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Beautiful and bleak but with enough warmth and optimism to carry the reader through.' Graham Norton (on Twitter)'A debut novel that reads like a masterpiece, Shuggie Bain gives voice to the kind of helpless, hopeless love that children can feel toward broken parents.' Washington Post '[Shuggie Bain] would be just about unbearable were it not for the author's astonishing capacity for love . . . The book leaves us gutted and marveling: Life may ...

The story of a young boy and his alcoholic mother, whose love is only matched by her pride

1981. Glasgow. The city is dying. Poverty is on the rise. People watch the lives they had hoped for disappear from view.Agnes Bain had always expected more. She dreamed of greater things: a house with its own front door, a life bought and paid for outright (like her perfect – but false – teeth). When her philandering husband ups and leaves, she and her three children find themselves trapped in a mining town decimated by Thatcher-era politics. ...

The variety stage, - A history of the music halls from the earliest period to the present time. By Charles Douglas Stuart and A.J. Park is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1895.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Ma...

A stunning debut novel by a masterful writer telling the heartwrenching story of a young boy and his alcoholic mother, whose love is only matched by her pride

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Excerpt from The Variety Stage: A History of the Music Halls From the Earliest Period to the Present TimeTo the general reader, as well as to the thoughtful observer of the social institutions of the English people, the story of the rise, progress and present Condition of Variety Stage in this country presents features of peculiar attraction.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more...

Excerpt from Early PromiseIt has been suggested that Sermons, written by so young a person (many of them during school days) may serve to prove that the period of boyhood, however joyous, need not.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitall...

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Based on a 1992 conference held at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Discord and Collaboration in a New Europe: Essays in Honor of Arnold Wolfers is a festschrift that includes original essays by some of the most prominent theorists in international relations.

Excerpt from Early Promise And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark: but it shall be one day. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format ...

THE SPEAKER'S HANDBOOK, 10E, International Edition is an excellent textbook for students in a public speaking course, as well as a practical reference for the independent speaker. Its thorough coverage addresses the public speaking process, including planning, listening, and presentation aids, yet each topic can stand alone, giving readers a convenient reference even when they don't want to read the entire text. Forward-thinking new coauthor D...

bTitle:/b The Origin and Rationale of Colliery Explosions. Founded upon an examination of the explosions at the Timsbury, Albion ... Collieries, etc.br/br/bPublisher:/b British Library, Historical Print Editionsbr/br/The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recording...

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The Word Biblical Commentary delivers the best in biblical scholarship, from the leading scholars of our day who share a commitment to Scripture as divine revelation. This series emphasizes a thorough analysis of textual, linguistic, structural, and theological evidence. The result is judicious and balanced insight into the meanings of the text in the framework of biblical theology.

Excerpt from The Variety Stage: A History of the Music Halls From the Earliest Period to the Present Time To the general reader, as well as to the thoughtful observer of the social institutions of the English people, the story of the rise, progress and present condition of Variety Stage in this country presents features of peculiar attraction. As a factor in the domestic life of the masses, its influence can hardly be overestimated, while th...

This text prepares the ground - both for US policy makers and America's allies in Asia - for the time in the not too distant future when the United States will no longer be in a position to guarantee the stability of the Asia-Pacific region by its unilateral actions and forward military presence. Arguing that the US-dominated system of Asian security from the Cold war era needs a fundamental transformation over the next ten years, the authors ...

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