If ever there were Satanic Majesties of rock their name was Led Zeppelin. The band that out-sold the Rolling Stones & made Robert Johnsons deals with the devil look like a playground game of conkers were as high inflated & glorified as their namesake. In Stephen Davis scorching account of their phenomenally successful career no aspect
- however disquieting
- is ignored. The infamous encounters with willing groupies in hotel bedrooms the narcotic alcoholic & psychotic wreckage they wreaked the disturbing influence of the notorious mage Aleister Crowley on lead guitarist Jimmy Page & the death of John Bonham are all recorded. Above all the exultant blazing charge of their music & its effects on Led Zeppelin & their fans is scrutinized. Hammer of the Gods" is a fierce & fearless story about a band that remain a legend of musical sexual & mystical power. It is the last word in rock n roll savagery. The biggest surprise success of the year.. .the Led Zep tale drenched in sex drugs & psychic abuse demonstrated the validity of all the old adages about talent power & corruption. Stephen Davis grimy homage to imperial excesss & demonic influence had fans slavering for more.
- " Rolling Stone.""


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Fifty years ago Hammer Films released their very first horror movie The Quatermass Xperiment. The now-legendary British company went on to make such classics as The Curse of Frankenstein & Dracula (and their many sequels) making international stars out of Peter Cushing & Christopher Lee changing the face of horror cinema & inspiring a generation of Hollywood filmmakers including the likes of George Lucas Martin Scorsese & Tim Burton. Now for the first time Hammer have given their active backing to an authorised history of the company & have provided unlimited access to their archives. The Hammer Story provides a film-by-film dissection dripping with rare promotional material & previously unpublished photographs. ...

This remarkable journey through the Hammer vault

Includes:: props annotated script pages unused poster artwork

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Long trusted as the most comprehensive up-to-date & user-friendly grammar available HAMMER'S GERMAN GRAMMAR & USAGE provides you with a complete guide to German as it is written & spoken today. This new edition
Includes:: -concise descriptions of the main grammatical phenomena of German & their use -examples of grammar taken from contemporary German helping you to understand the underlying grammatical principles more quickly -invaluable guidance on pronuciation & the German accent -discussion of new words from English roots such as 'zertweeten' ('to tweet') helping you to communicate in German as used by Germans today -clarification on the spelling reform & current spellings of German thus increasing your confidence while writing & reading in German. Praised for its clear layout & lucid explanations this new edition distinguishes the most common forms of usage both formal & informal & offers you a combination of reference grammar & manual of current usage that you will find invaluable whether a student or a teacher at intermediate or advanced level.
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Mark Ward enjoyed all the trappings of success as one of the most popular & highly-rated right wingers in football. ' Wardy' proved an overnight sensation at Oldham & continued to be a star at West Han Man City & Everton before inspiring Birmingham City to Wembley glory. But when his career on the pitch ended his life swiftly unravelled. After failed business ventures & the collapse of his marriage to his childhood sweetheart he ended up unemployed
- & desperate. Ward put his name to a rental agreement on a house near Liverpool that was used by others to stash drugs. When the police raided they found a drugs factory. He pleaded guilty to dealing & was sent to Liverpool's notorious Walton Prison. His life would never be the same. During the years he spent inside he has been able to reflect on an extraordianry playing career & an equally eventful life off the picth. He recounts in heart-wrenching detail his highs & lows & tells it like it is with honesty that epitomised his playing career.
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Hammy: the cleverest hamster the world has ever seen! Bethany is thrilled with her fluffed-up furry new pet & can't wait to get him home. But there's something different about Hammy something very special. Not only is he super cute he's got amazing brains & an incredible secret. The question is
- how did Hammy become so brilliant? This title is the first in a wildly fun new series that will appeal to animal lovers aged 7 & up.
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A full account of the part played by Hampshires airfields during the Second World War. The history of each airfield is described with the squadrons & aircraft based at them & the main operations flown. The effects of the war on the daily lives of civilians & the constant dangers from raids & night bombing are also detailed. Fully illustrated. ...

These beautifully told folk tales brought vividly to life by Marcel OLearys graphic illustrations have been collected by the author over his years of working as a greenkeeper gardener teacher & storyteller in Hampshire. Many are published here for the first time & others have evolved through countless retellings in Hampshire schools festivals fetes & events. Featuring dark tales of murderous kings & commoners wild women screaming skulls galloping plague coaches dragons dancing themselves to death giants & wandering corpses combined with humorous stories & evocative tales of love lust & passion this book takes the reader beyond the written page & reveals the wonders that lie within the Hampshire landscape. ...

Hampshire cricket has a rich heritage stretching from the rural game in the Hambledon epoch to the razzamatazz of Twenty 20 cricket under the floodlights at the Rose Bowl. Hampshire Cricket On This Day captures all the key events in those 260 years. It celebrates in diary form Hampshires Championship titles its one-day & Twenty 20 final successes record partnerships great bowling & batting performances its much loved grounds & its most notable matches. Tour & Test performances are also recorded. The exploits of the great players in its history such as Philip Mead Derek Shackleton Roy Marshall Barry Richards Gordon Greenidge Malcolm Marshall Robin Smith & Shane Warne are all recalled. The Countys charismatic captains in a line from Lionel Tennyson to Dominic Cork also receive attention. Readers will also learn of which Hampshire cricketers became a cowboy a monk trained snipers in the First World War served in the SAS emigrated to Australia to become a headmaster scored a try for Scotland whose nemesis shared the same birth date & whose benefit match started at midnight. The book is fully endorsed by the club & shows that Hampshire cricketers have been influential figures in the game all over the world. It will appeal to all cricket followers. ...

The northern half of Hampshire covers territory ranging from the rolling chalk downland of the Test & Itchen valleys to the Wealden edge & the heathlands at the borders with Surrey & Berkshire. Winchester is not only unrivalled for medieval architecture but like many of the smaller towns such as Alton & Alresford has some of the most charming streets in the southern counties. The countryside is rich in small villages with buildings of a delightful mix of timber-framing brick flint & tile & an abundance of houses & gardens of the Arts & Crafts Movement. There are fine country houses of every period from the quiet grandeur of The Vyne to the Victorian showpiece of Highclere Castle. But the area also has late twentieth-century architecture of great distinction much of it by the county's own architects & several monuments of unique interest from Jane Austen's house at Chawton to the spectacular French Imperial mausoleum at Farnborough Abbey & Stanley Spencer's moving series of war paintings for the chapel at Burghclere. ...