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Enslaved
Slavery does not belong to the past. It lives and breathes in our midst and Rahila Gupta's powerful expose opens a window on this secret world. This is one of the most shocking books you will read about contemporary Britain; that human beings should be treated with such degradation and cruelty us a disgrace we should find unbearable. I hope the author's passion ignites a new anti-slavery campaign. Sign me up. ' - Helena Kennedy In this compelling and persuasive book that examines the complex subject of immigration, and its connection to modern-day slavery, Rahila Gupta seeks out five former slaves who had been trafficked, smuggled or duped into the UK, and helps them to tell us their stories. We meet a pregnant child from Sierra Leone who was locked up in a London house as a domestic slave ; a Russian teenager trafficked into prostitution; a chinese man, living in fear of the triads; a religious Somali woman who had to promise sex in order to eat; and a young Punjabi woman forced into marriage and repeatedly abused by her husband. Living in fear of being sent back to conditions of war, persecution, sexual oppression or grinding poverty, these hapless immigrants come to the UK only to find that their passports are in the hands of their oppressors and that the world of freedom and equal opportunity they have escaped to is, in fact, a deadly trap.
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A Cabinet Secretary Looks Back
One of India's most distinguished civil servants, B.G. Deshmukh in these candid memoirs describes his long and remarkable journey from Poona, where he grew up, to the heady days when he was cabinet secretary under Rajiv Gandhi and then principal secretary to three prime ministers - Rajiv Gandhi, V. P. Singh and Chandrashekar. Deshmukh provides fresh insights into the momentous events of those times, including such controversial subjects as Bofors, the coterie that surrounded Rajiv Gandhi, the Union Carbide case, the Mandal Commission report, and India's involvement in Sri Lanka. He also charts the twists and turns in India-Pakistan relations, why terrorism took roots in Punjab and how it was eventually crushed, and the genesis of the Kashmir problem.
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Brida
But how will I know my soul mate is? ' By taking risks,' she said to Brida. 'By risking failure, disappointment, disillusion, but never ceasing in your search for Love. As long as you keep looking, you will triumph in the end.'
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The Last Battle
Narnia . . . where lies breed fear . . . where loyalty is tested . . . where all hope seems lost. During the last days of Narnia, the land faces its fiercest challenge?not an invader from without but an enemy from within. Lies and treachery have taken root, and only the king and a small band of loyal followers can prevent the destruction of all they hold dear in this, the magnificent ending to The Chronicles of Narnia.
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Prince Caspian
A PRINCE FIGHTS FOR HIS CROWN NARNIA...where animals talk...where trees walk...where a battle is about to begin.A prince denied his rightful throne gathers an army in a desperate attempt to rid his land of a false king. But in the end, it is a battle of honour between two men alone that will decide the fate of an entire world.
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The Horse And His Boy
Narnia...where horses talk and hermits like company, where evil men turn into donkeys, where boys go into where the adventure begins.During the Golden Age of Narnia, when Peter is High King, a boy named Shasta discovers he is not the son of Arsheesh, the Calormene fisherman, and decides to run far away to the North--to Narnia. When he is mistaken for another runaway, Shasta is led to discover who he really is and even finds his real father
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The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe
Narnia . . . a land frozen in eternal winter . . . a country waiting to be set free . . . Four adventurers step through a wardrobe door and into the land of Narnia; a land enslaved by the power of the White Witch. But when almost all hope is lost, the return of the Great Lion, Aslan, signals a great change . . . and a great sacrifice.
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The Magician's Nephew
Narnia . . . where Talking Beasts walk . . . where a witch awaits . . . where a new world is about to be born. On a daring quest to save a beloved life, two friends are hurled into another world, where an evil sorceress seeks to enslave them. But then the lion Aslan's song weaves itself into the fabric of a new land, a land that will become known as Narnia. And in Narnia, all things are possible . . . .
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Like The Flowing River
Like the Flowing River is intimate collection of Poulo Coelho
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Two Of A Kind 37
Meet Mary-Kate and Ashley, the Tween Queen Twins! Your new best friends have just arrived… Mary-Kate gets a beautiful beaded necklace from her Secret Santa. She thinks it's from Carter, a really cute boy in one of her classes. Could Carter have a crush on her? She hopes so! Meanwhile, Ashley gets the worst presents ever from her Secret Santa – stinky gym socks and a half-eaten sandwich! Her Secret Santa must really not like her. And Ashley has the feeling it's one of her friends!
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Two Of A Kind 36
Part-one of a super two-part diary series featuring Mary-Kate and Ashley. School’s out and the girls are at summer camp – but with these two, it’s never plain sailing! Mary-Kate and Ashley are at summer camp, where their team has to beat a rival camp’s team in a secret competition. It’s hard to say what their biggest problem is – is it that Mary-Kate has a crush on her tennis partner, Andrew, while his dad (the tennis coach) has forbidden him to see her? Or that Ashley’s little buddy, Jessie, keeps following her around and spilling everyone’s secrets? And there are plenty of secrets to spill…