Bernard Hinault is one of the greatest cyclists of all time He is a five-time winner of the Tour de France & the only man to have won each of the Grand Tours on more than one occasion Hinault is the last old-school' champion a larger-than-life character from a working-class background capable of winning on all terrains in major Tours & one-day Classics Nicknamed the Badger' for his combative style he led a cyclists' strike in his first Tour & instigated a legendary punch-up with demonstrators in 1982 while in the middle of a race His battles with teammates Laurent Fignon & Greg Le Mond in the 1986 Tour resulted in one of the greatest races of all time Three decades on from his retirement Hinault remains the last French winner of the Tour de France Here William Fotheringham shows that while France may one day find a new champion there will never be another Bernard Hinault ...

SIZE MATTERS! From the dragons of legend to Jack the Giant Killer&s colleague to King Kong & Godzilla people have found the idea of giant creatures both scary & fascinating Why so many should find accounts of a critter big enough to gulp down a puny human like an insignificantly small hor d&oeuvre or step on said human & leave a grease spot might be explained by the psychologists but such yarns are undeniable fun & here&s a book crammed full of things that you can&t outrun because they take big steps by writers with equally large reputations including Arthur C Clark HP Lovecraft Robert Bloch David Drake Larry Correia Wen Spencer & Sarah A Hoyt ...

Add a gorgeous finishing touch to any outfit! This mouthwateringly colourful book contains 20 beautiful bags to sew from popular designer Debbie von Grabler-Crozier It

Includes:: a huge variety of different styles & sizes from totes & bucket bags to backpacks clutches & shoulder bags & Debbie makes each one easy The book contains a complete guide to all the techniques needed shown using easy-to-follow step-by-step photography Also included is a section on creating beautiful finishing touches including embroidery applique crocheted flowers beaded charms & labelling All the templates required are included on a handy pull-out sheet

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Introduces explains & demonstrates the myriad materials hardware tools & techniques available to the modern crafter including using the sewing machine Each fully illustrated chapter ends with a unique step-by-step project that builds the ultimate handbag wardrobe with tips for customisation Full size patterns on a separate pull-out section allow readers to get started right away
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An attractive book combining comprehensive coverage of the Baha'i faith's teachings leaders & practices with images reflecting its architectural heritage & international diversity 160 pages 200 colour photographs Danesh John ...

Packed full of great ideas to brighten up your balcony roof terrace or window sill The Balcony Gardener will teach you everything you need to know to create a stunning outdoor space The Balcony Gardener covers everything from the fundamentals of starting a new garden to picking out the best garden-accessories to suit your style & your space The first chapter The Basics will guide you through planning designing & the basic elements of gardening so that you can create a garden that most suits you The next chapter Urban Spaces goes into much more detail about the best plants to use in smaller environments highlighting those flora that would be better adapted to life in an urban setting Then move on to the chapter entitled Creative Recycling which provides all sorts of great ideas for recycled containers & beautiful features in your garden
- make a Pallet Wall Planter or Olive Oil Drum to liven up your space There is even a chapter for All Things Edible allowing you to customise your garden to not only look delightful but smell & taste fantastic too Finally Enjoying Your Balcony offers some great advice about what type of furnishings would best suit your balcony patio terrace or small garden Complete with a journal section a plant list a glossary & comprehensive resources list The Balcony Gardener is a must-have book for any green-fingered city-dweller
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On November 2 1917 the British government represented by Foreign Minister Arthur Balfour declared that they were in favor of "the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people" This short note would be one of the most controversial documents of its time A hundred years after its signing Bernard Regan recasts the history of the Balfour Declaration as one of the major events in the story of the Middle East Offering new insights into the imperial rivalries between Britain Germany & the Ottomans Regan exposes British policy in the region as part of a larger geopolitical game Yet even then the course of events was not straightforward & Regan charts the debates within the British government & the Zionist movement itself on the future of Palestine The book also provides a revealing account of life in Palestinian society at the time paying particular attention to the responses of Palestinian civil society to the imperial machinations that threatened their way of life Not just a history of states & policies Regan manages to brilliantly present both a history of people under colonialism & an account of the colonizers themselves ...

A dazzling short history of the Balkans from the Romans to the present which provides vital historical & cultural background to contemporary Balkan politics At the end of the twentieth century people spoke as if the Balkans had plagued Europe for ever But two hundred years earlier the Balkans did not exist It was not the Balkans but the ' Rumeli' that the Ottomans ruled the formerly Roman lands they had conquered from Byzantium together with their Christian inhabitants In this original account of the region Mark Mazower dispels current Western cliches & replaces stereotypes with a vivid account of how mountains empires & religions have shaped its inhabitants' lives As a bridge between Europe & Asia it has been exposed to a constant incursion of nomadic peoples across the centuries Mazower's narrative ranges broadly both in time & in space treating the former Turkish domains in Europe as part of a common if complex historical inheritance ...

In this celebrated landmark history of the Balkans Misha Glenny investigates the roots of the bloodshed invasions & nationalist fervour that have come to define our understanding of the south-eastern edge of Europe In doing so he reveals that groups we think of as implacable enemies have over the centuries formed unlikely alliances thereby disputing the idea that conflict in the Balkans is the ineluctable product of ancient grudges & he exposes the often-catastrophic relationship between the Balkans & the rest of Europe raising profound questions about recent Western intervention Updated to cover the last decade's brutal conflicts in Kosovo & Macedonia the surge of organised crime in the region the rise of Turkey & the rocky road to EU membership The Balkans remains the essential & peerless study of Europe's most complex & least understood region ...

Vietnam veteran Andy Crocker returns to his home in Texas to find that his life will never be the same again ...