First published in 2004 and updated in 2006 to include his first full season with Real Madrid.Michael Owen reveals the highlights and pitfalls of being a professional footballer in his first official autobiography, which contains his personal reflections on eight years in the game, including two World Cups, two European Championships and goalscoring records for club and country.After his famous goal against Argentina in France ‘98, Michael Owen was forced to grow up almost ...

**Broadway World • "Theater Books for Your Winter 2025 Reading List"New York Times Book Review • "5 New Books We Recommend This Week"The man behind some of the most memorable lyrics in the Great American Songbook steps from behind his brother’s shadow.**The first lyricist to win the Pulitzer Prize, Ira Gershwin (1896–1983) has been hailed as one of the masters of the Great American Songbook, a period which covers songs written largely for Broadway and Holly...

It has been said that the records of singer and actress Julie London were purchased for their provocative, full-color cover photographs as frequently as they were for the music contained in their grooves. During the 1950s and '60s, her piercing blue eyes, strawberry blonde hair, and shapely figure were used to sell the world an image of cool sexuality.The contrast between image and reality, the public and the private, is at the heart of Julie London's story. Through years of researc...

MICHAEL OWEN'S new autobiography will enable him to open up about his football life for the first time and set the record straight once and for all. It promises to make for an explosive read and one of the most hotly anticipated football books of the year.The legendary striker published his first book Off The Record in 2004 but feels he didn't have a voice during his playing days and now, six years after hanging up his boots, he can finally lift the lid on what really happened durin...

IS THE 27 CLUB JUST A MYTH? (No). Is it a "curse?" (No). But The 27 Club is not what you think. It's more than the deaths of Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, Kurt Cobain, Amy Winehouse and others.Using the teachings of the Moon Cycles and C. G. Jung's notion of the puer (the creative person who is always young beyond his years and often dies an early death, physical or emotional) Michael Owen explains what happens to all of us in our mid- to late-twenties. Read about the o...

The first book of its kind, Putting Folklore to Use provides guidance to folklorists but also informs practitioners in other fields about how to use folklore studies to augment their own studies. How can acting like a folklore fieldworker help a teacher reduce inter-group stereotyping and increase student's self-esteem? How can adopting a folklore fieldworker's point of view when interviewing patients help practitioners render health care more effectively? How can using folklore r...

Immerse yourself in the stunning, dynamic world of Destiny with never-before-seen art and exclusive interviews from the Bungie team.The Art of Destiny, Volume 3 is a celebration of the stunning, dynamic visual style beloved by Destiny fans. Featuring hundreds of pieces of concept art, the book picks up where the previous volume left off in 2017. It features everything from early sketches and illustrations of characters, to paintings of sweeping vistas used to shape...

Begun as a Lenten activity to listen after you pray and reflect on the words The Beloved is whispering to you. The goal of this book is to provide the reader with food for thought. The selections are short and direct; some might say pithy. If you believe God is everywhere and our actions are important in spreading the word of God, this book is for you.

Over fifty and suddenly alone? I was widowed unexpectedly and seeking assistance in finding a match online. Learn from my experiences if widowhood or divorce has impacted you. Do you desire someone to share your energy and enthusiasm for life? Are you searching for a partner to share meals, travel, and enjoy life together? Online dating, though daunting, can offer a solution for your journey. This book provides tips and strategies for a successful online dating experience. Complete with sa...

My book has been twenty years in the making. I have been gathering information and resources for the consumer. There are many pool companies out there taking advantage of their customers whether it be finishing their pool in the appropriate time or not finishing their pool at all and running off with their money and leaving the customer in complete distress. I have seen this happen with many pool companies in my thirty-five-year experience in the pool industry. My book will give you the to...

In Frankenstein Was a Vegetarian: Essays on Food Choice, Identity, and Symbolism, Michael Owen Jones tackles topics often overlooked in foodways. At the outset he notes it was Victor Frankenstein’s “daemon” in Mary Shelley’s novel that advocated vegetarianism, not the scientist whose name has long been attributed to his creature. Jones explains how we communicate through what we eat, the connection between food choice and who we are or want to appear to be, the ways that ...

Why do people consider aesthetic qualities as well as utilitarian ones in the making of everyday objects? Why do they maintain traditions? What is the nature of their creative process? These are some of the larger questions addressed by Michael Owen Jones in his book on craftsmen in the Cumberland Mountains of eastern Kentucky. Concentrating on the work of one man, woodworker and chairmaker Chester Cornett, Jones not only describes the tools and techniques employed by Cornett but also his ...