THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER' Wrighty's characteristic honesty means his book is far more engrossing than most bland football memoirs' Sunday Times Ian Wright Arsenal legend England striker & TV pundit extraordinaire is one of the most interesting & relevant figures in modern football His journey from a South London council estate to national treasure is everybody's dream From Sunday morning football directly to Crystal Palace; from 'boring boring Arsenal' to inside the Wenger Revolution; from Saturday afternoons on the pitch to Saturday evenings on primetime television; from a week in prison to inspiring youth offenders Ian will reveal all about his extraordinary life & career Ian will also frankly discuss how retirement affects footballers why George Graham deserves a statue social media why music matters breaking Arsenal's goal-scoring record racism the unadulterated joy of playing alongside Dennis Bergkamp & of course what he thinks of Tottenham Not a standard footballer's autobiography Ian Wright's memoir is a thoughtful & gripping insight into a Highbury Hero & one of the greatest sports stars of recent years ...

With BREAKING BAD Bryan Cranston created moments that had the world on the edge of their seats & coined catchphrases that became famous all over the globe Now at last we can learn of the man behind one of TV's most successful programmes ever Bryan Cranston's profile has skyrocketed due to his portrayal of chemistry teacher turned drug manufacturer Walter White for five seasons in the award-winning BREAKING BADFor the first time readers can discover how he beat off competition from Matthew Broderick & Steve Zahn for the role to stories about the cast & life after Walter Told with honesty & intrigue this will be Bryan's first
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The witty incisive & frank memoirs from the legend of Newsnight & long-standing quiz master of University Challenge Filled with views opinions & stories from 4 decades in front of the camera Bursting with good things' Daily Telegraph During 25 years as BBC Newsnight's supreme inquisitor Jeremy Paxman proved himself as the master of the political intervview From John Major to Theresa May & Tony Blair to Ed Miliband he has them quaking in their boots But it wasn't just politicians Paxman's interviews with Dizzee Rascal David Bowie Russell Brand & Vivienne Westwood are legendary He discussed belief with religious leaders & philosophers economics with CEOs & bankers books with writers & art & theatre with artists After 23 years on University Challenge Paxman is also the longest-serving active quizmaster on British television In A Life in Questions the tables are turned the quizmaster answers our burning questions telling terrifying stories & laughing at much of the silliness in the world These are the long-awaited memoirs of the greatest political interviewer of our time ...

A holistic guide to the stresses that wear us down & the simple changes we can make to lead happier healthier & more resilient lives Life has never been more stressful It is no coincidence that chronic degenerative disorders such as cancer heart disease autoimmune illnesses & mental-health conditions are on the rise But if we want to tackle them we need to look beyond their symptoms That is the message of dentist & health advocate Ron Ehrlich He explores why public health messages have been so confusing & often contradictory including the role of the food & pharmaceutical industries in all parts our healthcare system It's a story that's easy to miss but difficult to ignore He then untangles how problems in one part of the body are intimately connected to the whole & how we as individuals are inextricably linked to our own environment Ehrlich redefines the stresses that affect us in our modern world & shows how to strengthen the five pillars
- sleep breathing nutrition movement & thought
- that support our health A Life Less Stressed will help you develop a broader understanding of the challenges we face today & empower you to take control build resilience & be the best you can be

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Now more than ever we live in a society where we covet new & shiny things Not only has consumption risen dramatically over the last 60 years but we are damaging the environment at the same time That is why buying quality & why Tara Button's Buy Me Once brand has such popular appeal Tara Button has become a champion of a lifestyle called mindful curation'
- a way of living in which we carefully choose each object in our lives making sure we have the best most classic most pleasing & longest lasting
- kettles desks pots & pans scissors coats & dresses instead of surrounding ourselves with throwaway stuff & appliances with built-in obsolescence Tara advocates a life that celebrates what lasts what is classic & what really suits a person There are 10 steps to master mindful curation & each is explained in this book from understanding & using techniques to freeing yourself from external manipulations Finding your purpose & priorities & identifying your core tastes & style Learning how to let go of the superfluous & how to make wise choices going forwards Mindful curation is a lifestyle choice that will make you happier healthier & more fulfilled spiritual as well as helping save the planet

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Arguably Brecht's greatest play A Life of Galileo charts the seventeenth century scientist's extraordinary fight with the church over his assertion that the earth orbits the sun The figure of Galileo whose heretical' discoveries about the solar system brought him to the attention of the Inquisition is one of Brecht's more human & complex creations Temporarily silenced by the Inquisition's threat of torture & forced to abjure his theories publicly Galileo continues to work in private eventually smuggling his work out of the country Brecht's beautiful depiction of the explosive struggle between scientific discovery & religious fundamentalism is captured masterfully in this new translation by RSC writer-in-residence Mark Ravenhill ...

During much of his early career from 1944 through to the early 1960s Richard Hardy took hundreds of pictures of life on the railways & the men he knew & worked with on a daily basis using his trusty Brownie 620 box camera These unique behind the scenes images form a fascinating & hugely evocative portrayal of Britain at the height of the era of steam during the time of the ' Big Four' & after 1947 when the sprawling nationalised network known as British Railways came of age The second edition contains many new unseen photos which capture the railways in wartime providing a valuable social record of the nation at war In addition there is a sequence of rare photographs of French engines railways & railwaymen offering a superb contrast to the British rail network (it quickly becomes evident that the British rail system ran on tea whereas the French system ran on wine) Great characters are the unifying theme of the pictures & they include famous figures associated with the railways such as the poet John Betjeman This wonderfully illustrated book sets Richard's personal photographs & text alongside a carefully collated selection of ephemera artworks & photographs drawn from the National Railway Museum in York Collectively these images & artefacts tell the stories of the great brotherhood of railwaymen brilliantly evoking the speed heat & dust of the footplate ...

From the bestselling author of the Coroner Jenny Cooper series comes A Life to Kill Matthew Hall's most gripping moving & timely thriller to date If they're hiding something we've got a right to know We've got a right to know what Kenny died for The day they've all been waiting for is at hand The last British combat soldiers in Helmand are counting the minutes until their departure for home For their excited families in Highcliffe it spells the end of an agonizing six month wait But in the final hours disaster strikes Nineteen-year-old Private Pete ' Skippy' Lyons is abducted & the patrol sent out to locate him is ambushed One killed two injured One still missing in action Their loved ones are left desperate for answers the Army won't provide How could Private Lyons have been snatched from a heavily fortified command post? & why are officers trying to disguise what happened during the mission to save him? Their only hope lies with Coroner Jenny Cooper who must take on the full might of the military to stop the truth being buried along with the boy soldiers But in a town filled with secrets & rumours it's not only the Army that has something to hide A Life to Kill is the seventh installment in the Coroner Jenny Cooper series ...

WINNER OF THE 2011 WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEARWINNER OF THE BRITISH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2012 FOOTBALL BOOK OF THE YEARWhy does an international footballer with the world at his feet decide to take his own life? On 10 November 2009 the German national goalkeeper Robert Enke stepped in front of a passing train He was thirty-two years old & a devoted husband & father Enke had played for a string of Europe's top clubs including Barcelona & Jose Mourinho's Benfica & was destined to become his country's first choice in goal for years to come But beneath the veneer of success Enke battled with crippling depression Award-winning writer Ronald Reng pieces together the puzzle of his friend's life shedding valuable light on the crushing pressures endured by professional sportsmen & on life at the top clubs At its heart Enke's tragedy is a universal story of a man struggling against his demons ...

While other golfers have won more tournaments than Arnold Palmer has no one has won more fans around the world & no player has had a bigger impact on the sport In fact Palmer is considered by many to be the most important golfer in history As a follow-up to his 1999 autobiography Palmer takes stock of the many experiences of his life bringing new details & insights to some familiar stories & sharing new ones Palmer has had tremendous success but is most notable for going about it the right way Gracious fair & a true gentleman Arnold Palmer is the gold standard of how to conduct yourself He offers advice & guidance sharing stories of his career on the course success in business & the great relationships that give meaning to his life This book is Palmer's gift to the world a treasure trove of entertaining anecdotes & timeless wisdom that readers will celebrate & cherish ...