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Bunce's Big Fat Short History of British Boxing - Steve Bunce - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Bunce's Big Fat Short History of British Boxing - Steve Bunce - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

*FULLY REVISED AND UPDATED TO INCLUDE THE BIGGEST FIGHTS IN THE LAST FEW YEARS * ''Essential reading for anyone with even a fleeting interest in boxing'' Boxing Monthly ''Nobody knows British fighters and their stories better than Steve Bunce'' Daily Telegraph Boxing is Steve Bunce''s game. He has filed thousands and thousands of fight reports from ringside. He has written millions and millions of words for national newspapers previewing boxing, profiling boxers and proselytising on the business. He has been the voice of British boxing on the airwaves, both radio and television, with an army of loyal fans. And now it''s time to put those many years of experience into penning his history of the sport of kings on these isles. It''s Bunce''s Big Fat Short History of British Boxing .Starting in 1970, the beginning of modern boxing in Britain, Bunce takes us from Joe Bugner beating Henry Cooper to an explosion then in the sport''s exposure to the wider British public, with 22 million watching Barry McGuigan win his world title on the BBC. All boxing royalty is here - Frank Bruno taking on Mike Tyson in Las Vegas; Benn, Watson, Eubank and Naseem; Ricky Hatton, Lennox Lewis and Calzaghe; Froch and Haye - through to a modern day situation where with fighters as diverse as Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua, we have more world champions than ever before. And besides the fighters, there are the fixers, the managers, the trainers, the duckers and divers... Bunce''s Big Fat Short History of British Boxing will have every high and impossible low, tragic deaths and fairy tales. It is a record of British boxing, British boxing people and fifty years of glory, heartache and drama. WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ***** A fantastic history and a top collectors prize already... this book knocked me out in the first pages.***** Must read book for boxing fans.***** Been reading boxing books all my life, don''t think I''ve enjoyed one more than this. ***** An absolute must for any British boxing fan.

DKK 126.00
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Beautiful Brutality: The Family Ties at the Heart of Boxing - Adam Smith - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Beautiful Brutality: The Family Ties at the Heart of Boxing - Adam Smith - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Boxing. The Sport of Kings. And for every king, there are kingmakers and princes, determined heirs and ruthless pretenders to the throne. Boxers may enter the ring alone, but behind them are their families, many of whom have spent a career in the fight game themselves. And all are caught up in this most beautiful but brutal of sports. Beautiful Brutality is the first book to examine the world of boxing from the perspective of family. With unprecedented access to the likes of the Calzaghes, Mayweathers, Hattons and Khans, Sky Sports boxing expert Adam Smith lays bare the raw emotion at the heart of the sport. How does it feel when your son is taking a pummelling? Can a father make rational judgements from the corner of the ring, in the frenzied atmosphere of a fight? And how much strength does a boxer take from his family, or the family figures that so many trainers and promoters become?Passionate, hard-hitting and with astonishing revelations about the world of boxing, Beautiful Brutality is written from the heart, by an author with a unique knowledge and experience of the fight game.

DKK 159.00
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McIlvanney On Boxing - Hugh Mcilvanney - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

McIlvanney On Boxing - Hugh Mcilvanney - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Hugh McIlvanney is a living legend in sports journalism. A regular winner of the fiercely contested UK Sports Writer of the Year award, he also has the unique distinction of being the only sports writer to have been voted Journalist of the Year. He is respected for his incisive commentaries and perceptive analyses of football and racing, but this collection contains the best of his writing on his first great passion, boxing. The book features in-depth analysis of the build-up, climax and aftermath of over 25 showdowns including: Muhammad Ali vs. Henry Cooper (1966) Joe Frazier vs. Muhammad Ali (1971) George Foreman vs. Ken Norton (1974) Eusibio Pedvoza vs. Barry McGuigan (1985) Lloyd Honeyghan vs. Marlon Starling (1989) Mike Tyson vs. Frank Bruno (1989) An essential read for boxing lovers of all ages with writing so vivid that readers will feel like they have a ringside seat.

DKK 126.00
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Manly Art - George Kimball - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Manly Art - George Kimball - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

From the legendary Irish Times columnist and award-winning veteran American sports journalist George Kimball, author of the bestselling Four Kings , comes this compilation of boxing-related commentary, criticism, reportage and analysis, representing the best of his work over the last decade. This is a hard-hitting look at the current state of boxing, drawing on columns and articles from a wide variety of sources including the Irish Times , TheSweetScience.com and BoxingTalk.com. Kimball pulls no punches as he dissects the triumphs, defeats and mistakes of the major figures in boxing from yesterday and today including Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Manny Pacquiao, Oscar De La Hoya and dozens more.Sadly, George Kimball passed away in July 2011. This hugely entertaining and informative collection is a fitting tribute to his long association with the sport of boxing and displays just why Kimball is so warmly regarded. This is boxing writing at its best from a master of the craft.

DKK 161.00
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Ringside - Budd Schulberg - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Ringside - Budd Schulberg - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Ringside is a bountiful collection of the most memorable boxing stories by legendary fight-game writer Budd Schulberg. Schulberg takes us all the way back to an epic bare-knuckle contest in England 200 years ago; draws a revealing portrait of ''Uncle'' Mike Jacobs, the promotional impresario of boxing in its golden age; expertly places Joe Louis and Muhammad Ali in the social context of their times; brings followers up to date on the careers of the great names of recent decades - Tyson, Holyfield, de la Hoya, Hopkins, ''Chico'' Corrales; and much more. Throughout this book, Schulberg provides the perfect blend of great writing on great fighters, laced with a realistic sense of boxing''s wrongs as well as its rights. With prose that sparkles with authority and insight, Ringside is a main event in the world of sports literature.

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Four Kings - George Kimball - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Four Kings - George Kimball - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Sports fans and boxing enthusiasts alike will love this compelling study of the resurgence of boxing in the early 1980s - and the four ''greats'' who effected that change. Four Kings captures the contests, fighters and the period with a wonderful perception and vividly conjures up those by-gone smoky and raucous ringside nights in Vegas... ''Thrilling, insightful and often humourous'' - The Independent '' A flawless and singular account of fights that remain potent and important decades after the final bell'' - Irish Times ''A fascinating read'' - ***** Reader review ''Very rarely is a non-fiction book so riveting it''s almost impossible to put down but this is one of those books'' - ***** Reader review ''Beautifully written and absolutely fascinating'' - ***** Reader review ''Outstanding'' - ***** Reader review *****************************************************************************By the late 1970s, boxing had lapsed into a moribund state and interest in it was on the wane. In 1980, however, the sport was resuscitated by a riveting series of bouts involving an improbably dissimilar quartet: Sugar Ray Leonard , Marvellous Marvin Hagler , Thomas Hearns and Roberto Duran .Like Ali and Frazier, Dempsey and Tunney, Robinson and LaMotta, the ''Four Kings of the Ring'' brought out the best in each other, producing unprecedented multi-million-dollar gates along the way. Each of the nine bouts between the four men was memorable in its own way and at least two of them - Leonard-Hearns in 1981 and Hagler-Hearns in 1985 - are commonly included on any list of the greatest fights of all time . The controversial outcome of another - the 1987 Leonard-Hagler fight - remains the subject of heated debates amongst fans to this day . In Four Kings , award-winning journalist George Kimball documents the remarkable effect they had on the sport and argues that we will never see their likes again. Leonard, Hagler, Hearns and Duran didn''t set out to save boxing from itself in the post-Ali era, but somehow they managed to do so.

DKK 168.00
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Wild Thing - Bernard O'mahoney - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Wild Thing - Bernard O'mahoney - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Everybody in the unlicensed fight game knows that only one man has the honour of being titled ''Guv''nor'' - and that man is Lew ''Wild Thing'' Yates. Yates began boxing at the age of six, and as an adult he was ruthless in pursuit of his dream of becoming world heavyweight champion. But when his licence was revoked following an assault on a referee, he turned to unlicensed boxing. By day, Yates pounded punchbags and the streets in an effort to reach the peak of physical fitness as he prepared for his epic battle with Roy ''Pretty Boy'' Shaw. At night, he pounded gangsters and drug dealers foolish enough to take him on in the nightclubs where he worked. Wild Thing documents how Yates rose to the top of his bloody profession. When it comes to his fighting ability, he doesn''t need to boast, brag or exaggerate. With Lew Yates, what you see is what you hope you''re never going to get. This is his remarkable story.

DKK 159.00
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Give Me A Ring - Richard Coomber - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Give Me A Ring - Richard Coomber - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Micky Vann is one of the world''s top boxing referees. He has been involved in more than 350 championship fights, over 100 of which were world title fights. Outspoken and brutally honest, his hard-hitting views have often found him at the centre of controversy. The biggest night of his career - the ''Battle of Britain'' world heavyweight clash between Frank Bruno and Lennox Lewis - saw him on the mat for a four-letter outburst broadcast across the world.Vann is the son of showman Hal Denver and the grandson of The Silver King, who included the Elephant Man in his sideshows. In Give Me A Ring , he pulls no punches as he reveals the truth about his unusual childhood, spent between a Dickensian foster home and the circus; the bribe he was accused of taking from Don King; and the sleazy side of the fight game. Give Me A Ring covers Vann''s professional career in all it''s glory, from his time as a journeyman pro fighter to the fame he has found as a star-grade referee. in this frank and often hilarious autobiography, Vann candidly comments on personalities such as Lennox Lewis, Prince Naseem Hamed, Nigel Benn, Don King, Barry McGuigan and Frank Bruno. He gives his views on the game''s rackets and its future. Give Me A Ring is a compelling read, sure to be a revelation to the boxing world and its followers

DKK 139.00
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The Fixer - Steve Bunce - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Fixer - Steve Bunce - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Ray Lester is a fixer in the boxing business. He makes fights happen. He builds a bridge and guides boxers across to the negotiating table. Ray Lester is good at his job.One morning, a girl arrives at Ray''s door and asks him for help finding her father, an old-school Vegas crooner called Eddie Lights. Ray travels with his questions to Sin City, along with 30,000 other Brits with their Union Jacks on the way to watch Hatton take on Mayweather. But the boys in leather jackets from back east are on his tail and Ray finds himself embroiled in a murderous plot.So begins a journey into the murky world of deals, fights and fighters. A world beyond the glitz, glamour and glory. A world where the fixer is king.

DKK 144.00
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The Private Life of the Hare - John Lewis Stempel - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Private Life of the Hare - John Lewis Stempel - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

THE PERFECT GIFT FOR NATURE LOVERS ‘To see a hare sit still as stone, to watch a hare boxing on a frosty March morning, to witness a hare bolt . . . these are great things. Every field should have a hare.’ The hare, a night creature and country-dweller, is a rare sight for most people. We know them only from legends and stories. They are shape-shifters, witches’ familiars and symbols of fertility. They are arrogant, as in Aesop’s The Hare and the Tortoise , and absurd, as in Lewis Carroll’s Mad March Hare. In the absence of observed facts, speculation and fantasy have flourished. But real hares? What are they like? In The Private Life of the Hare , John Lewis-Stempel explores myths, history and the reality of the hare. And in vivid, elegant prose he celebrates how, in an age when television cameras have revealed so much in our landscape, the hare remains as elusive and magical as ever.

DKK 127.00
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A Simple Plan - Scott Smith - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

A Simple Plan - Scott Smith - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Every year, on 31 December, Hank and his older brother Jacob make a pilgrimage to their father''s grave. They have never been close - indeed, they have never even liked one another - but they keep this promise, made to their father before he died. This year Jacob''s friend Lou comes with them. As they drive towards the cemetery in Jacob''s truck through the snowbound landscape, a fox runs across the road, and they skid on the ice and crash. Jacob''s dog chases the fox through the deep snow. The three men follow him, beating their way through the drifts, until they come to a valley where they see a small plane, belly down in the snow. In the pilot''s seat is a dead man, his eyes pecked out by the crows. In the back they discover a duffle bag. In the bag is 4.4 million dollars.A Simple Plan is a novel that slowly but surely grips the reader by the throat as it unfolds in an inevitable and doomed spiral of events, through murder, betrayal and mass killing. From its deceptively simple beginning, to its horrific and surprising conclusion, it marks the début of an extraordinary new talent.

DKK 168.00
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The Life of Stuff - Susannah Walker - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Life of Stuff - Susannah Walker - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Shortlisted for the James Tait Black biography prize 2019 ''A moving memoir.'' Sunday Times ''Gripped me from the first page.'' Clover Stroud, author of My Wild and Sleepless Nights ''A gripping read... a riveting piece of writing.'' Radio 4 __________ What do our possessions say about us? Why do we project such meaning onto them? What becomes of the things we leave behind? Only after her mother''s death does Susannah Walker discover how much of a hoarder she had become. Over the following months, Susannah has to sort through a dilapidated house filled to the brim with rubbish and treasures - filling bag after bag with possessions. But what she''s really in search of is a woman she''d never really known or understood in life. This is her last chance to piece together her mother''s story and make sense of their troubled relationship. What emerges from the mess of scattered papers, discarded photographs and an extraordinary amount of stuff is the history of a sad and fractured family, haunted by dead children, divorce and alcohol. The Life of Stuff is a deeply personal exploration of mourning and the shoring up of possessions against the losses and griefs of life, which also raises universal questions about what makes us the people we are.__________ ''Compelling and moving.'' Ruth Hogan ''An excellent memoir.'' Cathy Rentzenbrink

DKK 155.00
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Vanish - Tess Gerritsen - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Vanish - Tess Gerritsen - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

IT'S GORY, IT'S GRIPPING, IT'S GERRITSEN. A Rizzoli & Isles bestseller. STARE DEATH IN THE FACE 'If you're home alone, do not risk even the first sentence. Once you've started reading this book, putting it down is not an option' Mo Hayder Forensic Pathologist Maura Isles unzips a body bag and gets the fright of her life. The corpse opens its eyes. The woman is rushed to hospital, where she murders a guard and siezes hostages, including a heavily pregnant Detective Jane Rizzoli. No one knows who this woman is, or what she wants. Only Jane, trapped with the madwoman, can solve the mystery. If she survives the night . . .

DKK 119.00
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Twice Bitten - George Willis - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Twice Bitten - George Willis - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

On 28 July 1997, in the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield engaged in what would become the most infamous fight in boxing history. After the third round of a heavyweight championship match, Tyson was disqualified for biting each of Holyfield''s ears in what is now commonly called ‘the Bite Fight’.But what drives a man to viciously bite another man? Was it a mental breakdown? Was it fear? Was it retaliation? In Twice Bitten , renowned sports columnist George Willis not only details what triggered Tyson to explode into a rage that led to him biting off and spitting out a chunk of Holyfield''s ear but also exposes the panic that engulfed MGM''s corridors in the aftermath.It also reveals the answers to the following questions: what happened to the piece of ear that Tyson chewed off and spit out? Why didn’t Holyfield reattach it? And was it popping champagne bottles or gunshots that caused a near-riot in the MGM corridors and casinos that night? Twice Bitten will enlighten readers on how that night has affected both boxers as they reach middle age. Fifteen years later, the Bite Fight still leaves its marks.

DKK 161.00
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At Home with Muhammad Ali - Hana Yasmeen Ali - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

At Home with Muhammad Ali - Hana Yasmeen Ali - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

From the daughter of Muhammad Ali comes an intimate portrait of the heavyweight boxing champion and a final love letter from a daughter to her father. Through audio journals, love letters and cherished memories, Ali''s daughter Hana tells the story of a very typical and yet fully-unique family, the rise and fall of her parent’s marriage and the struggles they faced as a family surrounding Ali’s loss to Larry Holmes in 1981.With the decline of Ali’s voice, his recordings are important to history as they are to his personal legacy. At Home with Muhammad Ali offers a candid look at a man who was trying to find his purpose in the world as he realized he was coming to the end of his lucrative sporting career, all the while trying to balance fatherhood and his worldly and political obligations. Additionally, Hana tells of the everyday adventures that the family experienced around the house—with visitors like Michael Jackson and Clint Eastwood dropping by. And for the first time, Hana’s mother Veronica will share her memories of the 12-year relationship with Muhammad. At Home with Muhammad Ali is a candid and revealing portrait of a legend, a man admired and respected as the greatest sporting icon of our age.

DKK 152.00
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Party Games - Jo (author) Carnegie - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Party Games - Jo (author) Carnegie - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

''More essential than suncream in your beach bag this summer . . . Sexy, glamorous and fun'' HEAT FOR THE PERFECT LIFE . . . YOU MAY HAVE TO BREAK SOME RULES I’m Vanessa Powell. People think they know me because I’m famous. They think I’ve got the world at my feet and the husband every woman wants to marry. But fame can be a lonely place and the perfect marriage can be even lonelier. Now someone’s come into my life who makes me feel alive. For the first time ever, I’m thinking about what I really want. No matter what the consequences. Funny, sexy and full of romance and drama, this is a fabulous read for fans of Catherine Alliott, Lucy Diamond and Veronica Henry.

DKK 168.00
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A Snow Garden and Other Stories - Rachel Joyce - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

A Snow Garden and Other Stories - Rachel Joyce - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

As read on Radio 4, seven linked stories set in the Christmas holidays - all as funny, joyous, poignant and memorable as Christmas should be : A Faraway Smell of Lemon : The School Term has ended. It is almost Christmas but Binny, out last-minute shopping couldn''t feel less like wishing glad tidings to all men. Ducking out of the rain she finds herself in the sort of shop she would never normally visit. The Marriage Manual : Christmas Eve. Two parents endeavour to construct their son’s Christmas present from a DIY kit and in the process find themselves deconstructing their marriage. Christmas at the Airport : A glitch in the system, travellers stranded and all sorts of lives colliding in the face of a sudden birth... The Boxing Day Ball : Maureen has never been out with the local girls before. Who knew that a disco in the Village Hall could be life-changing? A Snow Garden : Two little boys, dumped with their divorced father for his share of the Christmas holidays and none of them with a clue how to enjoy it. I''ll Be Home for Christmas The most famous boy in the world comes home hoping to escape the madness with a normal family Christmas. Trees : As if Christmas wasn''t wearing enough, now his elderly parent is asking for a hole in the ground … Father and son break old habits and plant a tree to mark the start of the new year.

DKK 120.00
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Touching Cloth - Fergus Butler Gallie - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Touching Cloth - Fergus Butler Gallie - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

''Touching Cloth can be compared to Adam Kay''s This Is Going to Hurt and the writings of the Secret Barrister'' Observer ''I laughed my way through this... Funny, fascinating, and gorgeously humane'' Marina Hyde''Funny and touching in equal measure'' Tom Holland A laugh-out-loud memoir of becoming a 21st-century priest, Touching Cloth is also a love letter to the Prayer Book, Liverpool, funerals, cake tins, lager and, above all, to what the Church of England can be at its best. The very word ''reverend'' inspires solemnity. To be a priest is to dedicate one''s life to quiet prayer and spiritual contemplation. Isn''t it?Fergus Butler-Gallie reveals what it''s like to become a priest in the twenty-first century. Find out why black really is slimming, how to keep a straight face when someone is inadvertently hot-boxing a funeral, and which royal-themed biscuit tin can best contain a very loud personal alarm that no one knows how to switch off. Spot a sweet old lady trying to pay for a taxi with coinage from fascist Spain? Congratulations, shepherd, she''s your problem now.Behind the daily scrapes is an all-too-human love letter to the Church of England, and the amazing variety of people who manage to keep it going, providing a listening ear, company and community at a time when so many people desperately need it, as well as a reflection on what it means to follow a spiritual path amid the chaos of the modern world.

DKK 127.00
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Lessons in Chemistry - Bonnie Garmus - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Lessons in Chemistry - Bonnie Garmus - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

THE FUNNY AND INSPIRING, MULTI-AWARD-WINNING BESTSELLER WITH MORE THAN 8 MILLION COPIES SOLD, now a major Apple TV+ series starring Brie Larson A Book of the Year for: Guardian, Times, Sunday Times, New York Times, Good House Keeping, Woman & Home, Stylist, TLS Oprah Daily, Newsweek, Mail on Sunday, NPR, India Knight, Hay Festival, Waterstones , Amazon, Books Are My Bag, and many more!''The most charming, life-enhancing novel’ Sunday Times ''Funny , thought-provoking and stylish '' Guardian ‘The best book I''ve read recently. I loved it’ - SARA COX, BBC 2 Between the Covers ‘Everyone needs to read this ’ 5-star reader review___________ A woman ahead of her time.But exactly right for ours Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, she would be the first to point out that there is no such thing.But it''s the early 1960s and her all-male team at Hastings Research Institute take a very unscientific view of equality. Except for one: Calvin Evans, the lonely, brilliant, Nobel-Prize-nominated grudge-holder who falls in love with - of all things - her mind.Like science, life is unpredictable. Forced to leave her job at the institute, Elizabeth Zott soon finds herself the reluctant star of America''s most beloved cooking show, Supper at Six. Elizabeth''s unusual approach to cooking (''Combine one tablespoon acetic acid with a pinch of sodium chloride'') proves revolutionary.But as her following grows, not everyone is happy. Because as it turns out, Elizabeth Zott isn''t just teaching women to cook. She''s daring them to change the status quo. One molecule at a time. __________ A New York Times ‘Top 100 Best Books of the 21st Century’ Reader''s Pick Author of the Year at the British Book AwardsAuthor of the Year, WaterstonesWinner of the Goodreads Choice Best Debut Novel AwardWinner of the Books are My Bag Reader''s Choice AwardWinner of the Books are My Bag Breakthrough Author AwardShortlisted for the HWA Crown Award PRAISE FOR LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY : ''Laugh-out-loud funny and brimming with life, generosity and courage'' Rachel Joyce, bestselling author of The Homemade God ‘Full of humour, heartbreak and characters who feel like real people’ Red Magazine ‘ Page-turning and highly satisfying’ – Maggie Shipstead, bestselling author of Great Circle ''I loved Lessons in Chemistry and am devastated to have finished it !'' Nigella Lawson''A novel that sparks joy with every page'' Elizabeth Day, bestselling author of Magpie '' Witty and sometimes hilarious ... the Catch-22 of early feminism'' Stephen King‘A beautiful, sharp, funny and dark modern classic . I adored it'' Chris Whitaker, bestselling author of All the Colours of the Dark ‘The best book that I have read this year – a funny, warm, unique book’ 5-star reader review‘ Witty , poignant , clever , brilliantly plotted… believe the hype’ 5-star reader review‘ Funny , honest and heart-wrenching this book had me hooked until the end .’ 5-star reader review Lessons in Chemistry has sold over 8 million copies worldwide across all formats, People , January 2025Front cover may vary

DKK 119.00
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Lessons in Chemistry - Bonnie Garmus - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Lessons in Chemistry - Bonnie Garmus - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

LIMITED FIRST PRINT RUN while stocks last – Discover this special hardback collector''s limited edition of the New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller. THE 6-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING BOOKAUTHOR OF THE YEAR AT THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS ''The most charming and life-enhancing novel I''ve read in ages'' Sunday Times '''' Thought-provoking and stylish'' Guardian---------------------------------- Your ability to change everything - including yourself - starts here Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that there is no such thing.But it''s the early 1960s and her all-male team at Hastings Research Institute take a very unscientific view of equality.Forced to resign, she reluctantly signs on as the host of a cooking show, Supper at Six .But her revolutionary approach to cooking, fuelled by scientific and rational commentary, grabs the attention of a nation.Soon, a legion of overlooked housewives find themselves daring to change the status quo. One molecule at a time. __________ This special clothbound edition makes the perfect gift, featuring stunning endpapers, sprayed edges, and never-before-seen, exclusive content by the author. A Book of the Year for: Guardian , Times , Sunday Times , New York Times, Good Housekeeping , Woman & Home , Stylist, TLS, Oprah Daily , Newsweek , Mail on Sunday, Entertainment Weekly, NPR, India Knight, Hay Festival, Waterstones, Amazon and many more Winner of the Goodreads Choice Best Debut Novel Award Author of the Year at the British Book AwardsAs read on BBC Radio FourA BBC TV ''Between the Covers'' pickHay Festival Book of the YearWinner of the Books are My Bag Reader''s Choice AwardWinner of the Books are My Bag Breakthrough Author AwardShortlisted for the HWA Crown Award ''Biting and cheerIng in equal measure'' Jojo Moyes ''I loved Lessons in Chemistry and am devastated to have finished it!'' Nigella Lawson ''Laugh-out-loud funny and brimming with life, generosity and courage'' Rachel Joyce '' A novel that sparks joy with every page'' Elizabeth Day'' Witty and sometimes hilarious ... the Catch-22 of early feminism '' Stephen King

DKK 188.00
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Date Expectations - Paul Reizin - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Date Expectations - Paul Reizin - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Paul Reizin is living proof that it is possible to find happiness through the lonely hearts column in a newspaper. So is his wife. And their baby. Date Expectations tells the hilarious true story of some of the most disastrous dates in the history of courtship, as Paul sets out on an increasingly fraught quest to leave singledom behind ... These include the date with the psycho hippy nutter; the date who didn''t turn up; the world''s shortest date; and the date with a face like a bag of spanners. Learn to interpret the secret language of the lonely hearts columns (e.g. ''bubbly'' = fat). Learn how to read between the lines of a recorded message - fine tune your radar for those tell-tale references to cats and anger-management classes. And much, much more ...Remember - blind dating is like life. By the time you''ve learned how to do it properly, you no longer need to . . .

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Immediate Action - Andy Mcnab - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Immediate Action - Andy Mcnab - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Immediate Action is a no-holds-barred account of an extraordinary life, from the day Andy McNab was found in a carrier bag on the steps of Guy''s Hospital to the day he went to fight in the Gulf War.As a delinquent youth he kicked against society. As a young soldier he waged war against the IRA in the streets and fields of South Armagh. As a member of 22 SAS Regiment he was at the centre of covert operations for nine years - on five continents.Recounting with grim humour and in riveting, often horrifying, detail his activities in the world''s most highly trained and efficient Special Forces unit, McNab sweeps us into a world of surveillance and intelligence-gathering, counter-terrorism and hostage rescue.There are casualties: the best men are so often the first to be killed, because they are in front.By turns chilling, astonishing, violent, funny and moving, this blistering first-hand account of life at the forward edge of battle confirms Andy McNab''s standing in the front rank of writers on modern war.

DKK 139.00
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This Family of Things - Alison (author) Jameson - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

This Family of Things - Alison (author) Jameson - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

On his way back up from the yard Bird had seen something white and round – a girl who had curled herself into a ball. Lifting her was like retrieving a ball of newspaper from out of the grass or an empty crisp bag that someone had flung over the ditch. She seemed to lack the bones and meat and muscle of real people. She felt as if she was filled with feathers. On the day Midge Connors comes hurtling into Bird Keegan’s life, she flings open his small, quiet world. He and his two sisters, Olive and Margaret, have lived in the same isolated community all their lives, each one more alone than the others can know. Taking in damaged, sharp-edged Midge, Bird invites the scorn of his neighbours and siblings. And as they slowly mend each other, family bonds – and the tie of the land – begin to weigh down on their tentative relationship. Can it survive the misunderstandings, contempt and violence of others?A poignant and powerful study of the emotional lives of three siblings and the girl who breaks through their solitude.

DKK 112.00
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Laying The Ghost - Judy Astley - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Laying The Ghost - Judy Astley - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Readers of Carole Matthews, Jenny Colgan, Lucy Diamond and Milly Johnson will love this delightfully light-hearted, witty and sparkling romantic comedy. Perfect to settle down with! ''Fast and fun'' -- Woman & Home ''I loved it!'' -- ***** Reader review ''Gripping from beginning to end'' -- ***** Reader review ''A book best read in one sitting'' -- ***** Reader review *********************************************************************************** IS IT EVER TOO LATE TO REKINDLE AN OLD FLAME? When Nell was a student, she and Patrick were a serious item. They were inseparable, and she really thought he was The One .But then Alex came along...the safer, more restful option, and thanks to her over-controlling mother she opted for him instead.Now nothing is going right. Alex has left her to live in New York with a younger, blonder woman. Escaping to the Caribbean for a recuperative holiday, she is mugged at Gatwick and her bag is stolen. It''s crisis time - and she makes two decisions: First - she will take lessons in self-defence. Second - she will try and find Patrick again. Is she trying to put the past behind her - or setting out to ruin her future?

DKK 161.00
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Sacrifice - Oisin Murphy - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Sacrifice - Oisin Murphy - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Born prematurely, weighing less than a bag of sugar, Oisin Murphy’s life has always been one of struggle. From a young age he found communion with horses. Mesmerised by their power, their spirit, he discovered a gift for the saddle.Oisin quickly established himself as one of horseracing’s most prodigious talents. But reaching the pinnacle of the sport required a high-wire dance that pushed his body and mind to their breaking point. Despite a three-year streak as champion jockey, alcohol addiction lurked beneath the surface, and a string of misdemeanours saw him banned for over a year. “I dealt with success and failure the same. Drink was the rock I perished on. The day I picked up the championship trophy there was no element of joy in it for me.” Fast paced and searingly honest, Sacrifice follows Oisin’s extraordinary journey back from the brink to recover his love for the sport and reclaim his champion jockey crown in 2024. It lays bare the realities of life as a professional jockey and the personal cost of success in a sport that demands total obsession.

DKK 199.00
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