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Every Day
by Bill Granger (Author) |
Takes you through a typical week in the
Granger household from packed school
lunches on Tuesday to a Friday night
dinner for friends and on to a relaxed
big breakfast on Sunday. |
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Aliens Love Underpants!
by Claire Freedman (Author), Ben Cort
(Illustrator) |
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"Aliens love underpants, in every shape
and size, But there are no underpants in
space, so here's a big surprise..."
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28. |
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His Dark Materials Boxed set (His Dark
Materials)
by Philip Pullman (Author) |
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Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials
trilogy astounded the literary world,
reaping high praise from adults as well
as children.
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29. |
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Mister Pip
by Lloyd Jones (Author) |
A small village on a lush tropical
island in the South Pacific. Eighty-six
days have passed since Matilda's last
day of school as, quietly, war is
encroaching from the other end of the
island. When the villagers' safe,
predictable lives come to a halt,
Bougainville's children are surprised to
find the island's only white man, a
recluse, re-opening the school.....
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Duma Key
by Stephen King (Author) |
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Duma Key is the engaging, fascinating
story of a man who discovers an
incredible talent for painting after a
freak accident in which he loses an arm.
He moves to a 'new life' in Duma Key,
off Florida's West Coast; a deserted
strip, part beach, part weed-tangled,
owned by a patroness of the arts whose
twin sisters went missing in the
1920s.....
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31. |
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Half of a Yellow Sun
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Author) |
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The sweeping novel from the author of
'Purple Hibiscus', shortlisted for the
Orange Prize, and winner of the
Commonwealth Writers Award. This highly
anticipated novel from Chimamanda Ngozi
Adichie is set in Nigeria during the
1960s, at the time of a vicious civil
war in which a million people died and
thousands were massacred in cold
blood.....
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32. |
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The Secret
by Rhonda Byrne (Author) |
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Once known only by an elite who were
unwilling to share their knowledge of
the power, 'the secret' of obtaining
anything you desire is now revealed by
prominent physicists, authors and
philosophers as being based in the
universal Law of Attraction. And the
good news is that anyone can access its
power to bring themselves health, wealth
and happiness.... |
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33. |
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The God Delusion
by Richard Dawkins (Author) |
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"The God Delusion" caused a sensation
when it was published in 2006. Within
weeks it became the most hotly debated
topic, with Dawkins himself branded as
either saint or sinner for presenting
his hard-hitting, impassioned rebuttal
of religion of all types. His argument
could hardly be more topical. |
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34. |
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In Defence of Food: The Myth of
Nutrition and the Pleasures of Eating
by Michael Pollan (Author) |
Argues that humans used to know how to
eat well. This book shows readers how
they might start making thoughtful food
choices that will enrich their lives and
their palates and enlarge their sense of
what it means to be healthy.
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35. |
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The Welsh Girl
by Peter Ho Davies (Author) |
In 1944, a German Jewish refugee is sent
to Wales to interview Rudolf Hess; in
Snowdonia, a seventeen-year-old girl,
the daughter of a fiercely nationalistic
shepherd, dreams of the bright lights of
an English city; and in a nearby POW
camp .
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36. |
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Life's Too F***ing Short
by Janet Street-Porter (Author) |
Indispensable
guide for women to surviving in the 21st
century, which enables you to have a
fulfilling and successful life without
spending a fortune or passing a load of
exams. It will show you how to combine
work, relationships, friends, fashion,
health, shopping, cooking etc without
using up valuable time you could spend
enjoying yourself.
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37. |
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Blood River: A Journey to Africa's
Broken Heart
by Tim Butcher (Author) |
When "Daily Telegraph" correspondent Tim
Butcher was sent to cover Africa in 2000
he quickly became obsessed with the idea
of recreating H. M. Stanley's famous
expedition - but travelling alone.
Despite warnings that his plan was
'suicidal', Butcher set out for the
Congo's eastern border with just a
rucksack and a few thousand dollars
hidden in his boots.....
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38. |
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
(Book 7) [Adult Edition]
by J. K. Rowling (Author) |
In this seventh and final book, Harry
discovers what fate truly has in store
for him as he inexorably makes his way
to that final meeting with Voldemort. In
this thrilling climax to the
phenomenally bestselling series, J.K.
Rowling will reveal all to her eagerly
waiting readers.....
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39. |
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An Offer You Can't Refuse
by Jill Mansell (Author) |
This is a sweet, funny and romantic
novel from the "Sunday Times" No. 1
bestseller. Lola has no intention of
accepting when her boyfriend Dougie's
snobbish mother offers her GBP10,000 to
break up with him.....
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40. |
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Miracles of Life
by J. G. Ballard (Author) |
Beginning with his early childhood spent
exploring the vibrant surroundings of
pre-war Shanghai, Ballard charts the
course of his remarkable life from the
deprivations and unexpected freedoms of
the Lunghua Camp to his return to a
Britain physically and psychologically
crippled by war.....
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41. |
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7th Heaven (Womens Murder Club 7)
by James Patterson (Author) |
Two cases have pushed Detective Lindsay
Boxer to the limit. A string of fatal
arson attacks have broken out in San
Francisco. The targets have one thing in
common: they are all rich, successful,
married couples.....
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42. |
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Anything Goes: The Autobiography
by John Barrowman with Carole E.
Barrowman (Author) |
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With graduation looming, the school
guidance counsellor asked John what he
wanted to do with his life. John
replied, "I want to go into the arts."
The counsellor said "Okay, but what do
you want to do to fall back on." John
replied, "If I have to have something to
fall on, it will have to be my
ass."..... |
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43. |
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The Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini (Author) |
When the Russians invade and the family
is forced to flee to America
twelve-year-old Amir realises that one
day he must return to an Afghanistan
under Taliban rule to find the one thing
that his new world cannot grant him:
redemption.....
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44. |
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Then We Came to the End
by Joshua Ferris (Author) |
Amidst the boredom, redundancies, water
cooler moments, meetings, flirtations
and pure rage, life is happening, to
their great surprise, all around them.
"Then We Came to the End" is about
sitting all morning next to someone you
cross the road to avoid at lunch. It's
the story of your life and mine.
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45. |
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QI: The Book of General Ignorance
by Stephen Fry (Foreword), John Lloyd
(Author), John Mitchinson (Author) |
Compendium of popular misconceptions,
misunderstandings and common mistakes
culled from the hit BBC show, QI.
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46. |
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Around the World in 80 Gardens
by Monty Don
(Author) |
If I have learned only one thing from my
travels around the world it is that no
garden is an island. Context is
everything.' Monty Don visits each
continent in this landmark series on
gardens of the world.
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47. |
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Jordan: Pushed to the Limit
by Katie Price (Author) |
Katie Price has led a rollercoaster life
and the excitement, glamour and
emotional twists and turns show no signs
of slowing down. Although happily
married to Peter Andre, the past few
years have been troublesome for Katie.
She has overcome a string of fiercely
emotional challenges:......
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48. |
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The Official Highway Code
by Department for Transport (Author),
Driving Standards Agency (Author) |
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This book is an essential reading for
all road-users in England, Scotland and
Wales. This updated edition of the only
official "Highway Code" contains the
very latest rules of the road. Many of
these rules are legal requirements and
must be adhered to, in order to avoid
penalty - fines, penalty points,
disqualification or even prison. |
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49. |
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The Diving-bell and the Butterfly
by Jean-Dominique Bauby (Author) |
The diary of Jean-Dominique Bauby who,
with his left eyelid (the only surviving
muscle after a massive stroke) dictated
a remarkable book about his experiences
locked inside his body. It is now a
major motion picture directed by Julian
Schnabel. On 8 December 1995,
Jean-Dominique Bauby suffered a massive
stroke and slipped into a coma.
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50. |
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Instant Confidence (Book and CD)
by Paul McKenna (Author) |
Would you like to have the confidence to go for anything you want in life? Paul McKenna Ph.D. is the world's leading hypnotist and Britain's most successful self-improvement author. In this groundbreaking new book, he reveals the secrets of mastering your emotions and living with a greater sense of ease and certainty than ever before.
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