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British history as we know it is a cluttered patchwork of questionable stories which have been re-written re-evaluated & ridiculed & yet there is still an unquestioned narrative thread which runs through the nations historical record accepted as fact. But final editorial control has always belonged to the winners. & nobody likes winners... The True History of the Black Adder" is the very first in-depth examination of the creation of a British institution like no other
- arguably the greatest sitcom of all time
- not to mention the first historical investigation into the lives of the Blackadder family one of the nations most villified dynasties. Using existing archive footage & rare literature plus new revelations from personal interviews with the makers including John Lloyd Tony Robinson Richard Curtis Ben Elton Stephen Fry Brian Blessed; Rowan Atkinson & many more J. F. Roberts relates the full scope of the tale of how the 70s alumni of three great universities
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'I lost my own father at 12 yrs of age & know what it is to be raised on lies & silences my dear daughter you are presently too young to understand a word I write but this history is for you & will contain no single lie may I burn in hell if I speak false.' In a dazzling act of ventriloquism Peter Carey gives the Australian outlaw Ned Kelly a voice so wild passionate & original that it is impossible not to believe that the famous bush ranger himself is speaking from beyond the grave. Carey gives us Ned Kelly as orphan as Oedipus as horse thief farmer bush ranger reformer bank-robber police-killer & finally as his country's beloved Robin Hood. In 1878 Francis Harty a poor farmer said ' Ned Kelly is the best bloody man that has ever been in Benalla I would fight up to my knees in blood for him
- I have known him for years I would take his word sooner than another man's oath'. By the time of his hanging in 1880 a whole country would seem to agree
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Ford changed the face of the modern world. The incredible success of his motor car for the multitude transformed industry & society & made him the richest man on earth. His amazing story ranges from exhilarating success to personal tragedy & disappointment. Other titles in the series: Amelia Earhart Alexander the Great Captain Cook Cleopatra Eric the Red Galileo Gandhi Hans Christian Andersen Roald Dahl Thomas Edison & William Shakespeare. ...
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In August 1900 ten-year-old Maddy has made a new friend on the sands of North Bay Scarborough. The summer stretches out before Maddy & Jessie with ice-creams Pierrot shows & lots of fun to be had. & Maddy is enjoying having someone to show around her home town relieved that the 'family business' Isaac Moon & Son Undertakers has not put Jessie off. While the two girls & the two families get to know each other trouble lies ahead for Maddy as secrets buried long before she was born return to Scarborough & the present. ...
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In this colourful journal writer-illustrator Barbara Bash has re-created her chronicles of meditation & contemplative wandering during a series of solitary country retreats. Combining journal notes in calligraphy watercolour-&-pencil drawings she captures exquisite moments of magic in the natural environment: a dragonfly's brief pause a surprised deer in tall grass a lumbering skunk's visit the woods at twilight. Nature lovers gardeners & anyone who enjoys solitary country walks will recognise in Barbara a kindred spirit & will find hours of pleasure in these pages. ...
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Abysmal weather slag heaps funny accents; the bleak uplands of a landscape carved out of millstone grit; townscapes of abandoned mills & shipyards; & the detritus of an industrial revolution well past its sell-by date. These all too often are the gloomy perceptions of the north the foundations for the belief that northerners spend their lives battling hardship & misery & that nothing beyond Watford is worth a bag of chips. With an insiders sensitivity & a journalists enquiring mind northerner Martin Wainwright swiftly dispels these & other myths. He reaches back through the historical record to uncover where
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True Storey" is the compelling autobiography of notorious 1970s football legend Peter Storey dubbed the bastards bastard who gained a reputation for ultra-violence on the pitch & had a capacity to find even greater trouble off it
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A hilarious retelling of the Three Little Pigs" by Jon Scieszka. You may think you know the story of the " Three Little Pigs" & the " Big Bad Wolf"
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Chosen by Paul Auster out of 4000 stories submitted to his radio programme on National Public Radio these 180 stories provide an illuminating portrait of America in the 20th century. The selection requirement of the stories was that they should be true & not previously published. ...
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Flying saucers government cover-ups shadowcraft reptilians Nordics greys.. . Stories about UFOs & alien contact have been around since the late 1800s when newspapers reported sightings of mysterious flying airships. The fascination with unidentified flying objects has only intensified with time-every UFO sighting movie or television show that focuses on aliens creates a new set of fans. For more than 60 years FATE" magazine has reported on the strange & unexplained. This incredible collection of true accounts

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True North

True North shows how anyone who follows their internal compass can become an authentic leader. This leadership tour de force is based on research and first-person interviews with 125 of todays top leaders-with some surprising results. In this important book acclaimed former Medtronic CEO Bill George and coauthor Peter Sims share the wisdom of these outstanding leaders and describe how you can develop as an authentic leader. True North presents a concrete and comprehensive program for leadership success and shows how to create your own Personal Leadership Development Plan centered on five key areas: * Knowing your authentic self* Defining your values and leadership principles* Understanding your motivations* Building your support team* Staying grounded by integrating all aspects of your
life True North offers an opportunity for anyone to transform their leadership path and become the authentic leader they were born to be. Personal original and illuminating stories from Warren Bennis Sir Adrian Cadbury George Shultz (former U.S. secretary of state) Charles Schwab John Whitehead (Cochairman Goldman Sachs) Anne Mulcahy (CEO Xerox) Howard Schultz (CEO Starbucks) Dan Vasella (CEO Novartis) John Brennan (Chairman Vanguard) Carol Tome (CFO Home Depot) Donna Dubinsky (CEO/cofounder Palm) Alan Horn (President Warner Brothers) Ann Moore (CEO Time Inc. ) and many others illustrate the transitions that shape the type of leaders who will thrive in the 21st century. Bill George (Cambridge MA) has spent over 30 years in executive leadership positions at Litton Honeywell and Medtronic.
As CEO of Medtronic he built the company into the worlds leading medical technology company as its market capitalization increased from $1.1 billion to $60 billion. Since 2004 he has been a professor at the Harvard Business School. His 2004 book Authentic Leadership (0-7879-7528-1) was a BusinessWeek bestseller. Peter Sims (San Francisco CA) established Leadership Perspectives " a course on leadership development at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and cofounded the London office of Summit Partners a leading investment firm. Their Web site is www.truenorthleaders.com."
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True North shows how anyone who follows their internal compass can become an authentic leader. This leadership tour de force is based on research & first-person interviews with 125 of todays top leaders-with some surprising results. In this important book acclaimed former Medtronic CEO Bill George & coauthor Peter Sims share the wisdom of these outstanding leaders & describe how you can develop as an authentic leader. True North presents a concrete & comprehensive program for leadership success & shows how to create your own Personal Leadership Development Plan centered on five key areas: * Knowing your authentic self* Defining your values & leadership principles* Understanding your motivations* Building your support team* Staying grounded by integrating all aspects of your life True North offers an opportunity for anyone to transform their leadership path & become the authentic leader they were born to be. Personal original & illuminating stories from Warren Bennis Sir Adrian Cadbury George Shultz (former U.S. secretary of state) Charles Schwab John Whitehead (Cochairman Goldman Sachs) Anne Mulcahy (CEO Xerox) Howard Schultz (CEO Starbucks) Dan Vasella (CEO Novartis) John Brennan (Chairman Vanguard) Carol Tome (CFO Home Depot) Donna Dubinsky (CEO/cofounder Palm) Alan Horn (President Warner Brothers) Ann Moore (CEO Time Inc. ) & many others illustrate the transitions that shape the type of leaders who will thrive in the 21st century. Bill George (Cambridge MA) has spent over 30 years in executive leadership positions at Litton Honeywell & Medtronic. As CEO of Medtronic he built the company into the worlds leading medical technology company as its market capitalization increased from $1.1 billion to $60 billion. Since 2004 he has been a professor at the Harvard Business School. His 2004 book authentic Leadership (0-7879-7528-1) was a Business Week bestseller. Peter Sims (San Francisco CA) established Leadership Perspectives " a course on leadership development at the Stanford Graduate School of Business & cofounded the London office of Summit Partners a leading investment firm. Their Web site is www.truenorthleaders.com."

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