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• Fucking Good Manners by Simon Griffin
  ...behave if you get an invitation to Buckingham Palace, they have nothing to do with class or financial status: they're about getting the basics right bef ...tion of humour which might lessen your blushes as you realise exactly what you've been doing to offend people.
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• A Day With Dogs by Dorothee de Monfreid
  |summary=A Richard Scarry-esque look at what dogs (or really people) do all day. A fun way of starting conversations with kids. ...et an answer to that question, although it certainly won't be the one that you're expecting: these dogs are in cars, on skis, in the kitchen, at the docto
  3 KB (509 words) - 13:05, 28 March 2018
• The Colour of the Sun by David Almond
  ''This book... explores what excites and mystifies me about the nature of being young, and dramatises th ...of being young - both older than you used to enjoy being and younger than you aspire to be. And it's a story of finding strangeness in ordinary things.
  3 KB (622 words) - 11:28, 23 November 2018
• Category:C A Sacha
  ...well it's like this – I thought the novel would be easier to do. (I refer you to my opening line.)
  1 member (0 subcategories, 0 files) - 12:09, 3 February 2021
• The Gloomster by Ludwig Bechstein, Axel Sceffler and Julia Donaldson
  ...particular irritant that gets us so rattled, tetchy and narked all we can do is invoke "Hell and damnation!" down on all creation - including, of course ...o stand there, hands in pockets, staring out at us as if to say 'I suppose you actually like this sort of thing...'
  3 KB (442 words) - 15:09, 16 March 2018
• L'Auberge by Julia Stagg
  ...oung English couple. The author lives in the Pyrenees and definitely knows what she's talking about. ...en it comes down to it are quite a few other people in Fogas who don't see what's happening in quite the same way as the mayor.
  3 KB (433 words) - 12:44, 5 April 2018
• The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Sandy Donaghy
  ...second time and was surprised by how uplifted I felt. I'm delighted that you’re happy to answer some questions for us. * '''Bookbag: When you close your eyes and imagine your readers, who do you see?'''
  6 KB (1,043 words) - 16:29, 28 October 2010
• Quick and Quirky: Short Stories with Quips! by Fred Onymouse and Ann Onymouse
  |summary=Come here for simple but unexpected scenarios that you don't get elsewhere in short story publishing – then see very little come ...he world of creative writing for a few years now, and whenever anyone asks what it is I mostly write, I define it with the catch-all safety net of ''flippa
  3 KB (552 words) - 15:34, 17 February 2018
• Me After You by Lucie Brownlee
  |title=Me After You ...eme to be worth reading, it has to have a pull, a twist, something to make you look twice. In Lucie’s case it’s the fact that her husband Mark was onl
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• Braver Than Britain, Occasionally by Spadge Whittaker
  Before I begin, I just want to say that this book has the best cover quote ever, ever, ever. ''I'm mostly just glad you stopped writing vampire porn.''
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• This Modern Love by Will Darbyshire
  ...ories of love and loss from around the globe, this is one to dip into when you want a lift ...ote. This book, a compilation of letters and other contributions, explores what love is in the 21st century. It's certainly international – there were 15
  4 KB (796 words) - 11:56, 17 February 2018
• Leadership Rules by Jo Owen
  ...t really going to cut it for you. If you just want an easy read that puts what we all already know into a sharp focus, this is your man. ...harp snipes which might be aimed at the dip-in-and-out brigade, I can also say that it reads well as a sit-down-and-consider book.
  6 KB (1,049 words) - 10:06, 10 April 2018
• The Gravity of Love by Sara Stridsberg and Deborah Bragan-Turner (translator)
  ...vice to the potential audience of this book and put them off. And, like I say, that would be a pity. ...es is a fine reading experience, with rich emotion, and an ease that takes you to the depths of metaphor and surprise. And even with the characters, loca
  3 KB (536 words) - 16:25, 24 September 2020
• Winnie-the-Pooh's Little Book Of Wisdom by A A Milne and E H Shepard
  ...ld be honoured that he's chosen to share with us a few of his wise words. You see, occasionally (well, an awful lot of the time, if we're honest) we look ...the delightfully charming originals from E H Shepard - but who else would you want but 'the man who drew Pooh'?
  3 KB (574 words) - 13:55, 13 April 2018
• How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night? by Jane Yolen
  |title=How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night? ...r they fall on the top of their covers and cry - when Mama or Papa come to say goodnight.
  3 KB (550 words) - 11:51, 3 March 2018
• The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Ellie Irving
  * '''Bookbag: When you close your eyes and imagine your readers, who do you see?''' ...e Irving: I like to think of happy, smiley faces - readers of any age from say, 8, upwards, enjoying the crazyness of the story. And hopefully laughing at
  5 KB (892 words) - 12:20, 13 November 2011
• Very British Problems Abroad by Rob Temple
  ...properly. And if the idea hits the world outside our shores, then – well, you certainly have a book full of content regarding our attitude and ineptitude ...you're of the mind to think them such, and all seem particularly British. Do the Germans pack socks for hiding their feet round the pool?
  4 KB (660 words) - 15:18, 11 October 2020
• Where to Open Your Business: Choosing Between Onshore and Offshore Free Zones in the UAE
  ...have no taxes to pay at all! You will be able to take the same benefit if you set up an [https://uae-consult.com/en/blog-en/offshore-zones/offshore-compa '''When You Can Set Up a Company in the Mainland Area'''
  2 KB (355 words) - 10:54, 2 January 2020
• Betty Goes Bananas by Steve Antony
  Betty is a chimp. Chimps like bananas. But did you ever think about how they cope with the small, yet complicated matter of, P ...er repeated saviour, is keen to show her how to do things rather than just do them for her. Teach a man to fish and he’ll never go hungry, teach a chim
  2 KB (421 words) - 16:58, 28 March 2018
• Give Me Everything You Have: On Being Stalked by James Lasdun
  |title=Give Me Everything You Have: On Being Stalked |summary=A riveting look at what it's like to be stalked, not physically but online. The impotence is frigh
  3 KB (518 words) - 11:01, 7 April 2018

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