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Stones into Schools. Viking
Greg Mortenson
Picking up where the bestselling Three Cups of Tea left off, this continues the remarkable story of Mortenson's school-building programme in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Unforgettable and heart-warming tale of fighting the odds.
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Dead Aid
Dambisa Moyo
A controversial look at how 50 years of aid to Africa has not helped, with millions poorer because of it. Moyo shows that the poorest nations can succeed, but only if we make charity history.
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We Are All Made of Glue
Marina Lewycka
Two elderly neighbours' lives become hopelessly and hilariously intertwined. Georgie Sinclair discovers that looking after Mrs Shapiro is rather more difficult than planned, but as she tries to help her neighbour, her own life falls apart.
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One Day
David Nicholls
Emma and Dexter meet on 15 July 1988, and then go their separate ways. But what will the be like a year later' Or another year after that? The books follows their lives by revisiting them on the same day each year for 20 years.
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About Face. Arrow Books
Donna Leon
Commissario Brunetti is back with his latest case: the owner of a trucking company has been murdered, and it could be down to his Mafia connections. But then another body turns up and Brunetti is faced with real danger.
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