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Revie: Revered and Reviled By Richard Sutcliffe Publication Date: October 2010 ISBN: 9781905080786 Price: £16.99 Hardback, 320 pages Don Revie remains, more than two decades on from his untimely death at the age of just 61, one of football's most controversial and complex characters. After a playing career that brought plaudits and the prestigious Footballer of the Year award, Revie moved into management with Leeds United in 1961. By the time he left Elland Road to take charge of the England national team 13 years later, he had built one of the best teams English football had ever seen. Hailed as one of the most innovative managers of his generation, Revie was named England Manager of the Year in 1969, 70 and 72. Yet despite winning two league titles, an FA Cup, two European trophies and a League Cup, Leeds were hated outside their own city. Later, he would be banned for 10 years by the FA for walking out on England to accept a lucrative job in the Middle East before tragically dying from motor neurone disease. Through the eyes of those who knew him best - family, friends, team-mates, players, colleagues and even a member of the Royal Family - 'Revie....Revered and Reviled' tells how a child born in Middlesbrough in the depression-hit 1920s rose to the very top as both a player and manager. This official biography provides an insight into one of the game's most intriguing and misunderstood figures, giving the inside story on how it went so right in Leeds but so wrong with England.

Arthur Ransome: Master Storyteller - Writing the Swallows and Amazons Books By Roger Wardale Publication Date: October 2010 ISBN: 9781905080816 Price: £16.99 Hardback, 160 pages Arthur Ransome's delightful adventure series of children's books, Swallows and Amazons, has captured the imagination of children and adults alike ever since they were first published in the 1930s. Even today, eighty years after the very first book was published, the series remains as popular and enduring as ever. Ransome once described writing books for children as like reliving the best part of childhood, but this was far from the whole truth. His genius as a storyteller stemmed from an almost infinite capacity for painstaking perfectionism. Once Ransome had completed the first draft, he would then settle down to write a complete revision and the most difficult chapters were written over and over again. Unhappy with the illustrations produce for the first book, Ransome persuaded the publishers to go to print with none at all, save for the cover image and by book three, he'd taken the decision to do all his own illustrations. Using primary written sources, including letters, diary entries and Ransome's own working notes, Roger Wardale expertly pieces together the fascinating story of how the twelve Swallows & Amazons books came to be written against the odds. Wardale observes how the stories evolved from the point of view of all those who were closely involved - Ransome's publisher, his mother, his wife, his friends and fans - as well as Ransome himself. It is an amazing story of a dedicated writer battling against the problems of ill health, a critical and argumentative wife, his own perceived shortcoming and an expectant publisher. Wardale's account provides a new fresh look at the enduring Swallows and Amazons series and how and why they came into being - a must-read for any Ransome fan. Roger Wardale is a founder member and chairman of the Arthur Ransome Society and has written several books on Arthur Ransome and the hugely successful Swallows and Amazons series.

Great Book of Yorkshire Pudding By Elaine Lemm Publication Date: October 2010 ISBN: 97819050890809 Price: £7.99 Hardback, 64 pages To countless Yorkshire men and women, nothing is more symbolic of God's Own County than Yorkshire Pudding. Yet just how the dish achieved this position of supremacy is shrouded in mystery. The only certainty is that few subjects generate more argument when forthright Yorkshire people gather together. This book provides the answers to many age-old questions and quarrels. Here is the rebuttal of unjust allegations that pure meanness caused Yorkshire Pudding to be served in tiny portions as a starter. Here too is the terrible tale of what happened to a West Riding housewife caught using an electric mixer for the batter. And the sad fact that Lancashire people used to eat Yorkshire Pudding as a dessert is confirmed. The book includes detailed recipes for making Yorkshire Pudding and its variants such as Toad in the Hole. Explanations as to what might have gone wrong when the dish turns out flat and soggy could help to avoid marital breakdown. Finally, Yorkshire personalities comment on why the dish is so special to them, and we bring the story up-to-date with a look at current attempts to give protected status for our Sunday favourite so that it can only be made in Yorkshire. Elaine Lemm writes and edits the New York Times website on British and Irish food www.britishfood.about.com The section on Yorkshire Pudding is consistently the most visited page on the site.