
committed to promoting this novel and wants to do
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anything he can to help, starting with attending
BEA
Michael Chabon is the bestselling and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of seven
novels - including The Adventures of Kavalier & Clay and The Yiddish Policemen's
Union - two collections of short stories, and one other work of non-fiction. He lives
in Berkeley, California, with his wife and children.
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BIG NATE COMPILATION 2: HERE GOES NOTHING
Peirce, Lincoln
About the book
Summary
Check out the second compilation of classic Big Nate comic strips, originally
A second super-sized, super-funny compilation of
published in newspapers and on the Web at comics.com."Lincoln Peirce is
all the most hilarious moments from Big Nate’s
one of my cartooning heroes, and BIG NATE ranks as a comics classic. Year in and
long running, much-loved comic strip, originally
year out, Big Nate is among the best comics on the funny page." Jeff Kinney,
published in newspapers and on the Web at
author of DIARY OF A WIMPY KID.
comics.com.Big Nate is created by Lincoln
Peirce, who inspired Jeff Kinney, author of DIARY
About the author
Lincoln Peirce began creating comics in the 6th grade (just like Big Nate!). He
went on to teach art at a New York City High School. Lincoln created the
OF A WIMPY KID.
cartoon-strip character Big Nate in 1991, naming the character after a nickname
he gave his older brother as a kid. He lives in Portland, Maine in the US and as
well as creating Big Nate comic strips and books, he hosts a local radio show.
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BLOOD TIES: WHEN THE BONDS OF FAMILY LOVE AND TRUST ARE BETRAYED BY MURDER
Linton, John Suter
About the book
Summary
In Australia an astonishing 80% of homicides are committed by someone related
Chilling accounts of crimes where the victim knew
to the victim or within their close family circle. But why do people kill those close
their killer intimately -- when husband kills wife,
to them, and how do these killings affect the family circle - beyond normal trauma
parent kills child, child kills parents or siblings --
and grief? What causes a father or mother to turn on their children, a husband or
and a powerful insight into what compels a loved
wife to end the life of someone they once loved? In Blood Ties, renowned true
one to commit murder
crime author John Suter Linton tackles the subject of domestic murders, why they
happen, how they happen and the long legacy they leave. Through high-profile
cases such as that of Mark Galante, who was convicted of killing his wife, Jody,
and of Arthur Freeman, who threw his small daughter off a bridge, Suter Linton
examines the stories behind the headlines. He talks to survivors, providing a
fascinating glimpse into the ties which bind - and sometimes destroy us.
About the author
John Suter Linton has written four true-crime books: THE STRANGER YOU KNOW,
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BOUND BY BLOOD, AN ALMOST PERFECT MURDER, and MURDER AT ANNA BAY.
John has also worked extensively in radio, television and print media, and as a
writer, journalist, researcher and producer.
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JUSTIN BIEBER: JUST GETTING STARTED
Bieber, Justin
About the book
Summary
Justin Bieber has come a long way from being your average school kid, busking on
Get your backstage pass at the ready as you go
the streets of the small town of Ontario, Canada. And he wouldn’t be where he is
behind the scenes with Justin Bieber in his secret
today without his legion of loyal Beliebers - who have been with him every step of
diary and discover what life is really like as the
the way on this incredible journey. Now Justin wants to give something back to
world’s hottest pop star!
you, his very special fan - a VIP backstage peek at his own TOP SECRET diary.
Starting from the first night of his world tour, Justin invites you to follow him on his
rollercoaster ride to superstardom - as he visits the far corners of the globe,
• This comes hot off the heels of Justin’s first
makes his very own movie, records his new album, wins numerous awards and
book, the internationally bestselling First Step 2
pens a bestselling book, to name just a view of the amazing feats he’s achieved
Forever. It remained in the bestseller lists for a
over the past few years.
staggering 8 months from publication. It has sold
over 107k copies in the UK alone (155k gross).
Believe in Dreams: My Secret Diary is an exclusive peek inside Justin’s
phenomenal world. You’ll share in the highs and lows of life on the road, reading
Justin’s innermost thoughts and feelings as he navigates life in the limelight. And
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you’ll hang out with him on the tour bus, and will share in the laughter as he pulls
pranks on his roadies!
Jam packed full of unseen photos taken especially for the book, plus
behind-the-scenes gossip and never-before-seen footage, Justin’s secret diary is a
must-have for any true fan.
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About the author
Born in Stratford, Ontario, Justin Bieber is a multi-talented singer and musician.
Spotted at just twelve years old, Justin's first album, My World, was certified
platinum within three months of its release and went on to be the first debut
album ever to have seven songs on the Billboard Top 100. His latest album, My
World 2.0, debuted at #1 on the charts, and has gone on to sell over five million
copies worldwide. This #1 debut made Justin the youngest male solo artist to top
the chart since Stevie Wonder in 1963. This is Justin’s first book.
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KING OF THORNS
Lawrence, Mark
About the book
Summary
Before the thorns taught me their sharp lessons and bled weakness from me I
King of Thorns is the second volume in a powerful
had but one brother, and I loved him well. But those days are gone and what is left
new epic fantasy trilogy, original, absorbing and
of them lies in my mother's tomb. Now I have many brothers, quick with knife and
challenging.
sword, and as evil as you please. We ride this broken empire and loot its corpse.
They say these are violent times, the end of days when the dead roam and
monsters haunt the night. All that's true enough, but there's something worse out
there, in the dark. Much worse.
• The first volume of the Broken Empire trilogy,
PRINCE OF THORNS, was published to immense
From being a privileged royal child, raised by a loving mother, Jorg Ancrath has
critical acclaim• PRINCE OF THORNS named
become the Prince of Thorns, a charming, immoral boy leading a grim band of
one of Goodreads Top 10 Fantasy Books of
outlaws in a series of raids and atrocities. The world is in chaos: violence is rife,
2011• The British answer to George R. R.
nightmares everywhere. Jorg has the ability to master the living and the dead, but
Martin’s A GAME OF THRONES• UK-based
there is still one thing that puts a chill in him. Returning to his father's castle Jorg
author means plenty of opportunity for a large
must confront horrors from his childhood and carve himself a future with all hands
campaign across national press and genre
turned against him.
press• Full marketing support on the Voyager
website, blog and twitter
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Mark Lawrence's debut novel tells a tale of blood and treachery, magic and
brotherhood and paints a compelling and brutal, and sometimes beautiful, picture
of an exceptional boy on his journey toward manhood and the throne.
About the author
Mark Lawrence is married with four children, one of whom is severely disabled.
His day job is as a research scientist focused on various rather intractable
problems in the field of artificial intelligence. He has held secret level clearance
with both US and UK governments. At one point he was qualified to say 'this isn't
rocket science … oh wait, it actually is'.
Between work and caring for his disabled child, Mark spends his time writing,
playing computer games, tending an allotment, brewing beer, and avoiding DIY.
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CARNIVAL OF SOULS
Marr, Melissa
About the book
Summary
Enter the Carnival.The carnival pulsed in the centre of The City – a swirl of
An extraordinary new world, from the New York
masked pleasure and violence. Music played constantly as the dancers
Times bestselling author of the Wicked Lovely
demonstrated their flexibility. At times it was a glorious cacophony. Jugglers and
series.
fire-twirlers showed their skills in time to the music. All around the carnival,
transactions of varying degrees of legality and ethical questionability were
happening. The City wasn't a world that seemed beautiful to everyone. It was their
world, though…
• Leaving the world of faery romance behind,
Melissa takes readers on a new journey with a
About the author
combination of high-stakes action, compelling
Melissa Marr was voted in high school the “most likely to end up in jail”. Instead,
plot twists. Just as she lead the way in the
she went to graduate school, worked in a bar, became a teacher and did a lot of
paranormal boom, Melissa breaks fresh ground for
writing. Her novels Wicked Lovely, Ink Exchange and Fragile Eternity are published
the next wave of fantastical teen adventure.
characters (and relationships), and unexpected
by HarperCollins.
• Melissa’s books have been sold into 25
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countries – and counting!
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• The Wicked Lovely books have been on
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bestseller lists in Germany, France, and Italy as
well as the US and have sold over 1 million copies.
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• Magnetic author with a continually growing
fanbase – teen fans call themselves “Rather
Lovelies” and flock to Melissa wherever she
appears, online or in-person.
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URL LOVE
Various,
About the book
Summary
From RSVP to Twitter, the hottest online love stories...
From RSVP to Twitter, the hottest online love
stories...
We all love a hot romance… and what could be more relevant to the way we live
now than a love story involving text messages, online dating, emails or tweets?
URL Love is an anthology of stories about love in the digital age.
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TOP 50 BOGAN BABY NAMES
Various,
About the book
Summary
Knocked up? Congratulations. That's the easy bit done. Now you've got to give the
kid a name. Then you've got to scream it and write it on every bloody form they
hand you for the next twenty bloody years, so it's important to pick something you
like.
Since before the invention of the ride-on mower, bogans have had a long history of
outstanding achievement, and bogan names have made it into the myths of our
age. After all, where would Batman be without “Bruce” and “Wayne”, two of the
bogan classics?
It's not just the old favourites, but. There's heaps of names that almost no-one's
ever used. Whether you're looking for something dignified and classic, like Darren,
Jayden and Braydon or you're after something a bit more contemporary like Kuta
or Xtal, we've got you covered.
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CORRUPTED CLASSICS
Corrupted Classics Team
About the book
Summary
This is a spine-tingling collection of scenes from beloved novels of yore, reworked
What better way to spend a dark, stormy night than
with a deliciously gothic edge. The classics aren’t dead. They’re undead.
to curl up with some blood-curdling classics corrupted for your reading pleasure.
Stories include:
Alice in Zombieland: A Mad Z Party
Hood and his Undead Men
Never Neverland: To Live would be an awfully Big Adventure
The Swiss Family Robinson: A Tale of Zombie Survival
Hector the Undead Prince of Troy
Capulet's Garden of Horror
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HOPE STREET, JERUSALEM
Makler, Irris
About the book
Summary
‘I had no idea how demanding this consuming, cruel, dangerous and fascinating
A love story that shines a hopeful light on a city
place would be. I would fall in love here, I would do some of my best reporting, I
where the choice of a romantic table by the window
would be injured, ending my run of good luck - my life would change dramatically
can turn into a life or death decision.
…’
Moving to a strange city always takes courage, but never more so than in a place
where the daily expression of love and hate can turn a simple choice of a romantic
table by the window into a life or death decision.
Both a love story and bittersweet tribute to her beloved adopted city of Jerusalem,
Irris Makler shines a hopeful light on a part of the world where the news reports
often makes it seem impossibly dark. From juggling the danger and
unpredictability of her work as a roving foreign correspondent , covering everything
from Palestinian suicide attacks to Israeli incursions into the West Bank, to falling
in love with a handsome and charming young Israeli, and gaining a mischievious
four-legged companion along the way, she allows us an intimate glimpse into a
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passionate, vibrant and fascinating world.
Adventurous, compassionate and engagingly honest, the award-winning author of
OUR WOMAN IN KABUL is a master at capturing the personal stories behind the
news we really want to know - and her story is the most interesting of all.
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For the past seven years, award-winning foreign correspondent Irris Makler has
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been based in Jerusalem, filing stories across the Middle East for radio, television
and online news services around the world, including Australia. Previously based
in Moscow and London, she reported extensively from Afghanistan as one of the
first journalists on the scene after 9/11. She is the author of OUR WOMAN IN
KABUL (14k+ sold).
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TATSANIA'S GIFT
Falconer, Kim
About the book
Summary
Tatsania’s Gift is set on a dystopian Earth in the 24th century where there’s no
An exciting e-only prequel novella to JOURNEY BY
clean water, little food and life is a brutal battle against either the armed forces of
NIGHT.
ASSIST or other people desperate to survive. Six-year-old Kali is forced to fight for
her life when her mother is dragged away by ASSIST and two cruel ‘aunties’ turn
up to take care of her. But her mother has left her something precious - another
girl, Nell, who no one else is able to see thanks to her mother’s powers as a witch.
Together, Nell and Kali, find ways to cope with the hard life the aunties force them
into. They discover their own magical powers and join an underground movement
where they learn the skills they will need to battle ASSIST.
About the author
Kim Falconer is the author of two trilogies with HarperCollins - the Quantum
Enchantment series and the Quantum Encryption series. Her last book Journey by
Night was published in September 2011. Her book Path of the Stray (the first
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book in the Quantum Encryption series) was recently chosen as the first book for
the Ian Somerhalder Foundation Book Club. Kim lives in Byron Bay.
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FLOWERS OF BAGHDAD
Lyman, Bruce
About the book
Summary
Fear and danger are always present in Baghdad. Two very different men, Malik
Are you ready for me, you on the free side of the
and Aadil, strangers to each other, know this only too well. All they want for their
bars? Are you ready for my story? Are you ready for
families is a normal and safe existence, free from the terror and desperation of
foulness and sweetness together in your mouth? It
bombs, gunfire and homelessness. How each of them is compelled to find the
is a story you will not be able to rinse out for a long
humanity and beauty in a world torn apart forms the riveting basis of this tale of
time. Yet it is not very much different from
intrigue, suspense, friendship and hope.
hundreds and thousands of other stories in this
Flowers of Baghdad is a breathtaking and heartwrenching novel in the tradition of
country. Except for the moment I still live. See what
The Kite Runner, and a story that brings the lives of ordinary people in strife-torn
Iraq has made me?
Baghdad luminously into focus.
About the author
Bruce lives in Sydney and is married with four grown-up children. He is the brother
of military history specialist and author Robert Lyman, who has spent most of his
adult life in England. Bruce enjoys travel, writing and blogging (see his blog
PICKLED EEL: <http://www.pickledeel.com/>). He is currently working for an aid
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GREAT AUSTRALIAN UTE STORIES
Bryant, John
About the book
Summary
We invented it. We love it. The ute is a national icon alongside the pie and sauce.
It is the very symbol of our resourceful ingenuity. No matter what you drive, this
collection of 80 ute yarns will charm you with its laconic humour and Aussie
warmth. Written by everyday Australians in praise of our love affair with the ute,
this collection unashamedly celebrates the joy of circle work, the improbable
allure of feral utes and the ute’s perennial ability to save the day, win the girl and
excite the dog. A bumper collection of hilarious and heartwarming Australian
stories collected by ute-aficionado John Bryant. This book also publishes for the
first time the winner of John’s Number 1 Ute Legend competition.
www.utelegend.com
About the author
John Bryant’s formal love affair with utes goes back to 1994 when he started
Bluey’s Ute World, the country’s first ute-gear store. John’s first book of ute yarns,
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REAL AUSSIES DRIVE UTES, was published in 1999, with a second book, REAL
AUSSIES DRIVES UTES II, released in 2001. He has written about utes and their
quirky owners in numerous publications, including R.M. Williams OUTBACK
magazine. When he’s not mucking about in his own ute, he indulges his other
obsession -- building medieval towers.
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RED DIRT DIARY 3: BLUE'S NEWS
Nannestad, Katrina
About the book
Summary
Blue Weston is on a mission!
This hilarious chapter-book series is perfect for
v
She’s starting Hardbake Plains’ first ever newspaper with Mat and Ben
fans of DIARY OF A WIMPY KID and THE DORK
v
She’s determined not to like her new teacher, the Colonel
DIARIES.
v
And she’s trying to convince Miss McKenzie to come back from Scotland
Ages: 8-12
But despite Blue’s best intentions, things don’t go exactly to plan … And to make
matters worse, her mum is dusting off the old boarding school uniform!
Can Blue get things back on track?
And boarding school? Her parents wouldn’t dare …
Ages: 8-12
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About the author
Katrina Nannestad grew up in central-western NSW. After studying arts and
education at university, she worked as a primary school teacher. Her first
teaching job was at a tiny two-teacher school in the bush. Katrina now lives near
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Bendigo with her husband and two sons. Her first book, BUNGALOO CREEK, was
published by ABC Books in 2001. RED DIRT DIARY was published in 2010, and
RED DIRT DIARY 2: BLUE ABOUT LOVE was published in 2012.
FRIENDS AND RIVALS
Bagshawe, Tilly
About the book
Summary
Record label Jester boasts some of the hottest musicians on the planet, from
Sex, scandal and rock ‘n’ roll… it has to be Tilly
super-group The Bugs to platinum selling violinist Lisa Chau, but their shining star
Bagshawe.
is super-diva Kendall Bryce - the girl with the voice of an angel and the attitude
from hell. With offices in London and LA, and young girls throwing themselves at
them, to the world it seems like owners and old college friends Jack and Ivan are
living the dream.
•Tilly Bagshawe is an internationally bestselling
novelist renowned for her breathless plotting, sexy
However, underneath it all a bitter rivalry is emerging, fuelled by their rising star
characters and addictive storytelling
Kendall, a sudden mid-life crisis and a disastrous stint on reality TV one of them is
about to destroy that friendship forever.
• Vengeance is a scorching read packed full of
glamour, sex and escapism – it will spirit you away
Immersed in the world of sex, scandal and betrayal, Jack has no other choice but
to a jetset world of money, music, lust and intrigue
to walk away from Jester and start up his own label and with the help of his own
new discovery the talented, beautiful and sweet Ava Klein, he is ready to take on
• Innovative marketing targeting fans of fashion
Ivan.
and luxury will make this the must-have beach read
this summer
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As passions rise and the desire to win becomes all-consuming the two young and
brilliant pop beauties and the two bitter ex-friends race for the number one record.
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About the author
Tilly Bagshawe is the internationally bestselling author of three previous novels. A
teenage single mother at 17, Tilly won a place at Cambridge University and took
her baby daughter with her. She went on to enjoy a successful career in The City
before becoming a writer. As a journalist, Tilly contributed regularly to the Sunday
Times, Daily Mail and Evening Standard before following in the footsteps of her
sister Louise and turning her hand to novels.
Tilly's first book, Adored, was a smash hit on both sides of the Atlantic and she
hasn't looked back since. She is married to Robin Nydes, an American
businessman and former investment banker, and the couple have two young sons
as well as Tilly's daughter Sefi, who is now 18. The family divide their time
between their homes in Kensington and Los Angeles and their beach house on
Nantucket Island.
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THE KEY
Grant, Michael
About the book
Summary
Time is short for Mack MacAvoy! He has less than 30 days to round up the rest of
Sometimes one hero isn't enough – sometimes you
the magnifica and defeat the Pale Queen and her evil daughter Risky.It
need a full dozen. Mack’s search for his dazzling
seems that the only way to do this is to learn the magical language of Vargran,
dozen continues in the third instalment of this
and to do THAT they must travel to Europe to find the Key – an ancient engraved
hilarious, action-packed fantasy series by the New
stone that will unlock its power.But can Mack, Jarrah, Xiao, Dietmar and
York Times bestselling author of GONE.
Stephan locate the invisible castle of William “Blisterthong” MacGuffin, who
guards the Key?And will The Key hold the power to save the world?The
Magnificent 12: The Key is another fast-paced episode in bestselling Michael
Grant’s hysterical fantasy adventure.
About the author
Michael Grant is the New York Times bestselling author of the GONE series. He
has spent much of his life on the move. Raised in a military family, he attended
ten schools in five US states, as well as as three schools in France. Even as an
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adult he kept moving, and in fact became a writer in part because it was one of
the few jobs that wouldn’t tie him down. His fondest dream is to spend a year
circumnavigating the globe and visiting every continent. Yes, even Antarctica. He
lives in southern California with his wife, Katherine Applegate, and their two
children.
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PLUM PUDDINGS AND PAPER MOONS
Millard, Glenda/King, Stephen Michael
About the book
Summary
It’s almost Christmas in Cameron’s Creek and it’s a time for wishes, big and small.
The fifth book in the multi-award-winning and
But Scarlet, the oldest of the Rainbow Girls, is not so sure if wishes can come
much-loved Kingdom of Silk series
true.
Ages 9+
The kitchen at the Kingdom of Silk is warm and sweet with the smell of buttery
shortbread and steamed plum puddings. And in the kitchen of the Colour Patch
Café, Scarlet has made a new friend, Anik.
When Anik tells Scarlet about his home far away and of all the things he has lost,
Scarlet is determined to make a difference. And so she decides to declare peace
on Cameron’s Creek, and maybe even the world …
The Naming of Tishkin Silk was shortlisted in the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards
and was a CBCA Honour Book. Layla, Queen of Hearts was shortlisted in the CBCA
Awards and won the Queensland Premier’s Children’s Book Award. Perry Angel’s
Suitcase was shortlisted in the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards and the WA
Premier’s Literary Awards and won the CBCA Book of the Year Award for Younger
Readers. All the Colours of Paradise was shortlisted in the Queensland Premier’s
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Literary Awards, and now, with Plum Puddings and Paper Moons, another chapter
in this multi award-winning series is ready to be discovered.
Ages 9+
REVIEWS
‘This is a book about making new friends, finding out if wishes can come true, and
discovering that even a small change is still a step in the right direction. ‘Kingdom
of Silk’ is a wonderful series for young readers who are just discovering the joys of
independent reading.
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Glenda Millard has written picture books, short stories and novels for children and
young adults and has won many prestigious awards for the books in the Kingdom
of Silk series. Glenda lives in country Victoria with her family.
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SUPER JACK
Gervay, Susanne
About the book
Summary
Instead of having to contend with bullies, Jack must contend with his family in this
sequel to the bestselling I Am Jack.
Itthe school holidays and Mum announces to Jack and his annoying younger
sister, Samantha, that they are all going on a family holiday to the Gold Coast. And
family means Nanna, sort-of-stepdad Rob, and his son, Leo, as well as
Jackfriend Anna.
Families are made up in all sorts of ways nowadays and it takes this holiday for
Jack and Leo to work out their differences and for Jack to realise just how lucky he
is to have such a great family.
Ages 9+
About the author
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JOSH HARTNETT DEFINITELY WANTS TO DO THIS ... TRUE STORIES FROM A LIFE I N THE SCREEN TRADE
Beresford, Bruce
About the book
Summary
What's it like to be a veteran director up against the machinations of modern-day
A wickedly funny account of celebrity, Hollywood
Hollywood, with its self-absorbed stars, studio executives who think 'Singapore' is
and everything in between ... now in paperback.
a made-up country, destitute producers posing as lords of finance -- the mad, the
bad and the downright notorious?
Award-winning film-maker Bruce Beresford takes us through the highs and lows of
the screen trade -- from high-powered dinner tables to obscure backlots, from the
centres of power to far-flung locations -- with a cast of characters that includes
Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Jeffrey Archer, Steven Seagal, and many others.
Delightfully literate and sharply observed, this is a highly entertaining insider's
account of a rarely glimpsed world.
About the author
Bruce Beresford has made some of Australia's best known and most interesting
films, including Breaker Morant, Puberty Blues and The Adventures of Barry
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and Driving Miss Daisy. He lives in Sydney.
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COYOTE
Roberts, Rhonda
About the book
Summary
A fabulous new TimeStalker novel.
Kannon Dupree, US Time Marshal, travels into the
A missing diary holding dark secrets, a lost Spanish royal treasure and a serial
past to find a present-day serial killer ... this may
killer operating in the Wild Wild West…
be her most dangerous mission yet.
Kannon Dupree, the time travelling detective, is hired to go to New Mexico in
1867 to find the missing diary of a Wild West hero. Disguised as a bounty hunter,
the chase takes Kannon from gunfights in Old Santa Fe, across hostile territory in
the middle of an Indian War, via a mysterious convent of nuns banished to die in
the desert and into an ancient pueblo city on a cursed mesa sacred to Coyote, the
trickster god.
But what she doesn’t know is that the diary holds a spine-chilling secret that
someone in the present may be willing to do anything to hide…
About the author
Rhonda Roberts has a PhD in Science, Technology and Society and has worked as
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an academic for 20 years. She is interested in martial arts, and trained in Aikido in
Japan and Australia. now learns Tai Chi, Qigong and Chinese sword. Rhonda lives
in the Illawarra with her husband and two dogs and swims in the ocean every day
that she can.
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THE SECOND COMING: THE PASSION OF JOE PANTHER
Masterson, Andrew
About the book
Summary
'There is no god,' I told him. Then I drove the syringe up into his nostril and straight
through the side of his nose.'Joe Panther is a psychotic, alcoholic, violent,
substance-abusing heroin dealer. He is also, he believes, Joshua Ben Pantera,
born two thousand years ago, the son of Mary and the Lord God Yaweh Himself,
not dead yet, the crucified Jesus: still around, abandoned by his Father, abused by
the world, and as pissed off as hell.
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GODS CONCUBINE
Douglass, Sara
About the book
Summary
The second compelling instalment of The Troy Game - the sequel to Hades'
Daughter.
It has been 2000 years since Cornelia, wife of Brutus, brought the Troy Game to a
wrenching halt by murdering Genvissa, the Mistress of the Labyrinth. In those
2000 years the city of Troia Nova, now known as London, was razed and rebuilt a
dozen times as the Minotaur Asterion unsuccessfully tried to discover where
Brutus hid the six golden kingship bands of Troy.
But now everyone is back, reborn into 11th-century Europe so they can play out
their part in the Game. Asterion lurks within the court of Edward the Confessor,
plotting with malevolence. Cornelia lives, older and wiser, but trapped in another
loveless and desperate marriage. Genvissa returns, driven by spite and ambition.
And in his stronghold on the coast of Normandy waits Brutus, reborn as one of the
mightiest warrior-kings of all time...
About the author
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KICKING AND DREAMING: A STORY OF HEART, SOUL, AND ROCK AND ROLL
Wilson, Ann
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Bergdorf Goodman/Mnookin, Sara
About the book
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Book description to come.
About the author
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WARRIORS: ENTER THE CLANS
Hunter, Erin
About the book
Summary
A brand new paperback bindup of two of our
bestselling Warriors special editions: Warriors Field
About the author
Erin Hunter is inspired by a love of cats and a fascination with the ferocity of the
natural world. As well as having great respect for nature in all its forms, Erin enjoys
creating rich mythical explanations for animal behavior. She is also the author of
the bestselling Seekers series.
Guide: Secrets of the Clans and Warriors: Code of
the Clans. Warriors: Enter the Clans will also
include exclusive teasers to Warriors Super Edition:
Yellowfang’s Secret AND Survivors #1—the first
book in the new Erin Hunter dog series.
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UNDEFEATED
Freeman, Mike
About the book
Summary
In 1972, the Miami Dolphins became the first and only team in NFL history to play
In celebration of the 40th Anniversary, sports writer
an entire season undefeated and untied, winning 14 regular season games, two
and acclaimed author Mike Freeman explores the
playoff games and Super Bowl VII.
1972 Miami Dolphins perfect season and the
No one expected what the young team accomplished in 1972. Led by legendary
journey to the championship filled with confidence,
coach Don Shula and key players Bob Griese, Earl Morrall, and Larry Csonka, the
miraculous finishes, tested relationships, and the
‘72 Dolphins team was inexperienced as a whole. Not to mention the previous
joy of winning.
season, they were the first team in Super Bowl history not to score a single
touchdown.
But somehow, through extensive preseason training and the unique leadership of
Shula, the youth and inexperience of the players took them one game at a time to
victory. The season, which culminated in a 14-7 victory over the Washington
Redskins in Super Bowl VII, was full of ups and downs, and the team struggled to
maintain their nearly perfect level of play throughout, especially after starting
quarterback Griese broke his leg during the fifth game of the season.
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The legend has endured, as season after season, as no team has accomplished
what the Dolphins were able to forty years ago. Packed with never-been-told
details as well as new insights from players and coaches, UNDEFEATED is the
unique and often surprising story of this team, this unbelievable season, and this
benchmark moment in football history.
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Mike Freeman is a national columnist for CBSSports.com. He has been an
investigative reporter for the New York Times , a columnist for the Florida
Times-Union , and a sports reporter, features writer, and investigative writer for
the Washington Post , Boston Globe , and Dallas Morning News . His most
recent book is The All-Time Biggest Sports Jerks: And Other Goofballs, Cads,
Miscreants, Reprobates, and Weirdos (Plus a Few Good Guys) .
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ONE LAST STRIKE: FIFTY YEARS IN BASEBALL, TEN AND A HALF GAMES BACK, AND ONE FINAL CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON
La Russa, Tony
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Summary
About the author
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THE LAW OF DIVINE COMPENSATION: MASTERING THE METAPHYSICS OF ABUNDANCE
Williamson, Marianne
About the book
Summary
About the author
MARIANNE WILLIAMSON is an internationally acclaimed spiritual teacher. Among
her ten published books, four of them—including A Return to Love —were #1 New
York Times bestsellers.
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LIVING THE QUESTIONS: THE WISDOM OF PROGRESSIVE CHRISTIANITY
Felten, David/Procter-Murphy, Jeff
About the book
Summary
With the help of such top contributors as Marcus Borg, A.J. Levine, John Dominic
Ministers Jeff Procter-Murphy and David Felten,
Crossan, John Shelby Spong, Karen Armstrong, Brian McLaren, Diana Butler Bass,
along with an all-star cast of Bible scholars and
and many others, Procter-Murphy and Felten present a lively and stimulating
top church teachers, provide a primer to a church
primer on what it means to be a progressive Christian. Covering twenty-one topics
movement that encourages people to “live the
and based on the hit DVD series by the same name, LIVING THE QUESTIONS
questions” instead of “forcing the answers.”
covers all the topics many churches are afraid to address--sexuality and
homosexuality, other religions, the miracles and divinity of Jesus--as well as
explain traditional topics of the faith in an all-new light--the Bible, the Trinity,
salvation, the rapture, and much more.
This volume is perfect for groups, individuals, or churches and can be used with or
independent of the hit DVD course with the same name.
The book will include chapters such as:
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• An Invitation to a Journey
• Taking the Bible Seriously
• Stories of Creation
• Challenges Facing Progressive Christians
• The Prophetic Jesus
• Evil, Suffering & A God of Love
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• Debunking the Rapture
• Social Justice: Realizing God’s Vision
• Prayer: Intimacy with God
• Creative Transformation
The book is in an invitation to be part of a church community that does not live in
fear of questions.
About the author
Dr. Jeff Procter-Murphy was trained at Claremont School of Theology and Rev.
David Felten at Boston University School of Theology. Together they have over forty
years combined experience in local church ministry. Jeff and David continue to
collaborate on sermons and new resources for Living the Questions.
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CHASING MAVERICKS: THE MOVIE NOVELIZATION
Peymani, Christine
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Summary
About the author
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APPETITE FOR LIFE: THE THUMBS-UP, NO-YUCKS GUIDE TO GETTING YOUR KID TO BE A GREAT EATER-INCLUDING OVER 100 KID-APPROVED RECIP
Antine, Stacey
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Summary
About the author
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THE MIRRORED WORLD: A NOVEL
Dean, Debra
About the book
Summary
Set against the unparalleled extravagance and artifice of 18th century St.
From Debra Dean, the bestselling author of the
Petersburg, a world of ice palaces and opera and masquerade balls, XENIA is the
critically acclaimed The Madonnas of
reimagined life of St. Xenia, one of Russia’s most beloved holy women. Narrated
Leningrad, comes the story of Xenia of St.
from the point of view of her younger cousin Dasha, a devoted friend and
Petersburg, a breathtaking novel of love and
companion, Xenia follows the friends from their younger years in the lower nobility
madness set in 18th century Russia.
through the tragedy and madness that transforms Xenia into a revered angel of
mercy to the poor and a controversial figure to the upper classes.
Dasha is a young girl in 1736 when her widowed aunt moves into their St.
Petersburg home, bringing with her two daughters: Nadya and Xenia. Dasha
becomes a devoted third sister, especially to Xenia, a passionate and caring
dreamer. Years later, their mothers bring all three girls out into society at once,
and their debut, at one of Empress Elizaveta’s extravagant weekly Winter Palace
balls, will change their lives forever.
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On the night of their debut, Xenia falls madly in love with a singer in the empress’s
imperial choir, a charming and handsome soldier with friends in high places. The
two marry after a whirlwind courtship, and the newlyweds welcome the painfully
shy Dasha into their home. But the loss of Xenia’s first child, followed by the tragic
death of her beloved husband, sends the now-twenty-six year old into an
excruciating, deep depression.
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A native of Seattle, Debra Dean worked as an actor in the New York theatre for
nearly a decade before becoming a writer. She lives in Miami and teaches in the
Creative Writing Program at Florida International University.
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MAN VS. MARKETS: ECONOMICS EXPLAINED (PLAIN AND SIMPLE)
Hirsch, Paddy
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Summary
About the author
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GUYS READ: THE SPORTS PAGES
Scieszka, Jon
About the book
Summary
The hottest new anthology series for tween guys
keeps rolling with ten new tales about (what else?)
About the author
Jon Scieszka is the National Ambassador for Children's Literature emeritus and
the bestselling author of more than twenty-five books for kids, including The
SPORTS.
Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales , Math Curse , Robot Zot! , and
the Time Warp Trio series. Jon founded Guys Read to encourage a passion for
reading among young boys, with the philosophy that boys love to read most when
they are reading things they love. A former elementary school teacher, Jon lives in
Brooklyn with his family.
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CHICKADEE
Erdrich, Louise
About the book
Summary
The adventure-filled and compelling story of a
young Ojibwe boy, THE CHICKADEE is the first novel
About the author
Louise Erdrich is the author of thirteen novels, several volumes of poetry, short
stories, children's books, and a memoir of early motherhood. Her novel Love
Medicine won the National Book Critics Circle Award, and The Plague of Doves
was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. She lives in Minnesota and is the owner of
Birchbark Books, an independent bookstore.
in a new 3-book story arc from the series which
began with THE BIRCHBARK HOUSE, a National
Book Award Finalist, and THE GAME OF SILENCE,
winner of the Scott O’Dell Award for Historical
Fiction, by bestselling author Louise Erdrich.
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THE BERENSTAIN BEARS IN THE FREAKY FUNHOUSE
Berenstain, Stan/Berenstain, Jan
About the book
Summary
The carnival comes to town in this Berenstain
Bears Chapter Book.
About the author
Stan and Jan Berenstain were already successful cartoonists for magazines and
adult humor books when they began writing children's books. The first story
starring the bear family, The Big Honey Hunt , appeared in 1962. Since then,
more than 250 Berenstain Bears books have been published, and more than 260
million copies have been sold. What began as an idea sparked by their young
sons' love of reading has become over the years arguably the best-selling
children's book series ever.
Since their inception, the Berenstain Bears stories
have expanded to include picture books, beginning readers, and chapter books—
even a hit TV show on PBS. Writing and illustrating the books has become a
Berenstain family affair. Their son Mike joined his parents writing and illustrating
Berenstain Bears books in the late 1980s. Mike has illustrated more than forty
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Berenstain Bears books—including this one. He has also written thirty-odd books
on his own. The Bear family has expanded over the years as well. Sister Bear
arrived in 1974, and baby Honey joined the family in 2000.
Jan and Mike
Berenstain live in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, where they continue to write and
illustrate wonderful new adventures for Mama, Papa, Brother, Sister, and Honey
Bear.
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THE BERENSTAIN BEAR SCOUTS AND THE RUN-AMUCK ROBOT
About the book
Summary
A robot is set loose in bear country in this
Berenstain Bears Chapter Book.
About the author
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Jan and Mike
Bear.
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THE BERENSTAIN BEARS AND THE HAUNTED HAYRIDE
About the book
Summary
Ben’s farm is in a frenzy in this Berenstain Bears
Chapter Book!
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THE BERENSTAIN BEARS AND THE GALLOPING GHOST
About the book
Summary
Things get a little spooky in this Berenstain Bears
Chapter Book.
About the author
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POWER BLIND: A GRAHAM GAGE THRILLER
Gore, Steven
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Summary
Hours after returning home from a case in Europe Gage is shocked to get a phone
A high-stakes plotical thriller from the author of
call from Charlie Palmer, a man who has made his career by helping San
Final Target, Absolute Risk and Act of
Francisco’s wealthy elite cover-up their mishaps with the law and create
Deceit. 
get-out-of-jail-free cards…for the right price. But moments after a surprisingly
remorseful conversation, Palmer ends up dead.
Setting out to find justice for Palmer’s victim’s, Gage follows a trail of deceit and
money laundering that will reveal corruption at every level of government including
the Supreme Court and the office of the President. But the closer that Gage gets
to revealing injustice, the higher the body count rises…putting family and friends
directly in harms way.
About the author
Steven Gore is a former private investigator whose thrillers draw on his
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investigations of murder, fraud, money laundering, organized crime, political
corruption, and drug, sex, and arms trafficking, in Europe, Asia, and Latin America.
Gore has been featured on 60 Minutes for his work and has been honored for
excellence in his field. He is trained in forensic science and has lectured to
professional organizations on a wide range of legal and criminal subjects.
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WINTER GARDEN
Ashworth, Adele
About the book
Summary
Though a celebrated French beauty, Madeleine DuMais’s cleverness is her
We’re excited to present a beautifully repackaged
greatest asset-and one she puts to good use as a spy for the British. When her
edition of award-winning author Adele Ashworth’s
expertise is needed in the south of England to break up a smuggling ring,
classic novel...
Madeleine willingly puts her life on hold to help the crown…
Arriving in the quaint resort town of Winter Garden, Madeleine meets her partner
in subterfuge. Thomas Blackwood is unlike any man she has ever met. His quiet
confidence and mysterious intensity send shivers of pleasure coursing through
her…shivers that slowly melt into a desperate passion. As duty gives way to desire,
surrender holds its own reward. And Madeleine will never recover from the touch
of Thomas’s hands on her body-and the touch of his heart on her soul.
About the author
I've always loved to write, but after my first attempt at a novel (nine chapters of
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Plastic City , the story of underwater-dwelling orphans in the twenty-third century
that I wrote in the sixth grade), I took some time to get my bachelor's degree and
to try my hand at other careers before I returned to my first passion: creative
writing. After lots and lots of perseverance, hard work, and a bit of very good luck,
My Darling Caroline went on to win the Romance Writers of America's RITA
Award for Best First Book of 1998.
I live in Texas with my family, exploring
history as I delve into the hearts of my characters.
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SACKING OBESITY: THE TEAM TIGER GAME PLAN FOR KIDS WHO WANT TO LOSE WEIGHT, FEEL GREAT, AND WIN ON AND OFF THE PLAYING FIELD
Greene, Tiger
About the book
Summary
Tiger Greene had always been a “big kid,” but by age 12 he weighed 250
Through the Eyes of Tiger presents the weight loss
pounds-twice the normal weight for a child of his age. He had sleep apnea, was
and wellness program envisioned by Tiger Greene
pre-diabetic, and had signs of fatty liver disease and heart damage-all due to his
who has partnered with the NFL to create SACKING
obesity.
OBESITY camps for kids and families in each of the
32 franchise cities of the NFL.
He realized that he needed to make a change. But unlike viewers of “The Biggest
Loser,” which is really for grownups, there were no TV shows he could turn to for
inspiration, or any other “big kids” who were winning the battle with weight loss
whose behavior he could emulate. So he decided to become that very kid. In
addition, he decided to change not only his own life, but also the lives of other
overweight kids, and started, along with his father, a non-profit foundation called
Team Tiger to help kids fight childhood obesity.
Within just six months of making simple but important changes in his diet and
committing himself to a regular twice a day workout regimen, Tiger lost 50 pounds
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and 11 inches from his waistline, cut his percentage of body fat in half, and got off
all his medications. He went from not being able to run a lap around the football
field to spending most weekends running 5K and 10K races for charitable causes
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he supported.
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Tiger’s goal went far beyond reaching any target weight. He set a mission for
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himself-to help families all over the world get healthy, and to be a role model other
kids can look to for inspiration.
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THE ROOTS OF THE OLIVE TREE: A NOVEL
Santo, Courtney Miller
About the book
Summary
Five generations of firstborn Keller women live in the same house on an olive
A beautiful and touching debut novel that goes
grove in secluded northern California. Matriarch Anna is 112 and trying to be the
best with a pitcher of iced tea and a seriously
oldest woman in the world—and succeeding heartily. Her daughter Bets,
comfy chair, about 5 generations of women in
granddaughter Callie, great-granddaughter Deb, and great-great granddaughter
California.
Erin are also defying longevity norms. When a geneticist comes to study the
women at the same time Erin announces she is pregnant with a firstborn boy, the
Kellers’ roots are shaken wide open. Told in the third-person perspective of each
of the women, the story and mystery of their existence is revealed in compulsive
prose and compassionate drive.
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Courtney Miller Santo learned to share the stories that come to her from her
great-grandmother, who lives in Northern California. She teaches creative writing
at the University of Memphis, where she received her MFA. She received a BA in
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journalism from Washington and Lee University, where she learned the limits of
true stories, and although born and raised in Portland, Oregon, she’s spent most
of her adult life in the South, where she learned that not all stories are about
kings and their palaces. Her work has appeared in the Los Angeles Review,
Irreantum, Sunstone, and Segullah.
THE SECRET CIRCLE: THE HUNT
Smith, L. J.
About the book
Summary
Three new novels in the Secret Circle series – a
dangerously exciting book of love, witchcraft, and
About the author
L. J. Smith has written over two dozen books for young adults, including The
Vampire Diaries and The Secret Circle, both of which are now hit TV shows. She
has also written the bestselling Night World series and The Forbidden Game, as
well as the #1 New York Times bestselling Dark Visions. She loves to walk the
the supernatural created by the New York Times
best-selling author of The Vampire Diaries, and now
a new CW TV series.
trails and beaches in Point Reyes, California, daydreaming about her latest book.
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CHARLOTTE MARKHAM AND THE HOUSE OF DARKLING: A NOVEL
Boccacino, Michael
About the book
Summary
We bid you welcome to the House of Darkling…
Neil Gaiman meets Tim Burton in this Victorian
gothic tale of the world beyond the living and the
When Nanny Prum, the nanny to the young Darrow boys, is found mysteriously
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murdered in the forest, Charlotte Markham, the recently hired governess, steps in
novelist, Michael Boccacino.
to care for the children. During an outing in the forest, they find themselves
crossing over into The Ending, the place for the things that cannot die, where Lily
Darrow, the late mistress of Everton, has been waiting to pick up where she left
off. She invites them into the ominous House of Darkling, a wondrous, dangerous
place filled with enchantment, mystery and strange creatures that appear to be,
but are not quite, human.
Through repeated visits with Lily, Charlotte and the boys discover the wonders of
the House of Darkling, careful to keep the place and their mother’s existence a
secret from their father, Henry Darrow, lest the spell linking the two worlds
together be broken. But when the boys and their mother become trapped in the
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enchanted house, Charlotte has no choice but to confide everything to Henry,
whom she finds herself increasingly drawn to. Together they search to find a way
to travel back into The Ending, but when they learn the cost demanded from the
creatures who inhabit the strange netherworld, Charlotte and Henry must decide if
the sacrifice is worth the danger, and if they’ll ever be able to reclaim what’s been
ripped from them.
Not since Coraline unlocked a door and discovered a distorted world through a
mirror has the simple act of walking through a dense fog revealed such a fantastic
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PREFAB HOUSES DESIGNSOURCE
Serrats, Marta
About the book
Summary
For many, the idea of prefab housing may bring to mind trailers and other less
A handy, portable guide to the most stylish,
desirable images of home life. But this idea couldn’t be more wrong! Rather, the
affordable, innovative, and often adorable
newest trends in prefab have emerged as a great way for a design- (and cost-)
prefabricated homes designed in the 21st century
conscious generation to achieve the dream of home ownership. Today, prefab
worldwide.
houses are manufactured to the highest standards of construction and
aesthetics. And with the internet, these houses can be ordered from all over the
world--affording people everywhere the opportunity to acquire an affordable home
of distinction.
Prefab Modern explores the best prefabricated houses on the market today, from
all over the world along with a resource directory on how you can purchase them.
Included are case studies from all over the US and around the world, from top
architects and designers.
Prefab is the inevitable next step to “cool” housing as the market looks for
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reasonably priced housing for first and second homes. PREFAB HOUSES
DESIGNSOURCE is the perfect guide to this undeniable and fascinating trend.
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Marta Serrats is a design editor for Loft Publications , and an expert in
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architecture and store displays. She is the author of such highly acclaimed titles
as New Shops and Boutiques , Capturing Space , Point of Purchase , and
Unique Packaging .
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TWO OR THREE THINGS I FORGOT TO TELL YOU
Oates, Joyce Carol
About the book
Summary
A new teen novel by the acclaimed author Joyce
Carol Oates.
About the author
Joyce Carol Oates is a recipient of the National Medal of Humanities, the National
Book Critics Circle Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award, the National Book
Award, and the PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in Short Fiction, and has been
nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. She has written some of the most enduring
fiction of our time, including the national bestsellers We Were the Mulvaneys ,
Blonde , which was nominated for the National Book Award, and the New York
Times bestseller The Falls , which won the 2005 Prix Femina. She is the Roger S.
Berlind Distinguished Professor of the Humanities at Princeton University and has
been a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters since 1978. In 2003
she received the Commonwealth Award for Distinguished Service in Literature,
and in 2006 she received the Chicago Tribune Lifetime Achievement Award.
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HAVE MOTHER, WILL TRAVEL: A MOTHER AND DAUGHTER DISCOVER THEMSELVES, EACH OTHER, AND THE WORLD
Fontaine, Claire
About the book
Summary
Mia Fontaine’s harrowing drug addiction at the age of 15-and her mother, Claire’s,
The bestselling authors of COME BACK return in
desperate and ultimately successful attempts to save her-moved and inspired
this charming, funny memoir about the changing
women everywhere in their first memoir, the bestselling Target Bookmarked Pick
relationship between a mother and her adult
COME BACK. Now, a decade later, Claire and Mia are determined to transform
daughter, set against the backdrop of an
their lives and their relationship once again-this time by choice. Each facing a
unforgettable round-the-world adventure.
defining moment-Claire, fifty-one, ready to shed her identity as Mia’s savior, and
her twenty-five-year-old daughter wishing to grow beyond her role as recovery’s
poster child-the two embark on a six-month-long round-the-world adventure.
Mission: to consciously bond as friends while also evolving as women.
In an amazing journey that takes them through sixteen cities and twelve countries;
amid monkey attacks, camel rides around the pyramids, and terrifying cab trips (a
feature found across the globe); Mia comes to know her mother in the same way
that Claire has always known her, as all mothers know their daughters: better
than anyone else, often better than themselves-something essential in any close
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friendship between equals. Both women leave with a deepened sense of who they
are and where they want to go as they move into a new phase in their lives and,
most of all, with a strong and loving bond as two women-who happen to be mother
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and daughter.
Readers will close this book with a deeper understanding of the mother/daughter
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relationship-and of themselves-seeing, as they did in COME BACK, new
possibilities for their own lives. No reader will walk away from this book
unchanged.
About the author
Claire Fontaine is an author and screenwriter who has worked with numerous
award-winning producers and directors. She continues to write and leads writing
workshops.
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HIDDEN THINGS: A NOVEL
Testerman, Doyce
About the book
Summary
Private investigator Calliope Jenkins has just gotten the worst news of her life: her
A debut novel in which a young woman takes an
best friend, business partner, and former lover Josh is dead, killed at 3 AM the
unexpected supernatural road trip across middle
night before in a small town in Iowa.
America with a mysterious stranger, trying to solve
a murder while avoiding what lurks out of sight
Except Josh called Calliope two hours after the police say he died.
Now, Calliope finds herself on the road, headed back to the place Josh was last
seen-- where she has some uncomfortable history of her own-- and accompanied
by a stranger who knows too much about both her and Josh for comfort. She’s
about to discover the darker underbelly of so-called “magical” Middle America...
and what she had thought of as an investigation is about to become a chase.
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A SIMPLE THING: A NOVEL
McCleary, Kathleen
About the book
Summary
When Susannah Delaney decides her over-scheduled East Coast kids have had
From the critically acclaimed author of HOUSE AND
enough and takes them to the rustic San Juan Islands to live for a year, she has
HOME comes a beautiful and heart-warming novel
no idea whether the experience will help them or drive them further apart. They
about one woman’s drastic measure to keep her
are trapped on a tiny island with no internet, no friends, and a ramshackle house.
family safe.
It’s the perfect, simple life. But, as Susannah Delaney soon discovers, a simpler
life doesn’t mean that love and family are any simpler.
About the author
Kathleen McCleary is a reporter and writer whose work has appeared in The New
York Times , Good Housekeeping , More , and Health , and on HGTV.com. She
lives in northern Virginia.
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GLASS HEART
Garvey, Amy
About the book
Summary
Wren’s story continues in this breathtaking sequel
to Cold Kiss, which Kirkus described as “fast-paced
About the author
Amy Garvey is a former editor who now works on the other side of the desk as an
author. She grew up reading everything she could get her hands on, watching too
much TV, and wishing she was Samantha Stephens from Bewitched. (She still
wishes that, actually.) cold kiss is her first novel for young adults, but she's always
and achingly real,” and which left #1 New York
Times bestselling author Lauren Kate proclaiming
“Every page tore me apart—and I loved it.”
writing something (when she's not obsessively discussing TV's Supernatural with
her friends online and thinking about cupcakes). She lives in West Chester,
Pennsylvania, with her family.
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MISS ME WHEN I'M GONE: A NOVEL
Arsenault, Emily
About the book
Summary
Eliza Waters is most famous for her book TAMMYLAND, a “honky-tonk Eat, Pray,
A brand new mystery from the author of the
Love” all about Tammy Wynett. When she dies in a drug store shooting, everyone
critically acclaimed BROKEN TEA GLASS and IN
thinks it is a tragically botched mugging. Jen, Eliza’s best friend from college,
SEARCH OF THE ROSE NOTES.
certainly had no reason to suspect foul play. That is, until she becomes Eliza’s
literary executor. The most recently manuscript Eliza had been working on is very
different. It is about an old child abuse case. The more Jen reads, the more
sinister things become. From beyond the grave, Eliza’s writing opens up a
differently world to Jen. Suddenly, Eliza’s death seems suspicious and Jen finds
herself in danger as well.
About the author
Emily Arsenault is the critically acclaimed author of The Broken Teaglass , a New
York Times 2009 Notable Mystery. She lives in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts.
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DON'T TURN AROUND
Gagnon, Michelle
About the book
Summary
Taking THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATOO as
inspiration, DON’T TURN AROUND delves into a
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hidden world of global conspiracy, cyber-activism,
and a terrifying supernatural experiment, all seen
through the eyes of its incredible 17-year-old
protagonist
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EVOLUTIONARIES: UNLOCKING THE SPIRITUAL AND CULTURAL POTENTIAL OF SCIENCE'S GREATEST IDEA
Phipps, Carter
About the book
Summary
Evolution is not as simple as Darwin vs. Creationists. In fact, there is a growing
The first popular presentation of the emerging
spectrum of beliefs, many of which understand evolution in spritual terms. As the
school of thought called “evolutionary
influential Executive Editor of EnlightenNext magazine, Carter Phipps has
spirituality”--a blend of progressive spirituality and
made it his business to chart the emerging theories in both science and
evolutionary science--by the editor of
spirituality that are causing us to redefine the nature of the evolutionary process.
EnlightenNext magazine. Will do for
This book will be a guide to those exciting progressive evolutionary theories that
evolution what Gary Zukav and Lynn McTaggart did
are rethinking our conclusions about where we come from, who we are, and where
for physics.
we might be going. Is evolution spiritually directed? Are humans evolving toward
the divine? Yes, there are still those who say it’s all a cosmic accident and that’s
the end of it, and those who say it’s all perfectly planned by God and that’s the
end of it. But somewhere in between, there are exciting new ideas that are
destined to shake the foundations of the way we understand life in the twenty-first
century.
Identifying twelve distinct streams or schools of evolutionary thought, Phipps
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paints a much more interesting, more challenging, and most importantly, more
accurate picture of how evolution is being perceived in the spiritual, philosophical,
and scientific circles that are helping define the leading edge of contemporary
culture. From the gene-driven materialism of Neo-Darwinists like Richard Dawkins,
to the mathematical insights of Complexity Theorists like Stuart Kauffman, to the
cosmically inspired passion of Conscious Evolutionists like Brian Swimme, Phipps
takes readers on a compelling journey through a broad spectrum of worldviews.
About the author
Carter Phipps is Executive Editor of EnlightenNext magazine (formerly
What Is Enlightenment?). He is a key player in a growing network of
thinkers, activists, spiritual leaders, scientists, scholars, and cultural pioneers who
are reshaping the face of spirituality and progressive culture today. Phipps is also
the editor of a weekly personal email to 55,000 readers.
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THIS WILL END IN TEARS: THE MISERABILIST GUIDE TO MUSIC
Houghtaling, Adam
About the book
Summary
For anyone who listens reverentially in the half-light to Robert Johnson, Nick
The first and definitive guide to melancholy
Drake, or Morrisey, who wait anxiously for new albums from The Cure, Leonard
music--across genres and through time--that will
Cohen, or The Blue Nile, who buy up catalogs of Nina Simone, Johnny Cash, or
lead fans through the albums and artists integral to
Scott Walker, who search the Web for rarities by Radiohead, Elliot Smith, and
the miserablist landscape. In a sense you could say
Miles Davis, this is the book they’ve been waiting for.
this a book about the saddest songs ever sung.
The Miserablists’s Guide to Music is both a compendium of the greatest
sad songs and artists of the modern era and a collection of essays that attempts
to explain what exactly draws us to sad music, and how sad music actually makes
us happy. Adam also makes an argument, based partly on the structure of
operating systems and popular sites like Pandora, for the existence of a
“miserablist genre,” one that’s becoming increasingly more important than
traditional genres such as blues, rock, country, etc., one that’s organized around
the rather more amorphous principle of “cosmic grief.”
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Specifically, The Miserablist’s Guide will include an A-Z list of entries of the
masters of melancholy (from Samuel Barber to Patsy Cline, George Jone to Joy
Division, Nico to Hank Williams), a top-100 list of the saddest songs of all time,
essays explaining the power of particular songs and artists, and essays explaining
particular types of sad music and their effects on the listener. There will also be
recommended playlists throughout.
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In my early teens, the capes and tights of my comics-bred youth fell away,
replaced with an explosion of sound from GUNS ‘N’ ROSES, BLACK SABBATH,
S.O.D., INXS, THE DESCENDENTS, and THE MISFITS. In short order I began playing
bass and started a staple-bound fanzine (Chinchilla Smile) to celebrate my
favorite indie-pop bands. Music has been a passionate part of my life and
depressing music makes me particularly happy and I routinely sweep hours away
in record stores and online looking for new artists to feed this miserable addiction.
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SIN'S DARK CARESS: A DARK BRETHREN NOVEL
O'Hara, Tracey
About the book
Summary
Tracey O’Hara's Dark Brethren series are sizzling supernatural dark romantic
In the bestselling vein of J.R. Ward and Patricia
tales. Move over Romeo and Juliet, as forbidden lovers fight for their lives.
Briggs comes Tracey O’hara’s third book in her
fast-paced supernatural Dark Brethren series.
An exciting fast-paced urban fantasy tale that is gripping and unputdownable.
About the author
Tracey O’Hara grew up reading Steven King, Raymond E. Feist, and J. R. R. Tolkien
where she developed her taste for adventure and the paranormal thriller. When
she’s not writing, reading, or listening to heavy metal, she spends time with her
husband, two sons and three cats. The author of 'Night’s Cold Kiss' lives in
Canberra.
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FOUND
Gray, Shelley Shepard
About the book
Summary
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Shelley Shepard Gray is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author
of the Families of Honor, Seasons of Sugarcreek, and Sisters of the Heart series.
She lives with her family in southern Ohio, where she writes full-time.
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UNSTOPPABLE
Green, Tim
About the book
Summary
From bestselling author and former NFL defensive
end Time Green come two new exciting sports
adventures.
About the author
Tim Green played Little League baseball for many years before specializing in
football. After graduating as covaledictorian from Syracuse University, he was a
first-round NFL draft pick and played as a star defensive end for the Atlanta
Falcons for eight years. He earned his law degree with honors and has worked as
an NFL analyst for FOX Sports and an NFL commentator for NPR.
When his sons
began to play baseball, Tim drew on his early love of the game to coach their
teams. His exciting books for young readers include the New York Times
bestselling Baseball Great , Rivals , and Best of the Best . He has also written
the novels Football Genius , Football Champ , and The Big Time , starring Troy
White, and Football Hero , starring Ty Lewis. Troy and Ty meet in Tim's exciting
new Football Genius novel, Deep Zone .
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five children in upstate New York.
Tim lives with his wife, Illyssa, and their
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CLEAN TECH NATION
Pernick, Ron
About the book
Summary
About the author
Ron Pernick is cofounder and managing director of Clean Edge, a clean-tech
research and publishing firm that produces reports, events, and stock indexes. He
also lectures at Portland State University.
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INSIDE THE OTHER SIDE: SOUL CONTRACTS, LIFE LESSONS, AND HOW DEAD PEOPLE HELP US, BETWEEN HERE AND HEAVEN
Bertoldi, Concetta
About the book
Summary
Psychic medium, Concetta Bertoldi, knows how it is: Heaven is perfection. Life on
New York Times bestselling author and celebrity
Earth is the tough part. It’s here we need to meet challenges, learn lessons and
medium, Concetta Bertoldi shares, with humor and
grow spiritually even as we cope with our sense of “aloneness” and “not
gravitas, her own experiences with loss, and offers
enough-ness” or the loss of a loved one. Through all of this our guardian angels,
anecdotes of those she’s read for over the years.
those who have crossed to the Other Side--or “the dead guys,” as Concetta calls
them--offer us loving, behind the scenes assistance. In her latest book, Concetta
explains the importance of the agreements we make with God before being born
into a new physical life; gives advice on coping with life’s difficult issues, from
relationships to a lack of abundance, to illness and aging, and coping with loss, as
well as ways anyone can get more in touch with the Other Side and call on their
own angels for help.
About the author
Concetta Bertoldi is a full-time medium with a two-year waiting list who is regularly
consulted by members of Britain's royal family, American celebrities, politicians,
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and others. She lives in New Jersey with her husband.
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GRAVEDIGGERS: MOUNTAIN OF BONES
Krovatin, Christopher
About the book
Summary
ZOMBIE MOUNTAIN is an IP series about here
twelve-year-old kids who must survive in the
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Montana wilderness after becoming separated
from their backpacking group-and discovering they
are stranded in the heart of zombie country.
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NIGHTWATCHER
Staub, Wendy Corsi
About the book
Summary
On September 10th, 2001, no one knew the horror that awaited us the next day.
With back-to-back publications, Wendy Corsi Staub
But one man found himself on the edge, where the slightest thing would tip him
beings a heart-stopping, timely new trilogy, about
over into total madness. The next morning dawned, and as horror struck the
what happens when terror strikes close to home.
nation, for one young woman, the danger was much closer to home.
Allison Taylor returns to her apartment after a fruitless search with her neighbor
Mack, desperate for word of his wife. She thinks nothing of the man she glimpses
leaving...until she learns her upstairs neighbor, Elise, has been murdered. Still
trying to comprehend the enormous tragedy, in the days to come, more women
are found dead. A serial killer is on the loose in the newly-terrorized city and
Allison is the only one who can identify the murderer...as long as she doesn’t
become his next victim.
About the author
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New York Times bestseller Wendy Corsi Staub is the award-winning author of more
than seventy novels. She lives in the New York City suburbs with her husband of
seventeen years and their two children.
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TROUBLE & TRIUMPH: A NOVEL OF POWER & BEAUTY
Harris, Tip "T.I."
About the book
Summary
Kidnapped by the man he’d been foolish enough to trust, Paul “Power” Clay is
Grammy-winning artist and actor T.I. pens a
seeing the ifnal results of the choices he’s made in recent years. Slim Simmons
powerful follow-up to his street-lit epic POWER &
isn’t just a businessman--he’s a ruthless killer who will stop anyone he feels is
BEAUTY. The story of Paul “Power” Clay and Tanya
getting in his way...including Power’s own mother. But this realization may come
“Beauty” Long, continues in this explosive second
too late, as Power is firmly under Slim’s control, to do with as he wishes---unless
book.
Beauty gets her way.
Beauty has never let anything stop her from getting what she wanted. She got out
of Slim’s influence and built a life for herself in the fashion world. Now, she’s
going to risk it all to save the only man she’s ever loved. But if saving Power
means sacrificing herself--body and soul--is it worth it?
About the author
Tip "T.I." Harris is an actor, writer and Grammy award-winning, multi-platinum
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novel.
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SHARP: A MEMOIR
Fitzpatrick, David
About the book
Summary
SHARP poignantly describes David Fitzpatrick’s two decade struggle with
A beautifully written memoir that takes readers into
self-mutilation, which began when he started to cut himself after college. In a
the mind of man who in his early 20s began
disturbing but inspiring account, David recounts how he overcame his dangerous
experiencing the effects of severe mental illness,
and bloody addiction to slashing himself with a razor blade.
the symptoms of which included self-mutilation
and depression.
SHARP is a compelling narrative of self-examination and determination to
understand the mental forces competing ro prevent David from leading a normal
life. It is also a tale of hope, a soul-baring quest of a lost man who returns to
himself and reclaims his life. With resonant humor and honest prose, it tells a
universal and moving story about how David spiritually rebuilt himself from the
lessons he learned from the broken people in his life.
A deeply personal exploration, this book is a timely and important story of how one
person resiliently overcame his mental illness and self-destructive addiction.
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About the author
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David Fitzpatrick was born in Dearborn, Michigan, grew up in Connecticut,
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graduated from Skidmore College, and earned his MFA degree from Fairfield
University in 2011. A writer, he works at an auto dealership and is married to
writer and graphic designer Amy Holmes. He lives in Middletown, Connecticut.
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MY WEIRDER SCHOOL #6: MAYOR HUBBLE IS IN TROUBLE!
Gutman, Dan
About the book
Summary
A.J. and the gang from Ella Mentry School get a
new twist in this new arc developing the hugely
About the author
Dan Gutman has always been a baseball fanatic. He played in Little League as a
kid, and one of the first magazine articles he ever sold explained the science
popular My Weird School series.
behind the spitball, the scuffball, and corked bats. When he thought about the
T206 Honus Wagner—the most valuable baseball card in the world—he began to
write honus & me, his first Baseball Card Adventure. That book introduced Joe
Stoshack—Stosh—a kid who can use baseball cards to travel through time and
meet the game's greatest players. Stosh has since gone on many amazing,
fast-paced adventures, most recently to try to save Roberto Clemente.
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LIFE HAPPENS NEXT
Trueman, Terry
About the book
Summary
In the gripping sequel to the Michael L. Printz
Honor Book STUCK IN NEUTRAL, Shawn’s family
About the author
Terry Trueman was born in Birmingham, Alabama. He attended the University of
Washington, where he received his B.A. in creative writing. He also has an M.S. in
applied psychology and an M.F.A. in creative writing, both from Eastern
Washington University. The father of two sons, Henry Sheehan and Jess, Terry
takes in a relative afflicted with Down syndrome,
and he discovers that that even people with
handicapped minds have deep and whole souls.
Trueman makes his home in Spokane, Washington, with his wife, Patti. His
previous books are No Right Turn , Cruise Control , Inside Out , and Stuck in
Neutral , a Michael L. Printz Honor Book.
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COLLINS RHM EASY LEARNING ENGLISH WORDS
About the book
Summary
About the author
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COLLINS CHINESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE
About the book
Summary
Collins Chinese Language and Culture is a sharp and informative introduction to
The language and culture of China: over 3,000
the complex subject of China’s language, history, culture and customs. You’ll learn
years of history, more than a billion inhabitants,
essential phrases, discover the origins of the Chinese writing system, and find out
and a country that stretches from the tundra to the
what constitutes a beautiful name in China. Alongside chapters on modern
tropics. Surely it would take years of study to even
China’s historical roots or the importance of certain numbers in Chinese culture,
scratch the surface of this subject. Wrong!
there are lessons about Chinese etiquette, how to haggle your way down a street
market, and what to do in a restaurant.
So whether as an accompaniment to studies or as a stand-alone guide, Collins
• A concise and comprehensive introduction to a
Chinese Language and Culture gives you access to the life and language of this
complex subject• User friendly layout with
ancient empire and modern superpower in the making.
features and pictures throughout increases
accessibility• Essential building blocks of the
About the author
Chinese language provided by Collins, pioneering
English-Chinese dictionary publishers• Cultural
notes from an expert
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FIFTY WAYS TO PLAY: A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO UNLEASHING YOUR EROTIC DESIRES
Macleod, Debra/Macleod, Don
About the book
Summary
Sex should set you on fire, so that an unrecognisable shade of yourself comes
Sex shouldn’t be satisfying, it should be
alive in the smoulder. That’s the Fifty Shades of Grey philosophy - and if you, like
mindblowing.
the millions of other readers around the world, are ready to free your inner
goddess, unlock your sex life and discover new heights of pleasure, Fifty Ways to
With this simple and accessible guide to BDSM
Play is the key you need.
(bondage, dominance, sadism and masochism) you
can turn every night into an erotic fantasy.
From turning your bedroom into a ‘Red Room of Pleasure and Pain’ to exploring
the fine art of Japanese rope bondage, these 50 edgy and erotic adventures make
incredible sex incredibly easy. This is BDSM - for nice people.
• For the millions of fans out there hooked on Fifty
Husband and wife team Debra and Don Macleod, whose previous books have
Shades of Grey, Fifty Ways to Play is an easy and
been awarded ‘Best in Bed’ by Women’s Health Magazine, show you how to
accessible guide to BDSM, allowing readers to
perform the sexual acts that others have only read about - acts that will form
continue the experience and realise it as never
incredible bonds between you and your partner, that will allow you to connect for
before.
the first time or reconnect as never before - and will blow your mind every time. In
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short, Fifty Ways to Play will revolutionise your sex life.
About the author
Debra and Don Macleod are the husband-and-wife authors of Lube Jobs: A
Woman's Guide to Great Maintenance Sex, Lip Service: A His and Hers Guide to
the Art of Oral Sex and Seduction, and The French Maid: And 21 More Naughty
Sex Fantasies to Surprise and Arouse Your Man. Their books have been covered
widely in newspapers including The New York Times and USA Today and have
been awarded "Best in Bed" by Women's Health Magazine.
In her various capacities as a marriage and divorce mediator and a couples'
communication and conflict resolution specialist, Debra has helped thousands of
couples resolve their problems and improve their relationships. For more
information, visit her website www.debramacleod.com
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THE MAJESTY OF THE HORSE: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY
Pickeral, Tamsin
About the book
Summary
"The sumptuous photographic portraiture of Astrid Harrisson, which illustrates the
The Majesty of the Horse is a celebration of an
unique features of each horse that contribute towards its essence as a breed, is
animal that has shaped the fate of mankind.
truly remarkable, as well as stunning images of horses in motion.
For thousands of years horses have helped humans to work the land, travel vast
distances, ride to war, or simply enjoy them for sport and pleasure - and all of the
• The most beautiful photographic breed-guide on
great breeds are included, from the genetically pure Icelandic Pony to the heroic
the market, this title is a must for any equestrian
Shire horse and the powerful Mustang.
fan or art-book collector.• Packed with
The combination of Astrid’s Harrisson’s breathtaking photography with Tamsin
stunning photography by acclaimed equestrian
Pickeral’s enriching text pays a worthy homage to an incredible animal, and is a
photographer Astrid Harrisson• Inspired text
must for anyone who loves horses."
by equestrian expert Tamsin Pickeral which covers
every horse breed• Publishing to coincide with
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the Horse of the Year show in October• Both
Tamsin Pickeral is a horse expert and art historian who grew up in the English
the equestrian world and will promote extensively
countryside surrounded by horses. There she developed a passion for these
on publication• There will be major
magnificent animals, their history and their relationship with human beings. She
serialisations in the Sunday supplements and
has worked with horses in Europe and North America, tending to their care, health
Sunday magazines, showcasing the fantastic
and management. A widely published author, she has written several books on
photography as well as presence at horse shows
animal themes.Astrid Harrisson began photographing horses while working
and events across summer 2012
the author and photographer are heavily involved in
on a ranch in Argentina. She has since travelled widely in Europe, the Americas,
India, Africa, China and Australia, capturing award-winning photographs of equine
subjects.
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WOODLANDS [NEW EDITION]
Rackham, Oliver
About the book
Summary
Written by one of Britain’s best-known naturalists, Woodlands offers a fascinating
‘Trees are wildlife just as deer or primroses are
new insight into the trees of the British landscape that have filled us with awe and
wildlife. Each species has its own agenda and its
inspiration throughout the centuries.
own interactions with human activities …’
Looking at such diverse evidence as the woods used in buildings and ships, and
how woodland has been portrayed in pictures and photographs, Rackham traces
British woodland through the ages, from the evolution of wildwood, through man’s
• Rackham is one of Britain’s best known and
effect on the landscape, modern forestry and its legacy, and recent conservation
most highly acclaimed nature writers• New
efforts and their effects.
edition will bring this remarkable writing to a wider
audience• Trees are a hugely popular natural
In his lively and thoroughly engaging style, Rackham explores woodlands and their
history subject
history, through names, surveys, mapping and legal documents, archaeology,
photographs and works of art, thus offering an utterly compelling insight into
British woodlands and how they have come to shape a national obsession.
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About the author
● ISBN: 9780007493845
Oliver Rackham is a name synonymous with woodlands. He has written various
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books on trees and woodland, most recently a second edition of Ancient
Woodland: Its History, Vegetation, and Uses in England. Dr Rackham (OBE) is
currently Praelector Rhetoricus at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.
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SO CLOSE
Stein, Charlotte
About the book
Summary
Voyeuristic pleasures become Abbie’s lifeline. But as she comes alive and craves
Abbie Gough has done her best to escape a violent
more, Ivan backs away. He has his own secrets , the kind that draw her into kinky
past. But in the process, she’s avoided life, desire
games and her own shameful desires, while also preventing real intimacy between
and love. So when she sees her equally closed off
them. But now she’s found someone so special, she’s not about to give up easily.
neighbour, Ivan, performing for her one night
And she’s willing to do whatever it takes to melt Ivan’s cool exterior. Even if
through his window, she can’t stop looking. Another
captivating him means pushing through her limits to whatever lies beyond.
sexy story from Mischief Books.
About the author
Charlotte Stein has written over thirty short stories, novellas and novels. Her
collection of short stories was named one of the best erotic romances of 2009 by
Michelle Buonfiglio, and her first novel, Control, was recently called “…a non-stop
crazy hot sex book”. When not writing non-stop crazy hot sex books, she can be
found eating jelly turtles, watching terrible sitcoms and occasionally lusting after
hunks. She lives in West Yorkshire with her husband and their imaginary dog.
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CAKE
Allen, Rachel
About the book
Summary
Whether it’s classic cakes, tiered cakes or small cakes, free-from cakes or
Every home baker dreams of the perfect cake, a
wedding and birthday cakes Rachel has the perfect, fool-proof recipe.
cake that’s light and moist that not only tastes
amazing but works every time, that will cheer you
Rachel Allen knows home baking, it’s her fail-safe recipes, with easy-to-follow
up on a rainy Sunday or make someone feel
methods, thoughtful tips and advice that have been helping her readers over the
special on their birthday. Rachel Allen’s Cake is full
years to make the most gorgeous cakes and bakes that work every time. Sponges,
of such recipes.
muffins, brownies, pop cakes, cheesecakes, tortes, pudding cakes, whether they
are indulgent or healthy(ish), chocolaty, nutty or fruity, sweet or savoury,
gluten-free you’ll find them all in this ultimate cake bible.
Try classics such as Victoria Sponge and Carrot Cake, new bakes like Beetroot
Brownies or White Chocolate and Macadamia cake, festive treats such as
Caramel Yule Log or a St Patrick’s Day Guinness Cake as well as every day cakes
like Raspberry Bakewell Cake or Butterscotch Banana Cake. Cake for grown-ups
such as the Orange Cake with Campari Icing or children’s party favourite Cake
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● ISBN: 9780007490868
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Pops. Cakes for when you have no time like the Sour Cream Cardamon Cupcakes
as well as more adventurous wedding and birthday cakes. Rachel will show you
how to bake and decorate simple special occasion cakes, then give additional
instruction for making it special – or even of professional quality. Whether it is a
golden anniversary, wedding or 4th birthday party, you’ll never have to buy a cake
again.
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the prestigious Ballymaloe Cookery School. Today, she not only teaches at the
school, she also writes regular features for national publications, presents highly
acclaimed television programmes which have been broadcast internationally and
in her spare time authors bestselling cookery books. She is also the winner of the
Irish Book Awards Best Non-fiction 2012 for Easy Meals.Cake is her ninth
cookbook.
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LORRAINE PASCALE'S FAST, FRESH AND EASY FOOD
Pascale, Lorraine
About the book
Summary
"• Lorraine sold over 650K units across all editions in 2011.• Her third
"Lorraine is the biggest ever debut cookery author
cookery title will be released to coincide with the third series of her 6-part 30
in recent times, and the fastest-selling cookery
minute prime-time cookery series, first episode airing on Monday August 13th at
debut of all time. She was the biggest debut author
8pm on BBC2.• The series will be followed by a top spot BBC1 run in
of 2011 across all categories, and spent 2 weeks
Oct/Nov after Saturday Kitchen. This will be followed with a Lorraine Christmas
at number 1 in 2011. She has been consistently in
special, with lots of PR cooking for the troops.• In Jan 2013, a further blast
the cookery charts almost every week since the
of 6 repeats on BBC2, which should revitalise book sales.• Lorraine’s web
release of her first book Baking Made Easy."
and digital space will be freshened up prior to publication to maximise
opportunities there.• Lorraine’s third title will include 100 recipes, each with
an accompanying photograph. Every recipe will include a side-dish, making each
one a complete meal."
Lorraine is the biggest ever debut cookery author in
recent times, and the fastest-selling cookery debut
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of all time. She was the biggest debut author of
Lorraine Pascale first found fame as a super-model, but after deciding food was
number 1 in 2011. She has been consistently in
her first love. She was trained as a chef, worked in many restaurants and bakeries
the cookery charts almost every week since the
and now owns and runs Ella’s Bakehouse cupcakery in Covent Garden, the
release of her first book Baking Made Easy.•
2011 across all categories, and spent 2 weeks at
favoured bakery for the rich and famous. Her client list includes Madonna and
Marco Pierre White and her celebration cakes are now available in Selfridges.
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ONE DIRECTION: THE OFFICIAL ANNUAL 2013
One Direction
About the book
Summary
Check our what the boys have been up to in the past year and their plans for the
The only 100% fully OFFICIAL Annual - written in
future. Written in collaboration with the boys, this is the only annual to include
collaboration with the boys. This is THE book of the
exclusive interviews, up to the minute news and info, and never before seen
year for all 1D fans!
photos. Find out straight from the band themselves what they think about
success, touring, their fans and much more!
This is a must-have for all One Direction fans, and a fantastic Christmas gift!
• The official Annual (or FANnual) from pop
sensations, One Direction.
About the author
• Interactive experience and viral marketing
campaign to engage core fans. The fans will feel
they own the Annual, as they will be able to ask
questions which will be answered in the book!
• Promoted to 3m Facebook fans and over 2m
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Twitter followers!
● ISBN: 9780007488131
• Video trailer to promote the release, seeded
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promote the campaign, with ideas and questions
from Sugarscape users featured in the annual!
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Facebook Q&A with One Direction to drive traffic.
● 64 pages
• One Direction 2012 Annual sold 63,824 copies
in the UK!
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DROPS LIKE STARS: A FEW THOUGHTS ON CREATIVITY AND SUFFERING
Bell, Rob
About the book
Summary
‘We plot. We plan. We assume things are going to go a certain way. And when they
Rob Bell’s extraordinary and provocative Drops Like
don’t, we find ourselves in a new place - a place we haven’t been before; a place
Stars, published as part of the Rob Bell Classics
we never would have imagined on our own. It is the difficult and the unexpected,
relaunch, explores the relationship between
and maybe even the tragic, that opens us up and frees us to see things in new
suffering and creativity, and the transformative
ways.
power of pain.
‘Many of the most significant moments in our lives come not because it all went
right but because it all fell apart. Suffering does that. It hurts, but it also creates.
This book is an exploration of the complex relationship between suffering and
• Rob Bell is the leading Christian author in the UK
creativity, driven by the belief that there is art in the agony.’ Rob Bell
over the past few years. His books and DVDs have
sold over half a million copies in the UK, and 3
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About the author
million worldwide.
Rob Bell is the Founding Pastor of Mars Hill Holy Bible Church in Grand Rapids,
• Love Wins was the first Christian book to hit the
Michigan. He is the author of the bestselling Velvet Elvis, Sex God, Jesus Wants to
Sunday Times Bestseller List since Karen
Save Christians, and Drops Like Stars, speaks to sold-out audiences across the
Armstrong.
world and pioneers a series of short films called NOOMA. He and his wife Kristen
have three children.
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JESUS WANTS TO SAVE CHRISTIANS: A MANIFESTO FOR THE CHURCH IN EXILE
Bell, Rob
About the book
Summary
‘There is a church not too far from us that recently added a $25 million addition to
Rob Bell’s highly-praised third book, Jesus Wants to
their building,’ writes Rob Bell. ‘Our local newspaper ran a front-page story not too
Save Christians, is his most political yet. Published
long ago about a study revealing that one in five people in our city lives in poverty.
as part of the Rob Bell Classics relaunch, this is an
This is a book about those two numbers.’
inspiring call-to-arms for Christians to tackle
poverty, inequality and oppression.
Jesus Wants to Save Christians is a book about faith and fear, wealth and war,
poverty, power, safety, terror, Bibles, bombs, and homeland insecurity.
About the author
million worldwide.• Love Wins was the first
Christian book to hit the Sunday Times Bestseller
List since Karen Armstrong•
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● ISBN: 9780007487882
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SEX GOD: EXPLORING THE ENDLESS QUESTIONS BETWEEN SPIRITUALITY AND SEXUALITY
Bell, Rob
About the book
Summary
‘God and sex go together. You can’t separate the two’, says Rob Bell, because this
Sex God, Rob Bell’s follow-up to the bestselling
physical world is intimately linked to deeper spiritual realities. And so, in order to
Velvet Elvis, tackles the controversial relationship
make sense of sexuality, at some point you have to talk about God. With beauty
between sexuality and spirituality. Published as
and unusual insight, Sex God explores this connection.
part of the Rob Bell Classic relaunch, Sex God
explores the links between love, sex, and God.
About the author
List since Karen Armstrong.•
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VELVET ELVIS: REPAINTING THE CHRISTIAN FAITH
Bell, Rob
About the book
Summary
We know there's something more. We sense it, we feel it, and we want it. But how
Perhaps more relevant than ever before, Rob Bell’s
do we find it – a spirituality that stands up to the questions of an honest,
Velvet Elvis is his original and bestselling classic. In
searching mind? 'This book is for those who need a fresh take on Jesus and what
Velvet Elvis, Bell invites readers to wrestle with
it means for us to live the kind of life he teaches us to live,' writes Rob Bell.
their faith, and offers a radical new perspective on
Jesus, the church, and Christianity today.
This new edition of Velvet Elvis, along with the relaunch of Rob Bell’s three other
classic works, offers what Rob does best: original and refreshingly personal
perspectives on what Christianity is really about. 'We have to test everything,'
writes Bell. 'Do that to this book. Don't swallow it uncritically. Think about it.
Wrestle with it. Just because I'm a Christian and I'm trying to articulate a Christian
worldview doesn't mean I've got it nailed. I'm contributing to the discussion. God
has spoken, and the rest is commentary, right?'
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About the author
List since Karen Armstrong.• The previous
UK.•
edition of Velvet Elvis sold over 16,000 TCM in the
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THE CLUMSIES (6) - THE CLUMSIES MAKE A MESS OF THE AIRPORT
Anderson, Sorrel
About the book
Summary
More sparklingly funny adventures about the much-loved talking mice that live
Shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny prize 2010,
under Howard's desk, eat his biscuits, try and help him out, but only ever end up
The Clumsies are back in their sixth and most
making a mess. This time they are at the airport, but a mix up at security sees the
hilarious book yet and they’re making a very big
Clumsies end up in the wrong suitcase and running amok in Departures
mess of the airport.
About the author
"Sorrel Anderson hasn’t always been a writer. Once upon a time she worked as a
The Clumsies Make a Mess was shortlisted for the
civil servant, and it was there that she found the inspiration for her characters –
ROALD DAHL FUNNY PRIZEThe Clumsies Make
quite literally. One morning she came into work to find a pair of mice in a plastic
a Mess was Sunday Times Children's Book of the
bag under her desk, eating up her biscuits. She named them Purvis and Mickey
Week and Telegraph Children's Book of the
Thompson, and that very day, the Clumsies were born!"
WeekCatch up with Sorrel Anderson and the
Clumsies on her author blog
www.sorrelanderson.comWill appeal to fans of
the successful Mr Gum seriesCompetitions,
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features and extracts on relevant magazines and
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Mess 978-0-00-733090-4, The Clumsies Make a
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DISTRACTION
Marsden, Sommer
About the book
Summary
‘Good luck getting your key. I’m the middle house across the road should you
Never in her hottest dreams did Farrell McGee
need anything. At all,’ he said. The tone, the words, the accent on the anything. Oh
expect a move to Tower Terrace to be such an
god, he was one of those men. Men who had tons of self assurance and sexual
erotic roller coaster ride.
prowess and total faith in their bedroom abilities. Those men were
dangerous.’Starting over at twenty eight, Farrell McGee discovers sleepy
Tower Terrace teeming with handsome men. Well, maybe not teeming, but three
heart-stopping men do live across the road from her.Despite feeling she's
fallen backwards into a fairytale, complete with a big stone tower, a local legend
and missing love letters, it becomes clear that all three of her neighbours have a
sensual grip on her. She's powerless to choose just one, and just as powerless to
get them out of her head or her bed. Deke, the devilish good boy who's superb at
being bad. Coop, so often annoying in his gruffness, but oh so dominant where it
counts. And Stephen the pretty, sweet, slightly submissive one. Her sex life has
never been so good and her heart never so torn. She needs to choose one man,
when she's not ready to give up any of them. But deep down she knows who she
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ROUGH TRADE: DANGEROUS DALLIANCES
Various,
About the book
Summary
About the author
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MY BOYFRIEND'S BOYFRIENDS: GREEDY GIRL STORIES
Various,
About the book
Summary
When Sara entertains her husband’s friends, she makes every jaw drop, but that’s
Ten extremely hot stories about girls who love to be
not all that goes down in a crowded room.In a swingers club, Helen wants to
the centre of attention. Original group sex erotica
enter a special space and accept all of the excessive pleasures on offer inside
from Primula Bond, Janine Ashbless, Lisette
it.Penny takes part in a glory-hole competition and gets more than she
Ashton, Penny Birch and many more. Indulge
bargained for.Smoking hot erotica stories where size and numbers matter.
yourself with Mischief Books.
About the author
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LIFE ON MARS: BOMBS, BULLETS AND BLUE STRATOS
Graham, Tom
About the book
Summary
‘My name is Sam Tyler. In 2006 I was a DCI working for Greater Manchester CID.
Time to trim the sideburns and crank up the
Then I had an accident, and I found myself where I am now -- still in Manchester,
Cortina as Sam Tyler and Gene Hunt are back, in a
but thirty-three years earlier, in 1973. I was in a coma -- but was this really a
brand new instalment of the ground-breaking LIFE
dream? And if it was, why did I feel more alive there than I did in the present?
ON MARS series.
So I jumped. From a roof top. It was the only way. And when I hit the gray, lifeless
concrete of a 2006 street, I found myself back home in 1973. Back with Gene
Hunt. Back with Annie. Back where I belong… where I am now… where I want to
Life on Mars was a groundbreaking and
be.
phenomenally successful TV series that ran
There is no going back now. I have made my decision and it is the right decision. I
between 2006 and 2007.
know it is… I know it is… I know it is…’
Sam Tyler is back in 1973. But far from being feeling that everything is now as it
This sees the return of Sam Tyler and Gene Hunt in
should be, Sam is dogged by unsettling dreams and the feeling that all is not as it
the first of four brand new Life on Mars novels from
should be.
the creators of the series.
But Gene Hunt, his foul-mouthed and hard-as-nails boss, isn’t about to let Sam go
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all soft…
Still a huge amount of interest in the series
characters and this brings new life and new depth
About the author
to them.
"Tom Graham left school at 14 without qualifications. He is a smoker, and says
Exclusive e-book only.
that writing the Life on Mars novels is the nearest thing he’s had to a regular job
since he got banned from driving. He part-owns a greyhound called Arthur and his
Publication will be supported by an innovative
ambition is to get fruity with Raquel Welch (to be clear about it, that’s Tom’s
digital campaign.
ambition, not Arthur’s)."
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WHOOSH AND CHUG!
Braun, Sebastien
About the book
Summary
Chug the little engine works hard, carefully carrying heavy cargo. Whoosh, the
All aboard for high-speed railway adventure! Hold
passenger train laughs at Chug and calls him a slow coach. But one day, going too
on to your seats for a brand new story full of danger
fast leads Whoosh into terrible danger. Can Chug come to the rescue?
and excitement from Sebastien Braun, the creator
of Toot and Pop! and Digger and Skip!
Go, Chug, go!
A fast paced adventure, perfect for young rail enthusiasts!
• Transport has always enthralled children and
About the author
these books have huge appeal, with a host of
Sebastien Braun is an artist from Alsace, who studied Fine Arts in Strasbourg. He
machine-crazy little boys!
different vehicles to spot throughout - a must for all
has produced numerous paintings for advertising and loves making toys.
Sebastien lives in Gloucestershire with his wife and two sons.
• The third title in Sebastien’s vehicle range. The
next book will feature tractors (July 2013)
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PANDA PANIC
Rix, Jamie
About the book
Summary
Ping the panda lives with his mum and twin sister An on the Wolong Nature nature
It’s time for Ping the panda cub to meet his public
reserve in China. Although his name means ‘peaceful‘ in Chinese, he’s anything
in this hilarious Awesome Animals adventure by
but! Ping craves adventure and excitement but unfortunately he is a panda… and
award-winning author, Jamie Rix.
pandas do pretty much nothing except eat bamboo for around 14 hours a day and
poo up to 40 times a day.
So when Ping overhears one of the reserve rangers talking about plans to send a
panda to London Zoo as part of an exchange programme, he knows this is his big
• A brand new title in the Awesome Animals series,
chance! But how can he make sure he gets selected for the programme? What if
guaranteed to have kids in stitches!
they choose Gao – the super cute panda with the big fat cheeks who lives in
another corner of the reserve? Will Ping be able to swap his boring life on the
• Jamie Rix is a popular children’s writer, and
reserve for a once-in-a-lifetime adventure on the other side of the world, or is he
author of the Alistair Fury series and Grizzly Tales
destined to a life of eating, and pooing, bamboo?
for Gruesome Children books
Nothing’s black and white in this laugh-out -loud Awesome Animal adventure!
• All Awesome Animals title will promoted directly
to animal fans through kids magazines, web sites
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About the author
and at zoos!
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Jamie Rix is a children’s author, an animation writer and director, and a producer
• Other titles available: MEERKAT MADNESS
of television comedy. Jamie has published over forty titles, ranging from picture
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books and first readers to novels and books of short stories. He is married and
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has two grown up children. Jamie and his wife live in South London with a boxer
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dog and two foxes under their garden shed.
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BOND GIRL
Duffy, Erin
About the book
Summary
Whilst some bankers take 15 minutes to agree on a font size for a presentation,
The Devil Wears Prada meets Wall Street in this
Alex Gerrett discovers that it takes her only one minute to lose her new bank
fast–paced, hilarious odyssey in four–inch heels.
$93,000 on her first trade. Welcome to the world of finance.
Being at the bottom of the corporate ladder in one of Wall street's biggest
powerhouses is like having landed in a giant adult playground for
• Already in development as a TV series. Lynda
new-girl-on-the-block Alex. As a child she witnessed the 'glamour' of the
Obst (Hot In Cleveland, The Invention of Lying, How
money-making machine via her banker dad. Now, she has survived the
to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Sleepless in Seattle) is
'do-you-squeeze-the-toothpaste-from-the-bottom-or-the-top?' question in the
attached to produce through her deal at
interview and is heading for The City.
Sony.• Innovative marketing campaign with
massive sampling activity in the City and UK
Her 'Watch Out Wall Street, Here I Come' attitude is soon punctured by her status
offices.• Perfect summer reading for every
as the one with the folding chair instead of a desk.
woman who has had a first job, has a bank
account , or who has had to bail out a bank!
She has a lot to learn, for example:
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• A $65 limo ride is a completely acceptable way to travel ten blocks…
• … or five blocks if it’s raining.
•Knowing maths is important - but nowhere near as important as you’d think!
• A bet is a bet is a bet. If you lose as credit card roulette, you will pay the bill. No
one cares that it’s your first job and the bill is $10,000.
And with things looking a little sticky on the World’s markets, it’s going to be a
bumpy ride.
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Erin Duffy graduated from Georgetown University in 2000 with a B.A. in English
and went on to spend more than a decade working in fixed income sales on Wall
Street. She currently lives in New York. Bond Girl is her first novel.
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THE INHERITANCE
Tolkien, Simon
About the book
Summary
At the outset Stephen’s guilt seems certain. He was the last person seen with his
Stephen Cade is on trial for his life, charged with
father who was about to cut him out of his will, and Stephen’s fingerprints were all
the premeditated murder of his father – a famed
over the murder weapon. However, as the evidence unfolds at the Old Bailey,
historian and war hero.
Stephen’s girlfriend, his reclusive brother Silas, and his father’s beautiful but
disfigured personal assistant, Sasha Vigne, all come under suspicion. Sasha is
trying to find an ancient cross of priceless value that her employer may have had
in his possession. The cross is identified with an old church in Northern France
• The grandson of J.R.R. Tolkien is a naturally
where a family was massacred at the end of the Second World War. As the noose
gifted storyteller with a flair for crafting
tightens around Stephen’s neck, Inspector Trave starts to doubt his guilt and sets
multi-layered and engaging crime thrillers, proving
out for Normandy in a search for past secrets that might save the life of the young
that he is a master of suspense.• Writes with
man who he charged for murder six months before.
the sharp incisiveness and insider’s perspective of
a professional barrister.• Skilfully blends
About the author
elements of the classic whodunit, suspense novel
and historical fiction.
Simon Tolkien was a successful Criminal Justice barrister in London specializing in
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serious crimes before moving to California with his wife and two children to take
up writing full time. He has been acclaimed as a naturally gifted storyteller with a
terrific command of language and a unique perception into the darker sides of
human nature. The grandson of J.R.R. Tolkien, with whom he had a very special
relationship, Simon Tolkien’s writing is set firmly in this world.
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A COURT AFFAIR
Purdy, Emily
About the book
Summary
A love triangle, with deadly consequences…
Power, passion and politics…
Agoraphobic Amy, the daughter of a country gentleman, is marrying the great
Uncovering the love triangle between Queen
Duke of Northumberland’s son, Sir Robert Dudley. While she fears the bustle of
Elizabeth I, Robert Dudley, and his wife Amy, and
court and city life, she faces a far larger challenge as rumours will abound that the
her mysterious death,
newly appointed Queen Elizabeth is having an affair with her husband.
A Court Affair is an unforgettable story of ambition,
lust and jealousy.
Meanwhile Elizabeth is coping with various threats to her person and her reign but
finds herself drawn to the temptation of an adulterous liaison so as to retain her
power. Numerous foreign suitors begin paying court to the beautiful young queen,
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which fuels Dudley’s jealousy and leads him to question his marriage to Amy.
• Combines the historical romp and sexiness of
Dudley struggles between these two women: caught between that which he
BBC's Tudors series with the sumptuous detail of
desperately wants and what he knows to be right…
Philippa Gregory’s novels.
A royal affair overlaid with ambition, lust and envy, this is an unforgettable story of
• A period of history that is of perennial interest to
the price one must pay for sin.
readers, told from the perspective of a
lesser-known historical figure.
About the author
• Sophisticated cover look.
Emily Purdy was born in Texas, where she still lives.
www.harpercollins.co.uk/avon
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30-MINUTE VEGETARIAN
Elliot, Rose
About the book
Summary
The well-loved queen of vegetarian cuisine, Rose Elliot has been helping
Whether you are a vegetarian, or not, sometimes
vegetarians, vegans and those who just fancy a meat-free dinner once in a while
you need to get dinner on the table fast. Perfect for
create gorgeous vegetarian dishes for over four decades. Inspired by her
the busy home cook, Rose Elliot’s 30-Minute
bestselling Vegetarian Meals in Minute, this new book complete with beautiful
Vegetarian will help you make a delicious
original photography, contains classic recipes such as macaroni cheese, quick
vegetarian dinner in 30-minutes or less, any night
rhubarb crumble and chutney bean burgers alongside 100 brand new recipes all
of the week.
of which can be cooked in half an hour.
From puddings to gratins, curries to risottos, salads to pasta and the odd omelette
or two, you will find a variety of flavoursome and hearty dishes that you can turn to
• Rose Elliot has sold over a 3 million books
again and again. Suitable for a quick after work supper when you’d rather be
worldwide, she is a formidable vegetarian brand
relaxing than cooking, but you’ll also find recipes that you can use to treat friends
• The fast food and 30-minute meals theme is
and family, helping you to spend more time with them than in your kitchen.
perennial but has recently achieved greater focus
with the likes of Jamie’s 30-Minute Meals and
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Rose’s helpful tips, advice and fail-safe recipes have been relied upon for over 40
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years, tastes and trends may have changed over that time but our need for quick
• Rose’s incredibly popular Guardian column
and simple meals continues to grow. If you need a delicious vegetarian dinner
changed the perception of vegetarian cooking in
fast, all you will need is Rose Elliot’s 30-Minute Vegetarian.
Britain
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Rose Elliot is Britain's foremost vegetarian cookery writer and is renowned for her
practical and creative approach to food. She frequently contributes to national
magazines, gives cookery demonstrations and broadcasts on radio and television.
With book sales of 3 million, she is our best-selling vegetarian cookery author.
EARTH GIRL
Edwards, Janet
About the book
Summary
2788. Only the handicapped live on Earth. While everyone else portals between
Jarra is stuck on Earth while the rest of humanity
worlds, 18-year-old Jarra is among the one in a thousand people born with an
portals around the universe. But can she prove to
immune system that cannot survive on other planets. Sent to Earth at birth to
the norms that she’s more than just an Earth Girl?
save her life, she has been abandoned by her parents. She can’t travel to other
worlds, but she can watch their vids, and she knows all the jokes they make.
She’s an ‘ape’, a ‘throwback’, but this is one ape girl who won’t give in.
• A fantastic YA science fiction debut, with huge
Jarra invents a fake background for herself - as a normal child of Military parents -
crossover potential into the adult market
and joins a class of norms that is on Earth to excavate the ruins of the old cities.
When an ancient skyscraper collapses, burying another research team, Jarra’s
• Set on Earth, this is science fiction grounded in a
role in their rescue puts her in the spotlight. No hiding at back of class now. To
completely believable future; a refreshing twist on
make life more complicated, she finds herself falling in love with one of her
the popular YA dystopian genre
classmates - a norm from another planet. Somehow, she has to keep the
deception going.
• Aspirational, feisty heroine that you can’t help
but cheer on
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A freak solar storm strikes the atmosphere, and the class is ordered to portal
off-world for safety - no problem for a real child of military parents, but fatal for
• Digital marketing possibilities abound, and it will
Jarra. The storm is so bad that the crews of the orbiting solar arrays have to
be supported by a full launch on the new Voyager
escape to planet below: the first landing from space in 600 years. And one is on
website and Twitter
collision course with their shelter.
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About the author
Janet Edwards lives in the Midlands. As a child, she read everything she could get
her hands on, which included the works of many of the great names of Science
Fiction. She read Maths at Oxford, and went on to suffer years of writing
unbearably complicated technical documents. When the company she worked for
entered the stormy waters of take over land, she decided it was time to jump ship
and try writing something that was fun for a change. She has a husband, a son, a
lot of books, and an aversion to housework.
THE KING'S MISTRESS
Bagwell, Gillian
About the book
Summary
In the prequel to her first novel, The Darling Strumpet, Gillian Bagwell takes the
Set against the volatile backdrop of the English
reader on an adventure filled with danger, bravery, and a love that knows no
Civil War, dive into this enthralling tale of danger,
bounds.
bravery, and a woman who would do anything for
the man she loved.
As a nobleman’s daughter, Jane Lane leads a privileged life inside the walls of her
family’s home. At 25 years old, her parents are keen to see her settled, but Jane
dreams of a union that goes beyond the handsome dowry her father desires.
• The gripping tale of the famous escape of King
Her quiet world is shattered when Royalists, fighting to restore the crown to King
Charles II, as seen through the eyes of the woman
Charles II, arrive at their door, imploring Jane and her family for help. They have
who made it all possible - Jane Lane.
been hiding the king, but Cromwell’s forces are close behind them, baying for
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Charles’ blood - and anyone who seeks to help him. Putting herself in mortal
• The prequel to Gillian’s debut novel, ‘The Darling
danger, Jane must help the king escape to safety by disguising him as her
Strumpet’, which told of King Charles II’s return to
manservant.
London after years in exile.
With the shadow of the gallows dogging their every step, Jane finds herself falling
• Beautiful jacket package to attract the growing
in love with the gallant young Charles. But will Jane surrender to a passion that
historical fiction consumer.
could change her life - and the course of history - forever?
• Perfect for fans of compelling historical fiction
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The unforgettable true story of Charles II’s escape, retold for a modern, female
such as Philippa Gregory and Elizabeth Chadwick.
audience. Perfect for fans of compelling historical fiction such as Philippa Gregory
and Elizabeth Chadwick.
All bookshop, independent and library sales to
Gardners Books and Bertrams.
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united these passions in writing ‘The Darling Strumpet’, her first novel. She began
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her professional life as an actress, then moved from acting to directing and
producing, founding The Pasadena Shakespeare Company, which she ran for nine
years. She now lives in Berkeley, California.
Please visit Gillian’s website, www.gillianbagwell.com, for news on her books,
articles, and links to blogs of her research adventures.
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REVELRY
Lord, Lucy
About the book
Summary
Struggling artist Bella and her colourful circle of friends gallivant from beach bars
Two best friends, three gorgeous guys, a dwarf,
to members’ clubs to festivals, partying hard and giving in to the myriad romantic
plenty of booze and one long summer of fun.
temptations that crop up when you’re young(ish), fit and up for it.
Bella’s been lusting after Ben, a ludicrously handsome actor, for years. But he’s
way out of her league. Then there’s sexy, muscle-bound Mark and clever, intense
• A perfect slice of hilarious and romantic fiction
journalist Andy - who’s marrying uptight Alison, so why does he keep gazing at
following a group of thirty-somethings during one
Bella in such a disconcerting manner?
hot summer of fun
Will Bella ever make a success of her art, or will endless sun-drenched hedonism
• Fans of Lisa Jewel and Sophie Kinsella will love
prove her hungover undoing? Will her ageing photographer father ever stop
this fantastically entertaining escapist read
salivating over young models? Will her gorgeous, successful best mate Poppy ever
put a foot wrong? And is it true what they say about dwarfs being compensated by
• The perfect beach read Revelry takes you from
nature in other respects?
Ibiza to London to Glastonbury and back to London
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About the author
• On-book offers and exciting new brand
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Lucy Lord is a journalist and columnist who has written for the Times, Guardian,
the most successful launches of summer 2012
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partnerships will ensure that this debut is one of
Independent, Evening Standard, Time Out and Arena. Her favourite pastimes are
reading, writing, lying in hammocks, lunching on beaches and throwing parties.
She lives in London with her musician husband. Revelry, her first novel, isn't
autobiographical in the slightest.
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COLLINS NEW NATURALIST LIBRARY - PARTRIDGES: COUNTRYSIDE BAROMETER
Potts, G.R/Buner, Francis
About the book
Summary
Globally, there are at least 45 species of game bird that have the word partridge
Until World War I Grey Partridge numbers in Europe
in their name, but in this book G. R. Potts devotes himself to the Grey, Red-legged
alone were at least 75 million, but this number has
and Chukar Partridges, with particular emphasis on the Grey Partridge due to its
now quite dramatically fallen to less than 3 million.
well-known decline in Britain.
The Grey Partridge has overcome the effects of
several ice ages and thrived in World Wars but it is
In this groundbreaking addition to the New Naturalist series, Potts explores how
now expected to disappear completely from huge
mankind and partridges have evolved together, both ultimately dependent on
areas of farmland.
grasslands rather than forests. For thousands of years, both ate grass seeds and
this continued until cereals largely replaced them. Hundreds of species of plant
and insect that partridges and other birds eat thrived on farms for thousands of
years until the dawn of the pesticides era. Since then the long decline in partridge
• New volume in the New Naturalist series
abundance has been a barometer for biodiversity over vast swathes of the
Northern Hemisphere.
• New findings and latest research on one of the
most popular natural history subject areas
Highlighting the positive example of the Norfolk Estate in the Sussex Study area,
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Potts investigates how both Grey and Red-legged Partridge numbers have been
• Of interest to a wide range of readers, from the
increased, flourishing in a highly productive and profitable system of farming and
enthusiastic amateur to the interested professional
an oasis in what has often looked and sounded like a desert. In a small corner of
England farmland wildlife is able to thrive much as it did before pesticides were
introduced.
This is a complex and fascinating story, with a heady mix of hunting, farming,
predation, parasites, disease and climate change.
About the author
G R [Dick] Potts DSc, FRAgS, a farmer’s son from Yorkshire, is an internationally
renowned expert on the Grey Partridge and farmland ecology. He graduated from
the University of Durham where his studies of the Shag in the 1960s led to
concerns over the effects of pesticides on wildlife. He joined the Game
Conservancy in 1968, eventually becoming Director General. His pioneering
approach led to changes in conservation methods and new legislation to benefit
wildlife and agriculture.
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COLLINS FUNGI GUIDE: THE MOST COMPLETE FIELD GUIDE TO THE MUSHROOMS AND TOADSTOOLS OF BRITAIN AND EUROPE
Buczacki, Stefan/Shields, Christopher
About the book
Summary
Every species is illustrated in colour, directly opposite the species description, with
The sixth title in the bestselling Collins Guide
illustrations of young and mature fruiting bodies where necessary. Nearly 2,400
series, this book covers every macro species of
species are illustrated in full colour, with detailed notes on how to correctly
mushroom and toadstool found in Europe – from
identify them, with details of similar, confusing species also given to further
the North Cape to the heel of Italy.
ensure correct identification.
Written by one of Europe's leading mycologists, Stefan Buczacki, and illustrated by
two of the world's leading natural history illustrators, Christopher Shields and
• Fungi is one of the most popular natural history
Denys Ovenden, this is the ultimate fungi guide for both amateur and experienced
subjects, with previous mushroom and foraging
mycologists alike.
titles selling nearly 200,000 copies over the past
two years
About the author
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• Publication ties in with the traditional start of the
Professor Stefan Buczacki is one of the country's best known gardening writers
English wild mushroom season, with St George’s,
and broadcasters. His extensive gardening knowledge is underpinned by his
Chanterelles and Morels amongst the more popular
scientific expertise -- he gained an international reputation as a plant pathologist
Spring fungi
before leaving research to become freelance in 1984. He has published many
thousands of newspaper and magazine articles and numerous gardening and
• Featuring beautiful, specially commissioned
natural history books, including 'Collins New Generation Guide to Mushrooms and
artwork by the world’s leading natural history
Toadstools' and 'New Naturalist Garden Natural History'.
illustrators
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• Authoritative, comprehensive and accessible text
is clearly designed for fast and accurate
identification
• Previous titles in the highly successful Collins
Guide series have sold a combined 400,000
copies
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MOG'S CHRISTMAS
Kerr, Judith
About the book
Summary
The house is full of strange bustling, there are new noises and new smells, and
New cover, new format reissue of this story about
where is that tree going? Disconcerted by all the unusual activities, Mog escapes
everyone’s favourite family cat, Mog
to the roof, and there she stays…until, unexpectedly, she returns with a bump!
About the author
Judith Kerr was born in Berlin, the daughter of a distinguished German writer. She
• All the titles in this best-selling series are
reissuing in a uniform format with new covers
left Germany with her family in 1933 to escape the Nazis and they arrived in
England in 1936, having spent the intervening years in Switzerland and France.
• Judith Kerr is one of the best-loved children’s
She is married to Nigel Kneale and they have two children.
authors of the twentieth century.
• Judith Kerr's books about Mog, the loveable,
accident-prone cat, have entertained countless
children for more than thirty years and sold over
three million copies worldwide.
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• The first story, ‘Mog The Forgetful Cat‘ was
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published in 1970 and Mog has remained a
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• Judith Kerr is well loved for her classic picture
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over two million copies.
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• Judith Kerr’s first novel, ‘When Hitler Stole Pink
Rabbit’, won the prestigious Jugendbuchpreis in
Germany and has sold over 500,000 copies.
• HarperCollins Children’s Books are proud to be
Judith Kerr’s sole publisher.
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TREE AND LEAF
Tolkien, J R R
About the book
Summary
Fairy stories are not just for children, as anyone who has read Tolkien will know. In
A new edition of Tolkien’s TREE AND LEAF,
his essay On Fairy Stories, Tolkien discusses the nature of fairy-tales and fantasy
complete with his rare translation and commentary
and rescues the genre from those who would relegate it to juvenilia. The haunting
of The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth, the Battle of
short story, Leaf by Niggle, recounts the story of the artist, Niggle who has a long
Maldon.
journey to make and is seen as an allegory of Tolkien's life.
The poem Mythopoeia relates an argument between two unforgettable characters
as they discuss the making of myths. Lastly, and published for the very first time,
we are treated to the translation of Tolkien's account of the Battle of Maldon,
• This reissue, with visually striking cover artwork
known as The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth.
by Tolkien himself, is now packaged to match the
TREE AND LEAF is an eclectic, amusing, provocative and entertaining collection of
definitive ‘Tolkien Library’ series of B-format
works which reveals the diversity of J.R.R. Tolkien's imagination, the depth of his
paperbacks.
knowledge of English history, and the breadth of his talent as a creator of
fantastic fiction.
• One of the core Tolkien titles, listed in every
Tolkien bibliography.
About the author
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time in three years.
languages and have sold many millions of copies world wide.
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Homecoming of Beorhtnoth, published for the first
known for writing THE HOBBIT, THE LORD OF THE RINGS and THE SILMARILLION,
plus other stories and essays. His books have been translated into over 30
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TOLKIEN
• Includes Tolkien’s translation of The
J R R Tolkien (1892-1973) was a distinguished academic, though he is best
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SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT: WITH PEARL AND SIR ORFEO
Tolkien, J R R
About the book
Summary
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Pearl are two poems by an unknown author
A collection of three medieval English poems,
written in about 1400. Sir Gawain is a romance, a fairy-tale for adults, full of life
translated by Tolkien for the modern-day reader
and colour; but it is also much more than this, being at the same time a powerful
and containing romance, tragedy, love, sex and
moral tale which examines religious and social values.
honour.
Pearl is apparently an elegy on the death of a child, a poem pervaded with a sense
of great personal loss: but, like Gawain it is also a sophisticated and moving
debate on much less tangible matters.
• Published to match Tolkien’s other book of
translations, Finn and Hengest, also reissued this
Sir Orfeo is a slighter romance, belonging to an earlier and different tradition. It
month
was a special favourite of Tolkien’s.
• Attractive new design as part of the Tolkien
The three translations represent the complete rhyme and alliterative schemes of
Collection, the matching library of B-format
the originals.
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About the author
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J.R.R.Tolkien (1892-1973) was a distinguished academic, though he is best
known for writing The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, plus
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other stories and essays. His books have been translated into over 30 languages
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SCOTT PILGRIM VS THE UNIVERSE VOLUME 5
O'Malley, Bryan Lee
About the book
Summary
Scott Pilgrim just turned 24, and things couldn't possibly be better! This means
The fifth Scott Pilgrim volume! Shortlisted for the
things are about to get infinitely worse! Suddenly, TWO of Ramona's evil
Best Graphic Novel in the 2009 LA Book Prize, to
ex-boyfriends are in town, and they're playing dirty. His band is in turmoil, and his
be announced 23 April 2010.
own exes aren't making things any easier. And what's up with Ramona, anyway?
She's been acting kinda weird ever since they moved in together! Scott's precious
little life is coming back around to bite him in the butt, and it may not be pretty!
Cult series of graphic novels that have been
About the author
gaining large readership and buzz in the US.
Bryan Lee O’Malley is an award-winning Canadian cartoonist. He has been working
Currently being made into a $80 million Universal
on a series of graphic novels called Scott Pilgrim. He writes the words and draws
film starring Michael Cera (Juno, Year One) and
the pictures. He occasionally makes music under the name Kupek.
directed by Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Hot
Fuzz), to be released in summer 2010. "Now that
the big-screen version of Watchmen has been
realized, the most eagerly awaited adaptation of a
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comic book is probably Scott Pilgrim vs. the World."
New York Times
● ISBN: 9780007372140
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Series has sold 200,000 copies in the US, and
Times graphic novel bestseller list for weeks.
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volume 5, published 2009, was in the New York
Series has won and been shortlisted for numerous
awards, including Entertainment Weekly's A-List
2007, Independent Comic of the Year 2006,
Harvey Award 2007, Joe Shuster Award 2006,
Doug Wright Award 2005, and a nomination for an
Eisner Award.
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SCOTT PILGRIM AND THE INFINITE SADNESS VOLUME 3
O'Malley, Bryan Lee
About the book
Summary
Ramona's third evil ex-boyfriend, Todd Ingram, is currently dating the former love
The third Scott Pilgrim volume!
of Scott Pilgrim's life! Envy Adams broke Scott's heart a year and a half ago. Now
she and her evil art-rock band are back, and they're getting Scott's band to open a
show two days from now! That's just enough time for Scott to fight Todd, keep
Ramona happy, fend off demented ex-girlfriends, and practice that new setlist.
Right??
About the author
New York Times
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Eisner Award.
● 392 pages
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SCOTT PILGRIM'S FINEST HOUR: VOLUME 6
O'Malley, Bryan Lee
About the book
Summary
It's finally here! Six years and almost 1000 pages have all led to this epic finale!
The LAST volume in the Scott Pilgrim series of
With six of Ramona's seven evil exes dispatched, it should be time for Scott
graphic novels!
Pilgrim to face Gideon Graves, the biggest and baddest of her former beaus. But
didn't Ramona take off at the end of Book 5? Shouldn't that let Scott off the
hook? Maybe it should, maybe it shouldn't, but one thing is for certain: all of this
has been building to Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour!
About the author
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New York Times
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Eisner Award.
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BAD PHARMA: HOW DRUG COMPANIES MISLEAD DOCTORS AND HARM PATIENTS
Goldacre, Ben
About the book
Summary
What he reveals is not pretty.
Following the bestselling Bad Science, which
mercilessly exposed the evils and absurdities of the
He finds a $600 billion industry in which more is spent on marketing than on
peddlers of bogus, pseudo-scientific remedies, Ben
research and development. In which the results of clinical trials of new drugs are
Goldacre turns his attention to the global
massaged, distorted or suppressed. In which regulators fail to regulate. In which
pharmaceutical industry.
new diseases are invented in order to swell profits. In which doctors are kept in
the dark about which drugs are the best for their patients, when that information
could easily be made freely available. In which patients’ pressure groups are
covertly sponsored by pill manufacturers. In which authoritative-looking journals
• Bad Science has sold over 350,000 copies in all
can in fact be nothing more than disguised advertising brochures. In which
formats.
papers, supposedly by respected academics, are actually ghostwritten by drugs
companies. To say nothing of outright fraud.
• Ben Goldacre is best known for his ‘Bad Science’
column in the Guardian, which is one of the most
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popular columns in the paper, receiving hundreds
of emails every week with tip-offs for stories.
Ben Goldacre is a doctor and science writer who has written the ' Bad Science '
column in the Guardian since 2003. His work focuses on unpicking the evidence
• www.badscience.net gets an average of 4,000
behind misleading claims from journalists, the pharmaceutical industry,
different users a day, with dozens of comments on
alternative therapists, and government reports. He has made a number of
each new post, and several thousand subscribers.
documentaries for BBC Radio 4, and his book Bad Science reached Number One
in the nonfiction charts, has sold 225,000 copies in the UK, and has been
• Supported by a national advertising campaign on
translated into 17 languages.
publication
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SCOTT PILGRIM'S PRECIOUS LITTLE LIFE: VOLUME 1
O'Malley, Bryan Lee
About the book
Summary
He's 23 years old, he's in a rock band, he's "between jobs," and he's dating a cute
Scott Pilgrim's life is totally sweet.
high school girl. Nothing could possibly go wrong, unless a seriously mind-blowing,
dangerously fashionable, rollerblading delivery girl named Ramona Flowers starts
cruising through his dreams and sailing by him at parties. Will Scott's awesome
life get turned upside-down? Will he have to face Ramona's seven evil
ex-boyfriends in battle? The short answer is yes. The long answer is Scott Pilgrim,
Volume 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life.
About the author
New York Times
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● 168 pages
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BLOOD SISTERS: THE WOMEN WHO WON THE WARS OF THE ROSE
Gristwood, Sarah
About the book
Summary
The events of the Wars of the Roses are usually described in terms of the men
A thrilling history of the extraordinary and largely
involved; Richard, Duke of York, Henry VI, Edward IV and Henry VII. The reality
unexplored lives of Tudor women during the Wars
though, argues Sarah Gristwood, was quite different. These years were also
of the Roses
packed with women's drama and - in the tales of conflicted maternity and
monstrous births - alive with female energy.
In this completely original book, acclaimed author Sarah Gristwood sheds light on
"• Sarah Gristwood is the author of ‘Arbella:
a neglected dimension of English history: the impact of Tudor women on the Wars
England’s Lost Queen’, a Sunday Times bestseller,
of the Roses. She examines Cecily Neville, the wife of Richard Duke of York, who
and ‘Perdita: Royal Mistress, Writer, Romantic’, a
was deprived of being queen when her husband died at the Battle of Wakefield;
Radio 4 Book of the Week.• Blood Sisters
Elizabeth Woodville, a widow with several children who married Edward IV in
explores an area of English history that has
secret and was crowned queen consort; Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII,
previously been neglected. It is an original and
whose ambitions centred on her son and whose persuasions are likely to have
important analysis.• The author will use a
lead her husband Lord Stanley, previously allied with the Yorkists, to play his part
range of source material including letters from the
in Henry's victory.
women to their husbands and sons and an account
book left by Elizabeth York as queen.• This is
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Until now, the lives of these women have remained little known to the general
period in English history is the new Tudors -
public. In ‘Tudor Rose’, Sarah Gristwood tells their stories in detail for the first
Philippa Gregory’s The White Queen, The Red
time. Captivating and original, this is historical writing of the most important kind.
Queen and The Lady of the Rivers are all inspired
by this historical period."
About the author
"Sarah Gristwood was born in Kent and read English at St Anne’s College, Oxford
University. She has written for the ‘Guardian’, the ‘Telegraph’, the ‘Independent’
and the ‘Mail’ and for magazines including the ‘New Statesman’ and ‘Empire’. The
author of Sunday Times bestseller, ‘Arbella: England’s Lost Queen’, she is married
to film critic Derek Malcolm and lives in London and Kent."
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