Author: Chuck Culpepper
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0767928083
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Chuck Culpepper was a veteran sports journalist edging toward burnout . . . then he went to London and discovered the high-octane, fanatical (and bloody confusing!) world of English soccer. After covering the American sports scene for fifteen years, Chuck Culpepper suffered from a profound case of Common Sportswriter Malaise. He was fed up with self-righteous proclamations, steroid scandals, and the deluge of in-your-face PR that saturated the NFL, the NBA, and MLB. Then in 2006, he moved to London and discovered a new and baffling world—the renowned Premiership soccer league. Culpepper pledged his loyalty to Portsmouth, a gutsy, small-market team at the bottom of the standings. As he puts it, “It was like childhood, with beer.” Writing in the vein of perennial bestsellers such as Fever Pitch and Among the Thugs, Chuck Culpepper brings penetrating insight to the vibrant landscape of English soccer—visiting such storied franchises as Manchester United, Chelsea, and Liverpool . . . and an equally celebrated assortment of pubs. Bloody Confused! will put a smile on the face of any sports fan who has ever questioned what makes us love sports in the first place.
Bloody Confused!
Author: Chuck Culpepper
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0767928083
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Chuck Culpepper was a veteran sports journalist edging toward burnout . . . then he went to London and discovered the high-octane, fanatical (and bloody confusing!) world of English soccer. After covering the American sports scene for fifteen years, Chuck Culpepper suffered from a profound case of Common Sportswriter Malaise. He was fed up with self-righteous proclamations, steroid scandals, and the deluge of in-your-face PR that saturated the NFL, the NBA, and MLB. Then in 2006, he moved to London and discovered a new and baffling world—the renowned Premiership soccer league. Culpepper pledged his loyalty to Portsmouth, a gutsy, small-market team at the bottom of the standings. As he puts it, “It was like childhood, with beer.” Writing in the vein of perennial bestsellers such as Fever Pitch and Among the Thugs, Chuck Culpepper brings penetrating insight to the vibrant landscape of English soccer—visiting such storied franchises as Manchester United, Chelsea, and Liverpool . . . and an equally celebrated assortment of pubs. Bloody Confused! will put a smile on the face of any sports fan who has ever questioned what makes us love sports in the first place.
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0767928083
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Chuck Culpepper was a veteran sports journalist edging toward burnout . . . then he went to London and discovered the high-octane, fanatical (and bloody confusing!) world of English soccer. After covering the American sports scene for fifteen years, Chuck Culpepper suffered from a profound case of Common Sportswriter Malaise. He was fed up with self-righteous proclamations, steroid scandals, and the deluge of in-your-face PR that saturated the NFL, the NBA, and MLB. Then in 2006, he moved to London and discovered a new and baffling world—the renowned Premiership soccer league. Culpepper pledged his loyalty to Portsmouth, a gutsy, small-market team at the bottom of the standings. As he puts it, “It was like childhood, with beer.” Writing in the vein of perennial bestsellers such as Fever Pitch and Among the Thugs, Chuck Culpepper brings penetrating insight to the vibrant landscape of English soccer—visiting such storied franchises as Manchester United, Chelsea, and Liverpool . . . and an equally celebrated assortment of pubs. Bloody Confused! will put a smile on the face of any sports fan who has ever questioned what makes us love sports in the first place.
Ramskull
Author: William Meikle
Publisher: Crossroad Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
When Sergeant Dave Wilkes and his constable, John Campbell, are called out to a remote island, it is to investigate a simple case of sheep worrying, what they think is a routine job. But upon arrival at Leita, they find the community to be empty, the shops and houses lying quiet. Before too long, they find disturbing evidence of violence and mayhem. They get some of the story when they find three survivors holed up in a farmhouse, but the tale they tell is almost unbelievable—a grisly story of ritual cannibalism, blood sacrifice, and a ram's skull that makes its wearer both invincible and irresistible. Soon they are in a fight for their lives, as the ram takes control of the island. Can they stop it and prevent it from spreading? Or will the ancient magic of the ram prevail and take its bloody promises to the mainland, and to the town that is waiting to be shown its glory?
Publisher: Crossroad Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
When Sergeant Dave Wilkes and his constable, John Campbell, are called out to a remote island, it is to investigate a simple case of sheep worrying, what they think is a routine job. But upon arrival at Leita, they find the community to be empty, the shops and houses lying quiet. Before too long, they find disturbing evidence of violence and mayhem. They get some of the story when they find three survivors holed up in a farmhouse, but the tale they tell is almost unbelievable—a grisly story of ritual cannibalism, blood sacrifice, and a ram's skull that makes its wearer both invincible and irresistible. Soon they are in a fight for their lives, as the ram takes control of the island. Can they stop it and prevent it from spreading? Or will the ancient magic of the ram prevail and take its bloody promises to the mainland, and to the town that is waiting to be shown its glory?
Rabid
Author: Paul Doiron
Publisher: Minotaur Books
ISBN: 1250314178
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
In this Edgar Award-nominated short story in the Mike Bowditch mystery series from bestselling author Paul Doiron, Mike is drawn into the story of a gruesome case from his mentor Charley Steven’s past. Maine Game Warden Mike Bowditch accompanies his old friend and mentor, retired bush pilot Charley Stevens, as he pays a visit to a mysterious woman, the widow of a Vietnam vet, living in isolation in the Maine wilderness. Many years earlier, she had called Charley, then a young game warden himself, for help. She claimed that her badly bleeding husband had been attacked by a rabid bat. But in the succeeding days, despite her husband's increasingly erratic and aggressive behavior, his wife resisted Charley's attempts to help, arousing his suspicions that more was going on than met the eye. Was the husband the victim of rabies, or was he suffering from post traumatic stress disorder? The situation finally erupted into horrific violence, leaving everyone involved deeply scarred. In the devastating finale to RABID, Charley reveals to Mike how he uncovered the awful truth about what actually happened in their home so many years before.
Publisher: Minotaur Books
ISBN: 1250314178
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
In this Edgar Award-nominated short story in the Mike Bowditch mystery series from bestselling author Paul Doiron, Mike is drawn into the story of a gruesome case from his mentor Charley Steven’s past. Maine Game Warden Mike Bowditch accompanies his old friend and mentor, retired bush pilot Charley Stevens, as he pays a visit to a mysterious woman, the widow of a Vietnam vet, living in isolation in the Maine wilderness. Many years earlier, she had called Charley, then a young game warden himself, for help. She claimed that her badly bleeding husband had been attacked by a rabid bat. But in the succeeding days, despite her husband's increasingly erratic and aggressive behavior, his wife resisted Charley's attempts to help, arousing his suspicions that more was going on than met the eye. Was the husband the victim of rabies, or was he suffering from post traumatic stress disorder? The situation finally erupted into horrific violence, leaving everyone involved deeply scarred. In the devastating finale to RABID, Charley reveals to Mike how he uncovered the awful truth about what actually happened in their home so many years before.
The Last War
Author: Sandipan Deb
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 1447242432
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
The Greatest Story Ever Told...Again Bombay 1955. Aging Parsi businessman Rustom Pestonjee chances upon brilliant archer Yash Kuru at the Gateway of India. Struggling to make ends meet to feed his two nephews and adopted son, Yash accepts Pestonjee’s offer to become a hitman for one night, the start of a unique relationship. When Pestonjee dies, Yash pledges to be regent of his mentor’s empire of crime, and hand it over one day to the most deserving man from a yet-unborn generation of Kurus. Yash’s august ‘dharma’ will now determine the destinies of three generations of Kuru men and women. Mumbai 2007. A family torn asunder and an empire up for grabs. Yash’s grand-nephews battle it out for control of the city’s underworld, as Rishabh, Vikram and Jeet try to reclaim what Rahul and Ranjit had seized from them through deceit. Can the wily Kishenbhai’s strategy defeat Karl Fernandes’ deadly warcraft? Will pitiless Jahn get the revenge she yearns for? Who will own Mumbai? A modern-day version of The Mahabharata, The Last War is a page-turning account of brothers in arms and families at war. In the gritty expanse of India’s most dynamic city, from its ritzy high-rises to its mean streets and slums, loyalties are tested, blood is drawn and only ‘dharma’ can justify the means to a devastating end.
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 1447242432
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
The Greatest Story Ever Told...Again Bombay 1955. Aging Parsi businessman Rustom Pestonjee chances upon brilliant archer Yash Kuru at the Gateway of India. Struggling to make ends meet to feed his two nephews and adopted son, Yash accepts Pestonjee’s offer to become a hitman for one night, the start of a unique relationship. When Pestonjee dies, Yash pledges to be regent of his mentor’s empire of crime, and hand it over one day to the most deserving man from a yet-unborn generation of Kurus. Yash’s august ‘dharma’ will now determine the destinies of three generations of Kuru men and women. Mumbai 2007. A family torn asunder and an empire up for grabs. Yash’s grand-nephews battle it out for control of the city’s underworld, as Rishabh, Vikram and Jeet try to reclaim what Rahul and Ranjit had seized from them through deceit. Can the wily Kishenbhai’s strategy defeat Karl Fernandes’ deadly warcraft? Will pitiless Jahn get the revenge she yearns for? Who will own Mumbai? A modern-day version of The Mahabharata, The Last War is a page-turning account of brothers in arms and families at war. In the gritty expanse of India’s most dynamic city, from its ritzy high-rises to its mean streets and slums, loyalties are tested, blood is drawn and only ‘dharma’ can justify the means to a devastating end.
A Ghost with a Heart
Author: C.L.R. Draeco
Publisher: Amaranth Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 445
Book Description
The Climax to the Trilogy Where Science and the Afterlife Meet Torula is safe inside a hospital—but she’s not out of danger. Bram and the rest of the team in NASA Ames now find themselves with a whole new set of puzzles to solve. Much has been explored. Much has been created. Go deeper into a future world of hyperwills and Motowns, willdiscs and iCubes, HyperCons and hyperloops. The science that unravels the mysteries of never-ending life meets a new series of challenges as it collides with more medical, legal, and ethical issues. The bigger question is: Should their secrets be shared so the public gets a glimpse of what happens when scientists and engineers meddle with the soul? The Immortology trilogy culminates with a surprising twist that ISEA and the Fulcrum deem necessary for the Pangaea mission to be a success. It’s a climax that leaves everyone with even more avenues to explore.
Publisher: Amaranth Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 445
Book Description
The Climax to the Trilogy Where Science and the Afterlife Meet Torula is safe inside a hospital—but she’s not out of danger. Bram and the rest of the team in NASA Ames now find themselves with a whole new set of puzzles to solve. Much has been explored. Much has been created. Go deeper into a future world of hyperwills and Motowns, willdiscs and iCubes, HyperCons and hyperloops. The science that unravels the mysteries of never-ending life meets a new series of challenges as it collides with more medical, legal, and ethical issues. The bigger question is: Should their secrets be shared so the public gets a glimpse of what happens when scientists and engineers meddle with the soul? The Immortology trilogy culminates with a surprising twist that ISEA and the Fulcrum deem necessary for the Pangaea mission to be a success. It’s a climax that leaves everyone with even more avenues to explore.
Dispirited
Author: David Webster
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
ISBN: 1780994893
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 99
Book Description
Dave Webster’s book is a counter-blast against the culturally accepted norm that spirituality is a vital and important factor in human life. Rejecting the idea of human wellbeing as predicated on the spiritual, the book seeks to identify the toxic impact of spiritual discourses on our lives. Spirituality makes us confused, apolitical and miserable - whether that spirituality is from conventional religious roots, from a new-age buffet of beliefs, or from some re-imagined ancient system of belief. Looking beyond this dismissal, the book looks towards atheistic existentialism, Theravada Buddhism and political engagement as a means to imagine what a post-spiritual world view could look like. ,
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
ISBN: 1780994893
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 99
Book Description
Dave Webster’s book is a counter-blast against the culturally accepted norm that spirituality is a vital and important factor in human life. Rejecting the idea of human wellbeing as predicated on the spiritual, the book seeks to identify the toxic impact of spiritual discourses on our lives. Spirituality makes us confused, apolitical and miserable - whether that spirituality is from conventional religious roots, from a new-age buffet of beliefs, or from some re-imagined ancient system of belief. Looking beyond this dismissal, the book looks towards atheistic existentialism, Theravada Buddhism and political engagement as a means to imagine what a post-spiritual world view could look like. ,
Harlequin Romance October 2019 Box Set
Author: Cara Colter
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1488044090
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 679
Book Description
Harlequin® Romance brings you a collection of four new titles, available now! Experience the rush of falling in love! This Harlequin® Romance box set includes: #4683 CINDERELLA’S PRINCE UNDER THE MISTLETOE A Crown by Christmas by Cara Colter Reeling from the revelation he’s not the rightful heir to his country’s throne, Crown Prince Luca Valenti heads to the mountains to find his long-lost sister. But snowbound with enchanting, down-to-earth housekeeper Imogen, Luca’s learning there’s more to life than royal duty… #4684 HOW TO PROPOSE TO A PRINCESS The Princess Brides by Rebecca Winters It’s love at first sight for Princess Fausta of Domodossola and Dr. Nico Barsotti! Fausta’s always longed for a life away from the royal court…so their future’s uncertain when orphaned Nico uncovers the secrets of his birth—he’s a crown prince! #4685 CHRISTMAS BABY FOR THE BILLIONAIRE South Shore Billionaires by Donna Alward Tycoon Jeremy’s world is upended upon discovering his summer romance with resort manager Tori Sharpe left her pregnant! He’s better suited to brokering deals than bringing up babies, but their magical New York Christmas awakens a fierce longing for the family he never had… #4686 FALLING AGAIN FOR HER ISLAND FLING by Ellie Darkins Years ago marine biologist Meena shared a whirlwind fling with tycoon Guy Williams…but afterward an accident stole her memories—and much more. She’s been searching for answers ever since. Now, reunited and working together, could Guy hold the key to her past…and her future?
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1488044090
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 679
Book Description
Harlequin® Romance brings you a collection of four new titles, available now! Experience the rush of falling in love! This Harlequin® Romance box set includes: #4683 CINDERELLA’S PRINCE UNDER THE MISTLETOE A Crown by Christmas by Cara Colter Reeling from the revelation he’s not the rightful heir to his country’s throne, Crown Prince Luca Valenti heads to the mountains to find his long-lost sister. But snowbound with enchanting, down-to-earth housekeeper Imogen, Luca’s learning there’s more to life than royal duty… #4684 HOW TO PROPOSE TO A PRINCESS The Princess Brides by Rebecca Winters It’s love at first sight for Princess Fausta of Domodossola and Dr. Nico Barsotti! Fausta’s always longed for a life away from the royal court…so their future’s uncertain when orphaned Nico uncovers the secrets of his birth—he’s a crown prince! #4685 CHRISTMAS BABY FOR THE BILLIONAIRE South Shore Billionaires by Donna Alward Tycoon Jeremy’s world is upended upon discovering his summer romance with resort manager Tori Sharpe left her pregnant! He’s better suited to brokering deals than bringing up babies, but their magical New York Christmas awakens a fierce longing for the family he never had… #4686 FALLING AGAIN FOR HER ISLAND FLING by Ellie Darkins Years ago marine biologist Meena shared a whirlwind fling with tycoon Guy Williams…but afterward an accident stole her memories—and much more. She’s been searching for answers ever since. Now, reunited and working together, could Guy hold the key to her past…and her future?
There I'll Be a Soldier
Author: Neil MacMillan
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1105082539
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
The story of Michael Hanley, faced with the choice of slowly dying in Ireland or taking his chances in America. He joins the army's 4th Infantry and must live or die as best he can amid danger and prejudice as the United States and Mexico edge closer to war. Will he make a lfe for himself in America or will he fall? Neil MacMillan is a freelance writer and living historian specializing in the American Civil War. He resides in Syracuse, NY with his wife Peggy.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1105082539
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
The story of Michael Hanley, faced with the choice of slowly dying in Ireland or taking his chances in America. He joins the army's 4th Infantry and must live or die as best he can amid danger and prejudice as the United States and Mexico edge closer to war. Will he make a lfe for himself in America or will he fall? Neil MacMillan is a freelance writer and living historian specializing in the American Civil War. He resides in Syracuse, NY with his wife Peggy.
His Revelation... Again
Author: James E. Lyman
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1669827771
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 644
Book Description
Patmos, a dry island stuck out in the Mediterranean. A man, beaten aboard a prison ship, struggles to maintain strength as he’s led out onto this forbidding, dusty rock as a prisoner of Rome. Little did he know that in this dark cave he calls home as a prisoner-laborer in the quarries, a mighty angel would appear to him, and prepare him for what would be the final, glorious climax in John’s service to the savior of the world, the Lord Jesus Christ. He was to write down the Revelation of the Lord Jesus Christ for all mankind. The long, dry, brutal months ahead were made bearable by the routine visits of the angel Fidelity, whose great strength, grace, love for his Lord, and the message he was carrying made the mission for John quite bearable, for it brought with it faith, humor, grace, and love for his fellow man.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1669827771
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 644
Book Description
Patmos, a dry island stuck out in the Mediterranean. A man, beaten aboard a prison ship, struggles to maintain strength as he’s led out onto this forbidding, dusty rock as a prisoner of Rome. Little did he know that in this dark cave he calls home as a prisoner-laborer in the quarries, a mighty angel would appear to him, and prepare him for what would be the final, glorious climax in John’s service to the savior of the world, the Lord Jesus Christ. He was to write down the Revelation of the Lord Jesus Christ for all mankind. The long, dry, brutal months ahead were made bearable by the routine visits of the angel Fidelity, whose great strength, grace, love for his Lord, and the message he was carrying made the mission for John quite bearable, for it brought with it faith, humor, grace, and love for his fellow man.
Agatha Christie
Author: Laura Thompson
Publisher: Headline
ISBN: 1472269551
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 474
Book Description
'Laura Thompson's outstanding biography . . . is a pretty much perfect capturing of a life' - Kate Mosse It has been 100 years since Agatha Christie wrote her first novel and created the formidable Hercule Poirot. In this biography, Laura Thompson describes the Edwardian world in which she grew up, explores the relationships she had, including those with her two husbands and daughter, and investigates the mysteries still surrounding Christie's life - including her disappearance in 1926. Agatha Christie is a mystery and writing about her is a detection job in itself. But, with access to all of Christie's letters, papers and writing notebooks, as well as interviews with her grandson, daughter, son-in-law and their living relations, Thompson is able to unravel not only the detailed workings of Christie's detective fiction, but the truth behind her private life as well. First published in 2007 as 'Agatha Christie: An English Mystery', this is a fully updated edition with a new introduction by the author
Publisher: Headline
ISBN: 1472269551
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 474
Book Description
'Laura Thompson's outstanding biography . . . is a pretty much perfect capturing of a life' - Kate Mosse It has been 100 years since Agatha Christie wrote her first novel and created the formidable Hercule Poirot. In this biography, Laura Thompson describes the Edwardian world in which she grew up, explores the relationships she had, including those with her two husbands and daughter, and investigates the mysteries still surrounding Christie's life - including her disappearance in 1926. Agatha Christie is a mystery and writing about her is a detection job in itself. But, with access to all of Christie's letters, papers and writing notebooks, as well as interviews with her grandson, daughter, son-in-law and their living relations, Thompson is able to unravel not only the detailed workings of Christie's detective fiction, but the truth behind her private life as well. First published in 2007 as 'Agatha Christie: An English Mystery', this is a fully updated edition with a new introduction by the author