Chrissie Wellington is the world's No 1 female Ironman triathlete a four times World Champion having recently won her fourth title in October 2011 & the World Record holder. In 2009 she was voted Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year" & in 2010 was awarded the MBE. She is the undefeated champion of Triathlon having won thirteen Ironman titles from thirteen races. She set a new World Record of 8 hours 19:13 at Quelle Roth Germany in 2010 which slashed over 14 minutes from the previous record & where she was only beaten by six men. She went on to improve this time by another minute in the 2011 race. She also set a new world record for the fastest ever Ironman sanctioned event at Ironman South Africa in April 2011. Chrissie has displayed unprecedented levels of stamina strength & competitiveness in becoming Ironman World Champion in only her second event at Ironman level. Her victory in Kona Hawaii in 2007 finishing five minutes ahead of her nearest rival was described as the 'biggest upset in Ironman history' & 'a remarkable feat deemed to be near impossible task for any athlete racing as a rookie at their first Ironman World Championships'. She defended her World title in Hawaii in 2008 & again in 2009. However a bout of severe sickness on the eve of the 2010 event meant she was unable to make the start line to defend her title. She bounced back in 2011 to retain her title in her most fiercely competitive race to date which adds another fantastic chapter to her extraordinary sporting career. This is the remarkable story of how a Norfolk girl
- a 'sporty kid swimming playing hockey running but never excelling & always more interested in the social side of the sports scene'
- became a world champion."

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In the future scientists will be able to prolong life but will it be worth living? Without purpose or joy extended life seems a hollow victory. So how do we live life to the full? A Life Worth Living based on St. Paul's letter to the Philippians is a practical & positive guide to achieving exactly this uncovering in us a new heart new purpose new attitude & a new confidence to the way we live our lives. ...

'I think I'm having a nervous breakdown & no-one's noticed' Ever wished you could just leave it all behind again? Emily Barr's unputdownable new novel is about a mother of two with a seemingly perfect life who's cracking up & longing to get away from it all. But when she finally gets to go away to India things are far from what she expects... She has to go away to come home to what she loves again. ...

Based on ancient wisdom this text provides 37 paths of life for the 20th century along with a method for determining your own life path & the life paths of others. It explores the core issues inborn talents & special needs related to each path including the areas of health money & sexuality. It presents guidelines for finding a livelihood consistent with the reader's innate drives & abilities & explains how to reveal the hidden purpose in relationships. ...

This is the story of a man & a love affair
- a love affair with an island that grew to incorporate the whole of the Caribbean.
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This gem of a memoir was first published in hardback in November 2006. Two printings sold out in a year to critical acclaim. Born in Hatfield but raised in Eire & educated at Eton & Cranwell 1940 found Tim Vigors flying Spitfires & seeing frantic & distinguished service over Dunkirk & then during the dangerous days of The Battle of Britain when he became an ace. Transferred to the Far East in January 1941 as a flight commander on 10th December he led a flight of Buffaloes to cover the sinking Prince of Wales & Repulse. Dramatically shot down burnt & attacked on his parachute he was evacuated to Java & from there to India. & this is where his h&-written account ends. Throughout the author describes his experiences in an honest refreshing way. It is a fascinating & valuable record one which is now regarded as a classic. ...

The pitch is the absolute essence of modern business. Ideas are the most valuable commodity in the modern economy & it is human skill which develops them. In pitching for new business ideas & emotional intelligence dominate. However the skills of the pitch are not only relevant to the world of business rather they apply to just about every significant personal transaction in your life... Life's a Pitch is the ultimate how-to book
- a mixture of mechanics & magic. Nothing like it has been written before. A mixture of mentoring graphics anthropology market research & modern Machiavellianism this book will prepare you for success. So whether at a sales conference in corporate conference room hell or over lunch at a glamourous restaurant Life's a Pitch tells you how to handle human transactions. A pitch is not a meeting it's a drama. A pitch is not about transferring information it's about transferring power. It is business but it is also theatre. & the results of a successful pitch are
- quite simply but rather persuasively
- money & power. Part inspirational manual for business part guidebook to a successful & happy social life Life's a Pitch is written as the result of an accumulated half century of (mostly successful) pitching by the authors. Ground-breaking & genre-busting it will transform the way you think about the art of persuasion for ever.


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In a snowbound railway station deep in the Soviet Union a stranded passenger comes across an old man playing the piano in the dark silent tears rolling down his cheeks. Once on the train to Moscow he begins to tell his story: a tale of loss love & survival that movingly illustrates the strength of human resilience. 'A novella to be read in a lunch hour & remembered for ever' Jilly Cooper Books of the Year Sunday Telegraph ...

This is Colin's story about becoming an adult at 35 years of age. From a strictly time-tabled athletics lifestyle from the age of 17 suddenly after retiring from his sporting career he had to grow up very quickly. Having created a name for himself on a world stage now he has to create a life in reality. Colin talks about the glamour of Strictly Come Dancing" & the emotional journey of " Who Do You Think You Are?" that took him back to his ancestors' roots in Panama & the Caribbean plus his motivational work with young children." ...

This title shows how the noisy atomic cloud gives rise to the orderly world of the molecular machine
- & to life itself. The cells
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