Susanna Clarke's novel is an epic tale of nineteenth-century England & the two magicians who emerge to change its history. In the year 1806, in the midst of the Napoleonic Wars, most people believe magic to have long since disappeared from England
- until the reclusive Mr Norrell reveals his powers & becomes a celebrity overnight. Another practising magician emerges: the young & daring Jonathan Strange. He becomes Norrell's pupil & the two join forces in the war against France. But Strange is increasingly drawn to the wildest, most perilous forms of magic & soon he risks sacrificing not only his partnership with Norrell, but everything else he holds dear.
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In this series, a contemporary poet selects & introduces a poet of the past. By their choice of poems & by the personal & critical reactions they express in their prefaces, the editors offer insights into their own work as well as providing an accessible & passionate introduction to the most important poets in our literature. Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) was born in Dublin, of English parents, & educated at Trinity College Dublin. London-based for many years, & a noted satirist during the reign of Queen Anne, he returned to Dublin in 1713 as Dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral. Gulliver's Travels appeared in 1726. Derek Mahon was born in Belfast in 1941, studied at Trinity College, Dublin, & has held journalistic & academic appointments in London & New York. He has received numerous awards including a Lannan Award & the Scot Moncrieff Translation Prize. His Collected Poems was published in 1999. ...

Jonny Kennedy was an extraordinary character determined to live an ordinary life despite being born with the agonising condition Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB), which meant that his skin could literally fall. This is the story of his daily struggle. ...

Jonny Wilkinson's career has crossed three decades & four World Cups. He has accumulated phenomenal achievements, world points records, an impressive list of broken body parts, & a drop goal that will be remembered for ever. But the peculiar calmness with which he played the game masked a very different reality. In JONNY, he reveals the extraordinary psychology that he had to tame in order to be able to dominate his sport. For most of his life, he was driven by a quest for perfection & an obsession to be the best player in the world; here he shows how these two facets of his competitive mind took such a hold of him that they sent him to the top of the world, then swept him up & dragged him down into a spiral of despair. Jonny's career has spanned the far reaches: amazing highs & iconic moments, then a fight against injury that culminated in a battle with depression. Here he tells of the physical toll he knew his body was taking from rugby, even from his youth; he tells of how he never wanted to be a kicking fly-half but learned to adapt his natural game to play the style that Clive Woodward believed necessary to win a World Cup, & how he nearly walked out on Martin Johnson's England team 13 years later. Praise for Jonny Wilkinson: 'I consider myself really lucky to have had him as a player' Sir Clive Woodward 'I'm humbled to have played alongside him' Lewis Moody ' Jonny has been the best player to play for England in any of the leading ball games this century. He has been brilliant, he has been the rock on which success was built, he has won the biggest prize of all & done so with style & grace & elegance' Simon Barnes, The Times ' Exceptional has been a word commonly associated with Wilkinson throughout his career' The Guardian ' Thanks for the memories, Jonny. English supporters will never forget how you made them feel' Robert Kitson, The Guardian ' Jonny Wilkinson was English sport as it likes to imagine itself: intrepid, handsome, physically indomitable & blessed with grace under pressure' Paul Hayward, Daily Telegraph ' There are not many like him: humble, self-effacing & utterly devoted to his cause. He may not have considered himself a superstar. But everyone else did' Mike Cleary, Daily Telegraph ' No one came close to squeezing so much from his God-given talent, & for that alone, Wilkinson is worthy of undying regard' The Independent ...

The traveller guides are informative & concise, & are aimed at mainstream travellers wanting to discover something a little different on their trip. So whether you are looking for a walking tour in Apollina in Albania or a boat trip down the Mekong River in Vietnam there is a traveller guide for you. ...

There were those who doubted Jordan Henderson in the past...

Now he is a Liverpool captain with a trademark trophy lift,

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Jorge Lorenzo really came of age in 2010 when he took the Moto GP season by storm & became the runaway World Champion, winning nine of the season's 18 races, finishing on the podium 16 times & accumulating the biggest points score ever achieved in the championship. This autobiography of Lorenzo covers the 2010 season. ...

The gripping biography of one of the most successful managers in the game, José Mourinho, giving a rare insight into Mourinho the man as well as Mourinho the manager.

This unique insider account of the private man & public manager begins at Old Trafford in 2004, when Mourinho put himself on the football map as his Porto team knocked Manchester United out of the Champions League. Since then, author Robert Beasley has enjoyed unparalleled access to & unrivalled experiences with Mourinho, both on a professional basis & on a personal level.

Touring alongside Mourinho from his first tenure at Chelsea, Beasley forged a friendship with the manager that has lasted to this day. He reveals how close José came to becoming England's manager, & how hard Tottenham pushed in their attempts to secure him. He discloses the shocking depths of Mourinho's dislike of Arsenal boss Arsène Wenger, & how his relationship with Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich really played out behind the scenes. Then there are all the intriguing stories behind the players he bought, & the ones he desperately wanted but couldn't get.

Written by the one man allowed inside José Mourinho's inner sanctum, this is the fascinating story of Mourinho, the man behind the headlines, & life at some of the world's biggest football clubs.

This hardback book has 280 pages & measures: 23.8 x 16 x 2.5cm







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The gripping biography of one of the most successful managers in the game, José Mourinho, giving a rare insight into Mourinho the man as well as Mourinho the manager.

José Mourinho is undoubtedly one of the most charismatic & controversial characters in football today. Never far away from the headlines, it is the drama surrounding him as much as his many successes that make him such a fascinating figure.

Having worked at some of the biggest clubs in the world
- Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Real Madrid & Manchester United
- Mourinho knows how to deliver when it matters.

Leaving trophy cabinets bursting wherever hes been, he has a claim on being the greatest manager in his sport. But is the way he conducts himself on the touchline & in front of the cameras the real José Mourinho, or an act he puts on for the watching world?

Updated to include the full 2016-17 season.

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9781782438342
• Author: Robert Beasley
• Publisher: Michael OMara Books
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 295
• Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 2cm

















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Following on from Seasonal Spanish Food, Pizarro takes a closer look at the regions of Spain & the exceptional local ingredients

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