Association football was born on 26 October 1863, when eleven clubs met at the Freemasonï ½s Tavern, Great Queen Street, London. The next two decades spawned the worldï ½s first cup & league competitions. The early years were faltering one: the 1873 FA cup Final kicked off at 11am to avoid clashing with the Boat Race; & at the worldï ½s first official international fixture, between England & Scotland in 1872, the attendant photographer refused to record the event for fear of being unable to sell his pictures. His concerns were soon allayed: football became the peoples game at home & spread to all corners of the globe. Lavishly illustrated with superb photographs form the archives of the Daily Mail, images of football provides a fascinating pictorial record of football in Engl&, the cradle of the Beautiful game. ...

Scotland is unrivalled in its majestic beauty & colourful history. The amazing variety of landscape from rocky coastlines, awe-inspiring glens & mountains to glistening lochs, rushing rivers & rolling hills, along with the romantic castles, abbeys, pretty villages & historic towns, is revealed here in all its glory.

Let the informative & passionate text take you on a fascinating journey through every corner of the country, from the Western Isles, through the Highlands, Grampian & Aberdeen, to Central Scotland & Edinburgh, the Clyde Valley & Argyll, & the Southwest & Borders.

Ideal for anyone who loves the gorgeous scenery of Scotl&.

This paperback book has 128 pages & measures: 28.5 x 21.5 x 1cm approx.





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Scotland is unrivalled in its majestic beauty & colourful history. The amazing variety of landscapes & architecture, from awe-inspiring mountains to romantic castles, is revealed here in all its glory. This book

Includes:: a narrative in English, French, German, & Spanish.

Ideal for anyone who loves the gorgeous scenery of Scotl&.

This paperback book has 128 pages & measures: 28.5 x 21.5 x 1cm approx.





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Yorkshire remains the largest county in Engl&, & to those born within its boundaries it is unquestionably the greatest; whether this pride is justified or not, it would surely be difficult to find a county with more claims to the visitors interest.

These include the Yorkshire Dales & the North York Moors. One of the grandest areas of unspoiled country in the whole of Engl&, the Dales are mountains & moorl&, as well as peaceful villages, waterfalls & awe-inspiring caverns.

The North York Moors, another of the loveliest parts of Engl&, is bounded by the splendour of the Yorkshire coast.

The area is rich in history; many monuments, glorious cathedrals, magnificent houses, castles & some of the most beautiful ruins in England bear eloquent witness to the countys often tumultuous past.

In this work, the author shares his fascination & love of his native county.

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9781445606149
• Format: Paperback
• Author: Alan Whitworth
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Pages: 96
• Dimensions: 23.5 x 16.5 x 1cm.

















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Following the international success of Animorphia, comes Imagimorphia, a strange & amazing colouring & drawing challenge from talented artist Kerby Rosanes.

Kerbys unique & ground-breaking black-&-white-line style lends the book wide cross-over appeal & will attract fans of all ages.

Animals & people are formed from weird & wonderful objects
- a superbly steam-punk inspired owl is created out of cogs, a polar bear emerges from a polluted industrial landscape, a lions mane is a tangle of thrashing cables, wires & pipes, & a woman morphs from flowers & foliage.

The intricate compositions are filled with mind-boggling detail & there are objects hidden throughout the book to find.

A quirky colouring & search book perfect for holiday, long journeys & relaxed evenings in.

This paperback book has 96 pages & measures: 25 x 25 x 1cm.










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Explore this perfectly compiled & curated collection by Yoko Ono & delve into the inside story of the legendary album & all that surrounds it...

The locations, the creative team, the artworks & the films... all in the words of John & Yoko & the people who were there.

Featuring 80% exclusives, unpublished archive photographs & footage sequences of all the key players in Situ!

With lyric sheets, Yokos own art installations & exclusive insights... enjoy everything there is to know on this golden album.

Including notes from those who were there including Julian Lennon, Klaus Voormann, Alan White, Jim Keltner, David Bailey, Dick Cavett & Sir Michael Parkinson!

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9780500021842
• Author: John Lennon
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Format: Hardback
• Pages: 320
• Dimensions: 31.4 x 3.4 x 25 cm

















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Bittersweet romantic comedy. On their wedding day, Heck (Matthew Goode) & Rachel (Piper Perabo) should be the happiest couple alive. But when Rachel catches the eye of an unexpected female guest at the church, she suddenly knows that Heck isn't the man ...

Imagined Rooms is global in its outlook, making what was once strange or distant immediate & present. It offers a view on a world where there is no place to hide & where, in Dooley's paraphrase of Jaccottet, the poet's role is to name & look out for 'every item left at risk'. ...

Advances in imaging are occurring at a brisk pace, & imaging techniques have great potential to act as pre-symptomatic predictors of disease as well as to chart the course of a disease. Neuroimaging has greatly advanced the understanding of brain function & its relationship to the anatomical substrate. ...

Political drama with a supernatural undercurrent, written & directed by Christopher Hampton (who also wrote ' The Quiet American'). Emma Thompson stars as Cecilia Rueda, a dissident journalist in 1970s Buenos Aires who becomes one of the 30, 000 'disappea ...