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BOOK OF CARD GAMES

\pause{1500}Author: Hervey, George F
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 4464 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 2
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 2.00
\pause{1500}Reader: Swingler, Jim
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Selection of popular card games includes German Whist, Rummy, Canasta, Old Maid, Solo & Pontoon.

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CLOSE OF PLAY

\pause{1500}Author: Cardus, Neville
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 659 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 7
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\pause{1500}Reader: Sanctuary, Gerald
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A classic of modern cricket

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COASTING

\pause{1500}Author: Raban, Jonathan
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 2495 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 14
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\pause{1500}Reader: Simpson, Richard
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Sailing round the coast of Britain

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CRICKET AND ALL THAT

\pause{1500}Author: Blofeld, Henry
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 6252 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 7
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 9.50
\pause{1500}Reader: Hunter, John
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Cricket originated in 16th-century England and was gradually introduced throughout the British Empire. The author, a fan and radio commentator, presents an irreverent account of cricket, it's leadership and it's secret scandals!

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EVEREST THE HARD WAY

\pause{1500}Author: Bonington, Chris
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 245 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 8
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\pause{1500}Reader: Mason, Raymond
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Account of first ascent of the south face

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FRENCH REVOLUTIONS

\pause{1500}Author: Moore, Tim
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 7586 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 6
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\pause{1500}Reader: Worland, Richard
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Tim Moore, a self-confessed loafer, was seduced by the glamour of the Tour de France. He decided to cycle the 3,630 km route, but allocated himself six weeks to complete the challenge. Here he hilariously describes how he tried to emulate his spoting heroes.

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HISTORY OF CRICKET Vol.1

\pause{1500}Author: Altham, H S
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 2245 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 18
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\pause{1500}Reader: Hutton, Kenneth
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In his introduction to this newly revised edition, Sir Donald Bradman describes this as 'the finest history of cricket ever published'.

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HISTORY OF CRICKET Vol.2

\pause{1500}Author: Swanton, E W
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 2063 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 19
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\pause{1500}Reader: Hutton, Kenneth
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First world war to the present day

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MOSTLY ABOUT CRICKET

\pause{1500}Author: Swanton, E W
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 750 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 4
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\pause{1500}Reader: Swanton, E.W.
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Former Daily Telegraph correspondent talks about cricket

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PERFECT DISTANCE, THE

\pause{1500}Author: Butcher, Pat
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 7571 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 14
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\pause{1500}Reader: StJohn, Michael
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In the early 1980's the fierce rivalry between Sebastian Coe and Steve Ovett transformed athletic meetings into unmissable events. This was a golden era of British middle-distance running, and the author recaptures the dramatic tension of the time.

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