In tracing the Minors history Saddlestone describes in detail the many variants of saloons convertibles Traveller estate cars light vans & pickups. Valuable information is provided to aid in model identification as well as maintenance & restoration procedures. ...

A celebration of cultural detail memory obsession & of lives lived by choice in the slow humane lane Independent The split screen the indicators poking up like perspex orange fingers the notoriously rust-prone floors the pootling exhaust note...just some of the much-loved characteristics of the Morris Minor or Morris 1000. Designed by Sir Alec Issigonis back in 1948 this bulbous little creation was Britains first mass-appeal car. By 1972 some 1.6 million were built. There were variants like the Morris Traveller (timber-framed estate) & the Morris Million (painted pink). For thousands of newly marrieds or penurious students it was their first car. It was also the kind of car in which the district nurse did her rounds. Martin Wainwright (who proposed to his wife over the gearstick of a Morris Minor) gives us a quirky & fascinating history of this quintessentially British car. Youll find everything from the post-70s vogue for restoring & rebuilding Morris Minors to the alarming habit of their bonnets to open at speed & entirely obscure your vision not to mention the esoteric photo exhibition devoted to abandoned Morris Minors on the West Coast of Irel&. A very solid seller in hardback it is now in B-format paperback. Martin Wainwright is the author of The Guardian Book of April Fools Day & editor of A Lifetime of Mountains & A Gleaming Landscape (all Aurum). He lives in Leeds. His latest book for Aurum is on the Mini. ...

Morris the Mankiest Monster" must be the most revolting picture book of the year.. .children will absolutely love it. Bookseller Giles Andreae & Sarah Mc Intyre would like you to meet Morris the worlds stinkiest picture book hero... Its years since he last changed his t-shirt Its crusty & crawling with ants His shoes are all slurpy & squelchy inside & potatoes grow out of his pants." ...

Morse had solved so many mysteries in his life. Was he now he wondered beginning to glimpse the solution to the greatest mystery of them all.. .? How can the discovery of a short story by a beautiful Oxford graduate lead Chief Inspector Morse to her murderer? What awaits Morse & Lewis in Room 231 of the Randolph Hotel? Why does a theft at Christmas lead the detective to look upon the festive season with uncharacteristic goodwill? & what happens when Morse himself falls victim to a brilliantly executed crime? This dazzling collection of short stories from Inspector Morses creator Colin Dexter

Includes:: six ingenious cases for the worlds most popular fictional detective plus five other tantalizingly original tales to delight all lovers of classic crime fiction.

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Although the scythe isn't pre-eminent among the weapons of war anyone who has been on the wrong end of say a peasants' revolt will know that in skilled hands it is fearsome. For Mort however it is about to become one of the tools of his trade. From henceforth Death is no longer going to be the end merely the means to an end. He has received an offer he can't refuse. As Death's apprentice he'll have free board use of the company horse & being dead isn't compulsory. It's the dream job until he discovers that it can be a killer on his love life... ...

Although the scythe isn't pre-eminent among the weapons of war anyone who has been on the wrong end of say a peasants' revolt will know that in skilled hands it is fearsome. For Mort however it is about to become one of the tools of his trade. From henceforth Death is no longer going to be the end merely the means to an end. He has received an offer he can't refuse. As Death's apprentice he'll have free board use of the company horse & being dead isn't compulsory. It's the dream job until he discovers that it can be a killer on his love life... ...

It is August in Edinburgh & the Festival is in full swing...A brutally tortured body is discovered in one of the city's ancient subterranean streets & marks on the corpse cause Rebus to suspect the involvement of sectarian activists. The prospect of a terrorist atrocity in a city heaving with tourists is almost unthinkable. When the victim turns out to be the son of a notorious gangster Rebus realises he is sitting atop a volcano of mayhem
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Butterfly effect: The scientific theory that a single occurrence no matter how small can change the course of the universe forever. Hannah homeless & on the run. Gwen & Tehpoe kidnapped by violent rebels. Todd & Isabella threatened by piranha attack. Wai Yan hunted by a cruel dictator. Stian Olberg fighting to save his vessel from imminent destruction. For them & many others things will never be the same again. Some will live. Many will die. All are connected. The action is non-stop in this tense & compelling adventure. ...

Butterfly effect: The scientific theory that a single occurence no matter how small can change the course of the universe forever. A father & son diving off the coast of Hawaii with the sharks closing in. A scientist in a forest under attack from a savage bear. A young girl who has been kidnapped by drug dealers in Rio. The teenagers surfing on top of a speeding bullet train. For them & many others things will never be the same again. Some will live. Many will die. All are connected. The action is non-stop in this tense & compelling adventure. ...

The second novel in Ann Grangers wonderfully atmospheric Victorian mystery series. Lizzie Martin ladys companion has been sent from London to the New Forest to comfort a young woman whose baby has tragically died. A sad enough task but things take an even darker turn when a rat-catcher is found murdered in the garden & the young woman is discovered beside the body crying & covered in blood. Not knowing where else to turn Lizzie calls upon her friend Inspector Ben Ross from Scotland Yard to solve the horrific crime. ...