After the memorial service for legendary England number 8 Andy Ripley where he saw so many friends from rugby Stewart Mc Kinney decided to compile a selection of stories from players who have been involved with the British & Irish Lions. The result is Roars from the Back of the Bus" an absorbing amusing & at times moving collection of tales that give a rare insight into the camaraderie that exists between players at the top of their game showing that relationships forged through experiences on a Lions tour last a lifetime. From the first Tour in 1888 it showcases characters with immense personality who fought together in wars or on rugby pitches in foreign lands & who shared a bond developed through touring as representatives of the home nations. Exclusive access to letters from Alexander Findlater Todd in 1896 & diaries from 1938 & 1955 show how today's Lions still follow links established years ago. Despite the changes to the game following the advent of professionalism the experiences of Jamie Heaslip Brian O' Driscoll & Joe Worsley can still be compared to those of earlier intrepid tourists like Blair Mayne Lewis Jones Sir Carl Aarvold or David Rollo. Containing defining memories & private insights from across the tours & the decades it shows that the Lions ethos remains strong at the heart of every team." ...

Roast Chicken & Other Stories provides an insight into Simon Hopkinson's unique style of unpretentious cooking with 160 of his favourite recipes. Simon Hopkinson's forty favourite ingredients include everyday basics as potatoes chicken & cod as well as more exotic foods such as asparagus & truffles. The cookbook is arranged alphabetically with a chapter on each food. Unable to hide his great love of food Hopkinson writes about why he likes each particular ingredient & gives sensible advice on quality variety & good cooking principles together with the recipes. The book is aimed at home cooks & all the recipes can be prepared by anyone with basic cooking skills. From Grilled Augergine with Pesto to Roast Chicken & Homemade Ice Cream Simon Hopkinson's food is always honest & inviting designed to please rather than simply to impress. ...

Nothing beats a Sunday roast but why save all the fun for Sunday? You can roast your ingredients & enjoy all those magnificent flavours that develop in the process any day of the week. This fabulous new title rounds up all the roasts from flavour-packed chicken tender lamb fortifying beef & gamey venison to sumptuous & healthy vegetables. Roasting is a healthy heartening & deliciously easy way to cook your food today. ...

When young Francis Osbaldistone discovers that his vicious & scheming cousin Rashleigh has designs both on his fathers business & his beloved Diana Vernon he turns in desperation to Rob Roy for help. Chieftain of the Mac Gregor clan Rob Roy is a brave & fearless man able & cunning. But he is also an outlaw with a price on his head & as he & Francis join forces to pursue Rashleigh he is constantly aware that he too is being pursued
- & could be captured at any moment. Set on the eve of the 1715 Jacobite uprising Rob Roy brilliantly evokes a Scotland on the verge of rebellion blending historical fact & a novelists imagination to create an incomparable portrait of intrigue rivalry & romance.
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Rob Roy Mac Gregor was mytholigised by Sir Walter Scott but was very much a fact in the Trossachs of Scotland in the late 17th & early 18th centuries. Scott's romantic image is however far from the rogue which Nigel Tranter portrays in this classic work. Mac Gregor was an arch blackmailer protection-racketeer & thorn in the flesh of the Hanoverian Government & their right hand men the Campbells. This factual narrative firmly debunks the legend of Rob Roy as a romantic Scottish folk hero & reveals the true nature of one of Scotland's most charismatic historical figures. ...

Running through the heart of Colombia is a river emblematic of the fascination & tragedy of South America the Magdalena. Considered by some the most dangerous place in the world travellers along the river
- for centuries the only route into the vast South American interior
- were at the mercy of tropical disease dangerous animals & precarious barges. A third of the victims of 'la violencia' Colombia's period of civil conflict which began in the 1950s ended up in its waters. Townships alongside it have experienced some of the worst massacres in South American history. In 2011 Michael Jacobs travelled its whole length to the river's source high up in Andean moorlands controlled by guerrillas. In spellbinding prose The Robber of Memories charts the dangers he negotiated
- including the claustrophobic snail-slow journey upriver by a vast tugboat & a terrifying three day encounter with the FARC
- while uncovering the river's history of pioneering explorations environmental decline & political violence. An extra dimension was added to his journey by a chance meeting with Gabriel Garcia Marquez whose memories are rapidly fading & increasingly concentrate on the enchanted Magdalena of his youth. As Jacobs delves into the history of destruction & decay along the river he also makes a deeply personal exploration into memory & its loss. Coincidentally not far from the river's banks lies a group of townships with the highest incidence of early onset Alzheimer's in the world. Jacobs reflects on the lives of his father & his mother
- sufferers respectively from Alzheimer's & dementia
- as he travels upstream towards what comes to seem like a heartland of mystery magic & darkness.





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Robbie Williams & Gary Barlow
- together & apart these two men have dominated the charts for the best part of twenty years. & it
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Robbie Paul writes candidly about his journey from a farm boy in New Zealand to an international rugby star. He looks back on his experiences in the game & life in general &

Includes:: advice on how to be a pro rugby player. Robbie Paul was the marquee player of Bradford Bulls & rugby leagues Super League. He was the inspirational heart of a team who dominated the competition & transformed the sport off the pitch with Robbie as the face & voice of the Bulls for over a decade. In 1996 in what he describes as a career-defining moment" he became the first player to score a hat-trick in a Rugby League Challenge Cup final at Wembley a feat which earned him " Man of the Match". A great leader & proud New Zealander who represented his country 30 times Robbie is no ordinary rugby league player. He is an artist musician & media commentator born of a warrior race. His trials & tribulations have made him what he is today he has learnt from past mistakes & is never afraid of trying something new. Having studied for his degree while still playing rugby professionally Robbie knows the meaning of hard work & determination. Robbie Pauls compelling story is embellished by his own guide on what it takes to be a sporting professional. His unqiue tips give advice to aspiring players coaches parents & fans alike on topics as varied as nutrition weight training fitness marketing & public image & responsibilities. Since retiring from the game Robbie now works behind the scenes at the Huddersfield Giants. He is also a regular media commentator & writes a column each month for " Rugby League World" magazine."

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The matching folio to the greatest hits album arranged for piano voice & guitar. Published on the same day as the album release. All the hits from the albums Life Thru A Lense Ive Been Expecting You Sing When Youre Winning & Escapology.

Includes:: 2 new songs Radio & Misunderstood.

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This is a new updated & expanded edition of this bestselling biography to include coverage of his new life in LA the brand new album Intensive Care" T-Mobile deal & recent performances including the show-stopping LIVE8. This " Sunday Times" bestseller has become the definitive unauthorised biography of Robbie Williams providing a warts & all account of his phenomenal journey to the top. Covering his childhood in Stoke-on-Trent his boy band years with Take That (who have reformed for some sell-out concerts in 2006) his battle with drink drugs & his sexuality his often-troubled love life & how he continues to be tormented by the demons that have shaped & driven him to his current position as the undisputed King of Pop sealed with the record-breaking GBP 80 million deal with EMI the biggest ever in British recording history. Based on exclusive interviews with those closest to Robbie & with previously unpublished photos from the family archive this is a must-have book for all Robbie fans." ...