Liverpool Football Club is rarely out of the news & always is the subject of interest from in & out of the world of football. From Kenny Dalglish Alan Hansen & Graeme Souness through Michael Owen Robbie Fowler & Jamie Redknapp to Jamie Carragher Steven Gerrard & John Henry few clubs can boast as many people with so much to say for themselves especially in the case of Bill Shankly football's most"ed man. Liverpool have a proud tradition & a very loyal support & The Little Book of Liverpool FC" aims to capture the flavour of both." ...

Did you Know? Lost property handed in to London Transport over the years has included three dead bats in a box two human skulls several silicon breast implants an outboard motor from a boat an artificial leg & a whole stuffed gorilla. After Charles IIs son Duke of Monmouth was executed for treason his head was sewn back on so he could sit for a royal portrait. In 1868 Londons first ever set of traffic lights blew up killing a policeman & causing the mounts of a passing platoon of cavalry to stampede. When a new stretch of the Piccadilly Line tunnel was excavated from Finsbury Park to Hammersmith in July 1902 the spoil was used to build up the terraces at Chelseas Stamford Bridge football ground. With a range of 30 miles the main guns of HMS Belfast are targeted on Barnet & if fired would destroy Scratchwood Services on the M1. ...

Written by the worlds leading expert on Gibran this profound little book will be an essential addition to any readers Gibran collection & a perfect Christmas & Valentines Day alternative for those tired with collections of cliched romantic verse. Regarding it as the raison detre of the universe Kahlil Gibran was never more insightful than when he wrote about love. Now for the first time & illustrated with the poets own paintings his reflections on love & friendship have been gathered together in one volume capturing the essence of love in all its forms & moods. ...

Up one season down the next: theres never a dull moment at Manchester City & no football clubs profile has become higher than Citys since the takeover by Middle Eastern investors in 2008. The millions of pounds they have spent on world superstars
- & allegedly billions offered to others
- has kept the media at the Eastlands doorstep on a daily basis. & their loyal fans have ridden the roller-coaster of English footballs wildest ups & downs for so long they hardly know which division theyre in yet they keep coming back for more. Its all recorded in The Little Book of Man City" a selection of the wit & wisdom of the great characters who have been associated with the club. From managers such as Malcolm Allison Kevin Keegan & Roberto Mancini via garrulous fans such as Radio 1s Mark & Lard & the Gallagher brothers to voluble players such as Francis Lee Dennis Tueart Rodney Marsh Shay Given & Carlos Tevez here are more than 180 funny & biting"es for the avid fan of the only club in Manchester. As their chaplain once said Imagine where City would be if I hadnt been praying for them all these years."

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The Little Book of Manchester" is an intriguing fast-paced fact-packed compendium of places people & events in the city from its Roman origins to the present day. Here you can read about the important contributions the city made to the history of the nation learn about the individual communities & how they came together to form the modern city & meet some of the great men & women the eccentrics & the scoundrels with which its history is littered. A reliable reference book & a quirky guide its bite-sized chunks of history can be dipped into time & again to reveal some new facts about the story of this amazing city. This is a remarkably engaging little book
- essential reading for visitors & locals alike. It is guaranteed to hold some surprises even for those who think they know the city well."
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If you ever want to start a fight in the staffroom then bring up the question of the use of music in the classroom. If you want to settle that perennial dispute then this is the book to do it with. Nina's groundbreaking research has proven how music can be of direct benefit for learning & motivation in classrooms across the school & this book simply & effectively tells you what music to use when & why. So put away your whale song CD & your ' James Last box set' & explore how music really can transform your classroom. ...

The Little Book of Norfolk is a repository of intriguing fascinating obscure strange & entertaining facts & trivia about one of Englands most colourful counties. It is an essential to the born & bred Norfolk folk or anyone who knows & loves the county. Armed with this fascinating tome the reader will have such knowledge of the county its landscape people places pleasures & pursuits they will be entertained & enthralled & never short of some frivolous fact to enhance conversation or quiz! A reference book & a quirky guide this can be dipped in to time & time again to reveal something new about the people the heritage the secrets & the enduring fascination of the county. A remarkably engaging little book this is essential reading for visitors & locals alike ...

The Little Book of Oxfordshire" is a funny fast-paced fact-packed compendium of the sort of frivolous fantastic or simply strange information which no one will want to be without. Here we find out about the most unusual crimes & punishments eccentric inhabitants famous sons & daughters & literally hundreds of wacky facts (plus some authentically bizarre bits of historic trivia). Combining essential facts with little-known weird & often hilarious trivia it is an essential purchase for all lovers of the county. Colourful characters & the general mayhem of Oxford history flow through the pages like the iconic Thames Isis & Cherwell rivers. Dip in & celebrate." ...

The science of palmistry is based on the principle that ones character & destiny is written in ones palms. It seeks to define the personality & predict the future of an individual on the basis of the pattern of lines & mounts on the palm This book aims to acquaint the reader with the basic principles underlying palmistry It provides useful guidelines on the characteristics associated with specific lines & mounts on the palm The study of palmistry is fascinating & can help in achieving harmony in ones personal life & success & prosperity in ones vocation. ...

This volume features ten parterre & knot gardens presented in the French knot stitch. Parterre gardens are highly formal in design usually symmetrical & typically found in an English stately home. Knot gardens are horticultural representations of classic rope knots. The author has selected the French knot to work her designs for the ten projects in this volume & considers it the perfect stitch to depict the formality of both garden styles. Each project

Includes:: the thread requirements & simple step-by-step instructions on a pattern provided. A photograph of the completed work accompanies each project.

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