Abridged version of Ian Bone's Bash The Rich released as an ebook as a 'tribute' to the passing of Margaret Thatcher. This edition includes, Bone's eary years, skips the time he spent in Swansea as a student and anarchist activist and concentrates of the founding of Class War in an attempt to open up a second front of inner-city civil disobedience during the miners' strike. Bone's aim was to topple the Thatcher government and to declare war on the rabid Tory free market doctrines - Class W...

In ancient times, epilepsy was a condition felt to be sacred. Early myths and mystique surrounding it led to persecution, demonisation, incarceration and social rejection. Only by the nineteenth century does epilepsy become accepted as a physical condition, and not a manifestation of madness or the result of a dangerous contagion.Why epilepsy became and continues to be so stigmatised can be best understood by observing the manner in which, over centuries, it has been presented in t...

Could he do it? Go into the city without money or food and survive on his wits for the weekend? He wasn't like the Jockey. He hadn't been hardened by twelve months inside. The whole 'sleep rough' idea scared the life out of Alex, but there was no way he'd show it. Besides, what could go wrong with the Jockey there?

*This was my first mother-hug since I wore shorts and sandals. My shoulder was wet, my mum was sobbing and my brain was in terminal panic! This whole dolphin thing was meant to be a joke, for crying out loud! Now it was a nightmare of biblical proportions.*That Dolphin Thing is the hilarious story of one boy's navigation through the treacherous waters of adolescence. Will he make it? Or will he sink under the weight of his Professor-of-Jokes mother's illness, a girl called Killer,...

Hostage.Nine-year-old Freda trapped in a restaurant with a fanatic and his gun. Survivor.No parents to protect her, two men dead. Ten years later.Live by the rules: keep yourself small, don't let them ask you questions. A dead man's words...'Are you living a good life, Freda?'The answer lies in hunting down the ghosts of the past. Gripping and moving, The Song of an Innocent Bystander is a n...

Kaz’s life hasn’t been going so great since her dad lost his job. Even their DVD player has been repossessed, and Kaz has to watch her assigned films in the library! Then a special DVD comes along—a DVD that Kaz was meant to find. Kaz knows that this is a Vidz, and that as Second Director, she has to become part of the movie and make sure the good guy wins. But how can Kaz fix some fictional character’s life when her own life is such a mess?Kaz’s life hasn’t been going so great since her d...

Love: noun: 1. a strong or passionate affection for another person. 2. an object of love or affection; a sweetheart. 3. a feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection, as for a friend (or between friends), parent, child, etc. 4. strong predilection or liking for anything. Jeanne, Rube, Christo and Isabel. Four friends.Four different lives. Four ways to love.

Hi, I'm Philomena Wonderpen. My best friend, George, sometimes calls me Philomena Daydreamer. I looove daydreams. Imagine if you could draw your dreams with a magic pen. What would you draw? A beautiful black horse? A magic carpet? Or even better, would you make yourself the teacher? Then you could boss the whole class! If only daydreams could come true.

Philomena jiggled with excitement. Today wasn't any ordinary school day. Her class was going on a camp for two whole days and one night. It was going to be the best fun ever... Philomena can't wait for school camp. She's sharing a hut with two of her best friends, Angie and Minna, and they'll stay awake all night and whisper. And then Philomena will surprise them with a special midnight feast! But when they get to camp, nothing quite goes to plan. In fact, the whole camp seems like a disas...

Everyone from Philomena's class will be at Toy Universe this Saturday. A silver ticket has been hidden in the store. And whoever finds it wins a mountain of toys! Philomena and her friends have a plan to find the silver ticket. But then Philomena gets stuck looking after her little brother Tobias. If only she had some magic way to catch up with her friends... Then she remembers her wonder pen and draws herself some rocket shoes. She says the magic words - 'I wish!' - but instead of seeing ...

Ten years ago, nine-year-old Freda walked into an underground restaurant and straight into a hostage situation. Those thirty-six hours still haunt her every move. But was she just an innocent victim manipulated by the one stranger who showed her any kindness - the gunman? A newspaper reporter is starting to pry. He says he knows things about that night. Freda must start revealing and dealing with her burden of survival. This gripping thriller grabs listeners' attention from the first intro...

Scarlett Finnegan loves to bat. Cricket is her favourite game, but she never gets to play on the team. Then one day she finds a special bat that changes everything...