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Goodreads finalist 2012 as voted by over 1 million readersMy name is BUDO.I have been alive for 5 years.5 years is a very long time for someone like me to be alive.MAX gave me my name. Max is 8 years old.He is the only human person who can see me.I know what Max knows, and some things he doesn't.I know that Max is in danger. And I know that I am the only one who can save him.

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THE TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZEDrowned. Buried by sand. Decimated by plague. Plunged off a cliff.This is the forgotten history of Britain's lost cities, ghost towns and vanished villages: our shadowlands.'A beautiful book, truly original . . . It is a marvellous achievement.'IAN MORTIMER, author of The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England'Well researched, beautifully written and packed with interesting detail.'CLAIRE TOMALIN'An exquisitely written, moving and elegiac exploration.'SUZANNAH LIPSCOMB'Consistently interesting . . . Green's passion and historical vision bursts from the page, summoning up the past in surround sound and sensual prose.'CAL FLYN, THE TIMES (author of Islands of Abandonment)Historian Matthew Green travels across Britain to tell the forgotten history of our lost cities, ghost towns and vanished villages. Revealing the extraordinary stories of how these places met their fate - and exploring how they have left their mark on our landscape and our imagination - Shadowlands is a deeply evocative and dazzlingly original account of Britain's past.'An eloquent tour of lost communities.'PD SMITH, GUARDIAN'A haunting, lyrical tour around the lost places of Britain.'CHARLOTTE HIGGINS, author of Under Another Sky'A miraculous work of resurrection, stinging in a perpetual present'.IAIN SINCLAIR, author of The Gold Machine'Beautifully written.' SUNDAY TIMES'Startling.' FINANCIAL TIMES'Splendid.' THE HERALD'Compelling.' HISTORY TODAY'Excellent.' THE SPECTATOR'Fascinating.' DAILY MAIL'Accomplished.' CAUGHT BY THE RIVER'Outstanding.' MIRROR

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Somewhere in the jungles of Uganda, there hides a fugitive rebel leader: he is said to take his orders directly from the spirit world and, together with his ragged army of brutalized child soldiers, he has left a bloody trail of devastation across his country. Joseph Kony is now an internationally wanted criminal, and yet nobody really knows who he is or what he is fighting for. Intrigued by the myths, Matthew Green heads off into a war zone, meeting the victims, the peacemakers and the regional powerbrokers as he tracks down the man himself. The Wizard of the Nile is the first book to peel back the layers of mysticism and murky politics surrounding Kony, to shine a searching light onto this forgotten conflict, and to tell the gripping human story behind an inhumane war and a humanitarian crisis.

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The one he loves most, is the one he knows leastThirteen-year-old Michael Parsons is dealing with a lot. His father's sudden death; his mother's new husband, Glen, who he loathes; his two younger siblings, who he looks after more and more now his mother works extra shifts.And then one day, Michael wakes up and his mother is gone. In her place is an exact, duplicate mother. The 'other mother'. No one else seems to notice the real version is missing. His brother, his sister and even Glen act as if everything's normal. But Michael knows in his heart that this mother is not his. And he begins to panic.What follows is a big-hearted coming-of-age story of a boy struggling with an unusual disorder that poses unparalleled challenges - but also, as he discovers, offers him unique opportunities.

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Over the last decade, we have sent thousands of people to fight on our behalf. But what happens when these soldiers come back home, having lost their friends and killed their enemies, having seen and done things that have no place in civilian life? In Aftershock, Matthew Green tells the story of our veterans' journey from the frontline of combat to the reality of return. Through wide-ranging interviews with former combatants -- including a Royal Marine sniper and a former operator in the SAS - as well as serving personnel and their families, physicians, therapists, and psychiatrists, Aftershock looks beyond the headline-grabbing statistics and the labels of post-traumatic stress disorder to get to the heart of today's post-conflict experience. Green asks what lessons have been learned from past wars, and explores the range of help currently available, from traditional talking cures to cutting-edge scientific therapies. As today's battle-scarred troops begin to lay their weapons down, Aftershock is a hard-hitting account of the hidden cost of conflict. And its message is one that has profound implications, not just for the military, but for anyone with an interest in how we experience trauma and survive.

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'Honest, hilarious, and profoundly human' Taylor Jenkins Reid, New York Times bestselling authorDaniel Mayrock's life is at a crossroads:1. His bookshop is failing.2. He's sick of feeling useless.3. His wife, Jill, is ready to start a family.4. She has no idea about 1 and 2.Dan is scared.Then Jill gets pregnant.And now all Dan knows is:5. Dan loves Jill.Brimming with Dan's hilarious sense of humour and unique world-view, his obsessive list-making paints a picture of a man who's willing to do just about anything for the love (and soon-to-be new love) of his life...Praise for 21 Truths About Love:'A fresh, humorous exploration of what makes us vulnerable and what makes us responsible, and you can't help but root for Daniel Mayrock even when he's at his most mistaken. This is a love story of great pathos and beauty' Sharma Shields, author of The Cassandra'The most phenomenally entertaining and clever novel of the year. Poignant and hilarious...' BookWeb'Fun, fresh, and incredibly heart-warming . . . a can't-be-missed read' The Young Folks'A pleasure' The Seattle Times'Often moving, sometimes shocking, always entertaining' Booklist'A clever, genre-bending portrait of a man under pressure' Kirkus'A sometimes wild, sometimes serene, and always heartfelt ride' The Harvard Crimson'Funny, sad, uplifting but always relatable' Shelf Awareness'Reasons we love Twenty-One Truths About Love:1. It's deeply moving and full of emotion2. The protagonist is relatable (he quit his job to open a bookshop!) and so are his struggles3. It's a thoughtful reflection about love and what it means to be a good person4. Did we mention the protagonist owns a bookshop?5. It's one of the most unique books out today, because:6. It's written entirely in lists' BookBub'What to know about this novel: 1) It's written entirely in lists. 2) It's about an anxious man struggling with family and financial issues. And 3) It's an unconventional, endearing tale of impending fatherhood' The Washington Post

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