Join acclaimed football writer Chris Lee on a journey of discovery around Ireland to learn about one of the world’s oldest soccer cultures.How did Association football denounced as a ‘foreign game’ by some fair after the traumatic split of 1921?Who were the pioneering Irish players and coaches that helped spread the game around the world?What is the matchday experience like for groundhoppers?What’s happening in Irish women’s foot...

The Defiant: A History of Football Against Fascism uncovers the role that footballers and fans have played in the fight against fascism and the far right. Follow the path of football activism from the turbulent 1920s to the culture wars of the 21st century.What role did footballers play in World War Two? How did a Portuguese Cup Final help bring down Western Europe's longest-running dictatorship? What impact did the football community have in bringing the a...

Origin Stories: The Pioneers Who Took Football to the World charts the growth of the game in each major footballing country, from the very first kick to the first World Cup in 1930. Football's global spread from muddy playing fields to colossal, purpose-built stadiums is a story of class, race, gender and politics. Along the way, you'll meet the people who established football around the world and discover the challenges they faced. Featuring interviews with leading historians, journalists...

Angel is a little girl with Angelman syndrome who sees the world in the most wonderful andunique way. With her bright eyes and infectious smile, Angel finds beauty in everything sheencounters. Her joyful spirit and boundless imagination turn everyday moments intoextraordinary adventures. Join Angel as she navigates her world with boundless curiosity, showing us that true beauty isfound in the details we often overlook. Through her eyes, we learn that differe...

The collapse of South Canterbury Finance (SCF) is one of the biggest New Zealand stories of the last decade. The sweep of events, from Timaru to the Beehive, include some of the most revealing moments on issues critical to this country – everything from poor governance and systemic issues in the finance sector, through to the structural risks this exposed and the costs it ultimately presented to all New Zealanders. There has not yet been a book that has attempted to tell this story, certai...

Shallow Slumber is a new play by award-winning writer and social worker Chris Lee, exploring therelationship between a young mother and a social worker.Dawn never thought motherhood would feel like this. Moira never thought she'd have a case like this. Unfolding backwards to the heart-rending moment when everything changed, Shallow Slumber looks past the headlines to the lives beneath.The play tackles the topical and thorny issue of social care, interventio...

In Seasons in the Dark, the stigma and silence around mental health in Christian life are shattered. This anthology dives into the raw, turbulent waters where faith meets despair, offering a lifeline to those who believe in a God who heals, saves ,and sets free--and yet find themselves struggling under the weight of depression and anxiety. Seasons in the Dark is a collection of six short fiction stories interwoven with reflective poetry and a poignant devotion, offering spiritual insight a...

′Lee is sensitive to the challenges that face both staff and pupils and gives many ideas for challenging and changing what we do in school. He doesn′t shy away from the difficulties involved in confronting established values, offering to ′shine light′ through structured staff discussion on our preconceived ideas and prejudices...this book will prove to be a useful additional reference for many working at all phases of education′ - Special′Chris Lee′s book ably balances well argued ...

About the BookJust Another Love Story centers around Brian, recently divorced, who is looking for a fresh start.Looking to start over in a new town in a house with no furniture with no guidance for his future, he heads to a hardware store to fix a broken toilet. There, he finds a woman named Janie, the complete opposite of his ex-wife in every way, who helps him with his plumbing issue as well as his lack of direction. He starts to fall hard for Janie, but she has her own his...

This collection of poems came to life after an epic story in real life. Wanting to pen down all the emotions felt through the ups and downs of what it means to slowly pick up the pieces from a lost love, it became a glimmer of light that I wanted to share with people who may have gone through the same thing. Tortured, but beautiful. Yearning, but encouraging.

By providing a thorough grounding in the theory behind behaviour management, followed by suggestions for successful strategies to use in the classroom, this book gives the reader the confidence to manage the challenging behaviour of children and young people in educational contexts.Written specifically for teaching assistants and support staff, this book covers behaviour, motivation and discipline issues with their specific role and position in mind. Supported by the views and resp...

Fantasy football has become one of my favorite pastimes of tens of millions of American males, and there are literally hundreds of websites, books, magazines, and television shows designed to tell you everything you need to know about the subject. Almost everything, that is.Anyone who has ever tried to find a definitive way to rank players for their fantasy draft or worse, find dollar values for auction-style leagues - knows the difficulty of finding a system that works for their l...