The true story of how Bob Murphy became one of the greatest AFL captains of all time – for kids aged 9 to 12 years.This is the story of a boy called Bob. He's a little scrawny, a little scruffy, and he likes to sniff footballs (weird). But he has the game in his veins and he's determined to be one of the greats, like his hero from the mighty Tigers, Matthew Richardson.And he will be! But not without a few misadventures first ... His older brother and sist...

Bob Murphy has never been your average footballer. Music buff, Age columnist and Winnebago driver, he is as comfortable in the corner of a café or grungy pub as he is in the locker room.Murphy takes us inside his 17-year career, including three years as Bulldogs captain, exploring the people and places that shaped him: from kicking a tattered football around as a kid in Warragul to coaching the Community Cup with Paul Kelly, and to two season-ending ACL ru...

In this very entertaining book, retired National Park Service ranger Bob Murphy recounts his most memorable experiences with bears in Yellowstone and Glacier national parks. Go behind the scenes as Murphy deals with grizzly and black bears in all situations—good, bad, tragic, humorous, and odd—from the 1940s through the 1980s. These are unforgettable bear tales.

The Universe and Me is his most ambitious work to date. A tour de force, this book represents a synthesis of at least a dozen separate scientific disciplines, including cosmology, physics, chemistry, microbiology, paleobiology, paleoclimatology, paleontology, botany, optics, mammology, primatology, anthropology and the history of science. All of these skillfully and woven together into a fabric of great charm. This is, literally, the greatest story ever told. It is our story. The story of ...

Effectively managing people, facilities, and partnerships can make or break an institution. Museum operations encompasses responsibility for the maintenance of your structure, the safety of your visitors, and the security of your staff and collections. This behind-the-scenes administrative effort is rarely what calls people to work in museums, but good organizational management keeps your institution functioning smoothly. This book examines how to find and work well with all the people who...

Pedro Gomez of ESPN was a beloved figure in baseball. His death from sudden cardiac arrest on Feb. 7, 2021, unleashed an outpouring of heartfelt tributes. He was 58, both a hard-nosed reporter and a smiling ambassador of the sport. These 62 personal essays soar beyond sports to delve into life lessons.Pedro, a proud Cuban American, was known for his dramatic reporting from Havana. Fully and fluidly bilingual, he did as much as anyone to bridge the wide gap that had...

Leviticus, chapter 18, verse 22, from the Bible has been interpreted as “a man having sex with a man, as one does with a woman, is an abomination to God.” Many modern day Christians have used this one archaic law to show hate towards gays. Now a killer is using the rest of the Leviticus laws to punish people for their sins. Most of these laws demand death by stoning or burning. This killer is selecting people for breaking God’s laws and proving the point that if we believe in one law, we h...

A Healing Guide to having a baby: Infertility, emotional wounds and taking back your power Do you want to hold your baby in your arms? Discover what’s blocking your pregnancy. It’s NOT what you currently think! Step out of the endless IVF whirlwind. Jennifer Coady Murphy shares her empowering approach to overcoming infertility in this groundbreaking book. Heal your emotional wounds and blast through your inner blocks to fertility with the Jen Method. • Solve your unexplained infertility by...

How would you like to lead yourself towards extraordinary results without ever stopping yourself in your tracks?You are driven, goal-orientated and aspire to more: you are a leader, at work and at home. So, how do you step up to that next level? By getting out of your own way and pushing through your fears and past your comfort zone. But reaching that edge is scary...In Lead Beyond The Edge, Frederique Murphy provides you with the mind strategies you need t...

A survey of the role and the future prospects of the local press in the 1990s. The authors also take into account the radical changes the local press have been through with new technology and the proliferation of free newspapers.

A Healing Guide to having a baby: Infertility, emotional wounds and taking back your power Do you want to hold your baby in your arms? Discover what’s blocking your pregnancy. It’s NOT what you currently think! Step out of the endless IVF whirlwind. Jennifer Coady Murphy shares her empowering approach to overcoming infertility in this groundbreaking book. Heal your emotional wounds and blast through your inner blocks to fertility with the Jen Method. • Solve your unexplained infertility by...

Someone is taking and murdering lesbian women and then draining them of their blood. Could it be a vampire or someone using the blood to stay young. Detroit police detectives Scott Murphy and his partner Haddy McDougan are tasked with finding the killer before more women disappear only to be found dumped around the city of Detroit. Are the women being seduced into the lair of the killer or being grabbed off the streets. Murphy enlists the aid of a private eye, Art Doyle (from the Doyle ser...