Added by: Cheramie | Karma: 275.78 | Fiction literature | 22 December 2009
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Jonathan Safran Foer (born 1977) is an American author best known for his novels Everything is Illuminated (2002), Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2005) and Eating Animals (2009).
Added by: Cheramie | Karma: 275.78 | Fiction literature | 21 December 2009
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Baby Tips for Dads by Simon Brett
Congratulations! The nine-month wait is over, your son or daughter is in your arms ... but what happens now? Help is at hand in this nifty book that provides quick and quirky advice on everything from nappies to night-time nibbles. Whether you are a new dad or the seasoned father of a lively horde, make this little book the latest addition to your household.
Five entertaining stories about the power of discovery set in countries across the globe. A perfume made from some very unusual ingredients becomes more effective than expected. A remarkable change in a woman's life leaves her family to make a decision. The secret and danger of high intelligence are revealed to a university student. A teacher discovers a way of making time stand still. And a book tells a young manager more than he wants to know.
Added by: Cheramie | Karma: 275.78 | Fiction literature | 21 December 2009
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The Fifth Child is a novel by Nobel Prize-winner Doris Lessing, first published in the United Kingdom in 1988, and since translated into a number of languages. The book describes the changes in the happy life of a married couple, Harriet and David Lovatt, which occur as consequence of the birth of Ben, their fifth child.
Added by: Cheramie | Karma: 275.78 | Fiction literature | 21 December 2009
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In our ever-shrinking world, where popular Western culture seems to have infected every nation on the planet, it is hard to find even a small niche of unspoiled land--forget searching for pristine islands or continents. This is the situation in Alex Garland's debut novel, The Beach. Human progress has reduced Eden to a secret little beach near Thailand.