Ship my ship! I seek the west & fields & mountains ever blest. Farewell to Middle-earth at last I see the Star above your mast!! Bilbos Last Song is a poem written by Bilbo hero adventurer of The Hobbit before he leaves Middle Earth to take a ship to the Undying Lands beyond the sunset at the end of The Lord of the Rings. Pauline Baynes magical jewel-like illustrations depict the journey that brings the ring bearers & the company of elves to The Grey Havens & the ship that is waiting to take them on their final journey. Running concurrently is a series of vignettes showing scenes from The Hobbit; so Bilbo remembers his first journey as he contemplates his last. A friend of the authors for many years Pauline Baynes has included several of Tolkiens own ideas in her portrayal of the characters & scenes. The Lord of the Rings the book of the 20th Century has been acclaimed as the motion picture event of the 21st Century
- a groundbreaking epic of good versus evil extraordinary heroes wondrous creatures & dark armies of terror. The extraordinary success of this film has brought Tolkien & his world to the forefront of public consciousness worldwide.
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Bill Brandt: Shadow & Light" is the first full-scale examination of Brandt's oeuvre that attempts to trace a coherent trajectory across the photographers multifaceted career. With 162 rich duotone reproductions made from the finest of the photographers vintage prints this book seeks to lay out Brandt's career in all its unruly splendour as Sarah Hermanson Meister writes in her introductory essay. Meisters fresh scholarship & keen attention to the chronological developments of Brandt's career including for the first time an analysis of the dramatic evolution of Brandt's printing techniques shed new light on an artist long considered an enigma by art historians. A comprehensive survey of the work Brandt published during World War II in a number of popular illustrated magazines reveals the origins of some of his most remarkable postwar work while a technical examination of the photographers often painstaking retouching techniques accompanied by detailed illustrations offers an intimate behind-the-scenes look at the process that was critical to the ultimate impact of Brandt's extraordinary photographs." ...

Bill Bruford
- once called 'the godfather of progressive-rock drumming'
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Bill Bryson goes to Kenya at the invitation of CARE International the charity dedicated to working with local communities to eradicate poverty around the world. Kenya generally regarded as the cradle of mankind is a land of contrasts with famous game reserves stunning landscapes & a vibrant cultural tradition. It also provides plenty to worry a traveller like Bill Bryson fixated as he is on the dangers posed by snakes insects & large predators. But on a more sober note it is a country that shares many serious human & environmental problems with the rest of Africa: refugees AIDS drought & grinding poverty. Travelling around the country Bryson casts his inimitable eye on a continent new to him & the resultant diary though short in length contains the trademark Bryson stamp of wry observation & curious insight. All the author's royalties from Bill Bryson's African Diary as well as all profits will go to CARE International. Illustrated with 8pp of colour. ...

Packed with recipes that are simple nutritious & kid-friendly Bill Cooks for Kids" takes the frazzle out of mealtimes. This ultimate collection covers hurried weekday breakfasts simple sweet snacks play-date dinners feasts for the family delicious desserts & party time treats. Bill Grangers recipes are renowned for being unfussy fast & packed full of healthy easy-to-access ingredients. His recipes offer a solution to balancing a hectic life while still providing nutritious enticing meals for families with young children. With over 80 recipes to appeal to all members of the family this is a collection both you & the kids will enjoy. Key points: the best of Bill Grangers kid-friendly recipes from six of his best-selling cookbooks collected in one comprehensive volume; over 80 recipes catering to both adult & kids tastes written in Bills signature tone
- laid back & approachable; fresh photography & an easy-to-follow layout."
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Bill Nicholson was revered as one of the most honest football managers in the business. Between 1960 & 1964 he turned Tottenham Hotspur into the finest team in Britain. This book the first biography of Nicholson commemorates the 50th anniversary of Tottenhams pioneering 1961 Double which Nicholson followed up in 1963 by becoming the first manager to win a European trophy. By moulding great players like Dave Mackay Danny Blanchflower John White Cliff Jones & Jimmy Greaves into an almost perfectly balanced team he set new standards of attacking play. Nicholson was born in Scarborough in 1919. At the age of 17 he took the night train alone to London signed for Spurs on GBP2 a week & spent the rest of his life with the club as player coach manager scout & President. He never had a contract spurned bonuses & lived ten minutes walk from the ground with his remarkable wife who was known as Darkie until his death in 2004. He is still revered by Tottenham fans as one of the most important figures in the clubs history. This well-researched book offers a new kinder impression of this much-loved man. ...

This easy-to-use illustrated map is an essential guide to watching birds in Britain & Irel&. Featuring the countrys top 346 birding sites including almost all RSPB reserves & many Wildlife Trusts & Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust sites this edition gives concise details on each location from descriptions of habitat & types of bird to be found there as well as opening times & the best season to visit. On the reverse of the main map there are detailed maps of 15 key sites & information panels on many aspects of birding including a detailed list of bird observatories & the major seabird colonies to be found in Britain & Irel&. Complete with practical tips & information this edition of Bill Oddies Birding Map of Britain & Ireland provides a handy reference tool for both the novice birdwatcher as well as the avid twitcher ...

' Bird-watchers are tense competitive selfish shifty dishonest distrusting boorish pedantic unsentimental arrogant &
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Football is not just a matter of life & death: it's much more important than that'
- Bill Shankly. Bill Shankly was without doubt
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Bill Slim was one of the greatest British generals of World War II. In a career that stretched from 1914 until 1958 Bill Slims greatest triumphs came in India & Burma in the long war against the Japanese. Thrust into a desperate situation he orchestrated the longest retreat in British Army history in the withdrawal from Burma. He then turned on the Japanese in India shattered their army & pursued them to destruction. Apart from his great military victories Slim also left a legacy of training & morale building that endures in the British Army to this day. This book examines both Bill Slims military career & his place in military history by examining some of his greatest battles & the strategy & tactics that set him apart from his contemporaries. ...