Jonathan Glancey is a lifelong steam enthusiast who has oiled fired & driven as well as watched & listened to steam locomotives around the world. In Giants of Steam he turns his enthusiastic & knowledgeable attention to the thrilling story of the last & greatest generation of steam railway locomotives in regular main line service. Designed & built chiefly by the railways & workshops of Britain France Germany & the United States these powerful & beautifully designed machines would take steam locomotive technology to new heights set against a backdrop of the political upheavals & military conflicts of the mid twentieth century. A celebration of the last great days of steam Giants of Steam also commemorates the dedicated & often charismatic engineers who designed & built these effective & emotive machines & put them to use. Glancey tells the stories of the greatest of these 'steam men' among them Nigel Gresley & William Stanier in Great Britain Andre Chapelon & Marc de Caso in France William Woodard & Paul Kiefer in the United States & Richard Wagner & Otto Wolff in Germany. & he shows what happened as they faced up to the challenge of modernization & the notion that steam is inherently old fashioned & dirty. Giants of Steam also reveals how steam design has continued to progress against the odds in recent decades while enthusiasm for the steam locomotive itself is far from burning out. A story of invention skill & passion Giants of Steam reveals how the true advocates of steam's glory days pushed its design & performance to remarkable limits. ...

Giants: The Dwarfs of Auschwitz is a moving & inspirational story of survival of a troupe of seven dwarf siblings whose story starts like a fairy tale before moving into the darkest moments of their history; the darkest moments of modern history. At a time when the phrase 'survival of the fittest' was paramount the Ovitz family seven of whose ten members were dwarfs less than three feet tall defied the fate of so many other Holocaust victims. The irony was that doubly doomed for being Jewish & disabled it was their dwarfism that ultimately saved their lives. Authors Yehuda Koren & Eilat Negev deftly weave the tale of this beloved & successful family of singers & actors the Lilliput Troupe. Their dazzling Vaudeville program the only all-dwarf show at the time made them famous entertainers in Central Europe in the 1930s & 40s. Descending from the cattle train into the death camp of Auschwitz the Ovitz family was separated from other Jewish victims on the orders of one Dr Joseph Mengele. Obsessed with eugenics Dr. Mengele experimented on the family aiming to discover the biological & pathological causes of the birth of dwarfs. Like a single-minded scientist he guarded his human lab-rats & subsequently when the Russian army liberated Auschwitz all members of the family
- the youngest a baby boy just 18 months-old the oldest a 58 year-old woman
- were alive. It was the only family that entered the death camp & lived to tell the tale. The family eventually restructured their lives & became successful performers once again but the indelible mark of their experiences was carried with them until the end. Giants is based on thorough exhaustive research & interviews with Perla Ovitz the troupe's last surviving member & scores of Auschwitz survivors. The authors tracked down significant medical documentation & unearthed original Nazi records.

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Davie Gibson universally known as ' Gibbo' was a shy wee lad from Winchburgh a mining village in West Lothian. A fascinating story unfolds as he overcomes an inferiority complex to flourish as one of the most skilful players in Leicester City's history. The book coincides with the fiftieth anniversary of Davie's appearance in the 1963 FA Cup final against Manchester United & the emergence of City's ' Ice Kings' under manager Matt Gillies during the Big Freeze. Davie enjoyed an illustrious career with the Foxes & scored in both legs of the League Cup final in 1964 as Leicester secured their first ever major trophy. His creative force in midfield earned Davie seven caps for Scotland during a selection period of fierce competition. He describes his international career in detail from his debut against Austria an extraordinary match that was abandoned by the referee. Davie's National Service & time at Hibernian Aston Villa & Exeter are also fully charted together with life after football. Davie was a lively character & he regales us with humorous tales of some of the great names in football. His rich anecdotes provide a captivating glimpse of life as a professional during the 1960s & 1970s. ...

This vibrant series covers over 170 destinations worldwide including our new range of UK specific titles from cosmopolitan urban delights to sun-kissed beach idylls. Bursting with insightful & easily accessible information these guides are full of practical information on how to make the most of a city break or longer holiday. The compact format quickly locates the top must see & do attractions. It spans a wide range of destinations including those served by budget airlines. It offers the most comprehensive list of UK city titles currently available. It has practical listings to suit varied budgets & tastes. It has imaginative suggestions that reveal each destination's hidden gems. It is organised by recognisable areas making orientation easy. ...

Globetrotters The Best of Series" provides an attractive handy pocket guide to popular destinations. The book features well-presented to-the-point sections on the highlights of the city places of interest activities accommodation where to eat out entertainment & excursions. It also features travel tips a general index & also a separate index for the places of interest. Each entry is cross referenced with the fold-out maps. The Highlights chapter features an introduction to each of the 20 featured highlights information on location contact details opening hours entry fees & tour details. The Sightseeing chapter features historic buildings galleries & museums parks & gardens with contact details opening hours & entry fees for each featured site. The Activities chapter features sports activities suggested routes for walking tours & organized tours while the Shopping chapter covers shops & markets. Accommodation

Includes:: listings by area & price category. Eating out covers the cuisine of the region as well as listings of suggested venues by area & price. Entertainment

Includes:: nightlife music theatre festivals casinos pubs & clubs & spectator sports. Excursions include transport options distance contact details & highlights. A Travel Tips section handles everything from transport & money to personal safety & etiquette."



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Introduced in 1961 the Gibson SG is Gibsons biggest-selling guitar of all time & is synonymous with Angus Young (AC/DC lead guitarist) Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath) & Robby Krieger (The Doors). The SG was originally produced as a more easily manufactured mass-production version of the Les Paul sales of which were diminishing at the time but the solid-bodied SG (Solid Guitar) soon became a revered instrument in its own right. Superbly illustrated & designed this manual

Includes:: case studies of key models
- everything from a vintage SG Les Paul to a 2011 SG 50th Anniversary model
- but also gives appropriate attention to todays affordable Epiphone versions Specials Juniors & Melody Makers.



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Learn & Master" is award-winning multi-media series offering a comprehensive home learning system progressing from beginner to advanced levels of skill & expertise. With professional instruction in an easy-to-use DVD-based format along with play-along CDs an instruction book & online support this package will guide aspiring musicians & dancers every step of the way. Until now this product was only available directly from the publisher. This is the first time it will be available through stores. Attractive packaging & a great value for amount of content make this a very attractive product. " Gibsons Learn & Master Guitar"
- features 10 DVDs 5 Jam-Along CDs & a 100+ lesson book. Instructor Steve Krenz is an accomplished session player & instructor whose teaching abilities include an Acoustic Guitar Magazine Players Choice Award for Best Instructional Material. His 20+ years of professional experience

Includes:: playing guitar with GRAMMY[registered] winning artists Donna Summer Bryan White Michael W. Smith Israel Houghton & The Fifth Dimension."


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Winnie the Witch has many talents! In Winnies Wheels she magics an old wreck of a car to take herself & Wilbur on holiday & demonstrates some rather unconventional driving skills; in Blooming Winnie she summons the help of the ghost of Great Aunt Winifred in order to control a class of unruly children who have come to see her garden; in Winnies Tea Party Winnie is playing hostess & showing off her culinary repertoire to her oddball relatives; & in Giddy-Up Winnie! Winnie & Wilbur head for the local race meeting on a homemade hobby horse
- with hilarious results. Four crazily funny stories featuring everyones favourite witch her big black cat Wilbur & a supporting cast of zany new characters. Korky Pauls exuberant black line illustrations complement the humour slapstick & moments of real drama that run through each story. Pure magic! The Winnie the Witch series has sold over two million copies worldwide & has been translated into over twenty languages. Visit www.winnie-the-witch.com
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Theyre called the Nightwalkers
- proud ancient beings who live beyond the shadows existing just beyond the human world. But there
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An encounter with an anti-gravity machine catapults Peter Schock & Kate Dyer back to the 18th century & sets in motion a calamitous chain of events. While a massive police hunt gets underway to find the missing children in the 21st century
- in 1763 a hardened criminal the Tar Man steals the anti-gravity machine & disappears into the London underworld. Stranded in another time & forced to chase the Tar Man to his lair Peter & Kate find a friend & guide in reformed cutpurse Gideon Seymour. Gideon does every thing he can to help them but will his dark past catch up with him before the machine is recovered?
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