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Confessions of a Park Avenue Plastic Surgeon
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All that you ever wanted to know – and never imagined – about what goes on behind-the-scenes at one of the world's most prestigious plastic surgeon's office.‘“I don't care if I die,” she said. “I waited my whole life to look good. I'm not going one m…
All that you ever wanted to know – and never imagined – about what goes on behind-the-scenes at one of the world's most prestigious plastic surgeon's office.‘“I don't care if I die,” she said. “I waited my whole life to look good. I'm not going one m…
He Died With a Felafel in His Hand
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Here for the first time is the full horror and madness of sharing a house, told by someone who’s been there. Birmingham pulls no punches: from dead rats in the kitchen to tent-dwelling lodgers in the living room, you’ll run for the safety of living a…
Here for the first time is the full horror and madness of sharing a house, told by someone who’s been there. Birmingham pulls no punches: from dead rats in the kitchen to tent-dwelling lodgers in the living room, you’ll run for the safety of living a…
How Starbucks Saved My Life
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A candid, moving and inspirational memoir about a high-flying business man who is forced to re-evaluate his life and values when he suddenly loses everything and goes to work in Starbucks.Michael Gill had it made. He was educated, wealthy and well-co…
A candid, moving and inspirational memoir about a high-flying business man who is forced to re-evaluate his life and values when he suddenly loses everything and goes to work in Starbucks.Michael Gill had it made. He was educated, wealthy and well-co…
Мой путь к Богу
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Некоторые события в жизни выбивают из колеи, и тогда человек либо преображается, либо сдается. В этой книге я вкратце описал свою историю в жизни и как происходило мое преобразование. Расскажу о расширении границ сознания, о просветлении, об энергиях…
Некоторые события в жизни выбивают из колеи, и тогда человек либо преображается, либо сдается. В этой книге я вкратце описал свою историю в жизни и как происходило мое преобразование. Расскажу о расширении границ сознания, о просветлении, об энергиях…
Little Drifters: Part 2 of 4
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Little Drifters can either be read as a full-length eBook or in 4 serialised eBook-only parts.This is PART 2 of 4 (Chapters 7-10 of 24).The harrowing true story of a travelling Irish family bonded by love, broken apart by life, and then betrayed by t…
Little Drifters can either be read as a full-length eBook or in 4 serialised eBook-only parts.This is PART 2 of 4 (Chapters 7-10 of 24).The harrowing true story of a travelling Irish family bonded by love, broken apart by life, and then betrayed by t…
Memoirs of a Fruitcake
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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 med…
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 med…
Our Best Pal: Gander
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An inspiring and heart-warming short story of canine devotion and bravery.Animals have accompanied man into battle since war first waged.Gander, faithful friend to WWII Canadian soldiers, was smuggled onto a troop ship in 1940, where he was given a p…
An inspiring and heart-warming short story of canine devotion and bravery.Animals have accompanied man into battle since war first waged.Gander, faithful friend to WWII Canadian soldiers, was smuggled onto a troop ship in 1940, where he was given a p…
I Know What You Are: Part 1 of 3: The true story of a lonely little girl abused by those she trusted most
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The moving true story of a little girl with Asperger syndrome, controlled and abused by the one person she called her friend.Taylor had always struggled to make friends – she felt ‘different’. Taylor never knew her father and her mother wasn’t around…
The moving true story of a little girl with Asperger syndrome, controlled and abused by the one person she called her friend.Taylor had always struggled to make friends – she felt ‘different’. Taylor never knew her father and her mother wasn’t around…
I, Partridge: We Need to Talk About Alan
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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 Partri…
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 Partri…
If I Don’t Write It Nobody Else Will
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The long awaited story of one of Britain’s greatest comic legends.'Some people walk on stage and the audience warms to them. You can't explain it, and you shouldn't try. It's an arrogant assumption to say you 'decide' to become a comedian. The audien…
The long awaited story of one of Britain’s greatest comic legends.'Some people walk on stage and the audience warms to them. You can't explain it, and you shouldn't try. It's an arrogant assumption to say you 'decide' to become a comedian. The audien…
One Hundred and Four Horses
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‘A letter is handed to you. In broken English, it tells you that you must now vacate your farm; that this is no longer your home, for it now belongs to the crowd on your doorstep. Then the drums begin to beat.’As the land invasions gather pace, the R…
‘A letter is handed to you. In broken English, it tells you that you must now vacate your farm; that this is no longer your home, for it now belongs to the crowd on your doorstep. Then the drums begin to beat.’As the land invasions gather pace, the R…
Дело чести. Быт русских офицеров
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Офицерство в царской России всегда было особой «кастой», отличающейся как от солдат, так и от гражданских людей. Отстраненность от общества объяснялась, в частности, и тем, что офицеры не имели права присоединяться к политическим партиям, а должны бы…
Офицерство в царской России всегда было особой «кастой», отличающейся как от солдат, так и от гражданских людей. Отстраненность от общества объяснялась, в частности, и тем, что офицеры не имели права присоединяться к политическим партиям, а должны бы…
В поисках смысла
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Перелистывая публикации столетней давности, трудно избавиться от ощущения роковой предопределенности событий, в которых действовала скрытая сила, весьма повлиявшая на распад империи, когда Россия, кровью умытая, погрузилась в хаос. Потрясения тех лет…
Перелистывая публикации столетней давности, трудно избавиться от ощущения роковой предопределенности событий, в которых действовала скрытая сила, весьма повлиявшая на распад империи, когда Россия, кровью умытая, погрузилась в хаос. Потрясения тех лет…
I Know What You Are: Part 2 of 3: The true story of a lonely little girl abused by those she trusted most
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The moving true story of a little girl with Asperger syndrome, controlled and abused by the one person she called her friend.Taylor had always struggled to make friends – she felt ‘different’. Taylor never knew her father and her mother wasn’t around…
The moving true story of a little girl with Asperger syndrome, controlled and abused by the one person she called her friend.Taylor had always struggled to make friends – she felt ‘different’. Taylor never knew her father and her mother wasn’t around…
One More Kilometre and We’re in the Showers
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An entertaining social and cultural history of cycling in post-war Europe seen through the eyes of a veteran racing cyclist.Written with great literary and historical relish, One More Kilometre examines the spread of cycling’s popularity, how it deve…
An entertaining social and cultural history of cycling in post-war Europe seen through the eyes of a veteran racing cyclist.Written with great literary and historical relish, One More Kilometre examines the spread of cycling’s popularity, how it deve…
Кларендон и его время. Странная история Эдварда Хайда, канцлера и изгнанника
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В книге доктора исторических наук Андрея Борисовича Соколова на фоне драматических событий британской истории середины XVII века рассматривается биография Эдварда Хайда, первого лорда Кларендона, политика и мыслителя. Как заметил один американский ис…
В книге доктора исторических наук Андрея Борисовича Соколова на фоне драматических событий британской истории середины XVII века рассматривается биография Эдварда Хайда, первого лорда Кларендона, политика и мыслителя. Как заметил один американский ис…
Girl Alone: Part 2 of 3: Joss came home from school to discover her father’s suicide. Angry and hurting, she’s out of control.
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Girl Alone can either be read as a full-length eBook or in 3 serialised eBook-only parts.This is PART 2 of 3 (Chapters 10-17 of 26).You can read Part 2 one week ahead of release of the full-length eBook and paperback.Aged nine Joss came home from sch…
Girl Alone can either be read as a full-length eBook or in 3 serialised eBook-only parts.This is PART 2 of 3 (Chapters 10-17 of 26).You can read Part 2 one week ahead of release of the full-length eBook and paperback.Aged nine Joss came home from sch…
Юмор – это серьезно. Гоголь, Крылов, Фонвизин, Салтыков-Щедрин и Грибоедов
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Великие российские литераторы XIX века, чьи произведения – смесь доброго юмора и злой сатиры. Кем же они были в обычной жизни: веселыми балагурами или мрачными циниками? Чем запомнились они современникам? На эти и другие вопросы в своих биографически…
Великие российские литераторы XIX века, чьи произведения – смесь доброго юмора и злой сатиры. Кем же они были в обычной жизни: веселыми балагурами или мрачными циниками? Чем запомнились они современникам? На эти и другие вопросы в своих биографически…
Closer than Blood: Friendship Helps You Survive
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Previously published as My Mam Shirley.Behind the notorious Hudson men who dominated the Canterbury Estate for over 30 years were the girls, and my mam Shirley.The third instalment of this gritty series recounts the incredible stories of the unflinch…
Previously published as My Mam Shirley.Behind the notorious Hudson men who dominated the Canterbury Estate for over 30 years were the girls, and my mam Shirley.The third instalment of this gritty series recounts the incredible stories of the unflinch…
In Cold Blood: A Brother’s Sworn Vengeance
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Previously published as Our Vinnie.The infamous Canterbury Estate in Bradford, a hotbed of crime, drink and drugs, was a law unto itself in the ’70s. So when one of their own was wronged in any way, the community always had its own way of dealing wit…
Previously published as Our Vinnie.The infamous Canterbury Estate in Bradford, a hotbed of crime, drink and drugs, was a law unto itself in the ’70s. So when one of their own was wronged in any way, the community always had its own way of dealing wit…

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