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Discovered in the attic in which she spent the last years of her life, Anne Frank's remarkable diary has since become a world classic -- a powerful reminder of the horrors of war and an eloquent testament to the human spirit. In 1942, with Nazis occupying Holland, a thirteen-year-old Jewish girl and her family fled their home in Amsterdam and went into hiding. For the next two years, until their whereabouts were betrayed to the Gestapo, they and another family lived cloistered in the "Secret Annex" of an old office building. Cut off from the outside world, they faced hunger, boredom, the constant cruelties of living in confined quarters, and the ever-present threat of discovery and death. In her diary Anne Frank recorded vivid impressions of her experiences during this period. By turns thoughtful, moving, and amusing, her account offers a fascinating commentary on human courage and frailty and a compelling self-portrait of a sensitive and spirited young woman whose promise was tragically cut short. [The Philosopher and the Wolf: Lessons from the Wild on Love, Death and Happiness]( [The Philosopher and the Wolf: Lessons from the Wild on Love, Death and Happiness]( Save 53% ($16.92) $14.99 [Buy Now]( + Free Shipping! Elsewhere: $31.91 Hurry, stock of some items is limited at these prices. Don't miss out. This fascinating book charts the relationship between Mark Rowlands, a rootless philosopher, and Brenin, his extraordinarily well-travelled wolf. More than just an exotic pet, Brenin exerted an immense influence on Rowlands as both a person, and, strangely enough, as a philosopher, leading him to re-evaluate his attitude to love, happiness, nature and death. By turns funny (what do you do when your wolf eats your air-conditioning unit?) and poignant, this life-affirming book will make you reappraise what it means to be human. [The Year of Magical Thinking]( [The Year of Magical Thinking]( Save 53% ($14.73) $12.99 [Buy Now]( + Free Shipping! Elsewhere: $27.72 Hurry, stock of some items is limited at these prices. Don't miss out. From one of America's iconic writers, a portrait of a marriage and a life - in good times and bad - that will speak to anyone who has ever loved a husband or wife or child. A stunning book of electric honesty and passion. Several days before Christmas 2003, John Gregory Dunne and Joan Didion saw their only daughter, Quintana, fall ill. At first they thought it was flu, then pneumonia, then complete sceptic shock. She was put into an induced coma and placed on life support. Days later - the night before New Year's Eve -the Dunnes were just sitting down to dinner after visiting the hospital when John suffered a massive and fatal coronary. In a second, this close, symbiotic partnership of 40 years was over. Four weeks later, their daughter pulled through. Two months after that, arriving at LA airport, she collapsed and underwent six hours of brain surgery at UCLA Medical Centre to relieve a massive hematoma. This powerful book is Didion's 'attempt to make sense of the weeks and then months that cut loose any fixed idea I ever had about death, about illness ...about marriage and children and memory ...about the shallowness of sanity, about life itself'. The result is an exploration of an intensely personal yet universal experience: a portrait of a marriage, and a life, in good times and bad. [Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values]( [Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values]( Save 40% ($8.05) $11.99 [Buy Now]( + Free Shipping! Elsewhere: $20.04 Hurry, stock of some items is limited at these prices. Don't miss out. One of the most important and influential books written in the past half-century, Robert M. Pirsig's Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is a powerful, moving, and penetrating examination of how we live . . . and a breathtaking meditation on how to live better. Here is the book that transformed a generation: an unforgettable narration of a summer motorcycle trip across America's Northwest, undertaken by a father and his young son. A story of love and fear -- of growth, discovery, and acceptance -- that becomes a profound personal and philosophical odyssey into life's fundamental questions, this uniquely exhilarating modern classic is both touching and transcendent, resonant with the myriad confusions of existence . . . and the small, essential triumphs that propel us forward. [The Elephant Whisperer]( [The Elephant Whisperer]( Save 58% ($17.64) $12.81 [Buy Now]( + Free Shipping! Elsewhere: $30.45 Hurry, stock of some items is limited at these prices. Don't miss out. When South African conservationist Lawrence Anthony was asked to accept a herd of 'rogue' elephants on his reserve at Thula Thula, his commonsense told him to refuse. But he was the herd's last chance of survival - notorious escape artists, they would all be killed if Lawrence wouldn't take them. He agreed, but before arrangements for the move could be completed the animals broke out again and the matriarch and her baby were shot. The remaining elephants were traumatised and very angry. As soon as they arrived at Thula Thula they started planning their escape...As Lawrence battled to create a bond with the elephants and save them from execution, he came to realise that they had a lot to teach him about love, loyalty and freedom. Set against the background of life on the reserve, with unforgettable characters and exotic wildlife, this is a delightful book that will appeal to animal lovers everywhere. [Being Mortal: Illness, Medicine and What Matters in the End (Wellcome)]( [Being Mortal: Illness, Medicine and What Matters in the End (Wellcome)]( Save 44% ($12.67) $15.99 [Buy Now]( + Free Shipping! Elsewhere: $28.66 Hurry, stock of some items is limited at these prices. Don't miss out. For most of human history, death was a common, ever-present possibility. It didn't matter whether you were five or fifty - every day was a roll of the dice. But now, as medical advances push the boundaries of survival further each year, we have become increasingly detached from the reality of being mortal. So here is a book about the modern experience of mortality - about what it's like to get old and die, how medicine has changed this and how it hasn't, where our ideas about death have gone wrong. With his trademark mix of perceptiveness and sensitivity, Atul Gawande outlines a story that crosses the globe, as he examines his experiences as a surgeon and those of his patients and family, and learns to accept the limits of what he can do. Never before has aging been such an important topic. The systems that we have put in place to manage our mortality are manifestly failing; but, as Gawande reveals, it doesn't have to be this way. The ultimate goal, after all, is not a good death, but a good life - all the way to the very end. Published in partnership with the Wellcome Collection, a free visitor destination that explores the connections between medicine, life and art. [A Friend for Life]( [A Friend for Life]( Save 50% ($11.99) $11.95 [Buy Now]( + Free Shipping! Elsewhere: $23.94 Hurry, stock of some items is limited at these prices. Don't miss out. 'For every dog or cat saved from an unhappy situation or uncertain future, there is a human story too. The stories in this book show how rewarding pet ownership can be.' - Paul O'Grady Battersea Dogs and Cats Home is the oldest and most-loved animal home in the country, caring for thousands of lost, abandoned or unwanted cats and dogs every year. But while they play a vital role in saving animals, quite often these animals go on to save their new owners in surprising ways. In this book, you'll meet: * Bibi the Staffie, who helped her owner make a remarkable recovery after a stroke * Kobi the Husky, who had never seen sunlight until he was rescued * Minty the three-legged cat, who formed a special bond with a baby * Marjorie the Bulldog, who went from being abandoned on the streets to meeting the Queen! Featuring moving but uplifting real life stories about the animals that have passed through Battersea's doors, A Friend for Life will strike a chord with anyone whose life has been blessed by animals. Royalties from the sale of this book go towards supporting the work of Battersea Dogs and Cats Home (registered charity no. 206394). [A Widow's Story: A Memoir]( [A Widow's Story: A Memoir]( Save 52% ($18.61) $16.99 [Buy Now]( + Free Shipping! Elsewhere: $35.60 Hurry, stock of some items is limited at these prices. Don't miss out. 'My husband died, my life collapsed.' On a February morning in 2008, Joyce Carol Oates drove her ailing husband, Raymond Smith, to the emergency room of the Princeton Medical Center where he was diagnosed with pneumonia. Both Joyce and Ray expected him to be released in a day or two. But in less than a week, even as Joyce was preparing for his discharge, Ray was dead from a hospital-acquired virulent infection, and Joyce was suddenly faced - totally unprepared - with the reality of widowhood. 'A Widow's Story' illuminates one woman's struggle to comprehend a life absent of the partnership that had sustained and defined her for nearly half a century. Joyce Carol Oates shares the derangement of denial, the anguish of loss, the disorientation of the survivor amid a nightmare of 'death duties', and the solace of friendship. She writes unflinchingly of the experience of grief - the almost unbearable suspense of the hospital vigil, the treacherous 'pools' of memory that surround us, the vocabulary of illness, the absurdities of commercialized forms of mourning. Enlivened by the piercing vision, acute perception and mordant humour that are the hallmarks of the work of Joyce Carol Oates, this is a extremely moving tale of life and death, love and grief. [One Hundred Years of Solitude]( [One Hundred Years of Solitude]( Save 45% ($12.30) $14.99 [Buy Now]( + Free Shipping! Elsewhere: $27.29 Hurry, stock of some items is limited at these prices. Don't miss out. One of the world's most famous novels, One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, blends the natural with the supernatural in one of the most magical reading experiences on earth. 'Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendia was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice' Gabriel Garcia Marquez's great masterpiece is the story of seven generations of the Buendia family and of Macondo, the town they have built. Though little more than a settlement surrounded by mountains, Macondo has its wars and disasters, even its wonders and its miracles. A microcosm of Columbian life, its secrets lie hidden, encoded in a book, and only Aureliano Buendia can fathom its mysteries and reveal its shrouded destiny. Blending political reality with magic realism, fantasy and comic invention, One Hundred Years of Solitude is one of the most daringly original works of the twentieth century. 'Dazzling' The New York Times [When Breath Becomes Air]( [When Breath Becomes Air]( Save 43% ($9.95) $13.45 [Buy Now]( + Free Shipping! Elsewhere: $23.40 Hurry, stock of some items is limited at these prices. Don't miss out. At the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decade's training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, the next he was a patient struggling to live. When Breath Becomes Air chronicles Kalanithi's transformation from a medical student asking what makes a virtuous and meaningful life into a neurosurgeon working in the core of human identity - the brain - and finally into a patient and a new father. What makes life worth living in the face of death? What do you do when when life is catastrophically interrupted? What does it mean to have a child as your own life fades away? Paul Kalanithi died while working on this profoundly moving book, yet his words live on as a guide to us all. When Breath Becomes Air is a life-affirming reflection on facing our mortality and on the relationship between doctor and patient, from a gifted writer who became both. [The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are]( [The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are]( Save 48% ($13.16) $13.99 [Buy Now]( + Free Shipping! Elsewhere: $27.15 Hurry, stock of some items is limited at these prices. Don't miss out. Overturning the illusion that individuals are merely 'egos' contained within their bodies who are seperate from the rest of the universe, Alan Watts draws on the Vedanta religion in order to explain how a person's identity makes them the centre of the universe. [The Road Less Travelled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth]( [The Road Less Travelled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth]( Save 56% ($17.80) $13.99 [Buy Now]( + Free Shipping! Elsewhere: $31.79 Hurry, stock of some items is limited at these prices. Don't miss out. Confronting and solving problems is a painful process which most of us attempt to avoid. Avoiding resolution results in greater pain and an inability to grow both mentally and spiritually. Drawing heavily on his own professional experience, Dr M. Scott Peck, a psychiatrist, suggests ways in which facing our difficulties - and suffering through the changes - can enable us to reach a higher level of self-understanding. He discusses the nature of loving relationships: how to distinguish dependency from love; how to become one's own person and how to be a more sensitive parent. This is a book that can show you how to embrace reality and yet achieve serenity and a richer existence. Hugely influential, it has now sold over ten million copies - and has changed many people's lives round the globe. It may change yours. [The Last Lecture: Lessons in Living]( [The Last Lecture: Lessons in Living]( Save 57% ($18.07) $13.50 [Buy Now]( + Free Shipping! Elsewhere: $31.57 Condition: As New Sold by: [Real Life Books]( Hurry, stock of some items is limited at these prices. Don't miss out. The phenomenal international bestseller - with over 8 million copies sold. When Randy Pausch, a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon, was asked to give 'a last lecture' lecture, he didn't have to imagine it as his last, since he had recently been diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer. But the lecture he gave, 'Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams', wasn't about dying. It was about the importance of overcoming obstacles, of enabling the dreams of others, of seizing every moment (because time is all you have and you may find one day that you have less than you think). It was a summation of everything Randy had come to believe. It was about living. A lot of professors give talks titled 'The Last Lecture'. Professors are asked to consider their demise and to ruminate on what matters most to them: What wisdom would we impart to the world if we knew it was our last chance? If we had to vanish tomorrow, what would we want as our legacy? In this book, Randy Pausch has combined the humour, inspiration, and intelligence that made his lecture such a phenomenon and given it an indelible form. It is a book that will be shared for generations to come. [I Will Find You: In Search of the Man Who Raped Me]( [I Will Find You: In Search of the Man Who Raped Me]( Save 40% ($9.28) $13.99 [Buy Now]( + Free Shipping! Elsewhere: $23.27 Hurry, stock of some items is limited at these prices. Don't miss out. A hard-hitting memoir about a woman's search to understand the man who raped her Joanna Connors was thirty years old when she was raped at knifepoint by a stranger. Many years later she realised she had to confront the fear that had ruled her life ever since that day. She needed, finally, to understand. So she went in search of her rapist's story, determined to find out who he was, where he came from, what his life was like - and what leads a person to do something as destructive as what he did to her. 'More chilling than a horror film and more thought-provoking than an HBO doc' Cosmopolitan 'Brutally affecting' Guardian 'Riveting' Mail on Sunday [War Dog: The No-Man's Land Puppy Who Took to the Skies]( [War Dog: The No-Man's Land Puppy Who Took to the Skies]( Save 70% ($22.33) $9.58 [Buy Now]( + Free Shipping! Elsewhere: $31.91 Hurry, stock of some items is limited at these prices. Don't miss out. In the winter of 1939 in the cold snow of no-man's-land, two loners met and began an extraordinary journey together, one that would bind them for the rest of their lives. One was an orphaned puppy, abandoned by his owners as they fled the approaching Nazi forces. The other, a lost soul of a different sort - a Czech airman, flying for the French Air Force but soon to be bound for the RAF and the country that he would call home. Airman Robert Bozdech stumbled across the tiny German Shepherd after being shot down during a daring mission over enemy lines. Unable to desert his charge, he hid the dog inside his flying jacket as he made his escape. In the months that followed the pair would save each other's lives countless times as they fled France and flew together with Bomber Command; the puppy - which Robert named Ant - becoming the Squadron mascot along the way. Wounded repeatedly in action, shot, facing crash-landings and parachute bailouts, Ant was eventually grounded due to injury. Even then he refused to abandon his duty, waiting patiently beside the runway for his master's return from every sortie. By the end of the war Robert and Ant had become very British war heroes, and Ant was justly awarded the Dickin Medal, the 'Animal VC'. Thrilling and deeply moving, their story will touch the heart of anyone who understands the bond that exists between one man and his dog. [Poems That Make Grown Men Cry: 100 Men on the Words That Move Them]( [Poems That Make Grown Men Cry: 100 Men on the Words That Move Them]( Save 56% ($19.14) $14.99 [Buy Now]( + Free Shipping! Elsewhere: $34.13 Hurry, stock of some items is limited at these prices. Don't miss out. In this fascinating anthology, one hundred men - distinguished in literature and film, science and architecture, theatre and human rights - confess to being moved to tears by poems that haunt them. Representing 20 nationalities and ranging in age from their early 20s to their late 80s, the majority are public figures not prone to crying. Here they admit to breaking down when ambushed by great art, often in words as powerful as the poems themselves. 75 per cent of the selected poems were written in the 20th century, with more than a dozen by women. Their themes range from love in its many guises, through mortality and loss, to the beauty and variety of nature. Three men have suffered the pain of losing a child; others are moved to tears by the exquisite way a poet captures, in Alexander Pope's famous phrase, 'what oft was thought, but ne'er so well express'd'. From J.J Abrams to John le Carre, Salman Rushdie to Jonathan Franzen, Daniel Radcliffe to Nick Cave, Ian McEwan to Stephen Fry, Stanley Tucci to Colin Firth, and Seamus Heaney to Christopher Hitchens, this collection delivers private insight into the souls of men whose writing, acting, and thinking are admired around the world. [The Shack]( [The Shack]( Save 43% ($9.21) $12.40 [Buy Now]( + Free Shipping! Elsewhere: $21.61 Hurry, stock of some items is limited at these prices. Don't miss out. Hitting theatres soon! Mackenzie Allen Phillips's youngest daughter, Missy, has been abducted during a family vacation. Evidence that she may have been brutally murdered is found in an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness. Four years later, in the midst of his great sadness, Mack receives a suspicious note--apparently from God--inviting him back to that shack for a weekend. Against his better judgment, he arrives at the shack on a wintry afternoon and walks back into his darkest nightmare. What he finds there will change his life forever. [Poems That Make Grown Women Cry]( [Poems That Make Grown Women Cry]( Save 37% ($9.41) $15.84 [Buy Now]( + Free Shipping! Elsewhere: $25.25 Hurry, stock of some items is limited at these prices. Don't miss out. 'A deep and valuable collection that you could rely upon in your time of need' The Times Following the success of their anthology Poems That Make Grown Men Cry, father-and-son team Anthony and Ben Holden, working with Amnesty International, have asked the same revealing question of 100 remarkable women. What poem has moved you to tears? The poems chosen range from the eighth century to today, from Rumi and Shakespeare to Sylvia Plath, W. H. Auden to Carol Ann Duffy, Pablo Neruda and Derek Walcott to Imtiaz Dharker and Warsan Shire. Their themes range from love and loss, through mortality and mystery, war and peace, to the beauty and variety of nature. From Yoko Ono to Judi Dench, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie to Elena Ferrante, Carol Ann Duffy to Meera Syal, and Joan Baez to Olivia Colman, this unique collection delivers private insights into the minds of women whose writing, acting and thinking are admired around the world. [Life Sentence: A Police Officer's Battle with PTSD]( [Life Sentence: A Police Officer's Battle with PTSD]( Save 29% ($11.70) $27.99 [Buy Now]( + Free Shipping! Elsewhere: $39.69 Hurry, stock of some items is limited at these prices. Don't miss out. 'I'm awake again, shaking, sweating. My heart is racing and I stare into the dark. I can't close my eyes. I fear the images - too many to count. They swim behind my eyelids; I am drowning in their terror. Suicides, heart attacks, murders, car crashes. The images come again and again. All the dead people ...I have to touch their legs, their arms, reach into their pockets, look into their unseeing eyes for clues.' From the moment two police officers walked into his primary school to give a talk, Simon Gillard knew he wanted to be a policeman. It was a dream that stayed with him right through high school, and as soon as he was old enough he applied to join the force. He began as an optimistic young probationary constable with a great sense of humour and passion for the job. But as his career began to build, so too did the number of cases he worked on, from high-profile murder investigations to paedophile rings, suicides to the investigation even of a fellow officer. As the cases mounted, Simon started to suffer panic attacks and to drink heavily. Nights were the most difficult- he would shut his eyes only to be tormented by nightmares about missing young women, and schoolboys not much older than his own son, whose lives had been devastated. He sought help but was encouraged to just 'go back to work' and ended up making four attempts on his own life. He was later formally diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and invalided out of the force. In this powerful memoir, Simon reveals the details of the cases he worked on, how the police force operates, and how one man's life can spiral so out of control. He is now working to create awareness about PTSD and has written this book to help other sufferers. [Is There No Place on Earth for Me?]( [Is There No Place on Earth for Me?]( Save 26% ($7.10) $19.99 [Buy Now]( + Free Shipping! Elsewhere: $27.09 Hurry, stock of some items is limited at these prices. Don't miss out. This renowned journalist's classic Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation of schizophrenia now reissued with a new postscript follows a flamboyant and fiercely intelligent young woman as she struggles in the throes of mental illness.Sylvia Frumkin was born in 1948 and began showing signs of schizophrenia in her teens. She spent the next seventeen years in and out of mental institutions. In 1978, reporter Susan Sheehan took an interest in her and, for more than two years, became immersed in her life: talking with her, listening to her monologues, sitting in on consultations with doctors even, for a period, sleeping in the bed next to her in a psychiatric center. With Sheehan, we become witness to Sylvia s plight: her psychotic episodes, the medical struggle to control her symptoms, and the overburdened hospitals that, more often than not, she was obliged to call home. The resulting book, first published in 1982, was hailed as an extraordinary achievement: harrowing, humanizing, moving, and bitingly funny. . Now, some two decades later, Is There No Place on Earth for Me? continues to set the standard for accounts of mental illness. [The Tao of Pooh]( [The Tao of Pooh]( Save 56% ($17.92) $13.99 [Buy Now]( + Free Shipping! Elsewhere: $31.91 Hurry, stock of some items is limited at these prices. Don't miss out. The 75th Anniversary Year of Winnie-the-Pooh in 2001 was a year of change and renovation for The Wisdom of Pooh list, which continues in 2003 with the reissue of this phenomenally popular title. The cover has been redesigned in a new style to reach a wider market for Winnie-the-Pooh adult readers and to encourage new fans for Benjamin Hoff's bestselling titles. Winnie-the-Pooh has a certain way about him, a way of doing things that has made him the world's most beloved bear, and Pooh's Way, as Benjamin Hoff brilliantly demonstrates, seems strangely close to the ancient Chinese principles of Taoism. [The Secret]( [The Secret]( Save 31% ($11.00) $24.99 [Buy Now]( + Free Shipping! Elsewhere: $35.99 Hurry, stock of some items is limited at these prices. Don't miss out. n 2006, a groundbreaking feature-length film revealed the great mystery of the universe--The Secret--and, later that year, Rhonda Byrne followed with a book that became a worldwide bestseller. Fragments of a Great Secret have been found in the oral traditions, in literature, in religions and philosophies throughout the centuries. For the first time, all the pieces of The Secret come together in an incredible revelation that will be life-transforming for all who experience it. In this book, you'll learn how to use The Secret in every aspect of your life--money, health, relationships, happiness, and in every interaction you have in the world. You'll begin to understand the hidden, untapped power that's within you, and this revelation can bring joy to every aspect of your life. The Secret contains wisdom from modern-day teachers--men and women who have used it to achieve health, wealth, and happiness. By applying the knowledge of The Secret, they bring to light compelling stories of eradicating disease, acquiring massive wealth, overcoming obstacles, and achieving what many would regard as impossible. [The History of Love (Penguin Essentials)]( [The History of Love (Penguin Essentials)]( Save 56% ($17.80) $13.99 [Buy Now]( + Free Shipping! Elsewhere: $31.79 Hurry, stock of some items is limited at these prices. Don't miss out. The History of Love explores the lasting power of the written word and the lasting power of love. 'When I was born my mother named me after every girl in a book my father gave her called The History of Love...' Fourteen-year-old Alma Singer is trying to find a cure for her mother's loneliness. Believing she might discover it in an old book her mother is lovingly translating, she sets out in search of its author. Across New York an old man called Leo Gursky is trying to survive a little bit longer. He spends his days dreaming of the love lost that sixty years ago in Poland inspired him to write a book. And although he doesn't know it yet, that book also survived: crossing oceans and generations, and changing lives [The Reason I Jump: One Boy's Voice from the Silence of Autism]( [The Reason I Jump: One Boy's Voice from the Silence of Autism]( Save 54% ($14.54) $12.50 [Buy Now]( + Free Shipping! Elsewhere: $27.04 Hurry, stock of some items is limited at these prices. Don't miss out. Written by Naoki Higashida when he was only thirteen, this remarkable book provides a rare insight into the often baffling behaviour of autistic children. Using a question and answer format, Naoki explains things like why he talks loudly or repeats the same questions, what causes him to have panic attacks, and why he likes to jump. He also shows the way he thinks and feels about his world - other people, nature, time and beauty, and himself. Abundantly proving that people with autism do possess imagination, humour and empathy, he also makes clear how badly they need our compassion, patience and understanding. David Mitchell and his wife have translated Naoki's book so that it might help others dealing with autism and generally illuminate a little-understood condition. It gives us an exceptional chance to enter the mind of another and see the world from a strange and fascinating perspective.The book also features eleven original illustrations, inspired by Naoki's words, by the artistic duo Kai and Sunny. This email has been sent by Fishpond Ltd. Please add us to your address book or safe list so our emails don't get deleted as SPAM - we'd like to keep you informed of other special offers. 9780241963654 Note that we will never pass your email address onto anyone else. See our [Privacy Policy]( for more details. You have received this email because you have registered at [Fishpond.com.au](. Use the [Email Preference Centre]( to modify the frequency of emails, choose product categories you're interested in, or to unsubscribe © 2004-2013 Fishpond Ltd. PO Box Z5287 St George Terrace, Perth W.A. 6831 [Toys]( [Toys]( [Health]( [Health]( [Kitchen]( [Kitchen]( [Baby]( [Baby](