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. ...

This bestselling pocket-sized racing rules book is unique in covering the rules by race situation. It explains the rules affecting each part of the race course from the start line round the marks & on to the finish line & clear diagrams show which boat is in the right or the wrong. The entire 2013-2016 racing rules are also included in this edition. This book is ideal for all racers because the rules are explained by race situation using explanatory diagrams to show the rules that apply all around the race course. The rules are graded for all levels of competition
- club national & international championship. This unique method of presentation has proved extremely popular with racers over ten editions.
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A proper understanding of the racing rules is crucial to success on the water & there is no better guide to the latest rules than Bryan Willis. Bryan has been chairman of the jury & chief umpire for some of the most prestigious sailing events in the world including the America's Cup & Olympics. He has served on International Sailing Federation (ISAF) Racing Rules Committee for over 25 years. Who better to explain how to put the rules into practice? Sailors are taken through a wide range of scenarios with a clear explanation of what rule applies & how it should be interpreted. Colour diagrams make everything crystal clear. As well as going through the latest rules changes for 2013-2016 Bryan also guides you through the knowledge needed to come out at the front of the fleet at every stage of the race & every mark. An appendix

Includes:: the rules in full making this an essential reference as well as an invaluable guide.

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Luvvies. Tyrannical directors. Useless agents. Less job security than an England football manager. Who'd be an actor? Michael Simkins isn't sure even though he's been one himself for over thirty years. Join him backstage as he examines that business called showbusiness from am dram to Hollywood & from Shakespeare to ads for flatulence pills. In a career that started as a plump teenager in ballet tights at RADA Michael has appeared in countless West End plays & musicals presented safety training workshops for sewage workers & when resting worked as a crate smasher at a car factory. He's done movies soaps ads & voice-overs & worked with everyone from Meryl Streep to Kelly Osbourne. As the ultimate jobbing actor he's flirted with triumph & oblivion without ever quite managing either. In The Rules of Acting he shares his hard-won wisdom. Covering everything from learning your lines to tilting for Oscar success in Hollywood surviving a flop to why it's advisable to read the whole script if you wish to avoid improper relations with a pig it's the ultimate survival guide for anyone contemplating a life in showbiz. Throw out An Actor Prepares! Michael Simkins' book tells actors all they need to know about the realities of the acting profession; the passion the struggle the noble idealism & the heartache". (Helen Mirren). " It is thrilling that Micahel Simkins is having such success as a writer
- anything to keep him off the stage". (Ian Mckellen)."
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The Rule Book of The FA from 1863 is one of the most important books ever published
- according to the writer & broadcaster Melvyn
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Incisive controversial & startlingly funny The Rules of Attraction examines a group of affluent students at a small self-consciously bohemian liberal-arts college on Americas East Coast. Lauren who changes the man in her bed even more often than she changes course is dating Victor but sleeping with Sean. Sean -- cool ambivalent & deeply cynical -- might be in love with Lauren but hes not going to let that stop him from bedding Paul. Paul as shrewd as he is passionate is Laurens ex-lover & the final point in this curious triangle. This is a breathtaking tale of sex expectation desire & frustration. A tour of the heart of darkness a moral armageddon The Times Compelling.. .sympathetic to his lost generation" the way only Fitzgerald was about his Vanity Fair One of the primary inside sources in upper-middle-class Americas continuing investigation of what has happened to its children New York Times Inspired. A wonderfully comic novel Gore Vidal" ...

WHAT THEY SAID about RULES OF CIVILITY: ' Everything about this novel set in 1930s New York is achingly stylish
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When Rink's father is brutally murdered Joe has to stop his friend rushing headlong for vengeance. Because Rink's mother witnessed the crime & Yukiko isn't telling everything she knows. Her silence is governed by the Japanese tradition of giri or moral obligation. But when there are more vicious deaths
- all of them elderly men known to Yukiko
- it becomes a matter of honour to uncover the shameful secret that lies behind the murders. The killer isn't playing by the rules. But some rules are made to be broken & Joe doesn't care what he breaks to ensure Rink gets his revenge.

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The Rules of Life are the guiding principles that will help you get more out of life shrug off adversity more easily & generally be a happier calmer more fulfilled person. You'll feel the benefits & so will everyone around you. Since it was first published The Rules of Life has become a global phenomenon topping bestseller charts around the world. Real readers have testified in their droves what a profound & positive effect the book has had on their everyday life. It's your life. How good could it be? ...

Love matters. Whether its the romantic kind or the emotional bond between you & family or friends. Indeed latest research suggests that those who love & are loved are significantly more likely to be alive in 10 years time than those without love in their lives. Love makes us happy & the happier we are the longer it seems we tend to live. But it isnt always easy to love & be loved. Love is also complicated. Relationships are invariably complex & they need to be attended to nurtured worked at & invested in. Its all too easy to neglect relationships often without realising it & this benign neglect leaves you one day wondering why this special relationship has crumbled unravelled waned or lost its sparkle. Forming good relationships isnt easy either. Same sex relationships can be tricky enough (mothers & daughters brothers & brothers) but when its the opposite sex especially boyfriend/girlfriend) you have the added complication that the other person is wired completely differently & may see things in completely different ways. If you study people who are so good at relationships you discover its not about their personality or gender or how self sacrificing they are. Those who are great in all relationships usually do have to work at it the secret is that they know exactly where to put their efforts. They know The Rules of Love. In this book these Rules are revealed so you too can benefit from the simple principles of forming & sustaining strong enduring & ultimately life enhancing relationships. ...