Tim Rosaforte has followed Tiger Wood's career from the very beginning, getting closer to understanding him. In this biography he assesses the man behind the success. He reveals how Tiger reinvented himself, as a player and a person, following his comparative slump after his first Major in 1997. By the end of 2000, he had completed a Grand Slam of Majors and his dominance of the world golfing scene was complete, with many acclaiming him the greatest player of all time. He was still just 24. Titel: Tiger Woods Genre: Biografi Sammendrag: At the age of twenty-six, Tiger Woods is being acclaimed as possibly the greatest golfer of all time. Tim Rosaforte has followed his career from the very beginning and in this fascinating biography he examines the man behind the phenomenon, focusing on the glory years up to the end of 2001. Rosaforte recalls Tiger Woods's breathtaking first Major in 1997
'When I was 16 I dressed in Victorian clothing in a bid to distract people from the fact that I was gay. It was a flawed plan.'No Shame is a very funny, candid and emotional ride of a memoir by one of our most beloved comedians. The working-class son of a coach driver, and the youngest member of the Noel Coward Society, Tom Allen grew up in 90s suburbia as the eternal outsider.In these hilarious, honest and heart breaking stories Tom recalls observations on childhood, his adolescence, the family he still lives with, and his attempts to come out and negotiate the gay dating scene. They are written with his trademark caustic wit and warmth, and will entertain, surprise and move you in equal measure. Titel: No Shame Udgave: 1. udgave Genre: Biography Forlag: Hodder & Stoughton Sammendrag: Autobiography that offers hilarious and touching insights into the life of Tom Allen, a renowned comedi
London: John F. Shaw & Co., Ltd, 1932. First Sexton edition. Hardcover. Very good minus/good. D. R. Sexton. Quarto [28 cm] Illustrated paper over boards. With 8 color plates. First Sexton edition, in a dust jacket. Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel, Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, tell the story of a young girl in a fantasy world filled with peculiar, anthropomorphic creatures. The classic tale of literary nonsense takes the reader on an exploration of logic and absurdities. The Alice books — sometimes combined or referred to with the abbreviated title Alice in Wonderland — have been translated into at least 97 languages with over a hundred different editions. The books have also been adapted numerous times into films (both live-action and cartoon), plays, and musicals. First Edition Identification Macmillian first published Alice’s Adv
Novellesamling med science fiction-fortællinger af Philip K. Dick, udgivet som volume 5 i serien med hans samlede historier. Titelnovellen “We Can Remember It For You Wholesale” følger en mand, der får implanteret kunstige minder om en rejse til Mars, hvilket sætter gang i en kæde af begivenheder, hvor hans identitet og fortid viser sig at være langt mere kompliceret end antaget. De øvrige historier kredser om lignende emner: alternative virkeligheder, ændret perception, korporationers og staters kontrol over individet, samt mennesker i mødet med fremtidens teknologi og rumrejser. Samlingen er velegnet til læsere, der vil have et bredt udsnit af Philip K. Dicks idéer og universer i kortere form. Type: Paperback Engelsksproget science fiction-samling af noveller af Philip K. Dick. Bogen er volume 5 i rækken “The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick” og har titelnovellen “We Can Remember It
In 'About my Father's Business', Bill O'Gorman recalls the inherited horse knowledge of previous generations and adds a lifetime's personal experience. This book offers a comprehensive overview of racehorse training, providing insights into improving success in horse-related sports. Type: Hardcover
What do the phrases "pro-life," "intelligent design," and "the war on terror" have in common? Each of them is a name for something that smuggles in a highly charged political opinion. Words and phrases that function in this special way go by many names. Some writers call them "evaluative-descriptive terms." Others talk of "terministic screens" or discuss the way debates are "framed." Author Steven Poole calls them Unspeak. Unspeak represents an attempt by politicians, interest groups, and business corporations to say something without saying it, without getting into an argument and so having to justify itself. At the same time, it tries to unspeak -- in the sense of erasing or silencing -- any possible opposing point of view by laying a claim right at the start to only one way of looking at a problem. Recalling the vocabulary of George Orwell's 1984, as an Unspeak phrase becomes a widely
DVD "Total Recall". Undertekster på dansk. Udgivet 4. dec. 2012 Vejer 124 g.
D to VE Days Normandy 1944. Like most of his comrades, Ken Tout was just 20 years old. Not until many years later did he feel able to gather their memoirs in three Hale books, Tank!, Tanks, Advance!, and To Hell with Tanks!. Now these adventures are condensed into this one continuous narrative. Follow the ordinary young lads of the Northamptonshire Yeomanry through the massive enemy defenses on Bourguebus Ridge, to the snows of the Ardennes, to the night crossing of the River Rhine, and finally to Grote Kerk, where they celebrated with liberated Dutch citizens. They were not professional soldiers but young conscripts willing to "do their bit," knowing that their Shermans were outgunned by the enemy's much heavier Tiger and Panther tanks. By Tank: D Day to VE Days vividly recalls, in one complete volume, the whole experience of battle with utter authenticity: the fear, confusion, boredom,
