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A beautifully modulated novel that shows Edward St. Aubyn at his sparkling best

Charlie Fairburn, successful screenwriter, ex-husband, and absent father, has been given six months to live. He resolves to stake half his fortune on a couple of turns of the roulette wheel and, to his agent's disgust, to write a novel-about death. In the casino he meets his muse. Charlie grows as addicted to writing fiction as she is to gambling.

His novel is set on a train and involves a group of characters (familiar to readers of St. Aubyn's earlier work) who are locked in a debate about...

Clarence, The Littlest Stork is about a stork named Clarence, who has a few physical challenges. But he does not let these stand in the way of doing what he was destined to do: deliver babies. His tenacity, positive attitude, and grit keep him determined to succeed, never wavering from his destiny. On a cold, snowy evening in December, he gets the chance to prove his ability and the size of his heart, despite the challenges. Follow Clarence as he overcomes all obstacles to prove his worthiness.

As my life carries on through my thirties, I still sit and ponder the true meaning of life.
--Does anyone fully understand?
--Is life a statement, question, or exclamation?
--Does life contain the answers?
--Will life give the simple mind clarity?

As confused and twisted as my mind is, I will still maintain the assumption that time will work everything out. Shit, don't get me started on time.

This life seems to desensitize and misinterpret pretty much everything it doesn't want to comprehend or take the time to understand. With this in mind, I would...

First published in 1977, this extraordinarily prescient book sets out de Bono's method for achieving the ultimate 21st century goal: work-life balance. Defined in terms of life-space and self-space, de Bono invites the reader to look at their life and measure the gap between these spaces the smaller the gap, the greater our chances at happiness; but if the life-space is vastly bigger than the self-space, our coping ability is compromised and anxiety is likely. For anyone concerned with happiness and life-fulfilment this book is essential reading, and is perhaps more resonant...