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Next Directory Remains of the Day An elderly butler is on a five-day motoring trip through the West Country in the 1950s. The climax of his journey is to be a reunion with his former housekeeper. This 1989 Booker Prize-winner attempts to capture a period in British history and draw a portrait of a man in old age. ... Goodnight Lady The infamous Briony Cavanagh: quite a beauty in her day and powerful too. In the sixties she ran a string of the most notorious brothels in the East End. Patronized by peers and politicians - even royalty some said. Only Briony knew what went on behind those thick velvet curtains those discreet closed doors and Briony never opened her mouth - unless she stood to benefit. Only Briony knew the hard and painful road she'd travelled to get there. From an impoverished childhood that ended abruptly with shocking betrayal she had schemed and manipulated determined to be mistress of her own fate. But her flourishing business brought her into contact with the darker side of life at the violent heart of London's gangland. Along with her material success came risk and danger. And the Goodnight Lady had her own secret place a place in her heart that was always shadowed by loss. ... Life of Pi Piscine Molitor Patel otherwise known as Pi lives in Pondicherry India where his father runs and owns the city's zoo. At the age of sixteen his parents decide to emigrate to Canada taking their larger family with them but tragedy strikes when the cargo ship sinks during a terrible storm. A solitary lifeboat remains bobbing on the surface of the wild blue Pacific. In it are five survivors; Pi a hyena a zebra with a broken leg a female orang-utan and a 450-pound Royal Bengal tiger. With intelligence daring and inexpressible fear Pi manages to keep his wits about him as the animals begin to assert their places in the food-chain. And ultimately it is the tiger Richard Parker with whom Pi must develop an inviolable understanding. Yann Martel's Life of Pi is a transformative novel an astonishing work of imagination that will delight and stun readers in equal measure. It is a triumph of storytelling and a tale that will as one character puts it make you believe in God. What more can any reader ask? Life of Pi is the winner of the 2002 Man Booker Prize for Fiction ... E Before Christmas Once again told entirely in a series of e-mails the further adventures of the characters from "e" take them into the run-up to Christmas. Harriet's determined to make her first party as MD mega-memorable but even her much-tested imagination can't predict what actually happens. ... Under Gemini A novel by the author of the bestselling book 'The Shellseekers'. ... Luck Factor A Scientific Study of the Lucky Mind Why do some people lead happy successful lives whilst other face repeated failure and sadness? Why do some find their perfect partner whilst others stagger from one broken relationship to the next? What enables some people to have successful careers whilst apparently similar others find themselves trapped with jobs they detest? And can unlucky people do anything to improve their luck - and lives? Ten years ago Dr. Richard Wiseman decided to search for the elusive luck factor by investigating the actual beliefs and experiences of lucky and unlucky people.. Looking at the results Wiseman was able to identify four main factors which explained living a lucky and unlucky life. He was then able to show a group of people that considered themselves unlucky how to think and behave like lucky people. The results were astounding with almost all participants reporting significant life changes: including increased levels of luck self-esteem physical well-being confidence and success. In this extraordinary and accessible study of luck Dr. Wiseman not only identifies 'The Luck Factor' but shows us how we can all bring more luck into our lives. ... Littlewoods LXdirect, Additions Direct Catalogue, Medical Insurance Plans, Maplin, BHS Online Department Store, JD Williams Plc, Kay Catalogue Argos Catalogue . W.H.Smith Bookstore and W.H.Smith Online Bookshop each offer similar products. © W.H.Smith Online Bookstore
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