Sometimes you have to create your own destiny . . . Christy Knight grew up in Destiny, Ohio, but lately she feels that her future lies elsewhere. Her parents are gone and the beautiful jewelry she creates doesn't pay the bills. Maybe it's time for Christy to grow up and find a guy who's smart, sexy,[...]
Toni Blake's "The Red Diary" has been a fan favorite for years and now, with updated content and a hot new cover, it's sure to attract readers, both new and existing. Just in time for the erotic romance wave, "The Red Diary" is a very sexy read and will be published using the Avon Impulse schedule, [...]
From the seductive rhythms of Bourbon Street to the sultry climes of the bayou, a woman's search for the truth leads her into danger and passion beyond her wildest dreams . . .Advertising executive Stephanie Grant knows how to sell an idea, but she's never had to sell herself before. Walking into Th[...]
One maniacal killer. One tortured police detective. The end of the American story.
Following the success of The Accidental Billionaires and Moneyball comes Console Wars--a mesmerizing, behind-the-scenes business thriller that chronicles how Sega, a small, scrappy gaming company led by an unlikely visionary and a team of rebels, took on the juggernaut Nintendo and revolutionized th[...]
Named a "Best Book of the Year" by NPR, Slate, Publishers Weekly, and GoodreadsIt was a once-in-a-lifetime battle that pitted brother against brother, kid against adult, Sonic against Mario, and the United States against Japan. . . .In 1990, Nintendo had a virtual monopoly on the videogame industry.[...]
Explains the role of vitamins and minerals and how they work in nutrition and physiology, outlining food sources and discussing pitfalls of natural and synthetic vitamins.[...]
Mrs Armitage arrives on the beach with her surf board and her faithful dog, Breakspear and paddles out to sea to wait for the big wave. However, she has to return to the beach several times before she is comfortably equipped.[...]
Two children find the Green Ship when they climb over the wall into what is more like a forest than a garden. The ship has bushes for bows and stern and its funnels are trees; a small garden shed on an ancient stump is the wheel house and in command of the ship is the owner of the garden, old Mrs Tr[...]
A musical interpretation of some of Quentin Blake's favourite stories, including "All Join In", "Mr Magnolia", "Mrs Armitage on Wheels", "Quentin Blake's Nursery Rhymes", "ABC" and "The Dancing Frog".[...]
Zagazoo is a baby like no other. This picture book invites young readers to the hilarious and unexpected changes in his behaviour as Zagazoo grows up.[...]
Mrs Armitage sets out on her bike with Breakspear the dog running alongside. With every turn of the wheel she thinks of ways to add to her bicycle. But when she adds the mast and sail she really runs into trouble.[...]
Mrs Armitage arrives on the beach with her surf board and her faithful dog Breakspear, and she paddles out to sea to wait for the big wave. However, she has to return to the beach several times before she is comfortably equipped.[...]
One spring morning, after a night of gales, Angela Bowling discovers a small helpless bird that has fallen from his nest. From that day forth, she lavishes all her attention upon the bird. When the bird becomes too large for his basket, Angela builds him a shed. All is well, until one night when the[...]
When Uncle Cosmo buys himself a motorbike and gives Mrs Armitage his old car, it soon becomes obvious that her driving skills leave a lot to be desired. Mrs Armitage and Breakspear cause havoc bumping into things. As she does so, the car is transformed into a mean machine and she becomes Queen of th[...]
Corky and Loopy are two perfectly normal girls. They like chocolate biscuits, fizzy drinks, screaming at each other and drawing. But they are also a little bit special, because they are angels. One day they visit Sid, a pavement artist. Sid is sad because he wants to take part in the big drawing com[...]
Mister Magnolia has only one boot-he has an old trumpet, two sisters, a pond, green parakeets; he's a juggler, a general, the owner of a dinosaur. But only one boot, until a wonderful parcel arrives with the most glamorous boot you ever saw. Ages 3+ years.[...]
Clown finds himself thrown head-first into a dustbin with an assortment of other discarded toys. Bravely he takes charge of his fate and goes off in search of help - and a new home. Winner of the 1996 Bologna Ragazzi Award.[...]
It opens on the 'new dawn' of Labour's election victory in 1997, and ends five years later. But this is not so much 'state of the nation' as state of our souls, marriages, families, hopes and careers - a sharp and sexy portrait of a dysfunctional group of characters, all different yet connected. The[...]
SELECTED AND INTRODUCED BY PATTI SMITH William Blake is one of Britain's most fascinating writers, who, as well as being a groundbreaking poet, is also well known as a painter, engraver, radical and mystic. Although Blake was dismissed as an eccentric by his contemporaries, his powerful and richly s[...]
Set over a long weekend in East Anglia, this is the chilling story of a rivalrous friendship - as told with deceptive casualness by the narrator, Ian. It opens with a surprise phone call from an old university friend, inviting Ian and his wife, Em, for a few days by the sea. Their hosts, Ollie and D[...]
Fergus O'Brien, a legendary World War One flying ace with several skeletons hidden in his closet, receives a series of mocking letters predicting that he will be murdered on Boxing Day. Undaunted, O'Brien throws a Christmas party, inviting everyone who could be suspected of making the threats, along[...]
Private detective and poet Nigel Strangeways is invited to address the Maiden Astbury literary society. The picturesque Dorset town is home to Bunnett's Brewery, run by the much disliked, and feared, Eustace Bunnett and shortly before Nigel's visit, Bunnett's dog Truffles, was found dead in one of t[...]
Respected crime writer Frank Cairns plots the perfect murder - a murder that he himself will commit. Cairns intends to murder the hit-and-run driver who killed his young son, but when his intended victim is found dead and Cairns becomes the prime suspect, the author insists that he has been framed.[...]