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Plants In My Garden
This book was written with young children in mind, particularly those who are embarking on the joy of books and learning to read.
It reflects the author’s passion for gardens, gardening, and plants of all kinds. Each rhyme has its own delightful illustration, giving character to the individual plants.
May children and their grown-ups derive as much pleasure from reading the rhymes as the author experienced in writing them.
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Creatures In My Garden
This book was written with young children in mind – those just beginning to discover the joy of books and the adventure of learning to read.
It reflects the author’s love of nature and all forms of animal life, with each rhyme paired with its own delightful illustration, giving every creature its own charming character.
May children, and their grownups, find as much pleasure in reading these rhymes as there was in creating them.£6.49 -
The Bounty
Tab 2 – Tell the truth, and shame the Devil! That is what everyone said. So I did, and the Devil laughed. It seems he has a dark sense of humour. I am a good man, or at least, I try to be. Ok, maybe sometimes, the lines may get just a little blurry. Yes, I’ve done wrong things, which have felt so right, but always for the right reasons. I have done the right things. That felt so very wrong. Life is a minefield of moral dilemmas. In the modern world, it’s hard for a man to always follow his gut instincts. When I was convicted. I was an innocent man. Now, I can make no such claim!
My name is Frank Chambers, and together with my closest friends. Michael Brooks, Stephen Fox, and of course, my younger, transgender sister, Lily, whose only dream was to live in Little Venice because of its strong ties to the LGBT community and live there as the woman she clearly was born to be.
Life, it seems, had a very different path for us all. Taking our lives in an unimaginable direction. You do not always know you are surrounded by the right people. Until the chips are, well and truly, down. Left with nothing, not even my good name. That’s when you truly know who your friends are and whom you can really count on.
Together over time, they turn a very simple idea. Into a complicated plan. Now, all they have to do is pull it off. If they do, it will send shock waves. Though at the very heart of London’s financial district. Rocking the very foundations of their lives. Proving, once and for all. Two wrongs can make it right!
Let’s see what you think. My name is Frank Chambers, and this is my story.
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Alan's Oh So Simple Cheesecakes
Not your average cookbook. Not your average cook.
Forget fancy courses and fussy instructions – this is cheesecake-making the way real people do it: with a bit of trial, a lot of error, and a whole lot of heart. Alan’s delightfully down-to-earth guide blends foolproof recipes with personal mishaps, kitchen wisdom, and the kind of tips you only learn the hard way.
Whether you’re a cheesecake fanatic or just cheesecake-curious, this book invites you into a dad’s day in the kitchen – complete with burnt crusts, unexpected triumphs, and the sweet satisfaction of doing it yourself.
Simple. Delicious. Slightly chaotic. Just like life.
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The Big Book of Lies
A rude, mischievous and intensely personal work of science fiction, fantasy and solid British humour, this story draws on an eclectic array of topics from history to physics to art to psychology. It is the story of one man’s odyssey through space and time, from youthful fulfilment of an alien civilisation’s prophecy to the hunt for the perpetrators of a heinous act of pan-galactic genocide.
Peopling this epic journey are ordinary and extraordinary humans, ordinary and extraordinary aliens, fairies, and more than a god or two, including one variously referred to as ‘girlfriend’, ‘possession’ or surrogate offspring: a confusion of relationships that reflects the reality of sentient life in all its complexity.
Peppered throughout the story, you will encounter lyrical memories, acerbic philosophies, and hilarious anecdotal exchanges, from down the pub to helicopter cockpits to the sparse quarters of a D’hogi squadron. Charlie Sinclair’s alter ego alternately bounces and limps through a maelstrom of situations, always expressing his potty-mouthed opinion unapologetically.
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International Sporting Champions
You do not leave school one day and win an Olympic gold medal the next. This book is about 50 sporting champions and how they got started. It contains a biography of each, followed by their career records. It shows in detail their achievements from school, youth, under 20, under 30, to seminar level, and from county, area, national, and international honours. It is a multi-sport book that should appeal to multi-sport lovers.
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What to Believe and Other Poems
As the author of this original work as a book of poems, I would like the readers to engage their minds and get with my written utterances and apply a kind of understanding and draw their own conclusions of what they have just digested and not to be fearful of some deep thinking. The reader, I hope, will feel somewhat elated and fresh with inner thoughts!
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The Archon Saga
A last-minute end-of-year trip turns into anarchy for Scarlett as she and three of her classmates discover some ancient ruins near Delphi that ultimately lead them to another world. Now scattered across this unknown world, she must reunite with her friends, stop the mysterious order causing havoc and hopefully find a way home.
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The Alchemy
Aurora isn’t looking for love.
Not after surviving a decade with the wrong man and the emotional shrapnel that followed. Now she’s rebuilding—her home, her writing career, and her sanity—with the help of her fiercely loyal friend and publisher, Clarissa, who has zero filter and loves just as fiercely.
Then comes Nyx.
An ambitious architect with a crooked smile, a carefully guarded past, and a tendency to show up exactly when Aurora swears she’s not interested. Their connection—sparked by a dating app and cemented with late-night texts and accidental truths—feels too good, too familiar, and too fast.
But just as Aurora begins to let her guard down, Nyx starts pulling away—and someone from her past returns, darker and more dangerous than before. With old wounds reopening and trust hanging by a thread, Aurora must decide if she’s ready to try again... or finally walk away for good.
A slow-burn, second-chance romance filled with sharp banter, emotional ghosts, and modern-day challenges.
For anyone who’s ever wondered if love is about timing... or choosing to leap anyway
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The Garden Out of Dust
The poet of The Garden Out of Dust offers—to all who wish to listen to her, or rather, to see her—here for the first time, perhaps—a little tender longing for what is constantly passing away, a pinch of feeling for the companions of our everyday fortune and misfortune, a drop of melancholic yet solid hope for a more cheerful tomorrow.
She extends her hand toward us, smeared with the dusty garden colours, askew with disproportionate lore.
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Determination
Determination, while based on the true story of a Black woman named Florence Nyachwo, is a work of fiction, with all characters being fictional. She prefers to be called Florence, which is used consistently throughout the narrative.
Florence, initially from Uganda, relocated to the UK in July 1999. This was a significant shift in her life and a period of transition as she settled into a new country. So, her story explores the uncertainties and anxiety that surfaced when she, from a different cultural background, moved to a new country and tried to integrate into its different culture.
Several years later in the UK, on the suggestion of her friend Gloria, Florence found a romantic partner, a white man named David. This was on her second attempt. Being a Black woman and marrying into a white family, Florence faced various challenges, including dealing with potential prejudice and microaggressions from in-laws, and experienced societal pressures and stereotypes. These challenges manifested in different ways, from subtle slights to overt hostility, but luckily, they didn’t impact her relationship with her partner, David.
Florence’s strong determination was crucial in empowering her to conquer and manoeuvre negative attitudes directed towards her, enabling her to persist through challenging times to achieve her goal. Her story is a must-read because it’s a compelling narrative that resonates with readers due to its realistic portrayal of emotions and experiences, creating a strong desire to know what happens next.
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Hedgerows and Flumbers, Poems and Paintings
Poems of flowers, wondrous and wild,
Deep in the hedgerows, scented and mild.
Ferns and flumbers, curly and bright
Sunshine yellow, oh, what a sight!
Come take a walk with imagination,
With bears and squirrels, swifts in formation,
Flowery flumbers, a subtle reflection
That all in nature is pure perfection.
‘Perfection is found in perfect imperfection’
£4.54
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