The Gallipoli campaign was launched in April 1915 in an effort to knock Turkey out of the war but the force that was deployed was too small to achieve its aim. Moreover the commander General Sir Ian Hamilton was at fault in the way he conducted his campaign. Never happier than when he was in the thick of action Hamilton was an excellent tactician but by 1915 & in a situation like Gallipoli his style of leadership was outdated. This book examines why Hamilton failed at Gallipoli & shows how in spite of that failure & it being his last command he became a well respected military prophet who many several perceptive predictions about the future of warfare. ...

London is special. For centuries it has been amongst the greatest cities of the world. But a city is nothing without its people. This sparkling new history of London told through a relay-race of great Londoners shows in one personality-packed book that the ingenuity diversity creativity & enterprise of London are second to none. Boris Johnson believes that in order to understand London one has to know about its past. The heart & spirit of London lies in its people in the range of its cultures. Through its diversity & energy London provides an environment which empowers people to create the impetus to invent. Boris Johnsons new book explores this cross current of influences between Westminster & the City between the politicians & the wealth creators over many centuries from Boudacea to the Rolling Stones. JOHNSONS LIFE OF LONDON -- a fitting tribute of course to one of the greatest Londoners -- celebrates many of the characters who have made this city great. Boriss book provides a chronological story of London but is written in the form of a relay race of biographies -- some very famous figures some more obscure. He ranges from the Romans to one of the authors predecessors as mayor Dick Whittington; from John Wilkes (a strong upholder of the freedom of the press) to J.W. Turner; from Chaucer to Gandhi & through to modern times. Boris Johnson writes with wit & erudition providing the reader with delightful insights. The book discovers London as none of us have seen it before & the journey is exhilarating & surprising. ...

London is special. For centuries it has been amongst the greatest cities of the world. But a city is nothing without its people. This sparkling new history of London told through a relay-race of great Londoners shows in one personality-packed book that the ingenuity diversity creativity & enterprise of London are second to none. London is the best big city in the world. Boris Johnson London a city which has over the centuries survived attack fire & devastation is a place where people feel enabled to create & empowered to invent. It is & always has been home to a great variety of remarkable men & women
- whose lives have enriched the rest of the world. Boris Johnsons book is a celebration of the people who from the Romans to the present day give the city its vibrant & exuberant character. From Boudicca to Chaucer Shakespeare to Florence Nightingale Winston Churchill to Keith Richards Johnsons Life of London is the real story of London told through the Londoners & non-Londoners who have helped to shape the greatest city in the world.
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Danny Wallace was bored. Just to see what would happen he placed a whimsical ad in a local London paper. It said simply Join Me. Within a month he was receiving letters & emails from teachers mechanics sales reps vicars schoolchildren & pensioners
- all pledging allegiance to his cause. But no one knew what his cause was. Soon he was proclaimed Leader. Increasingly obsessed & possibly power-crazed Danny risked losing his sanity & his loyal girlfriend. But who could deny the attraction of a global following of devoted joinees? A book about dreams ambition & the responsibility that comes with power Join Me is the true story of a man who created a cult by accident & is proof that whilst some men were born to lead others really havent got a clue.
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Joining the Dots offers pianists lots of material to help build confidence & skill in sight-reading. The series brings together a range of activities to help students improve their sense of keyboard geography helping them to read new music more quickly & easily. The five books cover the requirements for ABRSMs sight-reading tests at each of Grades 1 to 5 & include warm-up & technical exercises simple improvisation exercises & many short pieces to sight-read. ...

Building on the crucial insight that jokes use many of the same mechanisms he had already discovered in dreams Freud developed one of the richest & most comprehensive theories of humor that has ever been produced. Jokes he argues provide immense pleasure by allowing us to express many of our deepest sexual aggressive & cynical thoughts & feelings which would otherwise remain repressed. In elaborating this central thesis he brings together a dazzling set of puns anecdotes snappy one-liners spoonerisms & beloved stories of Jewish beggars & marriage-brokers. Many remain highly amusing while others throw a vivid light on the lost world of early twentieth-century Vienna. ...

In the spring of 1970 Ralph Steadman went to America in search of work & found more than he bargained for. In Kentucky to cover the Derby he met a former Hells Angel called Hunter S. Thompson. Their meeting resulted in a working relationship & a friendship that lasted for more than thirty years & spanned the turbulent years of the Civil Rights movement Nixon & Watergate & the decay of the American Dream. Few people knew Thompson as well as Ralph Steadman did. In this unique memoir Steadman tells his story for the first time the story
- in words & pictures
- of Ralph & Hunter a great British original on a great American original Butch & Sundance on acid...

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To survive over 20 years of active service in the SAS takes a particular kind of man. Pete Scholey ex Royal Artillery & Parachute Regiment possessed the necessary mix of courage & coolness under extreme pressure. He joined the SAS in 1963 & eventually hung up his boots in 1986 23 years later. During that time he served
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- in many of the worlds trouble spots. In The Joker" he vividly describes life as a soldier at the sharp end giving first-hand accounts of the many actions he was involved in from jungle warfare in Borneo & desert fighting in Aden & Oman to his part in the setting up of the counter-terrorist team that was successfully used in the siege of the Iranian Embassy in 1980. He outlines the operational skills that took his teams deep into enemy territory without ever being captured reveals how they achieved their objectives & describes the humour that he managed to find in the most hair-raising moments. An exciting account of some of this centurys most sensitive & dangerous operations told by a born raconteur " The Joker" also offers a genuine insight into the toughness professionalism & camaraderie that has made the SAS the worlds premier fighting force."

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For nearly fifty years hes terrorised Gotham & the world crippled Batgirl & killed the second Robin. He is Batmans greatest nemesis. His name is the Joker! Now get behind the mask of the Clown Prince of Crime in this original graphic novel! Taking the viewpoint of a member of the Jokers gang the curtains hiding Gotham Citys underworld are pulled back to show the criminals reactions to the new avenger hunting them...and their plans to destroy him. Written by critically acclaimed 100 Bullets author Brian Azzarello (also co-writer of the Batman: Gotham Knight" animated movie) with art by Lee Bermejo (" Batman/ Deathblow") this book provides essential background to " The Dark Knight"!" ...

Meet lots of jolly jungle animals in this amazing pop-up book packed with playful pop-up surprises that little ones will adore! With giant jungle pop-ups on every page rhyming text & vibrant illustrations by award-winning Jack Tickle (The Very Lazy Ladybird The Very Messy Monkey) little ones will want to read this again & again. Meet lots of jolly jungle friends from a slithering snake to a snappy crocodile & make some jungle animal noises as you read together! ...