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The All-Time Greats!

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The All-Time Greats!

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Some books leave such a powerful impression you just want to let others know about them. Here are some of ours and if you agree, please vote for them and feel free to add your own.
Whether your favorite was moving, funny, thrilling, enlightening or captured your attention in some other way, please share your good fortune with others!

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The Book Awards Winner 2018 – The Butterfly Bee Lady and The Bee by I G Oliver!
She’s young, beautiful and is the daughter of the Butterfly Bee Lady, who was once a Queen of dragonflies, along with her twin sister Sindeena; but by fate and malice and... — The Book Awards Winner 2018 – The Butterfly Bee Lady and The Bee by I G Oliver!
She’s young, beautiful and is the daughter of the Butterfly Bee Lady, who was once a Queen of dragonflies, along with her twin sister Sindeena; but by fate and malice and a mysterious form of magic was changed into the first Butterfly.

The Book of Being by Lee Follender

The Book of Being: Your Playbook on How to Be Happy & Win at the Game of Life! Paperback – May 7, 2018
Do you dare to create a life of fulfillment, value, and satisfaction? Have you tried everything you currently know how to do to accomplish this – and still fall short? Then, the Book of Being is the perfect place for you to start.
When you are ready to take a leap forward and stop living out…

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More to Life by Maureen Moss

Divorce. Career kaput. A house move. Three of life’s scariest situations all hit Rachael as she’s entering her forties. This is definitely not the future she signed up for. What’s a girl to do? Run away, of course. Flinging off convention, she plans a wild, exciting and challenging adventure, heading to the East in the hope of finding some meaning in her life. To leave her three teenage children…

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500 Years of Island Life

From the early 1400s to the 21st century, the island of Guernsey was a microcosm of society edging its way from feudalism towards democracy. During those 500 years, the Lihou family worked and lived on the island and their story is woven into many of the great events that have shaped, not just the island, but the wider world.
Sixteen generations of the Lihou family span the half-millennium of…

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The Book Awards goes Quarterly!

The monthly book awards are to go quarterly at the end of this month, so nominations will now have three months to garner as many Facebook ‘votes’ as they can! Good luck for March 31st and the next deadline will be at the end of June.

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Halloween: A Tale of Disaster
Written in five character dialogue by Mr. House, he had to jump into 5 children characters throughout this entire book.

Inside My Mind
Interesting show of the intenseness of how his mind works in linking together words with thoughts and feelings in one book of poems. — **Inside My Mind**
Interesting show of the intenseness of how his mind works in linking together words with thoughts and feelings in one book of poems.

Memory Time
Educational book for children which captures their attention with vibrant colors, big and amazing pictures to match the alphabets. — **Memory Time**
Educational book for children which captures their attention with vibrant colors, big and amazing pictures to match the alphabets.

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Letter from Tom Watson, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, to the Prime Minister, seeking clarity on two questions ahead of a vote on Syrian military action

Dear Prime Minister,

All Members of Parliament have approached the prospect of extended action in the ISIL held territory within Syria with a heavy heart.

You will be aware that the Shadow Cabinet met this afternoon to discuss your proposal to extend UK support for the military coalition against ISIL, from Iraq and into the territories it currently occupies in Syria.

I believe there is a compelling case for action based on the direct threat posed by ISIL to the United Kingdom and its citizens and to our allies. RAF air strikes have weakened ISIL in Iraq and based on the intelligence you presented to the House last Thursday, my understanding is that this action has not caused civilian casualties.

You are right to seek what you have described as a broad consensus in Parliament for the extension of military action into Syria. However, having spoken to many colleagues over the weekend, I don’t believe you are yet in a position to reach such a consensus.

While many colleagues agree with the compelling moral and legal case for action, a large section of Labour MPs remain unconvinced about two areas in particular and would welcome more clarity on these issues.

Firstly, unlike in Iraq where there is a clarity of purpose and action by Government led ground forces, it remains uncertain what the ground strategy in Syria would be and whether there is a coherent and capable ground force that could capitalise on the strategic advantage air strikes would give them.

This has been raised by colleagues in every political party. Your assertion that experts say there are ‘approximately 70,000 Syrian opposition fighters on the ground who do not belong to extremist groups’ has been widely challenged. Please could you explain, in detail, how this figure was compiled? The Chair of the Defence Select Committee said in the chamber that he was “extremely surprised” by this figure. His views carry great weight on both sides of the House. Are you able to explain to him, to me and others how the 70,000 figure can be used with confidence and provide more detail about where they are located?

Secondly, it is clear that military action needs to be part of a wider strategy, including ongoing political negotiations aimed at securing a lasting peace, and a comprehensive reconstruction plan in Syria. We also need a coordinated humanitarian effort to address the refugee crisis the war in Syria has created.

There are many MPs who understand that a transitional government in Syria can only come about if ISIL forces no longer hold territory. But they are yet to be convinced that there is a meaningful political process in place that can pull together the disparate groups who will need to sign up to it if there is to be a lasting peace.

I very much welcome the nascent Vienna Process. There needs to be a coordinated approach by all the military powers active- or in the UK’s case potentially active- in Syria. In particular we must ensure that those moderate opposition forces which have potential to take territory from ISIL are not weakened by military intervention.

However, I believe this can only come about once the Vienna Process begins to outline a broader strategy for Syria after military action has taken place. With this in mind, please can you outline a timeline for peace and the transition to arrangements for a lasting political settlement? And further to that, can you give an assessment and your view on the Saudi initiative to draw together opposition groups in Syria; how does the inclusion of conservative groups Arar Al-Sham and Jaish Al-Islam impact on the prospects for peace?

It is incumbent upon you as the Prime Minister to listen and engage with colleagues and to answer the legitimate questions I have raised on their behalf.

I do not believe you have given proper time to build consensus. As Jeremy Corbyn has made clear, parliament needs more time to make a considered decision on whether air strikes can take place. Only then can MPs from all parties confidently articulate that decision to their constituents and the British people.

Yours sincerely,

Tom Watson

Deputy Leader of the Labour Party

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The Book Awards goes Quarterly!

Letter from Tom Watson, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, to the Prime Minister, seeking clarity on two questions ahead of a vote on Syrian military action