Top 10 including Special Offers

September 2005

No. 1 Mountain Bike Fitness Training
No. 2 McCrae's Battalion
No. 3 The Barnsley Whale
No. 4 Riding High
No. 5 Irish
No. 6 With Friends in High Places
No. 7 Soldier Five
No. 8 Hooligan Wars
No. 9 New Developments for MS Sufferers
No. 10 The Virgo Enigma

'Honest and straighforward to read... plenty of useful fitness and training tips for all cyclists'
Cycling Weekly

'You won't get fit by reading this book, but it'll give you the motivation boost you might be needing.'
Trail

'A really excellent book...written in a very readable style, it covers every aspect of mountain bike training in detail. Finally a book competitive MTBers deserve.'
BIKEmagic

'Now, after 12 years of exacting historical detective work, Jack Alexander has reclaimed the 16th Royal Scots for posterity... the truth proves more remarkable than legend. McCrae's Battalion is the definitive account of the best-kept secret of the First World War.'
Football Trader

'What Jack Alexander gives us is an intriguing and often moving history...Alexander's book is full of absorbing stories. He claims that it was 16 years in the writing and I believe him. Judging by the footnotes, appendices, bibliographies and acknowledgements his research was extraordinary.'
Scottish Sunday Herald

The blue whale is the largest creature to have ever lived on this planet.

Remember when one came to your town... on a lorry?

Steve Deput does. He remembers the whale: the real blue whale that came to Barnsley on a lorry. But why was it there? Where had it come from? Why could he find no mention of it anywhere? And why would no one believe him? Everyone laughed. They called him mad. He had to prove them wrong.

Along with a handful of fellow 'whale believers', Deput set sail on the world's first inland whale hunt. The Barnsley Whale is the humorous account of their epic voyage to uncover the mystery and it will plunge the reader deep into forgotten worlds.

Club cyclist Paul Howard set out to complete the Tour de France in the year of its 100th anniversary on level terms with today's riders. With only three weeks to complete over 2,000 miles, was it possible to put a human face on a super-human undertaking?

RIDING HIGH is Howard's diary of his experiences as he follows the route from start to finish. At each stage, he shares anecdotes and notes the historical highpoints that have made the Tour one of the most iconic sporting events in the world.

'Life in the shadows proves tour de force for Howard'
The Times

'full of intriguing details, some humorous, some tragic... Burrowes has written a good, solid, lively piece of popular history.'
Sunday Herald

'Burrowes has done a remarkable job in telling this engaging tale of privation and evolving social history in an incisive way.'
The Good Book Guide

'Burrowes describes in harrowing detail the starvation and disease endured by the Irish during the famine of 1846-50. A fascinating and moving social history.'
Glasgow Evening Times

'The joys, the risks and the motivatations of mountain climbing are at the heart of this remarkable book.'
The Glasgow Herald

'His book is well worth a read by those who love the mountains and there's much wisdom on the nature of climbing and those who climb.'
Aberdeen Evening Express

'joyfully recalls more than half a century of expeditions in every corner of the globe...This however is not simply a boastful account of Slesser's albeit impressive achievements. Nor is it an inventory of hardships withstood. Instead, it uses his ample stock of stories to question why climbers choose to face such enormous risks - of hypothermia, altitude sickness and fatal falls...This fine book could make even the most armchair-bound readers reach for their boots.'
Daily Mail

'LOOK OUT FOR...The final memoir to come out of the notorious Bravo Two Zero mission...'
The Daily Mirror

'Those new to the story will find it an exciting and even awe-inspiring account of an operation which went badly wrong; for those who have read the previous books, it finally fills in many of the details which were left unexplained. I can thoroughly recommend it.'
The Daily Mail

'a no-holds-barred, sobering account of what can happen when things go wrong in war.'
The Sunday Express

'absorbing tale of one man's ordeal during a mission that went badly wrong.'
The Irish Times

What lies behind violence amongst football fans and what long-term solutions, if any, exist to combat the problem? HOOLIGAN WARS looks beyond the easy answers to investigate the real causes and effects, analysing the concepts of race and fan culture throughout Europe and the influence of media coverage on football hooligans. The book features a diverse list of esteemed contributors and draws controversial conclusions in a timely analysis of the ugly underbelly of 'the beautiful game'. Includes analysis of the 2002 World Cup.

'HOOLIGAN WARS isn't another thugs' eye account, instead it attempts a serious look at the causes and effects of hooliganism on the English game'
FourFourTwo

A follow-up to Jan de Vries's world-wide success, Multiple Sclerosis, revealing the latest developments in the treatment of the disease. Drawing on nearly 40 years' experience of treating MS sufferers, De Vries, working closely with Professor Roger Macdougall, now proves that a gluten-free diet is highly beneficial - not only as a means of controlling MS, but also for those suffering from autism and schizophrenia. In this essential and eye-opening book, discussion of these new findings is combined with a simple and thorough guide on how to follow a gluten-free diet in everyday life.

Jayne Martin, an MS sufferer successfully treated by de Vries, shares with readers the challenges she has overcome in following the diet and provides tasty and easy-to-follow recipes. NEW DEVELOPMENTS FOR MS SUFFERERS is a practical, fascinating and worthwhile read for all those affected by this increasingly prevalent problem.

'I was quite astonished at the accuracy of much of what she said about emotional needs, distinctive learning styles and relationship patterns...Often light-hearted but never lightweight, the lucid and entertaining style of writing makes the profound wisdom of astrology, pyschology and spirituality readily accessible to the popular market without compromising meaning or depth...They are good reading for those who wish they could improve their lives and relationships by understanding themselves and significant others better.'
The Greenock Telegraph

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