Christina Noble's story is one of bravery & resilience in the face of deprivation & abuse on a scale that most would find unimaginable. Her childhood in the Dublin slums barely merits the name: after the early death of her mother her family was split apart her alcoholic father unable to care for his children. Christina was sexually abused & later escaped from an orphanage to live in poverty on the streets of Dublin. Whilst in an abusive marriage in a dream she found the will to fight. Christina's hope lay in a determination to work among the bui doi the street children of Vietnam & this was the starting point for the most extraordinary part of her story. Within two years of arriving in Ho Chi Minh City she had opened a medical & social centre & achieved worldwide fame. Outspoken often angry yet profoundly moving Bridge Across my Sorrows is one of the most inspirational stories ever told. ...

Learn how to play bridge with this simple step-by-step guide. While good bridge classes are of course of great value this book ...

Your plain-English guide to the most popular card game in the world Bridge as any player will tell you is simply the best card game ever. It's challenging-each hand presents a different set of conditions you must figure out & solve. It's very social-you play with a partner & two opponents. & best of all-it's fun. Bridge For Dummies gives you a step-by-step explanation of the fundamentals of the game in terms you can underst&. It walks you through the different aspects of bridge featuring real-life examples so that you can feel comfortable with the basics before you ever start to play. & if you're already experienced at the game you'll discover a wealth of tips & hints that can make you a better player.* Covers playing bridge online *

Includes:: updated websites & other resources* Gives you the latest bidding techniques including ACOL Bridge For Dummies is the perfect guide for a beginner hoping to learn to play bridge as well as the seasoned player looking for new techniques & strategies.

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Victor Mollo's Bridge in the Menagerie is on any list of the all-time top ten books on the game. The stories it contains originally published in the 1960s in Bridge Magazine & The Bridge World found a worldwide audience in book form. Everyone can relate to the characters (the Hideous Hog the Rueful Rabbit Oscar the Owl & the rest) the bridge hands are brilliant & the stories themselves hilarious. This is the book against which all subsequent attempts at bridge humour are measured. Bridge in the Menagerie has been out of print for some time & is reissued now with illustrations by bridge cartoonist Bill Buttle. ...

Bridge of Spies is a gripping entertaining hair-raising & comical story which moves effortlessly from the hardware of high-flying planes & new missiles to the geopolitics of the nuclear st&-off & through the poignant personal stories of its central protagonists: Powers the all-American hero blacklisted for not having killed himself on his descent to earth; a KGB spy who has spent aimless & lonely years achieving nothing in the US; & the opposing leaders Khrushchev & Eisenhower both trapped in a spiral of confrontation neither wants. Telling the true story that inspired Le Carres famous scene Bridge of Spies is a brilliant take on the absurdity & heroism of the Cold War days that will appeal to a new generation of readers unfamiliar with the history but drawn in by the compelling & vividly recreated narrative. ...

Now a major motion picture discover the beloved Newbery Medal-winning story of Jess Aarons & Leslie Burke. Join Jess & Leslie as they form an unlikely friendship & create the imaginary land of Terabithia. There they rule as king & queen until a terrible tragedy occurs that helps Jess understand just how much he has learned from Leslie. ...

This is the story of a special friendship between a two lonely children Jess & Leslie. Together they create an imaginary land called Terabithia which they reach by swinging over a creek on a rope. In this wonderland they seek escape from the difficulties of the real world & also learn how to cope. Until one day tragedy strikes & their imaginary world is seemingly torn apart forever. ...

Jess Aarons wants to be the fastest boy in the class. He's been practising all summer & he's sure he's going to win. But when a girl named Leslie Burke moves into the neighbouring farm his life changes forever. Not only does Leslie not look or act like any of the girls in school she also turns out to be the fastest runner in the year. After getting over the humiliation of being beaten by a girl Jess begins to think Leslie might be okay
- she's clever & funny & not a bit soppy. It is Leslie who invents Terabithia the secret country on an island across the creek. Here Jess could forget his large quarrelsome family his father who thought it was ummanly to love drawing & his little sister May Belle who was always tagging after him. Here he could be strong & unafraid. The only way to reach Terabithia is by rope-swing where Jess & Leslie become King & Queen defeating giants sharing stories & dreams & plotting against their enemies. They are invincible
- until tragedy strikes. It is more dreadful than anything Jess had ever dreamed of but as he struggles to cope with his grief & anger he finds that his family value him more than he'd thought & that still King he could even save Terabithia for the future.

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The Battle of Arnhem one of the most dramatic battles of World War II was as daring as it was ill-fated. It cost the Allies nearly twice as many casualties as D-Day. This is the whole compelling story told through the vast cast of characters involved. From Dutch civilians to British & American strategists its scope & ambition is unparalleled superbly recreating the terror & suspense the heroism & tragedy of this epic operation. ...

Many bridge books feature magical & inspiring hands but hands that are never seen in day-to-day play at the bridge table. Bridge: Winning Ways to Play Your Cards" concentrates on the type of hands that will make a real difference to your scores & which will help you improve your game. Discover how to assess your opponents' strengths & weaknesses
- in relation to your own
- & win!"

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