Wednesday 1 August 2012 will live forever in the memory of all those who witnessed Bradley Wigginss stunning Time Trial gold ...

On 22 July 2012 Bradley Wiggins made history as the first British cyclist to win the Tour de France. Ten days later at the London Olympic Games he won the time trial to become his country's most decorated Olympian. In an instant ' Wiggo' the kid from Kilburn was a national hero. Two years previously however Wiggins had been staring into the abyss. His much-hyped attempt to conquer the 2010 Tour de France had ended in public humiliation. Poor results & indifferent form left him facing the sack from Team Sky. & then he was hit with the tragic news of the death of his granddad George the man who had raised him as a young boy. At rock bottom Wiggins had to reach deep inside himself & find the strength to fight his way back. Outspoken honest intelligent & fearless Wiggins has been hailed as the people's champion. In My Time he tells the story of the remarkable journey that led him from his lowest ebb to win the world's toughest race. In his own words he reveals the personal anguish that has driven him on & what it's like behind the scenes at Team Sky: the brutal training regimes the sacrifices & his views on his teammates & rivals. He talks too about his anger at the spectre of doping that pursues his sport how he dealt with the rush of taking Olympic gold & above all what it takes to be the greatest. ...

On 22 July 2012 Bradley Wiggins made history as the first British cyclist to win the Tour de France. Ten days later at the London Olympic Games he won gold in the time trial to become his country's most decorated Olympian. In an instant ' Wiggo' the kid from Kilburn was a national hero. Outspoken honest intelligent & fearless Wiggins has been hailed as the people's champion. From his lowest ebb following a catastrophic attempt to conquer the 2012 Tour & the loss of his granddad who had raised him as a boy My Time tells the story of his remarkable journey to win the world's toughest race. It

Includes:: a brand new chapter shortlisted for the British Sports Book award for best autobiography.

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In the Victorian era the name Bradshaw became synonymous with reliable information on travelling the nations blossoming network of railways. Published in 1904 Canals & Navigable Rivers was the first guide to planning journeys on the inland waterways of England & Wales. Noting bridges locks distances & commercial use it explores the routes operation & history of the network & gives commentary on the areas through which it passed. Compiled at a time when the railways had largely supplanted the waterways it paints a fascinating portrait of the Edwardian canal system as it began to fall into gentle decay. It now offers a different perspective for canal boaters & walkers & gives invaluable information about waterways now lost. ...

Conways latest contribution to the Bradshaws publishing phenomenon is this superb & wonderfully illustrated guide to Victorian ...

Collector's item landmark in the history of the tour guide snapshot of Britain in the 1860s
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Leatherbound Special Edition! Collector's item landmark in the history of the tour guide snapshot of Britain in the 1860s
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As air travel entered its exhilarating golden age a growing number of Britons were taking to the skies
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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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Regarding education as a profession of brain change this book is written for primary secondary & early years classroom teachers as well as for initial teacher training students university education lecturers & professors educational psychologists cognitive neuroscientists interested in education & importantly parents. No prior neuroscientific knowledge is assumed of the reader & all the scientific terminology used is explained in the Introduction. The book presents research in neuroscience particularly neuroimaging which has implications for education. The central theme of the book is that learning involves neural systems which arise from the dense functional interconnectivity of the brain's myriad specialised modules. The relevance of the selected studies is illustrated by concrete examples of classroom applications. The main implications for pedagogy are how the brain enables learning working memory & intelligence motivation & socialising & creative thinking. The main curriculum applications are in literacy mathematics & the arts. A secondary theme is that neuroscience will become more useful for educators when it explicitly pursues research questions posed by educators. To this end each chapter

Includes:: educational research questions that could to be usefully addressed by neuroscience. The book draws attention to the limitations to current neuroscience experimentation both methodological & epistemological & explains why many current brain fads in education unfortunately do not reflect current knowledge of how the brain works. The introductory & final chapters provide overviews of educational neuroscience as an emerging field of research consider some of its formative debates & look to its future impact on schooling.

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