This book offers a very personal look at 'the beautiful game' and its greats by one of football's most respected ambassadors.Bob Wilson's "Life in The Beautiful Game" sees the Arsenal legend and veteran BBC presenter takes a long and personal look back at a sport that has kept him busy in one form or another for over half a century.

During his career, he has played alongside or against, coached, interviewed, become friends with, or at least met pretty much every great name the game of football has ever produced. Needless to say, he has picked up some pretty good stories along the way. From Busby to Beckham, Garrincha to Gazza, Puskas to Pele, no one escapes Wilson's entertaining dissection of the game.Discover why the great Bill Shankly once locked him in a room at the Liverpool training ground and wouldn't let him out, why the legendary Brian Clough once insisted on getting him drunk before an interview, and what really happened in that infamous Arsenal and Man Utd tunnel punch-up between Vieira and Keane.

It's clearly a sport he loves, and there is no question that reading his book will leave you remembering why football acquired the moniker 'The Beautiful Game'.

The life story of former Scotland and Arsenal goalkeeper Bob Wilson is a compelling account of professional glory and personal tragedy.

Bob Wilson spent 39 years at Arsenal, as a player then as the first goalkeeping coach in the first division. Following his retirement as a footballer, a career in television beckoned, making him a household name. This autobiography reflects on his days as a sports commentator and presenter at the BBC, and his subsequent switch to ITV, and also includes his account of the Grobbelaar trial and his relationships with some of the most popular names in sport and television, including Des Lynam, Jimmy Hill and David Seaman. He also has affectionate memories of Jill Dando and Helen Rollason, and tells the moving story of his daughter's illness and legacy.

This autobiography is a great read for anyone not only ardent football fans.

A brilliantly illustrated celebration of the colourful and highly idiosyncratic language of sport, by football legend Bob Wilson.

Have you ever flashed at a googly in the corridor of uncertainty while on a sticky dog? Maybe you've seen someone hit a gutty out of the screws to grab a birdie at Amen Corner? Do you dream of playing a bit of up the jumper in a maul with the Barbarians before needing a splash and dance to reach parc ferme at the Brickyard?

The world of sport has its own language, rich in strange words and phrases whose origins often stretch back centuries. Googlies, Nutmegs and Bogeys is an illustrated lexicon - unravelling the true meanings, heritage and evolution of sporting terms - that will enlighten and amuse. Containing old favourites alongside many rare delights, this book is a perfect companion to the glorious absurdities of sporting vocabulary that continue to enliven the English language today.

Presenter and football legend Bob Wilson conducts another engaging romp through sport's more colourful terminology. Why is fighting in a square ring with strange gloves on called boxing? Why is it so difficult to stand up in the Pope's living room? And why does the Prince of Wales dislike buckets of nails and people with wet feet?

"Rucks, Pucks & Sliders" reveals all as Bob Wilson explores the derivation of another collection of bizarre words and phrases from the wonderfully rich language of sport. Find out why, as a custodian, Bob has spent much of his life trying to keep bananas out of onion bags, why a submarine can often land you in a sin bin, who killed the Galacticos, why snooker balls wipe their feet, and why you'll never see a condor from the Crow's Nest. Laced with anecdotes from Wilson's own football and television careers,

"Rucks, Pucks & Sliders" features one of sport's most enduring icons guiding us through the fascinating true meanings, heritage and evolution of great sporting terms we use today. As Kevin Keegan said of his previous book, 'It's a lesson in the language of sport from a man that should know.'

This year the Willow Foundation marks its 10th Anniversary. To commemorate this milestone, working with former special day beneficiaries, their families and our celebrity supporters, the charity has produced a photographic exhibition and this accompanying book entitled Keepsakes.

30 beautiful photographic portraits have been taken by nine top UK photographers. All 30 portraits are included in the book as well as interviews with the charity beneficiaries and many of the celebrities. These celebrities include: Arsene Wenger, Sir Alex Ferguson, Edith Bowman, Natasha Kaplinsky, Joe Calzaghe, David Coulthard, Theo Walcott, Adrian Chiles, Harry Redknapp, Professor Lord Winston and Matt Lucas.

Keepsakes offers a touching insight into the impact the Willow Foundation has on the lives of seriously ill young adults. It also allows a rare and intimate glimpse at a part of our celebrity supporter's lives not often revealed to the public. Keepsakes is the perfect coffee table read.

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This is the second cookery book that the Willow Fairies have produced for the Willow Foundation - and if it's anything like the first then you will be introduced to some wonderful recipes that have been handed from generation to generation. We are delighted to be able to say a public thank you to all those who have contributed. An initiative like this takes time, patience and a lot of dedication. We at the Willow Foundation are very appreciative of all the work that has gone into this recipe book and hope that it goes into the best sellers chart!

The Willow Tree Keepsake Memory Box makes a special gift for family and friends. Perfect for storing memories of your loved ones and special occassions.

Measures approx: 50 x 110 x 110mm

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Artist Susan Lordi's sculptures communicate elegance, simplicity, peace and serenity. Her hand-carved forms reveal their expression through gestures only. Susan Lordi lovingly crafts her intimate, personal line of Figurines to represent the qualities and sentiments that make us feel close to others. Their gestures and expressive lines bring warmth and grace to any home, and are perfect gifts for any occasion.

Measures approx: 135mm

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All Stars is a canvas created by artist Julie-Anne Gilburt, which incorporates images of the majority of the canvases that featured in the Willow Foundation’s Stars on Canvas exhibition in December 2008. Please click on the link above for further information.

£5 of the cost of the Willow Bouquet from the Flower Bar is donation to the Willow Foundation.

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