Jamie Johnson cant believe his luck. Hes playing for Kingfield School in the Cup Semi-Final & scouts from his favourite club Hawkstone United are coming to watch. But Jamies hopes of a professional career still have a long way to go... ...

The Goal Kings are going through a bad patch: their league form is dipping their star striker can't control his temper in front of the referee & some of the parents are calling for the coach to be replaced. Then the Kings' most important match of the season ends in a penalty shoot-out. ...

The new Shooters Bible Guide to Knives" sets the standard for comprehensive publications by carrying on the Shooters Bible tradition of bringing together more products & information that any other source. With photographs & descriptions of more than 400 knives the reader is treated to product highlights from major manufacturers & custom knife makers. The knife is an ancient tool but today traditional designs stand side by side with space-age materials & construction. This book brings you from the blacksmith shop to the high tech world of todays most influential designers with insights into blade steel locking mechanisms & handle materials. This consumer resource is a celebration of a vital product that flourishes as an object of art a tool & for many the sole option for personal defense. A review of carry options & deployment is capped with " Is it legal?" featuring reports on the knife law crusaders who have come to the fore much like protectors of the Second Amendment. When it comes to knives this book is the source for the products & the passion." ...

Following on from the New York Times"-bestselling " My Boring-Ass Life" Kevin Smith is back! In freewheeling conversations with his friend & producer Scott Mosier (as heard on their top-rated podcast known as SModcast) we discover
- to pick just four random examples of the riches therein
- the genesis of Stalins Monkey Soldier army the horrifying tale of Kevin vs. Steak Tartare how to make bukkake eggs & how Kevin was once willing to let Alanis Morissette get mugged... Defiantly lewd crude & hilariously rude " Shootin the Sh*t with Kevin Smith" is a must for all his fans! It is suitable for adults only."

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Shooting an Elephant" is Orwell's searing & painfully honest account of his experience as a police officer in imperial Burma; killing an escaped elephant in front of a crowd 'solely to avoid looking a fool'. The other masterly essays in this collection include classics such as " My Country Right or Left" " How the Poor Die" & " Such Such were the Joys" his memoir of the horrors of public school as well as discussions of Shakespeare sleeping rough boys' weeklies & a spirited defence of English cooking. Opinionated uncompromising provocative & hugely entertaining all show Orwell's unique ability to get to the heart of any subject." ...

The compelling autobiography of one of the great & most committed newsmen of our time: full frank & occasionally very funny Jon Snow's memoirs are as revealing about the great & the not-so-good as about his own passionate involvement in the reporting of world affairs. Jon Snow is perhaps the most highly regarded newsman of our time; his qualities as a journalist & as a human being
- his passion warmth intelligence frankness & humour
- are widely recognised & evident for all to see most nights on Channel 4 News & now in the pages of his first book. His vivid personal chronicle is filled with anecdotes & pithy observations & delightfully records his life & times since becoming a journalist in the early 1970s. He reported widely on Cold War conflicts in Iran Iraq Afghanistan Eritrea Ethiopia Angola & Central America before becoming a resident correspondent in Washington D.C. in the 1980s & he has met & interviewed most of the world's leaders. Drawing lessons from these experiences he has pertinent things to say about how the increasing world disorder came about following the fall of the Berlin Wall; how the West's constant search for an enemy has helped unhinge the world; & how & why the media have in general been less than helpful in drawing attention to key political & global developments.

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When maverick movie star Sean OToole is forced to leave the glamour of Hollywood to make a film about an Irish gangster hes not best pleased
- & even less so when he finds out hell be joined by hapless local journalist Dan Starkey who is writing his biography. Its a job that plunges Dan into the murky underbelly of the movie business & from the backstreets of Belfast to the fleshpots of Amsterdam & the glitz of the Cannes Film Festival. Along the way a smouldering romance threatens the frequently rocky balance of his marriage to Patricia while he battles his way through kidnap extortion & murder & all of it liberally sprinkled with Hollywood gold dust.
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Things are hotting up for Tintin as a huge fireball comes hurtling towards earth! Soon he is setting sail with Captain Haddock to find the meteorite in the stormy Arctic Ocean but a valuable metal is contained in the meteorite & Tintin's attempts to reach it are met with relentless sabotage! ...

Co-hosting one of the countrys finest partridge & pheasant shoots with her husband The Duke of Rutland The Duchess (Emma) assumed she knew about shooting. Wrong. Talking to & watching every Gun loader beater & their dog
- at their home Belvoir Castle in Leicestershire
- slowly exposed a gaping chasm in her understanding of the sport & its relevance to our countryside. Undaunted in just one season she set herself a herculean task to visit over twenty contrasting shoots including John Dodds grouse moor at Glenogil Lord Barnards wild bird day at Raby Castle Michael Cannons partridge shoot at Stagfell Caerhays for pheasants in Cornwall wildfowling with Brent Pope in Norfolk pigeon shooting with Will Garfit & western Ireland for woodcock. She spanned the far extremities of the UK meeting many dedicated people who are passionate about their sport. It was enormous fun but not without a few shocks & surprises. She learns that shooting today is as much about conservation bio-diversity & the sustainability of rural communities as it is a fun & challenging pastime for the half million people that shoot game a year. It is also fraught with politics
- a moot & pertinent factor that will shape & determine its future. She joins the Guns on all the shoots & goes behind the scenes to talk to the people that it make it happen. Crucially shooting provides game meat. The book is peppered with recipes from generations of family favourites from Belvoir Castles kitchen; cooked & updated by TV chef Mike Robinson. stunning photography history extraordinary anecdotes & accounts of some of the countrys finest shooting will inspire & educate country lovers shooters & cooks alike. This impressive hardback volume will be enhanced with photographs by leading country sports photographer Charles Sainsbury-Plaice. The launch will take place in July 2012 at the CLA Game Fair which is to be held at Belvoir Castle.


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Becky thought being married to Luke Brandon would be one big Tiffany box of happiness. But to be honest it's not quite as dreamy as she'd hoped. The trouble started on honeymoon when she told Luke the tiniest little fib about the teeniest little purchase. Now she's on a strict budget she doesn't have a job
- & worst of all her beloved Suze has a new best friend. Then she receives some incredible news. She has a long-lost sister! Becky has never been more excited. Finally a real sister! They'll have so much in common! They can go shopping together...choose shoes together.. .have manicures together... Until she meets her
- & gets the shock of her life. It can't be true. Surely Becky Bloomwood's long-lost sister can't.. .hate shopping?

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