Jimmy Magee whose extraordinary memory for sports trivia has led to his being dubbed the Memory Man has the distinction of being the longest-serving sports commentator in the English-speaking world. He started his career in 1956 the year that Ronnie Delany won the 1 500 metres gold medal at Melbourne. He has covered every Olympic Games since 1972 (the London 2012 games were his eleventh!) & every soccer World Cup since 1974. He achieved worldwide notice in Munich in 1972 when he managed to breach security in the Olympic village to cover the terrorist attack on Israeli athletes. This incredible scoop was picked up by CBS in the United States & then by every television station around the world. Jimmy Magee has been present at the most iconic sporting moments in both world & Irish sport & gives his unique insight into these major sporting moments. He tells how he played five-a-side football with Gert Muller how he almost came to blows with Nigel Benn & why he thinks Katie Taylor is Ireland's greatest contemporary sportsperson. But what is perhaps the most striking aspect of such an accomplished career is how Jimmy managed to find the strength to keep up his cheerful persona on air as he endured immeasurable sorrow in his personal life. His beloved wife Marie died unexpectedly in 1989 & his son Paul himself a footballer & sports broadcaster tragically lost his battle with motor neurone disease in 2008 at the early age of fifty-one. Full of anecdotes humour & poignancy Memory Man tells all these things & more. This is a frank open & honest book by one of Ireland's most beloved national treasures. ...

' And it came to pass in those days as it had come before & would come again that the Dark lay heavy on the land & weighed down the hearts of men & the green things failed & hope died.'
- Charal Drianaan te Calamon The Cycle of the Dragon. In the Field of Merrilor the rulers of the nations gather to join behind Rand al' Thor or to stop him from his plan to break the seals on the Dark One's prison
- which may be a sign of his madness or the last hope of humankind. Egwene the Amyrlin Seat leans toward the former. In Andor the Trollocs seize Caemlyn. In the wolf dream Perrin Aybara battles Slayer. Approaching Ebou Dar Mat Cauthon plans to visit his wife Tuon now Fortuona Empress of the Seanchan. All humanity is in peril
- & the outcome will be decided in Shayol Ghul itself. The Wheel is turning & the Age is coming to its end. The Last Battle will determine the fate of the world... For twenty years The Wheel of Time has enthralled more than forty million readers in over thirty-two languages. A Memory of Light brings this majestic fantasy creation to its richly satisfying conclusion. Working from notes & partials left by Robert Jordan when he died in 2007 & consulting with Jordan's widow who edited all of Jordan's books established fantasy writer Brandon Sanderson has recreated the vision Jordan left behind.


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Freetown Sierra Leone 1969. On a hot January evening that he will remember for decades Elias Cole first catches sight of Saffia Kamara the wife of a charismatic colleague. He is transfixed. Thirty years later lying in the capital's hospital he recalls the desire that drove him to acts of betrayal he has tried to justify ever since. Elsewhere in the hospital Kai a gifted young surgeon is desperately trying to forget the pain of a lost love that torments him as much as the mental scars he still bears from the civil war that has left an entire people with terrible secrets to keep. It falls to a British psychologist Adrian Lockheart to help the two survivors but when he too falls in love past & present collide with devastating consequences. The Memory of Love is a heartbreaking story of ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances. ...

The extraordinary story of the richest & most violent gangster in history-his youth his bid for political power his domination of the worlds cocaine trade his campaign against the Colombian state during which thousands died his imprisonment in a luxurious private jail his escape & his eventual capture & shooting-is told in hundreds of photographs gathered by photographer James Mollison in Colombia. Exhaustively researched this visual biography

Includes:: photographs from Escobar family albums pictures by Escobars bodyguards pictures from police files (both shot by the police & taken in raids of Escobars premises) & snapshots by the Federal Drug Administration officer who helped hunt Escobar down. The book contains illuminating interviews with family members other gangsters Colombian police & judges & survivors of Escobars killing sprees. The text is supplemented by contemporary photographs by Mollison of Escobars fleet of planes his private zoo arms caches captured by the police & even Escobars prison jukebox. It is both a compelling picture story & a landmark in visual journalism. This is the original follow-up to James Mollisons James & Other Apes (Chris Boot 2004). Born of British origin in Kenya Mollison now lives in Venice. He works as an advertising & editorial photographer & his work has been widely published throughout the world including in Colors The New York Times the Guardian & Le Monde

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A pack of wipe-clean cards bursting with puzzles & games to put the whole familys memory skills to the test. Testing both visual & written recall children can play these on their own or challenge a friend or adult!

Includes:: a special pen to write on the cards. WARNING! Not suitable for children under 36 months because of small parts. Choking Hazard. Ink from pen may not be
Washable.




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Why do we remember events from our childhood as if they happened yesterday but not what we did last week? Why does our memory seem to work well sometimes & not others? What happens when it goes wrong? Can memory be enhanced or manipulated by psychological techniques or even 'brain implants'? How does memory grow & change as we age? & what of so-called 'recovered' memories? This book brings together the latest research in neuroscience & psychology & weaves in case-studies anecdotes & even literature & philosophy to address these & many other important questions about the science of memory
- how it works & why we can't live without it. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas & enthusiasm to make interesting & challenging topics highly readable.
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Thanks to the unending lure of the steam engine reincarnated in the 21st century on the numerous preserved lines there is a hunger to learn exactly what it was like to work upon & maintain these monsters during their time of public service. Whilst numerous books appear on the drivers & firemen there are precious few on the maintenance & so this new title will surely fill a gap. Former Exmouth junction steam & diesel fitter Bob Trevelyan recounts his tales of working under the conditions of the 1960s together with the often larger than life characters he worked with. A fascinating account 'warts & all' about what it was like to be with the men the machines & the maintenance thereof. ...

This outstanding collection brings together the novelist & scholar Rex Warners knack for spellbinding storytelling with Edward Goreys inimitable talent as an illustrator in a memorable modern recounting of the most beloved myths of ancient Greece. Writing in a relaxed & winning colloquial style Warner vividly recreates the classic stories of Jason & the Argonauts & Theseus & the Minotaur among many others while Goreys quirky pen-&-ink sketches offer a visual interpretation of these great myths in the understated but brilliantly suggestive style that has gained him admirers throughout the world. These tales cover the range of Greek mythology including the creation story of Deucalion & Pyrrha the heroic adventures of Perseus the fall of Icarus Cupid & Psyches tale of love & the tragic history of Oedipus & Thebes. Men & Gods" is an essential & delightful book with which to discover some of the key stories of world literature." ...

Julia Hunter & Kate Bain have found true happiness with men old enough to be their fathers. Julia organises her husband Hugh & their cherubic twins with ruthless efficiency & Kate has lived with James for eight years & although she refuses to marry him she's apparently devoted to him. Hugh & James lifelong friends feel blessed indeed. But age differences cannot be ignored forever & when James accidentally knocks a fiercely independent spinster from her bicycle a chain of events is set off in which many suppressed discontents & frustrations emerge. Kate begins to seek out friends of her own age & Julia's career begins to blossom just as her husband's starts to decline.. . The tranquil lives of the men & the girls seem shattered as new relationships develop & old anxieties surface. ...

The legendary relationships guide that mothers recommend to their daughters friends give as gifts & brothers steal from their sisters MEN ARE FROM MARS & WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS is inarguably the definitive book on having a happy relationship. 'A treasure' 'a bible' & 'an heirloom' are some of the words used to describe the book that has saved countless relationships & enhanced innumerable others. Now repackaged to relate to a new generation of readers this phenomenal book continues to carry its legacy of understanding & trust into the world. Since its first publication over a staggering 15 million copies of MEN ARE FROM MARS WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS have sold globally to single men & women looking for guidance on how to find the perfect partner married couples seeking to strengthen their bond & divorcees hoping to fathom where it all went wrong. Gray's insights into how to allow your other half to pull away" like an elastic band prevent your emotional baggage from polluting your current relationship & translate the phrases of the opposite sex are as relevant now as when they were first published. With straightforward honest writing from that precious male perspective Gray unlocks the secrets hidden in your partner's words & actions to enable you both to reach true mutual understanding & a lifetime of love. Discover for yourself why thousands believe that MEN ARE FROM MARS WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS should be mandatory reading for everyone." ...