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The Princess Diaries: Seventh Heaven (The\princess Diaries #Bk. 7)
by Meg CabotSeventh Heaven by Meg Cabot is the seventh book charting the (mis)adventures of Princess Mia, The Princess Diaries.Poor Mia. Not only has she made a total ass of herself with J.P. (a.k.a. the Guy Who Hates It When They Put Corn in the Chili), trying to prove that she's a super-chilled party girl but she's also bankrupted the student council. Way to go, Princess. Just as Mia's scared that she's lost Michael and a ton of money, Grandmere steps in up with a fund-raising plan. She's going to stage a musical in front of the world's hottest celebs - and the reluctant star will be none other than Princess Amelia Mignonette Grimaldi Thermopolis Renaldo!
The Princess Diaries: Ten Out of Ten
by Meg CabotMeg Cabot's Ten Out of Ten is Princess Mia's final entry in the brilliant The Princess Diaries! Mia is about to turn eighteen and has decided to put down her princess pen for good. This is your one and only chance to find out how it all ends - including the answers to hotter than hot questions like: Is the practically perfect J.P. the real love of Mia's life? Will an election in Genovia mean the end of princessdom for Mia? Is she really the last virgin at Albert Einstein High? And finally, crucially, will Michael Moscovitz return from Japan and make a last-minute romantic gesture just in time to save our heroine from making a very big mistake??? You have so got to read the book!
QI: Pocket Book Of General Ignorance
by John Lloyd John MitchinsonQI: The Pocket Book of General Ignorance is an illuminating collection of fun facts, perfect for general knowledge, trivia and pub quiz enthusiasts. This number-one bestseller is a comprehensive catalogue of all the interesting misconceptions, mistakes and misunderstandings in 'common knowledge' that will make you wonder why anyone bothers going to school. Now available in this handy pocket-sized edition, carry it everywhere to impress your friends, frustrate your enemies and win every argument. Henry VIII had six wives. WRONG! Everest is the highest mountain in the world. WRONG! Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. WRONG! QI: The Pocket Book of General Ignorance is the essential set text for everyone who's proud to admit that they don't know everything, and an ideal sack of interesting facts with which to beat people who think they do. Perfect for trivia, pub quiz and general knowledge enthusiasts, this is a number-one bestseller from the authors of The Book of General Ignorance and 1,277 Facts To Blow Your Socks Off, packed with weird, wonderful and really quite interesting facts.
Rant: The Oral History of Buster Casey
by Chuck PalahniukRant is the oral history of one Buster 'Rant' Casey, in which an assortment of friends, enemies, detractors, lovers and relations have their say on the man who may or may not be the most efficient serial killer of our time. Rant is a darkly glittering anti-hero whose recreational drug of choice is rabies, and whose own personal Viagra is the venom of a black widow spider. He soon leaves his half-feral hometown for the big city, where he becomes the leader of an urban demolition derby called Party Crashing. On designated nights, the Party Crashers chase each other in cars in the hope of a collision, and all the while Rant, the 'superspreader', transmits his lethal disease...
Reading the Oxford English Dictionary: One Man, One Year, 21,730 Pages
by Ammon Shea'If you are interested in vocabulary that is both spectacularly useful and beautifully useless, read on. I have read the OED so you don't have to...' Weighing in at 137 pounds, the Oxford English Dictionary is the word lover's Everest and the world's most exhaustive and exhausting dictionary - for instance, there are over 60,000 words on the various meanings of set and un- goes on for 451 pages. Like a lexicographical Edmund Hillary, Ammon Shea set out to boldly read, where no reader has gone before - from cover to cover.Reading the OED gives a very funny account of his coffee-fuelled twelve months lost inside its 20 volumes. Divided into 26 chapters, one per letter of the alphabet, this book is part personal narrative (exploring everything from love to glasses to the superiority of books over computers) and part a collection of Shea's favourite discoveries. These span from the oddly useful (parabore - a defence against bores) to the downright bizarre (natiform - shaped like buttocks) and takes in Nashe's eight different kinds of drunkenness and all kinds of other strangely memorable information along the way. Filled with curiosities, delights and surprises, Reading the OED is a feast for language obsessives, from a man who loves words (perhaps a little too much).
Reality Check
by A.M. GoldsherBad-gal singer Jenn Bradford is living the dream. But when her latest album gets distinctly un-dreamy reviews she comes down to earth with a crash. Jenn desperately needs a muse to get her music back on track. But who's going to inspire her? Elliot, the music journo who's tailing her around town? Kevin, her no-good but so good-looking ex? Surely not her boringly clean-cut and conservative neighbour Porter! He doesn't dig music - at least not Jenn's kind. But is it possible that he might just dig Jenn...?
The Reavers
by George MacDonald FraserIn Elizabethan England a dastardly Spanish plot to take over the throne is uncovered and it's up to Agent Archie Noble to save Queen and country.
Retox!: Glossier Teeth, Hairier Hair and Taller Legs in Just 10 Days!
by Dr Judith FabülaThis is a hilarious guide to an alternative diet programme involving Skittles (the ultimate superfood), toxercise (how to dance to Abba without spilling your V&T), Actimel-style Baileys shots and the all-new fried breakfast healthy shake. Start warming up for those marathon party sessions with Dr Judith. We'll guarantee* (with the help of four-inch heels, concealer and white wine) to make you taller, more gorgeous and wittier in just ten days.This book is for everyone who has ever held their stomach in for the first twenty minutes of a party rather than going on a crash diet, or sighed at the prospect of a proper shake for breakfast. It is the perfect Christmas stocking-filler for anyone who has ever attempted to diet.*We cannot make guarantees of any kind
The Revenge Files of Alistair Fury: Summer Helliday (Alistair Fury #5)
by Jamie RixAlistair Fury is out for revenge. No more running errands. No more being called 'Alice'! It's payback time for his embarrassing mum, his bone-idle dad, and his constantly teasing older brother and sister. Only Alistair's two best friends - and this, his private diary - share his secrets. Culminating in a scene involving a snake, a toupee and a live TV broadcast, Alistair tries to wreak spectacular revenge but it doesn't exactly go according to plan . . .In lively and accessible diary form, this is a story of family life at its funniest, packed with schoolboy humour .
The Revenge Files of Alistair Fury: Dead Dad Dog (Alistair Fury #2)
by Jamie RixAlistair is fed up at being treated like a slave while the rest of the family is ill. Not even lacing his brother and sister's medicine with washing-up liquid gets him off nursing duties!He's still busy trying to hatch the perfect plot for revenge when they're all dragged off to Ireland for a family funeral. Soon, Alistair's plans are full of spooks, spirits and bones. But his brother and sister have similar ideas . . . !In lively and accessible diary form, this is a story of family life at its funniest, packed with schoolboy humour.
Right Before Your Eyes
by Ellen ShanmanSuper-artsy New York playwright Liza is stuck in a rut. Her plays aren't paying the bills, and when her outspoken nature leads to the loss of her temp job, she's quickly running out of options. With her high artistic principles quickly casting George aside as arrogant and pretentious, Liza returns with relief to her artsy ways, only to discover she’s being kicked out of her apartment and her play has been sabotaged. Maybe it’s time she opened up her mind to the idea that not everything – or everyone – is quite what they first seem?
The Rimes: Book 14 (Nelly the Monster Sitter #14)
by Kes GrayNelly's monster sitting adventures are always full of surprises. Things just seem to get stickier and stickier when she monster sits for the Ultravores but it doesn't compare to how lost for words she is at the Rimes. And with even more fighting with Asti to add to the mix, her time with the Wattwatts is shocking to say the least!Nelly finds herself a little lost for words at the Rimes, and she'll need to find them fast if she's to save baby Shimma.
The Rise and Fall of a Domestic Diva
by Sarah MayThe queen of the black-hearted soap opera is back!
The Roar of the Butterflies (Joe Sixsmith #5)
by Reginald HillA special gift for Reginald Hill fans on Father’s Day – the return of Joe Sixsmith in a beautifully packaged, witty new crime novel
Rock Star Babylon: Outrageous Rumors, Legends, And Raucous True Tales Of Rock And Roll Icons
by Jon HolmesWhy was Candle in the Wind for Diana a terrible mistake?Which rock star left an unspeakable gift inside a hotel room hairdryer?What's the story behind Ozzy Osbourne and the exploding mouse?Rock and roll and rumour go together like Peaches and Geldof. Tales of outrageous excess, of the filth and the fury (not to mention the furry) are part of music's heritage.Whether they're true or bare-faced lies, Jon Holmes has gathered together the greatest pop and rock myths and legends ever told. These stories have come straight from the mouths of those that were there, those that shouldn't have been there and those that were there for a bit but left early and only heard about it afterwards.
Roger Away (Roger Ser.)
by Jeremy Gerlis Alan Capel Tim CordellThe third in the series of silent adventures of the trouserless man, whose cartoon antics abroad showcase the most fun you can have with your trousers off.
A Romantic Getaway
by Sarah MonkLiesel (yes, her mother loved The Sound of Music) and her big sister Marilyn have always relied on each other. And when Marilyn's husband runs off, leaving her broke, with a distraught five year old, she needs all the help she can get. But then the sisters discover that little Alex has inherited a hotel in Cornwall from his father's dotty great-aunt. With its stunning sea views and Victorian Gothic castle appeal, it's a property the developers are ready to pay big money for. However, the will has one condition. They can sell the hotel if they wish, but only after running it for a season first. With only their tiny flat and not so salubrious view of Hackney central to lose, the girls decide to pack up and head down south. After all, how hard can it be to run a small hotel? And who knows who else they might meet down there...
Sebastian Darke: Prince Of Fools (Sebastian Darke #1)
by Philip CaveneySebastian Darke has the world on his narrow shoulders. The son of a human father and an elvish mother, he is deperately trying to become the family breadwinner and has taken on his late father's job - celebrated jester, Prince of Fools.Trouble is, Sebastian can't tell a joke to save his life. Dressed in his father's clothes and accompanied by his talking (and endlessly complaining) buffalope, Max, he sets off for the fabled city of Keladon, where he hopes to be appointed court jester to King Septimus. On the way he encounters a tiny but powerful warrior called Cornelius; the beautfiul Princess Kerin; blood-thirsty Brigands and enough perils to make him wonder why he ever decided to leave home.A hilarious and swashbuckling adventure!
The Second Mrs Darcy: A Novel (Darcy Ser.)
by Elizabeth AstonRomance and scandal abound in this warm and witty tale of the young Octavia Darcy. Perfect for Austen addicts everywhere!
Shoe Addicts Anonymous (Laugh Lines Ser.)
by Beth HarbisonFour very different women...all addicted to shoes. Lorna is up to her eyeballs in debt but can't help bidding for the newest Jimmy Choos on eBay. Helene is unhappily married to a politician who keeps threatening to cancel her credit cards. Sandra pays her shoe bills by working as a phone sex operator. And Joss is a nanny who has found herself in a family from hell and will do just about anything to get out of the house on her night off.When they come upon a classified advert, inviting shoe lovers to a weekly shoe-swap, each one jumps at the chance to meet fellow addicts. But none of them realise that they will come away with much, much more than just a new pair of kitten heels...
Shoes, Chocs, Bags and Frocks
by Edward MonktonSometimes all a woman needs is a great pair of shoes – sometimes chocolate is the swiftest route to happiness. In this beautifully produced collection of drawings specifically for women, Edward Monkton brings together some of his best-known musings in his own quirky and inimitable style. It’s the perfect gift for mothers and for women of all ages.
Sir Charlie Stinky Socks: The Really Frightful Night (Sir Charlie Stinky Socks)
by Kristina StephensonJoin our brave young knight Sir Charlie Stinky Socks in his bestselling super duper picture book adventure series – oh my!
Sixty Million Frenchmen Can't be Wrong: What Makes The French So French?
by Jean-Benoit NadeauThe French drink, smoke and eat more fat than anyone in the world, yet they live longer and have fewer heart problems than the English and the Americans. They work 35-hour weeks and take seven weeks' paid holiday each year, yet they are the world's fourth-biggest economic power.
Slam
by Nick Hornby'There was this time when everything seemed to have come together. And so obviously it was time to go and screw it all up.'Sam is sixteen and a skater. Just so there are no terrible misunderstandings: skating = skateboarding. There's no ice. Life is ticking along nicely for Sam: his mum's got rid of her rubbish boyfriend, he's thinking about college and he's met someone. Alicia.Then a little accident happens. One with big consequences for someone just finding his way in life. Sam can't run (let alone skate) away from this one. He's a boy facing a man's problems and the question is - has he got what it takes to confront them?
The Smugglers' Secret: Book 5 (Something Wickedly Weird #5)
by Chris MouldStanley Buggles holds the key to the smugglers' map.But does he dare to uncover its ancient secrets? What will happen if he ventures down into the treacherous tunnels?And who is following behind...?Originally published under the title 'The Smugglers' Mine'.