Phil Tufnell aka Tuffers" is the much-loved English cricketer from the 1990s who has now become one of this country's favourite broadcasters. Not cast from the same mould as other players of his generation Tufnell became a cult figure for his unorthodox approach to the game.. .and to life in general. " Tuffers' Cricket Tales" is a deliciously eccentric collection of the great man's favourite cricket stories that will amuse & inform in equal measure. Tufnell's unmistakably distinctive voice as heard to such good effect on " Test Match Special" steers fans through dozens & dozens of terrifically entertaining & insightful anecdotes garnered from his 25-year playing & broadcasting career. He introduces a cast of genuinely colourful characters found in dressing-rooms & commentary boxes from around the world & in the process offers a uniquely warm & quirky homage to his sport. A perfect Father's Day gift for all cricket fans." ...

A deliciously eccentric series of anecdotes Tuffers' Cricket Tales was a Sunday Times bestseller in hardback. Phil Tufnell aka ' Tuffers' is the much-loved English cricketer from the 1990s who has now become one of this country's favourite broadcasters. Not cast from the same mould as other players of his generation Tufnell became a cult figure for his unorthodox approach to the game.. .and to life in general. ' Tuffers' Cricket Tales' is a collection of the great man's favourite cricket stories that will amuse & inform in equal measure. Tufnell's unmistakably distinctive voice as heard to such good effect on ' Test Match Special' steers fans through dozens & dozens of terrifically entertaining & insightful anecdotes garnered from his 25-year playing & broadcasting career. He introduces a cast of genuinely colourful characters found in dressing-rooms & commentary boxes from around the world & in the process offers a uniquely warm & quirky homage to his sport. A perfect Father's Day gift for all cricket fans. ...

The Tulip" is not a gardening book. It is the story of a flower that has made men mad. Greed desire anguish & devotion have all played their part in the development of the tulip into the world-wide phenomenon it is today. No other flower has ever carried so much cultural baggage; it charts political upheavals illuminates social behaviour mirrors economic booms & busts plots the ebb & flow of religious persecution. Pavord tells how the tulip arrived from Turkey & took the whole of Western Europe by storm. Sumptuously illustrated from a wide range of sources this beautifully produced & irresistible volume will become a bible a unique source book a universal gift book & a joy to all who possess it." ...

Seventeenth-century Amsterdam is a city in the grip of tulip mania basking in the wealth it has generated. Sophias husband Cornelis an ageing merchant is among those grown rich from this exotic new flower. To celebrate he commissions a talented young artist to paint him with his young bride. But as the portrait grows so does the passion between Sophia & the painter; & as ambitions desires & dreams breed an intricate deception their reckless gamble propels their lives towards a thrilling & tragic conclusion. ...

Abandoned outside an orphanage as a newborn baby spirited Maddie March has had to fight her way through life. So when she finds a home at Few Farm with Frank Brackenbury & his household she welcomes the chance for a fresh start. Work on the farm is hard but believing herself truly loved for the first time in her young life by the farmer's son Michael even the animosity of the housekeeper Mrs Trowbridge cannot mar Maddie's newfound happiness. 1947 brings harsh winter sweeping devastation over the farm & threatening the Brackenburys' livelihood. All seems lost until Maddie has an idea that might save them all from poverty. But then she discovers she is pregnant.. . The Tulip Girl is Margaret Dickinson's captivating Lincolnshire saga about the endurance of true love in the face of adversity. ...

This is the story of a strange & disturbing friendship seen through the eyes of Natalie as she gets to know Tulip Pierce a delinquent girl most others go out of their way to avoid. Nobody wants Tulip in their gang. She bunks off school is rude to the teachers & makes herself unpopular with her classmates by telling awful lies. But none of this matters to Natalie who finds Tulip's behaviour exciting & dangerous. At first she doesn't care that other people are upset by Tulip's bizarre games but as the games become increasingly dangerous & sinister Natalie realises that Tulip is going too far. Way too far... Tulip becomes even more destructive & after a row with Natalie she commits a terrible crime. This is a compelling story in which Anne Fine explores the dark side of a friendship bordering on obsession & sensitively depicts one girl's gradual decline into hostility & violence. ...

Tulisa Contostavlos is the most remarkable new star in the country today. She was an eleven-year-old schoolgirl when her Uncle Byron offered her GBP20 to be the singer in a new band with son Dappy & his friend Fazer. She held out for GBP50 & started on a rollercoaster ride to fame that led to her becoming an overnight sensation on The X Factor. Tulisa is the first biography of a girl determined to leave behind a life in which underage sex smoking weed drinking cider & bullying were the norm. Her love of music & an unswerving desire to make money buy a house of her own & drive a sports car provided her with the incentive to escape. The UKs leading celebrity biographer Sean Smith has discovered that behind the tough exterior & dazzling smile is a funny loyal & sensitive young woman. He has travelled to the leafy streets of fashionable Belsize Park in North West London to uncover the truth about her upbringing her relationship with her musician father who left home when she was nine & the mother who abandoned a singing career because of ongoing mental health problems & whom Tulisa says she loves with all my heart. He tells the story of N-Dubz & their mentor Uncle B who tragically died on the threshold of their success. They rose to become one of the most popular bands in the UK without ever capturing a mainstream audience but their American adventure ended in disappointment. Tulisa describes her failed love affairs her mercurial relationship with controversial cousin Dappy her bond with sometime boyfriend Fazer & a cast of characters including Chipmunk Tinchy Stryder & Mr Hudson who make up the urban music scene she embraced. The book relives her X Factor triumph as mentor to the winners Little Mix her feud with fellow judge Kelly Rowland her fashion triumphs & disasters & her brave response to the online release of a sex tape. Tulisa is the gripping & inspirational story of how a lonely & bullied young girl transformed herself into The Female Boss
- a role model for a generation.
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Tulisa Contostavlos has one of the most fascinating & shocking life-stories in showbusiness. Her childhood included harrowing episodes of self-harm bullying witchcraft drug abuse & suicide attempts. Then there has been the ever-present challenge of her mothers mental disorder which Tulisa
- as the only child in a single-parent family
- had to face alone. How did she rise from such a troubled & dangerous childhood to become first an edgy urban artist & then the much-loved peoples princess of Saturday night television? This book written by leading celebrity biographer Chas Newkey-Burden tells her eventful & inspirational story for the first time. It uncovers the rich showbusiness heritage of her ancestors & then follows her through her childhood unflinchingly examining the horrors she faced. It then traces how music became her salvation thanks to the loving mentorship of Uncle B
- the man who formed N-Dubz. The book then follows this never satisfied always ambitious young woman as she moved into the mainstream & became the nations sweetheart on The X Factor. The reader is taken behind the scenes to discover the reality of her successful first series on the show as she guided Little Mix to victory.


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Early Readers are stepping stones from picture books to reading books. A blue Early Reader is perfect for sharing & reading together. A red Early Reader is the next step on your reading journey. Tulsa dreams of a life as exciting as the girls in her story books. First she tries pretending to be Snow White Pippi Longstocking & Rapunzel. Then one day in an enchanted forest behind her house she discovers a talking frog... ...

When Bob announces that the team will be building an ice-skating rink Dizzy & Tumbler are very excited. Dizzy is a brilliant ice-skater & Tumbler is sure he is too
- although hes never skated before! When Tumbler comes across some very slippery ice on the road he soon discovers that hes actually a little scared of it...until he has to face his fear of the ice & pull poor Dizzy out of a snowdrift! This is the perfect seasonal story for Bob fans everywhere.
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