Rick Dockery was the third-string quarterback for the Cleveland Browns. In the deciding game at the climax of the season to the surprise & dismay of virtually everyone Rick actually got into the game. With a 17-point lead & just minutes to go Rick provided what was arguably the worst single performance in the history of the NFL. Overnight he became a national laughing stock & of course was immediately dropped by the Browns & shunned by all other teams. But all Rick knows is football & he insists that his agent Arnie finds a team that needs him. Against enormous odds Arnie finally locates just such a team & informs Rick that miraculously he can in fact now be a starting quarterback. Great says Rick
- for which team? The mighty Panthers of Parma Italy. Yes Italians do play American football to one degree or another & the Parma Panthers desperately want a player from the home of American footballat their helm. So Rick reluctantly agrees to play for the Panthers
- at least until a better offer comes along
- & heads off to Italy. He knows nothing about Parma (not even where it is) has never been to Europe & doesnt speak or understand a word of Italian. To say that Italy
- the land of opera fine wines extremely small cars romance & football americano
- holds a few surprises for Rick Dockery would be something of an understatement.




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When the body of England's leading batsman Kenneth Fleming is discovered in the burnt-out shell of a country cottage it looks like a clear-cut case of arson. Further investigation reveals an almost embarrassing multitude of suspects for murder: from Fleming's lover to his son nearly everyone in contact with Fleming seems to have a motive
- & an opportunity. Inspector Lynley & his partner Barbara Havers are called in from Scotland Yard to help the local police force. They find a torment of twisted familial relationships & broken dreams
- & as he brings the murderer to justice Lynley must bear the weight of his own conscience.

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This title considers every aspect of outdoor play
- from its rationale in early childhood education to incorporating it successfully
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Generations of actors joining the RSC have benefited from John Barton's teaching" Trevor Nunn " One of the sanest wisest & most practical volumes I have ever read about Shakespeare" Michael Billington John Barton is Advisory Director at the Royal Shakespeare Company & has directed some of the greatest Shakespeare productions of our time. His book Playing Shakespeare is a transcript of his televised workshops with some of our finest Shakespearean actors: Peggy Ashcroft Judi Dench Ian Mc Kellen Ben Kingsley Patrick Stewart & David Suchet. " What the programmes & published text reveal is the method & principle approach of acting Shakespeare which has been fundamental to the Royal Shakespeare Company since it was formed" Trevor Nunn. This new edition contains a DVD with 80mins of video featuring John Barton in conversation with Judi Dench Ian Mc Kellen Patrick Stewart & Jane Lapotaire discussing changes in approaches to Shakespeare's text since the book first published. This edition also features a foreword by Michael Boyd. A highly readable & non-academic approach to understanding Shakespeare's text
- unlocking the hidden stage directions & actors clues that reside in his verse. " When an actor becomes aware of them s/he will find that Shakespeare himself starts to direct them" John Barton."
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From the bestselling author of A Woman of Substance comes an explosive novel about one womans journey to success. Seduction passion & international intrigue. Playing the game has never been so thrilling. Good looking successful Annette Remmington is a London art consultant & dealer at the top of her game. When a rare & long-lost Rembrandt finds its way into her hands she becomes the most talked about dealer in the world as she auctions it for millions of pounds. Married to the dashing Marius Remmington Annette owes her life to him for it was he who rescued her from a dark & troubled past. & now he wants to h&-pick the best journalist to write a profile on his talented wife. But Marius has unknowingly made a devastating mistake by bringing Jack Chalmers into their lives & soon Annettes career & marriage are on the line. How could Marcus have known that Jack would uncover a secret that could destroy them all? ...

Playing to Win is a handbook for women who want to be successful. Karren Brady did it. At 23 she took over as Managing Director of Birmingham City Football Club becoming the youngest ever female Managing Director of a UK PLC when it floated in 1997. Although the club was the football equivalent of a rubbish dump" & women were barely even seen on the terraces in the early 90s Karren Brady persuaded her backers to acquire the club & single--mindedly revolutionised it clearing the debt taking Birmingham City into the Premier League & transforming it into a viable business. How did she do it? How did a 23--year--old woman with little previous experience at this level of management walk into a mans world & achieve such success? In Playing to Win she reveals her secrets & shares with other women the techniques they can adopt to succeed in their own lives on their own terms. Her ten motivational rules are self--help classics: ambition determination courage charm hard work attitude humour confidence focus & communication. Playing to Win shows women how to grow in each of these areas & achieve the success they dream of. & like all great self--help her principles apply across all areas of experience -- work & personal life. Playing to Win is a handbook for success in any situation. Moving from Karrens story how she has transformed a business & maintained a full & stable personal life to a chapter--by--chapter study of the ten principles successful women need to adopt Playing to Win is essential reading for women who want to have it all." ...

Urbane. Brilliant. Brave. Funny. Famous. Handsome. Nigel Havers is the real-life charmer you might expect. In a career that has taken him from a schoolboy production of A Midsummer Nights Dream to the red carpet on Oscar Night with Chariots of Fire via starring roles in the West End stage classic television series like Dont Wait Up & a cameo in Little Britain the Hollywood blockbusters that made him a household name are only the beginning. With characteristic modesty & a captivating eye for the absurd he treats us to the highlights & lowlights of a life like no other; a life in which chilling reality (watching his father Michael -- later the Attorney General -- begin his prosecution of the Yorkshire Ripper) & beguiling fantasy (sleeping with Elizabeth Taylor) continuously & arrestingly collide. ...

Kelvin Hunt the ear-biting eye-gouging in-your-face coach of the Australian rugby team has been abducted by six masked men in a helicopter. Who could be behind it? Is someone scheming to ruin Australia's plans for the next World Cup? Fletcher Smith is determined to work out what's really going on especially when he gets a whiff of his arch-enemy Bolivar's involvement. But he soon realises that some people will do whatever it takes to keep him from the truth. ...

Enter the wonderful world of Playmobil & enjoy the fun Let your little ones imagination run wild as they discover new ways to play. Playmobil offers different styles of play & adventure for both boys & girls ranging from dinosaurs & pirates through to fairies & ponies. Playmobil is sturdy yet easy to manoeuvre which means the fun never ends. The Playmobil Cat Scratch Tree

Includes:: 2 Playmobil children 6 cats & a scratch tree. Carries EU Toy Safety Directive not suitable for children under the age of 4 years

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Enter the wonderful world of Playmobil & enjoy the fun. Let your little ones imagination run wild as they discover new ways to play. Playmobil offers different styles of play & adventure for both boys & girls ranging from dinosaurs & pirates through to fairies & ponies. Playmobil is sturdy yet easy to manoeuvre which means the fun never ends. The Playmobil Chicken Coop

Includes:: one Playmobil figure an assortment of chickens & accessories. Carries EU Toy Safety Directive not suitable for children under the age of 4

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