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Feet In The Clouds A Tale of Fell-running & Obsession
[epub]Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year, the Boardman-Tasker Prize and awarded the prize for Best New Writer at the British Sports Publishing Awards, Richard Askwith's book on Fell Running was acclaimed as one of the best sports book Richard Askwith is Associate Editor of the -
A Book Of Five Rings
[epub]Japan's business executives have long applied Musashi's teachings to their business methods. Written in 1645 by the most famous and unconquerable of all samurai, A Book of Five Rings is the classic guide to kendo swordmanship and a distillation of the philosophies of Zen, Shinto and Confucius. -
How To Be Danish A Short Journey Into the Mysterious Heart of Denmark
[epub]Author(s):Patrick KingsleyWhat links Sarah Lund and Lars von Trier? Or Carlsberg and Kierkegaard? Or even Shakespeare and Metallica? The answer lies in Denmark, the country that has gripped the British imagination more than any other in recent memory.But though we watch -
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Confessions Of A Doctor
[epub]Author(s):Dr Stanley FeldmanProfessor Stanley Feldman decided to write his memoirs when, in 2008, he was pronounced dead. Fortunately, however, this was not by one of his fellow doctors but instead by an Australian medical journal – prompting much shock the next time he vi -
Bleak Expectations
[epub]Author(s):Mark EvansRecounts the remarkable adventures of young Pip Bin as he tries to repair his destroyed family and distinctly damaged life, aided by his best friend Harry Biscuit and definitely not aided by his cruel and ironically named guardian Mr Gently Benevolent and his accomplices, the fearsome Hardthrasher siblings. -
Ranji Prince of Cricketers
[epub]Author(s):Alan RossIndian prince, Sussex and England cricketer, K S Ranjitsinhji was unique in many ways. W G Grace predicted that there would not be another batsman like 'Ranji' for a hundred years; arguably we are still waiting. His prodigious run-scoring ability alone assured his place in the annals of cricket, but his talents transcended statistics. -
Reflections On Blue Water Journeys in the Gulf of Naples and in the Aeolian Islands
[epub]Author(s):Alan RossOffers a deft and deceptively airy set of literary wanderings through a part of the Mediterranean - the islands of the south-western coast of Italy - the author had known since being demobilised from the Royal Navy at the end of the Second World War.. -
Through The Caribbean The M. C. C. Tour of the West Indies, 1959-1960
[epub]Author(s):Alan RossIn 1960, against most predictions, the England cricket team won their first series in the West Indies. Even against a home side boasting Hall and Watson, Worrell, Sobers and Ramadhin, the visitors - fuelled by the bowling of Trueman and Statham and a batting order including Dexter, Barrington and Subba Row - emerged triumphant over five tests. -
Glory In Gothenburg The Night Aberdeen Football Club Turned the Footballing World on Its Head
[epub]Author(s):Richard GordonOn a rainy night in Gothenburg in May 1983 twelve young Scotsmen turned the footballing world on its head. Against all the odds, those players took on the might of Spanish giants Real Madrid, and beat them convincingly. Aberdeen were winners of the E
