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BMW cafe racers?

Reykjavik, 1972.

What is the Higgs Boson?

Learn the tricks of the trade from a gambling and investment legend The New York Times bestseller Mathematics professor.

Coaches always thought that N'Golo Kante was too small and too shy to make it in the world of football.

At the age of ten, Serge Gnabry was wanted by some of the biggest football clubs in the world.

Robert Lewandowski is one of the best strikers of his generation - but his journey to the top wasn't always easy.

As a teenager, Kylian Mbappe was one of the best footballers on the planet.

It didn't always look as though Raheem Sterling would make it as a world-class player.

Quick, composed and physically dominant - Virgil van Dijk is the defender who has it all.

This team scores lots of goals.

Written by Barry Hymer and Peter Wells, Chess Improvement: It's all in the mindset is an engaging and instructive guide that sets out how the application of growth mindset principles can accelerate chess improvement.

Darts fans, you require.

La edad no es un impedimento para aprender a jugar al ajedrez.

Introduction by acclaimed LEGO artist, Nathan SawayaDiscover the best LEGO builds ever created with this celebration of the most impressive models from around the world.

There are more than 400 miniature railways in Britain.

The 00 gauge train set was the ultimate 'boy's toy' of the 1950s and '60s.

Isambard Kingdom Brunel considered the Great Western Railway the 'finest work in England' and he contributed many groundbreaking features, none so unorthodox as the decision not to adopt the 'standard' track gauge of 4ft 8½in and instead introduce the new 'broad gauge' of 7ft ¼in.

Isambard Kingdom Brunel considered the Great Western Railway the 'finest work in England' and he contributed many groundbreaking features, none so unorthodox as the decision not to adopt the 'standard' track gauge of 4ft 8 in and instead introduce the new 'broad gauge' of 7ft in.

Matchstick puzzles are a timeless classic.

The Japanese Imperial Navy's impressive but ill-fated WWII battleships are examined in detail in this fully illustrated modeling guide.

This beautifully illustrated history of miniature ship models features hundreds of color photographs of some of the finest miniature ships ever built.

How would you have fared as one Napoleon's marshals, or in command of a division of redoutable British redcoats under Wellington?

"e;Fascinating insight into the early development of the B-17 Flying Fortress .

The ShipCraft series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warship types.

The Tornado has been the backbone of the RAF within its many different theaters of operation.

The Starfighter was once described as a delight to fly, but one mistake and it will kill you.

"e;An inspirational/enjoyable book with excellent representations of a wide variety of [Motor Torpedo Boats] by various modelers in a variety of scales.

For many years the worlds finest aerobatic team, the RAFs Red Arrows, have thrilled millions with their demonstrations of this fine aircraft's agility and maneuverability.

A treasury of useful facts, plans, and photos for modelers.

A pulsating account of the young RAF and American fighter boys who flew Spitfires, Hurricanes, Thunderbolts and Mustangs during 1940-45.

The 'ShipCraft' series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warship types.

A treasury of useful facts, plans, and photos for modelers.

This remarkable guide provides for the first time an illustrated listing of almost 200 of Americas most powerful missiles.

The Battlefield General game books put you in command of the forces engaged in some of history's most famous battles.

The Vought F4U was the best carrier based fighter of WW2.

The ShipCraft series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warship types.

This is a must-buy for the Royal Navy and Submarine enthusiast, being a complete directory of RN submarines from the outset to the present day.

"e;A very nice release about the most recognizable German aircraft of the Second World War"e; from the author of Rommel's Army in the Desert (Inscale.

This is a must-buy for the Royal Navy and Submarine enthusiast, being a complete directory of RN submarines from the outset to the present day.

The Tornado has been the backbone of the RAF within its many different theaters of operation.

The Starfighter was once described as a delight to fly, but one mistake and it will kill you.

The Battlefield General game books put you in command of the forces engaged in some of history's most famous battles.

This is the first in a series of game books which put you in command of the forces in engaged in some of history's most famous battles.

So you think you've got problems?

"Albaching gefragt – geantwortet!

Blood, Bilge and Iron Balls is a set of wargame rules for naval battles in the age of sail.

When was smoking banned on trains?

Gamblers have been trying to figure out how to game the system since our ancestors first made wagers over dice fashioned from knucklebones: in revolutionary Paris, the 'martingale' strategy was rumoured to lead to foolproof success at roulette ; today, professional gamblers are using cutting-edge techniques to tilt the odds in their favour.

Which bestselling novelist wrote about a tumble at the seaside?