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The nation's favourite poems
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In 1995 BBC Television's "Bookworm" programme conducted a poll amongst viewers to determine their favourite poems. The top 100 are presented in this book. They include the winner, Kipling's "If", and many other classics, as well as modern verse by writers such as Seamus Heaney and Ted Hughes.
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To the Baltic with Bob
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In the summer of 2002, two profoundly amateur sailors, Griff and Bob, set off in an elderly yacht for Russia, because, on the map, it looked easier than sailing to Cornwall. They took Baines with them, as he knew how to mend the engine. And this is their story. Over four long months of applied bickering in a vessel no bigger than a London taxi, ...
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The Nation's Favourite Comic Poems: A Selection of Humorous Verse
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Griff Rhys Jones (Editor)
Linked to the radio programme "Bookworm", this is a collection of comic poems, by authors such as Spike Milligan, Ogden Nash, Jonathan Swift and John Betjeman.
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The Nation's Favourite Twentieth Century Poems
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Griff Rhys Jones (Editor)
This collection brings together a wealth of innovative poetry styles that have flourished in the 20th century, whether in the witty modern-day sonnets of Wendy Cope, the nonsense poems of Spike Milligan, the prose poems of T.S. Elliot, or the rhythmic and vibrant outpourings of Benjamin Zephaniah.
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An Introduction to Political Geography: Space, Place and Politics
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Martin Jones, Rhys Jones, Dr. Michael Woods
"An Introduction to Political Geography" continues to provide a broad-based introduction to contemporary political geography for students following undergraduate degree courses in geography and related subjects. It explores the full breadth of contemporary political geography, covering not only traditional concerns such as the state, geopolitics, ...
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Restoration: Discovering Britain's Hidden Architectural Treasures
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Philip Wilkinson, Griff Rhys Jones (Foreword by), Peter Ashley (Photographer)
Accompanying a BBC2 series looking for the buildings most deserving of preservation and saving one for posterity, this volume paints a complete portrait of the United Kingdom's architectural heritage and offers an introduction to the buildings of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Every style of building is featured - from crofts to castles, ...
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Celtic Geographies: Landscapes, Culture and Identity
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David Harvey (Editor), Rhys Jones (Editor), Neil McInroy (Editor)
Recent years have seen an upsurge of interest in all things Celtic, providing a renewed impetus and vigour to Celtic culture and politics. At the same time, there has been an increased questioning of the exact nature of the Celtic concept. Celtic Geographies illuminates the dynamic nature of Celticity and Celtic geography, by exploring the many ...
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Semi-Detached (SIGNED COPY)
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Griff Rhys Jones
In "Semi-detached" Griff Rhys Jones recreates his suburban childhood and adolescence in precise and evocative detail; every young trauma, embarrassment and joyous rebellion, hazily-remembered summer afternoons realised into the wild of the woods and forming feral gangs. He relives the freezing bus journeys to school and the impulsive stealing of ...
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The lavishly tooled Smith and Jones : instant coffee table book
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Griff Rhys Jones, P. R. McGrath, Clive Anderson
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Janet lives with Mel and Griff
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Griff Rhys Jones, Clive Anderson
Another humorous book from the well-known comedians and authors of "The Lavishly Tooled Smith and Jones Instant Coffee Table Book". Besides their series "Alas Smith & Jones" and "Not the Nine O'Clock News" and their work on TV commercials, Smith has starred in TV's "Muck and Brass", while Jones has acted in West End "Charley's Aunt" and "Trumpets ...
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Smith & Jones head to head.
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Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones
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The Nature of the State: Excavating the Political Ecologies of the Modern State
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Mark Whitehead, Rhys Jones, Martin Jones
The twin categories of the state and nature collectively embody some of the most fundamental reference points around which our lives and thinking are organized. Despite their combined significance, however, the complex relationships that exist between modern states and nature remain under-theorized and are relatively unexplored. Through a detailed ...
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Tony Allcock's bowls skills
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Tony Allcock, David Rhys Jones
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Living Welsh
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T. J. Rhys Jones
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Churchill and the Norway Campaign 1940
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Graham Rhys-Jones
On 9 April 1940, the German Armed Forces seized Norway and Denmark in an operation remarkable for its precision and boldness. The Chamberlain War Cabinet was caught on the hop and responded with ineptitude. While this book examines the making of grand strategy it is first and foremost the story of this ill-fated campaign. It describes the attempts ...
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Welsh
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T. J. Rhys Jones
An introduction to modern Welsh as it is spoken everyday in Wales. A cassette is available to help pronunciation and understanding.
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Semi-detached: Pulling Up Roots in Suburbia
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Griff Rhys Jones
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Bioinformatics: A Computing Perspective
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Shuba Gopal, Anne Haake, Rhys Price Jones
This book is written by a very experienced author team representing the many areas out of which the new discipline of Bioinformatics is emerging. Their common sense approach and carefully detailed presentation have positioned "Bioinformatics" a computing perspective on the front lines for defining how the college Bioinformatics course will ...
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Welsh
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T J Rhys Jones, Jones T Rhys
This is a complete course in understanding and speaking modern Welsh. T.J. Rhys Jones has created a practical course that is both fun and easy to work through. He explains everything clearly along the way and gives you plenty of opportunities to practice what you have learned.
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Placing the Nation: Aberystwyth and the Reproduction of Welsh Nationalism
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Rhys Jones (Editor), Carwyn Fowler (Editor)
"Placing the Nation" examines the importance of place in shaping nationalism. Rather than viewing nationalism as something that exists purely at a national scale, it argues for the need to explore how various people - embedded within particular places and operating across different scales - contribute to its reproduction. "Placing the Nation" ...
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Welsh People
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John Rhys, David B. Jones
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Managing Risk: Technology and Communications
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Jonathan Armstrong, Mark Rhys-Jones, Daniel Dresner
"Managing Risk: Technology and Communications" is a practical guide to the effective management of technology and communications risks. Frequent high profile scares, like the Sasser worm and WiFi vulnerabilities, make a proactive approach essential and this book shows you how to put in place expedient checks, balances and countermeasures. Business ...
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The Ultimate HMO Handbook: How to Make the Most of the Revolution in Managed Care
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Rhys W Jones
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Mountain: Exploring Britain's High Places
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Griff Rhys Jones
With names like Snowdon, Ben Nevis or Scarfell Pike, Britain 's high places are at once romantic and rooted in the nation's sense of identity. In "Mountains", Griff Rhys Jones brings their stories to life. Travelling the length of the UK by journeying across the rooftops of Britain, Griff Rhys Jones will be exploring some of the most arduous and ...
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Semi-Detached
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Griff Rhys Jones
Angelina is a pretty little mouse who wants more than anything else to become a ballerina. She dances all the time - even when she's supposed to be doing chores or getting ready for school. Her parents, Mr and Mrs Mouseling, are in despair - but then they think of a plan. They decide it's time for Angelina to go to ballet school - she works hard ...
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