My Brilliant Career

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My Brilliant Career

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My Brilliant Career: Malcolm Turnbull: A Political Life, in Cartoons (Large Print 16pt)

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My Brilliant Career: Stories

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My Brilliant Career Little, Brown Book Group

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First published in 1901, this Australian classic recounts the live of 16-year-old Sybylla Melvyn. Trapped on her parents' outback farm, she simultaneously loves bush life and hates the physical burdens it imposes. For Sybylla longs for a more refined, aesthetic lifestyle -- to read, to think, to sing -- but most of all to do great things. Suddenly her life is transformed. Whisked away to live on her grandmother's gracious property, she falls under the eye of the rich and handsome Harry Beecham. And soon she finds herself choosing between everything a conventional life offers and her own plans for a 'brilliant career'.

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My Brilliant Career Little, Brown Book Group

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First published in 1901, this Australian classic recounts the live of 16-year-old Sybylla Melvyn. Trapped on her parents' outback farm, she simultaneously loves bush life and hates the physical burdens it imposes. For Sybylla longs for a more refined, aesthetic lifestyle -- to read, to think, to sing -- but most of all to do great things. Suddenly her life is transformed. Whisked away to live on her grandmother's gracious property, she falls under the eye of the rich and handsome Harry Beecham. And soon she finds herself choosing between everything a conventional life offers and her own plans for a 'brilliant career'.

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Red: My Autobiography Transworld Publ. Ltd UK

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No player has been more synonymous with the glory years of Manchester United Football Club over the past two decades than right-back Gary Neville. An Old Trafford regular since he attended his first match at the age of six, captain of the brilliant 1992 FA Youth Cup-winning team that became known as 'Fergie's Fledglings', outspoken representative of MUFC, Neville is the ultimate one-club man. He has been at the heart of it all and, at the end of an amazing career, is now ready to tell it all. Authoritative, insightful, fearless and never less than 100 per cent honest, no-one has better credentials for documenting the story of United under Sir Alex Ferguson. Neville reveals the behind-the-scenes secrets of his early days with the likes of Giggs, Scholes and his best mate David Beckham; what it was like to play with Cantona, Keane and Ronaldo; the Treble in 1999; and, of course an entire career of playing for the greatest manager in the game.Then there are all his experiences with England, from being the youngest starter at Euro 96 when football came home, to the ups and downs of five major championships and seven managers - Venables, Hoddle, Wilkinson, Keegan, Eriksson, McClaren and Capello. There are opinions and analysis on Gazza, Rooney, WAGs and the true story of the FA and Rio Ferdinand. For twenty glorious years, Gary Neville has worn his heart on his sleeve. This is his story.

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Moon Over Soho Orion Publishing Group

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I was my dad's vinyl-wallah: I changed his records while he lounged around drinking tea, and that's how I know my Argo from my Tempo. And it's why, when Dr Walid called me to the morgue to listen to a corpse, I recognised the tune it was playing. Something violently supernatural had happened to the victim, strong enough to leave its imprint like a wax cylinder recording. Cyrus Wilkinson, part-time jazz saxophonist and full-time accountant, had apparently dropped dead of a heart attack just after finishing a gig in a Soho jazz club. He wasn't the first. No one was going to let me exhume corpses to see if they were playing my tune, so it was back to old-fashioned legwork, starting in Soho, the heart of the scene. I didn't trust the lovely Simone, Cyrus' ex-lover, professional jazz kitten and as inviting as a Rubens' portrait, but I needed her help: there were monsters stalking Soho, creatures feeding off that special gift that separates the great musician from someone who can raise a decent tune. What they take is beauty. What they leave behind is sickness, failure and broken lives.And as I hunted them, my investigation got tangled up in another story: a brilliant trumpet player, Richard 'Lord' Grant - my father - who managed to destroy his own career, twice. That's the thing about policing: most of the time you're doing it to maintain public order. Occasionally you're doing it for justice. And maybe once in a career, you're doing it for revenge.

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My Share Of The Task Portfolio

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"General McChrystal is a legendary warrior with a fine eye for enduring lessons about leadership, courage, and consequence". (Tom Brokaw). General Stanley McChrystal is widely admired for his hunger to know the truth, his courage to find it, and his humility to listen to those around him. Even as the commanding officer of all U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan, he stationed himself forward and frequently went on patrols with his troops to experience their challenges firsthand. In this illuminating New York Times bestseller, McChrystal frankly explores the major episodes and controversies of his career. He describes the many outstanding leaders he served with and the handful of bad leaders he learned not to emulate. And he paints a vivid portrait of how the military establishment turned itself, in one generation, into the adaptive, resilient force that would soon be tested in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the wider War on Terror. "A compelling account of his impressive career". (The Wall Street Journal). "This is a brilliant book about leadership wrapped inside a fascinating personal narrative". (Walter Isaacson, author of Steve Jobs).Stanley McChrystal retired in July 2010 as a four-star general in the U.S. Army. His last assignment was as the commander of the International Security Assistance Force and as the commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan. He is currently a senior fellow at Yale University's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs and cofounder of the McChrystal Group, a leadership consulting firm. He and his wife, Annie, live in Virginia.

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The Art of the Endgame: My Journeys in the Magical World of Endgame Studies

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All through his career Jan Timman has been captivated by the mystery and splendour of endgame studies. Even during his most successful and busy years as a world class player, Timman continued to compose studies and admire those of others.  For him there has never been any doubt that the journeys in this magical world helped him to grow as a player. In this fascinating book, Timman has collected a wide range of the finest endgame studies by other composers and explains in his lucid style how they inspired him to create dozens of brand-new studies himself.  As Timman writes in the preface: #8216;Never before have I been so productive as an endgame study composer as in the seven months that I wrote this book. It was a sensational experience.#8217; The Art of the Endgame  is a treasure-trove for the lovers of beauty in chess. But it is also of great value for competitive players. Solving endgame studies is a vital part of improving one#8217;s endgame technique: it develops general understanding, calculation skills and resourcefulness. Jan Timman  is a former world championship candidate who rose to the number two spot of the FIDE world rankings. He is the author of several highly acclaimed bestsellers, such as 'Curacao 1962', 'On the Attack!', and 'Power Chess with Pieces'. GM Karsten Müller, author of 'Fundamental Chess Endings': "Really fascinating." Uwe Bekemann, German Correspondence Chess Federation: "A work that succeeds, which entertains and at at the same time makes you better at playing the endgame." Marco Campioli, Torre Cavallo: "Not only a rich manual for the 'studista', but also quite useful for players, with endings to analyze and remember." Steve Giddins, author of 'The Greates Ever Chess Endgames': "Not to be missed at any price (..) I was absolutely knocked out by the quality of the content." Harry Schaack, KARL Magazine: "Rarely have studies been presented so beautifully." Lubosh Kavalek, The Huffington Post: "Brilliant." Michael Adams, The Saturday Telegraph: "A true connoisseur (..) guides the reader through this intruiging facet of the game and shows his own stunning studies."  Harold van der Heijden, Schaaksite.nl: "Highly recommended, not only for lovers of endgame studies, but also for chess players who are interested in the beauty of chess. Timman has the talent to take the reader by the hand into an Alice in Wonderland adventure." Martin Rieger, Europa Rochade Magazine: "A work you will always return to in order to browse. And you will always discover something new." Tim Krabbé, author of 'Chess Curiosities': "[Timman] is one of the best makers in the world of perfect, breathtakingly beautiful small machines." Simen Agdestein, VG Newspaper (Norway): "Jan Timman was the hope of the West in my youth and I've always fancied his style. And I share his fascination for endgame studies as well, so this book struck me as interesting right away." Praise for Jan Timman: Harald Keilhack in Schach Magazine on 'Power Chess with Pieces': #8220;Where Garry Kasparov likes to hide behind thick trees with variations, Timman always makes sure that the reader fully understands why the game develops the way it does.#8221;   IM John Watson in TWIC on 'Curaçao 1962': #8220;Will be enjoyed by lovers of the game fo r years to come, and never grow old.#8221; British Chess Federation Book-of-the-Year Award Judges: #8220;One of the chess world#8217;s most perceptive writers.#8221;

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Timman#8217;s Titans: My World Chess Champions

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The Stories and the Games:  Alekhine ­ Euwe ­ Botvinnik ­ Smyslov ­ Tal - Petrosian ­ Spassky ­ Fischer - Karpov ­ Kasparov For many years Jan Timman was one of the best chess players in the world. He combined his brilliant successes on the board with a passion for writing and meticulously analysing his own games and those of his rivals. Three times he was a World Championship Candidate and in 1993 he played in the final of the FIDE World Championship.  In this fascinating book, Jan Timman portrays ten World Chess Champions that played an important role in his life and career. Alexander Alekhine (1892-1946) he never met, but the story of how in Lisbon he bought one of the last chess sets belonging to the fourth World Champion is one of many highlights in this book.  Timman has a keen eye for detail and a fabulous memory, and he visibly enjoys sharing his insider views, including many revelations about the great champions. Timman#8217;s Titans not only presents a personal view of these chess giants, but is also an evocation of countless fascinating episodes in chess history.  Each portrait is completed by a rich selection of illustrative games, annotated in the author#8217;s trademark lucid style. Always to the point, sharp and with crystal-clear explanations, Timman shows the highs and lows from the games of the champions, including the most memorable games he himself played against them. Jan Timman  is a former world championship candidate who rose to the number two spot of the FIDE world rankings. He is the author of several highly acclaimed bestsellers, such as 'Curacao 1962', 'On the Attack!', 'Power Chess with Pieces' and 'The Art of the Endgame'. From the Judges#8217; Report of the ECF Book of the Year: #8220;What lifts this book is Timman#8217;s affectionate, intimate descriptions of the personalities of the world champions. The book must be read to obtain the full flavour of Timman#8217;s writing. It is by no means all reverential.  Timman can  be sharp (Fischer#8217;s later life, Kasparov#8217;s chess politics); but also compassionate, despairing of Tal#8217;s bohemian life style (..)  Timman#8217;s Titans  is the most informative, interesting and revealing book on the world champions covered, both as people and chess players.#8221; IM Jeroen Bosch, Schaakmagazine: "One of the finest chessbooks that have recently been published (..) Although Timman doesn't keep silent about matters such as matchfixing, abuse of power or excessive drinking, he writes his portraits with a fundamentally positive view." John Henderson, First Move: #8220;Brim full of insight, anecdotes, and well-annotated games that we#8217;ve come to normally expect from the living legend. This is a smorgasbord of a book that will easily keep the reader amazed, entertained and thoroughly enthralled from cover to cover.#8221;Magnus Carlsen on reading  Timman#8217;s Titans : "It was very inspiring to relive some of the great ideas from the past" Sean Marsh, CHESS Magazine (UK): "A very interesing book, full of anecdotes I have never seen elsewhere (..) Entertaining and instructive, 'Timman's Titans' is also Timman's finest." B.H.Wilders, Nederlands Dagblad: "The many anecdotes will changes the views of quite a few readers (..) A classic." Uwe Bekemann, German Correspondence Chess Federation: "Even chess insiders will find in the stories a lot of information they don't know (..) I have always been a fan of Timman's way of annotating games. He makes what happens on the board very easily accessible, so much so that you feel yourself fully immersed in the secrets of the game."

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