Deconstructs Japanese rock music & reveals what happened when East met West after World War Two. This book explores the clash between traditional, conservative Japanese values & the wild rock 'n' roll renegades of the 1960s & 70s, & tells of the seminal artists in Japanese post-war culture. ...

This lovely Jar of Assorted Buttons

Includes:: a variety of brightly coloured buttons in all shapes, sizes

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Sam Mendes directs this adaptation of former Marine Anthony Swofford's Gulf War memoir. Young recruit Swofford (Jake Gyllenhaal) joins up with the US Marines (nicknamed ' Jarheads' because of their distinctive haircuts) on the eve of the 1990 Gulf War. Aft ...

Sam Mendes directs this adaptation of former Marine Anthony Swofford's Gulf War memoir. Young recruit Swofford (Jake Gyllenhaal) joins up with the US Marines (nicknamed ' Jarheads' because of their distinctive haircuts) on the eve of the 1990 Gulf War. Aft ...

Anthony Swoffords grandfather fought in WWII; his father fought in Vietnam; & he
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1942 & the world is at war. It is a war that has already shattered families & devastated countries. But for some, it will also mean the greatest of adventures. In a burns hospital in Sussex, a beautiful young singer performs to a ward full of injured soldiers. Saba is captivating & one pilot, Dom, shudders as her gaze turns his way. He can't bear her to see his scars but resolves to write to her once they have healed. The world is on the brink of enormous change. Saba's journey as a singer with ENSA takes her to the fading glamour of Alexandria & the heat & decadence of Turkey. On the glamorous Middle Eastern social circuit, Saba rubs shoulders with double agents & diplomats, movie stars & smugglers. Some want her voice, some her friendship, & some the secrets she is perfectly placed to discover... JASMINE NIGHTS is a tale of decadence & destruction, of love & of danger. It is the captivating love story set in an extraordinary world. ...

On the eve of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Children & Spies, an operative training manual written by former KGB General Nico Stollen, goes to the top of the Amazon bestseller chart. The crisis it provokes reaches into a perplexing world of 1960s super power & Iraqi politics, freemasons, diplomats, spooks & Jesuits. ...

Join Jason Fox in this powerful & inspiring new book & learn how to manage stress, harness fear & even develop the mind-set to

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Jason Manford is firmly established as one of the country's favourite st&-ups & is up there with the best northern comedy legends. His career began one night in a pub in Chorlton when a comedian didn't arrive for his set & Jason, the 17-year-old glass collector stepped in to fill the gap. From that point on he's never looked back, until now that is... This is the story in his own words of everything that lead up to that fateful moment
- a colourful tale of growing up with lots of family & not enough money, of getting by & sticking together. It is a story of his shameless extended clan of wayward uncles & singing nans & a gobby little knobhead at the heart of it all called Jason. Featuring rock-hard great granddads, doting grandparents, pub-crooning nanas, football-mad dads, pet-obsessed mums, more dodgy uncles than you can shake a stick at, failed exams, dead-end jobs, paper rounds, prostitutes, shocked priests, manslaughter, winning goals, sudden losses, replica shirts, chip-fat incidents, scary pubs, pet meat, fighting Gandhis, cancelled Christmases, Sir Oswald Mosley, flooded tents, call centres, circumcision, puppy love, friends for life, difficult girlfriends, gigs from hell, heart break &, finally, true love... With his laugh-out-loud tales of coming of age, Jason shows he's a generous storyteller & as natural an observer on the page as he is on stage.
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Stand up comedian Jason Manford recorded live at the Manchester Apollo as part of his sold out British tour. The ' Eight Out of Ten Cats' team captain showcases his observational style with his thoughts on lying dads, the etiquette of urinals, & the rule ...