Drama based on the life of college football hero Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy. Rob Brown plays Davis, who rose from a poverty-stricken childhood to play for college team the Syracuse Orangemen. Under the tutelage of ha ...

Books Celebrity Biographies The Extra Mile is no ordinary sports memoir. But Kevin Sinfield is no ordinary sportsman... A one-club legend of Leeds Rhinos, who has now crossed codes as a defensive coach for the England national rugby union team, Kevin Sinfield is a rugby icon. But in recent years has shown heroism of a very different kind through his selfless & extraordinary fundraising for motor neurone disease (MND), the terminal illness that has affected his best mate & former teammate Rob Burrow. Sinfield's epic challenges have included running 7 ultra marathons in 7 days, & running over 101 miles in 24 hours. In the process, Sinfield has captured the hearts of the nation & over £7 million for MND. He was awarded an OBE in the Queen's Birthday honours for his efforts, along with the Freedom of Leeds & a special BBC Award for his fundraising. Told with Sinfield's characteristic warmth, dry wit & inspirational leadership, The Extra Mile is the story of an astonishing life, of an enduring friendship, of perseverance against the most difficult of challenges, & of a remarkable, humble human being who has defied the odds. The book equips readers with the tools & the mindset to embrace togetherness & to overcome their own challenges. It leaves the reader with the urgent question: Who would you go the extra mile for to help in life?   Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9781529903058 •†Author: Kevin Sinfield  •†Publisher:†  Century •†Format:†  Hardback •†Pages:† 320 •†Dimensions:† 15.6 x 3.6 x 23.8 cm ...

Lottie Brooks is 11 ¾ & her life is ALREADY officially over. Not only is she about to start high school without any friends or glamorous swooshy hair, she's just discovered she's too flat-chested to wear A BRA! She might as well give up now & go into hibernation with her hamsters Sir Barnaby Squeakington & Fuzzball the Third. Lottie navigates the perils of growing up in this fantastically funny new illustrated series for pre-teens filled with friendship, embarrassing moments &, of course, Kit Kat Chunkys. The first book in the hilarious new series for children by the bestselling creator of Hurrah For Gin. Perfect for fans of Angus, Thongs & Perfect Snogging & Dork Diaries.   Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9780241460887 •†Author:   Katie Kirby  •†Publisher:   Puffin •†Format:   Paperback •†Pages:† 432 •†Dimensions:† 12.9 x 2.6 x 19.8 cm ...

Harry Fletcher, a man with a chequered past, now makes an honest living as a charter skipper fishing in the magnificent Indian Ocean. Until suddenly men from the world he has put behind him plunge him once more into a deadly game. & he must play
- for an unknown prize against undeclared odds
- by the rules of violence & death which he once practised as an art. For of one thing he is certain: to fail is to die. Approx run time is 3 hours.

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The first book in the No. 1 international bestselling Wheel of Time saga that inspired the TV series.

When she arrives

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While evidence is gathered, & the land of Delain mourns, Flagg the King's magician, unscrupulous, greedy & powerful, plots.

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There is another 1985, somewhere in the could-have-been, where the Crimean war still rages, dodos are regenerated in home-cloning kits & everyone is deeply disappointed by the ending of ' Jane Eyre'. In this world there are no jet-liners or computers, but there are policemen who can travel across time, a Welsh republic, a great interest in all things literary
- & a woman called Thursday Next. In this utterly original & wonderfully funny first novel, Fforde has created a fiesty, loveable heroine & a plot of such richness & ingenuity that it will take your breath away.
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This classic F. Scott Fitzgerald collection

Includes:: The Great Gatsby, The Beautiful & The Damned & Tender

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This deluxe box-set brings together selected novels, novellas & short stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald, contained in five clothbound

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What does it feel like to walk off the edge of a map? To emerge dazed, dying yet triumphant, from the Amazon? Benedict Allen's anthology of human exploration ranges across various terrain
- hot & cold deserts, mountains & plains, jungles & high seas
- & presents the words of those who, although the centuries
- be they Vikings or missionaries, conquistadors or botanists
- have set off into 'the unknown'.



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