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Wiltonbury is the story of love and hate, of pain and laughter. It
is set in a village in the heart of England, a village with its own
ways, peculiarities and traditions. Some of the people are good
people, some are naturally bad and some are just plain misguided.
WINNER OF THE 2010 WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR PRIZE.
Brian Moore, or 'Pitbull' as he came to be known during nearly a
decade at the heart of the England rugby team's pack, established
himself as one of the game's original hard men at a time when rugby
was still an amateur sport. Since his retirement, he has earned a
reputation as an equally uncompromising commentator, never afraid
to tell it as he sees it and lash out at the money men and
professionals that have made rugby into such a different beast.
Yet, for all his bullishness on and off the pitch, there also
appears a more unconventional, complicated side to the man. A
solicitor by trade, Moore's love of fine wine, career experience as
a manicurist and preference for reading Shakespeare in the dressing
room before games, mark him out as anything but the stereotypical
rugby player and in Beware of the Dog Moore lays open with
astounding frankness the shocking events, both personal and
professional, that have gone towards shaping him over the years.
Presenting an unparalleled insight into the mind of one of British
rugby's greatest players and characters, Beware of the Dog is a
uniquely engaging and upfront sporting memoir, and was a hugely
deserving winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year prize.
A timeless classic dealing with the complexity and hardships of
relationships, addiction and faith. Judith Hearne, a Catholic
middle-aged spinster, moves into yet another bed-sit in Belfast. A
socially isolated woman of modest means, she teaches piano to a
handful of students to pass the day. Her only social activity is
tea with the O'Neill family, who secretly dread her weekly visits.
Judith soon meets wealthy James Madden and fantasises about
marrying this lively, debonair man. But Madden sees her in an
entirely different light, as a potential investor in a business
proposal. On realising that her feelings are not reciprocated, she
turns to an old addiction - alcohol. Having confessed her problems
to an indifferent priest, she soon loses her faith and binges
further. She wonders what place there is for her in a world that so
values family ties and faith, both of which she is without.
When the IRA orders Dillon to park his car at a Belfast hotel, he knows he's planting a bomb that will kill and maim dozens. He also knows his wife will be killed if he disobeys. The author's award-winning novels include "The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne" and "The Great Victorian Collection".
This wide ranging collection of original essays covering themes of
Education, Colonial Politics, Caribbean Regionalism and the
Caribbean in the Atlantic World was prepared as a tribute to
educator and historian Roy Augier. The 28 chapters reflect the
principal areas of Augier's academic and professional activities
within the walls of the University of the West Indies and beyond,
especially in his various roles at the Caribbean Examinations
Council.
When Michael Dillon is ordered by the IRA to park his car in the
carpark of a Belfast hotel, he is faced with a moral choice which
leaves him absolutely nowhere to turn. He knows that he is planting
a bomb that would kill and maim dozens of people. But he also knows
that if he doesn't, his wife will be killed. See also: Reading in
the Dark by Seamus Deane
This book is about "TOTAL MOTIVATION" and what drives us to behave
in the way that we do. It explains the everyday experiences that we
have, and how they all relate to each other, hopefully in very
simple and easy to understand language.
Whether you're a job seeker, an employer running a business, or an
employee working in a business, the Career Management Toolkit will
guide you to a more successful and satisfying working life, from
when you get your first job until you retire. It answers questions
that business owners and workers have asked for centuries: - How
can I perform better at interviews? - How do I write a better
resume and cover letter? - How do I choose the right job? - How do
I find the right staff? - How do I become a better public speaker?
- How do I choose the right career? - How can I market myself
better? - How can I manage my time more effectively? - How should I
conduct an effective performance review? - How do I look for a new
job? - What does a good induction program look like? - How do I
handle counter offers? - How do I give and receive feedback? - How
do I stay successful? --- "Career Management Toolkit is a great
resource for anyone who wants to be more successful by managing
their own career more effectively. The lessons are practical, easy
to understand and have personally helped me in many key areas of my
professional life. I would highly recommend it to anyone as it
opens your mind to many aspects of work and personal life, that can
help improve your overall success and happiness." - Chris Probert,
Regional Planning Manager, General Motors Middle East Operations
(Dubai)
One of the most fundamental aspects of the auditory system is its
frequency selectivity - the ability to resolve a complex sound into
frequency compOhents. This ability plays a role in many aspects of
auditory perception, including: the masking of one sound by
another; the perception of pitch for pure tones and complex tones;
the perception of timbre; the perception of the relative phase of
components in complex sounds; and the perception of loudness. Over
the last decade, there have been considerable advances in our
understanding of frequency selectivity, both at the physiological
and psychophysical level, and rapid progress continues to be made.
This book summarizes the proceedings of a NATO Advanced Research
Workshop on Auditory Frequency Selectivity which was held in
Wolfson College, Cambridge from June 23rd to 27th, 1986. The
Workshop brought together leading researchers from all disciplines
relevant to the topic, with the aim of reviewing and consolidating
the latest research findings, and identifying areas of uncertainty
or controversy where further research is needed. The book is aimed
primarily at research scientists and research students in the
fields of psychology, audiology, auditory physiology, biophysics,
medicine, acoustical engineering, noise control, communication and
speech science. It should also be useful for advanced
undergraduates in these disciplines. A feature of the book is that
it includes summaries of the discussions which followed the
presentation of each paper at the Workshop.
Alec Mutz's childhood came to an end in 1939, when Nazi soldiers
marched into his hometown of Tarnobrzeg, Poland. His life would
never be the same. Within a matter of months his family was torn
apart, and ten-year-old Alec found himself struggling to survive
alongside his father, Samuel.Through the Eye of a Needle chronicles
the life of a child who is forced to come of age in some of
Hitler's most notorious concentration camps. Witness to countless
acts of barbarity, he endures slave labor, beatings, starvation,
and forced marching during his six years of incarceration. Yet with
the support of his father, he lives to see the end of one of
history's most epic human tragedies.
Eileen Hughes, twenty years old and never before out of Northern
Ireland, has arrived in London for a week's holiday with Bernard
and Mona McAuley, who are not only her employers but also, she
believes, her friends. In Brian Moore's masterful handling, this
seemingly simple story darkens and expands, exploring the nature of
obsession--both spiritual and erotic--with an elegance, anarchic
playfulness, and imagination that recall Henry Green or Muriel
Spark.
When an appalling boating accident off the coast of Nice allegedly
kills Dr. Alex Davenport, his attractive young wife Marie finds
herself in the ironic position of widow of a husband she had been
planning to leave for another man. But Alex's body suddenly
disappears from the morgue, and his plane ticket and passport are
missing. So begins a mystery of hypnotic fascination, involving
elements of the bizarre and the supernatural.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE _______________________ 'Near
perfection... one of the outstanding works of fiction of the year.'
- The Times 'A splendidly bracing experience.' - New Statesman
_______________________ Sheila Redden, a quiet, 37-year-old
doctor's wife, has long been looking forward to returning with her
husband to the town where they spent their honeymoon over twenty
years ago. Little does she suspect that after a chance encounter in
Paris she will end up spending her holiday with a man she has only
just met, an American man ten years her junior. Four weeks later,
Sheila is nowhere to be found. Owen Deane, her brother, follows her
steps to Paris in the hopes of shedding some light on her
disappearance, but soon begins to wonder if she will ever reappear.
Interspersed with Sheila's harrowing memories of her hometown of
Ulster at the height of the troubles, this is a compelling and
powerful tale of love, escape and abandon. _______________________
'The subject - an ordinary woman seized by love for a younger man
in the middle of her life - supplies just the right material for
Mr. Moore's tender, probing technique. It is uncanny: No other male
writer, I swear (and precious few females), knows so much about
women' - Sunday Telegraph
________________________ 'A thriller with a difference. The plot is
as taught as the prose is tight - both qualities reminiscent of
Graham Greene' - Sunday Express 'Once you have opened its first
page you won't be able to stop reading. A superbly plotted story
with a brilliant twist' - A.N. Wilson 'Brian Moore is a man of
profound human insight as well as a master storyteller ... the most
subtle, most readable, least pushy of guides' - Sunday Telegraph
________________________ THE SUPERB THRILLER FROM BRIAN MOORE WHICH
INSPIRED THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING MICHAEL CAINE AND TILDA
SWINTON ________________________ Pierre Brossard is on the run. For
his life. From a determined squad of unknown hit-men. From his
former 'friends'. From his past. Condemned to death in absentia by
French courts for crimes against humanity during the war, he has
been in hiding for over forty years. Now, perhaps, justice will be
done.
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