This poignant novella is a tale of forbidden love, resilience, and the human cost of war.In the quiet fields of Wiltshire during World War II, Eveline, a sheltered young woman, stumbles upon a life-altering discovery: a German Luftwaffe pilot, Fritz, has crash-landed near her home. Against the backdrop of war and suspicion, her family takes the injured man in, nursing him back to health. Beneath his reserved demeanor and burn-scarred face, Eveline senses a...

A magical fantasy book for children aged 8+ which is a global adventure by broomstick, transporting kids into the charmed world of VIPBs (Very Important Present Bringers), while delivering lots of mirth, magic and mayhem and a combination of witch-dust of the most wondrous kind and the Christmas magic surrounding Santa Claus. This book sees Italy's traditional VIPB, The Befana, transformed into the cool witch 'Bef' and heading off on a mission to retain the hearts of her Italian children a...

Rogue Elephants: One Girl’s Fight Through the Human Jungle is the witty and self-deprecating auto-biographical account of a PR career stretching from the mid-80s to 2012, written by the Chartered Institute of Public Relations’ winner of the national title of ‘Best Freelance PR Practitioner’ 2012. Filled with both humour and poignant episodes, the book takes the reader on a journey, beginning with Jane’s floundering around with a PhD at Cambridge University and then taking on the ...

Prepare future educators to strengthen the literacy skills of students in Grades 6–12 with this introductory reading textbook, based on the latest research, the Common Core State Standards, and recommended instructional practices. The perfect first text on adolescent literacy, this expertly organized volume covers all the fundamentals of how reading and writing skills develop in older students and how to teach literacy within key academic content areas:...

They say that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it is not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance.The last thing the wizard Drum Billet did, before Death laid a bony hand on his shoulder, was to pass on his staff of power to the eighth son of an eighth son. Unfortunately for his colleagues in the chauvinistic (not to say misogynistic) world of magic, he failed to check that the baby in question was a son. Everybody knows that there's no such thing as a female wiza...

If you’re a man of a certain age you’ll know there comes a point in life when getting a sports car and over-analysing your contribution to society sounds like a really good idea.With a good job in sales and marketing and a nice house in Manchester that he shared with his wife and kids, John Bishop was no different when he turned the dreaded 4-0. But instead of spanking a load of cash on a car that would have made him look like a senior stylist at Vidal Sassoon, he stumbled onto a p...

The brilliantly funny and inimitable Alan Carr tells his life story in his own words, from growing up in a football-mad family in Northampton to his rise to become one of Britain’s best-loved comedians.‘Puberty had been unkind. Whereas it had come in the night and left the other boys with chiselled, stubbly chins and deep masculine voices, I’d been left with a huge pair of knockers and the voice of a pensioner.’ Alan CarrAlan Carr grew up in one of the most boring towns in ...

Shabba me whiskers! It’s one of those Mr Gum books by Andy Stanton. They’re only the craziest, funnest most amazing books for children in the world. This is the third book!It’s only one of those Mr Gum books by Andy Stanton! They’re only the craziest, funnest most amazing books for children in the world. This is the third book!Well, that old roo-de-lally Mr Gum and the hideous Billy William the Third are once more mucking things up for everyone.They’re a-sc...

**A Discworld series quote book. Go beyond the novels to discover more about the fantastically funny and gloriously inventive world of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series.'A marriage is always made up of two people who are prepared to swear that only the other one snores.'** From, THE FIFTH ELEPHANT'Inside every old person is a young person wondering what happened.' From, MOVING PICTURESThe Wit and Wisdom of Di...

'Maeve's Times is funny and clever and kind, which are excellent qualities in both books and people' Irish Times'As someone who fell off a chair not long ago trying to hear what they were saying at the next table in a restaurant, I suppose I am obsessively interested in what some might consider the trivia of other people's lives.'Maeve Binchy is well known for her bestselling novels, but for many years Maeve was a journalist. From 'The Stu...

Journalist, presenter, broadcaster, husband, father, vigorous all-rounder: Alan Partridge. Star of action blockbuster Alpha Papa; a man with a fascinating past and an amazing future.I Partridge: We Need To Talk About Alan is the memoir of Alan Partridge, the nation’s favourite broadcaster. It is a work of heart-breaking majesty.Genuinely one of the best books of the last fifteen to twenty years, I, Partridge charts the highs, lows and middle bits in the life of one of Europ...

In Its Not What You Think Chris Evans had written himself a recipe for success. He was poised on the brink of seeing it become a reality. All the right ingredients were there: he was rich, famous; now he was the owner of his own radio station and media company. What could possibly go wrong? As it turned out, the answer was everything…well almost.In It’s Not What You Think Chris Evans had seemingly found the recipe for success. He was rich, famous, and now the owner of his own radio...