For those old enough to remember the Ryder Cups before the 1980s were often dispiriting affairs especially if you were British. The Americans were simply too good & the British won only very occasionally. At the end of the 1970s the great American golfer Jack Nicklaus suggested that the British invite golfers from Europe to join their team. Seve Ballesteros from Spain & Bernhard Langer from Germany were just coming to the peak of their careers & it was an inspired suggestion that fortunately the British accepted. The contest became more even & the Europeans began to win as often as the Americans. Indeed since 1981 Europe has won ten of the sixteen contests. There have been many close & exciting contests with huge dramas developing on the last day. Standing out are the matches at Brookline in 1999 when the Americans overturned a deficit of 10-6 going into the final day; Celtic Manor in 2010 when the Americans nearly but not quite overturned a substantial European lead; & finally at Medinah in 2012 when the Americans were cruising comfortably to victory on Saturday afternoon with a 10-4 lead only for the Europeans to fight back: first by winning the last two fourballs on the Saturday & then winning 81/2 points out of 12 in the singles on Sunday. The Ryder Cup captures all the glory of golfs greatest match. ...

This is an exciting addition to the Thomas Story Time" range. Flynn is a very special fire engine
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Fully revised & updated this latest edition from Collins' bestselling Gem Dictionary range is the perfect choice for anyone needing a portable up-to-the-minute Russian dictionary. Features include: * All the latest words in both languages such as downloadable Wi-Fi carbon footprint podcast * User-friendly business language supplement * Useful tables of nouns verbs pronouns & numerals * New clear layout * Helpful examples & cultural notes * Special treatment of difficult words The Collins Gem Russian Dictionary has been designed to give travellers students business people & the general user alike all the information they need in a handy take-anywhere format.

Includes:: all the latest words reflecting changes in modern lifestyle as well as all the features you would expect from a Collins dictionary: an easy-to-read layout special treatment of difficult words such as can that of some & notes about life in Russia. Also in this dictionary is a handy business language supplement ensuring you have all the up-to-date business vocabulary you need at your fingertips. Also available in the Collins Russian dictionary range are Collins Pocket Russian Dictionary & Collins Russian Dictionary.

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Rodrick Rules" is the hilarious sequel to bestselling & award-winning " Diary of a Wimpy Kid". Perfect for readers of 8+ reluctant readers & all the millions of Wimpy Kid fans out there. " Rodrick Rules" was also a major movie hit at the box-office & the rib-tickling third " Wimpy Kid movie Dog Days" released in the UK in August 2012! Whatever you do don't ask Greg about his summer vacation because he definitely doesn't want to talk about it... It's a br&-new year & a br&-new journal & Greg is keen to put the humiliating (and secret!) events of last summer firmly behind him. But someone knows everything
- someone whose job it is to most definitely not keep anything embarrassing of Greg's private
- his big brother Rodrick. How can Greg make it through this new school year with his not-quite-cool reputation intact? Praise for Jeff Kinney & the " Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series: " The world has gone crazy for Jeff Kinney's " Diary of a Wimpy Kid series"". (" Sun"). " Kinney is right up there with J K Rowling as one of the bestselling children's authors on the planet". (" Independent"). " Hilarious!" (" Sunday Telegraph"). " The most hotly anticipated children's book of the year is here
- " Diary of a Wimpy Kid"". (" The Big Issue"). As well as being an international bestselling author Jeff Kinney is also an online developer & designer. He is the creator of the children's virtual world poptropica where you can also find the Wimpy Kid isl&. He was named one of " Time" magazine's 100 Most Influential People in 2009. He lives with his family in Massachusetts USA."


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RHS Encyclopedia of Planting Combinations is the essential reference book for anyone wanting to combine plants according to shape colour texture or form. This visionary planting guide features an A-Z of more than 1 000 great garden plants. Each plant is photographed in glorious partnership with one two or three ideal companions creating more than 4 000 of the most imaginative & visually effective combinations possible. With a practical introduction & analyses of what makes a successful combination the authors show how to recreate combinations shown & invent new combinations of your own. With chapters on bulbs climbers perennials shrubs trees roses & annuals this book has become the essential reference book for all those who wish to combine plants according to colour shape texture & form in every corner of their gardens. ...

Kinsey Millhone employed by Nord Lafferty to drive his daughter home from her incarceration at the Californian Institute for Women marvels at the simplicity of the task. But Reba Lafferty emerges feisty & rebellious & Kinsey is soon fighting to prevent her charge from breaking the conditions of her parole. As she finds herself befriending the ex-gambler ex-alcoholic & ex-con Kinsey discovers that Reba had taken the fall for her boss also her lover when he conducted a highly-crafted money laundering scam. Alan Beckwith has so far escaped the clutches of the FBI. Now they believe he is laundering money for a Columbian drug cartel
- they just need the proof. When Kinsey is asked by the police to persuade Reba to unveil crucial evidence guaranteed to put Beckwith behind bars she doesnt expect cooperation. But when she hears of shocking new information about her lover Reba is suddenly all too eager to do everything she can to ruin him. Embroiled in a cunning challenge of wits & meanwhile bemused by her own blossoming romance Kinsey must try to control the bitter angry Reba as she launches her dangerous revenge...
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Kinsey Millhone employed by Nord Lafferty to drive his daughter home from her incarceration at the Californian Institute for Women marvels at the simplicity of the task. But Reba Lafferty emerges feisty & rebellious & Kinsey is soon fighting to prevent her charge from breaking the conditions of her parole. As she finds herself befriending the ex-gambler ex-alcoholic & ex-con Kinsey discovers that Reba had taken the fall for her boss also her lover when he conducted a highly-crafted money laundering scam. Alan Beckwith has so far escaped the clutches of the FBI. Now they believe he is laundering money for a Columbian drug cartel
- they just need the proof. When Kinsey is asked by the police to persuade Reba to unveil crucial evidence guaranteed to put Beckwith behind bars she doesn't expect cooperation. But when she hears of shocking new information about her lover Reba is suddenly all too eager to do everything she can to ruin him. Embroiled in a cunning challenge of wits & meanwhile bemused by her own blossoming romance Kinsey must try to control the bitter angry Reba as she launches her dangerous revenge.. .
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R is the amazing free open-access software package for scientific graphs & calculations used by scientists worldwide. The R Student Companion is a student-oriented manual describing how to use R in high school & college science & mathematics courses. Written for beginners in scientific computation the book assumes the reader has just some high school algebra & has no computer programming background. The author presents applications drawn from all sciences & social sciences &

Includes:: the most often used features of R in an appendix. In addition each chapter provides a set of computational challenges: exercises in R calculations that are designed to be performed alone or in groups. Several of the chapters explore algebra concepts that are highly useful in scientific applications such as quadratic equations systems of linear equations trigonometric functions & exponential functions. Each chapter provides an instructional review of the algebra concept followed by a hands-on guide to performing calculations & graphing in R. R is intuitive even fun. Fantastic publication-quality graphs of data equations or both can be produced with little effort. By integrating mathematical computation & scientific illustration early in a student's development R use can enhance one's understanding of even the most difficult scientific concepts. While R has gained a strong reputation as a package for statistical analysis The R Student Companion approaches R more completely as a comprehensive tool for scientific computing & graphing.

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A must-have for every golfer the R&A Golfer's Handbook was first published in 1899 & has kept professional & amateurs up to date on World Amateur Rankings golfers of the year club listings reports & topical columns ever since. This brand new edition for 2013

Includes:: full results from the major tournaments articles from leading golf writers as well as a full overview of all the year's forthcoming golfing events.

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The Spitfire began as a near disaster. The developments of this famous aircraft took it from uncompromising beginnings to become the legendary last memorial to a great man
- an elegant & with its pilots a highly effective weapon of war. The Spitfire would not have happened at all however without Mitchells indomitable courage & determination in the face of severe physical & psychological adversity resulting from cancer. His contribution to the Battle of Britain & thereafter to the achievement of final victory in 1945 was so great that our debt to him can never be repaid. This poignant story is written from a uniquely personal viewpoint by his son Gordon Mitchell.
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