John Lowe was at the forefront of the fight for jobs during the twelve months of the miners strike from 1984-5 as the elected chairman of Clipstone Collierys strike committee in the largely working county of Nottinghamshire. The dirty war fought by the Thatcher Government to defeat the formidable National Union of Mineworkers transformed him from passive family man into political animal: witness to many disturbing events he recorded his experiences in a diary so they would never be forgotten. There is the initial confusion & scramble to organise; the London rally which the police sought to turn into a riot; his arrest & fast-tracking through the court system; the legendary pensioner friend Sid beaten black & blue at a police roadblock; unifying events such as Christmas; the slow trickle back to work; & finally the dreaded day the strike ended
- & first harrowing weeks back at the coalface among people he despised. With the scars left by the dispute still fresh upon him he reflected upon events both at local & national level. If Spirit Alone Won Battles interweaves his diaries & this reflection is illustrated by an exhaustive collection of photographs correspondence court documents & campaign literature. It is a tale of heartbreak; but also a testament to the unquenchable spirit & stomach to fight of men & women with a just cause.
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Ingenious chilling & darkly comic 1985" is a terrifying vision of the future by the great postmodern storehouse of British writing Anthony Burgess. In characteristically daring style Anthony Burgess combines two responses to Orwells 1984 in one book. The first is a sharp analysis: through dialogues parodies & essays Burgess sheds new light on what he called an apocalyptic codex of our worst fears creating a critique that is literature in its own right. Part two is Burgess own dystopic vision written in 1978. He skewers both the present & the future describing a state where industrial disputes & social unrest compete with overwhelming surveillance security concerns & the dominance of technology to make life a thing to be suffered rather than lived. Together these two works form a unique guide to one of the twentieth centurys most talented imaginative & prescient writers. Several decades later Burgess most singular work still stands." ...

The biography of the hugely successful British band One Direction" who shot to fame after taking the seventh series of " The X-Factor" by storm. "1D: The One Direction Story" explores the backgrounds early lives & motivations of Niall Liam Zayn Harry & Louis all the way from obscurity to international stardom. Covering how the boys coped with the exposure of " The X-Factor" their new celebrity lives & the experiences around hugely successful chart-topping singles & a number one album in America this is the definitive book for all " One Direction" fans." ...

Book Two of 1Q84 ends with Aomame standing on the Metropolitan Expressway with a gun between her lips. She has come tantalisingly close to meeting her beloved Tengo only to have him slip away at the last minute. The followers of the cult leader she assassinated are determined to track her down & she has been living in hiding completely isolated from the world. However Tengo has also resolved to find Aomame. As the two of them uncover more & more about the strange world of 1Q84 & the mysterious Little People their longing for one another grows. Can they find each other before they themselves are found? ...

Haruki Murakami is an international phenomenon. When Books One & Two of his latest masterpiece 1Q84" were published in Japan a million copies were sold in one month & the critical acclaim that ensued was reported all over the globe. Readers were transfixed by the mesmerising story of Aomame & Tengo & the strange parallel universe they inhabit. Then one year later to the surprise & delight of his readers Murakami published an unexpected Book Three bringing the story to a close. In order to reflect the experience of "1Q84s" first readers Harvill Secker is publishing Books One & Two in one beautifully designed volume & Book Three in a separate edition. A long-awaited treat for his fans "1Q84" is also a thrilling introduction to the unique world of Murakamis imagination. This hypnotically addictive novel is a work of startling originality & as the title suggests a mind-bending ode to George Orwells " Nineteen Eighty-Four". (The number 9 in Japanese is pronounced like the letter Q). The year is 1984. Aomame sits in a taxi on the expressway in Tokyo. Her work is not the kind which can be discussed in public but she is in a hurry to carry out an assignment & with the traffic at a st&-still the driver proposes a solution. She agrees but as a result of her actions starts to feel increasingly detached from the real world. She has been on a top-secret mission & her next job will lead her to encounter the apparently superhuman founder of a religious cult. Meanwhile Tengo is leading a nondescript life but wishes to become a writer. He inadvertently becomes involved in a strange affair surrounding a literary prize to which a mysterious seventeen-year-old girl has submitted her remarkable first novel. It seems to be based on her own experiences & moves readers in unusual ways. Can her story really be true? Both Aomame & Tengo notice that the world has grown strange; both realise that they are indispensable to each other. While their stories influence one another at times by accident & at times intentionally the two come closer & closer to intertwining." ...

The year is 1984. Aomame sits in a taxi on the expressway in Tokyo. Her work is not the kind which can be discussed in public but she is in a hurry to carry out an assignment & with the traffic at a st&-still the driver proposes a solution. She agrees but as a result of her actions starts to feel increasingly detached from the real world. She has been on a top-secret mission & her next job will lead her to encounter the apparently superhuman founder of a religious cult. Meanwhile Tengo is leading a nondescript life but wishes to become a writer. He inadvertently becomes involved in a strange affair surrounding a literary prize to which a mysterious seventeen-year-old girl has submitted her remarkable first novel. It seems to be based on her own experiences & moves readers in unusual ways. Can her story really be true? Aomame & Tengos stories influence one another at times by accident & at times intentionally as the two come closer & closer to intertwining. As 1Q84" accelerates towards its conclusion both are pursued by persons & forces they do not know & cannot underst&. As they begin to decipher more about the strange world into which they have slipped so they sense their destinies converging. What they cannot know is whether they will find one another before they are themselves found. "1Q84" is a magnificent & fully-imagined work of fiction
- a thriller a love-story & a mind-bending ode to George Orwells " Nineteen Eighty-Four". It is a world from which the reader emerges stunned & altered."
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The year is 1Q84. This is the real world there is no doubt about that. But in this world there are two moons in the sky. In this world the fates of two people Tengo & Aomame are closely intertwined. They are each in their own way doing something very dangerous. & in this world there seems no way to save them both. Something extraordinary is starting. ...

The year is 1Q84. This is the real world there is no doubt about that. But in this world there are two moons in the sky. In this world the fates of two people Tengo & Aomame are closely intertwined. They are each in their own way doing something very dangerous. & in this world there seems no way to save them both. Something extraordinary is starting. Shortlisted for the 2013 IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. ...

This colourful birthday card to celebrate the all important 1st birthday has a big number 1 in pink on a yellow background decorated with multicoloured sparkling dots & a little chick with the message &8216;you are 1 today!&8217;. Greeting inside the card reads &8216; Happy Birthday&8217; & the card comes complete with a violet envelope ready for posting. ...

This book is universally known as the 'winemaker's bible'. Over three million beginners have been happily launched into the fascinating hobby of winemaking by successive editions of this practical guide. This completely updated ninth edition sets out in metric imperial & American measures some 150 detailed recipes all arranged in the months best suited for their making so that winemaking can be pursued all year round. Wines from fruit flowers vegetables foliage & kits are all dealt with & for the more advanced winemaker there are notes on making wines in bulk showing wine & judging. First published in 1960 & with over three million copies sold since then this book is an inspiration to all beginners in winemaking. ...