WISDEN'S THE LAWS OF CRICKET sets out in full the text of the new laws of cricket, 42 in number (with permission of the MCC which own the copyright in them). For each law it provides a commentary covering the reasons for any changs, explaining the background, & highlighting how they are likely to affect the way the game is played at every level. Full discussion is devoted to the major contentious issues, such as the introduction of penalty runs for various misdemeanours, & the revisions to the 'no ball' law. Don Oslear, the distinguished umpire, has been intimately involved over several years in the process of drafting the new laws, & explains why they needed changing, what views his committe recieved from the governing bodies of all the cricketing nations & from players, spectators & the media, how these were resolved, & what effect they are expected to have on the future of the game. No one who plays cricket, or is seriously interested in the game, can afford to miss this book. ...

WISDEN'S THE LAWS OF CRICKET sets out in full the text of the new laws of cricket, 42 in number (with permission of the MCC which own the copyright in them). For each law it provides a commentary covering the reasons for any changs, explaining the background, & highlighting how they are likely to affect the way the game is played at every level. Full discussion is devoted to the major contentious issues, such as the introduction of penalty runs for various misdemeanours, & the revisions to the 'no ball' law. Don Oslear, the distinguished umpire, has been intimately involved over several years in the process of drafting the new laws, & explains why they needed changing, what views his committe recieved from the governing bodies of all the cricketing nations & from players, spectators & the media, how these were resolved, & what effect they are expected to have on the future of the game. No one who plays cricket, or is seriously interested in the game, can afford to miss this book. ...

If you're head of the Wildenstern clan, you can expect someone'll try to kill you at some point or another. & usually when someone does, it's a member of your own family.

But, right now Berto Wildenstern, & his brother Nate, have more pressing matters on their minds... local women seem to be spontaneously combusting & no one's quite sure why!

Wild mechanical creatures, explosions, deceptions, twists & turns with a host of fantastic otherworldly characters
- imagine The Godfather meets Philip Reeve & you have Wisdom of Dead Men.




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If you're head of the Wildenstern clan, you can expect someone'll try to kill you at some point or another. & usually when someone does, it's a member of your own family.

But, right now Berto Wildenstern, & his brother Nate, have more pressing matters on their minds... local women seem to be spontaneously combusting & no one's quite sure why!

Wild mechanical creatures, explosions, deceptions, twists & turns with a host of fantastic otherworldly characters
- imagine The Godfather meets Philip Reeve & you have Wisdom of Dead Men.




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Very few of us know much about the machinery & workings of our bodies. In an era when most educated people are up-to-date on such questions as gene research, or the male contraceptive pill, the depth of familiarity with our own organs (their structure & function) is surprisingly thin. Where is your spleen? & what does it do? & so forth. Sherwin Nuland's book explains the basic equipment of our body & shows how the human organism constructs its own strategies for survival. But Nuland goes much further than conventional biology. In writing the book, he became preoccupied by a question: what is the human spirit, & how does the structure & functioning of our physicals body explain it? He argues that the human spirit is as inseparable from the body as the mind is inseperable from the brain & results from the adaptive biological mechanisms that protect our species & perpetuate our existence. Written with the warmth, wit & intelligence that distinguished HOW WE DIE, Nuland's new book will became essential book for anyone who wants to understand how life keeps going. ...

A richly comic tale of the tangled fortunes of two theatrical families, the hazards & chances, Angela Carter's witty & bawdy newnovel is populated with as many sets of twins, & mistaken identitiesas any Shakespeare comedy, & celebrates the magic of over a century of show business. ...

Georgie: gorgeous, glamorous & successful. But her bank balance is a molehill & her credit card bill a mountain. Lin: the gap between her dreams & reality is as wide as the Grand Canyon -- not ideal when you're a single mother. Cookie: smart & sassy, but all too aware that fairy tales don't happen for those not heroine-shaped. For these three women life just isn't turning out as planned. Working in publishing -- the parties, book launches & long lunches -- isn't nearly as glamorous as it sounds. & each is aware of something missing in their lives. So when the opportunity comes for them to wish for something, they jump at the chance. For where there's a wish, there's a way, especially with a little help from your friends.. . ...

Georgie: gorgeous, glamorous & successful. But her bank balance is a molehill & her credit card bill a mountain. Lin: the gap between her dreams & reality is as wide as the Grand Canyon -- not ideal when you're a single mother. Cookie: smart & sassy, but all too aware that fairy tales don't happen for those not heroine-shaped. For these three women life just isn't turning out as planned. Working in publishing -- the parties, book launches & long lunches -- isn't nearly as glamorous as it sounds. & each is aware of something missing in their lives. So when the opportunity comes for them to wish for something, they jump at the chance. For where there's a wish, there's a way, especially with a little help from your friends.. . ...