Thierry Henry -- gifted charismatic & a genuinely world class footballer -- has always been a prolific goalscorer of natural apparently effortless brilliance. Impossibly good on his day he has passed into Arsenal legend as the hero of a team that finally ended Manchester United's domination winning two league titles & three FA cups. He was also instrumental in France's World Cup & European Cup glories in 1998 & 2000 (becoming France's record goalscorer) & continued his incredibly successful career at Barcelona by winning the treble in his second season. But as he approached the autumn of his career Thierry's crown began to slip -- from the infamous ' Hand of Gaul' incident to a dismal World Cup 2010 campaign. Suddenly for the first time a player who Arsene Wenger once dubbed 'the greatest striker ever' was not universally loved & admired. A man who had spent his career at the very top of the game raised above his peers on a torrent of extraordinary statistics & trophies began to learn how lonely such a position could be. So who is the real Thierry Henry? Drawing from numerous interviews & impeccable sources as well as his own observations over the course of Henry's entire career award-winning author Philippe Auclair has produced the most complete portrait of the Arsenal hero ever to be written. Clear-eyed lyrical & passionately argued Thierry Henry: Lonely at the Top is a biographical essay in the fullest sense of the word -- & as raw shocking & thought-provoking as it is celebratory of Henry's outstanding flair & talent. ...

The first in Caroline Lawrences internationally bestselling Roman Mysteries series re-issued with a fantastic new cover look. Flavia Gemina is a natural at solving mysteries. The daughter of a ships captain living in Ostia the port of Rome in AD79 she & her three friends Jonathan a Jewish boy (and secretly a Christian); Nubia an African slave girl; & Lupus a mute beggar boy must work together to discover who is beheading the watchdogs that guard peoples homes & why. A talented storyteller Caroline Lawrence has created a delightfully readable & accessible series that children will want to read time & time again. ...

After a spate of local robberies Vickys hot on the trail of gypsies tramps & thieves! Unaware that their temporary pitches is also the official gathering site for the upcoming annual Morris Man Dance-a-thon the gypsies have set up their illegal campsite at The Grange
- much to the dismay of almost everyone in town. & when shortly afterwards there is a slew of sliver thefts in the area blaming the despised uninvited guests makes more than a little sense. But when the body of an unnamed woman is found in a shallow stream Vicky suspects theres a connection between the murder & the recent thefts
- & shes determined to prove it. Its a criminal conundrum suited only for the mind of Vicky Hill Cub Reporter on the Gipping Gazette" & shes determined to uncover answers & clinch her fourth national exclusive!"

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A death on Waterloo bridge a body in the river near Wapping a lady robbed on Wych Street -- all common enough daily incidents in early Victorian London. But when an outrageous theft is committed at the port the clues from these seemingly unconnected crimes soon point irresistibly to a mystery deeper & murkier than the Thames itself. The rapacious Inspector Newsome has much to prove ex-police detective George Williamson faces difficult choices & the mysterious Noah Dyson is once more drawn unwillingly within the reach of the authorities. Meanwhile competing against them all there is the enigmatic figure calling himself Eldritch Batchem.. . Lives & reputations are at stake. As the investigators pursue a macabre trail into the citys darkest passages each seeks a prize more personal than mere justice. & in the race for a solution all stand to discover much more than they are prepared for.. . The Thieves Labyrinth is a dazzling Victorian entertainment -- a gripping richly atmospheric murder mystery. ...

There were worse things than being naked freezing & alone in a forest. For instance there was being naked freezing not alone & not sure of who the hell you were. Joanne Baldwin has had better days
- at least she hopes she has. After waking up on her own in a forest shes found by two rescuers she doesnt recognise at all. One supernaturally gorgeous guy might have been her lover. The other says he can control the weather.. .and so can she. Not everyone looking for Joanne has her best interests at heart & with no way of telling friend from foe Joanne is quickly lost in a fog of deception. Now she must rebuild herself one memory at a time before someone else steals her life
- & she disappears into thin air...

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One of the defining rock groups of the 20th Century Thin Lizzy began life in Dublin in 1969 when childhood friends Phil Lynott & Brian Downey were approached by two former members of Van Morrisons band Them Eric Wrixon (keyboards) & Eric Bell (guitar). Now for the first time their story is told by guitarist Scott Gorham & rock journalist Harry Doherty. The bands story is told by the people who were involved directly including former guitarists road crew management family & friends. Their origins in Dublin as a three piece with the Whiskey in the Jar single & a string of unsuccessful but highly creative albums. The move to London to chase the dream of being a major rock b&. The chaotic arrival & departures of various members including Eric Bell (who left the band mid concert) Irish guitarist Gary Moore Brian Robertson & co-author Scott Gorham. How the albums Jailbreak & Boys Are Back in Town took the band to the top of the charts just as they were to become bankrupt.

Includes:: stories of the band on the road the drink & drugs & how the years of partying drug-taking & non stop touring eventually took its toll on not only the band members but on their families. The death of front man Phil Lynott & their legacy following his death.

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This title is shortlisted for the 2011 Costa Biography Award & the 2012 Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize. Julia Blackburn & her husband moved to a little house in the mountains of northern Italy in 1999. She arrived as a stranger but a series of events brought her close to the old people of the village & they began to tell her their stories. Of how their village had been trapped in an archaic feudal system & owned by a local padrone who demanded his share of all they had
- even a pretty wife or daughter of the eruption of the Second World War of the conflict between the fascists & the partisans of death & fear & hunger of how they hid like foxes in the mountains. Write it down for us they said because otherwise it will all be lost. Thin Paths" is a celebration of the songlines of one place that could be many places & a celebration of the humour & determination of the human spirit."
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This is the inspirational number one bestseller. Based on the very latest diet & fitness research this classic New York Times" bestseller is fast fun & effective
- & in three simple steps it shows you how you can have the super sexy thin thighs you've always wanted... The work off
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- " Thin Thighs in 30 Days"."




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In 1997 Andy Cave returned from the Himalayas having climbed the stupendous north face of Changabang but losing his friend & climbing partner in the process. Traumatized by the savage ordeal he must examine his relationship with the mountains that have defined his life so far. Will he have the courage to undertake such a challenge again? Does he want to? Thin White Line" charts his struggle towards finding an answer. It is as much a journey into the mind of an extreme mountaineer as it is into the wild landscapes through which he travels. In a nail biting narrative set in Patagonia Norway & Alaska Cave tackles the severest challenges modern Alpinism can pose. Juxtaposed with the stark beauty of the environment are the colourful characters populating his stories from the adventurers around him past & present to the pioneer aviators who get him & his kind to those impossibly remote places. He vividly recreates the joy & despair of climbing building the book to a desperate finale that lays bare the fragility of our carefully constructed convictions." ...

Thin Wire: A Mother's Journey Through her Daughter's Heroin Addiction is an honest & intimate account of heroin addiction told by both mother & daughter. Amber is introduced to drugs & becomes addicted without her mother's knowledge. She meets a dealer who feeds her habit. Whilst living together they are raided by the police. Bailed to her mother's address with a GBP200-a-day addiction Amber doesn't think her family will accept her back when they discover the truth. When she's charged by the police with dealing class A drugs & accepting stolen goods she fears she'll go to prison. Trying to feed her habit alone Amber meets a fellow addict who offers to introduce her to prostitution. The prospect terrifies her but will her mother help her? An unflinching story that looks at drug addiction from two different sides Thin Wire will appeal to a diverse range of readers in particular fans of autobiographies & memoirs & is remiscent of Melvin Burgess' Junk. The book's concluding section offers two sets of personal guidelines; one for addicts the other for parents or partners of addicts while the in-depth harrowing real life story vividly illustrates the difficulties of overcoming addiction. In a society where 50% of teenagers experiment with drugs Amber is every mother's child. She could be yours. ...