The gripping story of an Edwardian hero who fights for the glory of his country on the Western Front only to have his world torn apart.From Tim Brooks, author of the critically acclaimed cricket novel The Batmaker of Copenhagen.Set across Oxford, Cornwall, the Western Front and the Aegean, this sweeping historical drama:? Follows the journey of a cricketing prodigy with the world at his feet, who leaves university to defend all he holds dea...

In Nazi-occupied Copenhagen, a humble cricket scorer becomes a symbol of defiance.The Batmaker of Copenhagen tells the inspiring story of Frederick, a cricket enthusiast who risks everything to keep the spirit of the game alive. Under the watchful eye of the Gestapo, led by the ruthless 'Lucifer,' Frederick embarks on a perilous quest to craft cricket bats, sourcing scarce willow to defy the oppressors.Hounded by spies and fueled by unwavering patr...

From sun-kissed olive groves to frosty pine glades, cricket is played in every corner of continental Europe. But the game is fragile at its frontiers, struggling for profile and participants on a football-obsessed continent. Cricket on the Continent reflects on how the sport was exported, introduced, and developed in mainland Europe, and the challenges it faced (and continues to face). It examines what lies in store in an uncertain future, casts a critical eye at the role of the I...

An E-Ticket for EducationThe last thing your kid, whether teen or tween, wants to do in Walt Disney World is learn. Have fun, sure. Learn? Never! But just like every ride and show has its Hidden Mickeys, every Disney vacation has hidden opportunities for your kids to take on some new skills.Tim Brooks' unique guide to Disney World posits a simple truth: your kids want to be involved in planning their trip to see Mickey. So let them. Budgeting and simple economics can be tau...

A Corner of Every Foreign Field is an innovative and thought-provoking take on the history of cricket, looking beyond the scorecards to the pivotal issues of class, politics and imperialism that have shaped the game today. Author Tim Brooks skilfully delves into the past while providing a unique vision for the future of cricket.

 The minstrel show occupies a complex and controversial space in the history of American popular culture. Today considered a shameful relic of America's racist past, it nonetheless offered many black performers of the 19th and early 20th centuries their only opportunity to succeed in a white-dominated entertainment world, where white performers in blackface had by the 1830s established minstrelsy as an enduringly popular national art form.This book traces the often overlooked hist...

AMERICA’S #1 BESTSELLING TELEVISION BOOK WITH MORE THAN HALF A MILLION COPIES IN PRINT–NOW REVISED AND UPDATED!PROGRAMS FROM ALL SEVEN COMMERCIAL BROADCAST NETWORKS, MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED CABLE NETWORKS, PLUS ALL MAJOR SYNDICATED SHOWS!This is the must-have book for TV viewers in the new millennium–the entire history of primetime programs in one convenient volume. It’s a guide you’ll turn to again and again for information on every series ever telecast. There are ent...

This illustrated Travel Guide is designed for optimal navigation on eReaders and other electronic devices. It is indexed alphabetically and by category, making it easier to access individual articles. Articles feature information about attractions, landmarks, districts, transportation, cultural venues, dining, history and much more. Addresses, telephones, hours of operation and admissions information are included. The guide is complimented by clearly marked maps that are linked to city att...

2012 Edition. Here's your guidebook to all the magic! The Little Black Book of Walt Disney World is just what you need to navigate the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom, Downtown Disney, accommodations, and Disney World's recreation venues! Author Rona Gindin is a writer, editor, and TV personality based in Orlando. The author of two travel guides, she also hosts a popular television show celebrating local restaurants.* Numbered entries in the text are keyed to ...

Rugby union has undergone immense change in the past two decades - introducing a World Cup, accepting professionalism and creating a global market in players - yet no authoritative English-language general history of the game has been published in that time. Until now.A Game for Hooligans brings the game's colourful story up to date to include the 2007 World Cup. It covers all of the great matches, teams and players but also explores the social, political and economic chan...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZEFEATURED IN THE OBSERVER'S SPORTS WRITERS' BOOKS OF THE YEAROn 15 April 1989, 96 people were fatally injured on a football terrace at an FA Cup semi-final in Sheffield. The Hillsborough disaster was broadcast live on the BBC; it left millions of people traumatised, and English football in ruins.And the Sun Shines Now is not a book about Hillsborough. It is a book about what arrived in the wake of unquestionably the most ...

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