This book celebrates the glory years of Hofner the company made famous by the Beatles bassist Paul Mc Cartneys use of their left-handed 1962 500/1 model. Beautifully illustrated in color & black & white the volume is packed with detailed information about classic Hofner guitars as well as interviews with Paul Mc Cartney David Gilmour Ritchie Blackmore (of Deep violet) Albert Lee & others. The famous Memorabilia chapter

Includes:: crisp reproductions of pages from the vintage Selmer catalogs (the UKs Hofner distributors & makers of high-quality guitar/bass amps & other instruments through 1993); a guide to dating Hofner guitars; & a wonderfully insightful interview with Christian Benker the companys former managing director.

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Just about every bridge player in the world has read Victor Mollos Bridge in the Menagerie a book that is on any list of the all-time top ten on the game. Towards the end of his life Mollo penned a number of stories about the same well-loved characters (the Hideous Hog the Rueful Rabbit Oscar the Owl & the rest) but they appeared only in the pages of obscure magazines. Now for the first time they are available collected in book form. ...

Susan had never hung up a stocking. She'd never put a tooth under her pillow in the serious expectation that a dentally inclined fairy would turn up. It wasn't that her parents didn't believe in such things. They didn't need to believe in them. They know they existed. They just wished they didn't. There are those who believe & those who don't. Through the ages superstition has had its uses. Nowhere more so than in the Discworld where it's helped to maintain the status quo. Anything that undermines superstition has to be viewed with some caution. There may be consequences particularly on the last night of the year when the time is turning. When those consequences turn out to be the end of the world you need to be prepared. You might even want more standing between you & oblivion than a mere slip of a girl
- even if she has looked Death in the face on numerous occasions...
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Its the night before Hogswatch. & its too quiet. Where is the big jolly fat man? Why is Death creeping down chimneys & trying to say Ho Ho Ho? The darkest night of the year is getting a lot darker... Susan the gothic governess has got to sort it out by morning otherwise there wont be a morning. Ever again... The 20th Discworld novel is a festive feast of darkness & Death (but with jolly robins & tinsel too). As they say: Youd better watch out... ...

The quintessential barking-mad Yorkshire cricketer Hoggys record-breaking bowling exploits for England allied to his humorous uniquely oddball yet hugely endearing attitude to sport & life makes this essential reading for all lovers of the game. More than just a line-&-length cricketers biography Hoggy offers an entertaining insight into the weird & wonderful world of one of crickets true characters. From the pub to the wicket & everywhere in-between the dogged nightwatchman & wicket-taker looks beyond the runs & wickets to reveal what cricketers really get up to on tour & in the dressing room.. . ...

There is no match for the Sisterhood
- the seven friends who have taken vigilante justice to a new level
- not even the Federal

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The Second World War is over. Three top Nazis have embezzled $780 million from Nazi funds
- & then committed suicide. Their Covenant
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Developed by Dr Sue Johnson over 20 years ago & practised all over the world EFT has been heralded by Time magazine & the New York Times as the couple therapy with the highest rate of success. Couples who use EFT see a 75 per cent success rate. The therapy programme focuses on the emotional connection of every relationship by de-escalating conflict creating a safe emotional connection & strengthening bonds between partners. In HOLD ME TIGHT EFT pioneer Dr Sue Johnson presents her highly effective therapy model to the general public for the first time. Through case studies from her practice illuminating advice & practical exercises couples will learn how to nurture their relationships & ensure a lifetime of love. ...

Tia & Mike Baye never imagined theyd become the type of overprotective parents who spy on their kids. But their sixteen-year-old son Adam has been unusually distant lately & after the suicide of his classmate Spencer they cant help but worry. They install a sophisticated spy program on Adams computer & within days they are jolted by a message from an unknown correspondent addressed to their son: Just stay quiet & all safe. Meanwhile browsing through an online memorial for Spencer Betsy Hill is struck by a photo that appears to have been taken on the night of her sons death & he wasnt alone. She thinks it is Adam Baye standing just outside the cameras range but when Adam goes missing it soon becomes clear that something deep & sinister has infected their community... ...

17-year-old Becca has spent her whole life protecting her brother
- from their father leaving & from the people who say the voices
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