One of the greatest of all sports books now reissued with a new introduction. C L R James one of the foremost thinkers of the twentieth century was devoted to the game of cricket. In this classic summation of half a lifetime spent playing watching & writing about the sport he recounts the story of his overriding passion & tells us of the players whom he knew & loved exploring the games psychology & aesthetics & the issues of class race & politics that surround it. Part memoir of a West Indian boyhood part passionate celebration & defence of cricket as an art form part indictment of colonialism Beyond a Boundary addresses not just a sport but a whole culture & asks the question What do they know of cricket who only cricket know? ...

The compelling new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of TO LOVE & TO CHERISH It is 1945 & the war is finally over. For sisters Sophie & Maria though the upheaval is just beginning. For they have no choice but to leave their beloved home on the Isle of Man. It is a huge wrench for eighteen-year-old Maria who can't forget Hans Bonhoeffer a young Austrian interned on the island during the war. For widowed Sophie Liverpool offers a new beginning with her daughter Bella. She has no room for distractions
- until she falls in love with Frank Ryan a man married to a woman who although she doesn't love him has no intention of letting him go. Without the men they love will the sisters ever find happiness?
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Has your child learned their ABCs? This activity book will help your child to confidently go on to learn how letters come together to make new sounds in words
- with the help of the friendly Letterland characters. Beyond ABC Activity Book is packed full of puzzles & activities that make learning fun! It comes complete with 50 reusable stickers that your child can use time & time again.
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June Thomson & Giselle Ross are inextricably linked by two unspeakable acts of evil. On the same day a few miles apart their estranged husbands slaughtered their children. The murders were not driven by rage or committed in moments of madness. They were planned & carried out with chilling precision to inflict the worst pain imaginable. June & Giselle did not know each other. Tragedy is all that binds them; they were destined to come together as sisters united by pain grief & a sense of loss so immense that it would drive both to the brink of madness. Junes life with Rab Thomson had been a dark & turbulent existence characterised by mental torture physical violence & rape. Giselles relationship with Ashok Kalyanjee had been a strange & distant affair of lives spent apart before during & after marriage. But both relationships had produced two beautiful children & the women believed that their misery was in the past. Both mothers believed it was important to allow the fathers access to their children. On that fateful Saturday in May 2008 neither could have conceived that the men they had once loved would do anything to harm their children. But they were wrong so terribly wrong. Nothing can bring their children back. But June & Giselle have one solitary comfort: they are no longer alone. Their lives may have been torn apart but they have each other. Together they are stronger. This is the story of their parallel journeys: of the dreadful days before during & after the murders of their children. Told in their own words with searing honesty of their pain & guilt it is a story of endurance friendship & survival against the odds. It is not a story for the faint hearted but it is a story that must be told for in the end it is a testament to the human spirit. ...

On D-Day Dick Winters took off with 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment & prepared to parachute into German-held north France. Ground troops landing on Utah beach were relying on Easy Company to secure one of the causeways that were vital if the troops were to get off the beaches & reach the solid ground of Normandy. The plane carrying many of the commanding officers was shot down leaving Dick Winters suddenly in command of his company. But during the drop he & many of his men had been separated from his equipment & was unarmed except for a trench knife. In this remarkable World War 2 memoir Dick Winters tells the tales left untold by Stephen Ambrose in his 1992 epic Band of Brothers. Starting with an account of the gruelling training designed to make the 506th the most elite unit in the US Army Beyond Band of Brothers is fascinating account of one man's experience of commanding Easy Company from D-Day to the Battle of the Bulge & into Germany. Dick Winters gives real insight into leadership under the most difficult conditions
- every man in the company had been injured by the time they reached Germany
- & tells the real story of the Allies' final defeat of Hitler from the point of view of someone who was really there.

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A comically sinister tale of wicked spirits & suburban mediums from the Man Booker Prize-winning author of ' Wolf Hall' & ' Bring Up the Bodies'. Alison Hart a medium by trade tours the dormitory towns of London's orbital ring road with her flint-hearted sidekick Colette passing on messages from beloved dead ancestors. But behind her plump smiling persona hides a desperate woman: she knows the terrors the next life holds but must conceal them from her wide-eyed clients. At the same time she is plagued by spirits from her own past who infiltrate her body & home becoming stronger & nastier the more she resists... Shortlisted for the Orange Prize Hilary Mantel's supremely suspenseful novel is a masterpiece of dark humour & even darker secrets. ...

A 512-page encyclopaedia on how to build a terrific physique. This encyclopaedia offers the key to your training success. By acknowledging your individuality this book teaches you precisely how to train yourself. Become your own expert personal trainer! Whether youre male or female a beginner or very advanced young or not-so-young want to train at home or in a public gym this book is for you. Apply what you learn & success will follow! The 'how-to' guidance
Includes:: why conventional training is fundamentally wrong & must be bypassed; how to overhaul your training philosophy so that youre destined for big gains; your ultimate size & strength potential & the organisation to take you there; how to design & personalise your own training programs step-by-step; how to conquer over training maximise results & never let age hold you back; how to eat in order to maximise your gains & improve your health; how to set up your own low-cost but super-productive home gym; & a real-life step-by-step training cycle for you to learn from.
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Are you unhappy with your body but fed up with constant dieting? Would you like to lose weight without depriving yourself of the food you love? Beyond Chocolate is a radically different approach to weight loss. Serial dieters for years Sophie & Audrey Boss finally overcame their weight problems when they discovered the key to success: break free from the diet mentality & learn how to listen to your body so that you can make food choices that really work for you. This book sets out a new liberating approach to establishing a healthy & satisfying relationship with food & a positive body image. Based on extensive research & workshops for women with weight issues Beyond Chocolate will help you to:* Eat whatever you want without feeling guilty* Lose weight & not worry that youll put it back on* Only think about food when you are hungry* Stop when you are satisfied* Feel comfortable in your body* Wear clothes you like & feel good in Beyond Chocolate is your passport to freedom! ...

Beyond Essence is the third book from David Everitt-Matthias & shows a marked evolution in his food a cuisine seven years on from the recipes which made up David's first book ' Essence'. In these recipes he has drawn inspiration from around the world showcasing an even greater understanding & sensitivity towards new ingredients & techniques yet always pairing them perfectly with classic traditions. Beyond Essence is a joyous collection of innovative & exciting recipes each demonstrating a craft of incredible skill & precision. These recipes will inspire keen amateur cooks & professionals alike. It is a book which confirms the talents of a remarkable artist & a natural & generous teacher & which will further enhance the reputation of one of the world's truly great chefs. A double-award-winning author Beyond Essence is David's third book. ...

The horrific murders of Holly Wells & Jessica Chapman shocked & sickened the nation. The man found guilty of their murders is now one of the most reviled men in the country. As if his crime was not dreadful enough he has recently admitted that he lied under oath about the circumstances of one of the murders. This in-depth book is written by investigative journalist Nathan Yates who witnessed the murder hunt first-hand & even interviewed Huntley & former girlfriend Maxine Carr. Yates also has an exclusive source for contact with Ian Huntley & will have further revelations about how far Huntley has lied about what happened that tragic day. ...