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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’
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Escapades
What good are cherished memories if they are buried in a grave, encapsulated within an urn or scattered to the winds? How stimulating it has been to transpose these cherished memories onto anticipating pages that can be shared by near and dear or anyone at any time.
The process of reaching into the furthest recesses of my mind and retrieving scenes and deeds has actually brought all these into surprisingly sharp focus, almost to the extent that I can relive or reponder what could so easily have just been left to fade and drain away.
Every single person on this earth is a potential living book from which you can learn or share or just appreciate. What I have retrieved from the recesses of my mind and transformed into tangible form are just snippets taken from the many years that have been allotted to me.
These are snippets that I think of as escapades in a long and varied life that I wish to share.
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The Giving Home
“The Giving Home” follows Caroline, a woman at a crossroads after losing her marriage, job, and sense of purpose. Returning to Amsterdam, she discovers a unique apartment, Geven Place, offered for a symbolic one euro with conditions promoting generosity and community. As she unravels the apartment’s rich history and connects with its past residents, Caroline embarks on a journey of self-discovery, love, and healing. Through deep connections and acts of selflessness, she rebuilds her life and helps others, ultimately finding hope and purpose in paying kindness forward.
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Father and Daughter
Father and Daughter is a story about love, hope, and kindness, and about being there for each other.
It features “Mary Rose”, a mother who passed away not long after her daughter was born but who left behind wonderful letters for the daughter she would never see grow up.
Through these letters, she pours out her love, hope, and great kindness. She writes to help her daughter understand a crucial truth: though her mother left this world, she was deeply loved and will always remain in her daughter’s heart of hearts.
Enjoy PN.
£7.99
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