Book 1: Samba Spectacular"
- Meet Alana
- totally mad about dancing & surrounded by totally mad people. Theres mum Suzanne

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Alastair Cook forced his way into the record books in 2006 becoming one of the few England players to score a hundred on debut. By going on to become the only Englishman to hit seven Test centuries before his twenty-third birthday Alastair found himself in the company of the greatest players in cricketing history. STARTING OUT is Alastairs personal account of this speedy climb to stardom. Equally gifted at music he opted for cricket as a schoolboy & the young left-hander broke record after record as he progressed to become the first-choice opener for Essex. Now an integral part of the England team with over forty caps Alastair is perfectly placed to describe the highs & lows of life within the England cricket camp during one of the most exciting & turbulent periods of their history both on & off the field. Updated to include the full story of the 2009 Ashes series STARTING OUT amounts to a fascinating insight into life as one of the rising stars of English cricket. ...

Edinburgh Weavers was one of the most important textile companies of the twentieth century. Alastair Morton visionary art director of the company commissioned a remarkable series of textiles from leading British artists including Ben Nicholson Barbara Hepworth & Elisabeth Frink as well artist-designers such as Marion Dorn Ashley Havinden & Lucienne Day. Morton was also a gifted artist textile designer & weaver in his own right. This long overdue study traces his wide-ranging career & records the history of Edinburgh Weavers & the glorious textiles it produced. Drawing on the V&A's extensive archive this impressive book features over 300 images of artists' textiles unparalleled in quality & scope & is an invaluable resource. ...

Albanias unspoilt mountain scenery cultural sites & beaches mean it is becoming increasingly popular with a growing number of UK travellers. This affectionate guide to Albania covers the length & breadth of the country discovering remote villages & out-of-the-way towns such as Peshkopia & Erseka. Visitors will find detailed information on wildlife national parks hiking routes & beaches. For those interested in the culture & history there is more on the main archaeological sites at Butrint & Byllis & Byzantine art together with biographical vignettes of individuals who have figured in the countrys history. 2012 marks the centenary of Albanias independence from the Ottoman Empire & there are likely to be many celebratory events across the country. ...

A very stylish & modern looking home office workstation complete with storage drawers & printer/CPU shelves. Finished in Beech effect wood combined with white cupboards & chrome metal finishings. Features; Hideaway keyboard shelf. 1 x CPU shelf. 1 x Printer shelf. 1 x Stationery drawer. 1 x Storage cupboard. Flat packed for easy home assembly. Dimensions: Width
- 120cm Depth
- 55cm Height
- 86.8cm


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A very stylish & modern looking home office workstation complete with storage drawers & printer/CPU shelves. Finished in French walnut effect wood combined with white cupboards & chrome metal finishings. Features; Hideaway keyboard shelf. 1 x CPU shelf. 1 x Printer shelf. 1 x Stationery drawer. 1 x Storage cupboard. Flat packed for easy home assembly. Dimensions: Width
- 120cm Depth
- 55cm Height
- 86.8cm


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From September 1916 until late 1918 biplanes from the Albatros firm formed the primary equipment of Germanys fighter forces. Starting with the D I of 1916 these aircraft underwent a continuous programme of development & production to the D Va of late 1917. Albatros fighters reached their zenith of deadly efficiency in the spring of 1917 when the Albatros D III took a heavy toll of Allied aircraft. Nearly every one of the 81 Jagdstaffeln or fighter squadrons operated one or more types of highly decorated Albatros aircraft at some point in their history. This book is a follow-up to Osprey Aircraft of the Aces 32 World War 1
- Albatros Aces" & provides a look at the design & production of the Albatros series. It also details the careers of some of the wars best known & lesser-known aces. The exploits of such luminaries as Ernst Udet Max Muller Karl-Emil Schafer & Julius Buckler are recounted through their own first-hand accounts rare archival photography & superb colour artwork."
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Albert Balls individuality & his insistence on fighting alone set him apart from other fighter pilots during World War One. His invincible courage & utter determination made him a legend not only in Britain but also amongst his enemies to whom the sight of his lone Nieuport Scout brought fear. In 1914 he enlisted in the British army with the 2/7th Battalion (Robin Hoods) of the Sherwood Foresters Notts & Derby Regiment. By the October of 1914 he had reached the rank of Sergeant & then in the same month was made a Second-Lieutenant to his own battalion. In June 1915 he paid for private tuition & trained as a pilot at Hendon. In October 1915 he obtained Royal Aero Club Certificate & requested transfer to the Royal Flying Corps. The transfer granted he further trained at Norwich & Upavon being awarded the pilots brevet on 22 January 1916. On 16 May 1916
- flying Bristol Scout 5512
- he opened his score shooting down an Albatros C-type over Beaumont. On 29 May 1916 he shot down two LVG C-types whilst flying his Nieuport 5173. Captain Albert Ball made his final flight on 7 May 1917 when he flew SE5 A4850 as part of an eleven-strong hunting patrol into action against Jagdstaffel 11 led by Lothar Von Richthofen. It was a very cloudy day. Albert was pursuing Lothars Albatros Scout who crash-landed wounded. Then Albert was seen by many observers to dive out of a cloud & crash. He died minutes later in the arms of a French girl Madame Cecille Deloffre. He rose from obscurity to the top rank of contemporary fighter pilots in only 15 months. In that period he had been awarded the MC DSO & two Bars & was credited with at least 44 victories. He was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross. Colin Pengelly served in the RAF between 1958 & 1963. He then worked for the Admiralty from 1964 to 1997 & took early retirement. His interest in military aviation history started in 1952 & in the 1960s he assisted in the researches for Air Vice Marshal Collishaws work into British Air Casualties 1914/18. He has previously published The First Bellerophon in 1965. He lives in Weston-super-Mare

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Although he is mostly remembered for his part in the campaign in Italy from 1943 to 1945 Generalfeldmarschall Albert Kesselring was also chief of staff of the Luftwaffe in 1936-37 playing a crucial role in the shaping of the service for the coming war. As commander of Luftflotte 1 in Poland & Luftflotte 2 in France & the Low Countries he was responsible for supporting the armoured spearheads of the German Army as they undertook their Blitzkrieg campaigns. With the Fall of France the Battle of Britain began & Luftlotte 2 was the main force in the air attack against the British air defences with Kesselring planning many raids. Following the war Kesselring was tried & convicted of war crimes following a number of massacres of civilians in Italy. He was sentenced to death later commuted to life imprisonment before being released on the grounds of ill health in October 1952. Here Pier Paolo Battistelli provides a detailed study of one of the most famous German commanders of World War II. ...