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From life in an East End pub to fame on a global stage, Matt Johnson – founder, songwriter and visionary lynchpin of iconic band The The – created some of the most engaging, challenging and enduring music of his era.
Then he walked away from it all.
In this authorised biography Neil Fraser has drawn back the curtain on a brilliant enigma. Neil Fraser has gained unprecedented access to Matt Johnson and his The The archives. He has conducted...
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The night that Greta thought of the opportunity to turn her life around, a strong and icy wind from the north was lashing the sea, she could still remember it. she made her mind up: she was going to run away. Thus begins "The long shadow of a dream", lives intertwining, pride, recurring stories, emotions and passions… destinies. Greta is a girl who decides to take her life in her hands but then realizes that she has never really broken away from...
6) Nimue's Gift
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The birth of three royal babies in rapid succession calls for a celebration! King Ouros and Queen Ignita invite the best and the brightest to share their joy in the arrival of their grandchildren from daughters Thalina, Anguissa, and Percipia.But the ritual of esteemed guests granting each child a gift brings a surprise that will cast a long shadow…
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“The More You Hate Me” is a memoir-in-essays collection that examines the author's experience with his father's suicide and the layered influence of the film Full Metal Jacket on both men. As Andy Smart navigates the worlds of his past, present, and future, Kubrick's Vietnam war movie casts its long shadow over him, his is a story of what it means to live each day as a sequel to the last. This isn't just a suicide memoir or a survivor's victory...
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After a harrowing abduction orchestrated by Chloe's sister, Chloe and Lloyd finally found the courage to reveal their true feelings for each other. As their bond transforms from professional to personal, the two of them are set adrift in uncharted emotional waters. Surrounded by new friends, trusted colleagues, and a couple of unexpected guests from Chloe's past, the couple embarks on a journey to understand what it means to love and to be loved....
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In the bustling metropolis of New York City, where towering skyscrapers cast long shadows and the streets hum with life, there lived a peculiar breed of men: the hackdrivers. Among them, none was more renowned than Johnny One-Eye, a wisecracking, sharp-tongued cabbie with a heart of gold.
As the city hurtles towards the dawn of a new era, Johnny and his fellow hackdrivers find themselves at a crossroads. The advent of automobiles threatens their...
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The Second World War casts a long shadow, portrayed as a necessary and paradigmatic war that defeated fascism. During recent wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere, US presidents and British prime ministers have tried to claim they were following in the footsteps of Winston Churchill by standing up to dictators.
In The Second World War Chris Bambery tests this position in a thorough account of the war and demonstrates why it continues to dominate...
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A recovering alcoholic must face his demons in the 'land of the dead.' Two actresses become dangerously consumed by an experimental approach to making theatre. A married couple travels to their old vacation spot in search of everything they've lost. A neighborhood's misguided efforts to remove a gaggle of domestic geese lead to the transformation of a young boy. Two lifeguards wrestle over thorny questions of guilt and accountability in the long shadow...
12) Until We Fall
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The darkness never forgets…Caleb Gregory has spent ten years hiding in the dark, refusing to speak about the night his young life was destroyed. In his anger and his rage, he drank and fought until he drove everyone away until he had no one left.The light casts a long shadow…Nalini King has devoted her post army life to her passion: using yoga to heal her fellow soldiers. In doing so, she's worked to forget the night her life burned down around...
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Star Wars Bounty Hunters volume 35
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The end of an era for the Bounty Hunters! In the aftermath of their battle with Inferno Squad, Valance and T'onga are joined by the most dangerous bounty hunters in the galaxy: Khel Tanna! Deathstick! Durge! And...Boba Fett?! The ruthless mercenary in the Mandalorian armor has been marked for death by the Black Sun Syndicate, but this new team has something to say about that! Then, as the saga of the Dark Droids casts a long shadow, Zuckuss, 4-LOM...
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From one of our most treasured BBC broadcasters, The Spy Across the Water is the third instalment in James Naughtie's brilliant spy series, about three brothers whose lives are all entwined with the intelligence services.
Will Flemyng, originally trained as a spy, is now British ambassador to Washington. Meanwhile, his older brother Mungo is recuperating from a heart attack in their beloved Scottish highland family home, and Abel, the youngest of...
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Chicago schoolteacher Lucy Shepherd has the world at her feet. Due to marry the ambitious politician Jason Palmer, in what promises to be the society wedding of the year, she is mere weeks away from joining the wealthy and powerful Palmer clan. But when she discovers that her fiancée has been sleeping with countless other women, Lucy exposes him online in a fit of anger. The repercussions are far, far worse then she could have imagined, and she is...
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Can it get any stranger? Absolutely!
When Peg, Meg, and Teg were first summoned Over Where, vast and varied life experience (along with wide reading choices) helped them adjust to a world where they were the only humans, magic was real, ships could fly, and reincarnation was a confirmed fact.
In the company of the "inquisitors," Xerak, Grunwold, and Vereez, the three newly appointed mentors rediscovered the Library of the Sapphire Wind, and, within...
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Deep within the annals of criminal history, there exist enigmatic cases of unsolved murders that have baffled detectives and enthralled the public for generations. Delve into a captivating exploration into these chilling and unresolved crimes, each story a testament to mysteries that continue to haunt.
The narratives reveal a series of victims lost to silence and culprits who seemingly disappeared without a trace. The intricate details of each...
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The past haunts the present as a woman struggles to liberate herself from her family's dark history This masterfully written novel plumbs the mysteries of the female psyche in a tale of buried family secrets and obsessive love. Zelda is getting ready for a date with her older lover, Foxy, whom she's sure is about to dump her, when the call comes. Zelda's father has hanged himself. His suicide brings back terrifying childhood memories of screams...
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"AN AUTISTIC BOY WHO BEAT THE ODDS." Looking For Normal is the memoir of author, musician and filmmaker, Steve Slavin. His obsession with music, at an early age, led to a long career in the creative arts, albeit one plagued by clinical depression and the symptoms of a condition he was unaware of until 2008.In recounting the 48 years that led to his autism diagnosis, this darkly humorous memoir will inform and inspire anyone with an interest in mental...
20) Mori
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Ashira Mori, a seventeen-year-old veteran, is thrust into the unforgiving wilderness after a wrongful accusation tears her from the only life she's known. Homeless, ostracized, and haunted by the echoes of war, she must grapple with a brutal reality far removed from the battlefield.But Ashira is no ordinary girl. Her veins course with Ki, a mystical energy that guides her through the desolate landscape. A mysterious owl named Raiju offers cryptic...
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