The 1995 Open Champion & legendary wild man of golf recalls the best & worst of his life: his inspirational play on both US & European tours; the demons that afflicted him on the course & his addiction to gambling & drink; & the trashed hotel rooms & spectacular marital problems. John Daly took professional golf by storm when he came out of nowhere to win the 1991 PGA Championship at Crooked Stick in Indiana. A big hitter Daly quickly became a favourite with PGA crowds for his long drives & no-frills philosophy of grip it & rip it. Almost as quickly he became a controversial figure thanks to his on-course fits of temper & off-course bouts of drinking & gambling. He won the Open Championship in 1995 at St Andrews then suffered through six years of poor play & personal turmoil before winning the BMW International Open in Munich in September 2001. In February 2004 he returned to the winners circle on the PGA Tour winning the Buick Invitational at Torrey Pines. Daly has been married four times & his spectacular marriage bust-ups have attracted endless media headlines. His fourth wife Sherrie & her parents were indicted on federal drug & gambling charges in 2003; they were accused of selling cocaine marijuana & methamphetamines from 1996 to 2002 & of laundering the proceeds through local banks. She has only recently been released from a federal penitentiary to return to the family home. Daly talks openly in his book about his controversial private life the tantrums the additictions to drink gambling & women & reflects on a new course in life in this richly entertaining read. ...

At last a paperback reissue of this classic history of John Deere! Edited by the worlds most respected & best known Deere historian & expert-Don Macmillan-this is a detailed & fun history of the great tractor builder. This comprehensive history of the man his company & his legacy

Includes:: a biography of John Deere plus excerpts from the writings of Deere engineers & historians such as Wayne Broehl Harold Brock & Orrin Miller. Images are from the Deere archives as well as noted tractor photographer Ralph W. Sanders. Coverage of plows implements combines cars snowmobiles lawn & garden tractors & bicycles is also included.

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My name is David Wong. My best friend is John. Those names are fake. You might want to change yours. You may not want to know about the things youll read on these pages about the sauce about Korrock about the invasion & the future. But its too late. You touched the book. Youre in the game. Youre under the eye. It is crucial you keep one thing in mind: none of this is my fault. ...

John Everett Millais (1829
- 1896) was one of the most significant English painters of the nineteenth century successful & respected
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Making use of his true scholar's understanding yet writing in an approachable & anecdotal style Tom Wright manages to convey the simplicity & helps to unravel the great complexity of this extraordinary gospel. He describes it as one of the great books in the literature of the world; & part of its greatness is the way it reveals its secrets not just to high-flown learning but to those who come to it with humility & hope." These volumes complete the Gospels in the For Everyone series." ...

This revised & updated biography by veteran race reporter Erik Arneson covers the rags-to-riches story of John Force & his rise from a penniless racer to the star of NHRA. The story of a career built on will & determination guts & unstoppable drive that combined with crew chief Austin Coil to propel an unknown racer into the spotlight & victory after victory. Following Force's life & career from his start with no backing to his stratospheric success this updated biography contains new photos of Force of dramatic racing action & takes the story of this seemingly unstoppable driver up to date. ...

John Giles had a gift. At the age of three he could kick a ball the way it was supposed to be kicked. & he knew that every hour that passed without kicking a ball was an hour wasted. IT WAS THE SAME DREAM THAT MOST OF THE KIDS HAD AT THAT TIME.. . In A Football Man Giles tells the story of a dream pursued & realised beyond his wildest imaginings from his humble beginnings in Ormond Square in 1940s Dublin counting down the minutes to his next game of football to that unforgettable moment when the original football man
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- announced that his young son at just fourteen was on his way to Manchester United. WHAT I DIDNT REALISE WAS THAT MY DREAM WOULD COME TRUE. Full of anecdote insight & wry humour Giles recounts his rise through the ranks at Manchester United before & after the Munich Disaster; the great players he knew the good & the bad times under Matt Busby; his sensational debut for Ireland which he served as player & manager; his starring role in the brilliant controversial Leeds United of the 60s & 70s; & his challenge to the portrayal of himself & Brian Clough in The Damned United. He also describes his enduring friendship with the kid from across from Tolka Park Eamon Dunphy & his career on RTAe 2s football panel where Giles intelligent & insightful analysis have made him an even more well-loved & respected national figure.

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Hes got no hair but we dont care walking in a Hartson wonderl&. That famous song was belted out 110 times around Celtic Park as big bad John became one of a select band of players to score a century of goals in the Hoops. Now in his typical no-holds barred style the former Arsenal & Wales striker tackles the mission of naming his best ever Celtic eleven. This is his list of legends chosen by a player who battled back from the brink of death & won his battle with cancer & a place in the hearts of millions. This is John Hartsons Celtic Dream Team. ...

John Ireland (1879-1962) was one of the most distinctive & distinguished of a generation of exceptional British composers that included Vaughan Williams Gustav Holst Frank Bridge & Arnold Bax. They emerged in the decade before the First World War & in the inter-war years produced a remarkable body of music. In Ireland's case his was not only the most popular British Piano Concerto of its time but he also composed a splendid repertoire of songs piano music chamber music & orchestral & choral scores. This richly illustrated Companion will be essential for all admirers of the composer. Not only for the performer
- pianist singer conductor
- but for the wider musical public record collectors & music historians academics & anyone interested in British music of the earlier twentieth century. Lewis Foreman has drawn on his extensive research into Ireland's life & letters over many years & in association with the John Ireland Charitable Trust has not only commissioned a wide range of chapters from leading performers & writers of today but has brought together in one convenient format Ireland's own writings on music the memories of his friends & students (including Britten Moeran & Arnell) & a selection of important earlier articles. The Companion also

Includes:: a complete list of works & the most comprehensive discography of Ireland ever compiled. The accompanying CD contains historical recordings featuring the voice of John Ireland with two of his broadcast talks as well as otherwise unobtainable performances of Ireland's music from the composer himself & from other well-known performers of the past. LEWIS FOREMAN is author of Bax: A Composer & His Time (Boydell 2007) & London: a Musical Gazetteer (Yale 2005). Contributors: FELIX APRAHAMIAN RICHARD ARNELL BENJAMIN BRITTEN JOCELYN BROOKE ALAN BUSH GEOFFREY BUSH GEORGE DANNATT JULIE DELLER JEREMY DIBBLE EDWIN EVANS LEWIS FOREMAN NORAH KIRBY FREDERICK LAMOND PHILIP LANCASTER STEPHEN LE PROVOST STEPHEN LLOYD CHARLES MARKES ROBERT MATTHEW-WALKER E.J. MOERAN ANGUS MORRISON ERIC PARKIN BRUCE PHILLIPS C. B. REES FIONA RICHARDS ALAN ROWLANDS R. MURRAY SCHAFER MARION SCOTT COLIN SCOTT-SUTHERLAND HUMPHREY SEARLE FREDA SWAIN KENNETH THOMPSON RODERICK WILLIAMS KENNETH A. WRIGHT



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With scholarly elegance R.S. White finds fresh links between John Keatss life & work. His five years as a medical student are considered in the formation of his thought as are his political radicalism & philosophical ideas of life as a vale of soul-making & of the three chambers of the creative imagination. Keats is seen as more heavily indebted to Renaissance writers than were his contemporaries. This comprehensive biography tactfully probes Keatss emotional entanglements with Fanny Brawne & other women & the shifting relationships within his literary coterie. The much loved Odes The Eve of St Agnes & narrative poems are considered alongside his playwrighting ventures & many other rich poems that are not so well known. This powerful book now out in paperback will excite students scholars & all readers who love Keatss poetry & are drawn to the moving story of his brief life. ...