Sport and Psychoanalysis: What Sport Reveals about Our Unconscious Desires, Fantasies, and Fears explores the intersection of sport and psychoanalysis, emphasizing the often-overlooked psycho-social dimensions underpinning the experience of sport. By challenging the idea that sport offers an “escape” from reality-a realm separate to the politics of everyday life-each chapter critically considers the unconscious desires, fantasies, and fears that underpin the sporting spectacle for...

Malesto, the master of doom, wants to rule Earth. People ask "why does he want Earth and not any other planet?"Some say he is seeking redemption, while others believe that he wants Earth, solely to benefit from its dwellers; the human race. Humans are weak. Malesto exploits their fear.Malesto would love to rule Earth right away. However, Earth, a much loved planet, refuses to give in. Earth is the hub of the universe. Aliens, creatures and sorcerers spend their vacations on...

From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th century' by Books For Keeps_______________Ideal for readers aged 7+Mesopotamia, 2500 years agoEveryone in the tribe must work; all the men go hunting for bulls and mountain lions - apart from Sin-leqi, that is. Sin-leqi stays home and reads tablets in the great...

Darren’s story continues with him on his way home, and with a strange meeting. Yet this meeting leads to Darren taking a look at the true world around him, instead of just watching the little piece of his dot on the map. His view of the world shifts and changes along with him.That isn’t all Darren has to deal with during his first summer as an RPG Character. His mother still wants him to become a proper adult, but maybe something will distract her from pursuing Darren. Anna on the ...

A witch on a mission, a dark warrior, and a hunt that will put both of them in danger …Even thought, the darkness is taking everything from Hazel—her freedom, her future, and now even the man that she loves—she is determined to fight back.But before she can save Sean from the dark side, Hazel needs to rely on her newfound powers and memories and become even stronger … and for that, Hazel embarks on a quest with her three friends, looking for lost, ...

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[vincible: a. capable of being overcome or subdued; conquered.]Episode Four: AnnaEvery story contains faces on the fringes. Those on the outside looking in. Observers who seem to have no power or influence. They're just along for the ride. Or are they?They're people like Anna.She lost the gift of her sight at age ten, when her life took a turn for the worse, in the direction of her wicked foster mom, Miss Ivy. That was four years ago. Still, it was all prett...

"At what point do you stop feeling when you’re incinerated? That’s not what is on the minds of most 9 year old's, however young Raiden was not in the position of you or me at that age. Why? You ask. Well for one thing he had ears that made the term sharp hearing way too literal and for another he had just watched his parent's caravan be engulfed in flames..."Raiden and Ginx have always been troublemakers but when Raiden defends a dying man in golden armor, he is thrust into a world...

A richly imagined magical adventure set in West Africa by a prize-winning new voice in children's writing, Children of the Quicksands introduces readers to Yoruba myths and legends while showcasing the wealth of culture, traditions, adventure, joy, pride, and love found in Nigeria.In a remote Nigerian village, thirteen-year-old Simi is desperate to uncover a family secret. Ajao is nothing like Lagos -- no cells phones, no running water or electricity. Not a single ...

Three teenage girls stumble upon a stash of stolen pharmaceuticals and begin using...High as kites, they smash into an oncoming car and are all hospitalized. Their troubles only worsen as one of the nurses on-duty recognizes the drug stash as her own...and wants to pay the girls back in bodily harm for stealing her pain killers...

Books in the Magic, Myth, and Mystery series explore those spooky creatures that go bump in the night, fill our dreams (or nightmares!), and make us afraid of the dark. In Witches you'll learn more about these creepy creatures. Written with a high interest level to appeal to a more mature audience and a lower level of complexity with clear visuals to help struggling readers along. Considerate text includes tons of fascinating information and wild facts that will hold the readers' interest,...

Her dad has a new girlfriend, her boyfriend’s a loser, and she’s the constant target of ridicule by the most popular girl in school. As if that weren’t enough, there’s also something haunting Nara—a secret darkness that has begun to manifest in violent dreams and waking visions. When two of her classmates turn up missing, Nara must confront the evil that lies at the heart of Darlington Hills—and herself.