Bit rot paperback

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 15 working days In Bit Rot, Douglas Coupland explores the different ways in which twentieth-century notions of the future are being shredded, and creates a gem of the digital age. Reading the stories and essays in Bit Rot is like bingeing on Netflix... you can't stop with just one. `Bit rot' is a term used in digital archiving to describe the way digital files can spontaneously and quickly decompose. As Coupland writes, `bit rot also describes the way my brain has been feeling since 2000, as I shed older and weaker neurons and connections and enhance new and unexpected ones'. Bit Rot the book explores the ways humanity tries to make sense of our shifting consciousness. Coupland, just like the Internet, mixes forms to achieve his ends. Short fiction is interspersed with essays on all aspects of modern life. The result is addictively satisfying for Coupland's legion of fans hungry for his observations about our world. For almost three decades, his unique pattern recognition has powered his fiction, and his phrase-making. Every page of Bit Rot is full of wit, surprise and delight. Features Summary In Bit Rot, Douglas Coupland explores the different ways in which twentieth-century notions of the future are being shredded, and creates a gem of the digital age... Author Douglas Coupland Publisher Windmill Books Release date 20171003 Pages 432 ISBN 0-09-951089-8 ISBN 13 978-0-09-951089-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Aliens meets Under the Dome in this new post-apocalyptic novel from New York Times bestseller Lilith Saintcrow. It could have been aliens, it could have been a trans-dimensional rift, nobody knows for sure. What's known is that there was an Event, the Rifts opened up, and everyone caught inside died. Since the Event certain people have gone into the drift...and come back, bearing priceless technology that's almost magical in its advancement. When Ashe -- the best Rifter of her generation -- dies, the authorities offer her student, Svinga, a choice: go in and bring out the thing that killed her, or rot in jail. But Svin, of course, has other plans...How far would you go and what would you risk to win the ultimate prize? Features Summary Aliens meets Stargate in this new post-apocalyptic novel from New York Times bestseller Lilith Saintcrow. Author Lilith Saintcrow Publisher Orbit Release date 20170612 Pages 400 ISBN 0-316-27796-7 ISBN 13 978-0-316-27796-9

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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days A rich, fearless novel from the winner of the Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa. Deola Bello is tired of London, but she's not ready to give up on life. When her charity job takes her home to Nigeria, her thoughts turn to the future, as she questions whether her peripatetic existence is still right for her. Deola encounters changes in her family and her home, while a new friendship with Wale, a charming hotelier, offers more lasting potential. But is Deola really equipped to cope with the altered social mores that are part of modern Nigeria? Sefi Atta's urgent, incisive voice guides us through this intricate and vivid narrative, challenging preconceived notions of Africa and bringing to life contemporary Nigeria. With boldness and refreshing honesty, A Bit of Difference looks at the complexities of our globalised world, through a very human lens. Features Summary A rich, fearless novel from the winner of the Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa. Author Sefi Atta Publisher Fourth Estate Release date 20150115 Pages 303 ISBN 0-00-753610-0 ISBN 13 978-0-00-753610-8

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 6 - 13 working days "You did nothing." Christine Steinmeyer knows the suicide note she found in her mailbox on Christmas Eve has nothing to do with her. But the man calling in to her radio show seems convinced otherwise. "You let her die..." That's only the beginning. Bit by bit, her life is turned upside down. But who among her friends and family hates her enough to want to destroy her? And why? Commandant Martin Servaz is on leave when he is sent a key card to a hotel room - the room where an artist committed suicide a year earlier. He soon uncovers evidence of a truly terrifying crime. Could someone really be cruelly, consciously hounding women to death? Both he and Christine will find out...but it may not be in time. Features Summary When a woman finds a suicide note in her mailbox, she can't imagine that it has anything to do with her. And yet it signals the end of her own life... but who is her enemy? Author Bernard Minier Publisher Mulholland Books Release date 20161103 Pages 392 ISBN 1-4736-1144-X ISBN 13 978-1-4736-1144-3

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days Cross a road, take a train, or get on an airplane and you put your life in the hands of a stranger -- every bit as screwed up, every bit as fallible and as human as you are. Then the person turns out not to be a stranger at all, and suddenly it's much worse. In America and Britain and the sky in between, an apparently disparate group of people is connected, whether intimately or by chance, to the tragic death of a stowaway on board flight AF266. As the action veers across countries and time zones, the stowaway's real identity is revealed through stolen black box recordings, answering machine messages, sitcom outtakes, and court transcripts. Told in a shifting, circular narrative, the interwoven lives make up a jolting and layered puzzle that builds to a heart-stopping, chilling climax. An intelligent and invigorating novel with a bizarre menu of dysfunctional characters, Blackbox is the story of an attempt to erase a life on tape. Features Summary A dark, complex, and stunning debut novel in the tradition of Palahniuk and Ballard, this is a highly original and wildly morbid story about a disparate group of people connected by an airplane accident. Author Nick Walker Publisher HarperPerennial Release date 20030916 Pages 311 ISBN 0-06-053224-6 ISBN 13 978-0-06-053224-6

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 15 working days Huey has a bright idea! Huey wants to surprise his mum on Mother's Day, so he invents banana spaghetti. It takes a bit of help from Dad to get it right, but Huey is determined to show everyone that he is just as clever as his big brother, Julian. And when Huey beats his fear of the dark, he proves he is just as brave too. Features Summary Huey has a bright idea! Huey wants to surprise his mum on Mother's Day, so he invents banana spaghetti. It takes a bit of help from Dad to get it right... Author Ann Cameron Publisher Tamarind Books Release date 20140701 Pages 64 ISBN 1-84853-086-2 ISBN 13 978-1-84853-086-7

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days Tyler E. Boudreau is a twelve-year veteran of the Marine Corps infantry. He trained and committed himself physically and intellectually to the military life. Then his intense devotion began to disintegrate, bit by bit, during his final mission in Iraq. After returning home, he discovered a turmoil developing in his mind, estranging him from his loved ones and the bill of goods he eagerly purchased as a marine officer."Packing Inferno "is the spectacularly written story of the ordeal of a marine officer in battle and then coming home. It is the struggle with a society resistant to understand the true nature of war. It is the fight with combat stress and an exploration into the process of recovery. It is the search for conscience, family, and ultimately for one's essential self. Here are the reflections of a man built by the Marine Corps, disassembled by war, and left with no guidance to rebuild himself.This is Tyler E. Boudreau's first book. He currently lives in western Massachusetts, where he works with other veterans on many projects related to war. Features Summary The Unmaking of a Marine. A Marine officer's innter struggle with turht after coming home from Iraq. Author Tyler E. Boudreau Publisher Feral House,U.S. Release date 20080901 Pages 360 ISBN 1-932595-32-5 ISBN 13 978-1-932595-32-1

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days From Lucy Dawson, author of His Other Lover, comes a smart and chilling look at the shadowy side of friendship. For Alice, life's a bit too boringly grown-up lately--weekends at weddings and baby showers; celebrating friends' transitions to a life she isn't quite up for yet; and a sweet, stable boyfriend she suspects she's outgrown. So when she meets Gretchen for the first time, it feels a bit like falling in love. Gretchen, with her air of impulsiveness and intuitive style, is that rarest of treasures: a true friend who knows how to have fun. Plus there's Gretchen's gorgeous brother, Bailey, who might turn out to be exactly what Alice needs. Before she knows what's hit her, Alice's brilliant new best friend is turning her world upside down--seemingly for the better. But Gretchen has a dark secret, which, like a time bomb, won't stay hidden forever. The explosion may teach them both more than they ever wanted to know about how female friendships can go frighteningly wrong. Features Summary "In the tradition of Single, White Female, Lucy Dawson delivers another smart, chilling look at women's lives"-- Author Lucy Dawson Publisher William Morrow Release date 20101124 Pages 273 ISBN 0-06-196443-3 ISBN 13 978-0-06-196443-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Three wonderful holiday romances by three of America's bestselling authors, including John Green - author of the multi-million bestseller The Fault in Our Stars. An ill-timed storm on Christmas Eve buries the residents of Gracetown under multiple feet of snow and causes quite a bit of chaos. One brave soul ventures out into the storm from her stranded train and sets off a chain of events that will change quite a few lives. Over the next three days one girl takes a risky shortcut with an adorable stranger, three friends set out to win a race to the Waffle House (and the hash brown spoils), and the fate of a teacup pig falls into the hands of a lovesick barista. A trio of today's bestselling authors - John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle - brings all the magic of holidays to life in three hilarious and charming interconnected tales of love, romance, and kisses that will steal your breath away. 'A comedy as DELICIOUS as any whipped up by the Bard.' - Washington Post Book World John Green is a Printz Award-winning and #1 New York Times bestselling author. His books include The Fault in Our Stars, Looking for Alaska, An Abundance of Katherines, Paper Towns, and Will Grayson, Will Grayson. Visit John online at www.johngreenbooks.com Maureen Johnson is the best-selling author of 13 Little Blue Envelopes, Devilish, Girl at Sea, The Name of the Star, and Suite Scarlett. Visit Maureen online at www.maureenjohnsonbooks.com Lauren Myracle is the author of many books for teens and tweens, including Shine; Kissing Kate; Peace, Love, and Baby Ducks; and The Winnie Years series. Visit Lauren online at www.laurenmyracle.com. Features Summary An ill-timed storm on Christmas Eve buries the residents of Gracetown under multiple feet of snow and causes quite a bit of chaos. One brave soul ventures out into the storm from her stranded train and sets off a chain of events that will change quite a few lives.. Author Maureen Johnson (Author), John Green (Author), Lauren Myracle (Author) Publisher Penguin Books Release date 20031013 Pages 354 ISBN 0-14-134917-4 ISBN 13 978-0-14-134917-6

Who Financed Hitler by James & Susanne Pool (First Paperback edition 1979). Large A5, paperback, 535 pages. Cover a bit worn on spine, book in readable condition.   

 Boys for Beginners by Lil Chase (Paperback)   Gwynnie is just about to turn fourteen. While other girls in her year are all about boys and make-up, the closest she's got to a boy is tackling on the football field. But when the totally hot Charlie Notts starts at school, Gwynnie decides now might be the time to start being a a bit more girly.  Gwynnie enlists the help of a gang of girls at school, headed by the super-confident Jenny. But is it really safe for Gwynnie to be let loose with lash curlers and strong eye-shadow? Has Jenny got a hidden agenda while giving Gwynnie her make-over? And will Charlie ever see her as more than a killer football player with skinny legs?  When everything comes to a head at the school prom, Gwynnie will learn some truths about herself and her new found girly friends. Has she risked the firm friendships she has with boys for that first kiss?

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Dexter already knows "everything" there is to know about kindergarten. His big sister, Jessie, told him all about it. So Dexter is not scared. Not even a little bit. But his stuffed dog, Rufus, " is" scared. Actually, he's terrified. But Dexter--er, Rufus--has nothing to fear: As he'll soon find out, kindergarten "rocks! " Features Summary Just in time for the new school year, a book that eases fears about the first day of kindergarten with lots of laughs. Author Katie Davis Publisher Voyager Books,U.S. Release date 20050701 Pages 32 ISBN 0-15-206468-0 ISBN 13 978-0-15-206468-6

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 9 working days When Winnie and Wilbur decide to grow some vegetables, they end up with a gigantic pumpkin that's big enough to feed the whole neighbourhood. But when only the shell is left, a bit of magical recycling is required. It's a supersize Winnie and Wilbur adventure! Korky Paul's intricate artwork is full of madcap humour and crazy details to pore over. This edition features an accompanying audio CD with the story and magical music and sound effects. The spellbinding new look of this bestselling series celebrates the wonderful relationship that exists between Winnie the Witch and her big black cat, Wilbur. Since Winnie and Wilbur first appeared in 1987 they have been delighting children and adults in homes and schools all over the world and more than 7 million books have been sold. Winnie and Wilbur will be hitting TV screens worldwide in 2017, airing in the UK on Milkshake, Channel 5's popular pre-school slot. A Winnie and Wilbur stage show is set to run in Birmingham in 2017 followed by a national UK tour. A new look for the website, too! www.winnieandwilbur.com Features Summary When Winnie and Wilbur decide to grow vegetables in their garden, they get more than they bargained for - giant beanstalks, colossal cabbages, and an enormous pumpkin perched on the roof! Author Valerie Thomas (Author), Korky Paul (Illustrator) Publisher Oxford UniversityPress Release date 20160901 Pages 32 ISBN 0-19-274907-2 ISBN 13 978-0-19-274907-9

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days From Cornwall to the Caribbean, 11-year-old ace detective Laura Marlin comes face to face with pirates, sharks, criminal masterminds and an erupting volcano in her second mystery adventure, from award-winning author Lauren St John. Laura cannot contain her excitement when she wins a trip to the Caribbean for herself and her uncle, Calvin Redfern, especially when her best friend, Tariq, and her three-legged husky, Skye, accidentally find themselves on board too. But when they dock at Antigua, they discover that Calvin Redfern has vanished, and Laura and Tariq are about to be kidnapped by the fearsome Straight A gang. Dramatic escapes, an erupting volcano and a race against time to stop the deadly undercover 'Marine Concern' make Laura's second adventure every bit as exciting as the first. Features Summary From Cornwall to the Caribbean, 11-year-old ace detective Laura Marlin comes face to face with pirates, sharks, criminal masterminds and an erupting volcano in her second mystery adventure... Author Lauren St.John Publisher Orion Children's Books (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd) Release date 20120709 Pages 228 ISBN 1-4440-0327-5 ISBN 13 978-1-4440-0327-7