It's twenty-five years since John Rebus appeared on the scene & five years since he retired. But 2012 sees his return in STANDING IN ANOTHER MAN'S GRAVE. Not only is Rebus as stubborn & anarchic as ever but he finds himself in trouble with Rankin's latest creation Malcolm Fox of Edinburgh's internal affairs unit. Added to which Rebus may be about to derail the career of his ex-colleague Siobhan Clarke while himself being permanently derailed by mob boss & old adversary Big Ger Cafferty. But all Rebus wants to do is discover the truth about a series of seemingly unconnected disappearances stretching back to the millennium. The problem being no one else wants to go there
- & that

Includes:: Rebus's fellow officers. Not that any of that is going to stop Rebus. Not even when his own life & the careers of those around him are on the line.


...

It's twenty-five years since John Rebus appeared on the scene & five years since he retired. But 2012 sees his return in STANDING IN ANOTHER MAN'S GRAVE. Not only is Rebus as stubborn & anarchic as ever but he finds himself in trouble with Rankin's latest creation Malcolm Fox of Edinburgh's internal affairs unit. Added to which Rebus may be about to derail the career of his ex-colleague Siobhan Clarke while himself being permanently derailed by mob boss & old adversary Big Ger Cafferty. But all Rebus wants to do is discover the truth about a series of seemingly unconnected disappearances stretching back to the millennium. The problem being no one else wants to go there
- & that

Includes:: Rebus's fellow officers. Not that any of that is going to stop Rebus. Not even when his own life & the careers of those around him are on the line.


...

A series of seemingly random disappearances
- stretching back to the millennium. A mother determined to find the truth. A retired
...

A series of seemingly random disappearances
- stretching back to the millennium. A mother determined to find the truth. A retired
...

Matthew Hayden is one of the finest players of Australia's all-conquering Test cricket side of the last decade & this is his outspoken & revealing life story. Matthew Hayden opened the Australian innings in Test cricket during the zenith of its cricketing success in recent years. He was part of the side that narrowly lost the enthralling 2005 Ashes series in England & then trounced England back in Australia 5-0 a year later. & while much of the side's success was due to Glenn Mc Grath's seam bowling & Shane Warne's spin Hayden's opening partnerships with the equally flinty Justin Langer laid the bedrock of their many victories. Now retired from all first-class cricket except the IPL 20/20 he has quickly made a name for himself as a trenchant & articulate summariser on British TV cricket coverage. His autobiography is notable for its inside story never before told on many famous cricketing series
- the disunity & dysfunction within the Australian camp during the 2005 series for example. It also offers fascinating first-hand testimony of what it was like to play against greats of the game like Vivian Richards & face the fearsome West Indies fast-bowling attack. It is also a casebook in the psychology of winning & doing your best: no sportsmen in the modern era have been better at this than Ricky Ponting's Australian Test side.
...

Corporal Andy Reid was an ordinary soldier serving in Helmand Province Afghanistan. But his life changed for ever on Tuesday 13th October 2009 when he was blown up by a Taliban improvised explosive device (IED). Evacuated to the UK & the specialist military wing of Selly Oak Hospital it was touch-&-go whether he would survive. He had lost both legs & his right arm while the index finger of his left hand was almost completely removed. Yet survive he did & less than a month after being blown up he was reunited with his patrol back in Warminster. From there he went on to have a pair of prosthetic legs fitted at the Defence Rehabilitation Centre at Headley Court & this allowed him to go on a world cruise with his fiance Claire in 2010. In the same year he was nominated for & won the Sun's Military Award. In between he has cycled from Land's End to John O' Groats skydived & made a number of appearances on behalf of service charities. Andy's story demonstrates how with patience courage & determination hope can triumph over despair. But he has two stories to tell. The first is the story of Corporal Reid Burma Company 3rd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment: Infantry Section Commander. Then there is the story of Andy Reid triple-amputee skydiver cyclist charity fundraiser husband & father. But Andy is acutely aware that for every injured soldier like him there are many more who have their spirits crushed with despair as they face a lifetime of pain disability & impairment. Even those who seem to make a full recovery may yet exhibit the true extent of their mental injuries. He is not seeking pity of admiration. But he does want to make sure that we the general public know as much as someone who has not been there or been through it themselves can ever know what opertations in Afghanistan are like what happens to those who get injured & what future they might have. ...

Across the length & breadth of Britain & Ireland lies an unsurpassed richness of prehistoric heritage. Standing with Stones" is a personal voyage of discovery taking the reader to over a hundred megalithic sites in a photographic journey through the British Isles. The book is divided into regions & each site featured is given its Ordnance Survey grid reference. Some like Stonehenge & Newgrange are well known & often visited but many such as Fernworthy & Bleasdale are remote & barely known. Rupert Soskins stunning & original photographs act as windows into the past which together with his engaging & accessible text encourage the reader to think afresh about the meaning & purpose of these monuments & at the same time open the eyes of travellers & enthusiasts to the great wealth & variety of henges circles dolmens barrows & standing stones across the British Isles." ...

These four h&-coloured maps of London in the Victorian age show all of London including the surrounding countryside & outlying villages such as Hampstead Stratford Merton & Beckenham. Perfect for researchers & genealogists they are presented in a slipcase box set & are so detailed that they show individual buildings the gardens of suburban houses separate platforms of new railway stations & even individual statues in Londons squares. ...

Stanislavski in Practice is an unparalleled step-by-step guide to Stanislavski's System. Author Nick O' Brien makes this cornerstone of acting accessible to teachers & students alike. This is an exercise book for students & a lesson planner for teachers on syllabi from Edexcel WJEC & AQA to the practice-based requirements of BTEC. Each element of the System is covered practically through studio exercises & jargon-free discussion. Over a decade's experience of acting & teaching makes O' Brien perfectly placed to advise anyone wanting to understand or apply Stanislavski's system. Features include: Practical extension work for students to take away from the lesson Notes for teachers on how to use material with different age groups Exam tips for students based on specific syllabi requirements A chapter dedicated to using Stanislavski when rehearsing a text A glossary of terms that students of the System will encounter ...

The most informal
- & in some ways the most delightful
- of all Stanislavski books"
- Sir Michael Redgrave No one has


...