In February 2013 Swansea City Wales's first Premier League soccer club reached its first major cup final at Wembley playing Bradford City of League Two. This was widely considered to be the most important game in the club's turbulent history. To many fans it seemed nothing short of a miracle after the dark days of financial crises & potential relegation from the Football League itself. Their eventual arrival in the Premiership would have been rewarding enough for most Swans followers but now the team was only one game away from silverware & qualification for European football. Pinching themselves 36 000 Swansea Jacks prepared for the trip of a lifetime
- a visit to Wembley. Among them was Huw Bowen a lifelong Swans supporter who got landed with the job of organising tickets & transport for a motley crew of his fellow Jacks from Swansea University. His diary of this nightmarish logistical operation appeared in the Western Mail in the week leading up to the final. Here those entries are brought together for the first time along with other Swans-related writings. The book contains photographs of the big day supplied by fans as well as the photographers of the Western Mail.
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Swansea has a rich absorbing past which is uniquely reflected in this delightful full-colour compilation. Contrasting a selection of forty-five archive images alongside modern photographs taken from the same location this new book reveals the changing faces buildings & streets of Swansea during the last century. Beneath the sad anonymity of a post-war city devastated by the Blitz during the Second World War the vestiges of something more distinguished still remain. Look closely & you can see the echoes of a past that has been taken away. Swansea Then & Now will provide visitors with a glimpse of how the city used to be in addition to awakening nostalgic memories for those who live or work there. ...

Theres an atmosphere in the air in Triassic dino world as Jamie Tom & Wanna set out to explore. Suddenly with a crash of thunder & a flash of lightning the friends find themselves in the middle of a violent prehistoric storm. As they scramble to get to higher ground they find a hidden cave
- at last some relief from the torrential rain! As they look around they realize theyre sharing their shelter with hundreds of sharp-fanged pterosaurs. If they keep still & quiet they should be safe
- but when Wanna makes a sudden noise the pterosaurs begin to swarm.. .

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Why are we more likely to fall in love when we feel in danger? Why would an experienced pilot disregard his training & the rules of the aviation industry leading to the deadliest airline crash in history? Why do we find it near-impossible to re-evaluate our first impressions of a person or situation even when the evidence shows we were wrong? Discover the answers in Sway". We all believe we are rational beings yet the truth is that were much more prone to irrational behaviour than we realise or like to admit. In this compelling book Ori & Rom Brafman reveal why. Looking at irrational behaviour in fields as diverse as medicine archaeology & the legal system they chart the psychological undercurrents that influence even our most basic decisions. In doing so they draw on the latest research in social psychology & behavioural economics to reveal the irresistible forces that sway us all. " Sway" is a fascinating insight into the way we all behave & will change the way you view the world." ...

Swaziland is Africas second smallest country & its last remaining absolute monarchy. Dwarfed by neighbouring South Africa this tiny landlocked nation punches well above its weight in terms of both nature & culture. Author Mike Unwin explores the excellent wildlife reserves & wild hiking trails offering waterfalls rock art & prolific flora & birdlife & introduces travellers to the countrys rich & varied landscapes. His personal insights together with colourful anecdotes provide entertaining insights give an insiders perspective. He divides Swaziland into four distinct regions with detailed maps & itineraries for timescales from one weekend to one month. It

Includes:: a practical guide to neighbouring attractions easily accessed from Swaziland including Maputo (Mozambique) & the Kruger Park (South Africa) both less than one hours drive away. The natural history section offers far greater detail & more accurate information than found elsewhere drawing on the authors extensive insider knowledge & experience.

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Frozen wastelands cosy cottages virgin forest rocky islands reindeer herders & Viking lore Sweden has all this & mad style too. Becky Ohlsen Lonely Planet Writer Our Promise You can trust our travel information because Lonely Planet authors visit the places we write about each & every edition. We never accept freebies for positive coverage so you can rely on us to tell it like it is. Inside this book 3 authors 3 months research 10 000 kilometres of hiking trails Too many Swedish meatballs Inspirational photos Pull-out city map Comprehensive planning tools ...

Marco Polo maps feature completely up-to-date digitally generated mapping. The high quality cartography with distance indicators & scale converters aid route planning. The extensive coverage of the maps enables travellers to cross country boundaries with the same map. A fold-out overview map is ideal for route planning & 7 self-adhesive Marco Polo mark-it stickers can be used to pin-point a destination or route for future reference. Scenic routes & places of interest are highlighted
- ideal for touring holidays. Coverage

Includes:: Sweden & Norway. Comprehensive index & inset street plans of major cities: Oslo Goteborg Malmo Kobenhavn (Copenhagen) Stockholm & Trondheim. This map features a scale of 1:800 000.


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This fully revised second edition of Swedish: An Essential grammar" incorporates the changes proposed to the Swedish grammar by Svenska Akademiens Grammatik. All examples have been fully updated the bibliography has been expanded & a number of tables clarified. " Swedish: An Essential grammar" provides a fresh & accessible description of the language. It is suitable for independent study or for class-based students. The explanations are free of jargon & emphasis has been placed in the areas of Swedish that pose a particular challenge for English-speaking learners." ...

For forty-five years renowned pastry chef Jan Hedh has been baking cookies cakes tarts & pies. Over a lifetime immersed in the dessert traditions of his native Sweden he has refined the art of baking to produce flawless recipes like the ones collected here. This sumptuous compendium features 277 kinds of baked goods including recipes for classic Swedish desserts like almond puff pastry coconut macaroons petit fours & traditional Christmas cookies as well as a full array of muffins fruit tarts & cakes. ...

This compact & completely up-to-date two-way dictionary provides a comprehensive & modern vocabulary containing 85 000 headwords & phrases. It is the ideal reference for learners of Swedish. The maximum of information is provided in the minimum space making the dictionary an invaluable reference source. Features include: * guide to Swedish pronunciation & inflexions * important grammatical information provided: gender; plurals; past tense * meaning & usage clearly signposted * expressions & idioms of current written & spoken language * extensive coverage of colloquial & slang registers * full coverage with exceptional simplicity & clarity * user-friendly format ...