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. ...

In Bills Open Kitchen renowned restaurateur Bill Granger shares with us a very personal collection of recipes for everyone in the family to enjoy. He believes that eating with family & friends is one of lifes great pleasures. & as the demands on our time grown it is also a luxury to be savoured. To ensure that the cook enjoyed the occasion as much as the guests Bills Open Kitchen offers food which can be simply prepared without stress. It is divided into breakfast lunch dinner & dessert so that you can easily find delicious food for any occasion whether it is dinner around the kitchen table or brunch with friends. "" ...

In celebration of 10 years in print comes an updated collectors edition of Bill Grangers bestselling first cookbook Bills Sydney Food. With new iconic Sydney photography & a fresh design in a new hardback format this title is sure to capture a new audience tempt die-hard fans who will need a revised copy & prove the perfect gift or souvenir for visitors to Sydney. Bills Sydney Food contains all the must-have recipes from Bills original restaurant in inner-city Darlinghurst
- the signature scrambled eggs ricotta hotcakes with honeycomb butter & even chocolate chip cookies.""
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Ever eaten at Bills? If you havent then put it on your To Do list. If you have then youll know its all about the atmosphere & the food
- its delicious its different its full of fabulous flavours & textures; a unique celebration of eating. From breakfast to bedtime from the first green shoots of spring to the frostiest of winter days Bill picks & cooks his way through the seasons. Choosing favourites as he goes & bringing colour & energy to even the simplest dishes this book is packed with recipes & ideas that will inspire you to cook eat & smile every day of the year.
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Not once had Terry ever been hauled in by old bill. He was sure the filth was aware of him as he had his fingers stuck in many pies but he was a background man & thats the way he liked it. He made sure that he kept well away from the dodgy motors the thieves & the yards. Terry
- the lucky villain with a heart of gold
- is riding for a fall. Michelle
- the wife he hates & is plotting to leave
- knows something is afoot but not quite what. Billie Jo
- their adored only daughter
- loathes her parents quarrelling & her mother drinking but will she understand when Terry tells her the truth: that he is planning to marry his pregnant secretary? Jade is a cut above the rest & waits patiently for the day when she & Terry can live peacefully together on his ill-gotten gains probably on the Costa del Sol. But fate is about to deal a terrible hand leaving Billie Jos protected world in tatters.





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In 1900 Billingham was a rural community with a history going back over 1 000 years. This fascinating collection of over 200 archive photographs celebrates more than a century of history: beginning in the very earliest days of photography it moves from the country lanes & farms of the 1920s to the factories & industries
- particularly of course ICI
- of the 1960s & the bustling town of today. Local author Paul Menzies who has lived in the region for many years has drawn on interviews with residents for this collection some conducted as long as thirty years ago. It will delight everyone who knows the town.

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