Geoff Tibballs

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Title: The Titanic: Description:
An account of one of the greatest maritime disasters of all time, which resulted in the deaths of 1,523 passengers, detailing the catalogue of mistakes and errors of judgement which led to the tragedy, and bringing the ship's history up to date with accounts of recent salvage attempts.

Title: Tv Quiz Book: Description:
Quiz Book

Title: The Making Of The Scarlet Pimpernel: Description:
An account of the making of the BBC's costume drama starring Richard E. Grant as Sir Percy Blakeney, alias The Scarlet Pimpernel. The book investigates the transformation of modern-day Prague into revolutionary France, and includes interviews and the complete script of the television serial.

Title: Ballykissangel Behind The Scenes.: Description:
"Ballykissangel" is one of the BBC's most successful TV series. This book goes behind the scenes to discover the origins of the series, how the location was chosen and what the locals think of the show, as well as presenting interviews with the cast and crew.

Title: The Olympics' Strangest Games: Extraordinary But True Tales From The History Of The Olympic Games (strangest): Description:
To mark the 2004 Olympics in Athens, The Olympics' Strangest Moments recounts the bizarre, controversial, inept, heroic and plain unlucky from the first modern games in 1896 to the glorles of Sydney 2000. The world's greatest sporting occasion has been packed with unusual occurrences as well as creating unlikely heroes such as Dorando Pietri, who missed out on marathon gold after being helped over the finish line by over-anxious officials, and 'Eric the Eel' from Equatorial Guinea who was acknowledged as the slowest swimmer in the history of the games. This fascinating collection includes such unusual and entertalning stories as the Italian Carlo Airoldi who spent nearly two months travelling from Milan to Athens on foot and by boat only for his Olympic entry to be refused and Fred Lorz who crossed the line first at the end of the 1904 marathon but was disqualified after it was discovered that he had hitched a lift in a car. About the Author Geoff Tibballs is the author of Great Sporting Eccentrics (1861051220), Motor-racing's Strangest Races (1861054114), Great Sporting Mishaps (1861053622) and Great Sporting Scandals (1861056869). He lives in Nottingham.