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Notes On A Nervous Planet
The number one sunday times bestsellerthe world is messing with our minds. rates of stress and anxiety are rising. a fast, nervous planet is creating fast and nervous lives. we are more connected, yet feel more alone. and we are encouraged to worry about everything from world politics to our body mass index.- how can we stay sane on a planet that makes us mad? – how do we stay human in a technological world?- how do we feel happy when we are encouraged to be anxious? after experiencing years of anxiety and panic attacks, these questions became urgent matters of life and death for matt haig. and he began to look for the link between what he felt and the world around him. notes on a nervous planet is a personal and vital look at how to feel happy, human and whole in the twenty-first century.
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And Another Thing–
An englishman’s continuing search through space and time for a decent cup of tea . . . arthur dent’s accidental association with that wholly remarkable book the hichhiker’s guide to the galaxy has not been entirely without incident. arthur has travelled the length, breadth and depth of known, and unknown, space. he has stumbled forwards and backwards through time. he has been blown up, reassembled, cruelly imprisoned, horribly released and colourfully insulted more than is strictly necessary. and of course he has comprehensively failed to grasp the meaning of life, the universe and everything. arthur has, though, finally made it home to earth. but that does not mean he has escaped his fate. for arthur’s chances of getting his hands on a decent cuppa are evaporating along with the world’s oceans. because no sooner has he arrived than he finds out that earth is about to be blown up…… .. again. and another thing …… is the rather unexpected, but very welcome, sixth instalment of the hitchhiker’s guide to the galaxy trilogy by eoin colfer. it features a pantheon of unemployed gods, everyone’s favourite renegade galactic president, a lovestruck green alien, an irritating computer and at least one very large slab of cheese.
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Emerald Star
A fantastic new adventure for brave, feisty hetty feather – one of jacqueline wilson’s most well-loved characters. since leaving the foundling hospital, hetty has seen her fair share of drama, excitement, tragedy and loss. after the death of her beloved mama, she sets off to find a real home at last âe” starting with the search for her father. but hetty is no longer a simple country girl, and begins to fear sheâe(tm)ll never truly belong anywhere. and even when she is reunited with her beloved childhood sweetheart jem, hetty still longs for adventure âe” especially when an enchanting figure from her past makes an unexpected reappearance. could a more exciting future lie ahead for hetty?
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Dog Man 03: Tale Of Two Kitties
Petey the cat’s been dragged into a tiny bit of trouble — a double in the form of a super-cute kitten. dog man will have to work twice as hard to bust these furballs and remain top dog!
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Malibu Rising
Malibu: august 1983. it’s the day of nina riva’s annual end-of-summer party. by midnight the party will be completely out of control. by morning, the riva mansion will have gone up in flames. but before that first spark in the early hours before dawn, the alcohol will flow, the music will play, and the loves and secrets that shaped this family’s generations will all come rising to the surface
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Lego® Harry Potter
A world of wizards, witches and magic awaits! meet all your favourite lego® harry potter(tm) minifigures and discover the secrets hidden within hogwarts castle. relive memorable movie moments, including exciting quidditch matches and spooky adventures in the forbidden forest. the beautiful cover with gold foil adds extra sparkle and makes this book the perfect gift for lego harry potter fans! bring a little magic into your life with this essential companion to everything lego harry potter. harry potter characters, names and related indicia are © & ™ warner bros. entertainment inc. publishing rights © jkr. (s19). ©2019 the lego group.
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Concise Encyclopedia
A visual encyclopedia with 1000 facts thematically organised into nine sections: space, the earth, the living world, human body, science and technology, transport, the world, people, society and history. there are time-lines and cross-referenced connected topics to support school study.
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The Binding
The sunday times bestseller ‘utterly brilliant’ joanna cannon’truly spellbinding’ guardian’pure magic’ erin kelly’a real treat’ the times’gorgeous’ stella duffy’astounding’ anna mazzola imagine you could erase your grief. imagine you could forget your pain. imagine you could hide a secret. forever. emmett farmer is working in the fields when a letter arrives summoning him to begin an apprenticeship. he will work for a bookbinder, a vocation that arouses fear, superstition and prejudice – but one neither he nor his parents can afford to refuse. he will learn to hand-craft beautiful volumes, and within each he will capture something unique and extraordinary: a memory. if there’s something you want to forget, he can help. if there’s something you need to erase, he can assist. your past will be stored safely in a book and you will never remember your secret, however terrible. in a vault under his mentor’s workshop, row upon row of books – and memories – are meticulously stored and recorded. then one day emmett makes an astonishing discovery: one of them has his name on it. the binding is an unforgettable, magical novel: a boundary-defying love story and a unique literary event.
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Crafty Creatures
Introduces basic knitting, sewing, and embroidery techniques and presents step-by-step instructions for a variety of projects, including pocket pals, mobile owls, and doodlephants.
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Rock And Mineral
An introduction to rocks and minerals using 3-d models, data boxes, charts, and maps, covering topics from the history of geology to minerals in the home.
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Marvel
“fantastic facts, incredible info and uncanny trivia about the super heroes and villains of the marvel comics universe. marvel absolutely everything you need to know is packed with fun facts, bizarre-but-true tales and quirky insights in everyone’s favourite marvel comic characters, including the avengers, spider-man and daredevil. discover why the hulk comes in three different varieties – green, grey and red, and how a frog once gained thor’s powers! from behind-the-scenes revelations to strange and interesting facts, this unique book will surprise and delight new and die-hard marvel fans alike. 2016 marvel”
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Yellowface
The new book from the no. 1 new york times and no. 2 sunday times bestselling author r. f. kuang ‘a riot’ pandora sykes ‘razor-sharp’ time ‘a wild ride’ stylist ‘darkly comic’ gq ‘satirical and humorous’ cosmopolitan athena liu is a literary darling and june hayward is literally nobody. white lies when athena dies in a freak accident, june steals her unpublished manuscript and publishes it as her own under the ambiguous name juniper song. dark humour but as evidence threatens june’s stolen success, she will discover exactly how far she will go to keep what she thinks she deserves. deadly consequences… what happens next is entirely everyone else’s fault.
