Article: TOP TEN SPORTS BOOKS

Article: Book review: Unflinching look into the eye of a needle Book of the Week: 'Rough Ride: Behind the Wheel with a Pro Cyclist' (The Yellow Jersey Press, Paperback pounds 8.00) By Paul Kimmage
The Independent - London;  August 3, 1998 ;     491 words ...Rough Ride: Behind the Wheel with a Pro Cyclist (The Yellow Jersey Press, Paperback pounds 8.00) By Paul Kimmage IN THE current climate, it's unlikely that yesterday's final stage of the Tour de France featured a repeat...

Article: Classic Cookbook ; FRENCH PROVINCIAL COOKING by Elizabeth David (Penguin Paperback pounds 8.99)
Birmingham Mail;  November 15, 2007 ;     42 words ...FORGET cheffy books using posh ingredients in complicated recipes - Elizabeth David's landmark work is firmly rooted in the soil and seasons. It reads like a novel and offers recipes for French regional classics such omelettes, souffles, salads, pates stews. Inspiring. PF

Article: Classic Cookbook; FRENCH PROVINCIAL COOKING by Elizabeth David (Penguin Paperback pounds 8.99).(Features)
Birmingham Mail (England);  November 15, 2007 ;     42 words ...FORGET cheffy books using posh ingredients in complicated recipes - Elizabeth David's landmark work is firmly rooted in the soil and seasons. It reads like a novel and offers recipes for French regional classics such omelettes, souffles, salads, pates stews. Inspiring. PF

Article: Book reviews: Paddington's back - to kids' delight; Paddington in the Garden, by Michael Bond (hardback) pounds 9.99. Paddington Goes to Hospital by Michael Bond (paperback) pounds 4.99. Both published by Collins Children's Books.(Features)
The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland);  July 1, 2002 ;     197 words ...Byline: Jackie McKeown THAT classic bear is back with two stories filled with charm and humour which are sure to be popular with both girls and boys. Michael Bond's royalties are being donated to Action Research, which funds vital medical research into conditions affecting children and their

Article: Books: Picasso the innovator Matisse the realist; Matisse Picasso . By Anne Baldassari, Elizabeth Cowling, John Elderfield, John Golding, Isabelle Monod-Fontaine, and Kirk Varnedoe (Tate Publishing, paperback pounds 29.95, hardback pounds 40). Reviewed by John Cornall.(Features)
The Birmingham Post (England);  August 3, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Byline: John Cornall Ever since the days in Picasso's studio in the Bateau Lavoir when Apollinaire and the rest of the bohemian gang threw toy darts at Professor Matisse's portrait of Maguerite, they had always been rivals. Time mellows and it seems that in the decade prior to Matisse's death in

Article: Spiritual beauty in the landscape; England's Thousand Best Churches. By Simon Jenkins (Penguin Books, paperback pounds 16.99, hardback pounds 25), Warwickshire's Towns & Villages. By Geoff Allen (Sigma Leisure, pounds 8.95). Reviewed by Ross Reyburn.
The Birmingham Post (England);  January 6, 2001 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Ross Reyburn Imagine England's endearing rural landscape without its medieval church towers? The parish church remains one of England's glories and due tribute is paid to this historical treasure trove by journalist Simon Jenkins in his masterful reference book, England's Thousand Best

Article: Books Rebels and Outcasts: A Journey Through Christian India by Charlie Pye-Smith (Penguin paperback, pounds 7.99)
The Independent - London;  September 20, 1998 ;     354 words ...Rebels and Outcasts: A Journey Through Christian India by Charlie Pye-Smith (Penguin paperback, pounds 7.99) Setting out to find the Christians with an "Asian face" in places such as Simla, Pune, Delhi, Goa and Kerala, Pye-Smith successfully...

Article: Book of the Week; Atkinson entertains as he puts the boot in Big Ron: A Different Ball Game By Ron Atkinson (Andre Deutsch, hardback, pounds 16.99)
The Independent - London;  November 9, 1998 ;     558 words ...Big Ron: A Different Ball Game By Ron Atkinson (Andre Deutsch, hardback, pounds 16.99) REVENGE must be one of the autobiographer's greatest pleasures, and were Ron Atkinson one of the literary mafia, Big Ron...

Article: BOOKS: Complex life of Mary Tudor ; Mary Tudor - The First Queen, by Linda Porter. Portrait, hardback, pounds 20. Reviewed by ANTHONY LOOCH
Birmingham Post;  November 3, 2007 ;     386 words ......Birmingham Post 11-03-2007 BOOKS: Complex life of Mary Tudor ; Mary Tudor - The First Queen, by Linda Porter. Portrait, hardback, pounds 20. Reviewed by ANTHONY LOOCH Byline: ANTHONY LOOCH Edition: FIRST Section: Features Linda Porter was brave to write a sympathetic...

Article: BOOKS: Winning formula - about you and me ; This Year it will be Different, by Maeve Binchy. Orion Books, hardback. pounds 17.99. Reviewed by DENISE BAILEY
Birmingham Post;  November 3, 2007 ;     365 words ......Post 11-03-2007 BOOKS: Winning formula - about you and me ; This Year it will be Different, by Maeve Binchy. Orion Books, hardback. pounds 17.99. Reviewed by DENISE BAILEY Byline: DENISE BAILEY Edition: FIRST Section: Features What is it about Maeve Binchy's...

Article: 'Lucky You' by Carl Hiaasen (Pan paperback, pounds 5.99) Books
Evening Mail;  May 29, 1999 ;     530 words ......thriller, too. Lucky us. 'The Star Wars Omnibus' (Orbit paperback, pounds 9.99) A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, we first...titles. 'No Safe Place' by Richard North Patterson (Arrow paperback, pounds 5.99) As a writer of psychological thrillers centred on...

Article: 'Lucky You' by Carl Hiaasen (Pan paperback, pounds 5.99); Books.
Birmingham Evening Mail (England);  May 29, 1999 ;     530 words ......thriller, too. Lucky us. 'The Star Wars Omnibus' (Orbit paperback, pounds 9.99) A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, we first...titles. 'No Safe Place' by Richard North Patterson (Arrow paperback, pounds 5.99) As a writer of psychological thrillers centred on...

Article: Books: JOHN J NANCE 'The Last Hostage (Pan paperback, pounds 5.99).
Birmingham Evening Mail (England);  May 8, 1999 ;     539 words ......LORD 'Sorry - We're Going to Have to Let You Go' (Warner Paperback, pounds 5.99) When a young whizzkid managing director arrives at...longer. HARRY HARRISON 'The Deathworld Omnibus' (Orbit paperback, pounds 7.99) Long before 'Star Wars' turned Harrison Ford into...

Article: Books: JOHN J NANCE 'The Last Hostage (Pan paperback, pounds 5.99)
Evening Mail;  May 8, 1999 ;     539 words ......LORD 'Sorry - We're Going to Have to Let You Go' (Warner Paperback, pounds 5.99) When a young whizzkid managing director arrives at...longer. HARRY HARRISON 'The Deathworld Omnibus' (Orbit paperback, pounds 7.99) Long before 'Star Wars' turned Harrison Ford into...