The year 2011 marked the 25th anniversary of the creation of the first of a now legendary line of Ducati Superbikes with their trademark Desmoquattro 4-valve V-twin motors hung below a lightweight trellis tube frame racebikes that went on to dominate the then new World Superbike Championship for next quarter of a century. Arguably the most significant motorcycle engine design of any kind since the CB750 Honda & surely the most remarkable & successful volume production engine format ever used in world competition by any single manufacturer the venerable Ducati 4-valve desmodromic engine recorded to this date 14 World Superbike Championship titles in the 24 year history of the worlds premier production bike based world roadracing series. A page was also turned in motorcycle history in November 2011 with the debut at the EICMA Motorcycle Show in Milan Italy of the exciting new Ducati 1199 Panigale Superbike powered by the Italian companys all-new Superquadro ultra short-stroke motor. A motor which beyond its overall 90-degree V-twin desmo architecture owed nothing to previous Ducati Superbike engine designs except the promise of continuing a winning tradition. Moreover this Superquadro was fitted in a minimalist monocoque chassis design representing an important departure from previous Ducati V-twin motorcycles which have all employed the companys trademark tubular steel trellis frame. This book chronicles the development & history all five Ducati Corse World Superbike generations together with interviews with the designers racers & team managers. This unique insight is provided by renown motorcycle racer & journalist Alan Cathcart who has had the envious & often exclusive opportunity to test ride every one of the factory Corse race bikes over the last 25 years those tests of which are featured here. Photography of the Corse factory bikes & riders is proved by the worlds most renown motorcycle roadracing photographers. Adding icing to the cake & to warrant this big collectors edition book included are the incredible high definition photographs of the bikes taken by former racer motojournalist & photographer Jim Gianatsis as featured in the Fast Dates World Superbike Calendars from those years with the beautiful Fast Dates Calendar Kittens who served as the official SBK & Team Ducati Corse grid girls at the race where the bikes were photographed. ...

A tale of decadence & excess great houses & wild parties love & sexual intrigue this biography of Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire casts an astonishing new light on the nobility of eighteenth-century Engl&. Fashionable extravagant & universally adored Georgiana Cavendish Duchess of Devonshire was one of the most influential women of her day. But her flamboyant public persona hid a multitude of personal troubles: drug addiction vast gambling debts an unhappy menage a trois with her husband & best friend & a doomed affair with the future prime minister. Like her descendant Diana Princess of Wales Georgiana was a vulnerable woman living the life of an icon. This utterly absorbing biography recently made into a major film starring Keira Knightley as the Duchess of Devonshire paints a touching portrait of a misunderstood woman. ...

Gina was forced into marriage with Camden the Duke of Girton at an age when she'd have been better off in a schoolroom than a ballroom. Directly after the ceremony her handsome spouse promptly fled to the continent leaving the marriage unconsummated & Gina quite indignant. Now she is one of the most well-known ladies in London.. .living on the edge of scandal
- desired by many men but resisting giving herself to anyone. Finally Camden has returned home to discover that his naive bride has blossomed into the toast of the ton. Which leaves Cam in the most uncomfortable position of discovering that he has the bad manners to be falling in love
- with his own wife!

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Eat like a Duchess & get to know more about one of Englands great houses & the family who live there. Although she is the first to admit that she herself hasnt cooked for half a century Deborah Duchess of Devonshire is deeply interested in good food. Chatsworth is renowned for its superb farm shop its brilliant catering & by those lucky enough to have sampled it
- the delectable product of this private kitchen. In this book the Duchess has collected the recipes for dishes that she loves. They range from simple soups & suppers to sumptuous dinner & include brunches & breads & some of the cakes jams & marmalades that sell so successfully under the Duchess of Devonshires own label. Each section
- & many of the recipes
- comes with a personal introduction from the Duchess in which she mixes history observation & wit in the style that has gained her such a devoted following.


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Ferdinand forbids his widowed sister to marry again. When he discovers that she is not only married but had a child he is driven mad with fury. The Duchess of Malfi is a study in strong characters dark deeds & dreadful revenge. This edition

Includes:: close textual analysis notes on different interpretations interviews with actors & directors & a selection of critical scenes.

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Duck & Goose are the very best of pals. That is until Ducks new friend Thistle arrives. Thistle is good at everything (or so she thinks ) from maths to standing on her head to holding her breath. Duck thinks Thistle is wonderful but Goose is not so sure... In this charming tale Duck & Goose learn that sharing your best friend isnt always easy. ...

Watch out! Here comes Duck in a brand new edition of the first book in the million copy bestselling series! This is the tale of a duck in a truck
- a truck that was stuck in some yucky brown muck. A sheep in a jeep & a frog in a bush saw the truck stuck & gave it a push. But the truck stayed stuck! What now can you guess? Could a goat in a boat get them out of this mess?
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With gorgeously colourful illustrations & a gloriously glittery cover this book is perfect for sharing over a delicious chocolate egg! Duck is so excited about the Easter egg hunt she's organised that she loses her own precious egg. Oh no Duck!!! Duck is devastated but all her friends (including three little bunnies: Hoppy Poppy & Floppy) join together to help her. Children will delight in spotting the hidden eggs & helping the animals to help poor Duck. ...

Duckling gets a cookie? What do you mean DUCKLING GETS A COOKIE?! Pigeon is NOT happy about this. Not one little itty bit. He has whined wheedled fibbed & hollered his way through many books. He wanted to drive the bus he demanded a puppy he pleaded for a hot dog party... But now in a fantastic new title from Mo Willems along comes Duckling with bright twinkling eyes & impeccable manners. She asks for a cookie & what does she get? A cookie of course! The Pigeon is outraged! Incensed! How could this have happened? HOW is it possible that this duckling gets a cookie?! Well because she asked. Nicely. This is the very latest Pigeon title from the award-winning best-selling Mo Willems
- laugh out loud fun for all the family! Mo Willems' distinctive cartoon artwork drawn with black-crayon lines & set on pastel backgrounds is strikingly expressive & as always very witty!
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Mummy Duck likes to keep her Mucky Ducky out of mud & mischief but Mucky Ducky loves puddles & anything slushy & squelchy! So how will she stop Ducky from diving into the grubbiest sludgiest puddle of all? A fantastically funny tale
- perfect for sharing!
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