Every British comic actor that followed Will Hay owes Hay a debt of gratitude -- for it was Hay who defined the modern essence of British comedy. Working closely with Hays family Graham Rinaldis definitive tribute to the respected comic actor takes a close look into Hays on-screen & off-screen personae. Drawing upon Hays own writings -- newspaper articles notes from his astronomy observations & pilots logbooks & extracts from his unfinished & previously unpublished autobiography I Enjoyed Every Minute" -- the book gives a unique insight into Hays childhood his continuous thirst for knowledge & his passion for aviation astronomy & comedy. The book is illustrated throughout with previously unpublished photographs from Hays family albums including a rare photograph of Hay with Amy Johnson plus memorabilia from his performing career. Extensive research into Hays stage work

Includes:: extracts from his original Fourth Form at St Michaels sketches The Will Hay Radio Programme & for the first time from all of his revue & variety shows including Nosey Knows & Moonstruck for Fred Karno. Each of Hays 18 films is examined with insightful information regarding their production written extracts from deleted scenes (including for the first time in their entirety the missing sequences from Ask a Policeman ) previously unpublished stills & interviews with those who worked with him from Val Guest Leslie Gilliat & Roy Ward Baker to Dame Thora Hird Barry Morse & Googie Withers. Did you know that in addition to creating the mould for British comedy that Hay was an accomplished astronomer linguist & pilot? No? Then you must read this book about one of British films most fascinating characters!"

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Ben Hunt-Davis won Olympic Gold at the Sydney Olympics in 2000 as part of the Mens Rowing Eight. He & Executive Coach Harriet Beveridge have teamed up to show you how to use similar strategies to improve your own life. The pair have been road-testing these methods for 10 years with clients from all walks of life; managers leaders call centre staff sales reps athletes & shop assistants; whatever your challenges whatever your goals there are ideas that will help everyone. Will It Make The Boat Go Faster? is divided into 11 chapters each of which is split into 2 halves. Firstly Ben provides a narrative recounting an episode from the eights journey to Gold & shows the team using the methods in action. Then comes the analysis explaining why & how the crew did what they did. Simple & chatty the book is a warts-&-all authentic account of a journey to success that will show you how you can succeed in whatever you want to do. It is aimed at readers interested in personal development & managers wanting to achieve corporate goals. It will appeal to sports enthusiasts practitioners & coaches who will find the Olympic story compelling & learn plenty of techniques for improving their own game strategies. ...

Today the very word meeting conjures up images of time wasted in badly lit airless offices. People sitting around tables unsure why they are there & wishing they were somewhere else. Hour after hour. Day after day. David Pearl can change that & in this book he shows how you can take back control of your working life. Will There Be Donuts?" is about a big mistake that almost all companies are going to make this year. & the next. & the one after that. Well call it nearly meeting. It happens the length & breadth of the business world from boardroom to shop floor. Will There Be Donuts? is business expert David Pearls first book & he draws on his 2 decades of consulting with some of the biggest companies in the world to re-educate the reader on how to hold meetings & crucially how to make them great. His client list is a whos who of FTSE & NYSE names & they seek his advice on how to engage employees at every level to make their meetings more efficient effective & engaging. His list of achievements in the field
Includes:: * Identifying GBP30million of savings by changing ineffective meetings at GSK. * Persuading the CEO of Skandia International to saw through his boardroom table. * Showing the Department of Work & Pensions that having your mobile phone on in a meeting could be seen as a good thing. At every level of an organisation not just the very top. if your meetings are ineffective then its likely that your business is too. " Will There Be Donuts?" will reinvigorate you as a person & as an employer/employee. Consider the following: You are in a role which requires you to attend three hours of meetings a day. Lets say youd score those meetings 70% effective. Lets also imagine there are 100 people like you in the company & that your average wage is GBP60k. You personally just wasted 5 whole weeks in meeting time this year. Your company lost a combined 2500 days of productivity; thats the equivalent of 11 person-years costing the company GBP675 000. Whats more if you were to continue at this rate for a conventional career youd be burning a total of 9 years 6 months & 3 days of your working life. All for the sake of some ineffective meetings. " Will There Be Donuts?" will help you reclaim your working life."
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This title is tenth in the brilliantly addictive series of murder mysteries by an acclaimed & popular writer. Poppy & Graham are staying in a grand country house for the weekend to help at a family christening party but they're seriously unimpressed. Dull dull dull! Not to mention the fact that baby Marmaduke has taken a shine to Graham & won't let him out of his sight without shrieking the place down. Then events take a mysterious turn when a filthy tramp turns up in the churchyard...dead. As Poppy & Graham begin to dig around they realize that all is not as it seems... ...

The latest title in the bestselling Last Word" series. Why do birds sing at dawn? Whats the slowest a plane can fly without stalling & falling out of the sky? & how long can you keep a tiger cub as a pet? Will We Ever Speak Dolphin? The eagerly-awaited new " Last Word" collection has the answers to these questions & many more. Seven years on from " Does Anything Eat Wasps?" the " New Scientist" series still rides high in the bestseller lists with well over two million copies sold. Popular science has never been more stimulating or more enjoyable. Like " Why Dont Penguins Feet Freeze?" " Do Polar Bears Get Lonely?" & " Why Cant Elephants Jump?" this collection of wry & well-informed answers to a remarkable range of baffling questions is guaranteed to delight." ...

Absence makes the heart grow fonder...doesn't it? What happens when two people decide to give themselves the year off...from each other? Annie & Dan were the perfect couple. But now the not-so-newly weds feel more like flatmates than soul mates & wonder where all the fun & fireworks went.. . When Annie lands her big break in a smash-hit show that's heading for the bright lights of Broadway she's over the moon. Goodbye remote Irish village of Stickens hello fabulous Big Apple! But with their relationship already on the rocks how will Annie & Dan survive the distance? They're hitting the pause button on their marriage. One year off from each other
- no strings attached except a date to meet in twelve months at the Rockefeller Centre to decide their fate. Will they both turn up? Or is it too late for love? Lose yourself in a fabulously entertaining & poignant love story
- perfect for fans of Sophie Kinsella & Marian Keyes.

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Will Garfit is a renowned pigeon shot & this authorative book on how to shoot woodpigeons is an explosion of his enthusiasm & passion for the bird & the sport it can produce. He is not a professional pigeon shooter but likes to be known as an 'enthusiastic amateur'. For fifty years Will has been developing his art as a pigeon shooter & this book shares his personal experiences thoughts & secrets that enable him to shoot consistently good bags. An amazing record that when protecting crops over the past ten years he has averaged over 100 a day on over 600 days. This book explains that this is not just luck but based on the sound principles of good reconnaissance siting & building of hides presentation of decoys & accurate shooting. All are covered in this book which is written in an engaging style & illustrated by his own watercolours & diagrams. A superb book for both the experienced Shot or complete novice. ...

Will.i.am: The Unauthorized Biography" traces the rise to fame & fortune of William James Adams Jr. (stage name Will.i.am). The book explores his troubled childhood & shows how his early love of flamboyant dress & his talent for rap saved him from the sad fates that befell many of his friends & neighbours. Bringing the story up to date it reveals the truth behind his self-confessed freak out in 2008 his mixed fortunes as a manager his relationship with pop princess Cheryl Cole & his eventful first series as a judge on " The Voice". His role on this show has propelled Will.i.am to ever more remarkable heights playing a key role at the Queens Diamond Jubilee Concert a stint carrying the Olympic torch & working alongside NASA on a project designed to inspire children to get involved in science. He has also been praised for his philanthropic work most recently donating the majority of his earnings from " The Voice" to the " Princes Trust". This is the perfect book for fans of this enigmatic individual at last revealing the truth behind the shades..." ...

Bear Adventure is the next authorised Willard Price book by award-winning author Anthony Mc Gowan for 8+ readers looking for action adventure & animals! Amazon & her cousin Frazer are members of TRACKS. Normally they protect the world's rarest animals but their mission just got personal. Amazon's parents have been lost in a tragic plane crash
- her only hope is that they are wondering the wild forests of Canada. But they are not alone in the brutal wilderness. Two Spirit Bears a mother & her cub are searching for food. When a boy is attacked these beautiful creatures become the hunted. Can Amazon & Fraser save their family & the bears? & what is the mysterious predator that waits for them? The good old-fashioned adventure romp brought up to date without losing the fun or the thrills". (Independent). About the author: Anthony Mc Gowan is a multi-award-winning author of books for adults teenagers & younger children. He has a life-long obsession with the natural world & has travelled widely to study & observe it. He has also written feature articles & travel journalism for The Times Guardian Daily Telegraph Evening Standard & Mail on Sunday. Also available: Willard Price: Leopard Adventure & Willard Price: Shark Adventure."
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This special Royal Wedding souvenir guide celebrates the most joyful prestigious social event of 2011 & tells the story of a genuinely romantic true-love match between William & Catherine the worlds most famous royal couple. Inspiring words & spectacular pictures capture every detail of the royal wedding day & reveal the public & private faces of the husband & wife who will one day become King & Queen & are now the image of a thoroughly modern monarchy. ...