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The Sun is about to go Nova. Earth and Moon have ceased their axial rotation and present one face continuously to the sun. The bright side of Earth is covered with carnivorous forest. This is the Age of vegetables. Gren and his lady - not to mention the tummybelly men - journey to the even more terrifying Dark side.

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Eeva, orphaned daughter of a failed revolutionary, also battles to find her independence and identity. Destitute when her father dies, she is sent away to a country orphanage, and then employed as servant to a widowed doctor, Thomas Eklund.

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Unearthing a treasure trove of timeless, practical wisdom that cuts to the core of what it means to be human, this book It will challenge you to think about the way you treat others, the decisions you make in pursuit of happiness, and your place in the world.

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A book where John Holt uses anecdotal observations that question assumptions about how children acquire knowledge and learning skills.

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Packed with facts and stories, this book helps you to learn how we would be as freezing cold as Siberia without the Gulf Stream; why we drive on the left-hand side of the road; and why the Midlands became the home of the British curry.

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How hard can it be: To build a power station without upsetting the eco-mentalists To seek world domination if you've been hit the ugly stick For the Met Office to get yesterday's weather right The author pours scorn on the nonsensical, the idiotic and the plain foolish in his continuing quest to discover where exactly we've all gone wrong.

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Presenting an account of the author's childhood in Czechoslovakia, this title features the tales of the his father's battle to provide for his family both in wealthy freedom and in terrifying persecution.

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When... Charlotte is mugged and breaks her hip, her daughter Rose cannot accompany her employer Lord Peters to Manchester, which means his niece Marion has to go instead, which means she sends a text to her lover which is intercepted by his wife, which is ...just the beginning in the ensuing chain of life-altering events.

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Alec and Jerry shouldn't have been friends: Alec's life was one of privilege, while Jerry's was one of toil. But this hardly mattered to two young men whose shared love of horses brought them together and whose whole lives lay ahead of them. When war breaks out in 1914, both Jerry and Alec sign up - yet for quite different reasons.

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How did we get to where we are This title shows that the roots of our financial failure lie not with individuals, but with an idea - the idea that markets are inherently rational.

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Argues that wealth is not - or should not be - an end in itself, but a means to 'the good life'. Tracing the concept from Aristotle to the present, this book shows how far modern life has strayed from that ideal. It rejects the idea that there is any single measure of human progress, whether GDP or 'happiness'.

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Offers a pair of short stories about greed, charity, life and death from one of Russia's most influential writers and thinkers.

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Have you ever listened to an incredible piece of music and wondered exactly why it makes you want to dance or cry Are you mystified by how musicians just 'know' what notes to play next when they're improvising Or why certain notes sound great together and others clash This title lets you discover the answers to these questions.

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There are many ways prospective authors routinely sabotage their own work. But why leave it to guesswork This title shows how you can ensure that your manuscript never rises above the level of unpublishable drivel; that your characters are unpleasant, dimensionless versions of yourself; and that your plot is digressive, tedious and unconvincing.

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Steeple Sinderby Wanderers, in their new all-buttercup-yellow stripe, start it by ravaging the Fenland League and end it with a phenomenal nail-biter against Glasgow Rangers.

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We think we know what's coming. But is it already too late This title explores how the 'first world' has its wasted inheritance with flawed economic policy - and what can be done to reverse the decline.

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Contains such book as "How to be an Alien", "How to be Inimitable" and "How to be Decadent".

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A guide to the British Way of Life. It includes insights on important topics including the weather, how to be rude and how to panic quietly. It contains author's three major works - How to be an Alien, How to be Inimitable and How to be Decadent.

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We know what life was like for Victoria and Albert. But what was it like for a commoner like you or me How did it feel to cook with coal and wash with tea leaves Drink beer for breakfast and clean your teeth with cuttlefish Dress in whalebone and feed opium to the baby This book helps you teach what you need to know about 19th century living.