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Eragon
₱220.00In aagaesia, a fifteen-year-old boy of unknown lineage called eragon finds a mysterious stone that weaves his life into an intricate tapestry of destiny, magic, and power, peopled with dragons, elves, and monsters.
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White Teeth
₱120.00Chosen by the guardian as one of the best books of the 21st century from the man booker prize- and women’s prize-shortlisted author of swing time, on beauty and grand union ‘believe the hype’ the times the international bestseller and modern classic of multicultural britain – an unforgettable portrait of london one of the most talked about debut novels of all time, white teeth is a funny, generous, big-hearted novel, adored by critics and readers alike. dealing – among many other things – with friendship, love, war, three cultures and three families over three generations, one brown mouse, and the tricky way the past has of coming back and biting you on the ankle, it is a life-affirming, riotous must-read of a book. ‘the almost preposterous talent was clear from the first pages’ julian barnes, guardian ‘street-smart and learned, sassy and philosophical all at the same time’ new york times ‘outstanding’ sunday telegraph
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Swing Time
₱150.00Two girls dream of being dancers – but only one, tracey, has talent. the other has ideas: about rhythm and time, about black bodies and black music, what constitutes a tribe, or makes a person truly free. it’s a close but complicated childhood friendship that ends abruptly in their early twenties, never to be revisited, but never quite forgotten, either. a story about friendship and music and stubborn roots, about how we are shaped by these things and how we can survive them
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Sane New World
₱135.00‘finally — a map for the troubled human mind. and it’s funny.’ – caitlin moran ruby wax – comedian, writer and mental health campaigner – shows us how our minds can jeopardize our sanity. with her own periods of depression and now a masters from oxford in mindfulness-based cognitive therapy to draw from, she explains how our busy, chattering, self-critical thoughts drive us to anxiety and stress. if we are to break the cycle, we need to understand how our brains work, rewire our thinking and find calm in a frenetic world. helping you become the master, not the slave, of your mind, here is the manual to saner living.
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Mindfulness Guide For The Frazzled A
₱110.00“500 years ago no-one died of stress- we invented this concept and now we let it rule us. we might have evolvedto be able to miraculously balance on seven-inch heels, but as far as our emotional development is concerned we’re still swimming with the pond scum. if we don’t advance our more human qualities then we’re doomed evolution-wise to become cyborgs, with an imprint of an ‘apple’ where our hearts used to be. ruby wax shows us a scientific solution to these modern problems- mindfulness. i know what you’re thinking – what if i don’t want to stare at a butterfly wing or hear the single ting of a wind chime? ruby’s definition of mindfulness isn’t about sitting erect on a hillock, legs in a knot, humming a mantra that’s probably the phone book sung backwards, it’s something that can help us all- learning to notice your thoughts and feelings so you can truly experience life. outrageously witty, smart and accessible, ruby wax shows ordinary people how and why to change for good. with mindfulness advice for relationships, for parents, for children and for teenagers, and a six-week course based on her studies of mindfulness based cognitive therapy with mark williams at oxford university, a mindfulness guide for the frazzledis the only guide you need for a healthier, happier life.”
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A Monster Calls
₱200.00An extraordinary novel of love, loss and hope. 12.07. there’s a monster at conor’s window. it’s not the one from his nightmare. but it wants the most dangerous thing of all from conor. it wants the truth. now a powerful and haunting film, patrick ness’s modern classic is a heartbreaking but uplifting tale of healing and, above all, the courage it takes to survive.
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The Volunteer
₱99.00‘totally gripping’– simon sebag montefiore ‘pilecki is perhaps one of the greatest unsung heroes of the second world war … this insightful book is likely to be the definitive version of this extraordinary life’ — economist would you sacrifice yourself to save thousands of others? in the summer of 1940, after the nazi occupation of poland, an underground operative called witold pilecki accepted a mission to uncover the fate of thousands of people being interned at a new concentration camp on the border of the reich. his mission was to report on nazi crimes and raise a secret army to stage an uprising. the name of the detention centre — auschwitz. it was only after arriving at the camp that he started to discover the nazi’s terrifying plans. over the next two and half years, witold forged an underground army that smuggled evidence of nazi atrocities out of auschwitz. his reports from the camp were to shape the allies response to the holocaust – yet his story was all but forgotten for decades. this is the first major account to draw on unpublished family papers, newly released archival documents and exclusive interviews with surviving resistance fighters to show how he brought the fight to the nazis at the heart of their evil designs. the result is an enthralling story of resistance and heroism against the most horrific circumstances, and one man’s attempt to change the course of history.
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Nerve
₱145.00Are you a watcher or a player? film tie-in edition of 2016’s hottest ya film, starring emma roberts, dave franco & juliette lewis. black mirror meets pretty little liars – perfect for fans of the hunger games and the maze runner. a high-stakes online game of dares turns deadly. when vee is picked to be a player in nerve, an anonymous game of dares broadcast live online, she discovers that the game knows her. it tempts her with amazing prizes taken from her thisisme page and teams her up with her perfect boy: sizzling-hot ian. at first it’s exhilarating – vee and ian’s fans cheer them on to riskier dares with higher stakes. but the game takes a twisted turn. just how far will vee go before she loses nerve? debut author jeanne ryan delivers an unputdownable novel full of action, suspense and hot romance.
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We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
₱180.00Rosemary’s young, just at college, and she’s decided not to tell anyone a thing about her family. so we’re not going to tell you too much either: you’ll have to find out for yourselves, round about page 77, what it is that makes her unhappy family unlike any other. rosemary is now an only child, but she used to have a sister the same age as her, and an older brother. both are now gone – vanished from her life. there’s something unique about rosemary’s sister, fern. and it was this decision, made by her parents, to give rosemary a sister like no other, that began all of rosemary’s trouble. so now she’s telling her story: full of hilarious asides and brilliantly spiky lines, it’s a looping narrative that begins towards the end, and then goes back to the beginning. twice. it’s funny, clever, intimate, honest, analytical and swirling with ideas that will come back to bite you. we hope you enjoy it, and if, when you’re telling a friend about it, you do decide to spill the beans about fern – it’s pretty hard to resist – don’t worry. one of the few studies rosemary doesn’t quote says that spoilers actually enhance reading.
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Looking For Alaska
₱200.00A gorgeous package of two of john green’s most loved titles. a perfect gift for every john green fan. ages: 14+
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Always And Forever, Lara Jean
₱300.00“sweetly funny.” —entertainment weekly new york times bestselling author lara jean’s letter-writing days aren’t over in this surprise follow-up to the bestselling to all the boys i’ve loved before and p. s. i still love you. lara jean is having the best senior year a girl could ever hope for. she is head over heels in love with her boyfriend, peter; her dad’s finally getting remarried to their next door neighbor, ms. rothschild; and margot’s coming home for the summer just in time for the wedding. but change is looming on the horizon. and while lara jean is having fun and keeping busy helping plan her father’s wedding, she can’t ignore the big life decisions she has to make. most pressingly, where she wants to go to college and what that means for her relationship with peter. she watched her sister margot go through these growing pains. now lara jean’s the one who’ll be graduating high school and leaving for college and leaving her family—and possibly the boy she loves—behind. when your heart and your head are saying two different things, which one should you listen to?
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