The book Wilson the Wizard, as the title suggests, is about a wizard named Wilson and his familiar demon helper, a demon dog named Jacob. It contains heaps of action and humor and very much takes the mickey out of (makes fun of) sacred cows. Nothing is sacred. The book has an annoying character who pops up, often right in the middle of action, called the Elf Editor, who defines words and sometimes refuses to if they are rude. It also has a very peculiar immortal spirit in a light bulb called Albert who is partial to 1970s hard rock music. Wilson and Jacob are very tough and are both augmented physically in addition to having magical powers, so they are not to be taken lightly by any enemies, which they have many of.

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No one knew about the Wizard of Worsley Woods, he kept himself to himself, hidden away from all the other people of the world. He was shy, as wizards tend to be, and he didn't like lots of people and the fuss they brought. So he hid in the far corners of the woods, away from all the dog walkers and families and children that went there for walks. His favourite times where when the wood was empty; when all the children were at school, or at dusk and dawn, or when the weather was really bad. Then he could wander around wherever he wanted without the fear of being spotted. So if you ever go to Worsley Woods you won't see him, but he might see you!

Come back to a time just after the end of the 2nd World War. The world will meet a young boy that will change the course of the world by the time of his next birthday in January of 1951. Shawn Wilson is a very special wizard that only comes around every 1,000 years or so. He has powers that he uses only for good never for the bad.

When Brendan Gallagher wrote a feature on theTelegraph's sports pages about his favorite sporting comic heroes, the response from readers was unprecedented: hundreds of e-mails from nostalgic readers. Now he has turned his research and enthusiasm into a unique celebration of these prodigious characters. He devotes separate chapters to the three greatest heroes: Wilson of the Wizard; Alf Tupper, the "Tough of the Track;" and Roy of the Rovers. Then he covers the best of the rest, includingnbsp;men like Skid Solo, Johnny Cougar, and Raven on the Wing. He also tells the story of the remarkable Gilbert Dalton, author of the Wilson stories, a writing machine who wrote millions of words in his lifetime and whose productivity put Dickens to shame, and has talked to the BBC's Stewart Storey for a modern (and entirely serious) analysis of some of Wilson's most amazing feats (like a three-minute mile). Here, then, are such truly extraordinary feats as bowling out Australia twice in a day with 120mph deliveries in a 1953 Ashes Test, a professional soccer player still playing in the top flight at the age of around 75, not to mention running 20 miles cross-country innbsp;two hours to warn the Duke of Wellington of Napoleon's advance.

In the summer of 1861, Americans were preoccupied by the question of which states would join the secession movement and which would remain loyal to the Union. This question was most fractious in the border states of Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri. In Missouri, it was largely settled at Wilson's Creek on August 10, 1861, in a contest that is rightly considered the second major battle of the Civil War. In providing the first in-depth narrative and analysis of this important but largely overlooked battle, William Piston and Richard Hatcher combine a traditional military study of the fighting at Wilson's Creek with an innovative social analysis of the soldiers who participated and the communities that supported them. In particular, they highlight the importance of the soldiers' sense of corporate honor--the desire to uphold the reputation of their hometowns--as a powerful motivator for enlistment, a source of sustenance during the campaign, and a lens through which soldiers evaluated their performance in battle.