In the summer of 2013, cricket's greatest rivalry will be renewed as England take on Australia to see who can win the Ashes, arguably sport's smallest trophy, but one that has cricket lovers everywhere transfixed. With almost 140 years of history behind it, the Ashes have provided some of the greatest & funniest stories in sport
- from touching moments, as when Andrew Flintoff consoled a distraught Brett Lee after England's narrow Test victory in 2005, to the truth about who holds the record for downing the most beers on the flight between the two countries. With characteristic talk SPORT insight & irreverence, Portnoi looks back at the greatest players & matches in Ashes history, reveals some of the extraordinary goings-on in the changing rooms & unearths some of the most bizarre cricketing trivia. & yes: the bushiest tache of them all, Merv Hughes, does feature!
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Ashes Legends
- ESPN's ' Legends of Cricket' takes an in-depth look into some of the greatest Cricketers from England & Australia
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Which two cricket legends have taken the most catches in Ashes matches? Which player holds the record for most beers drunk on a flight between London & Sydney? Which England star missed an Ashes series after being run over by his own car? This book contains facts, stats, lists, "es & anecdotes from the greatest sporting rivalry of them all. ...

Third edition of the hugely successful Ashes Miscellany, a bestseller in 2005 & 2007. Fully revised, updated & repackaged to include the victorious 2009 & 2010/11 series, the book celebrates the rich history of one of the oldest & greatest rivalries in sport. ...

The Calahrian Empire is collapsing. All across the realm native populations are rising up to throw off the shackles of colonial rule. Two key factors drive this -- the return of the Stars of Power & Knowledge & the spread of the Shadow Monarch's forest. The result is that the Calahrian Imperial Army is stretched thin trying to maintain order at the critical moment when it is needed to fend off the advances of the elf-witch. For the Iron Elves regiment, their loyalty is tested to the breaking point. The Prince is devastated by the destruction of the Lost Library & the realization that the Empire he is to inherit is crumbling. Major Konowa Swift Dragon is determined to lead the living survivors of the regiment while Private Alwyn Renwar -- an emissary with his own agenda -- commands the dead. Together, their only hope is to break the oath that binds them, but doing so means making the perilous journey to the Shadow Monarch's mountain in a final confrontation that may be the ultimate trap. There is only one way to find out... ...

Details: For the first time since the mid-1970s, England & Australia faced each other home & away in back-to-back series
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Covers 80 recipes from the Asian kitchen taken from Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese, Japanese & Indonesian cuisines. It



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Asian culture meets machine embroidery in 35+ beautiful designs! Well-known designer Joan Elliott turns her talent to the ever-popular Asian look in Asian-Inspired Machine Embroidery. The 35+ designs in this book & on the accompanying CD-ROM present a wide range of motifs for embellishing clothing, accessories, gifts & home decor. Seasonal kimono patterns, playful pandas, enchanting florals & more are inspired by traditional Asian symbols & culture, ready to embroider by machine or by h&. With Asian-Inspired Machine Embroidery, you get: A CD-ROM containing. ...

All your pregnancy & birth questions answered by experienced midwives. What's best to eat during pregnancy? How many minutes apart should my contractions be? What's a great tip for a good night's sleep? When it comes to dispensing care, advice & friendly reassurance during pregnancy & labour, midwives are the health professionals mothers want to turn to. You can find 1, 000 real-life questions to midwives, answered with up-to-date information you can trust. It covers everything you need to know from conception to the first weeks of life with a new baby. It draws on the experience of long-term midwife Catherine Parker-Littler. Ask A Midwife is like having your own a midwife on call, 24 hours a day. This book has 320 pages & is 18.4 x 1.6 x 23.6 cm ...

TURNBOTHAM ROUND IS A SLEEPY ENGLISH VILLAGE WHICH HAS HAD NO CRIME IN THE PAST TEN YEARS. THIS MAKES ITS THREE POLICEMEN SEEM RATHER REDUNDANT, PARTICULARLY WHEN THEIR CHIEF CONSTABLE SUGGESTS ON THE RADIO THAT PERHAPS THE VILLAGE DOES NOT NEED A POLICE FORCE AT ALL. THIS LEADS TO THE TRIO TRYING DESPERATELY TO CREATE AN ARTIFICIALCRIME WAVE, BUT ALL THEIR MISDEMEANORS ARE FOILED. THEN, MUCH TO THEIR SURPRISE, THEY DISCOVER A REAL GANG OF SMUGGLERS. STARRING WILL HAY.GRAHAM MOFFATT & MOORE MARRIOTT ...