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Twickenham
Packed with photography from the RFU's own archive and items of memorabilia plucked from the Twickenham Museum, this stunning book also includes the fascinating Twickenham memories of numerous rugby greats including Bill Beaumont, Will Carling, Jonny Wilkinson and Sir Clive Woodward. Featuring the greatest players, the best tries and the most memorable matches ever played at the stadium, this lavish coffee-table book is a fitting tribute to the 100th anniversary of Twickenham in 2009-10.
Beauty
Bangladeshi 20 year old Beauty, having resisted her parents' insistence she marry young and in the family tradition, is forced onto the jobseekers' treadmill. Her fractious encounters with officialdom, fellow claimants, strangers and passers-by in the city streets, exacerbated by the restrictions (and comfort) of her own language and culture, place her at the mercy of unlikely helpers such as Mark, a friendly, dog-owning, Sun-reading wide boy, Jamaican Delford and Peter, a middle-class dropout on the rebound from a bitter relationship.
Going Rouge
Sarah Palin, the ex-governor of Alaska who shot to fame as John McCain's running mate, shocking many with her far right, fundamentalist Christian, gun-toting, anti-abortion proclamations has become an obsession that just won't go away. Published on the same day as Palin's own autobiography, Going Rogue (HarperCollins), this incisive and illuminating collection of essays is stirring huge debate. Edited by two senior editors at The Nation magazine, it is smart, sharp and up-to-the minute. Contributors include Naomi Klein, Tom Perrotta, Eve Ensler, Gary Younge and Gloria Steinem.
4 Ingredients
Over 340 quick, easy and very delicious recipes that readers can easily whip up to wow their friends and family - and all with only 4 or less ingredients. Featuring fantastic recipes from breakfast to dinner, entrees to desserts and lunchbox delights, 4 Ingredients is ideal for busy people, those on a tight budget, students or those with not enough room for a full pantry.
So That's Why They Call it Great Britain
It covers less than half of one percent of the Earth's land mass, but is responsible for more than 40% of the world's great inventions. The first car, the first train and aeroplane came from Great Britain as did the steam engine, the jet engine, the engine of the internet, the first computer, the first telephone, the first TV, the first lightbulb and the first loo roll. Britain is truly great - and this explains why.
4 Ingredients
Over 340 quick, easy and very delicious recipes that readers can easily whip up to wow their friends and family - and all with only 4 or less ingredients. Featuring fantastic recipes from breakfast to dinner, entrees to desserts and lunchbox delights, 4 Ingredients is ideal for busy people, those on a tight budget, students or those with not enough room for a full pantry.
Conviction of Richard Nixon, The
In 1977, Nixon agreed to a series of historic interviews with David Frost. They were aired on prime time US television and watched by millions. Nixon was confident that the interviews would launch him favorably back into public life. Instead, it sealed his fate as a political pariah. Reston worked tirelessly with Frost to develop the interrogation strategy to force Nixon into admitting culpability. His memoir was written in 1977 is an authentic, landmark historical document, relevant today as ever. Frost / Nixon has now been dramatised as a play and film.
When She Was White
Sandra Laing's parents were white, pro-apartheid Afrikaners, so when Sandra was born, her dark skin and frizzy hair were a puzzle and an embarrassment. The result of an interracial union far back in history, her colouring was a genetic throwback in the worst possible place at the worst possible time - South Africa in 1955. Neighbours assumed Mrs. Laing had committed adultery with a black man, and the family were shunned under apartheid law and apartheid attitude. Here, acclaimed journalist Judith Stone explores Sandra's devastating experience.
Chuck Norris Vs Mr. T
Containing 400 farcical facts about pop culture icon Chuck Norris, The Truth about Chuck Norris sent shockwaves through the literary world and roundhouse kicked bestseller lists everywhere - leaving readers delighted (if not a little terrified). Now, author Ian Spector returns to his voluminous vault to bring readers 200 new Chuck Norris facts alongside 200 nuggets of dubious truth about his long-time antagonist, Mr. T, in a battle that pits foot against fist, beard against mohawk and Delta Force against A-Team.
Girl Boy Girl
The story of how Savannah Knoop led the bizarre double life of cult author JT LeRoy for six years. Trading a precarious existence as a college drop- out for a life in which she was embraced by celebrities and artists, it is no wonder she kept it up so long. As Savannah and Laura Albert, Knoop's sister-in-law who authored the JT LeRoy books, struggled over control of the character, Savannah realised the game, and her deception, was over. Telling her side of the saga for the first time, Girl Boy Girl sheds light on one of contemporary literature's strangest episodes.
Girl Boy Girl
The story of how Savannah Knoop led the bizarre double life of cult author JT LeRoy for six years. Trading a precarious existence as a college drop- out for a life in which she was embraced by celebrities and artists, it is no wonder she kept it up so long. As Savannah and Laura Albert, Knoop's sister-in-law who authored the JT LeRoy books, struggled over control of the character, Savannah realised the game, and her deception, was over. Telling her side of the saga for the first time, Girl Boy Girl sheds light on one of contemporary literature's strangest episodes.
RASTAMOUSE AND THE DOUBLE-CROSSIN' DIVA
There's a double-crossin' diva on the loose, causing trouble with a capital T. So the President calls on Rastamouse - it's an Easy Crew Emergency! Back-flippin' breakdancers, boombastic bands, big, big bucks and a bash-up bus - it's business as usual for Rastamouse and the Crew! The pictures are brilliant and the rhyming words of the story just carry you along. This is one of the best kid's books we've seen this year - and adults will love it too! - Sunday Express on Rastamouse and the Crucial Plan
