A lamb for my supper will taste mighty fine!" Thought a wily old wolf by the name of Lou Pine. As he sneakily slyly snuck up on the flock
- But it wasnt the sheep that were in for a shock... With a stunningly cunning plan Lou Pine finds a disguise that is sure to deliver a lamb stew or two. But this flock of sheep arent quite the dumb mutton they seem..."
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A unique history of sporting literature; the first & only one ever to embark on a comprehensive survey of the gameshooting scene both as it was & as it stands today. In this new & revised edition the fascinating story is brought right up to date. Many of the shoots chosen are owned by the rich & famous Brian Martin provides a rare insight into their social lives; providing fascinating comment on their own estates & on shooting generally. Before detailing the history & present sport of each estate region by region the author sets the scene by outlining the history of gameshooting in Britain: the changing attitude of society; how economics have played an increasingly important part; how the popular press has perpetuated an often inaccurate image; how technical developments have shaped both gunmaking & game rearing; & much more. The inter-relationship between shooting & conservation & the important contribution ot the general welfare of our flora & fauna by the overwelming majority of shoot proprieters are given special attention. This superb volume has become the established celebration of the gameshooting world today. ...

Han vs the green fellow. Chief Brody vs the very large shark. John Mc Clane vs broken glass & many many more... This is Scott Campbells acclaimed Great Showdowns" series showing strangely good-natured confrontations between his favorite movie characters finally gets the book collection fans have been demanding! It comes with a Foreword by Neil Patrick Harris." ...

In the autumn of 1644 was fought one of the most sustained & desperate sieges of the First Civil War when Scottish Covenanter forces under the Earl of Leven finally stormed Newcastle-upon-Tyne the King's greatest bastion in the north-east & the key to his power there. The city had been resolutely defended throughout the year by the Marquis of Newcastle who had defied both the Covenanters & northern Parliamentarians. Newcastle had held sway in the north-east since the outbreak of the war in 1642. He had defeated the Fairfaxes at Adwalton Moor & secured the City of Newcastle as the major coal exporter & port of entry for vital Royalist munitions & supply. Without this the north was lost. If anything Newcastle was more important in strategic terms than York & it was the city's fall in October which marked the final demise of Royalist domination of the north. The book tells the story of the people who fought there what motivated them & who led them there. It is also an account of what happened on the day a minute-by-minute chronicle of Newcastle's bloodiest battle. The account draws heavily on contemporary source material some of which has not received a full airing until now. ...

On a hill bumpy-steepy theres a house scary-creepy & its said that a Snortle lives there Now nobodys been so nobodys seen But Mouse whispers Come if you dare!" Have you seen a Snortle? Would you want to? If youre brave enough join Mouse & his friends as they go on a night-time Snortle hunt. Aaaaaagh! Whats that? A read-along rhyming text that will capture childrens imaginations." ...

In the sweltering summer of 1858 the stink of sewage from the polluted Thames was so offensive that it drove Members of Parliament from the chamber of the House of Commons. Sewage generated by a population of over two million Londoners was pouring into the river & was being carried to & fro by the tides. The Times" called the crisis ' The Great Stink'. Parliament had to act
- drastic measures were required to clean the Thames & to improve London's primitive system of sanitation. The great engineer entrusted by Parliament with this enormous task was Sir Joseph Bazalgette & this book is a fascinating account of his life & work. Bazalgette's response to the challenge was to conceive & build the system of intercepting sewers pumping stations & treatment works that serves London to this day. In the process he cleansed the River Thames of the capital's sewage & helped to banish cholera which in the mid-nineteenth century carried off over 40 000 Londoners. But this successful scheme was only one element in Bazalgette's wider contribution to the development of the Victorian capital. He also reclaimed land from the Thames to construct the Victoria Albert & Chelsea Embankments built bridges across the Thames at Putney Battersea & Hammersmith & created many notable new thoroughfares including Charing Cross Road Northumberland Avenue & Shaftesbury Avenue. Stephen Halliday's enthralling social & personal history gives a vivid insight into Bazalgette's achievements & the era in which he worked & lived. The author traces the origins of Bazalgette's family in revolutionary France the confusing sanitation system that he inherited from medieval & Tudor times & his heroic battle with politicians bureaucrats & huge engineering problems to transform the face & health of the world's largest city."
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In the early hours of 16th October 1987 the Great Storm raged relentlessly across south-east Engl&. In Canterbury the author awoke amidst sounds & scenes of chaos & immediately set out to record on film the resultant devastation as the storm gradually died down. Now 25 years on many of these photographs are appearing here in colour for the first time. Accompanied by informative captions & including never before seen views of fallen trees blocked roads damaged buildings & flooding this book reveals the devastation caused in Canterbury by Mother Nature on one destructive night. ...

From ancient times to the present day the story of England has been laced with drama intrigue courage & passion
- a rich & vibrant
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On a Bangalore night in April 2008 cricket & India changed forever. It was the first night of the Indian Premier League
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Edwin Bowley has come up with the perfect scam. Its easy to do its hard to trace & its perfectly legal right up until he disappears with millions of government pounds in his pocket. Thats the plan before his accomplices daughter Angela goes missing & things go very very wrong. Now everything has been hurled into chaos. Bowley is forced to flee as pursuers fight to claim him. Two dangerous brothers work together to find the missing woman each plotting against the other. & somewhere out there Angela is being held at the mercy of a kidnapper steadily losing his mind - ...