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A Little Life Paperback English by Hanya Yanagihara - 2016-03-10
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SpecificationsAbout the Author Hanya Yanagihara lives in New York City.Author 1 Hanya YanagiharaBook Description When four graduates from a small Massachusetts college move to New York to make their way theyre broke adrift and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition. There is kind handsome Willem an aspiring actor; JB a quick-witted sometimes cruel Brooklyn-born painter seeking entry to the art world; Malcolm a frustrated architect at a prominent firm; and withdrawn brilliant enigmatic Jude who serves as their centre of gravity. Over the decades their relationships deepen and darken tinged by addiction success and pride. Yet their greatest challenge each comes to realize is Jude himself by midlife a terrifyingly talented litigator yet an increasingly broken man his mind and body scarred by an unspeakable childhood and haunted by what he fears is a degree of trauma that hell not only be unable to overcome - but that will define his life forever.Format PaperbackEdition Number 1Editor 1 Pan MacMillanEditorial Review A singularly profound and moving work . . . Its not often that you read a book of this length and find yourself thinking "I wish it was longer" but Yanagihara takes you so deeply into the lives and minds of these characters that you struggle to leave them behind. Fiona Wilson The Times A Little Life makes for near-hypnotically compelling reading a vivid hyperreal portrait of human existence that demands intense emotional investment . . . An astonishing achievement: a novel of grand drama and sentiment but its a canvas Yanagihara has painted with delicate subtle brushstrokes. Independent One of the pleasures of fiction is how suddenly a brilliant writer can alter the literary landscape . . . Ms. Yanagiharas immense new book . . . announces her as decisively as a second work can as a major American novelist. Here is an epic study of trauma and friendship written with such intelligence and depth of perception that it will be one of the benchmarks against which all other novels that broach those subjects and they are legion will be measured. Wall Street Journal How often is a novel so deeply disturbing that you might find yourself weeping and yet so revelatory about human kindness that you might also feel touched by grace? Yanagiharas astonishing and unsettling second novel . . . plumbs the rich inner lives of all of her characters... You dont just care deeply about all these lives. Thanks to the authors exquisite skill you feel as if you are living them . . . A Little Life is about the unimaginable cruelty of human beings the savage things done to a child and his lifelong struggle to overcome the damage. Its pages are soaked with grief but its also about the bottomless human capacity for love and endurance . . . Its not hyperbole to call this novel a masterwork - if anything that word is simply just too little for it San Francisco Chronicle Martin Amis once asked "Who else but Tolstoy has made happiness really swing on the page?" And the surprising answer is that Hanya Yanagihara has: counterintuitively the most moving parts of "A Little Life" are not its most brutal but its tenderest ones moments when Jude receives kindness and support from his friends . . . "A Little Life" feels elemental irreducible-and dark and disturbing though it is there is beauty in it Jon Michaud New YorkerGrade NewView Full Specifications SpecificationsAbout the Author Hanya Yanagihara lives in New York City.Author 1 Hanya YanagiharaBook Description When four graduates from a small Massachusetts college move to New York to make their way theyre broke adrift and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition. There is kind handsome Willem an aspiring actor; JB a quick-witted sometimes cruel Brooklyn-born painter seeking entry to the art world; Malcolm a frustrated architect at a prominent firm; and withdrawn brilliant enigmatic Jude who serves as their centre of gravity. Over the decades their relationships deepen and darken tinged by addiction success and pride. Yet their greatest challenge each comes to realize is Jude himself by midlife a terrifyingly talented litigator yet an increasingly broken man his mind and body scarred by an unspeakable childhood and haunted by what he fears is a degree of trauma that hell not only be unable to overcome - but that will define his life forever.Format PaperbackEdition Number 1Editor 1 Pan MacMillanEditorial Review A singularly profound and moving work . . . Its not often that you read a book of this length and find yourself thinking "I wish it was longer" but Yanagihara takes you so deeply into the lives and minds of these characters that you struggle to leave them behind. Fiona Wilson The Times A Little Life makes for near-hypnotically compelling reading a vivid hyperreal portrait of human existence that demands intense emotional investment . . . An astonishing achievement: a novel of grand drama and sentiment but its a canvas Yanagihara has painted with delicate subtle brushstrokes. Independent One of the pleasures of fiction is how suddenly a brilliant writer can alter the literary landscape . . . Ms. Yanagiharas immense new book . . . announces her as decisively as a second work can as a major American novelist. Here is an epic study of trauma and friendship written with such intelligence and depth of perception that it will be one of the benchmarks against which all other novels that broach those subjects and they are legion will be measured. Wall Street Journal How often is a novel so deeply disturbing that you might find yourself weeping and yet so revelatory about human kindness that you might also feel touched by grace? Yanagiharas astonishing and unsettling second novel . . . plumbs the rich inner lives of all of her characters... You dont just care deeply about all these lives. Thanks to the authors exquisite skill you feel as if you are living them . . . A Little Life is about the unimaginable cruelty of human beings the savage things done to a child and his lifelong struggle to overcome the damage. Its pages are soaked with grief but its also about the bottomless human capacity for love and endurance . . . Its not hyperbole to call this novel a masterwork - if anything that word is simply just too little for it San Francisco Chronicle Martin Amis once asked "Who else but Tolstoy has made happiness really swing on the page?" And the surprising answer is that Hanya Yanagihara has: counterintuitively the most moving parts of "A Little Life" are not its most brutal but its tenderest ones moments when Jude receives kindness and support from his friends . . . "A Little Life" feels elemental irreducible-and dark and disturbing though it is there is beauty in it Jon Michaud New YorkerGrade NewView Full Specifications
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Going To The Mountain: Life Lessons From My Grandfather, Nelson Mandela Hardcover English by Ndaba Mandela - 26 June 2018
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SpecificationsAbout the Author Nelson Mandelas legacy lives on as his grandson Ndaba Mandela continues to keep its beacon of hope bright fueling its fiery message that one person can make a difference. Ndaba is the cofounder and cochairman of the Africa Rising Foundation an organization dedicated to promoting a positive image of Africa around the world and to increasing its potential for growth in the areas of education employment and international corporate alliances for profit and partnership. Ndaba is also the longest serving ambassador of UNAIDS which seeks to end discrimination around HIV/AIDS. Ndaba was named one of the "28 Men of Change" by Black Entertainment Television and is showing the world through his actions and orations that Nelson Mandelas voice and message of freedom still rings true. He lives in South Africa.Author 1 Ndaba MandelaBook Description The first-ever book to tell Nelson Mandelas life through the eyes of the grandson who was raised by him chronicling Ndaba Mandelas life living with and learning from one of the greatest leaders and humanitarians the world has ever known. To the rest of the world Nelson Mandela was a giant: an anti-apartheid revolutionary a world-renowned humanitarian and South Africas first black president. To Ndaba Mandela he was simply "Granddad." In Going to the Mountain Ndaba tells how he came to live with Mandela shortly after he turned eleven--having met each other only once years before when Mandela was imprisoned at Victor Verster Prison--and how the two of them slowly cautiously built a relationship that would affect both their lives in extraordinary ways. It wasnt an easy transition. Mandela had high expectations for those around him especially his family and Ndaba chafed at the strict rules and exacting guidelines in his grandfathers home. But at the same time--through overheard calls from foreign dignitaries as well as the Xhosa folk wisdom that his grandfather shared with him at every opportunity--Ndaba was learning how to be a man. On a scale both personal and epic Ndabas extraordinary journey mirrors that of South Africas coming of age--from the segregated Soweto ghettos into which he was born to the privileged life in which he grew up and the turbulent yet exciting times in which he carries on his grandfathers legacy. Going to the Mountain is in the end a story about unlocking the power within each of us. Its a cautionary tale about how a childs life can go one way or the other depending upon the intervention of a caring soul--and about the awesome power of love to serve as a catalyst for change.ISBN-13 9780316486576Language EnglishNumber of Pages 272Publication Date 26 June 2018Publisher Hachette Books SpecificationsAbout the Author Nelson Mandelas legacy lives on as his grandson Ndaba Mandela continues to keep its beacon of hope bright fueling its fiery message that one person can make a difference. Ndaba is the cofounder and cochairman of the Africa Rising Foundation an organization dedicated to promoting a positive image of Africa around the world and to increasing its potential for growth in the areas of education employment and international corporate alliances for profit and partnership. Ndaba is also the longest serving ambassador of UNAIDS which seeks to end discrimination around HIV/AIDS. Ndaba was named one of the "28 Men of Change" by Black Entertainment Television and is showing the world through his actions and orations that Nelson Mandelas voice and message of freedom still rings true. He lives in South Africa.Author 1 Ndaba MandelaBook Description The first-ever book to tell Nelson Mandelas life through the eyes of the grandson who was raised by him chronicling Ndaba Mandelas life living with and learning from one of the greatest leaders and humanitarians the world has ever known. To the rest of the world Nelson Mandela was a giant: an anti-apartheid revolutionary a world-renowned humanitarian and South Africas first black president. To Ndaba Mandela he was simply "Granddad." In Going to the Mountain Ndaba tells how he came to live with Mandela shortly after he turned eleven--having met each other only once years before when Mandela was imprisoned at Victor Verster Prison--and how the two of them slowly cautiously built a relationship that would affect both their lives in extraordinary ways. It wasnt an easy transition. Mandela had high expectations for those around him especially his family and Ndaba chafed at the strict rules and exacting guidelines in his grandfathers home. But at the same time--through overheard calls from foreign dignitaries as well as the Xhosa folk wisdom that his grandfather shared with him at every opportunity--Ndaba was learning how to be a man. On a scale both personal and epic Ndabas extraordinary journey mirrors that of South Africas coming of age--from the segregated Soweto ghettos into which he was born to the privileged life in which he grew up and the turbulent yet exciting times in which he carries on his grandfathers legacy. Going to the Mountain is in the end a story about unlocking the power within each of us. Its a cautionary tale about how a childs life can go one way or the other depending upon the intervention of a caring soul--and about the awesome power of love to serve as a catalyst for change.ISBN-13 9780316486576Language EnglishNumber of Pages 272Publication Date 26 June 2018Publisher Hachette Books
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Note To Self - Hardcover English by Connor Franta - 18/04/2017
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SpecificationsAuthor 1 Connor FrantaFormat HardcoverISBN-13 9781471163579Language EnglishPublication Date 18/04/2017Publisher Simon & Schuster SpecificationsAuthor 1 Connor FrantaFormat HardcoverISBN-13 9781471163579Language EnglishPublication Date 18/04/2017Publisher Simon & Schuster
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The Dark Story Of Eminem Paperback
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SpecificationsAbout the Author Nick Hasted writes on music movies books and comics for The Independent The Guardian and Uncut magazine. He lives in South London.Author 1 Nick HastedBook Description Nick Hasteds ground-breaking book traces Marshall Mathers rise to fame from the schools and workplaces of his native Detroit to global superstardom. The author also lays bare Eminems relationships with his much-hated mother his teenage soul-mate Kim Scott producer Dr. Dre and The Bass Brothers who guided and inspired him from the age of fourteen. This new edition comes right up to date analysing the huge success of Eminems label Shady Records and his protege 50 cent.Editorial Review A serious and even handed account.ISBN-10 1849384584ISBN-13 9781849384582Language EnglishNumber of Pages 250View Full Specifications SpecificationsAbout the Author Nick Hasted writes on music movies books and comics for The Independent The Guardian and Uncut magazine. He lives in South London.Author 1 Nick HastedBook Description Nick Hasteds ground-breaking book traces Marshall Mathers rise to fame from the schools and workplaces of his native Detroit to global superstardom. The author also lays bare Eminems relationships with his much-hated mother his teenage soul-mate Kim Scott producer Dr. Dre and The Bass Brothers who guided and inspired him from the age of fourteen. This new edition comes right up to date analysing the huge success of Eminems label Shady Records and his protege 50 cent.Editorial Review A serious and even handed account.ISBN-10 1849384584ISBN-13 9781849384582Language EnglishNumber of Pages 250View Full Specifications
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Love Letters of the Great War - Hardcover Main Market Edition
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SpecificationsAbout the Author Mandy Kirkby is an editor and author of The Language of Flowers: a Miscellany. Helen Dunmore is an acclaimed bestselling author poet childrens novelist and short-story writer. Among her novels are Zennor in Darkness which won the McKitterick Prize; A Spell of Winter which won the inaugural Orange Prize; The Siege which was shortlisted for the Whitbread Novel of the Year Award and for the Orange Prize; The Betrayal which was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize and shortlisted for the Orwell Prize; Mourning Ruby House of Orphans Counting the Stars. Her 2014 novel The Lie is set during and just after the First World War.Author 1 Mandy KirkbyFormat HardcoverEdition Number Main Market EditionEditorial Review "The passions of war are universal: these letters reflect the constancy of gallantry intimacy and grief." —Times "The most moving intimate and fascinating correspondence to and from soldiers fighting in the First World War." —TelegraphISBN-10 0230772838ISBN-13 9780230772830Language EnglishView Full Specifications SpecificationsAbout the Author Mandy Kirkby is an editor and author of The Language of Flowers: a Miscellany. Helen Dunmore is an acclaimed bestselling author poet childrens novelist and short-story writer. Among her novels are Zennor in Darkness which won the McKitterick Prize; A Spell of Winter which won the inaugural Orange Prize; The Siege which was shortlisted for the Whitbread Novel of the Year Award and for the Orange Prize; The Betrayal which was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize and shortlisted for the Orwell Prize; Mourning Ruby House of Orphans Counting the Stars. Her 2014 novel The Lie is set during and just after the First World War.Author 1 Mandy KirkbyFormat HardcoverEdition Number Main Market EditionEditorial Review "The passions of war are universal: these letters reflect the constancy of gallantry intimacy and grief." —Times "The most moving intimate and fascinating correspondence to and from soldiers fighting in the First World War." —TelegraphISBN-10 0230772838ISBN-13 9780230772830Language EnglishView Full Specifications
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Smoke Gets In Your Eyes : And Other Lessons From The Crematorium Paperback
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SpecificationsAbout the Author Caitlin Doughty was born and raised in Hawaii before gaining a degree in Medieval History from the University of Chicago. She currently lives in Los Angeles where she owns an alternative funeral home Undertaking LA. She is the creator of the Ask a Mortician web series the founder of the death acceptance collective The Order of the Good Dead and co-founder of Death Salon.Author 1 Caitlin DoughtyBook Description Unforgettable . . . a hilarious poignant and impassioned plea to revolutionise our attitudes to death Gavin Francis GuardianFrom her first day at Westwind Cremation & Burial twenty-three-year-old Caitlin Doughty threw herself into her curious new profession. Coming face-to-face with the very thing we go to great lengths to avoid thinking about she started to wonder about the lives of those she cremated and the mourning families they left behind and found herself confounded by peoples erratic reactions to death. Exploring our death rituals - and those of other cultures - she pleads the case for healthier attitudes around death and dying. Full of bizarre encounters gallows humour and vivid characters both living and very dead this illuminating account makes this otherwise terrifying subject inviting and fascinating.Editorial Review A zingy fresh and possibly even important book about death . . . This book might change your life * * Evening Standard * * Upbeat brave and brilliantly morbidly curious . . . Important and timely * * Sunday Times * * A well-researched beautifully observed book and Doughty is a convincing and impassioned advocate for changes in our cultural attitudes towards death . . . Theres much to enjoy in this thoughtful unflinching and highly entertaining memoir * * Observer * * Absolutely and utterly life affirming . . . Nothing is off limits . . . And yet all of it is written with the utmost respect . . . There are many moments that moved me . . . Doughtys language is full of the notion of care * * Scotsman * * Funny but not flippant sometimes painful but rightly so and always compelling * * Literary Review * * Frank . . . philosophical . . . engaging and even wicked * * New York Times * * Acerbic hilarious and thoughtful . . . Doughtys feisty but lovable personality shines through and that would be enough for a decent memoir but she does so much more here. The author uses her own life as a jumping off point in this beautifully crafted piece of writing dovetailing her own observations with the work of psychologists literary figures industry professionals philosophers and religious leaders to argue coherently and convincingly that the impersonal big business model of the funeral industry is robbing us of a vital component of the human experience. She argues that only by facing our mortality and becoming intimate with the idea of death can we live our lives to the fullest and its hard to argue with her * * Independent * * Eye-opening cringe-inducing often hilarious occasionally haunting always insightful -- DAVID EAGLEMAN Caitlin Doughty blows a huge matter-of-fact hole in the grim curtain of silence surrounding the death industry - and what a blessed relief that is. This book absolutely must be read if only to remind all of us that exercise organic food and plastic surgery only work up to a point. Doughty is my kind of death crusader - compassionate unblinking and very very funny -- MEG ROSOFF Caitlin Doughty is not what I imagine a funeral director to be . . . she is funny young and enthusiastic the same characteristics that infuse her memoir * * Sunday Times * * Strange and funny. It may well blow your mind wide open * * Flavorwire * * [Doughtys] sincere hilarious and perhaps life-altering memoir is a must-read for anyone who plans on dying * * Booklist * * Arresting . . . refreshing . . . riveting * * Grazia * * Timely funny honest and interesting Smoke Gets in Your Eyes is an enormously helpful contribution to the current taboo-breaking debate about death -- Virginia Ironside With the dark wit you might expect from an undertaker and the compassion and insight you might not strong storytelling and vivid descriptions she displays a protective mechanism that the psychologists seem to have forgotten - humour * * New Scientist * * Brave and fascinating . . . unusually funny * * Daily Mail * * A death-changing book . . . It is impossible not to be inspired by Doughtys commitment to her cause * * The Times * * Often funny . . . yet never irreverent * * Irish Sunday Independent * * A book as graphic and morbid as this one could easily suck its readers into a bout of sorrow but Doughty - a trustworthy tour guide through the repulsive and wondrous world of death - keeps us laughing most of the way * * Washington Post * * Theres a welcome honesty to Doughtys account of her time as a mortician which starts when she has to shave the face of her first corpse. In some ways its reassuring that we return to dust and Doughtys healthy humour and practicality are reassuring too * * Glasgow Sunday Herald * * Theres something about her understanding of how fragile life can be that got to me . . . And although none of us wants to be confronted by that all the time Doughty has a matter-of-factness that makes that not as scary as it usually seems * * Scotland on Sunday * * Doughty writes about her life with corpses with all the sassiness that other young women bring to penning romcoms * * Mail on Sunday * * Doughty is determined to lead the way in confronting mortality. Indeed she does not so much meet Deaths gaze as attempt to stare him into submission...Doughtys corpse-collecting adventures are often hilarious as well as informing. If you had not planned to pack a book about crematoria for your holiday read this one offers plenty of reasons to reconsider * * Financial Times * * A highly unusual memoir . . . a manifesto for how to live - and die - better. Caitlin with her no-nonsense style and absolute single-mindedness plus a healthy dose of goth sensibility bravely shows that death is nothing to be afraid of * * Twin Magazine * * Truly riveting . . . this funerally forthright book rings with life and dead-pan humour . . . Having read her brilliant contribution to the death debate Im with her all the way to the cremation chamber and Id let her push the button * * Bookseller Book of the Month * *ISBN-10 1782111050ISBN-13 9781782111054Language EnglishNumber of Pages 272View Full Specifications SpecificationsAbout the Author Caitlin Doughty was born and raised in Hawaii before gaining a degree in Medieval History from the University of Chicago. She currently lives in Los Angeles where she owns an alternative funeral home Undertaking LA. She is the creator of the Ask a Mortician web series the founder of the death acceptance collective The Order of the Good Dead and co-founder of Death Salon.Author 1 Caitlin DoughtyBook Description Unforgettable . . . a hilarious poignant and impassioned plea to revolutionise our attitudes to death Gavin Francis GuardianFrom her first day at Westwind Cremation & Burial twenty-three-year-old Caitlin Doughty threw herself into her curious new profession. Coming face-to-face with the very thing we go to great lengths to avoid thinking about she started to wonder about the lives of those she cremated and the mourning families they left behind and found herself confounded by peoples erratic reactions to death. Exploring our death rituals - and those of other cultures - she pleads the case for healthier attitudes around death and dying. Full of bizarre encounters gallows humour and vivid characters both living and very dead this illuminating account makes this otherwise terrifying subject inviting and fascinating.Editorial Review A zingy fresh and possibly even important book about death . . . This book might change your life * * Evening Standard * * Upbeat brave and brilliantly morbidly curious . . . Important and timely * * Sunday Times * * A well-researched beautifully observed book and Doughty is a convincing and impassioned advocate for changes in our cultural attitudes towards death . . . Theres much to enjoy in this thoughtful unflinching and highly entertaining memoir * * Observer * * Absolutely and utterly life affirming . . . Nothing is off limits . . . And yet all of it is written with the utmost respect . . . There are many moments that moved me . . . Doughtys language is full of the notion of care * * Scotsman * * Funny but not flippant sometimes painful but rightly so and always compelling * * Literary Review * * Frank . . . philosophical . . . engaging and even wicked * * New York Times * * Acerbic hilarious and thoughtful . . . Doughtys feisty but lovable personality shines through and that would be enough for a decent memoir but she does so much more here. The author uses her own life as a jumping off point in this beautifully crafted piece of writing dovetailing her own observations with the work of psychologists literary figures industry professionals philosophers and religious leaders to argue coherently and convincingly that the impersonal big business model of the funeral industry is robbing us of a vital component of the human experience. She argues that only by facing our mortality and becoming intimate with the idea of death can we live our lives to the fullest and its hard to argue with her * * Independent * * Eye-opening cringe-inducing often hilarious occasionally haunting always insightful -- DAVID EAGLEMAN Caitlin Doughty blows a huge matter-of-fact hole in the grim curtain of silence surrounding the death industry - and what a blessed relief that is. This book absolutely must be read if only to remind all of us that exercise organic food and plastic surgery only work up to a point. Doughty is my kind of death crusader - compassionate unblinking and very very funny -- MEG ROSOFF Caitlin Doughty is not what I imagine a funeral director to be . . . she is funny young and enthusiastic the same characteristics that infuse her memoir * * Sunday Times * * Strange and funny. It may well blow your mind wide open * * Flavorwire * * [Doughtys] sincere hilarious and perhaps life-altering memoir is a must-read for anyone who plans on dying * * Booklist * * Arresting . . . refreshing . . . riveting * * Grazia * * Timely funny honest and interesting Smoke Gets in Your Eyes is an enormously helpful contribution to the current taboo-breaking debate about death -- Virginia Ironside With the dark wit you might expect from an undertaker and the compassion and insight you might not strong storytelling and vivid descriptions she displays a protective mechanism that the psychologists seem to have forgotten - humour * * New Scientist * * Brave and fascinating . . . unusually funny * * Daily Mail * * A death-changing book . . . It is impossible not to be inspired by Doughtys commitment to her cause * * The Times * * Often funny . . . yet never irreverent * * Irish Sunday Independent * * A book as graphic and morbid as this one could easily suck its readers into a bout of sorrow but Doughty - a trustworthy tour guide through the repulsive and wondrous world of death - keeps us laughing most of the way * * Washington Post * * Theres a welcome honesty to Doughtys account of her time as a mortician which starts when she has to shave the face of her first corpse. In some ways its reassuring that we return to dust and Doughtys healthy humour and practicality are reassuring too * * Glasgow Sunday Herald * * Theres something about her understanding of how fragile life can be that got to me . . . And although none of us wants to be confronted by that all the time Doughty has a matter-of-factness that makes that not as scary as it usually seems * * Scotland on Sunday * * Doughty writes about her life with corpses with all the sassiness that other young women bring to penning romcoms * * Mail on Sunday * * Doughty is determined to lead the way in confronting mortality. Indeed she does not so much meet Deaths gaze as attempt to stare him into submission...Doughtys corpse-collecting adventures are often hilarious as well as informing. If you had not planned to pack a book about crematoria for your holiday read this one offers plenty of reasons to reconsider * * Financial Times * * A highly unusual memoir . . . a manifesto for how to live - and die - better. Caitlin with her no-nonsense style and absolute single-mindedness plus a healthy dose of goth sensibility bravely shows that death is nothing to be afraid of * * Twin Magazine * * Truly riveting . . . this funerally forthright book rings with life and dead-pan humour . . . Having read her brilliant contribution to the death debate Im with her all the way to the cremation chamber and Id let her push the button * * Bookseller Book of the Month * *ISBN-10 1782111050ISBN-13 9781782111054Language EnglishNumber of Pages 272View Full Specifications
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Frida: My First Frida Kahlo Board Book
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SpecificationsAbout the Author M Isabel Sanchez Vergara born in Barcelona Spain is a writer and creative director in constant search of new concepts for childrens books. Working for more than fifteen years for clients in top advertising agencies her books combine creativity with learning aiming to establish a new and fresh relationship between children and pop culture. ENG GEE FAN pronounced in Chinese as Yi Fan graduated in Visual Communication and after one-and-half years in the design industry decided to embark on a full-time illustration career. She is currently based in Perlis Malaysia.Author 1 Isabel Sanchez VegaraBook Description This board book version of Frida Kahlo - an international bestseller in the critically acclaimed Little People BIG DREAMS series - introduces the youngest dreamers to this world-renowned painter. When Frida was a teenager a terrible road accident changed her life forever. Unable to walk she began painting from her bed. Her self-portraits which show her pain and grief but also her passion for life and instinct for survival have made her one of the most famous artists of the twentieth century. Babies and toddlers will love to snuggle as you read to them the engaging story of this fascinating painter and will also enjoy exploring the stylish and quirky illustrations of this sturdy board book on their own. Little People BIG DREAMS is a bestselling series of books and educational games that explore the lives of outstanding people from designers and artists to scientists and activists. All of them achieved incredible things yet each began life as a child with a dream. This empowering series offers inspiring messages to children of all ages in a range of formats. The board books are told in simple sentences perfect for reading aloud to babies and toddlers. The hardback versions present expanded stories for beginning readers. Boxed gift sets allow you to collect a selection of the books by theme. Paper dolls learning cards matching games and other fun learning tools provide even more ways to make the lives of these role models accessible to children. Inspire the next generation of outstanding people who will change the world with Little People BIG DREAMS!ISBN-10 1786032481Language EnglishNumber of Pages 24Publication Date 6/27/2018Publisher Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd SpecificationsAbout the Author M Isabel Sanchez Vergara born in Barcelona Spain is a writer and creative director in constant search of new concepts for childrens books. Working for more than fifteen years for clients in top advertising agencies her books combine creativity with learning aiming to establish a new and fresh relationship between children and pop culture. ENG GEE FAN pronounced in Chinese as Yi Fan graduated in Visual Communication and after one-and-half years in the design industry decided to embark on a full-time illustration career. She is currently based in Perlis Malaysia.Author 1 Isabel Sanchez VegaraBook Description This board book version of Frida Kahlo - an international bestseller in the critically acclaimed Little People BIG DREAMS series - introduces the youngest dreamers to this world-renowned painter. When Frida was a teenager a terrible road accident changed her life forever. Unable to walk she began painting from her bed. Her self-portraits which show her pain and grief but also her passion for life and instinct for survival have made her one of the most famous artists of the twentieth century. Babies and toddlers will love to snuggle as you read to them the engaging story of this fascinating painter and will also enjoy exploring the stylish and quirky illustrations of this sturdy board book on their own. Little People BIG DREAMS is a bestselling series of books and educational games that explore the lives of outstanding people from designers and artists to scientists and activists. All of them achieved incredible things yet each began life as a child with a dream. This empowering series offers inspiring messages to children of all ages in a range of formats. The board books are told in simple sentences perfect for reading aloud to babies and toddlers. The hardback versions present expanded stories for beginning readers. Boxed gift sets allow you to collect a selection of the books by theme. Paper dolls learning cards matching games and other fun learning tools provide even more ways to make the lives of these role models accessible to children. Inspire the next generation of outstanding people who will change the world with Little People BIG DREAMS!ISBN-10 1786032481Language EnglishNumber of Pages 24Publication Date 6/27/2018Publisher Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
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The Forty Rules of Love - Paperback English by Elif Shafak - 2-Apr-15
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SpecificationsAbout the Author Elif Shafak born 1971 in Strasbourg spent her teenage years in Spain before returning to Turkey. She is an outstanding name amongst young Turkish authors and has written four novels and won the Mevlana Prize for the best work in mystical and transcendental literature. She holds a masters degree in Womens Studies and is currently an Assistant professor at Tuscan University Arizona. Laural Merlington has performed and directed for 30 years in regional theaters throughout the country. She has recorded over 100 audiobooks including many by Fern Michaels and is the recipient of several AudioFile Magazine Earphone Awards. In addition to her extensive theater and voiceover work Laural teaches college in her home state of Michigan.Author 1 Elif ShafakFormat PaperbackEditorial Review "A captivating and wise book . . . The tale of the fated meeting spiritual companionship and tragic parting of [Rumi and Shams of Tabriz] is beautifully recounted in The Forty Rules of Love. . . . Shafak draws on facts from Rumis and Shams biographies and brings them to life with deft storytelling." --Associated Press "A gorgeous jeweled luxurious book . . . The past and the present fit together beautifully in a passionate defense of passion itself." --The Times London "In this appealing fable Turkish author Elif Shafak toggles between characters from different times: a modern American housewife and a thirteenth-century poet. . . . The universal theme is struggle between the rational mind and the aching heart. Shafaks heroine yields to the latter and never looks back."ISBN-13 9780241972939Language EnglishPublication Date 2-Apr-15Publisher Penguin SpecificationsAbout the Author Elif Shafak born 1971 in Strasbourg spent her teenage years in Spain before returning to Turkey. She is an outstanding name amongst young Turkish authors and has written four novels and won the Mevlana Prize for the best work in mystical and transcendental literature. She holds a masters degree in Womens Studies and is currently an Assistant professor at Tuscan University Arizona. Laural Merlington has performed and directed for 30 years in regional theaters throughout the country. She has recorded over 100 audiobooks including many by Fern Michaels and is the recipient of several AudioFile Magazine Earphone Awards. In addition to her extensive theater and voiceover work Laural teaches college in her home state of Michigan.Author 1 Elif ShafakFormat PaperbackEditorial Review "A captivating and wise book . . . The tale of the fated meeting spiritual companionship and tragic parting of [Rumi and Shams of Tabriz] is beautifully recounted in The Forty Rules of Love. . . . Shafak draws on facts from Rumis and Shams biographies and brings them to life with deft storytelling." --Associated Press "A gorgeous jeweled luxurious book . . . The past and the present fit together beautifully in a passionate defense of passion itself." --The Times London "In this appealing fable Turkish author Elif Shafak toggles between characters from different times: a modern American housewife and a thirteenth-century poet. . . . The universal theme is struggle between the rational mind and the aching heart. Shafaks heroine yields to the latter and never looks back."ISBN-13 9780241972939Language EnglishPublication Date 2-Apr-15Publisher Penguin
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The Snail And The Whale - Paperback English by Julia Donaldson - 21/04/2016
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SpecificationsAbout the Author Julia Donaldson is the outrageously talented prize-winning author of the worlds best-loved picture books and was the 2011-2013 UK Childrens Laureate. Her books include Room on the Broom What the Ladybird Heard and the modern classic The Gruffalo which has sold over 13.5 million copies worldwide and has been translated into over sixty languages. Julia also writes fiction as well as poems plays and songs and her brilliant live childrens shows are always in demand. Julia and her husband Malcolm divide their time between Sussex and Edinburgh.Author 1 Julia DonaldsonFormat PaperbackEdition Number Main Market Ed. EditionEditorial Review "Along with providing a resonant environmental message the story lightly demonstrates that friendships come in all shapes and sizes. Publishers Weekly starred review"ISBN-10 1509812520ISBN-13 9781509812523Language EnglishView Full Specifications SpecificationsAbout the Author Julia Donaldson is the outrageously talented prize-winning author of the worlds best-loved picture books and was the 2011-2013 UK Childrens Laureate. Her books include Room on the Broom What the Ladybird Heard and the modern classic The Gruffalo which has sold over 13.5 million copies worldwide and has been translated into over sixty languages. Julia also writes fiction as well as poems plays and songs and her brilliant live childrens shows are always in demand. Julia and her husband Malcolm divide their time between Sussex and Edinburgh.Author 1 Julia DonaldsonFormat PaperbackEdition Number Main Market Ed. EditionEditorial Review "Along with providing a resonant environmental message the story lightly demonstrates that friendships come in all shapes and sizes. Publishers Weekly starred review"ISBN-10 1509812520ISBN-13 9781509812523Language EnglishView Full Specifications
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Diary Of A Wimpy Kid - Rodrick Rules - Paperback English by Jeff Kinney - 05/02/2009
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SpecificationsAbout the Author Jeff Kinney is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and a five-time Nickelodeon Kids Choice Award winner for Favorite Book. Jeff has been named one of Time magazines 100 Most Influential People in the World. He is also the creator of Poptropica which was named one of Time magazines 50 Best Websites. He spent his childhood in the Washington D.C. area and moved to New England in 1995. Jeff lives with his wife and two sons in Massachusetts where they own a bookstore An Unlikely Story.Author 1 Jeff KinneyFormat PaperbackEdition Number Reprint EditionEditorial Review The world has gone crazy for Jeff Kinneys Diary of a Wimpy Kid series Sun Kinney is right up there with J K Rowling as one of the bestselling childrens authors on the planet Independent Hilarious! Sunday Telegraph The most hotly anticipated childrens book of the year is here - Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Big IssueISBN-10 0141324910ISBN-13 9780141324913Language EnglishView Full Specifications SpecificationsAbout the Author Jeff Kinney is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and a five-time Nickelodeon Kids Choice Award winner for Favorite Book. Jeff has been named one of Time magazines 100 Most Influential People in the World. He is also the creator of Poptropica which was named one of Time magazines 50 Best Websites. He spent his childhood in the Washington D.C. area and moved to New England in 1995. Jeff lives with his wife and two sons in Massachusetts where they own a bookstore An Unlikely Story.Author 1 Jeff KinneyFormat PaperbackEdition Number Reprint EditionEditorial Review The world has gone crazy for Jeff Kinneys Diary of a Wimpy Kid series Sun Kinney is right up there with J K Rowling as one of the bestselling childrens authors on the planet Independent Hilarious! Sunday Telegraph The most hotly anticipated childrens book of the year is here - Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Big IssueISBN-10 0141324910ISBN-13 9780141324913Language EnglishView Full Specifications
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The Fault In Our Stars By John Green - Paperback English by John Green - January 3, 2013
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HighlightsInsightful bold irreverent and raw The Fault in Our Stars is award-winning author John Greens most ambitious and heartbreaking work yetBrilliantly exploring the funny thrilling and tragic business of being alive and in loveFilled with staccato bursts of humor and tragedyFilled with a great number of plot twistsJohn Green is an award winning author that harnessed the tragic times with romance in the bookSpecificationsAbout the Author John Green is an award-winning New York Times bestselling author whose many accolades include the Printz Medal a Printz Honour and the Edgar Award. With his brother Hank John is one half of the Vlog brothers one of the most popular online video projects in the world. You can join Johns millions of followers on Twitter @realjohngreen. John lives with his wife and children in Indianapolis Indiana.Author 1 John GreenBook Description Despite the tumour-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years Hazel has never been anything but terminal her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group Hazels story is about to be completely rewritten. Insightful bold irreverent and raw The Fault in Our Stars brilliantly explores the funny thrilling and tragic business of being alive and in love.Format PaperbackEdition Number 1Editorial Review Electric . . . Filled with staccato bursts of humour and tragedy Jodi Picoult A novel of life and death and the people caught in between The Fault in Our Stars is John Green at his best. You laugh you cry and then you come back for more Markus Zusak author of The Book Thief Damn near genius . . . Simply devastating . . . Fearless in the face of powerful uncomplicated unironized emotion TIME Funny . . . Poignant . . . Luminous Entertainment WeeklyISBN-10 0141345659ISBN-13 9780141345659View Full Specifications HighlightsInsightful bold irreverent and raw The Fault in Our Stars is award-winning author John Greens most ambitious and heartbreaking work yetBrilliantly exploring the funny thrilling and tragic business of being alive and in loveFilled with staccato bursts of humor and tragedyFilled with a great number of plot twistsJohn Green is an award winning author that harnessed the tragic times with romance in the bookSpecificationsAbout the Author John Green is an award-winning New York Times bestselling author whose many accolades include the Printz Medal a Printz Honour and the Edgar Award. With his brother Hank John is one half of the Vlog brothers one of the most popular online video projects in the world. You can join Johns millions of followers on Twitter @realjohngreen. John lives with his wife and children in Indianapolis Indiana.Author 1 John GreenBook Description Despite the tumour-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years Hazel has never been anything but terminal her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group Hazels story is about to be completely rewritten. Insightful bold irreverent and raw The Fault in Our Stars brilliantly explores the funny thrilling and tragic business of being alive and in love.Format PaperbackEdition Number 1Editorial Review Electric . . . Filled with staccato bursts of humour and tragedy Jodi Picoult A novel of life and death and the people caught in between The Fault in Our Stars is John Green at his best. You laugh you cry and then you come back for more Markus Zusak author of The Book Thief Damn near genius . . . Simply devastating . . . Fearless in the face of powerful uncomplicated unironized emotion TIME Funny . . . Poignant . . . Luminous Entertainment WeeklyISBN-10 0141345659ISBN-13 9780141345659View Full Specifications
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Peppa Pig - Board Book English by Lady Bird - 01/03/2012
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SpecificationsAuthor 1 Lady BirdFormat Board BookISBN-10 1409312151ISBN-13 9781409312154Language EnglishNumber of Pages 16Parental Rating 5+Publication Date 01/03/2012View Full Specifications SpecificationsAuthor 1 Lady BirdFormat Board BookISBN-10 1409312151ISBN-13 9781409312154Language EnglishNumber of Pages 16Parental Rating 5+Publication Date 01/03/2012View Full Specifications
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Captain Underpants And The Perilous Plot Of Professor Poopypants Paperback English by Dav Pilkey - 36557
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SpecificationsAbout the Author "Considered one of the most popular contemporary authors for readers in elementary school Dav Pilkey is also regarded as a talented artist and inventive humorist as well as a subtle moralist. ...He underscores his works--even at their most outrageous--with a philosophy that emphasizes friendship tolerance and generosity and celebrates the triumph of the good-hearted." -The Educational Book & Media Association Dav Pilkey is the Caldecott Honor Award-winning creator of more than 40 books for children.Author 1 Dav PilkeyBook Description Captain Underpants and the PerFormat PaperbackEdition Number 0Editorial Review "Pilkeys sharp humor shines and is as much fun for parents as their young readers." -PARENTS CHOICE FOUNDATION "Combines empowerment and empathy with age-appropriate humor and action" -BOOKLIST "Celebrates the triumph of the good-hearted." -THE EDUCATIONAL BOOK AND MEDIA ASSOCIATION "One of the 5 Books That All Children Should Read" -HEALTHY FAMILY MATTERS "Theyll parents appreciate children laughing as they dive in and page through this old-fashioned thing called a book." -THE NEW YORK TIMES "For every downtrodden fun-seeking kid who never wanted to read a book." -SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL "Enormously popular". -- Denver Post Denver COISBN-10 439049989ISBN-13 9780439049986View Full Specifications SpecificationsAbout the Author "Considered one of the most popular contemporary authors for readers in elementary school Dav Pilkey is also regarded as a talented artist and inventive humorist as well as a subtle moralist. ...He underscores his works--even at their most outrageous--with a philosophy that emphasizes friendship tolerance and generosity and celebrates the triumph of the good-hearted." -The Educational Book & Media Association Dav Pilkey is the Caldecott Honor Award-winning creator of more than 40 books for children.Author 1 Dav PilkeyBook Description Captain Underpants and the PerFormat PaperbackEdition Number 0Editorial Review "Pilkeys sharp humor shines and is as much fun for parents as their young readers." -PARENTS CHOICE FOUNDATION "Combines empowerment and empathy with age-appropriate humor and action" -BOOKLIST "Celebrates the triumph of the good-hearted." -THE EDUCATIONAL BOOK AND MEDIA ASSOCIATION "One of the 5 Books That All Children Should Read" -HEALTHY FAMILY MATTERS "Theyll parents appreciate children laughing as they dive in and page through this old-fashioned thing called a book." -THE NEW YORK TIMES "For every downtrodden fun-seeking kid who never wanted to read a book." -SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL "Enormously popular". -- Denver Post Denver COISBN-10 439049989ISBN-13 9780439049986View Full Specifications
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Dork Diaries Paperback English by Rachel Renee Russell - 26/03/2015
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SpecificationsAbout the Author Rachel Reneè Russell born December 11 1959 is an American author of the #1 New York Times Best Selling humorous children’s book series Dork Diaries There are 12 books in the series of Dork Diaries Work Dork Diaries chronicles the daily life of the main character Nikki Maxwell as she struggles to fit in and survive middle school. The book series is written in a diary format and includes doodles drawings and comic strips. According to the authors website the Dork Diaries books are based on the middle school experiences of her two daughters Erin and Nikki. Her older daughter Erin helps with writing and her younger daughter Nikki helps with illustrations. The main character Nikki Maxwell is named after her daughter. Bio and photo from Goodreads.Author 1 Rachel Renee RussellBook Description Dork Diaries 3 Pop StarFormat PaperbackEdition Number 0ISBN-10 1471144038ISBN-13 9781471144035Language EnglishView Full Specifications SpecificationsAbout the Author Rachel Reneè Russell born December 11 1959 is an American author of the #1 New York Times Best Selling humorous children’s book series Dork Diaries There are 12 books in the series of Dork Diaries Work Dork Diaries chronicles the daily life of the main character Nikki Maxwell as she struggles to fit in and survive middle school. The book series is written in a diary format and includes doodles drawings and comic strips. According to the authors website the Dork Diaries books are based on the middle school experiences of her two daughters Erin and Nikki. Her older daughter Erin helps with writing and her younger daughter Nikki helps with illustrations. The main character Nikki Maxwell is named after her daughter. Bio and photo from Goodreads.Author 1 Rachel Renee RussellBook Description Dork Diaries 3 Pop StarFormat PaperbackEdition Number 0ISBN-10 1471144038ISBN-13 9781471144035Language EnglishView Full Specifications
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The Secret Garden - Paperback English by Frances Hodgson Burnett - 02/08/2012
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SpecificationsAbout the Author Frances Hodgson Burnett was born in Manchester in 1849. After living in poverty she emigrated to the US in 1865. She wrote over forty books; the best-known today are The Secret Garden A Little Princess and Little Lord Fauntleroy. She died in 1924.Author 1 Frances Hodgson BurnettFormat PaperbackEdition Number Reprint EditionEditorial Review "The Secret Garden should be on every childs bookshelf" The Times "The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett is my "current" favourite childrens book. I reread it to my six-year-old daughter last summer and both of us loved it - although she did require me to have a go at the full Yorkshire accent for Dickon which proved a little bit tricky. It has magic darkness whimsy and truth and the fact that it was first published in 1909 yet still managed to enthral my 21stcentury daughter is a testament to its greatness" Kirsty Young "The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett is a wonderful story that I could think myself into given that the heroine is the sort of awkward little girl that I thought I was. I loved the idea of a secret place where children could be on their own" Nina Bawden "So what makes these different to any other set of classics? In a moment of inspiration Random House had the bright idea of actually asking Key stage 2 children what extra ingredients they could add to make children want to read. And does it work? Well put it this way...my 13-year-old daughter announced that she had to read a book over the summer holiday and without any prompting spotted The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas...and proceeded to read it! Now if you knew my 13-year-old daughter you would realise that this is quite remarkable. She reads texts blogs and tags by the thousand - but this is the first book she has read since going to high school so all hail Vintage Classics!" National Association for the Teaching of English "Mary is a tough feisty character who manages to turn a whole household and the lives of those in it completely upside down... The book is brim full of magic and joy" Sunday TelegraphISBN-10 0099572958ISBN-13 9780099572954Language EnglishView Full Specifications SpecificationsAbout the Author Frances Hodgson Burnett was born in Manchester in 1849. After living in poverty she emigrated to the US in 1865. She wrote over forty books; the best-known today are The Secret Garden A Little Princess and Little Lord Fauntleroy. She died in 1924.Author 1 Frances Hodgson BurnettFormat PaperbackEdition Number Reprint EditionEditorial Review "The Secret Garden should be on every childs bookshelf" The Times "The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett is my "current" favourite childrens book. I reread it to my six-year-old daughter last summer and both of us loved it - although she did require me to have a go at the full Yorkshire accent for Dickon which proved a little bit tricky. It has magic darkness whimsy and truth and the fact that it was first published in 1909 yet still managed to enthral my 21stcentury daughter is a testament to its greatness" Kirsty Young "The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett is a wonderful story that I could think myself into given that the heroine is the sort of awkward little girl that I thought I was. I loved the idea of a secret place where children could be on their own" Nina Bawden "So what makes these different to any other set of classics? In a moment of inspiration Random House had the bright idea of actually asking Key stage 2 children what extra ingredients they could add to make children want to read. And does it work? Well put it this way...my 13-year-old daughter announced that she had to read a book over the summer holiday and without any prompting spotted The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas...and proceeded to read it! Now if you knew my 13-year-old daughter you would realise that this is quite remarkable. She reads texts blogs and tags by the thousand - but this is the first book she has read since going to high school so all hail Vintage Classics!" National Association for the Teaching of English "Mary is a tough feisty character who manages to turn a whole household and the lives of those in it completely upside down... The book is brim full of magic and joy" Sunday TelegraphISBN-10 0099572958ISBN-13 9780099572954Language EnglishView Full Specifications
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