On a shimmeringly hot Sunday in May Louise is at a neighbours pool with her daughters
- & glaring at her resentfully is her estranged
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On a shimmeringly hot Sunday in May Louise is at a neighbours pool with her daughters
- & glaring at her resentfully is her estranged
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Swimming Studies" is a wonderful unique book from the writer & artist Leanne Shapton author of " Important Artifacts & Personal Property from the Collection of Lenore Doolan & Harold Morris Including Books Street Fashion & Jewelry" along with her artwork. As a teenager Leanne Shapton trained for the Olympic swimming trials; now an artist she is still drawn inexorably to swimming in pools & on beaches across the world. What do you with an all-absorbing activity once its past its relevance & yet you cant quite give it up? Is it possible to find a new purpose for its rigours & focus? " Swimming Studies" is an original meditative work that explores what it is like to move from a world of competition & discipline to one of recreation & introspection. Giving a fascinating glimpse into the private realms of swimming & drawing Shapton tells an intimate story of suburban adolescence family ties & the solitary underwater moments that now ground her artistic habits. " Whenever I come across something of Leanne Shaptons I feel like I have found a hidden treasure". (Amy Sedaris)." ...

Jamie & Tom are off for a spot of snorkelling in Dinosaur Cove & theyve even brought a bodyboard for Wanna! As the boys dive under the water Wanna drifts out to sea
- how are they ever going to save him? Especially when a huge plesiosaur is lurking beneath the waves with his terrible snapping jaws! Perhaps a passing school of dolphin-like ichthyosaurs may just be able to help.. .
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A breathtakingly beautiful supermodel disappears from a swimsuit photo shoot at the most glamorous hotel in Hawaii. Only hours after she goes missing Kim Mc Daniels parents receive a terrifying phone call. Fearing the worst they board the first flight to Maui & begin the hunt for their daughter. Ex-cop Ben Hawkins now a reporter for the LA Times gets the Mc Daniels assignment. The ineptitude of the local police force defies belief
- Ben has to start his own investigation for Kim Mc Daniels to have a prayer.. .and for Ben to have the story of his life. All the while the killer sets the stage for his next production. His audience expects the best
- & they wont be disappointed. Swimsuit" is a heart-pounding story of fear & desire transporting you to a place where beauty & murder collide & unspeakable horrors are hidden within paradise."

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Old Town the original Swindon developed slowly & modestly throughout the medieval period on a hill some 450 feet above sea level. By the middle of the nineteenth century it was still a small country town. Almost every worker was employed in some form of agriculture or as a servant to the gentry who were beginning to build their villas a decent distance from the low thatched cottages & the traders premises at its centre. The railway arrived in 1840 & changed all that. As the new industrial town snarled & snapped at the foot of the hill Old Town remained self-contained & independent. It expanded slowly advancing inexorably towards that watershed in its future when the old settlement & the new town would conjoin physically & administratively allowing the latter to dominate. Yet Old Town is still a place apart within the conurbation; it is where Swindon began & where its history can best be felt. ...

Lord Pastern fired his revolver. The figure in the spotlight fell & the coup-de-theatre had become murder. Could Inspector Alleyn believe Pastern had let hatred of his future son-in-law go too far? Or would the tangle of jealousies & blackmail among the guests reveal another murderer? ...

Nick Faldo is considered one of the greatest golfers of all time. For years he has worked on the perfect swing & in this updated & revised version of a timeless golf classic he shares what he has learned. Faldo explains the principles behind his flowing consistent swing as well as driving strategy short-game technique bunker play & the art of putting. He also

Includes:: new information on fitness equipment his philosophy of golf new developments in his swing & more. Supporting these principles are 250 superb photographs that illustrate how to swing on all parts of the course. Seasoned & inexperienced golfers alike will be fascinated by Faldo's insights & by sharing the same drills & exercises he personally uses for tournament preparation he will help readers create their own 'swing for life'.

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The Swinging Sixties was the fashion & cultural scene that flourished in Great Britain during the 1960s with Swinging London as the hip capital. The predominantly youth-orientated phenomenon emphasised all that was new & modern in a period of optimism & hedonism after the austerity of the post-war years while some fashions harked back to the flourishes of the Edwardian era. Fashion designers experimented with new materials & styles & trendy photographers such as David Bailey snapped evocative images of sultry models. This was the decade that saw the emergence of The Beatles & very British pop bands such as The Who The Kinks & The Dave Clark Five. This book takes a look back at the fashions music & lifestyles of this vibrant decade in almost 400 photographs h&-pickes from the archives of Mirrorpix. ...

The Swiss Alps are home to the highest & most spectacular mountains in Western Europe beloved not only of mountaineers from the earliest days of alpinism to the present day but also those content simply to gaze & wonder. This unique resource for the climber walker trekker & ski mountaineer the latest volume in Cicerone's World Mountain Ranges series describes each mountain area throughout Switzerland
- the peaks passes valleys & bases
- to help readers identify the best destinations for their chosen mountain activity. Lavishly illustrated throughout & with scores of expertly drawn maps this is the essential guide for all active visitors to one of Europe's most mountainous & beautiful countries.

Includes:: descriptions of all the Swiss Alps area-by-area from the Chablais Alps in the south west to the Silvretta in the north east with classic walks & climbs identified alongside outlines of all the major hut-to-hut trekking routes. Full information on maps guides & accommodation is provided pinpointing all the mountain huts in the area.



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