This book was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2014. Rosemary`s young, just started college, & she`s decided not to tell anyone a thing about her family. So we`re not going to tell you too much either: you`ll have to find out for yourselves, round about page 77, what it is that makes her unhappy family unlike any other. Rosemary is now an only child, but she used to have a sister the same age as her, & an older brother. Both are now gone
- vanished from her life. There`s something unique about Rosemary`s sister, Fern. & it was this decision, made by her parents, to give Rosemary a sister like no other, that began all of Rosemary`s trouble. So now she`s telling her story: full of hilarious asides & brilliantly spiky lines, it`s a looping narrative that begins towards the end, & then goes back to the beginning. Twice. It`s funny, clever, intimate, honest, analytical & swirling with ideas that will come back to bite you. We hope you enjoy it, & if, when you`re telling a friend about it, you do decide to spill the beans about Fern
- it`s pretty hard to resist
- don`t worry. One of the few studies Rosemary doesn`t"e says that spoilers actually enhance reading.


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We Are All Weird is Seth Godin`s cult classic on celebrating (and marketing to) the individual, now repackaged & relaunched World of Warcrafters, LARPers, Settlers of Catan? Weird. Beliebers, Swifties, Directioners? Weirder. Paleos, vegans, carb loaders, ovolacto vegetarians? Definitely weird. Face it. We`re all weird. So why are companies still trying to build products for the masses? Why are we still acting like the masses even exist? Weird is the new normal. & only companies that figure that out have any chance of survival. In this book, Seth Godin shows you how. ” Read this book slowly & read it again, for the lessons are rich & wise.” (Jacqueline Novogratz, founder, Acumen). ...

In the predawn hours, a woman`s marriage crumbles with a single confession. Across town, an immigrant family struggles to get by in the land of opportunity. Three thousand miles away, a soldier wakes up in hospital with the vague feeling he`s done something awful. In a single moment, these disparate lives intersect. Faced with seemingly insurmountable loss, each person must decide whether to give in to despair, or to find the courage & resilience to rise. We Are Called to Rise is a story about a child`s fate. It is a story about families
- the ones we have & the ones we make. It challenges us to think about our responsibilities to each other while reminding us that compassion & charity can rescue even our darkest moments.
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In the predawn hours, a woman`s marriage crumbles with a single confession. Across town, an immigrant family struggles to get by in the land of opportunity. Three thousand miles away, a soldier wakes up in hospital with the vague feeling he`s done something awful. In a single moment, these disparate lives intersect. Faced with seemingly insurmountable loss, each person must decide whether to give in to despair, or to find the courage & resilience to rise. We Are Called to Rise is a story about a child`s fate. It is a story about families
- the ones we have & the ones we make. It challenges us to think about our responsibilities to each other while reminding us that compassion & charity can rescue even our darkest moments.
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We Are Everywhere is a whirlwind collection of writings, images & ideas for direct action by people on the frontlines of the global anticapitalist movement. This is a movement of untold stories, because those from below are not those who get to write history, even though we are the ones making it. We Are Everywhere wrenches our history from the grasp of the powerful & returns it to the streets, fields & neighbourhoods where it was made. ...

Iran has more Web diarists than any other country, & many Iranians use cyberspace to express opinions in print with a freedom that has not been available to them since the state closed all critical newspapers. This book is a group portrait of today`s `real` Iranians, of an Iran never before seen in the West. ...

Devastated by the series of terrorist attacks that killed 130 people
- the deadliest attacks on France since World War II
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LONGLISTED FOR THE GUARDIAN FIRST BOOK AWARD A stunning, heartbreaking debut
- ` We Are Not Ourselves` is both the intimate
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Our cry should be listened to by the whole world A”
- Mathambo Sesana, (San) Bushman, Botswana From the frozen taiga of Siberia
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Everything we think, do & refrain from doing is determined by our brain. From religion to sexuality, it shapes our potential, our desires & our characters. Taking us through every stage in our lives, from the womb to falling in love to old age, Dick Swaab shows that we don`t just have brains: we are our brains. `A blockbuster about the brain.. . provocative, fascinating, remarkable` Clive Cookson, Financial Times `A giant in the field` Zoe Williams, Guardian ` Engrossing, intriguing & enlightening` Robin Ince ` Enchantingly written` The Times Higher Education ` Wide-ranging, fun & informative.. . as an ice-breaker at parties, it is unmatched` Bryan Appleyard, Sunday Times ...