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GENERATION F

THE LONG-AWAITED book by the award-winning writer Winston
Smith.

As a youth worker in Britain’s care homes and supported
housing projects, Smith deals with some of the country's most deprived and
difficult youngsters and hopes that he can make a difference to their lives.

Given his own background (he suffered from drug addiction
and near-alcoholism in his teenage years and early 20s) it ought to be a match
made in heaven.

But then reality intrudes.

Generation F
is the first
book to reveal the unvarnished truth about life in Britain's care homes and
supported housing projects.

Winston Smith spends his working day wrestling with the
problems of damaged youngsters, violent thugs and teenage criminals. He is
confronted at every turn by irresponsible parents, incompetent police officers
and pointless, expensive bureaucracy.

His writing is controversial, angry and edgy - and it made
him the runaway winner of the 2010 Orwell Prize.

‘A devastating book exposing the truth
about the anarchy in this country’s care homes’ -
The Daily Mail

‘Incisive and caustic’ -
The Guardian

'We could have agonised for hours and then
passed Winston Smith over as too difficult, too dark, too much of a risk but we
were charged with judging the best. …What carried the day was his passion and
conviction that we should know what wrongs had been done in our names in some
of those places where most of us choose not to look.’ -
Orwell Prize
Judges

IN
FOREIGN FIELDS

Heroes
of Iraq and Afghanistan in their own Words

IF YOU ONLY read one book about our troops
in Iraq and Afghanistan, read this one.

A searing, jolting, action-packed series
of 25 amazing tales of courage, by medal-winning soldiers, Royal Marines and
RAF men in their own words.

These are the bravest of the brave, a
collection of modest, honest, proud Brits who showed true grit when it mattered
most.

Read how:

* LCoH Andrew Radford CGC ran 70 metres
through the Taliban's rocket propelled grenades and machine gun fire to rescue
a terribly injured mate...then ran all the way back with him on his shoulders.

*Flt Lt Matt Carter MC jumped out of an
airborne helicopter, at night, straight into a Taliban fire-fight, because his
comrades were in trouble.

* Sgt Chris Broome CGC saved the life of
Pte Johnson Beharry VC and others, and led his bayonet-wielding men in charges
on heavily-defended enemy positions.

* Pte Michelle Norris MC climbed up onto
the top of a Warrior armoured vehicle, in the middle of a huge fire-fight, to
save the life of her sergeant. Around 60 rounds were fired at her, some
clipping her webbing or hitting the vehicle two inches from her body.

* Lt Tim Illingworth CGC charged Taliban
positions on his own, after the Afghan army men with him were killed or fled.

* Lt Hugo Farmer CGC led his men through
ferocious Taliban fire to recover the body of Cpl Bryan Budd VC.

This list goes on and on... astonishing
stories by amazing people. These enthralling and captivating stories shine new
light on our fighting men and women.

'Enthralling, awe-inspiring, untold stories'

The Daily Mail

'Excellent... simply unputdownable. Buy this
book.'

The Sun

'Modesty and courage go hand-in-hand... an
outstanding read.'

Soldier Magazine

'Astonishing feats of bravery'

Independent on Sunday

SO
THAT’S WHY THEY CALL IT GREAT BRITAIN

DID YOU KNOW that chocolate bars, fizzy
drinks and the flushing loo are all British inventions?

We also gave the world computers, the iPod
and the cash machine, as well as text messaging, the light bulb and the
collapsible umbrella.

There were more serious inventions like
ibuprofen, anaesthetics, innoculations and antibiotics. We unlocked the DNA
code, produced the world's first test tube baby and invented ultrasound.

Trains, planes and automobiles
revolutionised the way we travel and our advancements with computer technology
gave everyone the world wide web.

Not bad for a country which covers less
than half of one per cent of the earth’s land mass.

Most of the world’s major sports
originated here and the television set that they are watched on was also
invented by a Brit.

In this quirky new book, Steve Pope
reveals the stories behind some of the world's most remarkable inventions and
discoveries - and all of them are British.

Presented in an easy to read A-Z format,
So
That's Why They Call It Great Britain
is quite simply crammed full of
fascinating facts. This book shows –with tons of humour, unknown facts and
weird stories – just why our country is called GREAT Britain

A
PARAMEDIC’S DIARY

Life
and Death on the Streets

STUART GRAY is a paramedic dealing with
the worst life can throw at him.

A Paramedic's Diary
is his gripping, blow-by-blow account of a year in on the streets -
12 roller-coaster months of enormous highs and tragic lows. One day he'll save
a young mother's life as she gives birth, the next he might watch a young girl die
on the tarmac in front of him after a hit-and-run. His is a world of hoax
calls, drunks and druggies, terrorist bombings and gangland shootings. A
gripping, entertaining and often amusing read.

Stuart Gray has been a guest on Saturday
Live on Radio 4 and the Simon Mayo Show and the Donal MacIntyre Show on Radio
Five Live. He has also appeared on TV in
Bizarre ER
.

The Times
named him one of the 40 Bloggers who really count and said that he
'encounters more blood-curdling drama on a single shift than most people would
in a year' and that his writing is 'compelling and plainly written.'

KIDNAPPED

Life as a
Somali Pirate Hostage

AFTER HIS BODYGUARDS double-cross him,
Colin Freeman finds himself captured by Somali pirates - beginning a nightmare
40 days in the hands of some of the most dangerous men in the world. It is a
terrifying experience - the gang's hideout is attacked by rival pirates,
Freeman is threatened with being handed over to Islamists who wish to execute
him and he constantly fears death at the hands of his drug-addled captors. But
he survives - thinner, greyer and wiser - to tell the tale of an astonishing
adventure in a surprisingly funny and fond way.

‘More than simply a terrific book on the
scourge of Somali piracy, Freeman’s wry style and heartfelt candour raises
Kidnapped
to the highest rank’ - Tim Butcher, author of
Blood
River

'A hair-raising account of life as a
prisoner of Somalia's 21st century buccaneers.' - Oliver Poole,
London
Evening Standard