A glorious fully illustrated celebration of the London 2012 Olympic Games with expert analysis & comment from The Times' cast of sporting experts & brought to life with sumptuous award-winning photographs The London 2012 Olympic Games are one of the great success stories not just in British sport but beyond that. An unprecedented number of golds won by Team GB countless magical moments that had the nation on the edge of their seats waving flags & cheering on Britain's finest & a mood of national pride all went towards making it a unique moment in British history. In this sumptuous fully illustrated tribute to the Games The Times have brought together their cast of sports experts & award-winning photos to re-live the Games & celebrate everything they achieved. This is a souvenir of a treasured moment in British sporting history that allows fans to relive that incredible fortnight page by page & medal by medal. ...

Games for Actors & Non-Actors is the classic & best selling book by the founder of Theatre of the Oppressed Augusto Boal. It sets out the principles & practice of Boal's revolutionary Method showing how theatre can be used to transform & liberate everyone
- actors & non-actors alike! This thoroughly updated & substantially revised second edition
Includes:: two new essays by Boal on major recent projects in Brazil Boal's description of his work with the Royal Shakespeare Company a revised introduction & translator's preface a collection of photographs taken during Boal's workshops commissioned for this edition new reflections on Forum Theatre.

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Key Words with Peter & Jane" uses the most frequently met words in the English language as a starting point for learning to read successfully & confidently. The Key Words reading scheme is scientifically researched & world renowned. In book "9a" Peter & Jane play games & sports in 111 new words including 'skipping' 'quickly' 'treasure' & 'paints'. Once this book has been completed the child moves on to book "9b". " The Key Words with Peter & Jane" books work because each of the key words is introduced gradually & repeated frequently. This builds confidence in children when they recognise these key words on sight (also known as the 'look & say' method of learning). Examples of key words are: the one two he. There are 12 levels each with 3 books: a b & c. " Series a": gradually introduces new words. " Series b": provides further practise of words featured in the 'a' series. " Series c": links reading with writing & phonics. All the words that have been introduced in each 'a' & 'b' book are also reinforced in the 'c' books." ...

Were moving from an industrial to a knowledge economy where creativity & innovation will be the keys to value. New rules apply. ...

Sudhir Venkatesh the young sociologist who became famous in Freakonomics" (Why do drug dealers still live with their moms?) describes his time living with the gangs on the Southside of Chicago & answers another question: whats it like to live in hell? In the Robert Taylor Homes projects on Chicagos South Side Sudhir befriends J.T. a gang leader for the Black Kings. As he slowly gains J.T.s trust one day in order to convince Sudhir of his own CEO-like qualities J.T. makes him leader of the gang... Why does J.T. make his henchmen the shorties stay in school? What is the difference between a regular hustler & a hype
- & is Peanut telling him the truth about which she is? & when the FBI finally starts cracking down on the Black Kings is it time to get out
- or is it too late?"

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Shortlisted for the Political Book Awards 2013 International Affairs Book of the Year. GANG OF ONE is the remarkable true story of one man's journey from a Glasgow orphanage to a notorious gang-infested prison in Texas. Driven by his desire to return to his son in England & haunted by the increasingly frustrating search for his missing daughter Gary Mulgrew attempts the impossible task of surviving the prison's gang culture. Told with wit & humanity GANG OF ONE shows a man constantly confronted by the moral & physical challenges of prison life where everyone is encouraged to turn their back & 'see nuthin. Gary's choice
- to walk away & let a man die or intervene & lose the chance to get home
- makes GANG OF ONE a book as unforgettable as it is enthralling."

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With a frightening capacity for extreme violence Tyneside protection hardman Viv Graham struck fear into the hearts of his enemies yet his benevolence to local charities & schemes to keep kids away from drugs & crime was well known. A legend in his own lifetime he was the ultimate maverick troubleshooter whose size & ability to fight enabled him to live just as he wishes never forgetting the deprived community he came from who in times of need considered him the fourth emergency service. Teeside drugs enforcer Lee Duffy had half his foot shot off in an assassination attempt & his skull beaten with a crowbar yet his streetwise instinct remained unmatched. Proud to be known as Vivs arch enemy Lee was feared & respected in equal measure & wanted to get out of the game for the sake of his family but was so deeply involved that there was only one way he would ever leave... With unprecedented access to friends family members & associates Stephen Richards dispels many of the myths surrounding these legendary figures to create the ultimate biography of Britains deadliest rivals. ...

For more than a decade an intense gang war has been raging between British & foreign criminals in Spain's sunny costal regions. The warring factions have left more than a hundred people dead & scores injured making headlines around the world. These vicious conflicts for control of drugs turf protection rackets people smuggling & sex slavery have blighted the reputation of what was once Europe's number one holiday destination & given it a sinister epithet: Costa del Crime. Gang Wars on the Costa reveals the inside story of the crime mobs their deadly feuds & how this chilling criminal gang culture has evolved at a rate & intensity unlike anything seen before in Europe. With unprecedented access to senior gang members & police officers Wensley Clarkson traces the roots of these criminals
- from Britain southern Europe South America & the former Soviet block
- & focuses on the emergence of the main gangs whose rise to power has sparked gun battles & even professional hits.

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Having delved into the minds of worlds most notorious murderers & published his findings in the best-selling Talking with Serial Killers renowned true-crime author Christopher Berry-Dee now turns his attention to the machinations of the gangsters mind & documents the extent of their cruelty & brutishness. From Tam Mc Graw one of Scotlands most infamous gangsters to public enemy number one Kenny Noye every type of British gangster is examined. Although they are all very different they do share a particular trait: a willingness to do anything to get what they want. While the reader may be able to breathe a sigh of relief that the characters in this book have been banished from our streets gangalnd UK is also a sharp reminder of the dangers still out there. Here are htr startling portaits of thos eciminals who we would rather dorget...but wont be able to. ...

Ross Kemp squares up to the world's hardest streetfighters in Gangs"... Across the world millions of people are members of street gangs. In groups they fight stab rob rape & murder anyone who isn't one of their own. & when rival gangs meet
- what you get is warfare. Ross Kemp whose dad was a copper & taught him right from wrong decided to infiltrate these secret underworld organizations to discover who they are what makes them tick & what the law is doing to curb their criminal activity. On his harrowing journey he: meets murderous members of the Number gang in a Cape Town jail; crosses paths with warlords in Guatemala; gets shot at in El Salvador; is set on fire as an initiation test for Russian Neo-Nazis. Only TV hardman Ross Kemp could get this close to the world's most violent street gangs: he's tough enough to earn their trust & so get them to confide their innermost secrets. It's a wild ride
- & not for the faint hearted. Ross Kemp was born in Essex in 1964 to a father who was a senior detective with the Metropolitan Police & had served in the army for four years. He is a BAFTA award-winning actor journalist & author who is best known for his role of Grant Mitchell in " Eastenders". His award-winning documentary series " Ross Kemp on Gangs" led to his international recognition as an investigative journalist."

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