The Bentley Mk VI introduced in 1946 fairly bristled with new ideas & marked a bold change of direction for a company as conservative as Rolls-Royce owner of the Bentley marque. The most radical departure from pre-war practice was the fact that the Mk VI could be bought with a standard body. Other major new features were the engine cruciform chassis & hydraulically operated front brakes. However none of this indicates the true historical importance of the Mk VI or why the model is at the heart of this book-quite simply the Mk V Is design was the well-spring from which all the mainstream Rolls-Royce & Bentley models flowed until the advent of the Silver Shadow & Bentley T-Series in 1965. Here is the complete story of the Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith Silver Dawn & Silver Cloud & the Bentley Mk VI R-Type & S-Type. Covering concept design & development production promotion publicity & the coachbuilt cars. There is also helpful practical advice on buying & running these cars today together with appendices of chassis number sequences & dates build numbers & modifications & development by chassis number. Illustrated with over 160 black & white & color photos this book is a must have for anyone interested in automotive history. ...

WO Bentley had launched his first model the four-cylinder 3 Litre in 1921 as a sporting car for the discerning driver intending that it should provide 80mph performance with exceptional reliability founded on the quality of its engineering & construction. All cars even came with a five-year guarantee. It quickly became the favourite of wealthy young sportsmen & to prove a point 3-litres won at Le Mans in 1924 & 1927. This book looks in detail at Bentley's 1925 creation the six-cylinder 61/2-litre the 1928 Speed Six version & the 1931 supercar the enormous handsome & expensive 8-litre
- one of motoring's immortal legends. Outstanding examples of all the models have been photographed specially for this book & are featured in detail in some 150 colour shots. There are also more than 150 black-&-white photographs drawn from archive sources.
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In fifth-century Denmark a murderous monster stalks the night & only the great prince of the Geats has the strength & courage to defeat him. Beowulfs terrifying quest to destroy Grendel the foul fiend a hideous sea-hag & a monstrous fire-dragon is the oldest surviving epic in British literature. Artfully retold & magnificently illustrated this companion volume to Sir Gawain & the Green Knight" is made instantly accessible to children by a formidable childrens book partnership." ...

Beowulf" composed between the seventh & tenth centuries is the elegiac narrative of the adventures of Beowulf a Scandinavian hero who saves the Danes from the seemingly invincible monster Grendel & later from Grendel's mother. He returns to his own country & dies in old age in a vivid battle against a dragon. The poem is about encountering the monstrous defeating it & living on in the exhausted aftermath. Heaney's celebrated translation honours what is remote & intuits what is uncannily familiar at the end of the twentieth century in this founding masterpiece of English poetry. Now for the first time the Old English text
- which survived only in a single scorched manuscript now held in the British Museum
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Composed towards the end of the first millennium of our era the Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf" is a Northern epic & a classic of European literature. In this new translation Seamus Heaney has produced a work that is true line by line to the original poem." ...

The monster Grendel kills everyone. No weapon can stop him. The great warrior Beowulf prepares to fight but can he beat the monster with neither sword nor shield? The Hopscotch Adventures series features exciting page-turning adventures in under 400 words for children developing their reading confidence. ...

The loss of a loved one is one of the most painful experiences that most of us will ever have to face in our lives. This book recognises that there is no single solution to the problems of bereavement but that an understanding of grief can help the bereaved to realise that they are not alone in their experience. This new edition has been revised & extended to take into account recent research findings on both sides of the Atlantic. Parkes & Prigerson include additional information about the different circumstances of bereavement including traumatic loss disasters & complicated grief as well as providing details on how social religious & cultural influences determine how we grieve. Bereavement" provides guidance on preparing for the loss of a loved one & coping after theyve gone. It also discusses how to identify the minority in whom bereavement may lead to impairment of physical and/or mental health & how to ensure they get the help they need. This classic text will continue to be of value to the bereaved themselves as well as the professionals & friends who seek to help & understand them." ...

A CRIME UNSPEAKABLE. Australia 1919. Quinn Walker returns from the Great War to the New South Wales town of Flint: the birthplace he fled ten years earlier when he was accused of a heinous act. A LIE UNFORGIVABLE. Aware of the townsmens vow to hang him Quinn takes to the surrounding hills. Here deciding upon his plan of action & questioning just what he has returned for he meets Sadie Fox. A BOND UNBREAKABLE. This mysterious girl seems to know & share his darkest fear. & as their bond greatens Quinn learns what he must do to lay the ghosts of his past & Sadies present to rest. ...

Walking is one of Britain's favorite leisure activities & this guide features a variety of mapped walks to suit all abilities. The book features all the practical detail you need accompanied by fascinating background reading on the history & wildlife of Berkshire & Buckingham shire as well as other local points of interest. All walks are annotated with places to visit along the way including tea rooms & pubs with extra details on their character & the food on offer. Every walk is given a summary of distance time gradient level of difficulty type of surface & access landscape dog friendliness parking & public toilets. ...

This collection inspired by the folklore of the Royal County contains a plethora of tales robustly retold for a contemporary audience. The exploits of well-known figures such as Herne the Hunter & Dick Turpin feature alongside many of the countys lesser-known legends. From a cruel ordeal by fire & historical trials by combat to the lore of dragons & witches Berkshire Folk Tales is a heady mix of bloodythirsty funny passionate & moving stories. But this is not only a book of folk tales. It is also a gazetteer to guide you allowing you to make the same journey as the antiquaries & discover this land & its stories for yourself. ...