Television & sport is the ultimate marriage of convenience. The two circled each other warily for a while
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Roger Eagle was a towering figure in British popular music. Uniquely his influence straddled the cultural divide separating Manchester & Liverpool. The task of unifying the musical talents of these two cultural hubs has proved beyond almost everyone. The sole exception is the subject of this book -- a man whose influence can still be felt today. In any scene there needs to be a personality capable of leading a generation towards a new sound & consequently new tastes & fashions. What is unusual about Roger Eagle is his formative role in the development of at least three & arguably four such music scenes that altered the course of music in Britain between the mid-sixties & early nineties. From the Blues explosion of the mid-sixties via the birth of Northern Soul to the pioneering Beatles defying spirit of Merseysides New Wave & the re-birth of Manchester music close friend & former neighbour Bill Sykes charts Rogers continued influence on the music scenes in both cities & talks to some of the main figures who were inspired by him. ...

This is a complete beginners guide to the sit-on-top kayak. Sit-on-top kayaking is the fastest growing water-based activity. Its fun & easy to learn. Anyone can do it! Paddlers newcomers & those curious about the sport will find all the answers to their questions in this book. Using colour photos & clear descriptions this book is the perfect introduction to sit-on-top kayaking. Choosing the right kayak how to store & transport it how to get the most fun out of your boat & how to stay safe whilst doing so are explored in detail. Snorkelling fishing & scuba diving are some of the other activities that benefit from using sit-on-tops & these are also covered. ...

When Yosser's best friend Kylie comes back from Thrill City she is full of amazing stories about the best ride there
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A seance in a snowbound Dartmoor house predicts a grisly murder! In a remote house in the middle of Dartmoor six shadowy figures huddle around a small table for a seance. Tension rises as the spirits spell out a chilling message: Captain Trevelyan! dead! murder. Is this black magic or simply a macabre joke? The only way to be certain is to locate Captain Trevelyan. Unfortunately his home is six miles away & with snow drifts blocking the roads someone will have to make the journey on foot! ...

An almost impossible puzzle with supernatural trappings. In a remote house in the middle of Dartmoor six shadowy figures huddle around a small table for a seance. Tension rises as the spirits spell out a chilling message: ' Captain Trevelyan...dead...murder.' Is this black magic or simply a macabre joke? The only way to be certain is to locate Captain Trevelyan. Unfortunately his home is six miles away & with snow drifts blocking the roads someone will have to make the journey on foot... ...

This is a compelling portrait of the best-known yet most misrepresented Native American. Sitting Bulls name is still the best-known of any American Indian leader but his life & legacy remain shrouded with misinformation & half-truths. His life spanned the entire clash of cultures & ultimate destruction of the Plains Indian way of life. He was a powerful leader & a respected shaman but neither title fully captures the enigma of Sitting Bull. Drawing on research into rare contemporary records & Sitting Bulls own hieroglyphic autobiography this absorbing volume traces his life from a headstrong youth (named Jumping Badger) & first contact with White settlers through his election as spiritual & military leader of the Lakota Sioux his role in the major victory at the Battle of the Little Bighorn his subsequent flight to Canada & return as a performer in Buffalo Bills Wild West Show to his arrest & untimely death at the hands of the Indian Affairs police on the eve of the Battle of Wounded Knee. The first new biography of Sitting Bull (1831-1890) in over fifteen years Yennes work has set a benchmark for all future histories. ...

OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities such as walking horse riding & off-road cycling. The series provides complete GB coverage & can now be used in all weathers thanks to OS Explorer Map
- Active a tough versatile version of the OS Explorer Map.
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OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking horse riding & off-road cycling. Providing complete GB coverage the series details essential information such as youth hostels pubs & visitor information as well as rights of way permissive paths & bridleways. ...

Six tells the complete story of the services birth & early years including the tragic untold tale of what happened to Britains extensive networks in Soviet Russia between the wars. It reveals for the first time how the playwright & MI6 agent Harley Granville Barker bribed the Daily News to keep Arthur Ransome in Russia & the real reason Paul Dukes returned there. It shows development of tradecraft A & the great personal risk officers & their agents took far from home & unprotected. In Salonika for example Lieutenant Norman Dewhurst realised it was time to leave when he opened his door to find one of his agents hanging dismembered in a sack. This first part of Six takes us up to the eve of the conflict using hundreds of previously unreleased files & interviews with key players to show how one of the worlds most secretive of secret agencies originated & developed into something like the MI6 we know today. The second part published in Spring 2012 will tell the story from the outbreak of World War Two to the present." ...