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The Big One
"Life is like a rollercoaster ride, full of ups and downs..." So says Tom Grey, a man who has been on a down for as long as her cares, or dares, to remember. But as his 50th birthday approaches, he feels a burning need to experience an up again, to feel like he is living, not existing; to make a memory. He needs an adventure, but if he is to achieve all that he wants to, this can't be any old adventure. It has to be the proverbial 'big one', or perhaps, even, the actual Big One. The feel-good factor rides high in this gentle, young-at-heart, British comedy about the misadventures of four friends who are old enough to know better, but who refuse to grow up; unless they can do it without growing old, as they embark on a day trip from Weston-super-Mare to Blackpool in the hope of finding their lost youth at the top of one of Europe's tallest white-knuckle rollercoaster rides.
Dr U Who
In 2005, television's most famous time traveller made a triumphant return to the Saturday night schedules, and began a journey which saw him achieve huge worldwide success and popularity. Times have never been so good. But it wasn't always this way. Between 1898 and 2005, the ""wilderness years,"" the future of the beloved medically-monikered maverick, was far from safe. So what happened to prompt the mighty BBC to finally return our intergalactic hero to prime time television? This affectionate parody of one of the longest-running television series in history finally answers one of its greatest mysteries in which is arguably the greatest adventure's of our hero's lives.
The Bane of My Life - A Dad's Diary
Matthew was born three months early, and spent the first six months of his life at St Michael's Hospital in Bristol, England, which specialises in caring for premature and critically-ill newborns. This record of the emotional rollercoaster his parents experienced may give other parents of premature babies an idea of what to expect, and to inspire them to find the strength to believe that where there's life, there's hope, because sometimes, miracles do happen.
Uncle Prawn
Des Measures has broad shoulders but even they are beginning to buckle under the burden he is being forced to bear, through caring for his elderly uncle. Des feels duty-bound and morally obliged, but the trials and tribulations related to his relation are testing him to the very end of his tether, and then some. The old adage says that blood is thicker than water, which makes Des's situation even more dire, since he is related to the old man through marriage, not blood. So when someone suggests that if his uncle was a poorly pet, he would be put to sleep, Des is faced with a crisis of conscience, and his family loyalties are tested to the limits in this black comedy - riddled with puntastic one liners - of the ages. Or of the aged!
Mission: Imponderable
How does a snowplough driver get to work on the morning of a blizzard? How does the non-sick coating stick to the bottom of frying pans? In 1982, the author heard an imponderable question for the first time, and made it his mission to compile, collect and create as many as he could ever since. This comprehensive collection of nearly 1,500 such 'imponderables' is the result. Great for insomniacs, as it gives you some bite-size no-brainers to ponder over on those long, sleepless nights. And for those who have no trouble finding the land of nod, there's sure to be something in here which will cause you sleepless nights too, so you can keep all the insomniacs company. Hopefully there will be something here to make you grin - or grimace - at least once and, if so, then the author, for one, will sleep soundly in the knowledge of a mission accomplished.
The Furgle And The Frimp
Murder and mythology, kidnapping and corporate corruption, love and laughter, thrills and spills, death-defying danger, stunning stunts and the craziest cast of cliched characters ever entrusted with saving the world. It's all in this incredible tale of very hot curry and its anti-social after effects, an imminent alien invasion, an ancient Greek god, baked beans which glow in the dark, a space-travelling Citroen 2CV and the full, formidable, force of the Waggly Finger. Just remember, flatulence could get you everywhere!"
The Last Lama
The world faces eternal damnation at the hands of the ultimate evil. The only chance for salvation lies in the hands of a young university student who is told by a Buddhist monk that he is the one who must defeat the Devil himself. How can he achieve this seemingly impossible task? Where should he start? Why him? And what are these strange powers and special talents he has mysteriously developed? The answers gradually fall into place as total strangers become trusted friends and together, they find themselves facing wave after nightmare-ish wave of ghouls, daemons, shape-shifters, trolls and dark angels from the depths of Hell. They fear there can only be one inevitable outcome but it's too terrifying to contemplate and together they must summon up every bit of strength and find every potential ally as they face a final desperate battle for survival and salvation.
Tales from the Toy Cupboard: New Friends
When little Lucy spends the first night at her grandparents' house without her own Mummy and Daddy, she feels afraid. So her Daddy gives her a new friend, a lovely bear called Patrick. Patrick waits for Lucy in the 'creepy room' where Lucy has been sleeping. Patrick is Lucy's special sleepover friend. But who will keep Patrick company when Lucy is not there? The answer to this lies inside a dusty old toy cupboard in a dark corner of the room. Before long, everybody has some New Friends.
New Trends in Software Methodologies, Tools and Techniques
Software is the essential enabler for the new economy and science. It creates new markets and new directions for a more reliable, flexible, and robust society. It empowers the exploration of our world in ever more depth. However, software often falls short behind our expectations. Current software methodologies, tools and techniques remain expensive and not yet reliable for a highly changeable and evolutionary market. Many approaches have been proven only as case-by-case oriented methods. This book presents a number of new trends and theories in the direction in which we believe software science and engineering may develop to transform the role of software and science in tomorrow's information society. This publication is an attempt to capture the essence of a new state-of-art in software science and its supporting technology. It also aims at identifying the challenges such a technology has to master.
From Bard To Verse
Darren Bane adds insult to infamy with this, his little poem book, a comical compilation of ridiculous rhymes, punny poetic (perhaps pathetic?) prose, laughably ludicrous lyrics and pitiful parodies. This asinine anthology includes a tender, touching, tribute to actress Catherine Zeta Jones, verses which feature fairly credible rhymes for the words 'vasectomy' and 'follicles', others which push the boundaries of 'poetic licence' and, of course, the local literary legend - if only in the mind of the author- that is Shiny Table. More than 30 years worth of witty/witless wordplay has been brought together in the rib-tickling tome that is: From Bard To Verse.
