Untold story of the World Cup career of Roberto Baggio one of the most famous names in football.The attacking maestro was a one-of-a-kind genius for the seven Italian clubs he played for across 20 remarkable years. But it was on the world stage, while playing for Italy, that the Baggio legend was born.The first English-language book to examine Baggio’s Italy career across his three World Cups, this riveting tome:? Covers each match in which Baggio p...

Currently, there are nearly 200 publicly traded real estate investment trusts (more commonly referred to as REITs) in operation in the United Sates with a combined $500 billion in assets. An estimated two-thirds of REITS are traded on national stock exchanges. A REIT is a real estate company that offers its shares to the public. By doing so, a REIT stock becomes like any other stock that represents the holder s ownership in a business. However, REITs have two distinct features: REITs manag...

When most of the world's population transform into super predators with a taste for flesh, the remaining survivors huddle together and try to start again by carving out an existence in the wasteland. With the night belonging to the feeders, however, it seems only a matter of time before humanity is driven to extinction.As Matt and Sally wander through the empty landscape, they meet others who vow to fight and reclaim the world from the evil beasts who were once human. When a girl i...

Learn the tricks that will make writing your novel a faster and more enjoyable experience. Author Mark Gordon shares the tips and secrets you won't find in other creative writing books. Mark's no nonsense advice will motivate you to get your novel finished with a minimum of fuss. Tips include "How Do I Start?", Brutal Facts That Will Make You a Better Writer", and "How To Think Like a Writer."

The world has fallen to night-dwelling mutants and humanity endures in small, secure communities, where survivors are terrorised by marauders during the daylight hours and 'feeders' at night. In the outback town of Diamond Creek a community is created around the one person who seems to possess the powers to resist those who were once human. Ten-year-old Gabby might just be the mystical talisman to lead the Diamond Creek 'dogs' on a journey where there is as much hardship and violence as th...

Why do so many deals that look good on paper end up in tatters? Deal makers often treat the handshake or signed contract - getting to "yes" - as the final destination in their bargaining journey rather than the start of a cooperative venture.Even worse, most companies reward negotiators on the basis of the number and size of the deals they're signing, giving them no incentive to negotiate deals that actually work.In The Point of the Deal, Danny Ertel and Mark Gordon explain...

An "entertaining and informative" look at the evolutionary biology that explains canine behavior, with photos included (Lynette Hart, author of The Perfect Puppy).What actually drives dogs to do the things they do? What's going on in their fur-covered heads as they look at us with their big, expressive eyes? Biologist Raymond Coppinger and cognitive scientist Mark Feinstein know something about these questions, and this is their guide to understanding your ...

In his outstanding new cookbook, Gordon Ramsay teams up with Mark Sargeant to showcase the best of British cooking. Packed full of sumptuous and hearty traditional recipes, Gordon Ramsay's Great British Pub Food is perfect for relaxed, homely and comforting cooking.Pubs were once a place where you could always guarantee good, simple, cheap food and a great Sunday roast, but when the steak houses and fast food chains arrived the good home cooking from the pub kitchens was replaced w...

Starting from 1990, Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA) picks 20 million words of English text and speech each year, and now contains more than 520 million words. Based on COCA, this series of The Graded Lexicon of English offer 6 levels of English vocabulary:Elementary, Intermediate, Upper-intermediate, Advanced, Superior,and Ultimate, grouped in 1,000 words and leading ultimately to 52,000 most frequently-used English words.4,000 Elementary Words---Corresponding to voc...

Explore the contemporary significance of the Old Testament and hear the Word of God afreshChristianity Today 2024****Book Award Finalist (Biblical Studies)The book of Isaiah has been regarded from the earliest Christian period as a key part of the Old Testament's witness to Jesus Christ. This commentary by highly regarded Old Testament scholar J. Gordon McConville draws on the best of biblical scholarship as well a...

Gospel is a third millennium buzzword! We talk about Gospel-hearted people, Gospel leaders, Gospel principles, Gospel passion and Gospel initiatives; we warmly embrace Gospel ministry when it is firmly anchored to Scripture. The important questions are: What makes a church a Gospel church? What defines it? What is its hallmark? What is its DNA? The answer to those questions, and more, is found in this book.

With so many Bible translations available today, how can you find those that will be most useful to you? What is the difference between a translation that calls itself “literal” and one that is more “meaning-based”? And what difference does it make for you as a reader of God’s Word?How to Choose a Translation for All Its Worth brings clarity and insight to the current debate over translations and translation theories. Written by two seasoned Bible translators, here is an authoritative guid...