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The Machine Society

Rich or Poor. They Want You To Be a Prisoner

By: Mike Brooks

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The Machine Society

Rich or Poor. They Want You To Be a Prisoner

By: Mike Brooks

Mike Brooks’ debut novel is an adventure story set in a dystopian future in which our taste for branding, consumerism and artificial reality is boundless. In /The Machine Society/, he weaves together psychological insight, philosophical reflection and spiritual inquiry to give us a novel that is both a deep satire on modern life and a rich metaphor for our longing to find inner peace. Dean Rogers lives in the Perimeter of New London, holding down a soul-destroying job, surrounded by people who have lost the will to communicate. He is afraid his debts will spiral out of control, resulting in him being cast out of the city, outside of the Security Wall. Meanwhile, in the Better Life Complex, New London’s rich elite live in plastic luxury, unaware of the sinister secrets that underpin their world. /The Machine Society/ is an original and intelligent sci-fi thriller, and a heartfelt rally cry for the soul’s liberation.

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John Hunt Publishing

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1785352539

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3000 Jokes, 2997 Laughs

By: Mike Haskins,Stephen Arnott

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3000 Jokes, 2997 Laughs

By: Mike Haskins,Stephen Arnott

An enormous collection of over 3,000 side-splitting jokes for every occasion. Jokes range from quick-fire one-liners and observations to rambling yarns, and from the classic to the modern. This book contains quips for every occasion, from the best man’s speech to the sales conference, or just for swapping around the pub table, and it’s arranged by subject matter so it’s easy to find just the right joke. Unless you're a child, because this book is definitely for adults only! This hilarious book will appeal both to people who want to find a specific joke for a specific event, and to anyone who wants to settle down in an armchair and have a good old laugh. Jokes include: • What do you call a magic dog? A Labracadabrador. • What’s the best thing about Switzerland? I don’t know, but their flag is a huge plus. • What did the slug say to the snail? ‘Big Issue?’ Word count: 200,000 words

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Portico

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1911042912

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9781911042914

Banshee

By: Mike Kalvoda

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Banshee

By: Mike Kalvoda

Three generations of an Irish clan attempt to escape the curse of the Banshee. For nearly two centuries, the Galway estate has been a coveted jewel of the Emerald Isle. But within its opulent yet strange grounds, whispers of shattered love and unspeakable sin are guarded by a specter both living yet unborn... a creature of this world -- and that which lays beyond... an entity whose very breath can send your soul to Hell. Harken back to an Ireland of undiscovered lore: a sacred time bound by God, family, land - and the profound depths of darkest legend. Spared an unthinkable fate, Finola O'Grady found herself shipped away to a palatial, arranged marriage. Beaten down by the shame of religious persecution, John Cavanaugh fled the prisons of Britain, thinking he'd found a hidden Eden. Their destinies forever entwined, bringing forth one of the greatest horror icons of all time. Now the Cavanaughs descendants must confront their worst fears -- the truth of their inheritance written in blood, a nightmare-inducing journey spanning one hundred and seventy-five years; a terrifying, candlelit saga through shrouded moors, eerie estates, purgatorial woods, and hushed resting places where even the dead are not safe. "Heed the voice send: o' moors clear thee,From the day's end 'til clock strikes three." The witching hour is upon us. Tread carefully.The last scream you hear won't be your own."Spine-tingling to the max. Mike Kalvoda is a talent to watch."-- Marianne Maddalena, producer (Scream, The Hills Have Eyes)"Kalvoda's prose lures you into a classic world of foggy moors and ghostly hags. Banshee is a literary treat haunted by Dickens and Poe."-- Eduardo Sanchez, director (The Blair Witch Project)"Heralds the arrival of a truly gifted writer. An ambitious nightmare woven with elegance and filled with absolute terror."-- Jeffrey Reddick, writer/creator (Final Destination)"... Breathes fiery life new life into the timeless legend. An atmospheric journey through time, filled with horrors that are at once mystical and utterly human."-- Chiller Television Network (chillertv.com)"As terrifying as it is ambitious, which is to say: very. I tore right through it!"-- Dave Holmes, FX Network"I hear music. The pace and rhythm of the writing are so cool that I can hear the score as I read... An epic you will not soon forget. Bravo, Mike."-- Harry Manfredini, composer

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Arcana Studio Inc

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1475187335

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9781475187335

PROFESSOR TOMOS

By: Mike P Ireland

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PROFESSOR TOMOS

By: Mike P Ireland

A modern romance set in a small Mid Wales university town during the late 1990's.

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Lulu.com

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1291884874

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Saving Grace

By: Mike Boehret

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Saving Grace

By: Mike Boehret

Bible scholars argue about when Jesus will return. God has a perfect plan and a perfect timing for that plan. Many believers hold the opinion that God has delayed the 2nd coming of Jesus so that every last person has a chance to make the decision for redemption. The premise of this book is to ask the questions; “What if God is waiting for one particular “Last Person” to ask for their redemption? What if that person is a Girl named Grace and is she is the target of Satan’s dark legions? Will she turn to God before Satan can end her life? Will God give up on her and draw history to a close?”

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Mike Boehret

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ISBN 13

9798362658717

Ambition

By: Mike Chawke

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Ambition

By: Mike Chawke

A young aspiring Irish rider living in the midlands of Ireland while trying to drum up new business suddenly finds himself embroilled in events somehow related to the death of his father

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Lulu.com

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1409210723

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9781409210726

Crowe's Requiem

By: Mike McCormack

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Crowe's Requiem

By: Mike McCormack

CROWE'S REQUIEM tells the story of John Crowe, a young man born into a village without any apparent history or contact with the outside world. Coming under the tutelage of his mad, beloved grandfather, Crowe is introduced to an existence he feels compelled to understand but is doomed forever to find elusive and mystifying. Breaking free of the old man's spell - drifting through the city hoping to complete his education - he embarks on a sudden, erotic affair with Marian, a young woman with a broken claim to divinity. Unable to see himself except through a prison of fictions, Crowe's life begins to escape him. Love story and gothic fairy tale, teeming with ghosts, sorcerors and vagrants, CROWE'S REQUIEM is in eerie and treacherous meditation on the nature of storytelling by one of Ireland's finest new writers.

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Random House

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1448130301

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MIKE BOND BOUND:

Holy War, House of Jaguar, the Last Savanna

By: Mike Bond

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MIKE BOND BOUND:

Holy War, House of Jaguar, the Last Savanna

By: Mike Bond

www, mikebondbooks.com MIKE BOND BOUND is the e-Book bundling of three Mike Bond thrillers: HOLY WAR - HOUSE OF JAGUAR - THE LAST SAVANNA HOLY WAR The Battle of Beirut is worse than Hell, an irrational maelstrom of implacable hatreds and inconceivable suffering, of screaming bombs and exploding shells, crashing buildings, sniper battles, and deadly ambushes. Neill, a war correspondent on a secret mission for Britain's MI6 intelligence agency, is trying to find Mohammed, a Hezbollah terrorist leader who may be willing to stop the slaughter and destruction. Andre, a French commando, is also looking for Mohammed, to kill him in revenge for the death of his brother, blown up with over 400 US Marines and French paratroopers by Hezbollah. For Rosa, a remorseless and passionate Palestinian guerrilla, Mohammed is one of the few hopes left for her people, and she will give her life to protect him. And for lovely Anne-Marie, Andre is the only one who can rescue her from Hell. Based on Bond's own experiences in Lebanon, Syria and the Middle East, Holy War has been praised for its portrayal of battle and its journalistic and political realism, and for its evocative descriptions of men and women caught in a deadly crossfire. "Bond does it again - A gripping tale of passion, hostage-taking and war, set against a war-ravaged Beirut." Evening News "A profound tale of war...Literally impossible to stop reading." British Armed Forces Broadcasting HOUSE OF JAGUAR Shot down over the jungle with a planeload of marijuana, Vietnam War hero Joe Murphy gets caught up in the brutal Guatemalan Civil War when he witnesses an attack on a Mayan village by the Guatemalan Army and its CIA "advisors." Badly injured, he escapes on a nightmare trek through the jungle, hunted by the Army, the CIA, and death squads. Healed by guerrilla doctor Dona Villalobos, he falls in love with her and tries to save her from the War's widening horror of insanity, tragedy, and death. Caught in the crucible of violence and love, he learns the peaks and depths the human heart can reach, and what humans will do for, and to, each other. Based on the author's own experiences as one of the last foreign correspondents left alive in Guatemala after over 100 journalists had been killed by Army death squads. THE LAST SAVANNA With Africa's last elephants dying under the poachers' guns, Kenya rancher and former SAS officer Ian MacAdam leads a commando squad against them. Pursuing the poachers through jungled mountains and searing deserts he battles thirst, solitude, terror and lethal animals, only to find that the poachers have kidnapped a young archaeologist, Rebecca Hecht, whom he once loved and bitterly lost. McAdam embarks upon a desperate trek to save not only Rebecca but his own soul in an Africa torn apart by wars, overpopulation, and the slaughter of its last wildlife. Based on the author's experiences pursuing elephant poachers in the wilds of East Africa. "Mike Bond's THE LAST SAVANNA is shot through with images of the natural world at its most fearsome and most merciful. With his weapons, man is a conqueror - without them he is a fugitive in an alien land. Bond touches on the vast and eerie depths that lie under the thin crust of civilization and the base instinct within man to survive - instincts that surpass materialism. A thoroughly enjoyable read that comes highly recommended." (Nottingham Observer)

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D4EO Literary Agency

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1627040277

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9781627040273

Spider Zero Seven

By: Mike Borlace

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Spider Zero Seven

By: Mike Borlace

Silver Cross recipient, Mike Borlace is considered to be one of the most experienced combat helicopter pilots of recent times. Now he collates his experiences in this compelling wartime memoir set against the backdrop of the civil war fought in Rhodesia during the 1970s. Helicopters were a vital component of the small Rhodesian Defence Force and as part of special forces, Borlace and his fellow aircrew soon became key weapons in the counterinsurgency operations. Adopting new flexible tactics and blending stealth with courage, they carried the fight by air to the heart of the enemy, establishing a fearsome reputation. In this vivid history, Borlace chronicles the story of airmen, soldiers and leading figures such as Joshua Nkomo and Robert Mugabe’s communist backed guerillas from the perspective of a professional officer at the sharp end. In Spider Zero Seven, Borlace humorously recounts the training, living conditions and hardships of his time in the forces. He also touchingly depicts the human side of the military through his portrayals of his fellow pilots, technicians, medics, nurses and flying with his dog Doris. Out of the 1096 days he served as a pilot in 7 Squadron, Borlace spent 739 days on combat operations. During his 149 contacts with the enemy he was shot down five times and wounded twice. He is one of only five recipients of the Silver Cross, the highest gallantry award given by the air force. With this authority he gives a powerful insight into the violent events of a brutal conflict, in a book that will appeal not only to those interested in military history, but also to a wider readership who enjoy a personal, true-life adventure.

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Troubador Publishing Ltd

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1788038959

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9781788038959

Off The Rails

By: Mike Scantlebury

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Off The Rails

By: Mike Scantlebury

Mickey finds himself drawn into the centre of an unexpected and unwelcome investigation. Manchester's foremost and most famous entrepreneur is under threat, and, with him, the future of the city's bid for the Olympic Games is in doubt. Who is behind the sudden speight of supposed 'accidents'? Who doesn't want England to win? Who doesn't want the city to drag itself out of the dirt and grime of the earlier Industrial Revolution and move on? And, most important, can Mickey help, or is he - with his burgeoning romance and his incipient entanglements - becoming merely part of the problem?

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Lulu.com

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1291253734

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9781291253733

The Bounder - The Riotous True-Life Adventures of a Bon Viveur

By: Mike Daunt

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The Bounder - The Riotous True-Life Adventures of a Bon Viveur

By: Mike Daunt

This merry memoir tells how the author has lurched through a life full of friendship, laughter, and bad behavior. He has bonded with some of the most famous names in show business, drinking with Lee Marvin, lunching with Richard Burton (and a couple of ferrets), fishing with Chris Tarrant and Eric Clapton, and laughing with Ronnie Corbett. Here, too, is the story of his great love for a famous actress and the joy and pleasure they had together, as well as the sadness of their eventual parting. Somehow, the author also ran a highly successful fish and game business in London, employing a team of handsome public-school boys to deliver the goods to the dining rooms. In the course of his extraordinary life the author has slept in the longhouses of Borneo with head hunters and guarded Hitler's deputy, Rudolf Hess, in Berlin's Spandau Prison. He has caught salmon in Russia's bleak Kola Peninsula Russia, marlin off the coast of Kenya, bone fish in the Bahamas--and hunted rats with as amusing and bibulous a cast of reprobates as one could meet. By turns funny, outrageous, and poignant, this is at once a picaresque rogue's memoir, a salute to the independent life well lived, and a celebration of a certain type of character who is nowadays all too rare.

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Kings Road Publishing

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1784187704

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9781784187705

Ash and Bones

A Dead Cop. A City Afraid. A Killer on the Loose.

By: Mike Thomas

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Ash and Bones

A Dead Cop. A City Afraid. A Killer on the Loose.

By: Mike Thomas

A cop killer on the loose in Cardiff - introducing a dark and gritty new voice in crime fiction, perfect for fans of Stuart MacBride and David Mark At a squalid flat near the Cardiff docks, an early morning police raid goes catastrophically wrong when the police aren't the only unexpected guests. A plain clothes officer is shot dead at point blank range, the original suspect is left in a coma. The killer, identity unknown, slips away. Young and inexperienced, Will MacReady starts his first day on the CID. With the city in shock and the entire force reeling, he is desperate to help - but unearths truths that lead the team down an increasingly dark path...

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Bonnier Publishing Fiction Ltd.

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1785760637

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9781785760631

24 Stories

of Hope for Survivors of the Grenfell Tower Fire

By: Irvine Welsh,A.L. Kennedy,Meera Syal,John Niven,Pauline Melville,Daisy Buchanan,Christopher Brookmyre,Zoe Venditozzi,Nina Stibbe,Mike Gayle,Murray Lachlan Young,Barney Farmer

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24 Stories

of Hope for Survivors of the Grenfell Tower Fire

By: Irvine Welsh,A.L. Kennedy,Meera Syal,John Niven,Pauline Melville,Daisy Buchanan,Christopher Brookmyre,Zoe Venditozzi,Nina Stibbe,Mike Gayle,Murray Lachlan Young,Barney Farmer

In the early hours of 14 June 2017, a fire engulfed the 24-storey Grenfell Tower in west London, killing at least 72 people and injuring many more. An entire community was destroyed. For many people affected by this tragedy, the psychological scars may never heal. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is a condition that affects many people who have endured traumatic events, leaving them unable to move on from life-changing tragedies. In the immediate aftermath of the fire, the focus was rightly placed on providing food, shelter and health care for those left homeless – but it is important that we don’t lose sight of the psychological impact this fire will have had on its survivors. 24 Stories is an anthology of short stories, written on themes of community and hope, by a mix of the UK’s best established writers and previously unpublished authors, whose pieces were chosen by Kathy Burke from over 250 entries. Contributors include: Irvine Welsh, A. L. Kennedy, Meera Syal, John Niven, Pauline Melville, Daisy Buchanan, Christopher Brookmyre, Zoe Venditozzi, Nina Stibbe, Mike Gayle, Murray Lachlan Young, Barney Farmer.

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Random House

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1783525886

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9781783525881

The Blitz Detective series

Books 1, 2, 3, 4: The Blitz Detective, The Canning Town Murder, The Custom House Murder, The Stratford Murder

By: Mike Hollow

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The Blitz Detective series

Books 1, 2, 3, 4: The Blitz Detective, The Canning Town Murder, The Custom House Murder, The Stratford Murder

By: Mike Hollow

The Blitz Detective September, 1940. For thousands of Londoners, the Blitz has started and normal life has abruptly ended - but crime has not. A man's body is discovered in an unmarked van in the back streets of West Ham. Detective Inspector John Jago believes that the death looks suspicious, but then a German bomb obliterates all evidence. War or no war, murder is still murder, and it's Jago's job to find the truth. First published as Direct Hit. The Canning Town Murder As the Blitz takes its nightly toll on London and Hitler prepares his invasion fleet just across the Channel in occupied France, Britain is full of talk about enemy agents. No one is sure who can be trusted. In Canning Town, rescue workers are unsettled when they return to a damaged street and discover a body that shouldn't be there. As Detective Inspector John Jago digs deeper he starts to uncover a trail of deception, betrayal, and romantic entanglements... First Published as Fifth Column. The Custom House Murder As London continues to endure the Blitz, people are calling for vengeance, but once again the night heralds more destruction. When dawn brings the all-clear in Custom House, people disperse, but one man remains - he is dead, stabbed through the heart. Detective Inspector John Jago discovers that the victim was a pacifist. But why, then, was he carrying a loaded revolver in his pocket? First Published as Enemy Action. The Stratford Murder When an air-raid warden seeks to enforce the city's strict blackout rules at a lit-up house in Stratford, she discovers the body of a young woman, strangled to death with a stocking. For Detective Inspector John Jago, the scene brings back memories of the gruesome Soho Strangler - could there be a connection? First published as Firing Line.

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Allison & Busby Ltd

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0749031360

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9780749031367

Monique

By: Mike Walsham

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Monique

By: Mike Walsham

As early as 1939, the British Secret Intelligent Service was looking for recruits with linguistic talents and other qualities suitable to work for the Service in anticipation of a war in Europe. Andrew joined the Service and after undergoing training at various establishments, and with war now under way, he was chosen to participate in two missions, the second of which severely tested his ability to think on his feet and alter plans due to the changing circumstances. He and his fellow agent carried out a daring raid well inside enemy territory after which they were pursued by the Gestapo as they fled for France. They narrowly escaped their clutches as they entered France but needed the assistance of a young lady - already well known to Andrew - to complete their escape, this time from the French police. The novel is a compelling and fast-paced story of a British agent in the early part of WWII.

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Austin Macauley Publishers

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1528963423

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9781528963428

Starting Drama Teaching

By: Mike Fleming

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Starting Drama Teaching

By: Mike Fleming

Why teach drama? How can a newcomer teach drama successfully? How do we recognize quality in drama? Starting Drama Teaching is a comprehensive guide to the teaching of drama in schools. Exploring the aims and purposes of drama, it provides an insight into the theoretical perspectives that underpin practice alongside activities, example lesson plans and approaches to planning. Written in an accessible style, the book addresses such practical issues as setting up role play, how to inject depth into group drama, working with text, teaching playwriting, as well as common problems that arise in the drama classroom and how to avoid them. This fourth edition has been updated to reflect the latest educational thinking and developments in policy and includes: a new chapter on researching drama; an extra section on digital technology and drama; guidance on different approaches to drama; advice on how teachers can achieve and recognize quality work in drama; a discussion of drama concepts including applied theatre, ensemble and rehearsal approaches. Acting on the growing interest in drama both as a separate subject and as a teaching methodology, this book is full of sensible, practical advice for teachers using drama at all levels and in all kinds of different school contexts. Written by an internationally recognized leading name in drama education, this book is valuable reading for trainee teachers who are new to drama and teachers who wish to update and broaden their range.

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Taylor & Francis

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1315460564

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9781315460567

Leaving Las Vegas

By: Mike Figgis

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Leaving Las Vegas

By: Mike Figgis

Ben Sanderson is an alcoholic who has hit rock bottom. Cutting all personal and professional ties to his L.A. existence, he sets off for the lights of Vegas on a mission: to drink himself to death. There he meets Sera, a beautiful, seen-it-all hooker. From the moment Ben and Sera connect, they form a unique bond based upon unconditional acceptance and mutual respect that will change each of them forever. In the words of David Thompson of Los Angeles Magazine, Leaving Las Vegas is a masterpiece. Best Actor Oscar (R) winner Nicolas Cage and Best Actress nominee Elisabeth Shue set the screen ablaze in this profoundly moving love story. Nominated for two additional Academy Awards (R), Director and Adapted Screenplay, this emotionally charged powerhouse of a film graced over 100 '10 Best' lists including Roger Ebert's #1 Movie of the Year.

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Faber & Faber

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0571297455

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9780571297450

Jalan Jalan: A Novel of Indonesia

By: Mike Stoner

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Jalan Jalan: A Novel of Indonesia

By: Mike Stoner

**Winner of The Guardian London's Self-published Book of the Month Award** "What sort of idiot takes a job after a five minute phone interview, in a country he knows nothing much about and on the other side of the world, in a school he's never heard of?" Newbie is on the run. From England. From the past. From memories of his dead girlfriend, Laura. Indonesia is as good a place as any to reinvent himself—cheap beer, exotic landscapes, a beautiful Indonesian girlfriend, and a bunch of misfit mate all masquerading as English teachers. Jalan Jalan. "Just walking. Out for a stroll." It's a local phrase that sums up Newbie's quest for emotional detachment, to block out the pain of the past. But Laura won't leave him alone—her ghost haunts him, her voice fills his head, her gaze follows him everywhere. It will take a breakdown and an exorcism at the hands of an Indonesian shaman to make Newbie realize that the events of the past might not always be what they seem…

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Tuttle Publishing

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1462918301

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9781462918300

The Minstrel's Song

By: Mike Partington

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The Minstrel's Song

By: Mike Partington

An exciting music-themed adventure which is predominantly set in a magical world where a very different science governs the lands. It surrounds two individuals, Richard and Candice, as they seek to rid these said lands of an evil undertone but in quite an unconventional manner. There are not only gods and dragons, as one might expect, but also compelling characters, subplots and unique environments. Music is the heartbeat and lifeblood of this enchanting world where many mystical quests lie in wait. In addition to the rhyming nature of this novel, incorporated within the content are real-life music song titles and intriguing word association anagrams to add a quirky twist. Prepare to be whisked away through time and space to a place where endless possibilities exist. Will goodness overcome evil and with what consequence? Only musical artistic brilliance can save the day, but will this alone be enough? Strap yourself in and enjoy the journey.

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Austin Macauley Publishers

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1528970918

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9781528970914

Cantabrian Summer, Baltic Winter

By: Mike Bent

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Cantabrian Summer, Baltic Winter

By: Mike Bent

A chance encounter while shopping in a northern Spanish fishing port draws delectable, half-French, half-Polish Tamara von Rosenberg into friendship with Martin Haynes, a freelance writer and translator living in a nearby village. Their relationship, kindled through mutual intellectual interests, soon blossoms into caring, passionate affection. Tamara's idyllic holiday in Cantabria is brought to a premature and unhappy end when news reaches her that her widower father is dying following an inexplicable road accident on a remote Polish country lane. Tamara and Martin try in vain to solve the mystery of Ruben's death. Meanwhile, Tamara's perseverance with her late father's ambition to transform a derelict 19th century mansion into a nursing home is met with spiteful opposition. Certain individuals will resort to radical means to wrest the property from her hands. Poland plunges into a bleak and bitter winter of political turmoil and economic chaos amid growing opposition to the government's positive stance of future European Union membership. Nationalistic sympathies run high, and there is a renaissance of historic feuds. Tamara and Martin soon discover that staying alive in remote Rybkowo is a formidable challenge.

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Trafford Publishing

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1412033705

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9781412033701

Tales of the Serendip

By: Mike the Janitor

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Tales of the Serendip

By: Mike the Janitor

The Tales of the Serendip take place in a virtual pub that exists only in the minds of the fantasy writers who crafted the Tales of the Serendip. It’s a place where, given a few rules and a common backdrop, writers can create small vignettes to explore new story lines, break writer’s block, or experiment with new characters. Plus it helps to keep them all out of the psychiatric ward. Where else would you go to sip fine Akuvian cinnamon wine and have a heart-to-heart with one of your more troubling characters? Or maybe you choose to sit in the Writer's Nook discussing magic spells and comma usage with other writers while slugging down mugs of Korone Dwarven Dark Ale. Bar fights, bad puns, a bouncer named Grendel (yes, The Grendel), and a bartender who can dispense advice and drinks simultaneously, all exist inside this fabulous place. The Tales of the Serendip will bring you inside to see the fabulous writing treasures fueled by the collective imaginations of people who are destined to become tomorrow’s Asimovs, Heinleins and Le Guins.

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iUniverse

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0595227473

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9780595227471

What Were the Chances

By: Mike Stovell

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What Were the Chances

By: Mike Stovell

In this astonishing true adventure, follow two middle-aged, divorced pals as they embark on a journey that neither sobriety nor careful planning might have ever inspired. After reminiscing over drinks, a spontaneous decision takes them aboard a Philippine airline 747 in 1988, bound for Australia, to reunite with an old friend. But to say ‘things didn’t go to plan’ would be the understatement of the century. The series of unbelievable events that befall these audacious adventurers will leave you astounded, amused, and at moments, deeply moved. More miraculously, they lived to recount every twist and turn. Their tale not only evokes laughter and tears but also serves as a testament to life’s unpredictable wonders and the magic that can unfold when you seize the day. Join these two endearing risk-takers on a whirlwind odyssey that proves sometimes, the best stories are the unplanned ones.

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Austin Macauley Publishers

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1035814315

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9781035814312

Chemical Attraction

By: Mike Uden

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Chemical Attraction

By: Mike Uden

Ben and Lily couldn’t be more different. He’s flash, brash Bermondsey boy – an advertising man – and she’s a quiet, bookish English teacher from genteel Beckenham. In fact, the only thing they seem to have in common is their mutual dislike of one another – that and their participation as inmates in a clinical trial. Then everything changes. Suddenly, they’re hopelessly, happily in love and blissfully unaware of the strangeness of their new-found feelings. But when Ben begins to wonder about the possible side effects of Pherexosol, the experimental drug they’re both on, and makes the decision to stop taking the pills, their relationship shifts yet again. Only this time, everything’s just a little more complicated and they both have far too much to lose.

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1783081651

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Bafana Republic and Other Satires

A collection of monologues and revues

By: Mike van Graan

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Bafana Republic and Other Satires

A collection of monologues and revues

By: Mike van Graan

This collection of satirical sketches takes readers on a sometimes cynical, sometimes hilarious trip through many of the issues that face democratic South Africa The seed of this collection was sown in 2007 when South Africa won the right to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The debate about huge amounts of public funds being spent on a 'vanity project' instead of being used to improve the lives of the majority of the country’s citizens inspired Mike van Graan, one of South Africa's leading contemporary political playwrights, to use sport as an entry point for satirical commentary. Van Graan follows this with piercing attention towards matters of the state. With themes ranging from the World Cup to the political football of land, from the violent abuse of women to state capture, this selection of satirical sketches takes readers on a rollercoaster trip through many of the issues that face democratic South Africa. The sketches come from six one-person revues, Bafana Republic (2007), Bafana Republic: Extra Time (2008), Bafana Republic: Penalty Shootout (2009), Pay Back the Curry (2016), State Fracture (2017) and Land Acts (2018). Van Graan uses a potent mix of comedy, poetry and drama to make points that hit hard at core issues which 21st-century South Africans are struggling with. Readers will laugh and cringe and sometimes cry, but one thing they will not be able to do is remain unaffected.

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NYU Press

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1776146387

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The Happy Hack - A Memoir of Fleet Street in its Heyday

By: Mike Molloy

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The Happy Hack - A Memoir of Fleet Street in its Heyday

By: Mike Molloy

Today, Fleet Street is just a term for the newspaper business. But not so long ago it was a real place. Each paper had its own favourite pubs, its own extraordinary characters, and its own stock of legendary tales about the triumphs and disasters that had befallen friends and enemies. It was the Street of Dreams; the Street of Adventure; the Street of Disillusion and, in the end, sadly, the Street of Profits. But once upon a time it was a place of magic. Mike Molloy began in Fleet Street as a messenger boy on the Sunday Pictorial, and subsequently worked as a cartoonist, page designer, feature writer, and features executive. Eventually he was appointed the thirteenth and youngest editor of the Daily Mirror, a post he held for ten years. To his surprise, as he had opposed the take-over, when Robert Maxwell bought the Mirror, Maxwell made him editor-in-chief of the group. This is Molloy’s spellbinding, and often hilarious, account of his years working with some of the giants, and pygmies, who produced the nation’s daily papers. Along the way he tells of his encounters with politicians, prime ministers, rock stars, American presidents, trade union leaders, members of the royal family, and some of the legendary figures of show business. In the final sector of the book he charts his astonishingly surreal five years with Robert Maxwell, whose chaotic reign brought new heights of blundering absurdity to the role of the tyrannical ‘press lord’.

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Kings Road Publishing

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1786060515

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Modern Privacy

By: Mike Haszto

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Modern Privacy

By: Mike Haszto

Brock Tanner is a television morning news show anchor at WVVV-TV in Westlake, Ohio, married to Nichole, a radio morning show jockey at WVVV-FM (V-103). In todays society, their lives are so public its a challenge to find any peaceful alone time. From obsessed fans to stalkers to everyday viewers, this has become the ways of their lives until a sudden tragedy unfolds, spinning multiple lives out of control. Friends, colleagues, families, and the whole market of Cleveland television viewers are impacted. What to do . . . oh, what to do? And just what does an innocent red hair bow have to do with it?

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1496969480

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Forensic Songs

By: Mike McCormack

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Forensic Songs

By: Mike McCormack

Mike McCormack's new novel Solar Bones is longlisted for the 2017 Man Booker Prize. In his second collection of short stories, Mike McCormack joins head and heart in a series of tales which weave a fluid vision of a world morphing between the real and the hyperreal. Amid much hollow laughter a prisoner is drawn from his cell in the middle of the night to play a video game; two rural guards ponder the security threat posed by the only man in Ireland not to have written his memoirs; a child tries to offset his destiny as a serial killer by petitioning his father for a beating; a late night American cop show becomes a savage analysis of a faltering marriage in the west of Ireland; two men turn up at the door of a slacker to give him news of his death and recruit him to some mysterious surveillance mission; an older brother worries about the health of his younger sibling; the prodigal son returns to reveal the fear and hypocrisy which lies at the heart of his brothers life. In twelve stories McCormack’s characters find themselves trying to hold onto their identities in a world where love is too often and too easily obscured.

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Soho Press

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1616954140

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The Last Bling King

By: Mike Hockney

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The Last Bling King

By: Mike Hockney

Can fame be switched off? A group of revolutionaries called the League for the Liberation of Nobodies have concocted an ingenious plan and they've targeted the year's most glittering celebrity occasion: Oscar Night. The Last Bling King is the story of how ordinary men and women rose up against celebrities and the super rich, became the people they wanted to be, and changed the world forever. This is the 21st Century antidote to Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand's best selling paean to wealth.

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Lulu.com

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1409271935

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Trail of Lead

By: Mike Deane

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Trail of Lead

By: Mike Deane

When bandit Charlie Weston robs a bank in Baxter Springs he is on dangerous ground. Marshal Pete Baker is the lawman in town and he will not let Weston get away easily. He sets out to bring the bank robber to justice, starting a manhunt that will stretch all the way west along the emigrant trail. And end in a bloody showdown.

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Robert Hale Ltd

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0719829151

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9780719829154

The Rabbit Hole

By: Mike Nicol

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The Rabbit Hole

By: Mike Nicol

Money. Money. Money. Tons of it. In us dollars. And it’s all being funnelled into a government tender snagged by family-owned Amalfi Civils. Which would be great for business if ceo Angela wasn’t fighting with her cfo brother Rej. Where Angela sees corruption, Rej sees cabinet ministers, politicians, officials eager to lend a hand. For a fee. It’s a big pot so he’s happy to oblige. And if needs be he’ll take out his sister to keep the lucre. There are other players in this game. The cia for one. The State Security Agency for another. And a black op using lawyer and spy Vicki Kahn as a honeytrap to ensnare Rej’s middleman – the very same middleman that her lover, pi Fish Pescado, is investigating. With these stakes, it’s only time before the killing starts.

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Penguin Random House South Africa

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1415210810

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The Worm That Wasn't

By: Mike Maddox

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The Worm That Wasn't

By: Mike Maddox

On Inan, a strange new power stirs... Leah is a simple gardener, tending the psychic plants that can create chemical and psychological weapons of immense magical power. But she dreams of so much more, hoping for a better life within the walls of the Castle. Her calm ordered existence is tainted by sickness and plague, a contagion that picks its victims, possessing something very like intelligence. In a world where science and magic embrace each other, Leah discovers a terrifying secret that may tip her world into madness and chaos worse than any mere war. Leah will have to confront her deepest fears if she hopes to save the lives of the people she loves. Out there in the dark, the worm is waiting. And the worm is so very hungry...

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Abaddon Books

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1849970092

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The Mammoth Book of Sorceror's Tales

By: Mike Ashley

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The Mammoth Book of Sorceror's Tales

By: Mike Ashley

Bursting with the same magic that has brought a whole new following to fantasy, this anthology combines the excitement of the Harry Potter phenomenon with the appeal of Lord of the Rings, the ingenuity of the Discworld series and the adventure of the Conan stories. It features a range of light and dark fantasies - from quests, games and monsters, to wizards, witches, dark spells and even darker secrets - all obsessed with the use of magic in this world or the next. Mike Ashley's masterly selection includes such precursors of the Potter series as 'The Sleuth-Worm' by Edith Nesbit, 'The Wall around the World' by Theodore Cogswell, 'Ged's Apprenticeship' by Ursula K. Le Guin and others that deal with the discovery of magic or apprenticeship into magic by ordinary folk. With plenty of specially commissioned new stories, it all adds up to a spellbinding bumper volume in which contributors include: Neil Gaiman, Michael Moorcock, John Morressy, Theodore Sturgeon, John Jakes, Patricia McKillip, Esther Friesner, Louise Cooper, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Tom Holt and Charles de Lint.

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Robinson

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1780333617

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9781780333618

My Enemies' Enemies

By: Mike Charles L'anglais

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My Enemies' Enemies

By: Mike Charles L'anglais

Who are the Moslem Alliance? Why would Iraq and Iran back terrorist groups? Where would France fit into the picture? What would bring Russia, the USA, the UK, Norway, Israel and Canada together as an active military alliance? Where does organised crime fit in? Could OC and state backed terrorists bring down the US and Russia? How would they do it? Can Canada's JTF-2 stop them?

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1847284124

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The Mammoth Book of New Comic Fantasy

By: Mike Ashley

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The Mammoth Book of New Comic Fantasy

By: Mike Ashley

Mike Ashley is back with an all-new edition of one of the bestselling Mammoth Books ever, from the funniest writers in the field, including Neil Gaiman, Tom Holt, and Terry Jones. The thirty- five off-the-wall comic fantasies featured in Ashley's new collection are a mix of specially written stories and hard-to-find gems: a computer salesman in fairyland, a vampire football match, a psychotic Father Christmas, and a wizard allergic to magic. Ashley expertly turns fantasy and horror fiction on its head and magic into mayhem. This is huge fun for all comic fantasy fans.

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147211213X

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