The fully revised & updated 2012 edition of The Liverpool Miscellany is essential reading for fans in the red half of Merseyside. Written by respected football journalist Leo Moynihan a lifelong Liverpool fan this goldmine of information reveals all manner of facts feats & stories from the proud history of one of English football's most successful clubs. A rich source of quirky trivia the book explains how Liverpool twice made history on ' Match of the Day' what happened when a Mr Whippy van spared the blushes of a European Cup-wining captain & reveals the lucky mascot that inspired one of the club's greatest ever managers. In addition it also tells the story of Anfield's legendary stadium announcer reveals the full list of Pepe Reina's matchday superstitions & celebrates the wit & wisdom of the great Bill Shankly in a special chapter containing some of his finest quips. Alongside these meticulously researched entries are biographical sections on club heroes like Billy Liddell Kevin Keegan Emlyn Hughes John Barnes Robbie Fowler Steven Gerrard & Kenny Dalglish as well as detailed season-by-season records to satisfy even the most ardent of statisticians. With its extensive array of facts feats & anecdotes to chew over this labour of love is the perfect Christmas present for the Liverpool fan in your life
- young or old. Beautifully printed on imitation cloth.
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Liverpool Pals is a record of duty courage & endeavour of a group of men who before war broke out in 1914 were the backbone of Liverpools commerce. Fired with patriotism over 4 000 of these businessmen volunteered in 1914 & were formed into the 17th 18th 19th & 20th (Service) Battalions of the Kings (Liverpool Regiment); they were the first of all the Pals battalions to be raised & they were the last to be stood down. It is commonly held that the North of Englands Pals battalions were wiped out on the 1st July 1916 certainly this befell a number of units but the Liverpool Pals took all their objectives on that day. From then on they fought all through the Somme Battle The Battle of Arras & the muddy hell of Passchendaele in 1917 & the desperate defence against the German offensive of March 1918. ...

Lizzie is an orphan living with her Aunt Annie Uncle Perce & two boy cousins in Cranberry Court Liverpool within a stones throw of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal. Lizzie loves her aunt but is hated by her uncle & escapes whenever she can. She makes friends with Geoff Gardiner another orphan & is teaching him to swim in the Scaldy when Clem Gilligan rescues the pair of them from drowning. Clem works on the Canal boat The Livelpool Rose with Jake Pridmore & his wife plying between the great cities of Leeds & Liverpool. But Lizzies situation at home starts to worsen as her uncle grows surlier & more violent. Eventually the worst happens & Lizzie is forced to flee from the Court or risk serious injury perhaps even death. Her first instinct is to make for the canal but finding Clem is not easy... ...

Alice OConnors poor family lives in the heart of Liverpools toughest slum. Her bullying father drinks away what little he earns whilst Nelly her careworn mother works when she can & begs when she cant. Since she was five young Alice has also begged in the streets around the docks but she has managed to hold on to the hope of something better a stubborn optimism that keeps her head held high even in her lowest moments. For Alice knows she has a gift that allows her to rise above the fate that made her life so bitterly hard. Alice OConnor can sing like an angel... Its a gift that will take her far though it is to Liverpool she will always return. But is it enough to bring her the success she needs
- & the love & happiness she so desperately craves?
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Liverpool Then & Now takes the reader on a journey through a city once considered the second city of empire. So great was the volume of commerce flowing through the port of Liverpool in the nineteenth century that it sometimes eclipsed London. This wealth produced many fine buildings giving rise to a second Bank of England building the classical architecture of St Georges Hall- today the Walker Art Gallery-and Liverpools three graces; the Liver the Cunard & the Port of Liverpool buildings. Some 70 historic photographs of Liverpools past are paired with specially commissioned contemporary views taken from the same vantage point. You can see the same streets & buildings as they were then & as they are now. It

Includes:: Lord Street Albert Dock Speke Airport Goodison Aintree Lime Street Station the Mersey Tunnel plus the ferry across the Mersey & the place where it was famously celebrated in song The Cavern. There are also some of Liverpools closest neighbours Birkenhead New Brighton Port Sunlight & the glorious Victorian promenades of Southport. Part of the bestselling Then & Now series this charming contrast of old & new photographs highlights the stunning changes
- & the equally amazing similarities
- of one of the most loved cities in Britain its well-known places but also some of its hidden gems.



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THEY called it Liverpool's finest hour & greatest sacrifice. When France fell in the spring of 1940 it was a 22-mile stretch of water which helped to save Britain from invasion. It was left to the courageous merchant seamen & the navies who protected them to keep open those channels to the Americas Africa & beyond. The Battle of the Atlantic saw six long years of conflict
- & Liverpool was at the heart of it. Now in May 2013 the country is once again turning to the city as it plays a major role in the 70th anniversary commemoration of the conflict. The Mersey was the main gateway to Britain for millions of tons of food & war materials & an essential naval repair base. & Liverpool offered a friendly face for thousands of sailors who poured in on shore leave. All this made the city a key target & we paid the price enduring months of sustained bombing. On February 7 1941 Western Approaches Command was divided & its headquarters was moved from Plymouth to Derby House Liverpool. The headquarters of the RAF's Coastal Command moved to Liverpool at the same time. As Liverpudlians went about their lives above ground far beneath the paving stones the command centre of the Battle of the Atlantic was a hive of activity. Admiral Max Horton took over as commander-in-chief in 1942
- his leadership with submarine hunter Captain Johnny Walker played a vital role in the defeat of the U-boat. From Western Approaches HQ they planned the hunting & eventual sinking of the notorious Bismarck & other enemy surface raiders & blockade runners. The Battle of the Atlantic was pivotal to the success of the allied war. The Germans never really understood why by May 1943 the tide had turned. Featuring stunning images & rare stories from the archives this special 70th anniversary publication priced GBP4.99 tells the city's own secret story of the longest & hardest won campaign of the Second World War. This is an 84 page special edition magazine.

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Interdisciplinary exploration of cross-cultural human development throughout the lifespan. Presented in a chronological-within-topics approach covering the entire lifespan this text focuses on cultural similarities & differences in human development throughout the world while emphasizing links among theory research & practical applications. Combining the latest research with vignettes stories & personal experiences in their highly-praised scholarly yet engaging conversational
- & frequently humorous
- writing style the authors make the study of similarities & differences an exciting experience.

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Michael Steens Great Composers" was originally published in 2003. A lifetimes work & almost 1000 pages long it has since become the reference point & key read on the biographical backgrounds to classical musics biggest names. Authoritative & hugely detailed
- but nonetheless a joy to read
- this new edition will expand its readership further & capitalise on a newfound popular interest (as evidenced by the success of Alex Ross " The Rest is Noise") in classical music. This work helps you explore the story of Bach the respectable burgher much of whose vast output was composed amidst petty turf disputes in Lutheran Leipzig; or the ugly argumentative Beethoven in French-occupied Vienna obsessed by his laundry; or Mozart the over-exploited infant prodigy whose untimely death was shrouded in rumour. In this work read about Verdi who composed against the background of the Italian Risorgimento; or about the family life of the Wagners; & Brahms who rose from the slums of Hamburg to become a devotee of beer & coffee in fin-de-siecle Vienna a cultural capital bent on destroying Mahler...and much much more."

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In a Somerset village a teenage boy confronts a teacher with a story he should know nothing about. The boys impossible knowledge uncovers memories Michael Martin has done his utmost to forget
- & soon propels him into danger. As Martin confronts his past once more three girls arrive in the village of Pen Selwood one of them drawn by an ancient instinct to find a man called Ferney. Her actions reignite a love story an instinct that cannot be broken irrespective of the hurt & danger it brings to those around them...
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From the internationally bestselling author of What I Loved & The Summer Without Men a dazzling collection of essays written with Siri Hustvedts customary intelligence wit & ability to convey complex ideas in a clear & lively way. Divided into three sections
- Living which draws on Siris own life; Thinking on memory emotion & the imagination; & Looking on art & artists
- the essays range across the humanities & science as Siri explores how we see remember feel & interact with others what it means to sleep dream & speak & what we mean by self. The combination offers a profound & fascinating insight into ourselves as thinking feeling beings.

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