A classic story of dreams ambition & one girl's belief in a horse. ' Velvet'll sit on a horse like a shadow & breathe her soul into it...I never seen such a creature on a horse.' Velvet is mad about horses. When she wins a piebald horse in a raffle she knows he's something special. His heart is as big as the five-foot fences he jumps & he'll do anything for Velvet. Soon she & her friend Mi have their sights set on the biggest race in Engl&. But can a girl win the Grand National? ...

The Nationwide football annual is now 126 years old
- a remarkable achievement for the world's oldest football book. & it is still
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The Nationwide football annual
- now 124 years old
- continues to be the best value soccer yearbook in the market living

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Sports Books has published the Nationwide Football Annual for the second year having taken it over from Harper Collins in 2008 when it changed sponsors from the News of the World to the Worlds biggest building society. This years edition has a profile of England manager Fabio Capello from Mick Dennis the Daily Express football correspondent as well as being crammed with information no football fan (or pub quiz team fot that matter) can be without; from team line-ups to international results; from international appearances & goalscorers to the sort of trivia to keep a pub quiz in questions for half a century. ? The book contains everything anyone can possibly need to know about the beautiful game
- league & non-league
- in Britain Ireland & throughout Europe. The publication of the annual
- now in its 123rd edition & known as the pocket encyclopedia of soccer
- is a major event in the football calendar. ? Included are: results from the 2008/2009 season (including domestic & European cup competitions & international matches involving British teams); full fixture lists for the 2009/2010 season; all major European & world football awards; a day-by-day diary highlighting the seasons biggest stories; players & their appearances for each & every league club.



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Get hands-on with history in this exciting series! Each book is not only packed with fascinating facts but every page has an activitymake a terracotta soldier put on a shadow puppet play or wear a war helmet. Informative text & unique activities combine to bring ancient ...

Snow ice leaves flowers branches rocks sand & light...this book is a series of simple works of art made with easily found natural materials through the changing seasons. For those who delight in a few minutes of creativity for families & for educators the book is a rich source of inspiration to engage closely with the shapes colours & textures of the everyday outdoors ...

Richard La Ruina used to be the guy who couldn't get the girl. Shy painfully awkward & still living at home with his mother at 25 he decided to finally take control of his life & become the kind of man men admire & women desire. Having developed & honed his seduction techniques Richard is now a 'natural' at attracting girls & one of the world's most renowned pick-up artists. As founder of PUA Training (Pick-up Artist Training) Richard has personally coached thousands of men through their own dramatic transformations. Now in The Natural he brings that experience to you delivering field-tested methods & easy-to-use tools for attracting the women you want. Just like riding a bike or driving a car meeting women & making them fall for you is a learned skill that with enough practice becomes effortless. There's no need for tricks gimmicks or lies. Instead these methods make you more confident & attractive to women. Using the tools in The Natural you'll finally have the ability to attract women just by being yourself. From body language to conversation starters eye contact to the first touch The Natural is a step-by-step blueprint for becoming the man that women can't resist. ...

Get better & bigger results than you ever thought possible without using illicit or unhealthy drugs. Natural Bodybuilding" provides the best training & nutrition prescription available for gaining mass & defining muscles the healthy way. Detailed programs & workouts specific techniques for particular lifts proven dietary guidelines a weeklong precompetition plan & true inspirational success stories will help you reach your potential. See what great results you can achieve without incurring the expense & physical toll of a chemically crafted body."IRONMAN" columnist & champion natural bodybuilder John Hansen covers every facet from the gym to the training table to the competitive stage. Get bigger the right way with " Natural Bodybuilding."" ...

In a world where guardian angels are celebrities who save people for money comes the thrilling sequel to IMMORTAL CITY. Maddy's life changed completely when she became the girlfriend of the hottest Angel around. But she never imagined that she'd becme more famous than Jackson. Unfortunately for Maddy she's an irresistible PR opportunity
- soon her popularity soars higher than any Angel's. Her relationship cannot cope with the pressure & then the tension begins to mount between Angels & people & she finds herself the ambassador for humankind. With Jackson at the helm of the Immortals the two ex-lovers must become sworn enemies. Until an evil force bigger than anything on Earth threatens to destroy them both... Maddy & Jackson must stand united if they want to survive
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Natural Causes" is the first novel from James Oswald in the " Detective Inspector Mc Lean" series. A young girl's mutilated body is discovered in a sealed room. Her remains are carefully arranged in what seems to have been a cruel & macabre ritual which appears to have taken place over 60 years ago. For newly appointed Edinburgh Detective Inspector Tony Mc Lean this baffling cold case ought to be a low priority
- but he is haunted by the young victim & her grisly death. Meanwhile the city is horrified by a series of bloody killings. Deaths for which there appears to be neither rhyme nor reason & which leave Edinburgh's police at a loss. Mc Lean is convinced that these deaths are somehow connected to the terrible ceremonial killing of the girl all those years ago. It is an irrational almost supernatural theory. & one which will lead Mc Lean closer to the heart of a terrifying & ancient evil... James Oswald's " Detective Inspector Mc Lean" appears here for the first time. " Natural Causes" is the opening to an electrifying new series. Subsequent titles include " The Book of Souls" & " The Hangman's Song". Fans of Ian Rankin Peter James & Stuart Mc Bride will love James Oswald's work. Praise for James Oswald: "A star of Scotland's burgeoning crime fiction scene". (" Daily Record"). James Oswald is the author of the " Detective Inspector Mc Lean" series of crime novels. The first two in the series " Natural Causes" & " The Book of Souls" are available from Penguin with the third title " The Hangman's Song" forthcoming for 2014. He has also written an epic fantasy series " The Ballad of Sir Benfro" as well as comic scripts & short stories. In his spare time James runs a 350 acre livestock farm in North East Fife where he raises pedigree Highland Cattle & New Zealand Romney Sheep.

Natural Causes is part of the Richard & Judy Summer 2013 Book Club. Find out how you can get involved with Britain's biggest & best book club. Visit the brand new Book Club website Â- whsmith.co.uk/richardandjudy
- to find all of the bonus content & join the discussion with Richard Judy & the authors. Find them there!
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