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'Powerful' Closer'A darkly quirky story of love, obsession and fear . . . a beautiful story hung around the enchanting and heartbreaking voice of teenager Greg' Anna JamesMiss Hayes has a new theory. She thinks my condition's caused by some traumatic incident from my past I keep deep-rooted in my mind. As soon as I come clean I'll flood out all these tears and it'll all be ok and I won't be scared of Them anymore.The truth is I can't think of any single traumatic childhood incident to tell her. I mean, there are plenty of bad memories - Herb's death, or the time I bit the hole in my tongue, or Finners Island, out on the boat with Sarah - but none of these are what caused the phobia. I've always had it. It's Them.I'm just scared of Them. It's that simple.For fans of Sarah Winman, Junot Diaz and Maria Semple, Alice and the Fly is an unforgettable book about phobias and obsessions, isolation and dark corners, families, friendships, and carefully preserved secrets. But above everything else it's about love. Finding love - in any of its forms - and nurturing it.

Stephen had seemed enthusiastic about the walk, when Benny first invited him. He kept going on about how amazing it'd be, the two of them out in the wilderness - the landscape shots, the pubs, etc., etc. Benny didn't interrupt this stream of enthusiasm. They were in the car park of the Miners, and Benny was too busy concentrating on his own stream of piss. He didn't think about it at all until the next morning.When he remembered inviting Stephen, Benny laughed out loud - a single ha - then spent three minutes silent-screaming into his pillow.****Benny thought that it would be him and his dad doing the walk. Just him and his father, hiking through the Welsh countryside, like they used to. Only, when his dad got ill, it became obvious that this would never happen. So Benny was forced to consider other options.If Benny is honest, him and Stephen haven't been close since school, but once Benny had drunkenly blurted out the invitation, he couldn't take it back. Now Benny and Stephen are on the walk. A walk Benny has vowed to finish, no matter how hard it is. But as food runs low and money runs out, Stephen and Benny find themselves stranded on the edge of the world, far from home, where the possibility of return is becoming increasingly distant...

Stephen had seemed enthusiastic about the walk, when Benny first invited him. He kept going on about how amazing it'd be, the two of them out in the wilderness - the landscape shots, the pubs, etc., etc.Benny didn't interrupt this stream of enthusiasm. They were in the car park of the Miners, and Benny was too busy concentrating on his own stream of piss. He didn't think about it at all until the next morning.When he remembered inviting Stephen, Benny laughed out loud - a single ha - then spent three minutes silent-screaming into his pillow.****Benny thought that it would be him and his dad doing the walk. Just him and his father, hiking through the Welsh countryside, like they used to.Only, when his dad got ill, it became obvious that this would never happen. So Benny was forced to consider other options.If Benny is honest, him and Stephen haven't been close since school, but once Benny had drunkenly blurted out the invitation, he couldn't take it back.Now Benny and Stephen are on the walk. A walk Benny has vowed to finish, no matter how hard it is. But as food runs low and money runs out, Stephen and Benny find themselves stranded on the edge of the world, far from home, where the possibility of return is becoming increasingly distant...

This is a book about phobias and obsessions, isolation and dark corners. It's about families, friendships, and carefully preserved secrets. But above everything else it's about love. Finding love - in any of its forms - and nurturing it. Miss Hayes has a new theory. She thinks my condition's caused by some traumatic incident from my past I keep deep-rooted in my mind. As soon as I come clean I'll flood out all these tears and it'll all be ok and I won't be scared of Them anymore. The truth is I can't think of any single traumatic childhood incident to tell her. I mean, there are plenty of bad memories - Herb's death, or the time I bit the hole in my tongue, or Finners Island, out on the boat with Sarah - but none of these are what caused the phobia. I've always had it. It's Them. I'm just scared of Them. It's that simple.

Stephen had seemed enthusiastic about the walk, when Benny first invited him. He kept going on about how amazing it'd be, the two of them out in the wilderness - the landscape shots, the pubs, etc., etc.Benny didn't interrupt this stream of enthusiasm. They were in the car park of the Miners, and Benny was too busy concentrating on his own stream of piss. He didn't think about it at all until the next morning.When he remembered inviting Stephen, Benny laughed out loud - a single ha - then spent three minutes silent-screaming into his pillow.****Benny thought that it would be him and his dad doing the walk. Just him and his father, hiking through the Welsh countryside, like they used to.Only, when his dad got ill, it became obvious that this would never happen. So Benny was forced to consider other options.If Benny is honest, him and Stephen haven't been close since school, but once Benny had drunkenly blurted out the invitation, he couldn't take it back.Now Benny and Stephen are on the walk. A walk Benny has vowed to finish, no matter how hard it is. But as food runs low and money runs out, Stephen and Benny find themselves stranded on the edge of the world, far from home, where the possibility of return is becoming increasingly distant...

This abbreviated board book edition is the perfect introduction to this classic tale Gaston the green-nosed alligator has returned from the swamp and is taking adventurous readers on a tour of Mardi Gras.

Gaston the green-nosed alligator has returned from the swamp and is taking adventurous readers on a tour of Mardi Gras.From the Jefferson City Buzzards, the oldest marching group in the city, to the Krewes of Rex and Zulu, author and illustrator James Rice captures the magic of the carnival season in a book designed for children of all ages. In Cajun country, Gaston joins a Courir du Mardi Gras group, enjoys spicy gumbo, and dances in a fais-do-do until dawn. In New Orleans, Gaston rides along with the Krewe of Zulu and delivers painted coconuts to the crowds who are yelling, "Throw me something, Mister " The festivities continue with Mardi Gras balls where Gaston dances the night away. Every page has Rice's signature artistic style for children to enjoy and learn more about the magic of Mardi Gras With more than 1.5 million copies of his books in print, Rice ranks among the nation's best-selling creators of children's books, receiving awards from Printer Industries of America and the Children's Book Council, among others.

This book utilises the first-difference panel regression analysis to assess the direct effect of urban slum prevalence or the proportion of the total population living in urban slum conditions on national level measures of infant mortality rates over the period 1990 to 2005. Utilising data on 81 less developed countries, the results illustrate increasing urban slum prevalence over the period is a robust predictor of increasing infant mortality rates. This effect obtains net the statistically significant influence of gross domestic product per capita, fertility rate, and female secondary school enrolment. The results confirm urban slum prevalence growth is an important contextual dynamic whereby the social production of infant mortality is enacted in the less developed countries.

The Cambridge Freshman - Or, memoirs of Mr. Golightly is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1878. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

Reproduction of the original: The Chaplain of the Fleet by James Rice

Reproduction of the original: The Chaplain of the Fleet by James Rice

Alice och Flugan av James Rice är en bok om fobier och besatthet, isolation och mörker.Obehaget smyger sig successivt på i denna crossover-roman om familj, vänskap och omsorgsfullt bevarade hemligheter. Mest av allt handlar den kanske ändå om kärlek. Om att finna kärleken i vilken form som helst och om att försöka bevara den, till varje pris. Fröken Hayes har en ny teori. Hon tror att mitt tillstånd är orsakat av en traumatisk händelse i mitt förflutna som jag förträngt. Så fort händelsen avslöjas kommer mina tårar att rena mig och allt kommer bli ok och jag kommer sluta att vara rädd för Dom. Jag kommer kunna ägna mig åt idrott och inte längre få några av mina episoder. Kanske kommer jag till och med kunna prata och prata riktigt, med riktiga s. Sanningen är att jag inte kan komma på en enda enskild barndomshändelse att berätta för henne om. Jag menar, det finns gott om dåliga minnen Herbs död, eller den gången jag bet ett hål i min tunga, eller Finners ö, ute på båten med Sarah men ingen av de händelserna är vad som orsakat fobin. Jag har alltid haft den. Det är Dom. Jag är bara rädd för Dom. Det är så enkelt. James Rice och är bosatt i Liverpool där han till vardags arbetar på Waterstones Bokhandel. Alice och Flugan är hans debutroman. Han är 27 år gammal och har tidigare fått flera kortnoveller utgivna. James skriver även låttexter ihop med vännen Josh och framför dem själv med ett tonläge som ofta beskrivs som unikt. Följ honom gärna på Twitter @James_D_RiceRECENSIONER Ok! - En mörk och spännande berättelse om kärlek, besatthet och rädsla fängslande läsning - Betyg: 5 We Love This Book - Alice och Flugan är en fantastisk roman men som debut är den enastående. Detta är en levande och djupt oroande bok som kommer att stanna hos dig långt efter att du har stängt den. Oerhört mörkt ibland, men den klarar också av det sällsynta konststycket att vara rolig och engagerande. "The Guardian Den stora styrkan i Alice och Flugan ligger i dess ogudaktigt satiriska skildring av en värld där alla försöker dölja tomheten i sin existens genom "metaforiska fantomer", för att låna Gregs uttryck för hans imaginära spindlar.Sunday Times - Kraftfullt skrivet, mycket engagerande med minnesvärda karaktärer. Alice och Flugan en av mina favoritböcker genom tiderna. Aldrig har jag diskuterat en bok i en sådan omfattning, tänkt på de många sublima betydelserna och känt en sådan stor lust att läsa om - ett måste för alla entusiaster av mörka böcker, sympatiska synvinklar av psykisk sjukdom och filosofiska resor.