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Eddie Thompson's verses are based on his experiences, observations and thoughts about life and are for the most part refreshingly brief. Witty, entertaining and often highly topical, Eddie's verses, already acclaimed by his friends, are now published for the first time for a wider audience.

Bestselling author, Sally Emerson introduces the eerie and supernatural into her keen-eyed portraits of everyday life in this wondrous collection of stories. The beguiling tales of quotidian life invaded by forces beyond our control are both uncanny and charming, and ultimately uplifting as she celebrates reality and unreality in its many forms.

When Nancy Lockhart takes a secretarial job with Gordon Mackenzie, a wealthy East Lothian businessman, she soon finds he is expecting rather more from her than shorthand and typing. She is made increasingly uncomfortable by the obvious jealousy of his daughter and the unwelcome advances of one of his male staff, but she enjoys the job and needs the money. Then romance comes into her life and everything changes... The second story, Dancing in the Wings, is a short tale based on the author's real-life experiences as a young woman.

Set in the 50s and 60s, Jacobs' novel is an affectionate tribute to the South London of his youth, in the Jewish community in Brixton. The story of 'Benny the Fixer' Pomeranski and friends is full of period detail, colour, gangsters, boxing, jazz and the rag trade. The writing is almost biographical in parts, but springs to life in the dialogue.

Having moved from zoology to psychology to anthropology on both sides of the Atlantic, Bill McGrew developed a fascination for chimpanzees which led to him spending four decades studying our nearest living relations in their African homelands. He held a series of academic posts in the USA and UK, culminating in a professorship at the University of Cambridge and ending in retirement to Scotland. As he puts it: "I was lucky enough to be paid by various academic institutions to do what I would have paid them to let me do".This memoir consists of a series of stories and vignettes from a varied and colourful life, mainly involving animals, and naturally focusing on chimpanzees. All proceeds will go to organisations that rescue and care for chimpanzees."One of the world''s foremost primatologists, who sought adventures in Africa to follow chimpanzees in the wild, offers glimpses of his life. Funny, warm, unexpected."Frans de Waal, author of Mama''s Last Hug"Chasing after chimpanzees can be hilarious... McGrew came to be the world''s expert on the richness and diversity of chimpanzee cultures as well as a commentator on the comedic aspects of the lives of those who study them."Sarah Blaffer Hrdy, author of Mothers and Others"Renowned primatologist William McGrew has written a lovely memoir, a series of vignettes about key moments in his life and career. A heartfelt glimpse into one scientist''s fascinating life, and a thoroughly enjoyable read."Craig Stanford, author of The New ChimpanzeeCover Picture: Observational learning: chimpanzee mother performs hygienic operation on her foot, removing a sub-dermal sand flea, watched closely by her daughter, Mahale, 2007. (Photo by Agumi Inaba)

Christopher Thomas' driving ambition as a boy was to become a foreign correspondent. Refusing to be held back by a poor secondary modern school education and a single GCE 'O' level, he learned shorthand to get a job as a trainee on the local newspaper. Determination and a good deal of bluffing drove him to the top of his profession, and he went on to work for The Times for 28 years. As a foreign correspondent he saw conflicts and suffering in dozens of countries, but amid the wreckage of ordinary people's lives there was always humanity and heroism, and sometimes even hope.As a long-time foreign correspondent, based in the South Asia for The Times of London he spent a decade in and around India and has valuable insights into the situation in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Kashmir and India.Previously author of Faultline Kashmir, published by New Millennium Press and with insights into Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and Kashmir, Christopher Thomas has read and researched deeply into the history of the area, and he has reached a number of uncomfortable but undeniable conclusions that are worth pondering as India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Kashmir once again erupts in conflict or potential conflict while contemplating, for the first time in years, the tortuous path to peace.He is bluntly critical of all parties, observing that Pakistan has "shattered its own democracy" in military pursuit in Kashmir and Afghanistan and its guerrillas have "hijacked the people's rebellion" in the name of jihad.

Smart, savvy and original, Sally Emerson's story about a young woman growing up with an amoral mother deftly portrays youth and its careful obsessions. When her mother brings home the young, attractive architect Paul, Jennifer becomes aware of new and unusual feelings, and before long mother and daughter are competing for Paul's attention.

The Lost Colonial Boy found its roots in the hills and dales of Yorkshire, England. This fascinating book bridges four generations, World Wars, service to country, the wonderful power and strength of women, loves won and lost, and tragedy. Out of these came the opportunity for a young boy to grow and absorb the cultures, not only of his native land, but of Malaya and it's diverse history and people. The people are real, we are touched by their histories, and their narratives welcome and reveal memories of times past, and experiences in the present. A moving adventure through an extraordinary life.

Trevor Millum's grandfather, George, was gardener to Frances Burnett, author of the children's classic The Secret Garden; the garden he tended, her home, was inspiration for the book, and George was the model for the gardener. The authors father kept diaries of his work, now published for the first time in this unusual, colourful, absorbing book.

Fire Child's dark heroine is young Tessa who from the age of 12 uses the power of her smile to seduce men, with damaging and dramatic consequences. Sally Emerson's hypnotic, vivid, unputdownable, blazing love story throbs with lust and black humour.