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I'm Just a Robot Called Robbie
Henry is a marvel of modern robotics, equipped with a vast memory and unmatched computational prowess. He can effortlessly handle algebra and the most complex calculations. Yet, even with his impeccable precision for intricate tasks, he senses something missing. For all his advanced capabilities, there are still challenges that elude Henry’s grasp. Dive into a tale of a robot’s quest for what lies beyond the codes and circuits.
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I, A Dumb Boy
“‘Oh, Thomas, do you recall the miracle you performed?’
Yes, I did recall the miracle, if that’s what it was. I recalled other things too. Fergus and the secret chamber. Caty and her still-born child. My sister’s treacherous kiss.”
Norfolk, Virginia, 1775. Thomas Starling is fourteen years old but has never found the courage to speak to anyone except his older sister, Bethany. A visit from a stranger one night triggers a series of events that leads them to embark on a journey to the city of New York. There they encounter a community of outcasts and a demoralised army preparing for a British attack. Thomas yearns to be free of his boyhood and his dependence on his sister, but he is haunted by bitter memories of that terrifying night on the Georgian frontier … the girl in blue, the burning barn, the hanging corpse. His past is finally catching up with him.
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I, Jandamarra
Jandamarra is an aboriginal warrior of the spiritual Kimberley area of Australia, home to the tribe known as the Bunuba people. Jandamarra is a legendary hero of the 1890s known to his people as a Jalgangurru, a magic man, due to his extraordinary skills and abilities.
He is a cheeky, likeable boy, and a quick learner. At around 12 years of age, Jandamarra, named Pigeon by the whitefellas, begins working on a sheep station, where he learns to shoot, ride horses, and live among the whitefellas. These are skills which will serve him well in his manhood. He is popular among whitefellas and enjoys the excitement and movement of their way of living, but the time comes when he must return to his tribe for initiation into manhood.
Jandamarra is torn between black and white cultures. But how can he belong to two different worlds with each pulling at his loyalties? How can he be accepted by one without rejecting the other?
This powerfully spiritual story of the legendary Jandamarra is based on extensive research of people and events.
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Ice Kids
A journey to their winter camp far to the south finds six snow and ice kids locked in an underground prison from which they must escape if they are to survive. A near fatal disaster, a welcome discovery, hunted by a ferocious enemy, and befriended by the most unusual animal will find them battling for their lives. Jay, their leader, alone must solve the most difficult challenges that will bring the need for every one of the children to work together.
Wonders of an ice world and vivid memories of a long-forgotten past will haunt them all the way until finally, a last desperate battle will determine whether they will be triumphant or whether they will perish.
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Ickle Pickle
The children in James' new school in Little Tooting have been terrorised by the local bully, Roger Grimes, and his gang of trouble-makers ever since Roger started school. As the newest arrival, James is having a whole new set of problems devised by Roger Grimes, which inevitably land him in trouble.
The last straw comes when his art teacher has blue paint poured down the back of her shirt and yet again James is blamed. Roger has most of the children terrified, so no-one will stand up to him when he and his friend Edward blame it all on James.
This is also the last straw for the headmistress who calls James’ mother. He is suspended for one week. While suspended James meets some very special friends: Bella and Old Fella, two very special dogs. James is shocked to discover that they understand him and that he can talk to them. Between them, they hatch more than one plan to put a stop to Roger Grimes reign of terror over the schoolyard, with the most unexpected consequences.
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If Cars Could Talk
Red Raphael has his wits about him and he thinks he’s the fastest car ever. He challenges Pretty in Pink to race around the lake later that night. She gladly accepts the challenge and turns up at midnight. Mean and Green, Blue Will Show You, along with Pretty in Pink and Red Raphael show up. The race begins and it appears Red Raphael is in the lead. However, the race takes a surprising turn and the outcome shocks them all !!!!!
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If Cows Could Fly
Ever seen a flying cow, a horse that knits, or an eel that rides a bike? Well, welcome in to a world where your fantasy and imagination can bring them all to life.
This set of humorous poems, mainly concerning the strange things animals may get up to, are suitably illustrated by the author's whimsical drawings.
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If Time Were Not a Moving Thing
Set in the glamorous world of opera, the book charts the tempestuous and passionate relationship between the world-famous soprano, Marie Nyman, and Arabella Cooper, a young pianist and aspiring conductor. Marie is married and deeply in the closet, Arabella out and proud. Can Marie overcome her fears and acknowledge the love of her life, as Arabella’s career takes off? Two beautiful women battle their demons in locations as diverse as New York, London, Vienna, and Munich.
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If You Only Had Time
This book isn’t about what you produce for your boss or your client, it’s about how you pilot yourself through your career, pick your way through the challenges that come your way and squeeze the most out of the chances you get to learn and develop.
Spending time (and money) with the right executive coach could be the best investment you’d ever make. Maybe that doesn’t fit into your programme today. But if you could be sitting with your coach right now, here’s what you’d be likely to learn.
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If You See Him, Let Me Know
Heralded by Publisher's Weekly as "a writer to watch" with a "magnificent sense of character and ear for dialogue", Todd London returns with If You See Him, Let Me Know, a stunning novel set at the crossroads of two generations--one marked by what it witnessed, the other by what it missed. It's August 1974, the eve of Nixon's resignation. Jerry Rosen is facing prison for a messy, white-collar crime. Before sentencing, he has to tell his son Philip, a teenager at a theatre camp in the Midwest. To the suburban kids at Friedkin camp, history is a game of dress-up. Tragic world events get retold as stage musicals--World War II as South Pacific, the Holocaust as Fiddler on the Roof. Anne Frank is a role to play--Philip's friend Kathy Klein plays it to the hilt. For Jerry, who served as an army medic in Germany, and for the camp's compassionate matriarch Lila Sahlins, the past can't be sung away. Jerry's confession unearths secrets that will change the course of Philip's life and trigger a pair of haunting disappearances. "This is a killer coming-of-age story: gripping and compassionate. I haven't stopped thinking about it." - Lisa Kron, Fun Home, the musical "…An engrossing journey, culminating in a denouement that is surprising, gratifying, and eminently moving." - Kia Corthron, The Castle Cross the Magnet Carter "Todd London is a master conjurer of the lost--of lost youth, lost promise, lost Chicago, lost America." - Adam Langer, Crossing California "A novel that harrows the heart." - Octavio Solis, Retablos
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If You Wake at Midnight
This is the story of the greatest scandal inflicted on British servicemen and women in modern times: drug-induced violence and suicide – and an officer determined to find the truth.
It was supposed to be a wonder drug that would save the world from malaria. But soon after Lariam was brought to international markets in the late 1980s, users of this handy, once-a-week pill began to experience shocking side-effects. Yet over the coming decades, as the drug became implicated in ever-increasing acts of unexplained violence, homicide and suicide, the Ministry of Defence continued to force Lariam on tens, or perhaps hundreds, of thousands of unsuspecting people deployed to some of the world’s most dangerous places.
Enduring years of Lariam-induced nightmares, former soldier Andrew Marriott realised something was horribly wrong; not just with the drug itself but with the institutions responsible for its use and safety. So began a journey towards the truth, a truth that vested interests in the United Kingdom and around the globe were determined to conceal.
In a unique exposé of an entirely preventable pharmaceutical disaster, Marriott turns a spotlight on the murky world of clandestine military and industrial research in the United States in which Lariam was developed. With other survivors, including some very courageous women, he undertakes a forensic examination of a scandal extending to the upper echelons of government and the armed forces. A culture of betrayal and dishonour had imperilled those defending our country to the most insidious and silent form of friendly fire.
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Imagine
At first glance, 58-year-old Hannah Dragé might be mistaken for a free-spirited hippie, often found immersed in meditation, adorned with crystals, and carrying the scent of incense. Her daughters, Amelia and Charlotte, share a relationship best described as distant. Though often lost in daydreams or music, cross paths with Hannah’s fiery temper, and you’d soon forget her tranquil exterior.
Haunted by a sense of unfulfilled destiny, Hannah frequently felt like an outsider, even within her own family. This sentiment led her to find solace in conversations with the spectral realm. The key to understanding and, more importantly, altering her life, however, was handed down to her following her parents’ demise: a family heirloom, a book of magic.
Upon opening the book, Hannah’s dormant magic is reignited. She is introduced to her spirit guide, Ferdinand, a shapeshifting dragon capable of taking on a striking human form. Women from the mythical land of Jardine appear, committed to guiding Hannah in wielding her rediscovered magic—a power once suppressed by a curse placed on Ferdinand. Assisted by the spectral wisdom of her great-grandmother, Hannah embarks on a journey to free Ferdinand from his curse, discovering along the way an affectionate half-brother, Olwen, residing in Germany. Together, they work to decipher the enigma of Ferdinand’s curse in Imagine’s enthralling tale.
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