The great footballers & coaches are rarely glimpsed from up close. They shield themselves from the tabloids, hide their personalities behind professionalism, & in the words of the cliche, 'do their talking on the pitch'. This book gets up close to them. The Football Men is not a series of celebrity profiles, & it doesn't attempt to unearth secrets in the players' private lives. Rather, it portrays these men as three-dimensional human beings. It describes their upbringings, the football cultures they grew up in, the way they play, & the baggage that they bring to their relationships at work. This multimillion-pound, multinational world is mostly inhabited by ordinary men. The profiles in this book are sometimes funny, but never breathless or sensational. Some of the profiles in this book are based on interviews; others are the results of time the author spent with that person; sometimes the profile is a story of a country. All are fascinating & shed light on their subject to reveal things you wouldn't expect. From one of the great sports writers of our time this is a penetrating & surprising collection of articles on the figures that have defined the modern sporting world. ...

Scotl&, 1940. War rages across Europe, but Invermoray House is at peace – until the night of Constance’s 21st birthday, when

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1943, & The Bluebird Girls are at the top of their game.  They are touring with ENSA, visiting army bases across the world in

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Details: Ford of America was only months old when the first Fords came to the Shippeys' American Manufacturers Direct
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Hollywood action hero Steven Seagal delivers the goods in the explosive action/thriller from the makers of The Art Of War & The Pledge. He stars as Jon Cold, a freelance secret agent who's as cunning as he is deadly. When Cold is hired to deliver a myst ...

Audrey Garnet lives a sheltered life in the exclusive Argentinian community of Hurlingham. That is, until Cecil & Louis Forrester arrive, travelling from England to make their fortunes.

Admired by all for her beauty & grace, Audrey quickly catches the eyes of both brothers, but it is talented-but-troubled outsider Louis with his musical flair whom she is drawn to most.

Cecil, however, is a better match – a decorated war hero who has charmed the entire community, including Audrey’s parents, forcing Audrey to keep her true feelings a secret.

But when a family tragedy rocks Audrey’s world, she is faced with a terrible dilemma: must she do her duty to her family, or will she finally be able to follow her heart?

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9781471175817
• Author: Santa Montefiore
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 484
• Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 3cm













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Liverpool 1936

Miranda & her mother, Arabella, live comfortably in a nice area. But when her mother tells her she

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This fascinating book traces the nostalgic journey of the canal boats through the ages.

As an illustrative history, The

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London, 1930s. Years after she first fled to South Shields, Cathy is known by everyone as the landlady of the Robin Hood pub. But Cathy has a secret from her life before – a daughter, June, whom she had to leave behind. After all these years, can June accept her? Cathy’s friend Sofia faces her own dilemma. Encountering a man from her past, Sofia is given the opportunity to return to her hometown, Naples. It would mean escaping her own troubles in the Sixteen Streets… if only she dares take the chance. Cathy & Sofia have worked hard to shed the sorrows of their youth. But maybe by revisiting the past, they can work towards a happier future… Product Information: • ISBN: 9781398708990 • Author: Elsie Mason • Publisher: Orion Publishing • Format: Paperback • Pages: 368 • Dimensions: 19.6 x 13 x 3 cm ...

Dora Rodgers is adjusting to a new life in Liverpool with her young daughters Carol & Jackie. After the fear of the war years & a difficult break up with her husband Joe, Dora is finally building a future with her children.

But then an unexpected knock at the door rips her family in two.

To Doras horror, Carol is taken away by a welfare officer to live with Joe. She is determined to fight for her child, but when a tragic accident leaves her mother in hospital, & shocking news from Joe breaks her heart again, she struggles to cope.

With her family in pieces & her marriage over for good, will Dora ever manage to get her daughter Carol home where she belongs?

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9780349132501
• Author: Pam Howes
• Publisher: Bookouture
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 267
• Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 2cm













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