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Gold
‘gold’ follows two friends and professional cycling rivals, kate and zoe, through their lives until the london olympics. their lives are knit together from the age of 19 when they are trained by the same coach. ‘gold’ captures the extraordinary effort and dedication that go into the pursuit of victory.
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Letters From London, 1990-1995
Since 1990 julian barnes has written a regular ‘letter from london’ for the new yorker magazine. these already celebrated pieces cover subjects as diverse as the lloyd’s insurance disaster, the rise and fall of margaret thatcher, the troubles of the royal family and the hapless nigel short in his battle with gary kasparov in the 1993 world chess finals. with an incisive assessment of salman rushdie’s plight and an analysis of the implications of being linked to the continent via the channel tunnel, letters from london provides a vivid and telling portrait of britain in the nineties.
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The Omen Machine
A new kahlan and richard fantasy novel from bestselling author, terry goodkind. an accident leads to the discovery of a mysterious machine that has rested hidden deep underground for countless millennia. the machine awakens to begin issuing a series of increasingly alarming, if minor, omens. the omens turn out to be astonishingly accurate, and ever more ominous. as zedd tries to figure out how to destroy the sinister device, the machine issues a cataclysmic omen involving richard and kahlan, foretelling an impending event beyond anyone’s ability to stop. as catastrophe approaches, the machine then reveals that it is within its power to withdraw the omen . . . in exchange for an impossible demand.
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The Art Of Happiness
In this unique and important book, one of the world’s great spiritual leaders offers his practical wisdom and advice on how we can overcome everyday human problems and achieve lasting happiness. the art of happiness is a highly accessible guide for a western audience, combining the dalai lama’s eastern spiritual tradition with dr howard c. cutler’s western perspective. covering all key areas of human experience, they apply the principles of tibetan buddhism to everyday problems and reveal how one can find balance and complete spiritual and mental freedom. for the many who wish to understand more about the dalai lama’s approach to living, there has never been a book which brings his beliefs so vividly into the real world.
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The Art Of Baby Making: The Holistic Approach To Fertility
“nature teaches us that a balanced state is a fertile state; and in this book gerad kite shows how “balance” can be the secret to successful conception, even when all else has failed. in the art of baby-making, he presents a unique, holistic approach to creating the right conditions for new life to take hold. his method combines the ancient wisdom of chinese medicine with psychotherapy, drawing on his years of experience and effective practice. kite believes that too often couples are dismissed with a diagnosis of unexplained infertility when it is a condition that can be overcome. filled with testimonials from his many, diverse patients, this book focuses on laying the foundations for long-term balance and well-being so that pregnancy can follow, almost as a by-product. whether you are aiming to conceive naturally or undergoing fertility treatment, it is a must-read on your journey towards parenthood.”–publisher’s description
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Journey To The River Sea
An amazon adventure set in the wilderness of brazil, journey to the river sea is filled with mystery and memorable characters. it is 1910 and maia, tragically orphaned at thirteen, has been sent from england to start a new life with distant relatives in manaus, hundreds of miles up the amazon. she is accompanied by an eccentric and mysterious governess who has secret reasons of her own for making the journey. both soon discover an exotic world bursting with new experiences in journey to the river sea, eva ibbotson’s highly colourful, joyous adventure. winner of the smarties gold medal. shortlisted for the carnegie medal and the whitbread award.
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The Time Of My Life
Lose yourself in the magical world of no.1 bestselling author, cecelia ahern. are you taking your life for granted? lucy silchester is. she’s busied herself with other stuff: friends’ lives, work issues, her deteriorating car, that kind of thing. but she’s stuck in a rut – and deluding everyone. only lucy knows the real truth. time for a wake-up call – a meeting with life. and life turns out to be a kindly, rather run-down man in an old suit, who is determined to bring about change – and won’t let lucy off the hook. sometimes we all need to make time for our life…
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Darker
E l james revisits the world of fifty shades with a deeper and darker take on the love story that has enthralled millions of readers around the globe. their scorching, sensual affair ended in heartbreak and recrimination, but christian grey cannot get anastasia steele out of his mind, or his blood. determined to win her back, he tries to suppress his darkest desires and his need for complete control, and to love ana on her own terms. but the horrors of his childhood still haunt him, and ana’s scheming boss, jack hyde, clearly wants her for himself. can christian’s confidant and therapist, dr. flynn, help him face down his demons? or will the possessiveness of elena, his seducer, and the deranged devotion of leila, his former submissive, drag christian down into the past? and if christian does win ana back, can a man so dark and damaged ever hope to keep her?
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Edward Lear’s Nonsense Omnibus
A collection of lear’s nonsense songs, stories, rhymes, alphabets, and pictures taken from “nonsense songs and stories,” “nonsense botany,” and “nonsense alphabets.”
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The Colour Of Magic
On a world supported on four elephants standing on the back of the great a’tuin, a giant turtle swimming slowly through the interstellar gulf, an eccentric expedition sets out to the edge of the planet.
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He Started It
Beth, portia and eddie are siblings. like all siblings, sometimes they don’t get along. they just have better reasons than most. but when their grandfather dies, he leaves a troublingly specific condition in his will. for them to inherit his wealth, they’re required to retake a road trip they took with him when they were children, and scatter his ashes at the end of it. of course, reuniting after all this time brings back memories of that ill-fated trip. memories of what went wrong. but it’s not only memories they have to worry about. someone is following them. each of them is keeping secrets. and all of them are all too aware of what happened last time. because you can’t inherit the money if someone kills you first.
