Roger Federer is a legend not only in the world of tennis but also in the wider sporting arena. With a record-breaking tally of 16 Grand Slam titles to his name he shows no sign of slowing down & in 2010 added another Australian Open win to his collection as well as taking the trophy in the end-of-season ATP World Wide Tour Finals in London. This authoritative & affectionate biography traces the rise of Federer from his first tentative strokes with a tennis racket to how he dealt with being sent away to a training academy where he struggled to communicate in a French-speaking part of Switzerland; & how he handled the sudden death of his first real coach & mentor. It looks at his development as a sportsman & how he has matured into a family man with his marriage to Mirka Vavrinec & the birth of their twin girls. It also examines how Roger bounced back from arguably one of the most challenging periods of his career as following a serious illness & a dip in form his run of successive Wimbledon championship wins was ended & he was toppled from the number one spot by his long-time rival Rafael Nadal. In characteristic style Federer silenced his critics by winning the French Open title for the first time reclaiming his Wimbledon crown & ending 2009 at the number one position for the fifth time. ...

Middle-aged brilliant & bored Roger Lambert is a professor of Divinity at a New England university. Firmly convinced that religious belief can only be justified by recourse to pure faith he is dismissive when visited by a gangling student who claims with evangelical zeal that computer technology is on the brink of proving the existence of God. But when his unhappy wife flings herself into an affair with the younger man & Rogers faith in his own placid life is thrown into question. With his marriage close to collapse he finds himself increasingly drawn to his own half-niece the nineteen-year-old Verna in this cunning & comic exploration of religion uncertainty & passion. ...

Have you struggled for just the right phrase when grappling with a class assignment? Crafting an office memo do you want greater clarity & concision? Pounding away at a last-minute blog entry havent you ever thought There has to be a better word for this? Now there is. Under the time-tested & respected banner of Rogets Thesaurus here is an array of words & their definitions organized by meaning. With this volume at your side you need never be stalled or stymied for an appropriate expression whether speaking of the higher reaches of philosophy or holding forth on art music or poetry--or other highbrow pastimes. The more you expand your vocabulary the richer & clearer your writing & conversation will become. & the better youll be able to say exactly what you mean joining intellectual discussions with complete confidence that youve found just the right words. ...

Roget's Thesaurus" ranks as one of the greatest English language reference works used for generations by anyone looking for help in order to write a letter prepare a speech solve a crossword or write any manner of prose or poem. Its sales exceed 32 million copies. This edition has been revised & updated to include all the latest buzzwords & phrases. In addition this new edition of Roget contains useful panels of additional information that include such nuggets of information as signs of the zodiac & the origins of familiar"ations that have become an integral part of our everyday language." ...

Roget's Thesaurus" is the world's most famous & trusted word-finder. First published in 1852 it has now sold over 32 million copies worldwide & has become the indispensable desk companion for generations of speakers & writers of English. Unlike most other thesauruses it groups words thematically rather than in a straight A-Z sequence thus offering the writer & speaker a much more creative & subtle means of finding new ways to express their thoughts: it is essential for anyone who wants to improve their command creative use & enjoyment of English & is perfect for composing speeches or for writing all manner of prose & poetry. It remains definitively a writer's best friend. " Roget's Thesaurus" is part of the Penguin Reference Library & draws on over 70 years of experience in bringing reliable useful & clear information to millions of readers around the world
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Kyralia is facing threats at home & abroad as a rogue killer stalks its capitals streets while the neighbouring kingdom of Sachaka is breeding a rebellion that could destabilise the entire region. High Lord Akkarin & Soneas son Lorkin has a legacy of heroism to live up to but despite his good intentions his incarceration in Sachakas rebel traitor stronghold could destroy the tenuous peace between the two countries. Angered by Lorkins seeming defection the Sachakans blame the Kyralian ambassador Danny--and they are a savage people when roused. & back home in the University two young novices are about to remind the Guild that sometimes their greatest enemy comes from within.. . ...

Living among the Sachakan rebels Lorkin does his best to learn about them & their unique magic. But the Traitors are reluctant to trade their knowledge for the Healing they so desperately want & while he assumes they fear revealing their existence to the world there are hints they have bigger plans. Sonea searches for the rogue knowing that Cery cannot avoid assassination for ever but the rogue's influence over the city's underworld is far greater than she feared. His only weakness is the loss of his mother now locked away in the Lookout. In Sachaka Dannyl has lost the respect of the Sachakan elite for letting Lorkin join the Traitors. The Ashaki's attention has shifted instead to the new Elyne Ambassador a man Dannyl knows all too well. & in the University two female novices are about to remind the Guild that sometimes their greatest enemy is found within. ...

For twenty dangerous years he has worked undercover for Britains Security Service. Then M15 asks one favour too many an act of personal betrayal. When he refuses he sees his world collapse & finds himself accused of a high-profile murder he did not commit. Yet the evidence against him is overwhelming. Only his former comrade-in-arms believes his innocence. The SAS tracker finds himself on the trail of the most deadly adversary of all. A rogue element within the secret state. With a crusading defence lawyer who is renowned for her fiery temperament as her good looks he takes on the police government & legal system in a harrowing attempt to prove his friends innocence. Yet before justice can run its course they will unearth dark secrets & a prophecy that is moving inexorably towards its devastating fulfilment. ...

Described on its first publication by John Buchan as the finest English novel since Jude the Obscure Rogue Herries tells the story of the larger than life Francis Herries who uproots his family from Yorkshire & brings them to live in Borrowdale where their life is as dramatic as the landscape surrounding them. Proud violent & impetuous he despises his first wife sells his mistress at a county fair & forms a great love for the teenage gypsy Mirabell Starr. Alongside this turbulent story runs that of his son David with enemies of his own & that of his gentle daughter Deborah with placid dreams that will not be realised in her fathers house. As a feat both of knowledge & imagination the book is huge Observer A superb work of fiction. There is not one tired listless page J.B. Priestly The Graphic ...

Rogue Male is one of the classic thrillers of the 20th century. An Englishman plans to assassinate the dictator of a European country. But he is foiled at the last moment & falls into the hands of ruthless & inventive torturers. They devise for him an ingenious & diplomatic death but for once they bungle the job & he escapes. But England provides no safety from his pursuers
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