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Turning Thirty
Matt is looking forward to turning 30, his whole life is finally sorted. but on his birthday his girlfriend makes a shocking confession, and unable to cope, matt moves back with his parents. back with the friends he hasn’t seen for 10 years, he realizes life isn’t as simple as it used to be.
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Jog On
“divorced and struggling with deep-rooted mental health problems, bella mackie ended her twenties in tears. she could barely find the strength to get off the sofa, let alone piece her life back together. until one day she did something she had never done of her own free will she pulled on a pair of trainers and went for a run. in jog on, bella explains with hilarious and unfiltered honesty how she used running to battle crippling anxiety and depression. with the help of a supporting cast of doctors, psychologists, sportspeople and friends, she shares a wealth of inspirational stories, research and tips that show how exercise often can be the best medicine.”–provided by publisher.
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The Lives We Touch
The feelgood, uplifting, fabulous new book from kindle bestseller eva woods. perfect for fans of lucy diamond, lucy dillon and rowan coleman. in our lives we’ll meet something like eighty thousand people. most of them just in passing, sitting beside them on a bus, buying a latte from them, overtaking them too fast on the motorway. others will become friends, lovers, family. some will stay in our lives forever, and some will be swept away by the flow of life. but we touch all of these people in some way, tiny or huge, making more of a difference that any of us can imagine. rosie is in a coma, unable to reach out to the world or communicate. she only has one chance to make it back to consciousness – but she’s slipping deeper and deeper into a maze of memories and it’s going to be hard to find her way out. daisy, rosie’s sister, is devastated by the accident. she’s always been the good, dependable girl to rosie’s free spirit – but some of rosie’s attitude seems to be creeping into daisy’s dull existence. can daisy find the courage to be herself? it only takes one tiny step to change a life forever…
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The Red House
Richard, a wealthy doctor, invites his estranged sister angela and her family to join him for a week at a vacation home in the english countryside, which results in a symphony of long-held grudges, fading dreams and rising hopes.
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The Bone Clocks
Metaphysical thriller, meditation on mortality and chronicle of our self-devouring times, this is the kaleidoscopic new novel from the author of cloud atlas. longlisted for the man booker prize 2014 one drowsy summer’s day in 1984, teenage runaway holly sykes encounters a strange woman who offers a small kindness in exchange for ‘asylum’. decades will pass before holly understands exactly what sort of asylum the woman was seeking … the bone clocks follows the twists and turns of holly’s life from a scarred adolescence in gravesend to old age on ireland’s atlantic coast as europe’s oil supply dries up – a life not so far out of the ordinary, yet punctuated by flashes of precognition, visits from people who emerge from thin air and brief lapses in the laws of reality. for holly sykes – daughter, sister, mother, guardian – is also an unwitting player in a murderous feud played out in the shadows and margins of our world, and may prove to be its decisive weapon.
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Harry Potter And The Cursed Child
As an overworked employee of the ministry of magic, a husband, and a father, harry potter struggles with a past that refuses to stay where it belongs while his youngest son, albus, finds the weight of the family legacy difficult to bear.
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Eighty Days Blue
Recently settled in new york, fiery, flame-haired musician summer zahova is enjoying life as a violinist with a major orchestra. under the watchful eye of simon, her attractive venezuelan conductor, summer and her career flourish. but a new city, and her new found success, brings fresh temptations, and it isn’t long before summer is lured back to a dangerous underground world of intrigue and desire that she thought she’d left behind her for good. meanwhile wealthy university professor dominik, frustrated by his life in london without summer, is drawn to new york to be with the woman he now knows he cannot live without. but while dominik believes he can protect summer from her dark side, little does he realise that his own passions could end up being far more destructive to them both. the addictive second book in vina jackson’s bestselling romance trilogy is exciting, enticing and full of surprises.
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Science
A stunning visual encyclopedia for kids, covering every aspect of science science: a children’s encyclopedia brings all the essentials of science from elements and energy to gravity and the periodic table to life with astonishing pictures for kids. packed with fun facts for kids, this encyclopedia will dazzle your child with interesting facts on everything from electricity and engines to sound and waves. full of high-quality photos and innovative graphics that help to demonstrate key concepts. science: a children’s encyclopedia uses clear, age-appropriate text that makes even complex topics easy to understand and is ideal for homework reference. science: a children’s encyclopedia is the perfect accessible encyclopedia packed with pictures and fun facts for kids that will give a comprehensive introduction of key topics including gravity and the periodic table which entertain and inform children.
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James Bond Encyclopedia
21 bond movies, 6 suave 007s, 24 evil baddies, 78 sexy girls and 112 cool gadgets all in one killer book an explosive read exploring every aspect of the 007 story created in full collaboration with eon productions. from bond’s history to his style and personal tastes, get up close and personal with the world’s most suave spy. a-z sections bring you face to face with every aspect of his life. meet the criminal masterminds, megalomaniac warmongers, and ruthless gangsters he’s defeated. check out the glamorous eye-candy, jump inside the racy vehicles, explore weapons and gadgets then pick up background on key film-makers, music and musicians. 1, 000 amazing photographs will take you right inside bond’s world. a must read for any fan.
