Round the Twist

Paul Jennings

How do you make a cane toad eat a frog? What happens when Linda copies herself? How do kids get parts in TV shows? What does Rabbit do when he is put on FAST FORWARD? What does it feel like to kiss another teenage actor? How do you write a script? The answers will send you round the twist. Three short s...

101 Things I Learned in Law School

Vibeke Norgaard Martin; Matthew Frederick

This might be the most useful book law students ever read. Not because it contains the details of case law, but because it teaches them how to think like a lawyer. From the fundamentals of effective argument to the principles, structures, and assumptions underlying our legal system, 101 Things I Learned...

Matilda

Roald Dahl

A very special edition of the original Matilda storyThese books gave Matilda a hopeful and comforting message- you are not alone. Matilda is a brilliant child with a magical mind.Her parents have decided she is a waste of space. And her headmistress Miss Trunchball is a terrible bully, who thinks childr...

The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness & Healing in a Toxic Culture

Gabor Maté

We tend to believe that normality equals health. Yet what is the norm in the Western world? Mental illness is on an unstoppable rise. Some 45% of Europeans suffer high blood pressure, and nearly 70% of Americans take at least one prescription drug. Illness and trauma are defining how we live. In his new...

The Fifth Elephant: (Discworld Novel 24)

Terry Pratchett

Sam Vimes is a man on the run.Yesterday he was a duke, a chief of police and the ambassador to the mysterious, fat-rich country of Uberwald.Now he has nothing but his native wit and the gloomy trousers of Uncle Vanya (don't ask). It's snowing. It's freezing. And if he can't make it through the forest to...