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White Wombat Wants a Wash
Jump aboard a hot-air balloon
bound for the southernmost tip of Australia and
discover a very special animal encounter!
What’s that we spy?
Shaggy sandy fur, a tummy so round,
and strong stumpy legs.
Why, it’s a rare white wombat
wanting a wash, of course!
Based on a true story.
This delightful tale shows that
while white wombats are rare,
they really do exist.
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Hey Fred
The book unfolds as an exhilarating journey between “Liv” and “Fred”, two strangers who have never met and have no intention of doing so. Their connection thrives on eroticism, as they engage in passionate online intimacy and share heartfelt moments about their lives.
“Liv” is open and giving, using this relationship as a way to rediscover herself and reclaim her “mojo” after a traumatic period. Every exchange is marked by a daring vulnerability that invites her to explore desires she once suppressed. In contrast, “Fred” exudes confidence in his sexuality, his reserved nature complemented by an unwavering support that encourages “Liv” to delve deeper into her own desires.
What makes this story irresistible is the dynamic between them—rich with humour and an intimate, confidential tone. “Liv” finds comfort in the anonymity, daring to unlock a side of her that has remained closed off for far too long. As they navigate the complexities of modern relationships, readers are drawn into a world where every message ignites curiosity and transforms self-discovery into an electrifying adventure.
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Tools or Traps?
The invention of new tools has pushed humanity to new heights for millennia. But as the pace and power of technological change have accelerated over recent decades, so too have major societal challenges such as sagging health, pyrrhic connectivity, and ecological annihilation.
This leaves us facing tough questions: Have we lost sight of the short-term pain/long-term gain trade-off at the heart of human progress? By seeking technological quick fixes, are we simply spinning the innovation flywheel ever faster, exacerbating the very problems we’re trying to solve? And why do politicians not curb our self-destructive desire for instant gratification?
Tackling these issues to stave off the rising risk of societal collapse will be hard, but meaningful change always is.
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The Halloween That Ran Away
Loula Quinn thinks her biggest Halloween tragedy is missing the city party of the year.
But when a single purple pumpkin appears on her grandparents’ farm, everything changes—especially after she draws a goofy face on it and the drawing comes to life.
Now a silent creature is sneaking around the house; magpies are acting like feathered security guards, and the Australian bush seems to be whispering warnings. The creature isn’t a monster—it’s a runaway. And Loula, armed with her uncanny aim and stubborn streak, becomes its only ally.
To protect it, she must outrun a magical storm of animals, uncover the truth behind the Keeper that hunts it, and make a choice that could echo far beyond her world.
Funny, fast, and unexpectedly heartwarming, The Halloween That Ran Away is a magical adventure about courage, curiosity, and the unexpected friendships that change us.
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Not a Drop of Doubt
Rachel Saunders joined the police to find the truth, but her first major case is built on a lie. The bosses want a quick collar. They want an open-and-shut case of sibling rivalry. But as the “facts” begin to unravel, Rachel discovers a lethal connection between a restaurant bombing and a missing will. To solve the murder of Mike Lara, she’ll have to become the “inside man” in London’s most explosive conspiracy.
She has no rank, no friends in high places, and a badge that feels heavier by the hour. She’s up against a crumbling family empire and a corrupted precinct. In a city where even the heroes lie, the only thing she can trust is her gut. They think she’s a rookie. They’re about to find out she’s a problem.
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Woodsedge
I didn’t know what I had expected!
The lamps, which I had noticed previously, hung above a row of what appeared to be inhabited cot beds directly across the opposite side of the wall. I didn’t trust my eyes in the semi-darkness. This was not what I expected. I stared before me in complete and utter amazement.
These beds held a number of seemingly comatose figures – I could just make out the shapes under the bedclothes, just about eight of them. Most of them were completely static, almost as if they were dead. One or two had drips attached to their arms, and one or two were semi-conscious and moaning softly, so I supposed quite logically that these at least were alive!
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Pentagon Pirate Gang & the Poisoned Apple
Want to know what has happened to the five students known as the Pentagon Pirate Gang?
Following their frantic and life-turning adventure at the School Fruit Teaching, in the Secrets of the Orchard, the five students from Fig House lay ghostly white in the school infirmary after being maliciously poisoned. Two of them recover only to be led into another perilous escapade to find the remedy to cure the remaining three, which lies in the second orchard.
As their dangerous, filled journey continues, they learn shocking new truths about Mr Thornby, the deputy head. Back in the school, tensions mount between the teachers, Amie and her best friend Gramon, with far-reaching consequences, whilst the school’s governing body is called in to question the headmistress, one of whom happens to be Gramon’s mother, whom she hasn’t seen for six months.
Will they all recover and survive what Mrs Blackfruit has planned for them?
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Black Room Club
A world where capitalism has collapsed, nation-states have lost their meaning, and injustice has spiralled out of control…
From the shadows, ten powerful families form a secret alliance known as the Black Room Club. Their mission: to find the final move that could save humanity.
Everything begins with a disturbing dream seen by Mayer Rothschild.
A message. A warning. And an unavoidable call for a new order.
Soon, the Global Citizenship Platform is born, growing rapidly into a global movement that unites millions under a single identity.
Free education and healthcare.
A new constitution.
Digital citizenship.
And one sentence that will change the course of human history:
“Humanity is no longer the owner of this planet… but its guardian.”
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Into the Light
Into the Light begins early in the third decade of the first century of the Common Era. And it is set during the reign of four Caesars: Tiberius, from 14 BCE to 37 ACE; Caligula, from 37 to 41 ACE, followed by Claudius, who rules until 54 ACE; and finally Nero, who rules from 54 ACE until 68 ACE, who all rule over a vast empire that includes Israel and Palestine and would rule for eight hundred years.
But the kingdom, or empire, if you wish, started by Yeshua, a humble carpenter, and continued by a fiery fisherman, Peter, and a courageous tentmaker, Paul, would outlast the Roman Empire and all other empires that would follow and continue to grow and flourish in the midst of persecution, right up to the present time and forever into the future.
Into the Light is set in the time when the Good News brought by Yeshua, a humble carpenter of Nazareth, for which he lived and died, is continued to be spread by over a hundred apostles and disciples, men and women, especially chosen by this Yeshua to spread his Good News of salvation for all. And to spread his new faith and way of life that is destined to change the history of humankind forever.
What unfolds in Into the Light is unimaginable. But at the same time the characters of Into the Light, led by the fisherman, Peter, and the tentmaker, Paul, will touch you deeply. Will uplift you, inspire you, and take you to where you have never been before. You will be taken out of the darkness and into the light, where peace, love and joy await you.
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The Unlikely Corporal
1953 to 1955… I’m in the army now!
Two years of peaceful life in Scotland are about to be exchanged for two years of National Service in the King’s Own Scottish Borderers.
I had never played with toy soldiers as a boy, but with thousands of others aged 18, I am to become a fighting soldier through 12 weeks of infantry training.
Faced with dying for one’s country is no joke to citizen soldiers. Safety, serving with a typewriter in the army orderly room rather than with a rifle against the enemy, is a windfall.
Stripes earned in battle are valued more than those earned through administrative know-how while the rifle is locked up.
A wife or sweetheart wondering why her fit and healthy partner is at home when his country demands even more fighting soldiers can be heartbreaking.
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Ten Arch Farm - The Adventures of Jimmy and Lola
Life is happy and familiar for Jimmy at Ten Arch Farm.
He lives with Farmer Man and Tilly, Dolly and Ted, and everything feels just the way it should.
But one day, Farmer Man brings home a new puppy called Lola.
Lola is small, frightened, and misses her mummy. Jimmy isn’t so sure about sharing his home… and he begins to wonder if there’s still a place for him on the farm.
As Lola explores Ten Arch Farm and meets all the animals, the two dogs must learn to understand each other. Can Jimmy and Lola become friends? Will Lola decide to stay? And will Jimmy discover that sometimes, there’s room for everyone?
Join Jimmy and Lola on a gentle, heart‑warming farmyard adventure about friendship, change, and finding where you belong.
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The Soap Thief
A weka steals a cake of soap from a young lad having a wash in a nearby river where he and his family are camping in the bush. The boy gives chase and encounters many hazards, creating a great and humorous story to relate to his sister at home.
Will he catch the thief? More importantly, will he get his soap back, or does the weka keep his prize?
£5.84
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