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Jack and Bobby: A story of brothers in conflict
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The history of modern British football can largely be written through the stories of Jack and Bobby Charlton. Both were in the World Cup winning team of ‘66, and each has remained deeply involved in the game ever since.The book traces the parallel li…
The history of modern British football can largely be written through the stories of Jack and Bobby Charlton. Both were in the World Cup winning team of ‘66, and each has remained deeply involved in the game ever since.The book traces the parallel li…
Call Me Evil, Let Me Go: A mother’s struggle to save her children from a brutal religious cult
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Sarah had lived in fear for over a decade. Humiliated, ostracised and brainwashed, her spirit had been crushed. But as the realisation of what she was subjecting her children to began to sink in, she found new strength and determination – the strengt…
Sarah had lived in fear for over a decade. Humiliated, ostracised and brainwashed, her spirit had been crushed. But as the realisation of what she was subjecting her children to began to sink in, she found new strength and determination – the strengt…
The Sweethearts: Tales of love, laughter and hardship from the Yorkshire Rowntree's girls
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Whether in wartime or peace, tales of love, laughter and hardship from the girls in the Rowntrees factory in Yorkshire“On a warm Monday morning in 1932, just two days after leaving school, fourteen-year-old Madge was about to join her nine brothers a…
Whether in wartime or peace, tales of love, laughter and hardship from the girls in the Rowntrees factory in Yorkshire“On a warm Monday morning in 1932, just two days after leaving school, fourteen-year-old Madge was about to join her nine brothers a…
I Know What You Are: 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…
Can I Let You Go?: Part 2 of 3: A heartbreaking true story of love, loss and moving on
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Can I Let You Go? is the true story of Faye, a wonderful young woman who may never be able to parent her unborn child.Faye is 24, pregnant, and has learning difficulties as a result of her mother’s alcoholism. Faye is gentle, childlike and vulnerable…
Can I Let You Go? is the true story of Faye, a wonderful young woman who may never be able to parent her unborn child.Faye is 24, pregnant, and has learning difficulties as a result of her mother’s alcoholism. Faye is gentle, childlike and vulnerable…
Chopin
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The definitive biography of Chopin by one of the finest of contemporary European historians.Two centuries have passed since Chopin’s birth, yet his legacy is all around us today. The quiet revolution he wrought influenced the development of Western m…
The definitive biography of Chopin by one of the finest of contemporary European historians.Two centuries have passed since Chopin’s birth, yet his legacy is all around us today. The quiet revolution he wrought influenced the development of Western m…
A Safe Place for Joey
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From bestselling author and teacher Mary Maccracken comes the engaging and inspiring story of five troubled children who she fought to bring back from the brinkJoey is the class clown, but alone proves to be an intensely dark seven-year old who still…
From bestselling author and teacher Mary Maccracken comes the engaging and inspiring story of five troubled children who she fought to bring back from the brinkJoey is the class clown, but alone proves to be an intensely dark seven-year old who still…
A Small Town Love Story: Colonial Beach, Virginia
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The text in this ebook is fixed to preserve the layout of the book and it is not possible to enlarge the font size. It may be unsuitable for eink readers and mobile phones and we recommend you download a sample to your device before purchase.From #1 …
The text in this ebook is fixed to preserve the layout of the book and it is not possible to enlarge the font size. It may be unsuitable for eink readers and mobile phones and we recommend you download a sample to your device before purchase.From #1 …
A Stolen Childhood: A Dark Past, a Terrible Secret, a Girl Without a Future
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Bestselling author and teacher Casey Watson shares the horrifying true story of Kiera Bentley, a 12-year-old girl with a deeply shocking secret she’s too young to even understand.When Casey first meets Kiera, a small slight girl who’s just lashed out…
Bestselling author and teacher Casey Watson shares the horrifying true story of Kiera Bentley, a 12-year-old girl with a deeply shocking secret she’s too young to even understand.When Casey first meets Kiera, a small slight girl who’s just lashed out…
A Thousand Pieces of Gold: A Memoir of China’s Past Through its Proverbs
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The author of the international bestsellers Watching the Tree and Falling Leaves has always been fascinated by proverbs and their importance and use in China. Both her book titles are based on such proverbs.The majority of Chinese proverbs are drawn …
The author of the international bestsellers Watching the Tree and Falling Leaves has always been fascinated by proverbs and their importance and use in China. Both her book titles are based on such proverbs.The majority of Chinese proverbs are drawn …
A Widow’s Story: A Memoir
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“My husband died, my life collapsed.”On a February morning, Joyce Carol Oates drove her ailing husband, Raymond Smith, to the Princeton Medical Center where he was diagnosed with pneumonia. In less than a week, Ray was dead and Joyce was faced – tota…
“My husband died, my life collapsed.”On a February morning, Joyce Carol Oates drove her ailing husband, Raymond Smith, to the Princeton Medical Center where he was diagnosed with pneumonia. In less than a week, Ray was dead and Joyce was faced – tota…
Almost 5'4"
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Confessions of an unconventional modelIsobella Jade is no ordinary model – she is far too short for a start. At ‘almost five foot four’ in heels she found herself shunned by the major agencies and forced to take any job that came her way just to make…
Confessions of an unconventional modelIsobella Jade is no ordinary model – she is far too short for a start. At ‘almost five foot four’ in heels she found herself shunned by the major agencies and forced to take any job that came her way just to make…
An A–Z of Exceptional Dogs
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Previously published as The Great Grisby‘You cannot help but fall in love with Grisby’ Jeffrey MassonIn this charming bestiary of exceptional dogs, Mikita Brottman reflects on the role dogs play in our world, explored through her relationship with he…
Previously published as The Great Grisby‘You cannot help but fall in love with Grisby’ Jeffrey MassonIn this charming bestiary of exceptional dogs, Mikita Brottman reflects on the role dogs play in our world, explored through her relationship with he…
An Encyclopaedia of Myself
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LONGLISTED FOR THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE 2014‘A symphonic poem about postwar England and Englishness … A masterpiece’ Financial TimesThe 1950s were not grey. In Jonathan Meades’s detailed, petit-point memoir they are luridly polychromatic. They were p…
LONGLISTED FOR THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE 2014‘A symphonic poem about postwar England and Englishness … A masterpiece’ Financial TimesThe 1950s were not grey. In Jonathan Meades’s detailed, petit-point memoir they are luridly polychromatic. They were p…
Мне сказали прийти одной
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На протяжении всей своей жизни Суад Мехеннет, репортер The Washington Post, родившаяся и получившая образование в Германии, должна была балансировать между двумя сторонами ее жизни: мусульманским воспитанием и европейской жизнью. Она всегда пыталась …
На протяжении всей своей жизни Суад Мехеннет, репортер The Washington Post, родившаяся и получившая образование в Германии, должна была балансировать между двумя сторонами ее жизни: мусульманским воспитанием и европейской жизнью. Она всегда пыталась …
Личная жизнь
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«И хотя я никогда не ощущала себя женой президента, понимаю, что почти десять лет находилась рядом с человеком, который по должности отвечал за огромную и очень непростую страну на переломе эпох. Мне пришлось видеть многое из того, что имело важное …
«И хотя я никогда не ощущала себя женой президента, понимаю, что почти десять лет находилась рядом с человеком, который по должности отвечал за огромную и очень непростую страну на переломе эпох. Мне пришлось видеть многое из того, что имело важное …
Разведчики
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Разведка – глаза и уши армии… Этой простой фразой описывается вся важность разведки. Но как описать, что такое разведка? В наградном листе на одного из разведчиков написано: «неоднократно выполнял задания командования по разведке и захвату контрольны…
Разведка – глаза и уши армии… Этой простой фразой описывается вся важность разведки. Но как описать, что такое разведка? В наградном листе на одного из разведчиков написано: «неоднократно выполнял задания командования по разведке и захвату контрольны…
Все герои мировой истории
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Истории жизни всех самых интересных и ярких исторических личностей, рассказанные известным историком Наталией Басовской собраны в этой книге. Герои, злодеи, роковые женщины, владыки полумира и бунтари любили, ненавидели, боролись, проигрывали и побеж…
Истории жизни всех самых интересных и ярких исторических личностей, рассказанные известным историком Наталией Басовской собраны в этой книге. Герои, злодеи, роковые женщины, владыки полумира и бунтари любили, ненавидели, боролись, проигрывали и побеж…
Dog Soldiers: Part 2 of 3: Love, loyalty and sacrifice on the front line
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Dog Soldiers can either be read as a full-length eBook or in 3 serialised eBook-only parts.This is PART 2 of 3.Dog Soldiers tells the story of two brave young ‘dog soldiers’ (Army bomb dog handlers), killed in action in Afghanistan with their dogs by…
Dog Soldiers can either be read as a full-length eBook or in 3 serialised eBook-only parts.This is PART 2 of 3.Dog Soldiers tells the story of two brave young ‘dog soldiers’ (Army bomb dog handlers), killed in action in Afghanistan with their dogs by…
Girl Alone: Part 1 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 1 of 3 (Chapters 1-9 of 26).You can read Part 1 two weeks ahead of release of the full-length eBook and paperback.Aged nine Joss came home from scho…
Girl Alone can either be read as a full-length eBook or in 3 serialised eBook-only parts.This is PART 1 of 3 (Chapters 1-9 of 26).You can read Part 1 two weeks ahead of release of the full-length eBook and paperback.Aged nine Joss came home from scho…

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