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The ancient market town of Romford has developed out of all recognition. Once a quiet country town which mainly came alive on market days it is now a busy shopping centre with dozens of coffee shops & restaurants. In the 1930s South Street changed from a largely residential route into a shopping mecca known as the Golden Mile. This became thronged by potential buyers from all over the London region & going to Romford became almost a tourist trip. In the town many distinctive local businesses were replaced by the big multiple outlet enterprises. Once occupied by back gardens & the rear of properties on the Market Place Western Road & South Street this became The Liberty mall development. In this book we revisit the old scenes such as the live Cattle Market the Laurie Hall & the Charity School which made the former town an intriguing mix of ancient & modern. ...

Rommel's Desert Warriors provides a complete visual history of Rommel & his Afrika Korps during the Second World War. Erwin Rommel was appointed commander of the Afrika Korps in the February of 1941. The intention was to create a unit that could act as a blocking force to support the Italian army struggling against British forces in Libya. It was during this time in North Africa that Rommel earned the title The Desert Fox. The North African Campaign became a desperate game of hide & seek as the British & Germans rallied against each other with varying degrees of success in the harsh wastel&. This book is a fantastic visual exploration of the hard-fought campaign for Africa &

Includes:: hundreds of photos of men tanks & other weapons uniforms & desert terrain many of which are rare & have never before been published. This is an ideal reference guide for World War II history fans scholars & modelers alike.

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OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Surveys most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking horse riding & off-road cycling. Providing complete GB coverage the series details essential information such as youth hostels pubs & visitor information as well as rights of way permissive paths & bridleways. ...

One of George Eliot's most ambitious & imaginative novels Romola is set in Renaissance Florence during the turbulent years following the expulsion of the powerful Medici family during which the zealous religious reformer Savonarola rose to control the city. At its heart is Romola the devoted daughter of a blind scholar married to the clever but ultimately treacherous Tito whose duplicity in both love & politics threatens to destroy everything she values & she must break away to find her own path in life. Described by Eliot as written with my best blood' the story of Romola's intellectual & spiritual awakening is a compelling portrayal of a Utopian heroine played out against a turbulent historical backdrop. ...

The latest Enterprise novel by Michael A. Martin features the Romulan Star Empire engaging in all-out war against Earth. Right under his nose the Romulans attacked & destroyed a helpless human cargo ship the Kobayashi Maru & there was nothing Jonathan Archer could do to stop it. The captain knows that the Romulans are done testing the waters & they have perfected a way of remotely controlling Coalition ships & using them as weapons against each other thus succeeding in driving a wedge of suspicion & mistrust between these new allies. The Romulans now are going to strike at what they see as the heart of their problem Earth. Can the fragile coalition of planets hold up to war? ...

East Yorkshireman Ron Creasey was one of the last farm horsemen to find work at a hiring fair in 1946
- he was just seventeen.
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From the author of the bestselling Torres & Messi a revealing new biography of Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo. When a young Portuguese player with sublime abilities arrived at Manchester United in 2003 Alex Ferguson put the no. 7 shirt
- once worn by Best Cantona & Beckham
- on his back without hesitation. The expectation was clear & Cristiano Ronaldo didn't disappoint. Ronaldo won the FIFA World Footballer of the Year in 2008 the first Premier League player ever to do so. Since his record-breaking GBP80m move to Real Madrid his goal-scoring flair has continued & made his on-going rivalry with Barcelona's Lionel Messi even more intense. Luca Caioli tells the inside story of this global superstar both on & off the pitch unveiling the life of one of modern football's great players as never before.

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Japan 1703. On a snowy night forty-seven fiercely determined warriors murder the man at the centre of the scandal that turned them from samurai into masterless r No. nin two years before. Clearly this was an act of revenge
- but why did they wait so long? & is there any reason they should not immediately be ordered to commit ritual suicide? Sano Ichir No. demoted from Chamberlain to his old post as Most Honourable Investigator of Events Situations & People has mere days to solve the greatest mystery of samurai legend
- while his own fortunes hang in the balance.

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Ronnie O' Sullivan's supreme talent & style have made him the People's Champion. At 15 he became the youngest player to compile a recognised maximum break; at 17 he became the youngest winner of a world-ranking tournament; in 1997 he recorded the fastest 147 break in history; & in 2001 he confirmed his legendary status by winning the Embassy World Title. His autobiography details more than the sporting triumphs of a man the BBC speculates 'could become the world's greatest ever'. It also tells of the infant who was introduced to legendary snooker clubs at an impossibly early age of the boy who was taking on & defeating all comers at 12 & frightening off the bookies in the process of the teenager whose life was decimated when his father & mentor was sent to prison for life; of the man dubbed the 'genius' of the modern game who regularly threatens to quit the sport to pursue other interests. ...