Who are the fifteen best rugby players ever to have represented the Lions? Was Willie John Mc Bride better than Martin Johnson? Was Barry John better than Johnny Wilkinson? Was anyone better than Gareth Edwards? As incisive & decisive as he was on the pitch Jonathan Davies has the answer to all these questions & more ...

Award-winning children's writer & former Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo has collected his greatest magical stories from all around the world & put them in one place Here! From tiny heroes to talking frogs & meddling fairies to mysterious sea creatures this is a timeless collection to treasure forever Beautiful colour illustrations bring the magical text to life There are lots of stories to choose from including The Frog Prince Sleeping Beauty & a retelling of Jack & the Beanstalk written by Michael Morpurgo So whether you're looking for a quick read or a longer story to lose yourself in something to read alone or a tale to share there's a great magical story within for everyone to find A sumptuous gift edition for young readers to treasure ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play ...

Dazzling clamorous & exotic the circus is a theatre of the improbable & impossible From the days of travelling troupes of acrobats & jugglers to the grand spectacle of the Cirque du Soleil the circus has exerted an indelible fascination Of all our myths of reinvention rebirth second acts & new identities running away to join the circus has a special allure In this book Linda Simon asks why we long to soar on the flying trapeze; to ride bareback on a spangled horse; to parade through city streets in costumes of glitter & gold Why have artists & writers repeatedly or obsessively taken the circus as their subject? What does the circus offer us that we think we so desperately need? The Greatest Shows on Earth takes us from eighteenth-century hippodromes in Britain to intimate one-ring circuses in nineteenth-century Paris where Toulouse-Lautrec & Picasso became enchanted by aerialists & clowns We meet P T Barnum James Bailey & the enterprising Ringling Brothers who created the golden age of American circuses We explore contemporary transformations of the circus from the whimsical Circus Oz in Australia to New York City's Big Apple Circus Circus people are central to the story trick riders & tightrope walkers sword swallowers & animal trainers contortionists & clowns
- these are the men & women who create the sensational raucous titillating & incomparable world of the circus Beautifully illustrated rich in historical detail & full of colourful anecdotes Linda Simon's vibrant history is as enchanting as a night at the big-top itself
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This DVD Boxset contains Bothams Ashes 1966 World Cup & Barbarians vs All Blacks ...

Michelin National Map Series help you easily plan your safe & enjoyable journey thanks to a comprehensive key a complete name index as well a clever time & distance chart Michelin's driving information will help you navigate safely in all circumstances with scales from 1150000 to 128500000 1 pages ...

Fired by a long enthusiasm for all things Greek Edward Enfield mounts his trusty Raleigh to follow in the footsteps of such notable travellers to Greece as Benjamin Disraeli Edward Lear & the Romantic poet Lord Byron Fortified by delicious fish dinners & quantities of draught retsina he tackles the formidable roads of the Peloponnese before plunging on a later trip into the rugged heartlands of Epirus & Acarnania His travels are set against the great panorama of Greek history
- Greeks & Romans Turks & Albanians Venetians Englishmen & Germans all people his pages An enchanting travelogue that combines wit charm & scholarship Greece On My Wheels is a superb example of travel writing at its unforgettable best
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For almost four hundred years between the fall of Constantinople in 1453 & the Greek War of Independence the history of Greece is shrouded in mystery distorted by Greek writers & largely neglected by others What was life really like for the Greeks under Ottoman rule? Was it a period of exploitation & enslavement for the Greeks until they were finally able to rise up against Turkish rule as is the traditional Greek nationalistic view? Or did the Greeks derive some benefit from Turkish rule? How did the Greeks & Turks co-exist for so long? & why are Greek attitudes towards Venice who also controlled much of Greece for many of these years so different? In this wide-ranging yet concise history David Brewer explodes many of the myths about Turkish rule of Greece He places the Greek story in its wider international context & casts fresh light on the dynamics of power not only between Greeks & Ottomans but also between Muslims & Christians both Orthodox & Catholic throughout Europe This absorbing & riveting account of a crucial period will ensure that the history of Greece under Turkish rule is no longer hidden It will delight anyone with an interest in Greek & Turkish history & in how the past has shaped the Greece we know today ...

This fully updated & extended edition of the only in-depth guide available to the Peloponnese reflects the latest changes notably a continuing trend towards independent travel in the region Despite Greece's difficulties tourism here has increased year on year notably in the Peloponnese where the extended season now

Includes:: spring wildflowers & the autumn olive harvest all covered in this guide New accommodation & restaurant reviews are featured along with a new mini-guide to the ancient sites of Athens & Delphi Also new for this edition is coverage of the island of Kythira one of Greece's best-kept secrets plus more information on regional wines & family travel The Peloponnese is the beating heart of Greece from the evocative ruins of Olympia to the towering Taygetos mountains from crystal-clear seas & pristine beaches to stone villages steeped in tradition; with clear advice & honest opinions the Bradt Guide to the Peloponnese shows you it all

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Become a member of the Greed Corp in this innovative & unusual turnbased strategy game Manage a perfect balance between harvesting & keeping the land alive Will you defend your field or sacrifice it to avoid it falling in enemy hands? Administer wisely the limited resources to build up your army & use the levelling fields to your own advantage Destroy your enemies or destroy the land on which they stand before they will do the same to you! ...