The extraordinary third novel from Chris Cleave author of the internationally bestselling Costa-shortlisted THE OTHER H&. Kate & Zoe are friends but also ardent rivals
- athletes at the top of their game fighting to compete in the worlds greatest sporting contest. Each scarred by tragedy & each with a great deal to lose they must choose between family & glory & ask themselves: what will I sacrifice? GOLD captures the extraordinary effort & dedication that go into the pursuit of victory. But this life-affirming novel is about more than sport. It is about human endurance motherhood & love & what enables us all in our different ways to achieve the remarkable. It is a story told as only Chris Cleave could tell it. & once you begin it will be a heart-pounding race to the finish. See Judys Review See Richards Review Download A Sample Chapter Of Gold See Chris Cleave talk about his book Exclusive Bonus Content Write a Review for Gold Judys Review Kate & Zoe are friends. They are also rivals. Both are world-class racing cyclists who have devoted years of training & dedication to their sport. Both are potentially gold medal winners. But only one of them falls pregnant. Gold is a fascinating examination of how real life intersects with a champions life; especially a woman champions life. Kate has been preparing for Olympic glory for eighteen years. Since she was six she dreamed of winning gold. Her training partner is Zoe & as the pair of them approach the Athens Olympics of 2008 it is Kate who has the edge. She has beaten her friend in almost every major competition. & then Sophie arrives. Sophie the result of Kates slowly developing pregnancy that will rule her out of the biggest game of them all. Sophie whose father is one of the fastest five male cyclists in the world. Sophie who by the time the London Olympics are approaching has been diagnosed with a particularly aggressive form of leukaemia. This is the backdrop against which Chris Cleaves muscular dynamic tale unfolds. It is about passion & obsession & jealousy & commitment & shines a revealing light into the usually enclosed shrouded world of the Olympians. The pace of the book is fast & furious & emotions & adrenalin levels run high throughout. We guarantee that when you reach the final page youll cross the finishing line thoroughly out of breath. Richards Review
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The extraordinary third novel from Chris Cleave author of the internationally bestselling Costa-shortlisted THE OTHER H&. Kate & Zoe are friends but also ardent rivals
- athletes at the top of their game fighting to compete in the world's greatest sporting contest. Each scarred by tragedy & each with a great deal to lose they must choose between family & glory & ask themselves: what will I sacrifice? GOLD captures the extraordinary effort & dedication that go into the pursuit of victory. But this life-affirming novel is about more than sport. It is about human endurance motherhood & love & what enables us all in our different ways to achieve the remarkable. It is a story told as only Chris Cleave could tell it. & once you begin it will be a heart-pounding race to the finish.
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There are times when everyone has problems making decisions or resolving issues. Every one of us has a left or logical active part of the brain & a right or intuitive passive side. Only when these are working effectively together can we come to balanced decisions & lead a happy existence. In her Gold & Silver Guardian Angels Angela Mc Gerr provides two products for the price of one! Guardian Angel Cards offer a means to seek advice & guidance from gold (active) & silver (passive) angels (to see both sides of a problem) with a key card that adds balance. The Book of Angels describes how to use the cards & features detailed portraits of over 100 angels. The reader can use it in two ways: to find out more information about the angels they have drawn with the cards or to learn more about all the angels featured. It is in fact an angelic bible for those already intrigued by the subject of angels. ...

Gorgeous widow Karen Di Cilia just found out what it really means to be married to the mob. Her Mafia husband Frank left her millions & a Florida Gold Coast mansion. He also left orders that shed lose everything the day she slept with another man. With his boys as enforcers Karen was soon a lonely lady. Then she met Detroits Cal Maguire a sexy street-smart ex-con with a scam to get Karen her money & her freedom
- or get them both killed.
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The warmth of him the glorious warmth was fading by the minute. In a huge old school house by the sea full of precious paintings Thomas Porteous is dying. His much younger wife Di holds him & mourns. She knows that soon despite her being his sole inheritor Thomass relatives will descend on the collection that was the passion of both of their lives. & descend they do. The two needy daughters who were poisoned against their father by their defecting mother are now poison themselves. The family regard Thomass wealth as theirs by right with the exception of young Patrick who adored his grandfather & is torn between his parents & Di the interloper. The family know Dis weaknesses & she has to learn theirs. After all she met Thomas when she came to his house to rob him. With the help of an unlikely collection of loners & eccentrics she sets a trap to hoist the family members on their own greed. & on the night they are lured to the house Di will be ready. Or will she? ...

Gold First has: * New design & 100% new content with the same winning formula * Fast-paced syllabus with comprehensive exam coverage * Stimulating discussion-rich topics * Strong focus on vocabulary & chunks of language * Extensive writing support including full reference with sample answers With the Coursebook: * Active Book: digital book with audio interactive activities & Vocab Trainer to practise & remember new words. * i Tests.com access code for one full FCE test: realistic interactive exam practice in the format of the exam ...

Lovejoy discovers how the lure of gold brings out the worst kind of treasure seeker when broke as usual & earning a crust as an unlikely babysitter he stumbles across the diaries of a painter that appear to point to the whereabouts of a fabled hoard of Roman gold coins. Lovejoy is tempted to dismiss the whole thing as a hoax but vile threats & violent intimidation have a way of changing his mind. He sets out to unravel the clues in the diaries with some particularly nasty characters dogging his every move. ...

Big King was at the shaft station when they heard the water coming. It sounded like an express train in a tunnel a dull bellow of irresistible power. The water was pushing the air from the drive ahead of it so that a hurricane of wind came roaring from the mouth of the drive blowing out a cloud of dust & loose rubbish. Rod Ironsides ambitious & hard-living mining expert knows that the general managership of the Sonder Ditch gold mine is the chance of a lifetime. But the price of unquestioning obedience to the coldly obsessive genius of Dr Manfred Steyner proves impossible to pay. Both men are but unwitting tools of powerful people -- for whom the control of a gold mine is only part of the realization of dreams & ambitions which include the destruction of the very mine itself.. . ...

High Performance Anthropologist Rasmus Ankersen brings his first-hand study of success to a mass audience for the first time. We all want to discover our unique talents & make an impact with them. But how? Rasmus Ankersen a 26 year old ex-professional footballer & performance specialist quit his job spent his last pennies booking flight tickets & for six intense months travelled the world & literally trained & lived with the worlds best athletes & their coaches in an attempt to answer this very question. Why have the worlds best middle distance runners grown up in the same Ethiopian village? Why are 137 of the worlds 500 best female golfers from South Korea? How did one athletic club in Kingston Jamaica succeed to produce most of the worlds best sprinters? What is the secret behind Brazils mass production of soccer super stars? In The Gold Mine Effect Ankersen presents his surprising conclusions in seven lessons on how anyone
- or any business organisation or team
- can defy the many misconceptions of high performance & learn to build their own gold mine of real talent.

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Elite athletes arent born. Theyre made. Michael Johnson From a living icon of the Olympic Games -- as both an athlete & now as a BBC broadcaster -- Gold Rush is a compelling analysis of the fascinating combination of psychological & personal qualities as well as internal & external factors that go to create an Olympic champion. This exciting new book is based on Michael Johnsons own experiences as an iconic four-time Olympic champion & on the knowledge he has gleaned as a top-class coach & motivational speaker. It also features uniquely more than a dozen exclusive & insightful interviews with Olympic legends from across several different sports who between them have claimed more than 50 gold medals over the past 30 years. In essence Johnson has assembled his very own Olympic Hall of Fame in assessing the DNA of true champions. Gold Rush is themed around chapters in which Johnson will discuss each of the key qualities/factors. He expertly feeds in fascinating first-person testimonies from the Olympic legends. In the process he builds up a definitive knowledge bank of expertise & experience from athletes who have been on this fascinating journey encountered the highs & the lows but ultimately reached the summit
- an Olympic gold medal. Johnsons interviewees include: Usain Bolt Carl Lewis Sally Gunnell Seb Coe Daley Thompson Cathy Freeman Ian Thorpe Michael Phelps Rebecca Adlington Chris Hoy Steve Redgrave Matthew Pinsent Lennox Lewis & Michael Jordan.
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