Author: Mike Harris
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1452093083
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
The central charecter had been traumatised by a rapid descent from riches to rags and being of Romany stock was branded 'Pikey Joe'. The narrative unfolds as the subject's troop shiparrives at Tilbury Docks. War experience had broadened his mind and he embarks on a triangle of relationships with his Grandmother a gypsy and a former SOE officer married to an Eastern European Romany. The triangle develops nthrough his marriage and there is an explosion of business and civic responsibility and brotherhood.
Pikey Joe
Author: Mike Harris
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1452093083
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
The central charecter had been traumatised by a rapid descent from riches to rags and being of Romany stock was branded 'Pikey Joe'. The narrative unfolds as the subject's troop shiparrives at Tilbury Docks. War experience had broadened his mind and he embarks on a triangle of relationships with his Grandmother a gypsy and a former SOE officer married to an Eastern European Romany. The triangle develops nthrough his marriage and there is an explosion of business and civic responsibility and brotherhood.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1452093083
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
The central charecter had been traumatised by a rapid descent from riches to rags and being of Romany stock was branded 'Pikey Joe'. The narrative unfolds as the subject's troop shiparrives at Tilbury Docks. War experience had broadened his mind and he embarks on a triangle of relationships with his Grandmother a gypsy and a former SOE officer married to an Eastern European Romany. The triangle develops nthrough his marriage and there is an explosion of business and civic responsibility and brotherhood.
GYPSY JOE
Author: Joe Smith
Publisher: eBook Partnership
ISBN: 1909270628
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Gypsy Joe is not only a story of redemption, but an uplifting account of a young gypsy determined to realize his dream. Joe Smith tells of his formative years travelling the country in a caravan and how he encountered crushing prejudice when his extraordinary talents as a golf boy prodigy became apparent.Disillusioned, he recounts a downward spiral and a life of criminality before pulling back from the brink and making the most of his life.The Observer selected the book as their Sports Book of the Year 2009 saying: "e;One of the best golf books written this year; although the cheque books come out for the scandal, this true story of thwarted ambition, criminality, violence and redemption has substance. A courageous story shot through with intelligence and humanity."e;"e;What comes across in this book is family loyalty, raw courage and violence but there is also intelligence and humanity."e;Chris Blackhurst -- Evening Standard, 23 June 2009
Publisher: eBook Partnership
ISBN: 1909270628
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Gypsy Joe is not only a story of redemption, but an uplifting account of a young gypsy determined to realize his dream. Joe Smith tells of his formative years travelling the country in a caravan and how he encountered crushing prejudice when his extraordinary talents as a golf boy prodigy became apparent.Disillusioned, he recounts a downward spiral and a life of criminality before pulling back from the brink and making the most of his life.The Observer selected the book as their Sports Book of the Year 2009 saying: "e;One of the best golf books written this year; although the cheque books come out for the scandal, this true story of thwarted ambition, criminality, violence and redemption has substance. A courageous story shot through with intelligence and humanity."e;"e;What comes across in this book is family loyalty, raw courage and violence but there is also intelligence and humanity."e;Chris Blackhurst -- Evening Standard, 23 June 2009
Shradda
Author: Natasha Langridge
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1849439192
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 123
Book Description
Winner of 2010 Meyer-Whitworth Award The 2012 Olympics spells eviction for the generations of Romany Gypsies living in East London. 17 year old Pearl Penfold is one of them. As the bulldozers close in, Pearl falls in love with Joe, a boy from the local estate.Can Joe prove himself to Pearl and her family before they are gone forever?
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1849439192
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 123
Book Description
Winner of 2010 Meyer-Whitworth Award The 2012 Olympics spells eviction for the generations of Romany Gypsies living in East London. 17 year old Pearl Penfold is one of them. As the bulldozers close in, Pearl falls in love with Joe, a boy from the local estate.Can Joe prove himself to Pearl and her family before they are gone forever?
International Molders' and Foundry Workers' Journal
Author:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1188
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1188
Book Description
Programmatic Supplemental EIS for Alaska Groundfish Fisheries Implemented Under the Authority of the Fishery Management Plans for the Groundfish Fishery of the Gulf of Alaska and the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area
Author:
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ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 894
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 894
Book Description
Index to the Final Rolls of Citizens and Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes in Indian Territory
Author: United States. Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cherokee Indians
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cherokee Indians
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Skinheads
Author: John King
Publisher: Random House
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
'Skinheads' is the story of a way of life, told through three generations of a family - Terry English, original ska-loving skinhead and boss of a mini-cab firm; Nutty Ray, street-punk skin and active football hooligan; and Lol, son of Terry, nephew of Ray, a 15-year-old kid just starting out.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
'Skinheads' is the story of a way of life, told through three generations of a family - Terry English, original ska-loving skinhead and boss of a mini-cab firm; Nutty Ray, street-punk skin and active football hooligan; and Lol, son of Terry, nephew of Ray, a 15-year-old kid just starting out.
Official Manual of the State of Missouri
Author: Missouri. Office of the Secretary of State
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Executive departments
Languages : en
Pages : 1514
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Executive departments
Languages : en
Pages : 1514
Book Description
Wizardry
Author: Michael Humphreys
Publisher: OUP USA
ISBN: 0195397762
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 427
Book Description
The systematic analysis of baseball statistics, often called "sabermetrics," has evolved in recent years to resemble something of a science, attracting fans from diverse professional and educational backgrounds, all fascinated by the analysis itself and its insights into the game. But one problem has defied solution: estimating runs saved by fielders throughout history. Traditional statistics include errors and plays made, but not hits that could or should have been prevented. The latter can now be estimated using records of the location of every batted ball, but the underlying data exists only for recent seasons and has generally been withheld from the public.Now, in Wizardry, comes the long-awaited breakthrough. Drawing solely on freely available baseball statistics, Michael A. Humphreys shows how to apply classic statistical methods to estimate runs saved by fielders going back to 1893. Humphreys tests his results against other fielding measures, including published ratings based on proprietary batted ball location data, and explains their respective strengths and limitations. He also introduces a method for adjusting historical player ratings for increased competition due to population growth, integration, and international recruitment. Position by position, Humphreys identifies and profiles the greatest fielders of all time with anecdote-rich essays.Sabermetrics changed baseball and introduced a generation to the art of statistical inference. Wizardry makes the case for the most significant changes in historical player valuation in decades, while opening up new approaches for further exploration.
Publisher: OUP USA
ISBN: 0195397762
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 427
Book Description
The systematic analysis of baseball statistics, often called "sabermetrics," has evolved in recent years to resemble something of a science, attracting fans from diverse professional and educational backgrounds, all fascinated by the analysis itself and its insights into the game. But one problem has defied solution: estimating runs saved by fielders throughout history. Traditional statistics include errors and plays made, but not hits that could or should have been prevented. The latter can now be estimated using records of the location of every batted ball, but the underlying data exists only for recent seasons and has generally been withheld from the public.Now, in Wizardry, comes the long-awaited breakthrough. Drawing solely on freely available baseball statistics, Michael A. Humphreys shows how to apply classic statistical methods to estimate runs saved by fielders going back to 1893. Humphreys tests his results against other fielding measures, including published ratings based on proprietary batted ball location data, and explains their respective strengths and limitations. He also introduces a method for adjusting historical player ratings for increased competition due to population growth, integration, and international recruitment. Position by position, Humphreys identifies and profiles the greatest fielders of all time with anecdote-rich essays.Sabermetrics changed baseball and introduced a generation to the art of statistical inference. Wizardry makes the case for the most significant changes in historical player valuation in decades, while opening up new approaches for further exploration.
Presumed Dead
Author: Shirley Wells
Publisher: Carina Press
ISBN: 1426890443
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
Dylan Scott has problems. Dismissed in disgrace from the police force for assaulting a suspect, he has no job, his wife has thrown him out and—worse luck—his mother has moved in. So when Holly Champion begs him to investigate the disappearance of her mother thirteen years ago, he can’t say no, even though it means taking up residence in the dreary Lancashire town of Dawson’s Clough for the duration. Although the local police still believe Anita Champion took off for a better life, Dylan’s inquiries turn up plenty of potential suspects: the drug-dealing, muscle-bound bouncer at the club where Anita was last seen; the missing woman’s four girlfriends, out for revenge; the local landowner with rumored mob connections—the list goes on. But no one is telling Dylan all they know—and he soon finds that one sleepy Northern town can keep a lot of secrets. 86,000 words
Publisher: Carina Press
ISBN: 1426890443
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
Dylan Scott has problems. Dismissed in disgrace from the police force for assaulting a suspect, he has no job, his wife has thrown him out and—worse luck—his mother has moved in. So when Holly Champion begs him to investigate the disappearance of her mother thirteen years ago, he can’t say no, even though it means taking up residence in the dreary Lancashire town of Dawson’s Clough for the duration. Although the local police still believe Anita Champion took off for a better life, Dylan’s inquiries turn up plenty of potential suspects: the drug-dealing, muscle-bound bouncer at the club where Anita was last seen; the missing woman’s four girlfriends, out for revenge; the local landowner with rumored mob connections—the list goes on. But no one is telling Dylan all they know—and he soon finds that one sleepy Northern town can keep a lot of secrets. 86,000 words