'Excellent' – Simon Kuper, author of the bestselling FOOTBALL AGAINST THE ENEMY'The definitive story of how French football came of age' – Christian Karembeu'Erudite and engrossing' – Vincent Duluc, lead football writer, L'ÉQUIPETHE PLAYERS, THE TEAMS, THE GOALS, THE GAMES, THE SCANDALS, THE GLOOM AND THE GLORY: THE STORY OF FRENCH FOOTBALL'S TURBULENT EVOLUTION OVER THE LAST 40 YEARS.

**'**At last, the definitive guide to football phraseology across the world... Sparky and very funny' – Paul Hayward'A reminder that there are few better means of celebrating both our differences and similarities than the game of football' – The GuardianA new edition of an expertly compiled and utterly fascinating compendium of the weird and wonderful words and phrases used to describe football around the w...

Why the field of robotics tends to reinforce white patriarchal systems of power—and how roboticists can work to change these systems.In Degrees of Freedom, Tom Williams explores critical questions at the intersection of robotics and social justice. He considers the ways in which roboticists design their robots’ appearance, how robots think and act, how robots perceive people, and the domains into which robots are deployed. The book highlights not only the ...

Chinese medicine is growing ever more popular in the West. Increasing numbers of us know that acupuncture and herbal remedies can help us – yet we do not understand how they work or why. Tom Williams’ timely introduction shows how Chinese medicine interprets the human body, and how Qi, Jing and Shen (the three treasures – energy, essence and mind/spirit) and the other basic body substances interact to bring bodily harmony.

Notes for My Eulogist is not a book about dying or even being dead. It is a love story for life - an articulate and frequently poetic celebration of our differences, our similarities, and the common experiences that unite us as human beings.It is a book about telling our stories, out loud, as we live them. The storytelling is simple and approachable, but the language is lush and rendered in passages you will want to read over and over, and memorable lines that will...

Join a courageous group of young adventurers as they embark on "The Wild Hunt for Golden Feathers." When an ancient legend promises magical golden feathers that grant incredible power, Riley, Dax, Soren, and Vera set out on an unforgettable journey.From treacherous jungles and spooky caves to scorching deserts and mysterious oases, they face fierce animals, tricky riddles, and comical misadventures. As the group draws closer to the feathers, they realize that the true magic lies no...

Dr. Greg Abbott is a highly regarded pharmaceutical executive on the verge of a breakthrough in developing mRNA therapies for patients with rare diseases. His career ambition stems from a personal tragedy—losing his younger sister to one such illness.But when he becomes the prime suspect in a brutal murder and intellectual property theft, Greg’s life is thrown into chaos. Greg knows he didn’t steal anything and never met the murdered man. But despite his unwavering innocence, the e...

The Sound Explorers and Musical Adventures takes children aged 5 to 10 on an exciting auditory journey, where the world of sound, rhythm, and music comes to life. Join Harmony, Rhythm, and their trusty dog Echo as they explore how sound works through fun activities and interactive challenges.From creating rhythms with everyday objects to discovering the melodies of nature, this book makes music both an adventure and a learning experience. Children will have a blast experim...

This book is about artists and activists who have embraced mimicry as a subversive tactic. Bringing together the contributions of seventeen writers, it addresses the ways in which artists have responded to power and ideology by imitating its outward forms. These contributors address in particular the current age of fantasy and political deception, and they consider the work of artists who have reacted by using dissimulation and make-believe themselves. Chapters include discussions of mimic...

In the small coastal town of Pinebay, an unusual storm begins to rage, a storm that doesn’t seem to stop. As floodwaters rise and fierce winds tear through the town, four children—Ivy, Scott, Brad, and Lynn—embark on a thrilling adventure to uncover the cause behind the storm and find a way to end it.With humor, courage, and unbreakable friendship, they face powerful forces, daunting challenges, and an ancient curse that threatens to destroy everything. The Storm that Never End...

Listen to The Czar's Spy with a movie-style soundtrack and amplify your audiobook experience. William Le Queux was a British novelist and prolific writer of mysteries. Indeed, mystery surrounds the author himself as to whether he was a spy or rather just a self-promoter. Regardless of which is true, Le Queux brings us a story of intrigue and espionage that travels across Europe in the true spirit of a good mystery. There are shootings, burglaries, romances, escapes from prisons, and intric...

Dr. Tom Williams, an evangelist for over 50 years, has been best known to so many as a man of prayer. Through the death of his first wife followed by their baby girl, through the trial that bacterial meningitis brought to his second wife for 28.5 years before being called home to heaven, as well as through countless other trials, God has taught Dr. Williams the significance of having a prayer life and not just a prayer timeThroughout the Bible, the Lord constantly stresses this. Th...