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After she began her memoir, Jenni Murray's life took a downward turn. Her mother and father died within six months of each other, and she found that she had breast cancer. This is a diary of that terrible year and an honest and confessional memoir of a universally complex relationship: that of a child and her mother and her father.
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Century
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2013
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English
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Have you ever watched a film with someone who, at the most dramatic scene, argues that the plane on screen hasn't been invented yet? Or that the tank rumbling towards the hero at the end of the film is the wrong tank altogether? Al Murray is that someone. Try as he might, he can't help himself. Growing up in the 1970s, Al, with the help of this dad, became fascinated with the history of World War Two. They didn't go to football; they went to battlefields....
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Headline
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On the 7th July 2013, Andy Murray became the first British man to lift the Wimbledon singles title for 77 years. In this book, he will take us on a personal journey through his career. Focusing on the last two dramatic years, he will share with us his thoughts on the pivotal moments of his playing career and allow us a glimpse into his world - his intense training regime, his close-knit team and his mental and physical battle to get to the very top....
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2017
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English
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What happens when you find you have exceptional children? Do you panic? Put your head in the sand? Or risk everything and jump in head first? As mother to tennis champions Jamie and Andy Murray, Scottish National Coach, coach of the Fed Cup, and general all-round can-do woman of wonder, Judy Murray is the ultimate role model for believing in yourself and reaching out to ambition. As a parent, coach, leader, she is an inspiration who has revolutionised...
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Liverpool University Press
Pub. Date
2007
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English
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This is a critical edition of the collected letters of John Murray to Lord Byron whose works he published. They tell us a great deal about Byron's works and the manner of their publication, and about the aims, literary interest and vicissitudes of his publisher.
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John Murray
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English
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This is a special era in the history of tennis. The physicality and skill, as well as the commercial and public interest, have hit levels not seen before. At the heart of the game's growing appeal are four players: Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Andy Murray. Never in the history of the game have so few players dominated for so long and it is their rivalry that makes this the 'Golden Age of Tennis'. However, in 2013, the dominance...
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(Martyrology volume no. 1)
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Printed at the Northern Daily Express Offices
Pub. Date
[1865]
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English
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