Examining the relationships between families coal-mining colleagues & soldiers at war this collection of seven short essays features several tales set against the partly-autobiographical backdrop of the authors life as a coal miner in the Neath Valley & as a soldier in Burma during World War Two. Also included is an essay on writer B. L. Coombes. ...

Inspired by the bestselling title The Boys Book (over 450 000 copies sold to date) & the increasing popularity of comic-book graphic art Boys Only is packed with instructions & illustrations on how to escape from quicksand how to survive being blasted into space what to do when you are lost in the desert how to survive a fall or even treat a broken leg. There are tons of adventurous scenarios that every boy will love ...

Jake loves football & dreams of becoming a professional footballer. He's worried about his height though
- what if he's too small
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Here at last is the follow up to the best-selling Boys Book"
- a book that no boy should be without. Hours of serious fun
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Hours of essential entertainment for any boy heading off on holiday this themed colouring book will keep boredom at bay. Just the right size for a childs rucksack its the perfect thing to bring on long journeys to keep boredom at bay. With roller coasters sand castles sailboats & skis therere all sorts of holiday fun for boys to enjoy. ...

At last a book that no boy young or old should be without; a book that guarantees hours of fun; a book that shows readers exactly how to be the best at everything. Who could resist? Find out how to slam dunk a basketball how to build a basic raft how to write in secret code how to find water in the desert how to do an Ollie on your skateboard how to work out which way is north without a compass how to fly a helicopter how to win at conkers how to tie essential knots how to take a penalty kick & how to build a campfire. ...

When everyone around you is panicking it's time to take control & be everyone's hero. This book explains all you the skills you'll need to get through even the toughest day. The entries include: how to survive a tornado; how to tie five essential knots; how to win round the people in your team; how to use a compass; how to treat a snakebite; how to survive an avalanche; how to gut a fish; how to survive a forest fire; how to spot poisonous food; how to skin a rabbit; how to send an SOS; & how to avoid crocodiles. ...

This is a fun colouring & sticker book with scenes perfect for young boys including castles trucks & diggers & farm animals & machines. With over 200 stickers to add to the pages this title contains three Usborne titles: First Colouring Book: Trucks & Diggers" " First Colouring Book: Farm" & " First Sticker Book: Castles"." ...

This book is the ultimate how-to handbook for boys everywhere encouraging them to learn those essential practical skills that are guaranteed to set them up for life. From fixing a puncture to sewing on a button
- boys can learn how to do it themselves. Each skill can be mastered by following simple stepby-step instructions clearly illustrated at every stage
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This all-colour album follows a similar style to the hugely successful 'in Colour for the Modelling & Historian' series & covers the history of electric locomotives in Britain. Gavin Morrison fills a gap in the market for literature on these specific locomotives with this new title. Promoted as part of the Modernisation Plan of 1955 the electrification at 25k V of the West Coast main line from London to Birmingham Manchester Liverpool & ultimately Glasgow was one of the most ambitious schemes to emerge from the Plan. Although there had been electrification of main lines before such as the short-lived line from Newport to Shildon & the LNER proposals for the Manchester-Sheffield line via Woodhead these routes had been selected primarily for freight purposes; the WCML plan envisaged the conversion to the most modern standards of one of the core main lines in the country. The conversion was to establish the standard for future work on the ECML & the GER route to Norwich. Work started in the late 1950s & although the first stretch was energized in 1960s it was not formally opened until June 1961. Thus 2011 marks the 50th anniversary of the formal opening of the first 25k V main line in Britain. Gavin Morrison provides a record of the various types of 25k V AC locomotive constructed over the past 50 years. Some of these classes are now as much a part of history as the steam locomotives that they were destined to replace whilst others remain at the forefront of main-line service. The book also

Includes:: a historical examination of the development of electric locomotives allied to hundreds of colour illustrations with detailed captions.

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