The next Hunger Games' The Sunday Times. ' Well written tense & immensely satisfying Wool will be considered a classic for many years in the future.' WIRED. ' Thrilling thought-provoking & memorable.. .one of dystopian fiction's masterpieces alongside the likes of 1984 & Brave New World.' Daily Express. ' Howey's Wool is an epic feat of imagination. You will live in this world.' Justin Cronin. ' Wool is frightening fascinating & addictive. In one word terrific.' Kathy Reichs. In a ruined & hostile landscape in a future few have been unlucky enough to survive a community exists in a giant underground silo. Inside men & women live an enclosed life full of rules & regulations of secrets & lies. To live you must follow the rules. But some don't. These are the dangerous ones; these are the people who dare to hope & dream & who infect others with their optimism. Their punishment is simple & deadly. They are allowed outside. Jules is one of these people. She may well be the last. ...

The next Hunger Games". (The Sunday Times). " Well written tense & immensely satisfying Wool will be considered a classic for many years in the future". (Wired). " Thrilling thought-provoking & memorable.. .one of dystopian fiction's masterpieces alongside the likes of 1984 & Brave New World". (Daily Express). " Howey's Wool is an epic feat of imagination. You will live in this world". (Justin Cronin). " Wool is frightening fascinating & addictive. In one word terrific". (Kathy Reichs). In a ruined & hostile landscape in a future few have been unlucky enough to survive a community exists in a giant underground silo. Inside men & women live an enclosed life full of rules & regulations of secrets & lies. To live you must follow the rules. But some don't. These are the dangerous ones; these are the people who dare to hope & dream & who infect others with their optimism. Their punishment is simple & deadly. They are allowed outside. Jules is one of these people. She may well be the last." ...

Woolton Through Time contains 180 photographs of Woolton of which 90 are old photographs. Some printed in a sepia tone & some printed in full colour. These photographs are printed along side a contemporary full colour photograph which illustrates the same scene. The contrasting illustrations show how the area has changed & developed during the last 100 years. The photographs illustrate shops schools garages churches houses & street scenes each photograph is captioned & the book has an introduction which gives a brief overview of the history of the village. As you browse through the photographs you will notice the increase in the number of vehicles on the road shops that once sold new goods are now estate agents or charity shops. Green fields have been transformed into industrial estates houses or ring roads. ...

Woolwich is a distinctive London district a riverside settlement with pre-Roman origins which grew into a military-industrial centre of national importance. Massive investment fuelled a series of military establishments a naval dockyard & the Royal Arsenal bringing prosperity to the town & dominating its economy. At the same time Woolwich developed a dynamic civic identity reflected in its impressive municipal buildings & ambitious public-housing programme. This historic richness is not well-known. The new Survey of London" volume brings together everything of significance in Woolwichs built history & will prove invaluable to historians planners residents & the wider public." ...

OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Surveys most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking horse riding & off-road cycling. Providing complete GB coverage the series details essential information such as youth hostels pubs & visitor information as well as rights of way permissive paths & bridleways. ...

Perfect for day trips & short breaks the OS Landranger Map series covers Great Britain with 204 detailed maps. Each map provides all the information you need to get to know your local area &

Includes:: places of interest tourist information picnic areas & camp sites plus Rights of Way information for England & Wales.

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Worcester is the single most collected British porcelain manufacturer in the world. Produced since 1751 it is most notably renowned for several styles which define marked periods in an illustrious career: the early blue & white porcelain which imitated Chinese styles & the creamy coloured highly gilded & painted ware of the early twentieth century. John Sandon a world authority on European porcelain takes you on a decorative journey through the many periods of this highly respected manufacturer illustrating & describing the diverse range of styles & designs produced over the years. Learn how to date your own treasured Worcester porcelain & where to find the rarest & most beautiful collections around the world. This title is a long awaited addition to Shires already dedicated coverage of porcelain & ceramics. ...

Self-made multi-millionaire Cecil Duckworth arrived in Worcester in the 1950s with little more than two ideas for starting his own business. The first was a self-service petrol pump but the oil companies told him to go away & come back later: ' You're ten years ahead of your time' they said. Cecil couldn't wait & went ahead with his second project an oil-fired combi-boiler for central heating systems still something of a novelty then. Despite many setbacks he built up a successful business Worcester Heat Systems that was bought by Bosch in 1992. Cecil then turned his attention to Worcester & the city's rugby club in particular taking the Warriors into the Premiership in 2004 when he was awarded the OBE for services to rugby & the community & made a Freeman of the City of Worcester in 2008. In his autobiography Worcester Warrior Cecil Duckworth tells the story of the many setbacks he encountered in the process of building up his business in Worcester including the 1973 oil crisis & a fire that destroyed the factory in 1983. He also reveals how some of the leading rugby clubs attempted to prevent Worcester's rugby club from gaining promotion to the Premiership. ...

Self-made multi-millionaire Cecil Duckworth arrived in Worcester in the 1950s with little more than two ideas for starting his own business. The first was a self-service petrol pump but the oil companies told him to go away & come back later: Youre ten years ahead of your time they said. Cecil couldnt wait & went ahead with his second project an oil-fired combi-boiler for central heating systems still something of a novelty then. Despite many setbacks he built up a successful business Worcester Heat Systems that was bought by Bosch in 1992. Cecil then turned his attention to Worcester & the citys rugby club in particular taking the Warriors into the Premiership in 2004 when he was awarded the OBE for services to rugby & the community & made a Freeman of the City of Worcester in 2008. In his autobiography Worcester Warrior Cecil Duckworth tells the story of the many setbacks he encountered in the process of building up his business in Worcester including the 1973 oil crisis & a fire that destroyed the factory in 1983. He also reveals how some of the leading rugby clubs attempted to prevent Worcesters rugby club from gaining promotion to the Premiership. ...

This comprehensive guide to the buildings of Worcestershire is fully revised & expanded from the first edition of 1968. The county extends from the dramatic Malvern Hills through the Severn Valley to the fringes of the Cotswolds with architecture no less rich than the landscape. Medieval Worcestershire is represented by the fine Gothic cathedral of Worcester the splendid remains of the abbeys & priories at Pershore Evesham & Malvern & the many parish churches with their rich inheritance of Norman work. Timber-framed houses are abundant with spectacular examples in both town & country from the Middle Ages until well into the seventeenth century. But Worcestershire is also a county of red brick & sandstone as the many fine country houses show: Jacobean Westwood with its extraordinary X-plan; Hanbury Hall a gem of the Wren period; Hagley Hall grand & Palladian; Witley Court now an unforgettable Victorian ruin. The towns include Stourport the only English town created by the canals Kidderminster with its carpet mills the genteel spa resort at Great Malvern & the leafy New Town at Redditch. All are fully described & explored in this essential work. ...