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A very old man, Ernst, calls his family to his bedside and reveals that, contrary to their Jewish upbringing, he is not a Jew but rather an ex-SS Officer who was on staff at a Concentration Camp at the end of World War Two. His betrayals and assumed false identity have finally caught up with him. While his family grapples with the revelation, the descendant of the man Ernst betrayed arrives intent to wreak revenge on the family. Is there hope for Ernst's children to escape the ’sins of their father'?

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Margaret Nuttall’s autobiography spans over 80 years. Born just before the outbreak of World War II, and the youngest of six children, she grew up in Rochdale, Lancashire. Her story begins with her early recollections of wartime, with blackouts, rationing and an air-raid shelter full of frogs. She recounts anecdotes from her home life, school days, youthful social life and working life, having started work at the age of fifteen. Margaret married her first husband, Leonard, in 1959 and they had two daughters, Carolyn and Tracy. A skilled typist, Margaret gained a job at the motorway police post in Heywood, which marked a turning point in her life. She met Tony Nuttall, a police chief inspector, who was to become her second husband. The couple share a passion for foreign travel, and Margaret gives a colourful account of their many holidays, including trips to Thailand, Bermuda and a recent world cruise. The book concludes in lockdown during the current coronavirus pandemic, with Margaret enjoying her garden. Margaret has travelled the world, but will always be a Lancashire lass.

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Early in the 2020 pandemic, author Steven E. Mason began to look at the lives of some of the great personalities from history, seeking inspiration to help him deal with the Covid-19 crisis. He discovered that many of these people had experienced significant adversity on their path to success. After sharing these stories with friends and colleagues, positive feedback led to the writing of this book. The Adversity Formula: Inspiring Stories of Hope from History looks at the lives of thirty remarkable characters from history and how they dealt with adversity. The book goes on to provides a formula which readers can apply to their own lives when faced with major challenges. The text focuses on the lives of a group of inspiring individuals mainly from the 20th Century: fifteen men and fifteen women, across a range of categories, including scientists, entrepreneurs, humanitarians, politicians, entertainers, sports stars and war heroes. The book looks at the adversity these greats faced and what they achieved despite it. More importantly, the book looks at how they dealt with the adversity they faced, often using it to their advantage. The book then identifies five characteristics that each individual used which were key to how they dealt with the challenges facing them. The traits are then packaged into a general formula for tackling those challenges, emphasising that it's not just the experience of adversity but the way people respond to it which determine a successful outcome. The Adversity Formula: Inspiring Stories of Hope from History will be of interest to those who enjoy history and those who are interested in self-development, especially during difficult times. The book offers us all hope in the face of life's major challenges.

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In this age of cultural awareness, it has become imperative to identify one’s self with his culture as well as his spoken dialect. This is necessary especially in a volatile country like Nigeria where the majority ethnic groups are preponderant over their minority counterparts and in so doing, reducing these groups to mere irrelevance. The persuasive inference one can draw from this, therefore, is that if these ethnic languages are left unused or sparsely used, they will fizzle out in the near future – and we will be worse for it. Waghiaghaz’Edo in this respect, is a useful guide to learning the Edo, one of the minority tribal languages in Nigeria. It introduces readers to its alphabets, consonants as well as its pronunciation. In fact, call it a succinct appraisal of the cultural as well as ancestral heritage of the Edo people and you are not far from it. Osazuwa Omede has produced a captivating work for his ethnic Edo tribe so much so that when you flip its first pages, you are spellbound to read it through to the end.

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Andy and Me: A Life for My Disabled Son is an inspiring story about one family’s experience dealing with disability.

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A book of tasty recipes for all the family created by school Chef Martin Harrington

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Paddy Doyle and his alter ego, Ezekiel Ben David, continue their fight against terrorism and tyranny in their respective time periods.

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Chaaya and her football-mad brother Jaden are totally unaware that an incredible experience is about to transform their entire summer holiday. An amazing 'golden' sound is heard at midnight, and a large shiny object suddenly fills their back yard. Difficult decisions have to be made, and the family, their friends and neighbours are affected in the most unexpected ways. Who is the mysterious stranger with a guinea pig, and how is Jaden's life changed for ever when he shows kindness to a homeless person? Children and adults must face challenges together in this unique mystery, adventure, football and science fiction story for ages 8 to 12. Every reader of this book can listen to and sing a song called 'Midnight Grocer, Who are You?' All you have to do is to go to a special YouTube performance. https://youtu.be/xL7gIYY1oIM Listen to the song, get to know it, then sing along - the words appear as you hear them. The song has been specially written for you by Brian Beresford.

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Piano Tutor Book from Age 9 to Adult

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Join Dexter and the lovely Uba as they chase missing funds from a Mayfair bank,

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Fiona's adventures inside her phone

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The true story of a Jewish refugee boy, Erich, who arrived in this country from Nazi-occupied Europe three days before the start of the war. He was just four, and would never see his parents again. His earliest memories are of the tiny room he slept in off the bedroom of the couple he called mutti and fater but who were the Kreibichs, his foster parents. Traumatised by the separation from his birth family he blocks out, from then to now, all memory of his life before, even failing to recognise his eldest brother when he turns up years later. Erich must come to terms with the realisation that the Kreibichs are not his real parents, to learn of his past, his family and how he came on the Kindertransport. The book follows his unusual journey from orphan refugee boy to man, and from Vienna to Buckingham Palace!

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Medina is an eight-year-old girl who moved from her hometown in Pakistan. Her new school looked exactly how she imagined, but the kids at school weren’t as nice as she expected. Was it her hair? Her clothes? Her size? Or her skin colour?

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From Hope to Betrayal transports you to Rishton, a small Lancashire cotton town, in the years between the Great Wars. Inspired by true events, the heroes of this story are a group of demobbed comrades returning home from the war, full of hope for the future. Hope is an unusual thing. It can pull you out of your darkest moments, push you towards your ultimate potential, and even convince you to invest in a lost cause. In a time of turbulence and uncertainty, the people of Rishton search for meaning, and in the midst of war, pain, and hunger, hope drives them on. But the problem with hope is that it can open you up to betrayal. This story of a community explores grief, political awakenings, and pulling yourself up when life has other ideas, but the most important message is, even when it feels insurmountable, hope can always help you beat the odds. From Hope to Betrayal shows you the intricate experiences of the people of the working class, whilst giving you a taste of the people in power, and the many faces of humanity…

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Head-hunted by a former Company Sergeant Major from the Royal Marines, Jones made the decision to become part of the personal security detail of the ruler of Haiti. President Aristide, under constant, deadly threat from the dark and elusive forces of Papa Doc Duvalier’s former establishment

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The heart-wrenching sequel to Akea - The Power of Destiny.

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The Lord Archon, Enki, from the system Alpha Draconis, colonised the unchartered world of Agarta, after escaping the Alliance during the Great Battle for Alpha Draconis.

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`It all kicked-off at the Zoo' is the first book in the series `Cracker the Fearless Alpaca.' Please don't be misled by Cracker's cute, gentle image - underneath he is a real toughy!

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The story of a Hungarian Jewish girl, a slave labourer for the Nazis, educated under the Soviet occupation who escaped in 1956 to find work as an Electrical Engineer in the UK where she had a brilliant career.

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Flying Billy is the story of a little boy determined to grow wimgs and fly

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In this collection of ideas and musings on art and the creative process, Dr Fabola brings the reader scintillating stories and tales from his everyday highs and lows as an independent artist, along with ideas from psychology and scientific literature on how these ideas, when viewed and interpreted through the art lens, can influence our lives for the better. This book is an ode to art and the creative process, specifically, art as a way of life.

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"If you had the ability to travel back in time to witness any one thing, what would it be?” Guy Curtis has invented an extraordinary device. With it, he develops a plan to send his best friend, Ian Lambie, back to Whitechapel, in the heart of London’s East End. Back to November of the year 1888, to the time of Jack the Ripper. The plan for Ian is simple; hide in the shadows at the scene of the Ripper’s last atrocity and discretely follow him as he leaves. See where he goes. Do nothing more than that. From such basic data, his elusive identity can finally be established. What could possibly go wrong?... Now, in the year 2023, the East End of London is suddenly seeing the worst murders in over 130 years and the police have no idea who is responsible. It’s almost as though a nightmare from a dark past has returned…

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A true story of courage, love and friendship set against the darkest days of the Second World War. When author, Rik Arron, stumbled unknowingly into the life of ninety-year-old Holocaust survivor, Sam Gontarz, he didn't realise that they would go on a journey together into the heart of the ghettos and concentration camps of Nazi Germany. This journey would change both their lives forevermore; and one that would illuminate some of the worst days in human history with courage, friendship, love, and a powerful message that is needed more than ever in the world today. While dealing with dark subject matter, the book is a celebration of survival and spirit when faced with appalling adversity.

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“We couldn’t care less about what a tiny minority of people think they know. We own the media, we own the courts. Hell, we own the whole bloody system, everything. There’s no stopping what we’re doing, Terry. Surely you’ve understood that by now.” Just days after Carl Palmer introduces his new girlfriend to his cousin Terry at a family get-together, where he reveals explosive information he has discovered about the pandemic and the vaccines, he disappears into thin air. This forces Terry to delve into the world of ‘conspiracy theories’ and uncover the truth behind his cousin’s disappearance whilst undergoing a soul-searching journey of his own. Exploring the themes of self-empowerment, anti-conformity and loss of innocence, Fangs of Deception is a gripping psychological thriller that offers a dystopian vision of a world in which both the mainstream media and world governments are pawns in a nefarious globalist plan for humanity. TK Orbelyan is a writer, editor and investigative journalist whose works have appeared in newspapers and magazines in the UK and the US. In addition to novels and short stories, he has authored several non-fiction works, articles and polemics. He divides his time between Britain and the Mediterranean.

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David J Gibbs has been working for many years in a variety of interesting organisations. These range from the electronics industry to finance and investment banking. His experiences have provided a full appreciation and understanding of how businesses have changed and evolved over the past decades. He emphasizes how important it is to recognise increased trends in outsourcing, advances in technology and ecommerce, management and workforce changes, customer expectations, trends in the UK economy and global market expectations, among many others. In addition to the above and impacting the majority of business entities, criminal behaviour and cyber crime is growing with intensity and the impact of these risks should not be underestimated. Businesses should therefore ensure that they have the necessary preventative and monitoring measures in place to mitigate these risks. The purpose of this book is to provide the reader with a comprehensive overview of the key aspects and component parts to consider regarding effective business operations, governance and the protection of company and client assets. It is hoped that every level of reader within the business community from CEO to first level management, college /university students and members of the public, will use this book as a source of reference and that they will find the advice and guidelines informative and helpful. Happy Reading!

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The Telling is a story of European Jewish identity set against the backdrop of the chronicles of one family, going back through history as far as Napoleonic times. Author, Daniel Tabor, tracks the experiences and changing perceptions of his family as they find themselves having to move locations, often needing to flee oppression but also, to take up new opportunities. The approach to the writing is based on the time-honoured Jewish tradition of older family members passing on their life stories and insights to younger ones, as one way of keeping the family culture alive. The book looks back at those who lived many years ago during the nineteenth century in the days when the family was establishing itself in Europe, particularly in the Russian Pale and in Germany. These stories are combined with those of his more recent relatives who travelled in Europe, but also as far away as Israel and Australia, to find safe havens from oppression, or to make better lives for themselves. How all these changes affected their perceptions of their identity is a central theme running through the book, as are the influence of the places they lived in, and how they remembered their life stories. The book focuses heavily on the author’s parents, David and Hanna and their individual families. But Daniel Tabor brings in the life stories of other relatives on both sides of his family, too. Overall, the author has brought together the stories of twenty members of his family. While there are tales of sadness, there are also many tales of joy as the family members set about making the most of their lives, dealing with numerous challenges thrown in their path, displaying perseverance, resilience, courage and determination along the way. The book is written in an engaging anecdotal style and includes many evocative family testimonies and photos, providing a vivid picture of life in times gone by. The Telling will appeal to those interested in Jewish history in general, Jewish family histories, the Holocaust, the formation and development of the modern state of Israel, the topic of people migration and also those interested in how others have overcome significant adversity to make a better life for themselves.

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This collection of three short stories were written in response to students requests to read stories that were contemporary and relevant to their age group. So she began to write, both to entertain and educate, then through discussion develop the topics. Each story highlights the difficult problems young adults can relate to. They portray those, who in the face of sudden and unprecedented events and adversity, become unlikely stoic heroes who persevere to change the way things are.

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Jamilah remains traumatised by the terrorism and corruption that stole her adolescence and killed her parents. She’s strived to become a senior nurse and relocated to the city, seeking to raise her younger siblings in a secure environment. Her brother Ahmed has started university; sister Aminah is thriving at school and wants to be a doctor. Meanwhile, Boko Haram is expanding into the lawless borderlands around Lake Chad, abducting and enslaving adolescent girls, even using them as suicide bombers. When they take Aminah and her classmates, Jamilah knows she can’t rely on the government or its underfunded security forces to get them back. A South African mercenary agrees to help. Is this her knight in shining armour? Or is his master, the Governor, playing politics with the lives of the lost girls? The only person Jamilah can truly rely on is herself. The law is broken, she won’t let these people break her. Yet what chance does a young woman alone have against a well-protected Governor and an elusive terrorist? And isn’t a nurse supposed to save lives, not end them?

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This is the first book by a talented young author with a very vivid imagination. It describes the experiences of highly intelligent students from a College in Oldham each hand-picked by a new teacher of Folklore, Myths, and Legends who go on a camping trip to a forest clearing called Daisy Nook. Daisy had lived there in the 1600s until she was burned at the stake during a witchcraft Inquisition. It transpires that the teacher is herself a witch with a desire for revenge, particularly against a vampire entombed in a cave in Daisy Nook for several centuries. In a gripping and complex plot, the students are forced into dozens of encounters with all manner of black magic, monsters and mythical creatures including The Greens, The Black Annis, elves, goblins, and ghouls. These fights are described in minute detail and frequently involve levitation, teletransportation, and psychokinesis. The ultimate duel, which culminates in the use of a guillotine coffin, is with the vampire of Daisy Nook, a relation of no less than Dracula and Elizabeth Bathory! Ultimately the book explores the interaction between humans and other beings with paranormal powers in parallel worlds, including close associates of the students, but the other beings do exist.

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Thomas and William are two young mice who live in a garage with family and friends. In wintertime food is in short supply. You can learn in this story how Thomas and William become heroes - saving their family and proving it doesn't matter how little you are. Sometimes you are big enough.

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There really was a monkey called Kafeero. He was a childhood pet adored by the entire family. It was my father, a real animal lover who introduced the little monkey to our home. There he joined a number of other animals. However, in his efforts to fit in, he indulged in behaviour that was unacceptable to some of the other adults. And one Sunday morning the family awoke to find that he was no more. Kafeero left a void in the hearts of many people, and I wrote this story to keep his memory alive. I dedicate this book to my family and to all children who have ever lost a pet.

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Harry Houghton considers himself to be just an ordinary bloke. He was born in 1946 just after WWII in a country that had been devastated by the war. Industries were struggling, money was in short supply and there was a lack of social care except from your own family. There was no NHS until 1948 and food rationing continued until 1953. Keeping your sanity and wit was crucial. His mother, like many mothers of the day, including those who had been employed for the war effort, struggled to cope with daily life. Fathers and husbands had also had a big part to play in the war doing necessary work in the Forces, coal mines, steel industry and railways. Harry wanted to write this biography as a personal story that was also a historical account, reflecting some of his memories and experiences and the struggles that made him into the man he is today.

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In this inspiring autobiography, journalist Rick Bowen accounts his life from a young boy, all the way to his life now. Rick has always been passionate about the world of journalism and knew it was his desired career path as young as 18. Yet even though he was born with cerebral palsy, Rick is a true example of disability not equating to incapability, in fact, much the opposite. Following Rick throughout his life in school, university and onto his career as a journalist, he enlightens us into the many exciting opportunities the world of journalism has offered him and those he has met along the way.

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Still Improving: Becoming the World's Most Experienced 747 Captain is the second part of author, Nick Eades' autobiographical account of his career in aviation as he rose up British Airways' seniority list to become one of the world's youngest and then, the most experienced Boeing 747 captain. Following on from The Self-Improver: A Pilot's Journey, which told the story about Nick's step-by-step path at the beginning of his career, this follow-up account, sees him take up a job with the world's favourite airline, British Airways. So begins another journey which would lead to him captaining one of the most iconic aircraft. The book takes us through the rigorous steps required of all top pilots as Nick attempted to achieve his goal of a command on his favourite aeroplane, the Boeing 747. The book also relates the many exciting stories which saw Nick placed in all sorts of situations requiring a wide range of skills to handle both inside and outside the cockpit. Still Improving: Becoming the World's Most Experienced 747 Captain and The Self-Improver: A Pilot's Journey, the first edition of Nick Eades' autobiographical account of his career in aviation, have been written in a way that will appeal to the general readers who might not know much about aviation. Nick Eades is originally from the South coast of England where he grew up close to Shoreham Airport in Sussex in a family with a strong aviation background. He now lives in East Grinstead with his wife Liz, who he met while flying. They have two grown sons, James and Robert. Nick plans to continue writing and is planning his third book, Overtaken by a Butterfly: The Stories Behind Running the World, about his experiences going running whilst travelling around the world during his career as a pilot.

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Following up on an opportunity to get his book published, David Jones becomes embroiled in a web of intrigue following a murder linked to his publisher and then, the police who investigate it. While trying to establish the right thing to do, Jones finds himself getting drawn into the world of DS Paul Craven, an officer with a chequered past. But Jones and Craven have their own agendas to follow and as one works to attain his ambition to have his book published, the other, unbeknown to Jones or colleagues, tries to bring down a branch of the European mafia while fending them off as they seek their revenge. The two very different strands of the story involve a possible involvement with Hollywood on the one hand and Interpol on the other as both men try to balance the achievement of their aims alongside a deepening involvement with the important women in their lives. Jones and Craven find their lives going in directions and ending up in places they never imagined.

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The creation of a conscious self, possessing a degree of autonomy and free will, is a pre-requisite for life to grow and evolve, as no life can exist without a centre of consciousness. This acts as both guardian and guide in each sentient and non-sentient being. This centre of consciousness (‘Jīvātmāṅ’, ‘Man’/‘Mun’ or conscious self) comes into being when the creator (‘Ātmāṅ’, ‘Parmātmāṅ’ or the Primal Soul) interacts with, and partially expresses itself as a surrogate of itself, functioning within the physical body. One’s conscious self, within the confines of the allotted degree of autonomy, free will and endowed attributes, creates a sense of self within the physical body, enabling it to achieve its maximum potential according to its innate nature, ever-changing world view and its interactions with the empirical world. This is at the heart of the evolutionary process which created diversity from unity and the simplest to the most complex forms of life, with human beings, as they are now, at the pinnacle of this process. However, an individual’s conscious self, innate nature, and world view (ego-consciousness) remain divergent from that of the creator (God-consciousness). The goal of human beings is, therefore, to realise and perceive God-consciousness in action in the universe and to align and harmonise perfectly with it in one’s lifetime. This what Gurū Nānak, the founder of the Sikh religion, expresses in the first stanza of ‘Jap(u)’ in the Srī Gurū Graṅth Sāhib - the ‘living Gurū’ and the holy Sikh scripture. Spiritual Evolution focuses on the process of achieving this goal, exploring, and explaining, in detail, the verses of ‘Jap(u)’ and the steps which lead to an understanding of one’s ‘real self’ and, ultimately, to perfect alignment with God-consciousness.

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Yossi’s plan to earn money for helping the poor and needy in his town runs into a big snag. He’s almost ready to give up and disappoint his teacher, Mr. Goldberg. Luckily, there’s a new superhero in town – the Hamantashen Hero! But are his special powers enough to save the day? Will the bake sale with Grandmother’s pastries meet with success? This is an amusing tale about Purim and the tasty treats often enjoyed for that holiday. The adventure highlights positive Jewish values of love, kindness, and the importance of never giving up. We follow our young friend, Yossi, as he journeys through the annual festival. Standing by his side throughout the story, we see him learn important lessons about the interesting world he lives in and about himself as a person.

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Teenage tales are recalled in this detailed account of the lives of a group of seven pals whose meeting place was affectionately known as The Black Wall. Set in a poor, downtrodden area of Salford, it tells of the exploits and escapades of the young daredevils and their couldn’t care less attitude to life. It’s a portrait of youth with time on its hands and its utter disregard of others. It perhaps reflects the time when we were young and thought nothing of what we did. But through it all one thing emerges and that’s the camaraderie and loyalty within the group.

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I have always been fascinated and amused by the way words sound and came to realise that puzzles could be created using pairs of words to make another word or phrase. For example “Goat” and “Appeases” is like “Go to pieces”; “Hissed” and “Oracle” is like “Historical”; “Totally” and “Clips” is like “Total eclipse” Each puzzle in this book has twenty clues. To answer them you have to pair up words from the 41 given words marked “All the answers”. One of these words is a rogue word and doesn’t figure in any of the answers to the clues. Each puzzle also has an example at the start whose “answer” words are from the word list but are not used together in answering the clues below it. As you will discover some of the answers are diabolical pairings and may well cause you to groan on realising the pun. That is all part of the enjoyment which I hope you will experience from solving the clues. Tick or cross off the words in the list as you use them but remember you might have used them incorrectly. Each word is only used once. Answer lists are given as a last resort and the rogue word in each puzzle is identified. These are on the reverse of each quiz. Have fun!

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A story of courage, perseverance and a refusal to give in. Three Wise Monkeys is the autobiography of a man who endured a terrible,violent and abusive start in life which led to a string of criminal convictions and misery. His middle years were beset by continuing problems including gang rape and a complete lack of support from his dysfunctional family. Alcoholism and illness also play their part but you sense through it all the sheer will and determination to fight against the odds. His reckless, compulsive behaviour sees him spending time in young offenders’ institutions and sometimes prison. It is a harsh lesson, but he learns to take the brickbats and the beatings before giving them back in return. He has a running battle with the media to clear his name of unfounded, personal allegations and almost daily harassment from family, so-called friends and neighbours. Many would have cracked under the pressure but the author persists, come what may. Sometimes he reaches his lowest ebb when things conspire against him. There is light at the end of the tunnel, but it takes him 23 years to shake off the shackles thanks largely to his wife, his ‘diamond’. He emerges a better individual although not fully at p

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Memoirs of an Iraqi who settled in the UK and became a captain on a major airline. Also includes his struggles to gain a happy future for his autistic son

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There had always been Olivers living in Dalethorpe. In fact, the village had been founded nearly twelve hundred years ago by the family's Viking ancestor, Karl Olafsen, and his Hebrew slave-girl wife, Rachel. For much of the last two hundred years most of the residents of the village owed their livelihoods to the Oliver family, who were both the local squires and mill-owners. However, once they had established their other family home in the leafy London suburb of Hampstead, their influence was felt well beyond the boundaries of the small East-Lancashire village. The family was simultaneously privileged and popular, but nothing could protect them from the tragedy, family feud and romantic, political and business machinations that all but overwhelmed them. All the elements are present for a remarkable family saga as Lionel's story strides through many of the defining events from the 19th and 20th centuries and onwards to the present day, culminating in the recent expenses scandal at the Palace of Westminster. Alongside all this runs the thread of the tantalising mystery of the sacred Viking Burial Mound at the end of their large garden and how its secrets would be drip-fed into the lives of this extraordinary family.

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