Long Way Down Penguin Books

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A Long Way Down - Nick Hornby's hilarious bestseller about strangers and secrets 'Can I explain why I wanted to jump off the top of a tower block?' For disgraced TV presenter Martin Sharp the answer's pretty simple: he has, in his own words, 'pissed his life away'. And on New Year's Eve he's going to end it all ...but not, as it happens, alone. Because first single-mum Maureen, then eighteen-year-old Jess and lastly American rock-god JJ turn up and crash Martin's private party. They've stolen his idea - but brought their own reasons. Yet it's hard to jump when you've got an audience queuing impatiently behind you. A few heated words and some slices if cold pizza later and these four strangers are suddenly allies. But is their unlikely friendship a good enough reason to carry on living? Shortlisted for the 2005 Whitbread Award and the Commonwealth Writers Prize, A Long Way Down is a darkly hilarious and moving novel by bestselling author Nick Hornby. If you like Jonathan Coe, David Sedaris and David Nicholls, you will love this book. "A page-turning plot and rich, funny characters with several big laughs on every page...Hornby's best yet". (Literary Review)."Hornby's best novel to date, impossible to put down...how can an examination of four people's anguish be so enthralling?" (Ruth Rendell, Guardian). "Masterful ...some of the finest writing, and some of the most outstanding characters I've ever had the pleasure of reading". (Johnny Depp). Nick Hornby has captivated readers and achieved widespread critical acclaim for his comic, well-observed novels About a Boy, How to be Good, Juliet, Naked, Slam and High Fidelity. His three works of non-fiction, 31 Songs (shortlisted for the National Book Critics Circle Award), Fever Pitch (winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award) and The Complete Polysyllabic Spree are also available from Penguin.

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Pugs for Dummies John Wiley & Sons Inc

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Currently ranked as the fifteenth most popular breed in the United States, the Pug is one of the most endearing and loyal toy breed dogs. Their roly-poly shape, big googly eyes, and wrinkles cause many people to fall in love with them at first sight. But just because they look all cute and cuddly isn't a good enough reason to run out and get one. Now, there's a book that will help you decide if owning a Pug is right for you. Pugs For Dummies is for anyone who is seriously considering owning a Pug-or who already has one and wants to obtain another. This friendly guide tells you exactly what you need to know before choosing a Pug and what you need to do to take good care of him from the very first day he enters your life. You get expert guidance in all things Pug, including:* Feeding* Training* Grooming* Health care* Exercise* Breeding This fun, informative resource provide s quick access to everything you need to know about the health and well-being of your Pug.You'll discover how to "Pug-proof" your home before his arrival, how to keep him happy and content, and how to maintain household harmony by raising a well-behaved Pug through housetraining, crate-training, and teaching basic commands. You'll also find:* Ways to exercise and have fun with your Pug* Reliable tips for handling behavior problems* Advice on finding the right veterinarian* Guidance in adopting or rescuing adult Pugs* Information on showing your Pug* The latest on keeping your Pug in tip-top shape for many years to come Featuring clear explanations, detailed illustrations, an 8-page full-color insert, and a list of resources for all that "extra stuff," Pugs For Dummies is the ideal guide to enjoying life with this fun-loving breed.

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Is the Atheist My Neighbor? Cascade Books

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Do atheists hate God? Many Christians seem to think so. For the last three centuries Christians have widely assumed that atheism is always a result of a rebellious, sinful rejection of God. According to this view, at some level atheists really do know there is a God, but they sinfully suppress this knowledge because they want to live independently of God. But what if that is not correct? What if some folks are atheists not because they're sinful and foolish but because they've thought hard, they've looked carefully, and they have simply not found God? What if the common Christian assumptions about atheism are little more than an indefensible prejudice? What if the atheist really is our neighbor? ""There are some whose way of following the first of the great commandments has, in the matter of nonbelief, meant violating the second. In this brief and lively but remarkably full and acute discussion, Rauser shows the way out of this problem. Impressively fair, and writing not perfunctorily but with feeling, he has found a way to express genuine neighborliness both to atheists like me and to Christians who struggle to reconcile love and loyalty."" --J. L. Schellenberg, Professor of Philosophy, Mount Saint Vincent University, author of Divine Hiddenness and Human Reason ""In our post-Christian--and increasingly post-theist--western culture, we need voices like Rauser's that repudiate simplistic, belligerent, and belittling Christian rhetoric, and motivate us to think more critically and humbly about being good neighbors--good world citizens--as we walk the path of Christian faith. I will be recommending this book to many who seek better ways to live among others--and for those who are honest enough to struggle with their own 'inner atheist.'"" --Peter Enns, Abram S. Clemens Professor of Biblical Studies, Eastern University, author of The Bible Tells Me So: Why Defending Scripture has Made Us Unable to Read it. ""When I first heard about this book, I said the same thing I do every time Randal comes out with a new book, 'What? He's written another book?' But . . . I have to admit that if I want anyone speaking to Christians on behalf of atheists, or to atheists on behalf of Christians, it's Randal. This book proves once again how capable he is of bridging such cultural divides."" --Kevin Miller, director of Hellbound? Randal Rauser is Professor of Historical Theology at Taylor Seminary in Edmonton, Alberta. He is the author of many books, including The Swedish Atheist, the Scuba Diver, and Other Apologetic Rabbit Trails (2012) and You're Not as Crazy as I Think: Dialogue in a World of Loud Voices and Hardened Opinions (2011). Rauser blogs and podcasts as The Tentative Apologist at randalrauser.com.

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Wellbeing Taylor & Francis Ltd

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The politics of wellbeing and the new science of happiness have shot up the agenda since Martin Seligman coined the phrase "positive psychology". After all, who does not want to live the good life? So ten years on, why is it that much of this otherwise welcome debate sounds like as much apple-pie - "work less", "earn enough", "keep fit", "find meaning", "enjoy freedoms"? The reason is not, ultimately, cynicism. Rather, it is because a central, tricky question is being glossed over: just what is wellbeing? Mark Vernon argues that positive psychology has overlooked and sidelined the ancient wisdom on wellbeing, notably from the Greek philosophers. Now is the time to pay it proper attention.Vernon shows, surprisingly, that wellbeing is not found in a focus on pleasure, or even the pursuit of happiness itself. Rather, it is a question of meaning and responding to the great challenge of our day: the search for transcendence. For at root, the life that is going well cultivates a way of life based upon love: it is that which draws you out of yourself - in friends, hopes and ultimately the contemplation of mystery - and orientates a life towards that which is good.

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Figuring Canongate Books Ltd

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Figuring explores the complexities of love and the human search for truth and meaning through the interconnected lives of several historical figures across four centuries - beginning with the astronomer Johannes Kepler, who discovered the laws of planetary motion, and ending with the marine biologist and author Rachel Carson, who catalysed the environmental movement. Stretching between these figures is a cast of artists, writers, and scientists - mostly women, mostly queer - whose public contribution has risen out of their unclassifiable and often heartbreaking private relationships to change the way we understand, experience and appreciate the universe. Among them are the astronomer Maria Mitchell, who paved the way for women in science; the sculptor Harriet Hosmer, who did the same in art; the journalist and literary critic Margaret Fuller, who sparked the feminist movement; and the poet Emily Dickinson. Emanating from these lives are larger questions about the measure of a good life and what it means to leave a lasting mark of betterment on an imperfect world: Are achievement and acclaim enough for happiness? Is genius? Is love? Weaving through the narrative is a set of peripheral figures - Ralph Waldo Emerson, Charles Darwin, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Herman Melville, Frederick Douglass, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Walt Whitman - and a tapestry of themes spanning music, feminism, the history of science, the rise and decline of religion, and how the intersection of astronomy, poetry and Transcendentalist philosophy fomented the environmental movement.

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Martin Eden Digireads.com

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"Martin Eden" is Jack London's classic and tragic tale of its title character. Martin is in love with Ruth Morse, however as a common sailor from a working-class background, he feels that he is not good enough to win the hand of Ruth, who comes from a bourgeois family. Martin seeks to educate himself as a writer and lift up his status so that he may one day have his true love. Rich with the social theme of class struggle, "Martin Eden" is one of Jack London's best-loved works.

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Grandmaster Repertoire 4 - The English Opening vol. 2 by Mihail Marin (miękka okładka)

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Wersja językowa książki - angielska. Miękka okładka.   Grandmaster Repertoire  is a new series of high quality books based on the main lines, written by strong grandmasters. The aim is to provide the reader with a complete repertoire at a level good enough for elite tournaments, and certainly also for the club championship.Grandmaster Repertoire provides a repertoire to last a lifetime.Mihail Marin reveals his own white repertoire with 1.c4, the English Opening. In Volume Two, Marin covers all Black's replies to 1.c4 except 1...e5 and 1...c5. The theory is state-of-the-art with many novelties suggested, but most useful of all are Marin#8217;s lucid explanations of how to play the resulting positions. Hundreds of novelties A repertoire to last a lifetime Written by an award-winning author Mihail Marin  is a grandmaster from Romania. His previous books for Quality Chess have established him as one of the world's finest chess authors. Marin's recent tournament successes, using this repertoire, increased his rating to a personal best of 2616.978-1-906552-38-1 - 432 pages - Published 13 October 2010Reviews  "Mihail Marin's excellent repertoire books on the English Opening have helped to cement the reputation of Quality Chess' Grandmaster Repertoire series... Marin's deep experience and passion for the English Opening is clear throughout the book... If you've even the slightest inclination towards the English Opening, this trio of books is strongly recommended." GM Luke McShane , New in Chess "Marin infuses so many new key ideas that the lines once again can be used as a way of seeking an advantage for White... I loved Volume One in this series, and I find this work even more impressive. 4 Stars (out of 4)" Carsten Hansen , ChessCafe (full review) "One of the outstanding chess books of 2009 was volume one of Romanian Grandmaster Mihail Marin's trilogy on 1.c4... The second and third volumes in the series, recently released, maintain the same high standards... published on high quality paper with a clean, easy to read layout. They are available in both hardback and paperback editions with the former costing 8 Euros more. This might seem like an unnecessary luxury for an opening book that will eventually be outdated. However, if your budget allows and you intend to use these books a lot, it might be a wise investment. Will the difference in price be remembered after you have spent several hundred hours mastering this material?I give Marin's three volumes series on the English my highest recommendation." IM John Donaldson , (full review) "Beautifully written and inspirational" GM Luke McShane , New in Chess "It is a magnificent work, based on Marin's experience with the English Opening... Marin's vast knowledge of classic chess enriches the didactic value of the book." GM Zenon Franco Ocampos , Jaque "Perhaps the finest work on the English Opening that I have ever seen." Steve Giddins , British Chess Magazine "The Romanian GM has a well-earned reputation for writing great chess books, and these are no different... Marin does his best to keep White's solutions within the realm of the English, which is doubly commendable... As always in Marin's books, you'll find lots of prose, a clear sense that the man loves to teach, and a ton of original analysis... Marin aims to make chess players out of his readers, not efficient zombies!The hardback copies... are superb from a physical standpoint as well. The books are highly recommended." Dennis Monokroussos , The Chess Mind (full review) "Thick, beautifully-hardcover books... I'm sure some of my team members who are addicted to opening with their c-pawn will just love these books, but for me, looking at all these lines just makes me realize life's too short to try and understand all chess openings. But I sure marvelled at fragments such as this..." Arne Moll , ChessVibes (full review) "Volumes 2 3 are fine books with plenty of new ideas, enhanced by his very readable prose. These books are so well written that I think those new to The English Opening will find them just as useful as seasoned 1.c4 experts." Sean Marsh  (full review)

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Ordinary People Vintage Publishing

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION SHORTLISTED FOR THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL FICTION NOMINATED FOR THE SOUTH BANK SKY ARTS AWARD 'I am shouting from the rooftops to anyone who will listen about this book. It's so so good - realistic and funny and so truthful it almost winded me' Dolly Alderton, The High Low Two couples find themselves at a moment of reckoning. Melissa has a new baby and doesn't want to let it change her. Damian has lost his father and intends not to let it get to him. Michael is still in love with Melissa but can't quite get close enough to her to stay faithful. Stephanie just wants to live a normal, happy life on the commuter belt with Damian and their three children but his bereavement is getting in the way. Set in London to an exhilarating soundtrack, Ordinary People is an intimate study of identity and parenthood, sex and grief, friendship and ageing, and the fragile architecture of love.

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Ray Charles - The Very Best Of 2CD Not Now Music

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CD 1 1. Hit The Road Jack 2. Georgia On My Mind 3. What'd I Say 4. I've Got A Woman 5. A Fool For You 6. Hallelujah, I Love Her So 7. Leave My Woman Alone 8. Mess Around 9. I'm Movin' On 10. This Little Girl Of Mine 11. Let The Good Times Roll 12. Mary Ann 13. Drown In My own Tears 14. Lonely Avenue 15. Just For A Thrill 16. Chattanooga Choo-Choo 17. Moonlight In Vermont 18. 'Deed I Do 19. Blue Hawaii 20. Carry Me Back To Old Virginny 21. Alabamy Bound 22. Basin Street Blues 23. New York's My Home 24. California, Here I Come 25. Don't Let The Sun Catch You Cryin' CD 2 1. Sticks And Stones 2. Ain't That Love 3. Night Time Is The Right Time 4. Ruby 5. Rockhouse (Parts I & II) 6. It Should Have Been Me 7. Come Back Baby 8. Greenbacks 9. When Your Lover Has Gone 10. My Bonnie 11. You Won't Let Me Go 12. It Had To Be You 13. Tell Me You'll Wait For Me 14. That's Enough 15. Am I Blue? 16. Tell The Truth 17. Moon Over Miami 18. Deep In The Heart Of Texas 19. Mississippi Mud 20. Don't You Know 21. Alexander's Ragtime Band 22. Blackjack 23. See See Rider 24. Swanee River Rock 25. What Would I Do Without You?

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Set On You Penguin Books

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'Just the right dose of delicious steam' Ali Hazelwood'Fresh, fun and extremely sexy' Helen Hoang'Full of wit, charm and Big Firefighter Energy' Lynn Painter----------Curvy fitness influencer Crystal Chen built her career shattering gym stereotypes. After a recent break-up, she has little time left for men, instead finding joy in the gym - her place of power and positivity.Enter firefighter Scott Ritchie, the smug new gym patron who routinely steals her favourite squat rack. Soon, sparks start flying . . .As the ultra-competitive foes battle for gym domination, the last thing they expect is to run into each other at their grandparents' engagement party. And, in the lead-up to the wedding, Crystal discovers there's a soft heart under Scott's muscled exterior. Bonding over family, fitness and cheesy pick-up lines, she just might have found her person.But when a photo of them goes viral, savage internet trolls put their relationship to the test . . . Are they strong enough to get through it?----------EVERYONE IS LOVING THIS STEAMY LOVE STORY'Set on You is energetic, steamy, bubbly, and so, so fun. But more than that, it's also a hugely important book that celebrates body positivity in the most joyous way possible' Jesse Sutanto, author of Dial A for Aunties'An incredibly fun and sexy slow burn, enemies-to-lovers rom-com that had me invested from the first page . . . also a thoughtful exploration of body positivity and the true meaning of loving yourself' Kerry Winfrey, author of Very Sincerely Yours 'Set on You is the best kind of workout: one that ups your heart rate with its swoony hero, makes you sweat with its slow-burn tension, and leaves you satisfied with its themes of empowerment and self-acceptance' Rachel Lynn Solomon, national bestselling author of The Ex Talk'Lea's delightful debut is a funny and poignant look into the power and perils of social media and the strength required to be vulnerable. The gym has never seemed such a sexy and romantic place as in this book!' Denise Williams, author of How to Fail at Flirting 'A swoony, feel-good romcom in its finest form. The prose is comforting as a hug, and the main character Crystal is a certified badass' Sarah Echavarre Smith, author of On Location 'Lea's steamy debut romance features well-developed, likeable characters with slow-build chemistry . . . Hand this one to fans of Helen Hoang and Talia Hibbert' Library Journal 'A heart-warming rom-com centered on body positivity . . . Lea's prose is clear, witty, and powerful, delivering an ode to all those who struggle with self-acceptance' Publishers Weekly

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