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1) The Wave
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A devastating tsunami is heading towards the Cornish coast. With no early warning and limited means of escape, many people won't get away in time. While the terrifying reality of the news hits home, one young woman posts a message on Facebook, 'With nowhere to run to, I'm heading to my favourite beach to watch the sunset, who wants to join me?' A small group of people follow her lead and head towards the beach; each of them are harbouring their own...
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Help Your Child Fight Dyslexia and Read/Write Her Favorite Stories
I know how difficult it is for a Dyslexic child to excel in studies, having suffered from it in my childhood. But I fought this bravely with the help of my inspiring teacher, who always supported me.
I took the opportunity to create a book that could share my stories with other struggling children to inspire them to become brave.
Sophia the Supergirl is a story about a princess...
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Riding Hearts is an historical romance set in the fictional rotten borough of Upperbridge, Lincolnshire during the late 18th century. It tells the tale of forbidden romance between a riding officer and Anna, a local girl, whose father is part of the smuggling community. Anna is, betrothed to the vile Hubert Lockwood, the head of the smugglers, but her life takes a dramatic turn, when she falls in love with Lockwood's archenemy, the Riding Officer,...
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A young woman was killed eight years ago and the man sent to prison for it claims he's innocent. On the day he's released from jail after serving his sentence, he's murdered and the lawyer who defended him, Shane Daniels' employer and friend, is shot. Is it possible the same person committed both crimes? To solve one murder, Shane must find out who actually committed the first one. But there are lots of suspects, including a cunning businessman and...
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Disabled former cop Shane Daniels is asked by the lawyer he works for to review the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of a woman seven years ago. She's now been declared legally dead and her husband is about to receive a huge life insurance payment.
But the discovery of the bodies of a woman and a young child, partially buried in a wooded area near Shane's hometown, brings shocking family news for Shane and sends him looking for a cold-blooded...
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How should social workers adapt to a time of widespread instability and uncertainty? How can social work practice account for the ever-increasing infiltration of technology and media images into our daily lives and mental states? In this book, Ken Moffatt turns to postmodern philosophy's grappling with late capitalism and the omnipresence of technology in order to develop a new approach to reflective social work practice and critical pedagogy.
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This is a story about love and family. It captures a period in time, the post-war era, when people were beginning to put their lives together again after the horrors and shortages caused by the Second World War. Whole communities were springing up all over the United Kingdom in newly built housing estates and this story is focused on one family within such an estate. It also tells of a sport, homing pigeon racing, which was once so very popular amongst...
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Me, Love and Johnny King Is a romantic comedy set in Rock Ferry, Birkenhead, about Tommy, a plumber, who spends his time supporting Tranmere Rovers and searching for his one true love. One fateful day at Prenton Park whilst watching Tranmere Rovers he meets Katie, but as fate would have it, the course of true love never runs smooth...
13) Echo Hall
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In the early nineties, newlywed Ruth Flint arrives at Echo Hall to find an unhappy house full of mysteries that its occupants won't discuss. When her husband, Adam, is called up to the Gulf War, her shaky marriage is tested to the core... During World War 2 Elsie Flint is living at Echo Hall with her unsympathetic in-laws. While her husband, Jack is away with the RAF, his cousin Daniel is her only support. But Daniel is hiding a secret that will threaten...
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Quercus
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2018.
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The Wonder Down Under explains everything you ever wanted to know about the vagina but didn't dare ask. Learn the truth about the clitoris' inner life, the menstrual hormone dance and whether the vaginal orgasm really exists. The book helps you understand how different types of contraception work in the body, what a "normal" vulva looks like and how wearing socks can change your sex life. Medical students and sex educators Nina Brochmann and Ellen...
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In Agatha Christie's short story, "The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding," Poirot is asked to attend a Christmas celebration in order to apprehend a jewel-thief who has taken advantage of an unwary eastern prince. Full of English holiday tradition and plenty of intrigue, this holiday tale first appeared in the December 12, 1923 issue of The Sketch magazine.
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Louie and Luna are two little dragons who love to explore and find shiny new rocks to collect for their little treasure piles. When Louie and Luna are all grown up and big, they want to be just like their Mummy and Daddy and find big dragon jewels, but Luna doesn't want to wait until she's all grown. She tries to follow Mummy and Daddy Dragon, but loses them and starts throwing a very big tantrum! What will happen when Louie tries to help her, but...
20) I'm Joking
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Looking for freshly-squeezed jokes?
Replenish your joke repertoire and change that broken record with 500+ jokes you haven't heard before. I'm Joking is packed with hilarious illustrations and compiled into fun categories, such as Barking Mad Mischief, Nutty Giggles and Stinky Poo Gags. This squeaky-clean family fun makes the perfect gift for jokesters aged 7 to 107.
What did the spine say as it left the room?
I'll be straight back
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