In 2013, Alan Hodgkinson marks 60 years spent playing & coaching at clubs including Sheffield United, Manchester United & Engl&. This is the story of his life ? & the life of the game ? in that time. In 2013, Alan Hodgkinson marks 60 years spent playing & coaching at clubs including Sheffield United, Manchester United & Engl&. In ? Between the Sticks?, Alan tells the story of a life in football: from his days as a trainee at Worksopp Town in the 50s, to his big-money move to Sheffield United (where his signing-on fee was a new suit for ?courting?), to England duty, as well as a glittering coaching career at Man United, Rangers, Villa among others. It is a story that features legends of the game such as Matthews, Charlton, Best, & Pele, all of whom Alan has played with or against. ? Between the Sticks? will transport the reader back to a golden age of football, when pig skins were hoofed around with hobnail boots, to the modern day where as a coach at Oxford United Alan sees the realities of 21st century football first-h&. It is a story that no football fan will want to miss. ...

Details: The acclaimed travel writer's youthful journey
- as an 18-year-old
- across 1930s Europe by foot began


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On the morning of January 31, 2009, Roxana Saberi, an Iranian-American journalist working in Iran, was forced from her home by four men & secretly detained in Iran's notorious Evin Prison. This account describes the methods that Iranian hard-liners are using to try to intimidate & control many of the country's people. ...

'A gripping psychological thriller with a level of tension that will leave you breathless.'
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A little girl looks out at the cold snowy night, while her mother is busy at the kitchen stove. " What's out there?" she wonders. " Don't go!" a voice inside her warns. But curiosity prevails over fear, & she steps out into the snow towards the dark wood. Who knows what scary things await her there? ...

Brian Moore, or ' Pitbull' as he came to be known during nearly a decade at the heart of the England rugby team's pack, established himself as one of the game's original hard men at a time when rugby was still an amateur sport. Since his retirement, he has earned a reputation as an equally uncompromising commentator, never afraid to tell it as he sees it & lash out at the money men & professionals that have made rugby into such a different beast. Yet, for all his bullishness on & off the pitch, there also appears a more unconventional, complicated side to the man. A solicitor by trade, Moore's love of fine wine, career experience as a manicurist & preference for reading Shakespeare in the dressing room before games, mark him out as anything but the stereotypical rugby player & in Beware of the Dog Moore lays open with astounding frankness the shocking events, both personal & professional, that have gone towards shaping him over the years. Presenting an unparalleled insight into the mind of one of British rugby's greatest players & characters, Beware of the Dog is a uniquely engaging & upfront sporting memoir. Read by Brian Moore ...

Bewitched by Burma gives a rare insight into Myanmar's remarkable past. Based on largely unpublished letters & diaries written during the first half of the twentieth century, it paints an intimate picture of everyday life in pre-independence Burma. ...

Oscar Winner Nicole Kidman & the wickedly funny Will Ferrell star In this remake of the TV Show ' Bewitched' in this cleverly crafted comedy. Egomaniacal star of the show Jack Wyatt (Ferrell) cast unknown Isabel (Kidman) as his co-star in order to monopolise the limelight & regain his top spot on Hollywood's A-List. When Isabel, a real witch, discovers Jack's self-centered scheme, she conjures a sidesplitting spell the mere mortal will never forget. ...

In this innovative graphic biography, Beyonce's genius is explored & celebrated like never before, with fun infographics looking at the highlights & success of her career alongside an insightful narrative telling the story of how a young singer from Texas transformed into a global superstar. ...

Since the 1960s, the National Aeronautics & Space Administration has been sending unmanned satellites to explore the planets, moons & sun. These probes have amassed a stunning visual record of other worlds. This book brings together some of the most spectacular of these images that focus on the awesome appearance of these celestial bodies. ...