Three-film retrospective of Brad Pitt's career: In ' Sleepers' (1999), in Sixties New York, four young boys, Lorenzo, Michael, John & Tommy, grow up in Hell's Kitchen, befriended by both the local priest & the gang boss. However, when a prank has near- ...

Bradley Wiggins is the son of a professional cyclist & he first competed at twelve, & immediately knew that this was what he wanted to do for his career. By the age of twenty, he won his first Olympic medal, in Sydney, before turning to professional road cycling in 2001. Since then he has developed into one of the UK's most successful cyclists of all time, winning a double gold in Bejing. However, it was when his team Cofidis was suspended from the 2007 Tour de France that he made his most outspoken comments yet on the issue of doping in cycling, & earned the respect of all followers of sport for his st&. Wiggins is an inspirational figure to many: immensely talented, dedicated & cool, he has brought his sport to a whole new audience & was awarded the OBE in 2004 for his efforts. This fascinating & revealing account of his life & career will come out soon after. In it, he will not only reveal the sheer hard work required to get to the very top, but also provide a fascinating & controversial insight into the sometimes murky world of cycling. ...

In the summer of 2012, Bradley Wiggins became a national treasure. First he sensationally won the Tour de France, becoming the only British rider to do so, then barely ten days later won gold at the London Olympic Games. But Wiggins has been a world-class track & road cyclist for more than a decade & this book reveals the full scope of his glittering career, from his early life in London & his first Olympic medal in 2000 to the heights of the Beijing 2008 Olympics & the astonishing successes of 2012. ...

On 22 July 2012 Bradley Wiggins became the first British man ever to win the Tour de France. Ten days later, having swapped his yellow jersey for the colours of Team GB, he won Olympic gold in the time trial, adding to his previous six medals to become th ...

Bradshaw’s Guide of 1863 was the staple book to what’s what & where’s where for the mid-Victorians & it gives the modern reader a unique insight into the world of the nineteenth-century railway travellers. Built primarily to serve industry & the mail packets to Irel&, the railways of Wales would go on to open up the Principality to tourism for the first time. They also brought communities closer together & many journeys that once took days to complete could now be undertaken in hours. This illustrated guide records the sights to be seen in the towns & cities encountered along the various routes.

John Christopher & Campbell Mc Cutcheon take us on Brunel’s broad gauge lines in South Wales, before joining the central & northern railways, using contemporary Victorian & Edwardian photographs & postcards to illustrate the scenes that the readers of Bradshaw’s Guide to the Railways would have experienced. This volume covers the South Wales Railway, the Great Western Railway, the Cambrian lines & the Chester & Holyhead Railway as well as the many branch lines.

This paperback book has 96 pages & measures: 23.4 x 16.4 x 0.7cm



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A facsimile printing of this rare Bradshaw railway map from 1839. This classic nineteenth century map of Great Britain shows the settlements, roads, & the railways of the time. The map, originally a folded map printed on cloth, has been cleaned & joined together to form an attractive flat wall map, measuring 34" x 55" (875 x 1400 mm). Key railways shown include: The Kent, Surrey & Sussex sections which illustrate the very early stages of the development of the dense rail network across what was to become archetypal commuter territory. ' Brunel's broad gauge Great Western Railway which linked London with the port of Bristol ? the first stepping stone in Brunel's dream of a transatlantic route to North America. Two principal lines south of the Thames ? from London to Brighton, & from Redhill to Folkestone. Edinburgh to Berwick line ? the only link to Scotland shown, although it was not opened until 1846 by the North British Railway. Many of the other proposed railways are shown, such as the line from Cambridge to Lincoln. An enlarged plan of London shows extra details for the seven railway lines coming into the capital city. The map is edged by 34 attractive sections? or gradient profiles of the principal railways. ...

OS Explorer is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking, horse riding & off-road cycling. Providing complete GB coverage the series details essential information such as youth hostels, pubs & visitor information as well as rights of way, permissive paths & bridleways. ...

OS Explorer is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities such as walking, horse riding & off-road cycling. The series provides complete GB coverage & can now be used in all weathers thanks to OS Explorer
- Active, a tough, versatile version of OS Explorer.
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Offers coverage of the human body, its basic structure, function, the relationship of each system to other organs & systems & their roles in maintaining good health. This book features fact panels that provide information on topics such as heartbeat, cancer cells & vitamins, to aid comprehension. ...

Put your thinking cap on & start solving these mind-boggling puzzles. This fantastic collection is packed with word games, odd-one-out pictures, mystifying mazes, & many more cool activities just waiting to be discovered. This book has 128 pages & is 19.7cm x 13cm x 0.8cm ...