Arthur Bourne was at the centre of British motorcycling from 1923-1951 This is his fascinating story Back in the 1920s there were more motor cyclists than car drivers records were being broken every month at the Brooklands race track in Surrey roads were empty & motorbikes constantly broke down Arthur Bourne who used the pseudonym Torrens' for readers of the best-selling weekly The Motor Cycle was in the thick of the game He had the good luck to be Engineer to The Auto-Cycle Union & the-then not yet 26 editor of a famous motorcycling journal This is his story of what it was like to ride hundreds of miles round Britain on reliability trials
- essential for manufacturers to claim that their bikes were worth buying
- & how he provided weekly guidance for thousands of youngsters on two wheels He writes of Brooklands & of TT races on the lsle of Man; of his encouragement to young engineers like Edward Turner & Phil Vincent; & of how in the Second World War he enabled the airborne forces at Arnhem to be equipped with lightweight motorcycles that could be dropped by parachute or flown in by glider For anyone interested in motorbikes & the people who rode them when British manufacturing was at its apogee this is a unique testimony Motor cycles were fashionable The Duke of York later to be George V1 & his wife Elizabeth later known as Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother were among the enthusiasts lt was an exciting era recalled by Torrens' near the end of his life in a good journalist's prose Behind the Scenes in the Vintage Years is a unique & fascinating record of an unrepeatable era in British motorcycling & engineering history It contains many black & white pictures which bring this area of the past to life

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Tracklist The End Of Daydreams Trace of Snow Waltz Utopia Positive Shadow Negative Light Sonata H a r m o n i c Ether Warm Light ...

Go behind the scenes with the world's most successful sports team This is a complete history of rugby's most famous yet enigmatic team the New Zealand All Blacks told by the men who have had the honour of wearing the iconic black jersey From the legendary 1905 ' Originals' all the way through to Richie Mc Caw's record-breaking back-to-back World Cup champions of 2015 this is a history of the All Blacks like you have never experienced it before Thanks to exhaustive archival research & exclusive new material garnered from a vast array of interviews with players & coachesfrom across the decades Behind the All Blacks unveils the compelling truth of what it means to play for the team that has dominated Test match rugby for over a century
- all the trials & tribulations behind the scenes the glory the drama & the honour on the field & the passionate friendships & bonds of a brotherhood off it Absorbing & illuminating this is the ultimate history of New Zealand rugby
- told definitively by the men who have been there & done it

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Northern Brazil 1910 The Breves family who earn a meager living by harvesting raw sugar are caught up in a murderous blood feud with their wealthy neighbours the Ferreira family The eldest Breves son Tonho knows that his days are numbered & is eager to see something of the world before he becomes the next victim When he meets the travelling circus performer Clara a love soon grows between them; but on the night that Clara comes to the Breves& farm ready to consummate the relationship a Ferreira also arrives seeking Tonho&s blood ...

Based on exclusive interviews with players past & present Behind the Thistle gives a unique insight into the drama & emotion of representing Scotland in that most rarefied of environments
- Test match rugby Drawing on first-hand interviews from a vast array of former & current players from Russell Bruce & Frank Coutts in the 1940s all the way through to the present day the authors uncover the heart & soul of Scottish rugby recounting the ecstasy of victory & the despair of defeat drawing out innumerable humorous anecdotes & heart-warming memories Behind the Thistle presents an inside access to the private moments in the changing & team rooms on tour & on the pitch itself From the tension before kick-off to the tumultuous heat-of-battle & the high-jinx thereafter this is the story of what it is like to play for Scotland the sacrifices & joys experienced by those who have shed blood sweat & tears in pursuit of glory in the international jersey Absorbing illuminating & compelling this is a must-have for all supporters who have dreamed the dream of playing for Scotland
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Behind the Throne uncovers the reality of five centuries of life at the English court taking the reader on a remarkable journey from one Queen Elizabeth to another & exploring life as it was lived by clerks & courtiers & clowns & crowned heads the power struggles & petty rivalries the tension between duty & desire; 384 pages Tinniswood Adrian ...

A twisted crawling figure A giggling crowd of masked watchers A reassembling corpse There&s something there just waiting for you to turn around Behind You is an illustration series a comic with no panels where each piece is a separate story Each tale is one image & one piece of text an unsuspecting victim with someone or something behind them Entries range from the amusingly weird to the genuinely unsettling Inspired by spooky films books myths & internet tall tales Behind You is full of scary set-ups but leaves lots of blanks for readers to fill in with their own narrative It&s the Far Side for horror fans

Includes:: an Introduction by New York Times Best-Seller Joe Hill About the Author Brian Coldrick is an illustrator & artist originally from Dublin Ireland now based in the UK A lifetime spent consuming comics films & books has led to an eclectic set of influences from Edward Gorey to the Beano to Flann O& Brien His work has ranged from designing monsters for Doctor Who to comic book covers to Sloth themed board games

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Amateur sleuth Mordecai Tremaine is back in another classic mystery from the author of Murder for Christmas Mordecai Tremaine's hobby of choice
- crime detection
- has left him in need of a holiday A break away from that gruesome business of murder will be just the ticket & the picturesque island of Moulin d' Or seems to be just the destination Amid the sunshine & the sea air Mordecai falls in with a band of fellow holidaymakers & tries to forget that such a thing as foul play exists He should have been wiser of course because before too long villainy rears its head & a dead body is discovered With a killer stalking the sand dunes it falls to Mordecai to piece together the truth about just who has smuggled murder on to the island idyll

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WINNER OF THE 2017 PENFAULKNER AWARD A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR AN OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR AN OPRAH BOOK CLUB PICK A formidable storyteller' Jonathan Franzen Savage & compassionate in all the right places' New York Times Book Review Eerily timely bittersweet & buoyant' Jessie Burton New York 2007 After two long years apart Jende Jonga has brought his wife Neni from Cameroon to join him in the land of opportunity Drawn by the promise of America they are seeking the chance of a better life for them & their son When Jende lands a dream job as chauffeur to a Lehman Brothers executive Neni finds herself taken into the confidence of his glamorous wife Cindy The Edwards are powerful & privileged dazzling examples of what America can offer to those who are prepared to strive for it But when the financial world is rocked by the collapse of Lehman Brothers all four lives are dramatically upended As faultlines appear in both marriages & secrets bubble to the surface they must all decide how far they will go in pursuit of their dreams & what will they sacrifice along the way? A marvellous debut as deeply insightful as it is delightfully entertaining' Taiye Selasi ...

When Gregory Matthews patriarch of the Poplars is found dead one morning imperious Aunt Harriet blames it on the roast duck he ate for supper After all she had warned him about his blood pressure But a post-mortem determines that the cause of death is much more sinister Murder By poison Suspicion falls immediately amongst his bitter quarrelsome family Each has a motive; each opportunity It falls to Superintendent Hannasyde to sift through all the secrets & lies & discover just who killed Gregory Matthews before the killer strikes again ...