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Three couples, one night. And the life that follows...
Eva looked out the attic window of their charming guest house and watched the sun rise. She thought she might be sick. Splayed on the lawn below was Frank, apparently out cold. Her husband snored in the bed behind her. She loved Shay, of course she did, but right now the only person she wanted to think about was Conor. She didn't want to think about Bea or Lizzie or what Lizzie might have got up to with Shay.
Frank's 48th birthday had given the three couples an excuse for a much needed night away from children, nagging bills and ailing parents. The drink flowed, life in Dublin with all its stress felt a long way away. When Frank proposed they swap partners, it felt deliciously, irresistibly reckless. One night. No obligations. No expectations. All the women had to do was text a man of their choice.
The only rule? No falling in love.
It was a night that some of them couldn't remember. And others couldn't forget.
This completely revised field guide to one of Africa’s finest birding spots, the Kruger National Park and adjacent Lowveld, is packed with new information on all of the more than 550 species that have been recorded to date.
This includes updated text and distribution maps based on data from the Southern African Bird Atlas Project 2, hundreds of new illustrations, new sections with bird tracks and bird habitats and the latest rarity information.
Incorporating information from literally hundreds of observers and contributors, this field guide sets a new standard for the region’s varied avifauna.
Acutely perceptive, unequivocally funny and startlingly sincere, Hans Mackenzie Main presents a first unmissable collection of service provider correspondences and writings.
From fleeing a networking engagement to taking up residence in a lighthouse, from soft men to hard truths, Trust You’re Well covers topics both relatable and unheard of affording the world a first glimpse into the delightful inner-workings of a marvellously discontented consumer and correspondent. Here shopping habits, driving habits, recruitment practices and social media etiquette all come in for close scrutiny: inspected from a unique perspective that stands in stark contrast to the deeply humane and compassionate replies from everyday South Africans urging their compatriot to simply get on with it.
With the heartfelt frustration of a law-abiding citizen and the keen wit of a weathered civilian, Trust You’re Well is a joyfully cathartic purge of the highest satiric order that’s bound to leave you in tears.
At the start of the Civil War, Knoxville, Tennessee, with a
population of just over 4,000, was considered a prosperous
metropolis little reliant on slavery. Although the surrounding
countryside was predominantly Unionist in sympathy, Knoxville
itself was split down the middle, with Union and Confederate
supporters even holding simultaneous political rallies at opposite
ends of the town's main street. Following Tennessee's secession,
Knoxville soon became famous (or infamous) as a stronghold of
stalwart Unionism, thanks to the efforts of a small cadre who
persisted in openly denouncing the Confederacy. Throughout the
course of the Civil War, Knoxville endured military occupation for
all but three days, hosting Confederate troops during the first
half of the conflict and Union forces throughout the remainder,
with the transition punctuated by an extended siege and bloody
battle during which nearly forty thousand soldiers fought over the
town.
In Lincolnites and Rebels, Robert Tracy McKenzie tells the story
of Civil War Knoxville-a perpetually occupied, bitterly divided
Southern town where neighbor fought against neighbor. Mining a
treasure-trove of manuscript collections and civil and military
records, McKenzie reveals the complex ways in which allegiance
altered the daily routine of a town gripped in a civil war within
the Civil War and explores the agonizing personal decisions that
war made inescapable. Following the course of events leading up to
the war, occupation by Confederate and then Union soldiers, and the
troubled peace that followed the war, Lincolnites and Rebels
details in microcosm the conflict and paints a complex portrait of
a border state, neither wholly North norSouth.
Finalist, Jefferson Davis Award, Museum of the Confederacy
The aim of this volume is to open up reflection on the nature of
vulnerability, the responsibilities owed to the vulnerable, who
bears these responsibilities, and how they are best fulfilled. In
canvassing responses to these questions, the contributors engage
with a range of ethical traditions and with issues in contemporary
political philosophy and bioethics. Some essays in the volume
explore the connections between vulnerability, autonomy, dignity,
and justice. Other essays engage with a feminist ethics of care to
articulate the relationship between vulnerability, dependence, and
care. These theoretical approaches are complemented by detailed
examination of vulnerability in specific contexts, including
disability; responsibilities to children; intergenerational
justice; and care of the elderly. The essays thus address
fundamental questions concerning our moral duties to each other as
individuals and as citizens. Contributing significantly to the
development of an ethics of vulnerability, this volume opens up
promising avenues for future research in feminist philosophy, moral
and political philosophy, and bioethics.
What if everything you thought you knew about your life was a lie?
Girl, Missing is the blockbuster bestselling title from
million-copy selling writer Sophie McKenzie. Lauren is adopted and
eager to know more about her mysterious past. But when she
discovers she may have been snatched from her family as a baby, her
whole life suddenly feels like a sham. Could her adoptive parents
really have been responsible for kidnapping her? Running away from
her family to seek out the truth, Lauren's journey takes her deeper
and deeper into danger as she realises that someone wants to stop
her uncovering what really happened when she was a baby. Girl,
Missing is the book that launched the queen of teen thrillers,
Sophie McKenzie, and is a must-have for readers that are yet to
discover this modern classic. *Boy, Missing, the page-turning World
Book Day 2022 book set in the Missing world is out now!* Other
books by Sophie McKenzie: Sister, Missing Missing Me Boy, Missing
Hide and Secrets Truth or Dare Praise for Girl, Missing:
'Page-turning' The Independent 'Will have you gripped for hours'
Sunday Express 'Please read this book: it is brilliant!' The
Guardian 'Whenever I hear the phrase YA thriller I only ever think
of one name - and that's Sophie McKenzie. Why? Because noboody does
it better' Phil Earle, award-winning author 'Sophie's thrillers are
brilliant... you can't stop reading' Robert Muchamore, bestselling
author 'Brilliantly described, scary and touching' The Daily Mirror
The mysterious Nowhere Emporium has appeared once more. With its
shining bricks the colour of midnight, and rich scents of melting
chocolate and exotic spices, it's easy to see why inquisitive
Mirren isn't the only one bewitched by the magical store. Behind
the Emporium's red velvet curtain lies a palace of unimaginable
treasures - glittering jewels and gleaming gold, sparkling diamonds
and shining armour. But hidden among these wonders, something
sinister is lurking. The Emporium is under the control of a
menacing figure in a top hat who calls himself Vindictus Sharpe.
Who is he? And where is the Emporium's rightful owner, Daniel?
Return to a world where imagination is power and anything is
possible in the heart-stopping finale to the multi-award-winning
Nowhere Emporium trilogy.
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Starred Up (DVD)
Jack O'Connell, Ben Mendelsohn, Sam Spruell, Rupert Friend, David Ajala, …
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David MacKenzie directs this British drama in which a troubled
teenager and his father bond in the unusual surroundings of a
prison. 19-year-old Eric (Jack O'Connell) has had an extremely
difficult childhood. Taken into care after the death of his mother
and the sentencing of his father (Ben Mendelsohn), Eric's
subsequent struggles with authority are highlighted by the fact
that he has been 'starred up' from juvenile prison to the real
thing, despite his tender years. Eric is happy with the outcome,
though, as it gives him a chance to reconnect with his father and
to demonstrate his toughness. However, with certain prison wardens
not averse to using extreme violence to enforce order and protect
others, Eric may have to tread carefully and pay attention to the
calming words of his father if he is to make it out of the facility
in one piece.
The last instalment of the teen vampire saga based on the
bestselling books by Stephenie Meyer. After Bella (Kristen Stewart)
is turned into a vampire by her lover, Edward (Robert Pattinson),
she appears to be enjoying her new immortal life and the abilities
bestowed upon her. But after Irina (Maggie Grace) mistakes Bella
and Edward's child, Renesmee (Mackenzie Foy), for an 'immortal
child' and tells the Volturi this, they vow to destroy the
potentially threatening girl and the whole Cullen family for
allowing her to be transformed. In order to protect themselves and
Renesmee, the Cullen clan must enlist the help of other vampire
clans from around the world, in the hope of convincing the Volturi
of the false claims of Irina.
After Elizabeth (Keira Knightley), Will (Orlando Bloom), and Captain Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush) rescue Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) from the land of the dead, they once again face their foes Davy Jones (Bill Nighy) and Lord Cutler Beckett (Tom Hollander).
Beckett, now with control of Jones' heart, forms a dark alliance with him in order to rule the seas and wipe out the last of the pirates.
Now, Jack, Barbossa, Will, Elizabeth, Obeah witch Tia Dalma (Naomie Harris) and the rest of the crew must call the pirate lords, including the infamous Sao Feng (Yun-Fat Chow), and come together to make one final stand for freedom.
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When the Sky Falls (DVD)
Gerard Flynn, Ruaidhri Conroy, Joan Allen, Peter Postlethwaite, Liam Cunningham, …
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Fictionalized account of the events which lead to the 1996 murder
of journalist Veronica Guerin. Sinead Hamilton (Joan Allen) is a
reporter employed by the Irish Sunday Globe. In the course of her
work she becomes interested in the possibility of exposing the
corruption which allows Dublin's drug lords to lead the lives of
respectable businessmen, and of working towards a reform of
Ireland's notoriously ineffective criminal laws. But her
investigations earn her some enemies in high places, and Sinead
soon receives threats to her own well-being.
Winner of the Blue Peter Best Story Award 2016 and the Scottish
Children's Book Award 2016, and the North East Book Award 2015.
When the mysterious Nowhere Emporium arrives in Glasgow, orphan
Daniel Holmes stumbles upon it quite by accident. Before long, the
'shop from nowhere' -- and its owner, Mr Silver -- draw Daniel into
a breathtaking world of magic and enchantment. Recruited as Mr
Silver's apprentice, Daniel learns the secrets of the Emporium's
vast labyrinth of passageways and rooms -- rooms that contain
wonders beyond anything Daniel has ever imagined. But when Mr
Silver disappears, and a shadow from the past threatens everything,
the Emporium and all its wonders begin to crumble. Can Daniel save
his home, and his new friends, before the Nowhere Emporium is
destroyed forever? Ross MacKenzie unleashes a riot of imagination,
colour and fantasy in this astonishing adventure, perfect for fans
of Philip Pullman, Cornelia Funke and Neil Gaiman.
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