The T Series MGs starting with the TA introduced in 1936 represents the absolute archetype of the British sports car. These cars provide the authentic experience of sports car driving: the snug two-seater cockpit quick steering firm suspension flat cornering snappy gearchange & lively engine. Then there are the looks: the long bonnet swept wings cutaway doors slab tank & rear-mounted spare wheel established a unique style. In addition the T Series MGs opened the door for the British sports car's conquest of the U.S. market. ...

Judged by many to be the most attractive MG ever produced the MGA is not only good-looking but also fun to drive coping very well with modern traffic demands. In this book you will find advice on choosing the right model & discussion about potential ownership costs. Practicality & comfort are considered allowing you to assess suitability for touring & issues of legality originality & roadworthiness are also raised. With information for a quick & easy condition evaluation leading
- if required
- to a more serious one with a unique marking system plus 100 colour photographs this is a must-buy for anyone thinking of purchasing an MGA.

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Sales of over half a million made the MGB Britains most successful ever sports car. Fifty years on from the MGBs introduction in 1962 its classic lines affordability fun factor & certain rightness mean that its enthusiastic following remains undiminished. Here is a new 50th anniversary edition of what is widely recognised as one of the best MGB books ever published. This special new edition features the original text & many of the original period photos together with a great deal of new colour imagery & elegant up-to-date design. ...

Give new life to your MGB! With the aid of nearly 1 400 illustrations & a text aimed at the do-it-yourselfer this information-packed volume provides detailed step-by-step information on everything you need to renovate your MGB body interior upholstery engine & electrical components. Contains complete & detailed information on how to build a Heritage MGB & tells how to buy an MGB MGC or MGB V8 & the pitfalls to avoid. The finest MGB restoration book published to date. ...

This book is an essential aid if you are thinking of buying an MGF or TF. Written by Rob Hawkins who has test driven repaired & modified many of these cars since they first appeared in 1995 every page of this book

Includes:: useful information to help ensure you choose the right model & spot any nasty problems. Theres so much to consider; whether to opt for an economical 40mpg 1.8 K-series or 160bhp VVC engine hydragas or coilover suspension standard or AP Racing brakes standard or limited edition wheels cloth or leather trim hard top or soft top. Also there are collectible versions of the MGF & TF & this book shows how to identify them
- these cars will certainly become classics. Packed with good advice
- from how much an MGF or TF costs to run through to paperwork production data how to valuate an MGF or TF & where to find other MGF & TF owners to the practicalities of owning these cars
- this is the complete guide to choosing inspecting buying & owning an MGF or TF.




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The British Secret Service has been cloaked in secrecy & shrouded in myth since it was created a hundred years ago. Our understanding of what it is to be a spy has been largely defined by the fictional worlds of James Bond & John le Carri. THE ART OF BETRAYAL provides a unique & unprecedented insight into this secret world & the reality that lies behind the fiction. It tells the story of how the secret service has changed since the end of World War II & by focusing on the people & the relationships that lie at the heart of espionage revealing the danger the drama the intrigue the moral ambiguities & the occasional comedy that comes with working for British intelligence. From the defining period of the early Cold War through to the modern day MI6 has undergone a dramatic transformation from a gung-ho amateurish organisation to its modern no less controversial incarnation. Gordon Corera reveals the triumphs & disasters along the way. The grand dramas of the Cold War & after
- the rise & fall of the Berlin Wall the Cuban Missile Crisis the 11 September 2001 attacks & the Iraq war
- are the backdrop for the human stories of the individual spies whose stories form the centrepiece of the narrative. But some of the individuals featured here in turn helped shape the course of those events. Corera draws on the first-hand accounts of those who have spied lied & in some cases nearly died in service of the state. They range from the spymasters to the agents they ran to their sworn enemies. Many of these accounts are based on exclusive interviews & access. From Afghanistan to the Congo from Moscow to the back streets of London these are the voices of those who have worked on the front line of Britain's secret wars. & the truth is often more remarkable than the fiction.

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A groundbreaking book this unprecedented study is the authoritative account of the best-known intelligence organisation in the world. Essential reading for anyone interested in the history of espionage the two world wars modern British government & the conduct of international relations in the first half of the twentieth century MI6: The History of the Secret Intelligence Service 1909-1949" is a uniquely important examination of the role & significance of intelligence in the modern world." ...

Philip H. J. Davies is one of a growing number of British academic scholars of intelligence but the only academic to approach the subject in terms of political science rather than history. He wrote his Ph D at the University of Reading on the topic Organisational Development of Britains Secret Intelligence Service 1909-1979 & has published extensively on intelligence & defence issues. After completing his Ph D he taught for a year & a half on the University of London external degree programme in Singapore before returning to the UK to lecture at the University of Reading for two years. He was formerly Associate Professor of International & Security Studies at the University of Malaya in Malaysia where he not only conducted his research but provided a range of training & consultancy services to the Malaysian intelligence & foreign services. He is now based at Brunel University UK ...

Mia the Bridesmaid Fairy helps make weddings wonderful with her three magical items. But when these are stolen by mean Jack Frost & his naughty goblins weddings everywhere descend into chaos! Kirsty & Rachel are about to be bridesmaids for Kirsty's cousin Esther so the race is on to help Mia find her magical objects (a silver sixpence some golden bells & the moonshine veil) so everyone can enjoy a really special day. ...

Mia is getting used to her new family now that her mum is remarried to Eddie & shes gained a new stepbrother Dan. Shes in the groove of going to her dads house on the weekends & everything is going pretty well at home & at school. Well except for Spanish class. Mias parents & stepfather speak it & she does too
- but speaking it & writing it are two different things & somehow Mia ends up in the hands of the merciless Mrs Alvarez & almost failing Spanish class. Still things are so good at home that Mia doesnt want to worry anyone or rock the boat. But when her parents find out
- all three of them
- she realises that instead of having two parents shes lucky enough to have three & all three of them pitch in to help her. A bakers dozen is a bonus!


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