these are the diaries of a scottish rubber planter who joined the volunteers in malayasia and then the indian army as an officer. this book relates his experiences fighting the japanese when they invaded malaysia, then his capture in singapore and incarceration as a prisoner of war, followed by his travels in various camps in siam (thailand) and working on the death railway along the river kwai. the diaries were written in excercise books and hidden throughout his imprisonment. had they be...

'Alan's book is like his game: incisive, thoughtful, intelligent and consistently hits the target' Gary Lineker'A brilliant, articulate, thoughtful man with a wonderful sense of humour: Smudge encapsulates all he is and knows in this fantastic book that will capture the hearts of every football fan' Tony Adams'It was different back then, at least through Arsenal eyes. This was a young, exciting team full of hope and desire, led by a man...

The characteristic landscape of the Lake District is influenced by its geology. The huge array of different rocks found there determines the shape and appearance of the fells and dales. Also, as the dominant building material in the region, rocks impact both the local architecture and the economy through quarrying. A simple easy-to-read guide to the rocks of the English Lake District, with nearly 200 colour illustrations including diagrams, maps and photographs, this book provides an under...

Virginia is an actor; she does not want this ordinary mess: she wants things formed in rehearsal, choreographed, with all the rough contingency of the everyday made good, no nagging doubt that we, our performance, could have been better. It is, in the end, performance: the love affair, the joke in the pub, the final, cutting, remark in an argument.Dan upends it by dying inconveniently. She wants Dan to be dead and she wants him back. What should I do, she thinks, and she goes to th...

This practical new paperback edition explains the full process of etching, covering traditional techniques in depth and introducing modern ideas when they add to mark-making capabilities. Illustrated with lavishly finished examples and clear step-by-step sequences, this beautiful book covers the basics of etching - the materials required, how to prepare a plate, and ways of making marks using hard ground, soft ground and aquatint. Other etching techniques are covered including spit-bite an...

How Charts Work brings the secrets of effective data visualisation in a way that will help you bring data alive.Charts, graphs and tables are essential devices in business, but all too often they present information poorly. This book will help you:Feel confident understanding different types of charts, graphs and tables – and how to read themRecognise the true story behind the data presented and what the information really showsKno...

Absent Justice is the true account of what really happened during the various Australian Government-endorsed arbitrations with Telstra.We are a group of Australians who call themselves the Casualties of Telstra (CoT).This is the story of a group of ordinary small-business people fighting one of the largest companies in the country. The story of how for years Telstra refused to address the many phone problems that were affecting the capacity of the COT Four to run their busi...

She doesn't care for the success of her older brother - now a best-selling novelist and confirmed bachelor. She has come to terms with the tragedy of losing both parents in her teens and she thought she could be content living alone in the village where she grew up.But Rose is finding it increasingly more difficult to control her life. Her upbringing had been far from 'rosey'.Increasingly, everyday occurrences and conversations resu...

This book was primarily conceived as a culmination of research I did into the practices of real-life people in the persuit of their professions, namely Undertakers, Police and Morticians. Don't ask why, I have asked myself that question many times. Maybe I was just curious about what my Father did later on in his life, after he sold all the Antique shops he used to own.I spent many an happy hour at the local watering holes of these respectable people, listening to their stories, do...

George, Caroline, Samantha and Christine Adams. Were a normal suburban family, whose lives were to be changed forever after a visit to a Psychic and Mystic Fayre. held in a local hotel, one rainy Sunday morning.The Black Crystal Ball that George bought from the funny little vendor who didn't exist, proved to be more than a strange medium for passing information. It also turned out to be an ethereal vehicle for sinister revenge, something they would remember for the rest of their li...

Informative, entertaining, against the grain, Her Majesty's Philosophers highlights the artificiality of prison life. By a Guardian correspondent (and with extracts to be published in that newspaper) this book is set to be a penal affairs classic which every student of crime and punishment should read.

Alan Smith is 23 en een briljant student. Het leven lacht de jonge snaak toe ... En toch neemt het allemaal een andere wending. Officieel is hij voor zijn land gesneuveld in Vietnam. De waarheid is niet minder pijnlijk: getraumatiseerd door het bloedbad van de oorlog is Alan gedeserteerd. Dit album doet eindelijk het relaas van de laatste weken uit het leven van de zoon van Sally en Abe Smith. Zij zijn het die XIII in het allereerste album van de mythische reeks opvangen en hem de voornaam...