This is one of the world`s greatest stories of adventure, survival & escape. Slavomir Rawicz was a young Polish cavalry officer. On 9th November 1939, he was arrested by the Russians & after brutal interrogation in Moscow`s infamous Lubyanka prison & a farce of a trial, he was sentenced to 25 years` hard labour in the Gulags, for `spying`. After a three-month journey to Siberia in the depths of winter, he escaped with six companions, realising that to stay in the camp meant almost certain death. In June 1941, they crossed the trans-Siberian railway & headed south, climbing into Tibet &, finally, freedom nine months later in March 1942, after travelling on foot for 4, 000 miles through some of the harshest regions in the world, including the Gobi Desert. By the end, he weighed just five stone & 3 of the 7 had died. ...

Long wallet made from recycled leather. This leather is produced from ground down leather scraps that are a by-product of leather manufacturing. It retains most of the properties of regular leather & it will maintain its beauty for many years. The leather wallet with matching trim & cotton lining features 8 credit card slots, 2 billfolds & zipper change pocket. The fastening zip goes along three sides of the wallet. Available in different colors. ...

Long wallet made from recycled leather. This leather is produced from ground down leather scraps that are a by-product of leather manufacturing. It retains most of the properties of regular leather & it will maintain its beauty for many years. The leather wallet with matching trim & cotton lining features 8 credit card slots, 2 billfolds & zipper change pocket. The fastening zip goes along three sides of the wallet. Available in different colors. ...

On February 16 2016, motorcycle adventurer Charley Boorman suffered a major road traffic accident in Portugal. Having spent the better part of his life on some form of motorbike, his world came crashing down after he was knocked off a Triumph Tiger Explorer, smashing his right ankle & causing severe damage to his left fibia & tibia. It was unclear if he would ever walk properly again, let alone ride a motorbike. Moving between past & present, Long Way Back recounts Charley`s journey back of recovery, the ambulance ride, the numerous operations in a Portuguese hospital, the medivac aircraft flight back to London. In alternating chapters, as his inability to walk for several months provokes introspection, Boorman recounts his childhood, where his passion for motorbikes began, & the formative influences in his life
- from his father, a touring film director, to his long-time friend Ewan Mc Gregor, & Sean Connery`s son Jason, who first introduced him to bikes. As Charley struggles to cope with this potentially life-changing situation, it is these touchstones who will give him strength on the long way back to health.
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February 16, 2016: motorcycle adventurer Charley Boorman suffers a major road traffic accident in Portugal, breaking his hand & ankle & shattering his left leg. It`s unclear if he`ll ever walk properly again, let alone ride a motorbike. Bed-bound in a foreign hospital far from home, a lengthy recovery period awaits. For the son of a touring film director, used to being on the road in one way or another since childhood, it`s an unwelcome change. Charley`s life has always been all about the challenge: but now he`s facing a challenge of a different sort. Told in his own words, Long Way Back is a story of a recovery. More than that, however, it`s a story of a life lived without fear; from child actor to painter-&-decorator to television presenter & professional biker, always on the lookout for the next adventure. It`s the story of how an unconventional upbringing led to an unconventional adulthood
- with all its highs & lows, epic journeys & broken bones. Mostly, though, it`s the story of one man & his motorbikes.
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After their fantastic trip round the world in 2004, fellow actors & bike fanatics Ewan Mc Gregor & Charley Boorman couldn't shake the travel bug. & after an inspirational UNICEF visit to Africa, they knew they had to go back & experience this extraordinary continent in more depth. & so they set off on their 15, 000-mile adventure, experiencing some of the toughest terrain in the world
- & meeting some of the friendliest people. Containing over one hundred exclusive photographs
- including some taken by Ewan & Charley, & many more by internationally renowned photographer Julian Broad
- this beautifully illustrated edition vividly documents a trip of a lifetime.


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Michael Morpurgo is a master storyteller, former Children`s Laureate & multi-award winner. This is a fresh reissue of a much-loved story with a beautiful new cover. This is another summer, another foster family. George has already made up his mind to run away, back to the children`s home. None of the previous families have wanted him. Why should the Dyers be any different? But George begins to feel at ease with Tom Dyer & his sister Storme, even happy, & changes his mind. He could even feel at home with them
- couldn`t he?
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Long Way Round was just that for these two intrepid bikers: From London to New York, Ewan & Charley chased their shadows through Europe, the Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Mongolia & Russia, across the Pacific to Alaska, then down through Canada & America. But as the miles slipped beneath the tyres of their big BMWs, their troubles started. Exhaustion, injury & accidents tested their strength. Treacherous roads, unpredictable weather & turbulent politics challenged their stamina. They were chased by paparazzi in Kazakhstan, courted by men with very large guns in the Ukraine, hassled by the police, & given bulls` testicles for supper by Mongolian nomads. & yet despite all these obstacles they managed to ride more than twenty thousand miles in four months, changing their lives forever in the process. As they travelled they documented their trip, taking photographs, & writing diaries by the campfire. Long Way Round is the result of their adventures
- a fascinating, frank & highly entertaining travel book about two friends riding round the world together &, against all the odds, realising their dream.
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` If Elizabeth Bennet had the washing of her own petticoats, ` Sarah thought, `she would be more careful not to tramp through muddy fields.` It is wash-day for the housemaids at Longbourn House, & Sarah`s hands are chapped & raw. Domestic life below stairs, ruled with a tender heart & an iron will by Mrs Hill the housekeeper, is about to be disturbed by the arrival of a new footman, bearing secrets & the scent of the sea. ...

Longbridge in 1937 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers much of Longbridge; the dominant feature are the Longbridge Motor Works, including the large test track. Coverage extends westward to Leach Heath & part of Rednal. Other features include a stretch of LMS railway with part of the Halesowen Joint Line with Longbridge station, Lickey Road with tramway, Bristol Road South with tramway, Cofton Park, Nazareth House, Leach Heath, northern tip of Lickey Hills, Agatha Stacy Homes, part of Rubery Hill Mental Hospital, quarries, etc. On the reverse is a directory of Lickey, plus a timetable for the Halesowen to Kings Norton line. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...