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Everything to Play For: The QI Book of Sports
‘Top Bins! A personal best, a lap record and a hole in one for when rain has stopped play.’ ALAN DAVIES
Hop, skip and jump into this wonderfully curious grand tour of the world of sports, brought to you by QI Elves James Harkin and Anna Ptaszynski.
From sport’s weirdest rules to its most unlikely heroes, via comically large cricket bats, pole-vaulting priests, creative football chants and exploding billiard balls, each chapter of Everything to Play For is brimming with surprising facts and intriguing stories.
Even if you’ve never asked yourself what David Attenborough has to do with yellow tennis balls, why Victorian doctors feared the outbreak of ‘bicycle face’ or what led ancient Egyptian athletes to have their spleens removed, this book will give you the astonishing answers – and plenty more besides.
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For more from the team behind QI’s hit TV show, check out the QI FACTS series of books, @qikipedia, their weekly podcast at nosuchthingasafish.com or visit qi.com.
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Dungeons & Dragons Core Rulebook: Monster Manual, WTCA92180000, standard
• Fill your Dungeons & Dragons games with pesky goblins and mighty dragons for players to battle or beguile, outwit or outrun • Over 150 ready-to-play D&D monsters • Over 400 stat blocks—with all the info a Dungeon Master needs to run encounters • Detailed descriptions and beautiful illustrations • 1 of 3 D&D Core Rulebooks for 5th edition—the Player’s Handbook (rules for playing the game), the Dungeon Master’s Guide (how to run the game), and Monster Manual (creatures to encounter in your game).The Monster Manual presents a horde of classic Dungeons & Dragons creatures, including dragons, giants, mind flayers, and beholders—a monstrous feast for Dungeon Masters ready to challenge their players and populate their adventures. The monsters contained herein are culled from the D&D game’s illustrious history, with easy-to-use game statistics and thrilling stories to feed your imagination.Read more
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Murdle: More Killer Puzzles: 100 Fiendishly Foul Murder Mystery Logic Puzzles (Murdle Puzzle Series)
***From THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES comes the next book of MURDLE – the ‘utterly addictive’ murderous puzzle book for armchair detectives everywhere***
‘THE PUZZLE SENSATION OF THE YEAR!’ – JANICE HALLETT, bestselling author of THE TWYFORD CODE
‘I’M COMPLETELY OBSESSED’ – OLIVIA BLACKE, author of A FATAL GROOVE
Deductive Logico is back on the scene to investigate muders most foul in Murdle: More Killer Puzzles.
These fiendishly compulsive mini-mystery puzzles challenge you to find whodunit, how, where and why. Join Logico to uncover the buried secrets of the Violet Isles, solve the riddles of an ancient and mysterious scholar, and explore the haunted lands of Drakonia. Follow the clues, interview the witnesses and use the power of deduction to complete the grid and catch the culprit. Together, you’ll unearth the dark truth beneath each murder and crack the code that can only be decrypted once you’ve solved them all!
Packed with perplexing puzzles, codes and maps, this is the ultimate casebook for the secret sleuth in everyone.
Sherlock: Baffled. Poirot: Befuddled. This must be a MURDLE!
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D&D Dungeon Master’s Guide (Dungeons & Dragons Core Rulebook)
Weave legendary stories in the world’s greatest roleplaying game. The Dungeon Master’s Guide provides the inspiration and guidance you need to spark your imagination and create worlds of adventure for your players to explore and enjoy. Inside you’ll find world-building advice, tips and tricks for creating memorable dungeons and adventures, optional game rules, hundreds of classic D&D magic items, and many other tools to help you be a great Dungeon Master.Read more
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Interesting Stories For Curious People: A Collection of Fascinating Stories About History, Science, Pop Culture and Just About Anything Else You Can Think of
Want to impress your buddies at the bar?Need to think of something interesting to do at the next family gathering?
Want to learn a bunch of random facts about history, science, true crime, and the paranormal?
Pick up Interesting Stories for Curious People, the ultimate guidebook for a plethora of interesting facts about a whole bunch of several different topics. A quick read packed with information from cover to cover.
Here you will find out:
- How did a Frenchman successfully use a spontaneous combustion defense during a murder trial?
- How did a German teenager help end the Cold War?
- Why did some really smart guys think foam houses would be the wave of the future?
- What is a chupacabra and why are there two of them?
- Did Cleopatra really die from a snake bite?
You’ll be glued to the pages of this book reading interesting fact after interesting fact as Interesting Stories for Curious People brings you the in-depth knowledge of some things you may have heard about and always wondered, but now will learn the truth. You’ll finally be able to separate fact from fiction and will be surprised to learn that some of the things you’ve been told, even by your teachers, was just plain wrong!
Whether you are a trivia maven or just a person who likes to learn new things, you’ll learn something new and find yourself entertained as you discover some of the most fascination criminals, ghost stories, strange habits of historical figures, and just weird things that are a part of our world. So open this book and your mind and see another side of things that you may not know existed.
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Interesting Facts For Curious Minds: 1572 Random But Mind-Blowing Facts About History, Science, Pop Culture And Everything In Between
Want to impress your friends and family with both useful, worthless but undeniably interesting facts?
Then Interesting Facts For Curious Minds: 1572 Random But Mind Blowing Facts About History, Science, Pop Culture and Everything in Between is the book for you!
In this book you’ll find the answers to questions such as:
- When did zero become a number?
- Who was the inventor of Bitcoin?
- What did the Big Bang sound like?
- How have sports changed around the world?
- What’s a malapropism?
Interesting Facts For Curious Minds gives you the answer to all these and many, many more questions that I know have crossed your mind from time to time. This book is divided into 63 chapters by topic for your convenience, bringing you a nice mix of science, history, pop culture, and all sorts of stuff in between. Each chapter contains 25 concise yet engaging factoids that are sure to make you think and at times laugh.
How you read this book is entirely up to you. I’m sure most of you will read it cover to cover at some point, but when you’re with friends and family you can pick the chapters out that most appeal to all of you.
However you read this book, I guarantee you’ll find it one of the best tools to pass some time, relax alone, or connect with others. So sit back, relax, and get ready to learn some truly interesting facts!
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The Monsters Know What They’re Doing: Combat Tactics for Dungeon Masters (Volume 1)
In the course of a Dungeons & Dragons game, a Dungeon Master has to make one decision after another in response to player behaviour—and the better the players, the more unpredictable their behaviour! It’s easy for even an experienced DM to get bogged down in on-the-spot decision-making or to let combat devolve into a boring slugfest, with enemies running directly at the player characters and biting, bashing, and slashing away.In The Monsters Know What They’re Doing, Keith Ammann lightens the DM’s burden by helping you understand your monsters’ abilities and develop battle plans before your fifth edition D&D game session begins. Just as soldiers don’t whip out their field manuals for the first time when they’re already under fire, a DM shouldn’t wait until the PCs have just encountered a dozen bullywugs to figure out how they advance, fight, and retreat.
Easy to read and apply, The Monsters Know What They’re Doing is essential reading for every DM.
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Ripley’s Believe It or Not! 2024
Ripley’s Believe It or Not! will amaze and astound children and adults alike with thousands of strange stories, unusual feats and hair-raising oddities from around the world.
Bursting with thousands of extraordinary facts and accompanied by lists, stunning photography, infographics, and the science behind some of the weirdest stories, Ripley’s Believe It or Not! will entertain, inform and flabbergast you with stories of people who are pushing the boundaries. This year’s annual takes the reading experience to the next level with mini games, interactive video content, quizzes, secrets to be unlocked and many more innovative features. No Christmas is complete without it.
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The Official Liverpool FC Annual 2024
If you want to know everything about the Reds, this Official Liverpool FC Annual 2024 is the publication for you. Packed full of interesting facts, stats, features and stunning photography, it is essential reading for every true Liverpool FC fan. Enjoy learning more about all aspects of life at the club and get the inside track from the stars at the forefront of the ongoing quest for success. On and off the pitch, a new Anfield era is dawning so make sure you are fully equipped. If you love Liverpool, you’ll love this.Read more
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No Reserve: The brand new 2023 thriller from the master of the racing blockbuster
THE HIGHER THE STAKES, THE DEADLIER THE RISK . . .THE BRAND NEW 2023 THRILLER FROM THE MASTER OF THE RACING THRILLER – NOW AVAILABLE IN HARDBACK & EBOOK.
______________________Theo Jennings is a young auctioneer at the Thoroughbred sales ring in Newmarket. The October yearling sales are where the big money exchanges hands in frenzied auctions: millions of Guineas paid for horses that are as yet unnamed, untested, and have never taken a step on the track. It’s the greatest gamble in all of horseracing, and one that can end in ruin.
Theo has just made the biggest sale of his life, when he overhears a secret conversation between the two bidders – can they really have colluded to fix the price of his big sale? When that same horse is found dead the next morning, he has no choice but to investigate, even against the wishes of his boss. But the more he uncovers, the less he can trust the people around him.
The higher the stakes, the greater the risk. And in the bloodstock game, the ultimate price can be murder . . .
PRAISE FOR FELIX FRANCIS:
‘From winning post to top of the bestseller lists’ – SUNDAY TIMES
‘The Francis flair is clear for all to see’ – DAILY MAIL
‘The master of suspense and intrigue’ – COUNTRY LIFE
‘A story of skulduggery, conspiracy and dodgy dealings’ – YORKSHIRE TIMES
‘Felix Francis’ novels gallop along splendidly’ – JILLY COOPER
‘A gripping tale’ – DAILY EXPRESS
‘The pages fly by’ – HORSE & HOUND
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Alaska Challenge: A Journey Through Uncharted Wilderness Leading to a New Life in a New Land
Having grown disillusioned with the tedious existence that is expected of young college students, the newlyweds Bill and Ruth Albee dream of heading to Alaska—on foot—by way of a vast blank space on the map that is modern day Western British Columbia.
Like most dreams it dug into their body, mind and soul and nothing could satisfy it until they had given it a try. So, in 1930 they started off, ignoring all warnings and leaving from Vancouver on foot up through western B.C.—following a route very few white men and absolutely no white women had been on—into the Yukon and then on to Alaska down the mighty Yukon River. A journey of many thousands of miles.
Enroute are the perils of bureaucratic red tape, starvation, wolves, the disappearing Rudy, dangerous rivers, a worthless map, crazy frontiersmen, a Russian woman and her stuffed dog, friendly and unfriendly natives, and an unplanned pregnancy.
Upon reaching their goal of Alaska and wondering where to go from there Bill and Ruth accept a remote school teaching assignment in an Inuit village off of the Cape Prince of Wales on the Bering Sea. This is where they will make their home for the next year teaching and learning from the Eskimo children and parents alike. The journey to become an accepted member of the village is fraught with trying and often hilarious episodes.
And the experiences worth every minute of the hardships. For Bill and Ruth discovered something far greater than the adventure. Greater than the experience of it all. Something great, wild, wonderful and truly unexpected. . . .
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Glyndŵr’s Way (Trailblazer British Walking Guide): Knighton to Welshpool: 58 large-scale trail maps and guides to 30 towns and villages: Knighton to … villages (Trailblazer…
All the information you need to enjoy your hiking adventure along Glyndwr’s Way.
Brand new title in the Trailblazer British Walking Guide series covering the 135-mile National Trail in Wales. Follow in the footsteps of Owain Glyndwr, the Welsh prince who led a rebellion against the English in 1400. Traversing a range of open farmland and forest, it links with another National Trail, Offa’s Dyke Path, at its start in Knighton and end in Welshpool.
The guide includes:
- 58 large-scale walking maps – at just under 1:20,000 – showing route times, places to stay, places to eat, points of interest, and 10 town plans
- Places to stay with reviews – campsites, bunkhouses, hostels, B&Bs, pubs and hotels
- Places to eat with reviews – cafes, teashops, pubs, takeaways, restaurants
- What to see from the path – history, culture, natural history
- Comprehensive public transport information – for all access points on the path
- Flora and fauna – four page full colour flower guide, plus an illustrated section on local wildlife
- Itineraries for all walkers – whether walking the route in its entirety over two weeks or sampling the highlights on day walks and short breaks
- Green hiking – understanding the local environment and minimizing our impact on it
- GPS waypoints – also downloadable from the Trailblazer website page
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The Sunday Times Jumbo General Knowledge Crossword Book 5: 50 general knowledge crosswords (The Sunday Times Puzzle Books)
Challenge your brain with these enjoyable puzzles.
A jumbo crossword puzzle and general knowledge workout to test and stimulate the brain cells with 50 large grid puzzles from The Sunday Times.
These puzzles use a 21 x 21 jumbo-size grid, and appeared in the pages of the Sunday Times, they offer an entertaining and stimulating challenge to all crossword lovers and anyone interested in quizzes, trivia and testing their all-round knowledge.
Contains more general knowledge clues then the standard Times Jumbo crossword, for example names of famous people, titles of songs, books, films, plays, operas, musicals and TV shows; places and sights, quotations – questions with one or more words in a quote to identify as the answer.
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The Times Ultimate Killer Su Doku Book 16: 200 of the deadliest Su Doku puzzles (The Times Su Doku)
Challenge your brain with these enjoyable puzzles.
Specially compiled to provide the most deadly Su Doku challenge, this is the only volume for Su Doku enthusiasts who need a puzzle that really tests their mettle.
Prepare yourself for the toughest Su Doku challenge there is. These diabolically difficult Ultimate Killer Su Doku puzzles will really put your brainpower to the test as you ‘warm up’ with the 100 Deadly Killer puzzles before steeling yourself to take on the 100 Extra Deadly Su Dokus. Are you ready for the challenge?
Not for the faint-hearted. The puzzles use the same 9×9 grid as a regular Su Doku, but have an extra mathematical element that multiplies the challenge. The aim is not only to complete every row, column and cube so that it contains the digits 1 to 9, but also to make sure that the outlined sections, called cages, add up to the number given in each cage.
Warning: Not suitable for amateur puzzlers!
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Amazing, Random and Mind-Blowing Facts For Curious Minds: Interesting stories and facts for curious minds – learn about History, Pop Culture, Gaming, The … (Fascinating Facts…
Love to be the person in the room that has all the fascinating facts? Look no further!‘Amazing, Random and Mind-blowing Facts for Curious Minds’ is a book to be read by the whole family. Have fun together with friends and family or just let yourself get lost discovering these truly amazing stories and facts.
Put an end to boredom, lack of conversation starters, and ignorance about the world….without having to spend hours on the internet or in a classroom. “Amazing, Random and Mind-blowing Facts for Curious Minds” is your one-stop solution. It’s like having a personal guide through the most fascinating corners of the knowledge. This book will take you on a progress through a world filled with facts that are stranger than fiction.
“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing” – Albert Einstein
- Split into chapters by topic for easy reference
- Over 28 amazing topics ranging from Science Fiction and Fantasy to Gaming to Pop Culture and more….
- Easy reading for all ages
- Perfect gift for curious minds and the person that you struggle to buy for
Not only does this book serve as an excellent tool for socializing, but it also fuels your curiosity and stimulates your brain. Studies show that learning new things can help improve memory and cognitive skills. So while you’re having fun reading this book, you’re also giving your brain a healthy workout!
What’s more? This book is perfect for all ages! Whether you’re a kid eager to learn or an adult looking to expand your knowledge base – this book will not disappoint. “Amazing, random and Mind-blowing Facts for Curious Minds” has something for everyone.
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Be Fit, Live Free: A Fundamental Approach To Fitness Based On The Principles of Mother And Human Nature
Fitness, as we know it, is a relatively new scientific discipline that’s still in its infancy. As such, many popular “evidence-based” approaches to diet and exercise are still rooted in vague correlations and guesswork.Be Fit, Live Free is a new holistic model for how fitness works as a whole. This is not another diet or exercise program that’s hoping to trend on social media for a few months. Instead, this comprehensive unification theory explains how everything in fitness works from the ground up to give you the power to get what you want while allowing you the freedom to do things your way.
In Be Fit, Live Free, you’ll discover:
- Why almost all diet and exercise methods are based on an incomplete model based more on correlation than causation.
- Why it’s impossible for almost all diet and exercise programs to deliver on the promises they sell to you.
- The fundamental processes that control your weight, performance, and health, and why no single approach to fitness can work for everyone.
- The social media influences are dead wrong when it comes to motivation. It’s 100% essential to your success, and you will be forever lost if you need to learn how to cultivate it.
- Learn how to cultivate an unlimited amount of motivation that lasts for years.
- How fitness scams and programs make inflated promises to lure you into dogmatic obedience that limits your results while shackling your lifestyle freedom.
This book is for beginners who want to build a solid understanding of fitness and seasoned veterans who are burned out from the diet and exercise rat race. Fitness should enhance, rather than compromise, the health of your mind, body, and lifestyle. Be Fit, LIve Free is the new fitness model that will ensure you get exactly what you want from your habits regardless of which methods you wish to use.
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A History of Rugby in Leinster
Leinster – one of the most successful and influential Irish sporting teams of all time.
Established in 1879, they boast a dazzling roster of players, past and present, including Brian O’Driscoll, Johnny Sexton, Jamie Heaslip, and current captain James Ryan.
But there is so much more to rugby in Leinster, and, for the first time, this book compiles its rich history, from its foundation, through the amateur years, to the club’s many spectacular championships in the twenty-first century, when the national love for rugby kicked up a gear. Doolin ruminates on the sport’s relationships with politics and class, and of course celebrates all the breathless victories enjoyed by Leinster teams at every level.
And success doesn’t stop with silverware; since the nineteenth century Leinster Rugby has been influencing the spheres of education, business and politics throughout the province and the country as a whole. Nothing reflects the complexities of politics and identity in Ireland more than rugby.
A History of Rugby in Leinster is a vibrant celebration of sporting greatness and of Leinster’s enduring commitment to teamwork, integrity and community.
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Dark Delights: A Dark Hockey Bully Romance (Hellions of Hade Harbor Book 2)
He’s a star hockey player and the richest guy in town. She’s the cleaner’s daughter, and his best buddy’s twin.
She wants nothing to do with him… he has other plans.Eve
I was used to being the poor kid at school, the charity case.
It had never bothered me that much.
I stayed out of their way, and they stayed out of mine… it was a good rule for surviving in a rich college town like Hade Harbor.
Enter Beckett Anderson.
Obscenely wealthy, entitled beyond belief.
Cruel and spoiled and vicious, I never should have gotten on his radar.
Now it’s too late. If I want to stay in school and finish, I need Beckett and his money, and we both know it.
But Beckett’s price for helping me is something I might never recover from.Meet the Ice Gods, the Hockey players who never play by the rules and own Hade Harbor and everyone in it. Dark Delights is a standalone bully romance featuring a possessive hockey playing Ice God, and the smart, mouthy object of his obsession.
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Lancer Ttrpg Core Rulebook
A Mud-and-Lasers Tabletop Roleplaying Game of Modular Mechs and the Pilots that crew them. Created in partnership with Massif Press, Dark Horse Books presents LANCER.15,000 years into the future, humanity has survived near collapse and since expanded ever wider into the frontiers of space, organized by UNION, the central hegemon of the populated galaxy. At Union’s heart, the dream of human utopia has been realized; but Lancer is set at the trembling edges of the expansion where resistance to the ideals of the utopia grow.
As a lancer, you pilot a mech as unique as yourself. You are, by training, luck, circumstance, or work, one of the best. In this era near the golden age, you have one question to answer above all: who do you fight for?
Lancer features a deep, story-rich setting for players to engage with. Every choice they make, every ordnance they mount, every weapon they wield — all of it has lore attached, just waiting for a story to develop.
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The Spurs Shirt: The Official History of the Tottenham Hotspur Jersey
Fully revised and updated second edition
Includes the full list of Player Legacy Numbers and the shirt worn by Harry Kane when he broke the Club’s scoring record.
The Spurs Shirt is the conclusion of years of painstaking research and includes a match worn example of almost every style of Tottenham Hotspur shirt (home and away) since the glory days of the 1960s – including a jersey from every post-war cup final Spurs have ever played in. Each shirt has been beautifully photographed to create a stunning coffee table book which offers a unique perspective on the illustrious history of the club.
This new edition contains over 250 shirts worn or prepared for more than 120 different Spurs players, including legends like Danny Blanchflower, Jimmy Greaves, Steve Perryman, Glenn Hoddle, Ossie Ardiles, Paul Gascoigne, David Ginola, Gareth Bale and Harry Kane.
It’s also the first publication to include a full list of Player Legacy Numbers.
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Murdle: Even More Killer Puzzles: 100 Cunningly Clever Murder Mystery Logic Puzzles (Murdle Puzzle Series)
**From THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES comes even more MURDLE – the ‘utterly addictive’ murderous puzzle book for armchair detectives everywhere**
‘THE PUZZLE SENSATION OF THE YEAR!’ – JANICE HALLETT, bestselling author of THE TWYFORD CODE
‘I’M COMPLETELY OBSESSED’ – OLIVIA BLACKE, author of A FATAL GROOVE
Deductive Logico is back on the scene to investigate murders most foul in this third installment: Murdle: Even More Killer Puzzles.
These fiendishly compulsive mini-mystery puzzles challenge you to find whodunit, how, where and why. Join Logico to uncover the deadly secrets of a mysterious manor, solve the riddles of a suspiciously orderly science institute and explore the eerie corridors of a tech billionaire’s island retreat. Follow the clues, interview the witnesses and use the power of deduction to complete the grid and catch the culprit. Together, you’ll unearth the dark truth beneath each murder and crack the code that can only be decrypted once you’ve solved them all!
Packed with perplexing puzzles, codes and maps, this is the ultimate casebook for the secret sleuth in everyone.
Miss Marple never cracked a case like this. Time to sharpen your wits and solve a MURDLE!
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The Game Master’s Book of Villains, Minions and Their Tactics: Epic new antagonists for your PCs, plus new minions, fighting tactics, and guidelines … original BBEGs for 5th…
A game master’s biggest challenge can be prep time. With busy lives in mind, this book provides new and exciting content to help GMs save hours of time preparing for a game. Inside, readers will find twenty-five “Big Bosses,” along with insights into how they use their minions strategically in order to decimate any heroic threat that might cross their paths. The Game Master’s Book of Villains, Minions and Their Tactics provides tips and strategies that readers can use to “drag and drop” a BBEG into a new or existing game, with full colour illustrations, lore, stats, combat tactics, and special abilities for each exciting entry. You’ll also find detailed tactics and combat strategies dozens of other minions found throughout the 5E game. In addition to providing three exciting one-shot adventures, the book also shows you how to create your own original villains, minions and monsters – the best of the worst your game has to offer.Read more
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Welsh Rugby: What Went Wrong?
The glory days of Welsh rugby seem long ago now. Mortifying defeats, threatened strike action, institutionalised sexism, racism and homophobia in the WRU, bad financial management this book examines key events from the 1980s to today which have brought Welsh rugby to its present crisis. — Books Council of WalesRead more
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Formula One 2024
The world’s bestselling Grand Prix handbook is back for the new season.
This is the definitive guide to Formula 1 in 2024. A complete examination of all the teams racing this season (from Red Bull and Mercedes to Ferrari and McLaren), every driver (including Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc) and all the tracks featured in the packed Grand Prix calendar.
Also including a full review of the 2023 season and a breakdown of the new rules and regulations for 2024, this indispensable guidebook features a full breakdown of last season’s drivers’ and constructors’ world championship results – as well as a fill-in chart for 2024, so each book becomes your own personalised guide to the year’s action.
Written by bestselling F1 author Bruce Jones and containing dozens of breathtaking photographs and detailed circuit illustrations plus a statistics section highlighting the major records in F1 history, this is the only guide you’ll need for the racing action ahead.
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Tackle!: Let the sabotage and scandals begin in the new instant Sunday Times bestseller
Pre-order this paperback edition of Tackle! coming MAY 9th 2024 or purchase the Hardback, eBook or audiobook TODAY.
Jilly Cooper is a true fan favourite:
‘Entertaining, witty and a total escape!’
‘Unputdownable and addictive as always’
‘Rupert is back. Still gorgeous. Still naughty. Still wondrous’
‘A delightfully indulgent read . . . twists in the plot and, as always, a charming ending’Jilly Cooper’s legendary hero returns!
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How to Win At Chess: The Ultimate Guide for Beginners and Beyond
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
Learn chess from International Master and YouTube’s top chess teacher Levy Rozman (aka GothamChess) in this refreshing and fun guide for beginner and intermediate players
How to Win at Chess teaches you everything you need to know about the game, including all the important moves and strategies to start off strong and keep you thinking several steps ahead.
Full of Levy Rozman’s signature charm and humour that have made him beloved by millions of fans, the first half of this unique guide introduces rising players (0-800 Elo rating) to the four key areas to consider when playing chess-openings, endings, tactics, and strategy-and the second half builds upon these core skills for more experienced players (800-1300 Elo rating). Brimming with practical and easy-to-follow tips for improving your game, How to Win at Chess includes over 500 instructional gameplay illustrations to help you better visualize the board, as well as chapter-specific QR codes for exclusive bonus content on Chessly, Rozman’s teaching platform.
Whether you want to become a recreational chess player or are training to be a Grandmaster, How to Win at Chess is the perfect interactive introduction to the world of chess.
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Football Without Fans: The History of Celtic Supporters Clubs
From Paisley to Papua New Guinea, The Gorbals to The Bronx, Celtic Supporters Clubs are renowned the world over. The only difference between the brake club pioneers of the late 1880s and the present-day CSCs is the mode of transport. The passion, dedication, hopes and dreams of the fans has never changed. The pride of belonging to a cause they believe in has made them the lifeblood of Celtic FC.Delve into what our forefathers got up to, from the horse and carts, motorised charabancs, war years, the highs of Lisbon to the histories of over 400 CSCs. Every supporters club has a story to tell. This book brings them to life with some remarkable tales of heroism, prejudice, inventiveness, charity, mayhem and humour.
This book is by the fans, about the fans, for the fans.
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Fooling the Forward (Charleston Coyotes Hockey Book 4)
Ryder Goode has been my celebrity crush since he signed on with the Charleston Coyotes. Watching him race around the ice has become a favorite pastime of mine.
Despite him being one of my brother’s teammates, we’ve never met. At least not until he cashes in on the prize he won in a charity auction—one weekend with me as his personal chef.
During those two days, every preconceived notion I have about him gets annihilated, leaving me wanting to learn more about the kind and generous man.
So when he asks me to stay on as his full-time chef, I accept. And when the two of us can’t keep our hands off each other, I warn him I’ll never fall for him.
Even though it’s too late—I already have.
Although I might be trying to fool the forward, it turns out, I’m only fooling myself.
This is a standalone feel good low angst brother’s teammate hockey romcom with a reformed bad boy hero who’s a cinnamon roll at heart.
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Her Brother’s Teammate
She’s His Personal Chef
Forced Proximity
Opposites Attract
Reformed Bad Boy
Cinnamon Roll Hero
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Rules Of Our Own (Rule Breaker Series Book 3)
Somehow, I’ve landed myself a do-over and this time we aren’t screwing it up. This time, I don’t want her all to myself. This time we’re going to share.
Mia:
The second the Boston Bruins star forward steps out of the villa bathroom, looking like a god in nothing but a low slung towel…I should turn around and beg for a different room.
When his tall, dark and broody teammate walks in offering to share the villa…I should run.
And when they offer me one weekend of no strings attached fun…I should absolutely say no.
But I’ve never been good at doing what I’m supposed to.
Alex:
Three nights wasn’t enough. Not when I still wake up dreaming about her. About them.
Imagine our surprise when our new neighbor ends up being the girl we’ve both been obsessing over.
This time, we won’t lose her.
This time, things will be different.
This time…we’re ready to share.
River:
They’re mine to own, possess, consume. They just don’t know it yet.
Rules Of Our Own is an interconnected standalone NHL Hockey Romance with a MMF why-choose style HEA.
Forced proximity, bi-awakening, where the guys are obsessed with her as they are with each other.
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Watch Your Mouth: A Brother’s Best Friend Hockey Romance (Kings of the Ice)
My brother’s teammates know not to touch me — but that doesn’t stop me from daring Jaxson Brittain to be the first to break the rule.
After one steamy night in Austin, I’m all too aware of the hot, broody defenseman with icy blue eyes and ink sprawling his muscular arms. He was the one my brother assigned to keep me safe — and I had far too much fun tempting him to be the one to put me in danger.
It was just one night of tip-toeing the line, of teasing and flirting and messing around knowing nothing would ever come of it.
But when the universe throws me back into his lap two weeks later and we end up on a secret road trip together, all bets are off.
I can’t help but touch him. I can’t help but pray for him to touch me. And I can’t resist the temptation to test him at every turn.
Jaxson is smart and doesn’t have a death wish. So, like a gentleman, he keeps his hands to himself… the jerk.
But the closer we get on the road and the farther we get from reality, the less those warning signs from my brother seem to deter him.
When we started this road trip, we set a boundary. We promised to keep all arms and legs safely in the friend zone.
Now, miles and miles away from all the reasons we shouldn’t, all I can hear is my heart thumping out the resounding reason we should.
And the way those heated blue eyes watch me, I know I’m not the only one.
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TROPES:
Pro Hockey Romance
Teammate’s Little Sister/Brother’s Best Friend
Road Trip
Forced Proximity
One Bed
Age Gap
Opposites Attract
Forbidden
___________________________________________Watch Your Mouth is book two in the Kings of the Ice series: a series of interconnected standalones following a team of professional hockey players and the women who bring them to their knees. They do not need to be read in order, but you will gain glimpses of future characters/couples in each book.
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Check & Mate: the instant Sunday Times bestseller – an enemies-to-lovers romance that will have you hooked!
In this clever and swoonworthy new novel from the New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis, life’s moving pieces bring rival chess players together in a match for the heart.
Mallory Greenleaf is done with chess. Every move counts nowadays; after the sport led to the destruction of her family four years earlier, Mallory’s focus is on her mom, her sisters, and the dead-end job that keeps the lights on. That is, until she begrudgingly agrees to play in one last charity tournament and inadvertently wipes the board with notorious ‘Kingkiller’ Nolan Sawyer: current world champion and reigning Bad Boy of chess.
Nolan’s loss to an unknown rookie shocks everyone. What’s even more confusing? His desire to cross pawns again. What kind of gambit is Nolan playing? The smart move would be to walk away. Resign. Game over. But Mallory’s victory opens the door to sorely needed cash-prizes and despite everything, she can’t help feeling drawn to the enigmatic strategist…
As she rockets up the ranks, Mallory struggles to keep her family safely separated from the game that wrecked it in the first place. And as her love for the sport she so desperately wanted to hate begins to rekindle, Mallory quickly realizes that the games aren’t only on the board, the spotlight is brighter than she imagined, and the competition can be fierce (-ly attractive. And intelligent… and infuriating…)
This novel is suitable for both young adult and adult audiences.
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The Times Quick Cryptic Crossword Book 9: 100 world-famous crossword puzzles (The Times Crosswords)
Challenge your brain with these enjoyable puzzles.
100 puzzles from The Times adapting the cryptic puzzle for those with a hectic lifestyle and schedule. Ideal for those starting out with cryptic crosswords, and those who’d like to tackle the main puzzle but feel daunted, or who can perhaps only solve a handful of clues.
Appearing Monday to Friday in the puzzle pages of Times2, this crossword has a reduced 13×13 grid size and reduced difficulty too, the intention being to encourage people to take their first steps in tackling cryptic crosswords. And also to cater for those of us who have limited time to devote to our favourite pastime and need a ready-made set of puzzles that is solvable in a short space of time.
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The Ultimate True Crime Trivia Book: A Compilation of Fascinating Facts & Disturbing Details About Infamous Serial Killers, Mysteries, Cold Cases & Everything In Between (True…
Ever been hooked on crime shows exploring notorious criminals and unsolved mysteries?Curious about the most talked-about serial killers? Or those lesser-known ones that still give chills?
Eager to get the full story on insane couples who killed together or those elusive killers still on the run?
How about diving into cold cases that remained unsolved for decades, or the ones that finally got cracked open? Ever thought about what happened to those people who just vanished without a trace?
Well, “The Ultimate True Crime Trivia Book” will satisfy those burning curiosities.
- Dive into the world of the obscure serial killers the world has ever seen.
- Uncover the shocking tales of killer couples and duos, proving sometimes terror comes in twos.
- Meet deadly women who’ve left a lasting legacy in the annals of crime.
- Step into the shadows with lesser-known and even active killers. Who knows where they might be?
- Dive deep into the intricacies of cold cases that are hauntingly unresolved.
- Delve into tales of those who mysteriously vanished, leaving behind more questions than answers.
- Read the harrowing stories of families forever changed by unspeakable horrors.
- Explore bizarre mysteries that’ll leave you scratching your head.
- And when you need it, find some semblance of closure with tales of cold cases that found justice.
True crime stories are everywhere – from our screens to podcasts, capturing our imaginations and haunting our dreams. It’s raw, it’s real, and it’s a deep dive into humanity’s dark side.
Whether you think you’ve heard it all or are just getting started, “The Ultimate True Crime Trivia Book” is your next must-read.
Got the nerve? Dive in.
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Everything to Play For: The QI Book of Sports
‘Top Bins! A personal best, a lap record and a hole in one for when rain has stopped play.’ ALAN DAVIES
Hop, skip and jump into this wonderfully curious grand tour of the world of sports, brought to you by QI Elves James Harkin and Anna Ptaszynski.
From sport’s weirdest rules to its most unlikely heroes, via comically large cricket bats, pole-vaulting priests, creative football chants and exploding billiard balls, each chapter of Everything to Play For is brimming with surprising facts and intriguing stories.
Even if you’ve never asked yourself what David Attenborough has to do with yellow tennis balls, why Victorian doctors feared the outbreak of ‘bicycle face’ or what led ancient Egyptian athletes to have their spleens removed, this book will give you the astonishing answers – and plenty more besides.
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For more from the team behind QI’s hit TV show, check out the QI FACTS series of books, @qikipedia, their weekly podcast at nosuchthingasafish.com or visit qi.com.
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World of Warcraft: The Dragonflight Codex (A Definitive Guide to the Dragons of Azeroth)
Uncover the rich history of the legendary dragons of Azeroth with this official, lavishly illustrated guide from the iconic game World of Warcraft. With over 100 never-before-seen illustrations, World of Warcraft: Dragonflight Codex (A Definitive Guide to the Dragons of Azeroth) is the ultimate WoW fan’s guide to everything dragons.
Journey across Azeroth and beyond with this comprehensive guide, highlighting the magnificent dragons of the video game World of Warcraft. With this immersive in-world field guide written by Archmage Khadgar of the Kirin Tor, get an in-depth look at draconic species and the newly awakened dracthyr, along with the magical abilities of World of Warcraft’s dragonflights, proto-dragons, and more!
After enduring years of hardship, the dragons of Azeroth must reclaim their legacy, and it is more important than ever to learn about their vast history and incredible abilities. Though the Dragon Isles stood dormant for 10,000 years, now the Watcher has reawakened, the beacon has been lit, and the dragons have come home―called to be Azeroth’s protectors once more. The New Age of Dragons has begun in World of Warcraft: Dragonflight. From the untamed northlands of Azeroth, fans of World of Warcraft will be able to follow the history of the dragons from their origins as elemental drakes to the present day dragonflights in this new, all-inclusive dragon codex.
This fully illustrated, comprehensive guide will highlight the creatures’ magical abilities, outline a chronological evolution of the dragons, and map out enchanting new zones. World of Warcraft: Dragonflight Codex (A Definitive Guide to the Dragons of Azeroth) is a must-have companion piece to the latest expansion, World of Warcraft: Dragonflight.
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No Reserve: The brand new 2023 thriller from the master of the racing blockbuster
Theo Jennings is a young auctioneer at the Thoroughbred sales ring in Newmarket. The October yearling sales are where the big money exchanges hands in frenzied auctions: millions of Guineas paid for horses that are as yet unnamed, untested, and have never taken a step on the track. It’s the greatest gamble in all of horseracing, and one that can end in ruin.Theo has just made the biggest sale of his life, when he overhears a secret conversation between the two bidders – can they really have colluded to fix the price of his big sale? When that same horse is found dead the next morning, he has no choice but to investigate, even against the wishes of his boss. But the more he uncovers, the less he can trust the people around him.
The higher the stakes, the greater the risk. And in the bloodstock game, the ultimate price can be murder.
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My Wrexham Story: The Inspirational Autobiography From The Beloved Football Hero
*AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW*
The memoir from Wrexham super striker, Paul Mullin – as seen in Welcome to Wrexham, a Disney+ documentary series by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.
In July 2021, shortly after being named League Two’s Player of the Season and Golden Boot, Paul Mullin sent shockwaves through the EFL by taking a downwards move to National League team, Wrexham AFC. Since then, ‘Super Paul Mullin’ has helped transform the Wrexham team, scoring goal after goal, helping secure promotion, and capturing the imaginations of football fans across the world in the process.
Here for the first time, Mullin tells his own story: his roots in Liverpool, the highs and lows of English football’s promotion race, lessons learnt from his young son’s Autism diagnosis, and what happens when Hollywood comes knocking at your door.
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Racing Post Pocket Diary 2024
The hugely popular Racing Post Pocket Diary features one week to view, listing the most up-to-date race meeting information in the UK and Ireland at the time of publication – jumps, Flat and all-weather – as well as major sporting fixtures, a wealth of racing statistics, principal race dates and details of the racecourses in Britain and Ireland.
The Racing Post diaries and calendars have been slightly delayed to allow for inclusion of the full UK and Irish racing fixtures. The pocket diary will publish in late November, well in time for Christmas 2023.
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£10.50£11.40Racing Post Pocket Diary 2024
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