The Springboks & the Holy Grail" is the epic story of South Africas amazing quests for the Rugby World Cup written by a man who not only experienced all four campaigns but had a ringside seat at the incredible events & off-the-field dramas that unfolded at each tournament. From the triumphs of Ellis Park in 1995 & Paris in 2007 to the heartbreak of 1999 & the shame of 2003 renowned journalist Dan Retief faithfully recorded the stories of human heroism & frailty of great dignity & patent jealousy that transcended the realm of sport. Writing for the " Sunday Times" & " Super Sport" he was one of an elite few who were privy to the secrets & machinations of South African rugbys inner sanctum. " The Springboks & the Holy Grail" provides fascinating insight into an event that is now one of the biggest in the world of sport & contains numerous interviews with key players & administrators as well as well-known figures who were touched by these campaigns. A candid glimpse behind the scenes this compelling saga often reads like pure fiction. This is the first book to focus on the Rugby World Cup tournaments from a Springbok perspective & it is perfectly timed to come out ahead of the seventh RWC tournament to be held in New Zealand in September & October 2011. The Springboks will travel to New Zealand as the defending champions with a chance to become not only the first team to successfully defend the Webb Ellis Cup but the first to win it three times. It lifts the lid on the intrigues around the Springboks the rugby community & the media in a forthright & honest way. The final chapter provides an interesting discussion on the many similarities & qualities common to the teams who have won the cup. Will be a key work of reference as it contains a record of all the Springboks RWC matches & their opponents statistics & records. It is written by arguably South Africas most senior & respected rugby writer. It

Includes:: 16 pages of photographs."

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No one is better qualified to talk about Springsteen than the man himself & he's often as articulate & provocative in interviews & speeches as he is emotive onstage & in recordings. While many rock artists seem to suffer through interviews Springsteen has welcomed them as an opportunity to speak openly thoughtfully & in great detail about his music & life. He is willing to speak with great candour humour & poignancy about his personal life & has talked in detail about his marriage being in therapy his parents & fame. Offers fans an extensive look at the artist's own spoken words over the past four decades via Q&A-formatted articles speeches & features. This volume starts with interviews from 1973 when he was earning $75 a week & follows him up until 2012 where he had achieved almost unimaginable wealth & worldwide fame. The book features a foreword by singer/songwriter Elliott Murphy a longtime Springsteen cohort; & photos by Frank Stefanko who produced the covers for Darkness on the Edge of Town & The River. It contains more than half a dozen of Springsteen's speeches at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame political rallies & elsewhere plus interviews with well-known media figures such as TV's Charlie Rose Ted Koppel & Brian Williams; novelist Nick Hornby; & actor Ed Norton.

Includes:: radio & TV interviews that have not previously appeared in print along with some material that has not been available in any format until now. This is a must have for any Springsteen fan.

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The village of Burracombe is looking forward to the Coronation but 1953 is to prove a year of heartbreak as well as celebration. While Stella begins to plan her wedding her sister Maddy is only just coming to terms with the loss of her own fiance; Val & Luke are wondering if they will ever become parents & Hilary's chances of marriage seem first to come closer then to recede. The Tozer family also face anxiety. As grandmother Minnie fights for her life Tom & Joanna's premature twins battle with their own crisis & Jackie working & living in Plymouth is determined to live her own life. Meanwhile the life of the village goes on with all its ups & downs its feuds & differences. Bossy Joyce Warren tries to organise everything & everyone Miss Kemp & Stella plan yet another event for the school Jacob Prout strives to keep Burracombe looking its best for the festivities
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Springwatch British Wildlife is the perfect year-round countryside introduction to the much-loved wildlife of the popular BBC2 television series. The book guides you through Britains rich & diverse natural heritage allowing you to enjoy the nations wildlife at its finest
- learning how the animals live & where to find them why they do what they do & how we can appreciate them. You will be introduced to the birds mammals & plants that inhabit our gardens cities & countryside with detailed species descriptions & beautiful photographs allowing you to understand their appearance behaviour & habitats. Discover the best-kept secrets about garden birds fascinating fungi facts & what leaves & seeds tell us about our thriving plant life. Join the Springwatch team as they help you to explore the natural world & unlock the mysteries to British wildlife.
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Which birds have the most air miles? Are adders born venomous? Springwatch Unsprung brings together all the most-asked questions from the surprise hit BBC 2 TV spin-off of the same name. The heart of the book is what has become the star of the TV programme
- the viewers anecdotes & questions. Many seemingly simple questions turn out to have complex answers & some that seem difficult have a very simple explanation. All wildlife questions
- be they trivial idiosyncratic baffling or strange
- are covered making this compilation equally as entertaining & enlightening as it is educational. Arranged by season the book allows people to discover what is going on around them at any particular time of year. The book is peppered with elements from the Unsprung TV programme such as quizzes wildlife suggestions for each season & practical ideas of how to preserve wildlife in your garden. Each seasonal section comprises: * A short introduction to the season including what the wildlife-watcher might expect to see at this time of year * Questions & answers drawing on the latest research but translated by the Springwatch experts. * Quizzes
- simple mostly multiple choice questions e.g. who collects the most air miles? Spring sees the arrival of many of our migrant birds but which travels the furthest? * What You Can Do
- suggestions of seasonal activities including top tips on how to help wildlife at any given time of year plus 3 or 4 things to make & do. e.g. helping your hogs
- what & how to feed hedgehogs & what to do if you find an underweight one that should be hibernating. Springwatch Unsprung will entertain inform & empower anyone interested in British wildlife.





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With over 50 000 copies sold this is the indispensable guide to SPSS. With its student-friendly layout accessible style & unbeatable coverage it provides you with a step-by-step tour & equips you with the knowledge you need to succeed in your degree. Written especially for psychology students this book shows you how to get the most out of SPSS & will be an essential resource no matter what your level of study is. Key features of the new edition:
- Fully updated to cover SPSS version 20 & backward-compatible with other versions
- New material on bivariate (simple) regression & expanded coverage of multiple regression
- Two new SPSS data files for several complex statistical inferential tests
- New how to report results boxes guide students through their findings
- Accessible layout & writing style perfect for students In addition a number of sample exercises datasets & other useful resources can be found at www.palgrave.com/psychology/brace




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It reads as though someone is sitting next to you conversing with you & taking you through it.. . It has a reassuring tone. Julie Pallant writes in a kind & inclusive way which students appreciate
- Sue Thorpe Lecturer in Research Methods Department of Psychology University of Surrey UK. Its key strengths are clarity clear English clear explanations & clear examples. What this book does well is to provide easy straightforward explanations
- Martin Lea Senior Lecturer School of Psychological Sciences University of Manchester UK. An excellent introduction to using SPSS for data analysis... It provides a self-contained resource itself with more than simply (detailed & clear) step-by-step descriptions of statistical procedures in SPSS. There is also a wealth of tips & advice & for each statistical technique a brief but consistently reliable explanation is provided
- Associate Professor George Dunbar Department of Psychology University of Warwick UK. Julie Pallants SPSS Survival Manual" throws a lifeline to students & researchers grappling with this data analysis software. In this thoroughly revised edition of her bestselling text now covering up to version 18 of the SPSS software Julie Pallant guides you through the entire research process helping you choose the right data analysis technique for your project. From the formulation of research questions to the design of the study & analysis of data to reporting the results Julie discusses basic & advanced statistical techniques. She outlines each technique clearly with easy to follow step-by-step procedures for performing the analysis a detailed guide to interpreting data output & an example of how to present the results in a report. In this fourth edition all chapters have been updated to accommodate changes to SPSS procedures screens & output. A number of additional techniques (Mc Nemars Test Cochrans Q Test) have been included in the Non_parametric Statistics chapter. For both beginners & experienced users in psychology sociology health sciences medicine education business & related disciplines the "SPSS Survival Manual" is the essential guide. Illustrated with screen grabs examples of output & tips it is supported by a website with sample data & guidelines on report writing."


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Its 1990. Apartheid is crumbling Nelson Mandela has just been released from prison & thirteen-year-old Spud Milton is about to start his first year at an elite boys-only boarding school. Cursed with embarrassingly dysfunctional parents a nutty granny & a dormitory full of strange characters Spud has his hands full trying to adapt to his new home. With only his wits & his diary he takes readers on a rowdy boarding school romp full of illegal midnight swims catastrophic cricket matches ghostbusting escapades girls & disastrous holidays. South African comedian John van de Ruit invites the reader into the mind of a young boy whose eyes are being opened to love friendship & complete insanity! ...

More creative knitted animals from the fertile imagination of Susan Anderson. The 13 projects in this book follow Spud an irascible pet sheep & Chloe his perky owner as they travel to a farm & meet the inhabitants of the barnyard. Full colour photographs from Liz Banfield (who has done all the ltty-Bitty books) present the finished projects at their best while the story of Spud & Chloes visit to the farm is told through witty line drawings presented throughout the book. ...

Otis takes babies & money off desperate mothers promising to deliver them to the Coram Foundling Hospital in London. Instead he murders them & buries them by the roadside to the helpless horror of his mentally ill son Mish. When Melissa beloved of Alexander Ashbrook & daughter of his governess becomes pregnant by him her mother arranges for the Otis to take the child telling Melissa it was stillborn. Alexander not knowing Melissa's condition has fled his home for a career in music. But Mish manages to save Melissa's baby Aaron & he grows up with Toby the son of an African slave inseparable friends. Toby is a plaything at the house of rich Mr Gaddarn who is in fact Otis. When Mish sees Aaron & Alexander together & realises the family link he takes Aaron & Toby to Otis who rejects them. A way must be found to rescue them but a great friend must die before the family can be reunited. ...