Maximilian Moeran is an American Senator who intends to run for President.  He's also a murderer, a womaniser and an ex-American-Football star.  Max is a popular man and he runs his political life without scruples - until he has a sexual affair with Esme, a young schoolgirl, and this is the only thing that troubles his conscience.  One night, left alone in the dark on the fifty-yard line of a football stadium, he has a moment of clarity.        Suspected by family and friends of having had a nervous breakdown, Maximilian changes - he becomes completely honest.  However, most people preferred the old Max and shun the new one.  When Esme returns, seeking redress for the innocence he took from her, he has to decide who he really is - the old Max or the new one.        Childeyes is more than a satirical and surreal look at politics in America - the novel asks some big questions about the untimate meaning of life, set against the background of Washington DC - an insider world which has just as much charisma and sex-appeal as the world of Hollywood, although as yet untapped in literary terms.  Untimately, however, the book is about concepts of good and bad - and guilt.  The Lolitaesque affair between Max and Esme is controversial and taboo-breaking, but is also treated sensitievly and without hysteria."         Author:  "Childeyes is John F McDonald's 3rd novel.  His previous novels, Tribe and Talking to God, are currently in development for film.  John's 4th novel, Absolution, will be published later in 2009 and he is working on a 5th novel, Foreverland.  John has also scripted many graphic novel versions of the plays of William Shakespeare.  He has had stage plays produced in London and Paris and his his work for television has won awards."

Childeyes

John F. McDonald

Gatecrasher Books

Staying Strong is an immensely human story of how a working-class boy from Tyneside in the north of England became a world champion BMX dirt rider in America – then went downhill through partying and drugs and alcohol, until he hit rock bottom. But, with determination and hard work, Stephen Murray had the tenacity to fight his way back to the top of his sport and, in 2007, he was once again riding in a world championship final. Then tragedy struck – he crashed and broke his neck, flat-lined three times, and ended up paralysed from the shoulders down. Though he lost the use of most of his body, Stephen never lost the fighting spirit that made him world champion and saved his life. Now he fights on a different front, staying strong in the face of everyday adversities, with a super-human mental resilience that inspires quadriplegics and action sports athletes the world over. His story is inspirational and his book is a triumph of the soul. The limited edition collector's hardback is personally signed by Stephen Murray (only from www.stysrg.com) available on Amazon.

Staying Strong: An Immensely Human Story

Murray, REV Stephen

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Prates, Gill

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Sien: Vincent van Gogh and Clasina Maria Hoornik-the greatest love story never told

An insight into the life of one of the most enigmatic characters in history. It's her story, told by her, in her own voice. It's a love story in the true sense of the word, between a woman and a man who just wanted to be together, but who weren't allowed that simple desire. Clasina Maria Hoornik was born in The Hague on 22nd February 1850, the eldest of eleven children. She was forced to turn to prostitution to help support the family. Van Gogh's relationship with Sien made a huge impact on his way of drawing, and it served to build his character and influence his later, now famous, oil paintings. He helped her when he himself was in need of help and lacking the luxury of money. Van Gogh despaired of her rejection by "respectable society" and the loss of his little family.

Frances, Lauren

Genre Fiction

Dynasty Escape

Sue, Nobu

Professionals & Academics

Nobu Sue explores the murky world of Taiwanese banking and the Kuomintang political dynasty-and how his ship loans were hijacked and used in a huge money laundering scam. This book offers an insight into the Taiwan/China love-hate relationship. Modern Chinese history is not honestly told to the world. Learn the truth about how the KMT stole so much money from the Chinese people and the native Taiwanese, and how the war between the Communist Party and the Kuomintang caused the current tension in Taiwan's geopolitics. The solution may be derived from reading this book. Dynasty Escape is the second book from Nobu Sue, author of the controversial The Gold Man From The East. His third is the novel, Dead Hedge.

王朝大逃亡 (Chinese Edition)

著, 苏信吉

Business & Money

An insight into the life of one of the most enigmatic characters in history. It's her story, told by her, in her own voice. It's a love story in the true sense of the word, between a woman and a man who just wanted to be together, but who weren't allowed that simple desire. Clasina Maria Hoornik was born in The Hague on 22nd February 1850, the eldest of eleven children. She was forced to turn to prostitution to help support the family. Van Gogh's relationship with Sien made a huge impact on his way of drawing, and it served to build his character and influence his later, now famous, oil paintings. He helped her when he himself was in need of help and lacking the luxury of money. Van Gogh despaired of her rejection by "respectable society" and the loss of his little family.

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