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In this book, the anti-smoking guru Allen Carr tells the story of how he overcame his 100-a-day habit and quit smoking for good.

Slim may be the best, but can he save Earth?

The Interview is a set of six short books about a forthcoming interview for the job of assistant manager at a furniture and carpet store. The books are short, concise and easy to read for adult students of English.

March 1928. Freddie Smith is on a motoring holiday in the mountains of south west France. He is caught in a violent storm and his car crashes. He is forced to seek shelter in a boarding house in the nearby village of Axat. There he meets another guest in the tiny hotel, a pale and beautiful young...

The stories in this volume come from Malawi, South Africa, and Tanzania by African writers Steve Chimombo, Farida Karodia, and M.G. Vassanji.

Based on the true story of the 'chicken farm murder' which took place in Blackness, Crowborough, East Sussex in December, 1924. Norman Thorne was found guilty of the murder of Elsie Cameron, but even at the time of his execution there were doubts about his guilt. Still swearing his innocence, Nor...