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Rugby Union Manual
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This is the completely updated second edition of a comprehensive & well-presented manual that is fully endorsed by the Rugby Football Union (RFU). From health & fitness through to training game technique team playing & coaching every aspect of the game is analysed & explained in detail. The manual has been updated to include case studies & photographs of Englands latest players information on new rule changes an all-new section on womens rugby & a foreword by the England coach due to be appointed in 2012. ...
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Rugby Wit
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Some might say theres nothing funny about scrums cauliflower ears & the sin bin. Rugby Wit" begs to differ. This latest addition to the celebrated " Wit" series raises the cross-bar bringing you hundreds of rugby related"es that range from the hilarious to the philosophical. For anyone who knows their league from their union this marvellous tome has more than enough for you to tackle. & for those who still think a hooker is a scantily clad lady of the night its worth a try." ...
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Rugby Zombies
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Fame for thirteen-year-old Arwel is measured by the photos on his parents mantelpiece. There are lots of his sister & cousins. But theres just one of Arwel playing rugby for the local under-sevens. Getting into the school team might help
- & staying out of trouble of course. But thats not easy with friends like Glen & Martin. When a dare leads to mayhem in the woods its Arwel who must face the consequences...in the shape of fourteen rugby-loving zombies.
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Rugbys Strangest
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* From bestselling author John Griffiths. * Jam packed with over one hundred years of strange rugby history! * The perfect gift for the rugby fan in your family! Rugby fans will delight in this extraordinary collection of astonishing but true stories from the past 130 years which reveal a bizarre & hitherto uncelebrated side to the sport. Here youll find amongst many other bizarre events the Irish international who arranged his marriage in order to play against England the match in which a team of top soccer players beat their rugby counterparts at their own game the riotous encounter that meant that particular fixture was subsequently abandoned for seven years the international match in which an entire Wales side were sent off & the unknown player who was capped for his country due to an administrative mistake. Rugbys Strangest Matches is a fascinating compendium that is sure to amuse & entertain. Other titles in the series: Footballs Strangest Matches (9781907554087) Crickets Strangest Matches (9781907554094) & Golfs Strangest Rounds (9781907554070) ...
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Rugbys Strangest
Matches
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* From bestselling author John Griffiths. * Jam packed with over one hundred years of strange rugby history! * The perfect gift for the rugby fan in your family! Rugby fans will delight in this extraordinary collection of astonishing but true stories from the past 130 years which reveal a bizarre & hitherto uncelebrated side to the sport. Here youll find amongst many other bizarre events the Irish international who arranged his marriage in order to play against England the match in which a team of top soccer players beat their rugby counterparts at their own game the riotous encounter that meant that particular fixture was subsequently abandoned for seven years the international match in which an entire Wales side were sent off & the unknown player who was capped for his country due to an administrative mistake. Rugbys Strangest Matches is a fascinating compendium that is sure to amuse & entertain. Other titles in the series: Footballs Strangest Matches (9781907554087) Crickets Strangest Matches (9781907554094) & Golfs Strangest Rounds (9781907554070) ...
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Rugs In Bloom
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Covers both traditional & contemporary hooking techniques. Step-by-step instructions for hooking over 40 different flowers. Beautiful botanical drawings by the author. Easy-to-follow shaded diagrams illustrate values in flowers to guide your hooking.

Includes:: techniques for both finely shaded & primitive floral rugs.

Includes:: the author's signature dye recipes. Free pull-out pattern.



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Ruined City
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Through a series of mishaps Henry Warren a recently divorced City financier ends up in hospital in a Northern town ruined by the closure of its shipyard. Moved by the fate of the towns inhabitants Warren risks his fortune & reputation to save the shipyard & restore the town to its former prosperity. In seeking to change the fate of the town he radically changes his own. ...
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Rule Of Law
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' The Rule of Law' is a phrase much used but little examined. The idea of the rule of law as the foundation of modern states & civilisations has recently become even more talismanic than that of democracy but what does it actually consist of? In this brilliant short book Britain's former senior law lord & one of the world's most acute legal minds examines what the idea actually means. He makes clear that the rule of law is not an arid legal doctrine but is the foundation of a fair & just society is a guarantee of responsible government is an important contribution to economic growth & offers the best means yet devised for securing peace & co-operation. He briefly examines the historical origins of the rule & then advances eight conditions which capture its essence as understood in western democracies today. He also discusses the strains imposed on the rule of law by the threat & experience of international terrorism. The book will be influential in many different fields & should become a key text for anyone interested in politics society & the state of our world. ...
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Ruler Of The World
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Keep your enemies close & your sons closer... The story of the third great Moghul Emperor Akbar leader of a triumphant dynasty which contained the seeds of its own destruction. Akbar ruler of a sixth of the worlds people colossally rich & utterly ruthless was a contemporary of Elizabeth I but infinitely more powerful. His reign began in bloodshed when he strangled his treacherous milk-brother but it ended in glory. Akbar extended his rule over much of Asia skillfully commanding tens of thousands of men elephants & innovative technology yet despite the unimaginable bloodshed which resulted his empire was based on universal religious tolerance. However Akbars homelife was more complicated. He defied family nobles & mullahs to marry a beautiful Rajput princess whose people he had conquered; but she hated Akbar & turned Salim his eldest son against him. Whats more as any Moghul prince could inherit his fathers crown & become Emperor his sons were brought up to be intensely competitive & suspicious of each other: to see eachother as rivals for the greatest prize of all. & as Salim grew to manhood the relationship between father & son became tainted by rebellion & competition to be the greatest Moghul of them all. ...
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Rugged Road

The remarkable story of two women the first in the world to drive the length of Africa and the first to cross the Sahara on a motorcycle. London to Cape Town overland by motorcycle and sidecar pulling a trailer. No roads no back up - just straight across the Sahara through equatorial Africa and South to the Cape - in 1934/35 without even a compass! Undeterred by nomads sand drifts heat rain rivers breakdowns and politics Theresa Wallach and Florence Blenkiron completed a journey that might well defeat a modern motorcycle and Florence even rode back as far as the Sahara! From oasis to oasis arguing with the French Foreign Legion for permission to continue and winning; fashioning a tow hitch for the trailer when it broke in the desert; rebuilding the entire engine from scratch in Agadez:
meeting gorillas lions and snakes on the road staying in African villages and meeting an amazing variety of friendly and helpful people. Not to mention having an accident in Tanganyika (now Tanzania) with the only car seen on the road. This second edition contains rather more information on the life of Theresa Wallach and especially her travels in the USA after here amazing journey to Cape Town. It also contains a few additional photos and where new information has come to light this has also been included.
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The remarkable story of two women the first in the world to drive the length of Africa & the first to cross the Sahara on a motorcycle. London to Cape Town overland by motorcycle & sidecar pulling a trailer. No roads no back up
- just straight across the Sahara through equatorial Africa & South to the Cape
- in 1934/35 without even a compass! Undeterred by nomads sand drifts heat rain rivers breakdowns & politics Theresa Wallach & Florence Blenkiron completed a journey that might well defeat a modern motorcycle & Florence even rode back as far as the Sahara! From oasis to oasis arguing with the French Foreign Legion for permission to continue & winning; fashioning a tow hitch for the trailer when it broke in the desert; rebuilding the entire engine from scratch in Agadez: meeting gorillas lions & snakes on the road staying in African villages & meeting an amazing variety of friendly & helpful people. Not to mention having an accident in Tanganyika (now Tanzania) with the only car seen on the road. This second edition contains rather more information on the life of Theresa Wallach & especially her travels in the USA after here amazing journey to Cape Town. It also contains a few additional photos & where new information has come to light this has also been included.

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