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  • Everybody Needs Somebody

    by M.J. Boyle ...
    Six individuals who, under "normal" circumstances would hardly have anything to do with each other, sign up for a course. A course which they all, under "normal" circumstances, would never have considered doing.In part 1 we observe how the group develops during the six week cookery course. They feel for each other, they help each other and they realise that they are in the process of creating ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Empire Close

    by M.J. Boyle ...
    Empire Close unfolds in a quaint cul-de-sac of detached houses in an English commuter town, where Ted has always felt part of a close-knit community.1997 begins with Ted, retired and wheelchair-bound, reflecting on the past 45 years of Empire Close. A strong British identity was the hallmark of the neighbourhood, a trait he held dear. However, a gradual transformation has left him feeling isolated ... Read more

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  • Mirror, Mirror on the Wall

    by M.J. Boyle ...
    By 2022 an increasing number of Britons were asking themselves "what has gone wrong?"Great Britain - a nation with an imperial history, a nation of profound innovators, a nation steeped in tradition and pride - was standing insular, and depressed. The reasons were manifold, and yet could possibly be simple to identify.Mirror, Mirror on the Wall accompanies a typical British family from 1955 to ... Read more

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  • I Came, I Saw, I Wondered

    by M.J. Boyle ...
    My venture began in 1973 and is still ongoing.I left England on a visit to Germany which was planned to be for one year, but it was extended, and extended, and extended.Although both countries are, at least in theory, "European", there are numerous differences in cultural and social areas which were first part of a learning curve but increasingly became questions posed, perspectives challenged and ... Read more

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  • Dear Maeve

    A Collection Of Article From The Irish Times

    by Maeve Binchy ...
    Dear Maeve" is a collection of problem pages from The Irish Times, written by Maeve Binchy. The book is a compilation of her advice columns, where she offers guidance and support to readers on various issues.Key Features of the Book*Advice columns*: The book features Maeve Binchy's advice columns from The Irish Times.*Real-life problems*: The columns address real-life problems and issues faced by ... Read more

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  • Grumpy Old Men

    47 Kiwi Blokes Tell You What's Wrong With The World

    You know Sam Neill makes wine, but do you know what word he can’t stand when people talk about wine? Sir Ray Avery saves lives in the Third World, but you might be surprised to learn what drives him to distraction at home. You know Kevin Milne fights for a fair go, but you probably don’t know why he spends so much time talking to checkout operators. Graeme Dingle is one of our great adventurers, ... Read more

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  • David McWilliams' The Pope's Children

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    Meet The Pope's Children, the beneficiaries of Wonderbra Economics.This is the special generation, the Irish baby boom of the 1970s that peaked nine months to the day after the Pope's visit. There are 620,000 of them, squeezed into the middle and lifted up by the Expectocracy. Ireland is blurring. Out of this haze has come the Full-on Nation, the most hedonisitic generation ever.David McWilliams' ... Read more

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  • Stop Bloody Bossing Me About

    How We Need To Stop Being Told What To Do

    by Quentin Letts ...
    'The inimitable Quentin Letts dares to say in a new book what we've all been secretly thinking' Mail on Sunday'Fuming and chuckling by turns' Daily Telegraph'Underneath the jocularity of Letts's style is a lot of real anger' Roger Lewis, The TimesHands, face, space. Curfews. Don't drink. Bend your knees. Conform, obey, comply - surrender. British life has become infested by bossiness.... ... Read more

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  • Sorry, I'm British!

    An Insider's Romp Through Britain from A to Z

    **An original and funny take on what it is to be BritishThe A to Z guide to your own laughable behaviour**Explore the oddities of the British psyche with this informative and witty illustrated guide. From small-talk to superiority, from cricket to condiments, and curry to class, when wandering lonely through the clouds of British behaviour this is the perfect companion. Discover the fate of a ... Read more

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  • Seriously Funny, and Other Oxymorons

    by Simon Brett ...
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    'Brilliant! Will make a perfect Xmas stocking filler'Bronya Ralley'Delightful. This dip-in-anywhere book put a smile on my face from the first page . . . for everyone who likes a good chuckle'Ruth MilliganAs we all know, the oxymoron is one of the great beauties of the English language. It has been defined as 'a figure of speech that juxtaposes elements that appear to be contradictory'. Famous ... Read more

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  • It Wasn't Me

    by Chris Addison ...
    Look around you. The world is going to hell. Standards have fallen, values have been pawned, young people think 'innit' is a word and decent, honest citizens can't walk down the street without being set upon by an exploding terrorist or globally-warmed to death. We need to pick ourselves up. We need to rebuild this Once Great Nation. But, most of all, we need to be sure it's all somebody else's ... Read more

    $3.99 USD