Team Brass" is firmly established as the best-selling series of brass tutors. It presents a flexible course which can be tailored to suit each student ideal for individual group & class tuition
- including the ABRSM music medals. The books in the series contain plenty of carefully graded music in a wide range of styles from Baroque & Classical eras to film flok jazz & Latin American. The series encourages ensemble playing with varied repertoire for both orchestral & brass band instruments & develops instrument-related aural skills improvisation & composition. Included are scales & arpeggios & a CD comprising of over 70 backing tracks to make every student feel like a star performer."
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In this the long awaited conclusion of Alexander Kent's midshipman trilogy the new year of 1774 seems to offer Richard Bolitho & his friend Martyn Dancer the culmination of a dream. Both have been recommended for promotion although they have not yet gained the coveted lieutenant's commission. But a routine passage from Plymouth to Guernsey in an untried schooner becomes for Bolitho a passage from midshipman to King's officer tempering the promise of the future with the bitter price of maturity. ...

They fought on Utah Beach in Arnhem Bastogne the Bulge; they spearheaded the Rhine offensive & took possession of Hitlers Eagles Nest in Berchtesgaden. Easy Company 506th Airborne Division U.S. Army was as good a rifle company as any in the world. From their rigorous training in Georgia in 1942 to D-Day & victory Ambrose tells the story of this remarkable company which kept getting the tough assignments. Easy Company was responsible for everything from parachuting into France early D-Day morning to the capture of Hitlers Eagles Nest at Berchtesgaden. BAND OF BROTHERS is the account of the men of this remarkable unit who fought went hungry froze & died a company that took 150 percent casualties & considered the violet Heart a badge of office. Drawing on hours of interviews with survivors as well as the soldiers journals & letters Stephen Ambrose tells the stories often in the mens own words of these American heroes. ...

Continuing the brilliant World War Two fighter pilot series
- this time the theatre of war is the incredible story of the Siege
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Damien Brown thinks he's ready when he arrives for his first posting with Medecins Sans Frontieres in Africa. But the town he's sent to is an isolated outpost of mud huts surrounded by landmines; the hospital for which he's to be the only doctor is filled with malnourished children & conditions he's never seen; & the health workers
- Angolan war veterans twice his age who speak no English
- walk out on him following an altercation on his first shift. In the months that follow Damien confronts these challenges all the while dealing with the social absurdities of living with only three other volunteers for company. The medical calamities pile up
- leopard attacks landmine explosions performing surgery using tools cleaned on the fire
- but as Damien's friendships with the local people evolve his passion for the work grows. Written with great warmth & empathy B&-Aid for a Broken Leg is a compassionate deeply honest & often humorous account of life on the medical frontline in Angola Mozambique & South Sudan. It is also a moving testimony to the work done by medical humanitarian groups & the remarkable often eccentric people who work for them.



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From snowcapped mountains & pristine valleys to shimmering lakes & glittering glaciers few places on earth can match Banff Jasper & Glacier when it comes to sky-topping scenery. Oliver Berry Lonely Planet Writer Our Promise You can trust our travel information because Lonely Planet authors visit the places we write about each & every edition. We never accept freebies for positive coverage so you can rely on us to tell it like it is. Inside This Book 2 expert authors 798 hours of in-park research 133 miles of trails hiked 42 wild animals spotted Inspirational photos Clear easy-to-use maps Activities feature Helpful hiking & camping charts Comprehensive planning tools In-depth background ...

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. ...

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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Perfect for day trips & short breaks the OS Landranger Map series covers Great Britain with 204 detailed maps. Each map provides all the information you need to get to know your local area &

Includes:: places of interest tourist information picnic areas & camp sites plus Rights of Way information for England & Wales.

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Bang! Space time matter...the Universe was born 13.7 billion years ago. Infinitely small at first it expanded more rapidly than anyone can contemplate. Brian May Patrick Moore & Chris Lintott explain how all this came about from the moment when time & space came into existence to the formation of the first stars galaxies & planets & to the evolution of human beings able to contemplate our own origins & ultimate destiny. Then on towards that destiny in the infinite future long after the Earth has been consumed by the Red Giant Sun. The story is told in clear straight forward terms in the strict order in which the events happened & uses no mathematics. Bang!" is an amazing story & this newly revised text brings it " Bang!" up to date. Is it fiction? The authors hope not since it is based upon lifetimes work by great scientists such as Albert Einstein Stephen Hawking & hundreds of other brilliant minds. Enjoy & let your imagination run riot." ...