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The popular topical comedy show is back with another helping of political vituperation, media mauling and celebrity savaging. So sit back and treat your ears to a bumper helping of superb satirical impressions from Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Lewis MacLeod, Debra Stephenson and Duncan Wisbey.

Professor Hakim Adi draws on a variety of published works in Black Voices on Britain, all of which describe powerful experiences: James Gronniosaw and his family endure poverty, illness and unemployment; Mary Prince is driven out by her cruel owners and turns to London charities for help; Frederick Douglass, on a lecture tour around Britain, reveals how the Christian clergy built churches with slave-owners’ money and William Wells Brown gives his impressions of England as he travels around a country which welcomes him more readily than America.

“What’s a vacation?” Sally wondered. In 1900, Florida and the rest of the South were 35 years beyond the Civil War and recovering from Reconstruction. The “land of flowers” had been discovered by wealthy people in northern states as a place of opportunity to capitalize on an undeveloped tropical paradise. Henry Flagler was among many who saw an opportunity to make money on those who wanted to escape winter and the impoverished Floridians who were anxious to sell. The tumultuous decades between 1900 and 1920 jolt Sally, Lani, and their families.

Leon, an average everyday guy, finds himself in a different form when he wakes up one night able to separate his soul from his physical body. Unbeknownst to him, there are repercussions and waves that form from the event that will take him and the girl of his dreams into the unknown. There are forces in play in which you cannot contend alone but, perhaps together, we can accomplish anything.

The Short Story of the Universe is a new introduction to the subject of the universe. Covering 130 key components that make it up - from dwarf galaxies and spiral arms to red giants and the planets of the solar system - and linking these to the universe's structure and the theories that help us understand it, this book simplifies this riveting yet mind-boggling subject, telling the story of how it came into being and how it will eventually be no more.

Nicole Oruwari has the perfect life: a handsome husband, a palatial house in the heart of Lagos, and a glamorous group of friends. She left gloomy London and a troubled family past behind for sunny Lagos, becoming part of the Nigerwives—a community of foreign women married to Nigerian men. But when Nicole disappears without a trace after a boat trip, the cracks in her alleged perfect life start to show. As the investigation turns up nothing but dead ends, her auntie Claudine decides to take matters into her own hands.

When life’s got you down, it’s often difficult to be grateful for the good things you have. We often long for different circumstances in our past with hopes of making our present better.

Have you ever spent all day looking after your baby or young child—and ended up feeling that you have 'done nothing all day'? Do you sometimes find it hard to feel pleased with what you are doing, and tell yourself you should achieve more with your time? Maybe it's because you can't see how much you are doing already. In this unique and perceptive look at mothering, Naomi Stadlen draws on many years' work with hundreds of other mothers of a wide variety of ages and backgrounds.

There is great pain in these pages, and anger at injustice, but also great love, in marriage and in family, and for the land. Dank faces head on the ingrained racism, born of brutal practice and harsh legislation, that lies always under the skin of Australia, the racism that calls a little Aboriginal girl names and beats and rapes and disenfranchises the generations before hers. She describes sudden terrible violence, between races and sometimes at home.

Welcome to the wild and hilarious world of the jungle, where animals of all shapes and sizes roam freely, enjoying the serenity of their lush surroundings. However, there's one peculiar noise that strikes fear into the hearts of these creatures and sends them scurrying for cover. No, it's not the thunderous roar of Bum Boo the tiger; it's his outrageous "BOOuurrrrpp" that comes from an unexpected place—his rear end!

Welcome to the enchantingly gassy and ghostly world of Fart Out Loud - Spooky Series, where laughter reigns supreme and the unexpected becomes the norm. In this uproarious series, young Billy finds himself in the midst of a most peculiar problem: farts that just won't leave! You've never encountered farts quite like these, and you're in for a treat as Billy navigates through a whirlwind of witty, wacky, and wonderfully spooky adventures.

This book is a tale of companionship and adventure; it is funny, frightening, and at times mystical, but it always reveals the true nature of my fantastic dog. With a feel-good factor, the book looks at human life, habits, and language, as seen through a dog’s eyes.

Rachael is a young girl falls in love with a man who saved her life. Unfortunately, while saving her life the man dies in a tragic accident. This starts to lead her down a dark path that has people dying around her like a jinx, until her death. Upon her death, she comes across and angel that gives her super power in a second world. She must team up with a group of fellow travelers and defeat the worst being to ever exist. The Demon King.

In the whimsical universe of Monster Butts, farts are more than just funny; they're the catalyst for a heartwarming exploration of the power of kindness. The story's central figure, Professor Smelly Bottom, is not your ordinary wizard. He possesses a rather unique and occasionally flatulent gift that sets the stage for a delightful adventure. Riding his gassy scooter through the halls of his magical school, he leaves behind a trail of humorous toots that invite listeners into a world where laughter and learning go hand in hand.

Serving up razor-sharp caricatures and explosively satirical truth-bombs since January 2000, Dead Ringers is one of Radio 4’s most popular and critically acclaimed comedy shows. In these five series, first broadcast between 2015 and 2019, media mauling and celebrity savaging are once more the order of the day, as Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Lewis MacLeod, Debra Stephenson and Duncan Wisbey poke fun at the worlds of politics and entertainment.

Has it felt like happiness has eluded you? If so, maybe it’s time for you to take The Journey to Happy. Get all the tools you need for every area of your life, by learning about and embracing the concept that “Nothing Is Wrong”. Using the 9 Stepping Stones, you’ll be able to turn every area of your life around in 30 days–your work, your money, your body, your love relationship, your concept of yourself, your relationships with other people, even how you think about the world. Are you ready to walk the path?

Elemental spirits – the fiery Dragons, the airy Fumis, the watery Chads and the earthbound Magogs – have existed peacefully alongside humans for hundreds of years. Until today. A sleeping sickness hangs heavy in the air and monsters stir in dark corners...but who is to blame? Marisee and Robert are the Elemental Detectives chasing clues to avoid catastrophe, facing a riddling dragon, a tentacled plague monster from the deep and the ghosts of Hyde Park in their race-against-time mission to solve the mystery of the millennium.

Mary Grace, Micah, Thomas Augustus, Cherry Jane and Mercy. These are the names of her children. The five who survived, only to be sold to other plantations. The faces Rachel cannot forget. It's 1834, and the law says her people are now free. But for Rachel freedom means finding her children, even if the truth is more than she can bear. With fear snapping at her heels, Rachel keeps moving. From sunrise to sunset, through the cane fields of Barbados to the forests of British Guiana and on to Trinidad, to the dangerous river and the open sea.

Michele Erikson, a part-fey witch, would never harm others with spells...even if it’s the only way to save herself from a crazed stalker wielding black magic, who’s chased her from Portsmouth, NH to Daytona Beach, FL. But what Michele doesn’t know is that her new friend Vic Matthews has been hired by her stepfather Alex to protect her. The ex-NFL player turned bodyguard doesn’t believe in hocus pocus until late in the game, when he witnesses first-hand what Michele can do.

That only happens to other people's kids, right? Wrong. In this compelling book, written by one of Britain's top experts in youth justice, Aika Stephenson reveals the extraordinary cases she deals with daily. From the obviously vulnerable to the A-grade student from a stable upbringing, Just for Kids Law, the campaigning charity co-founded by Stephenson in 2007, has helped thousands of children and young people overcome the