The iPINIONS Journal

Author: Anthony Livingston Hall
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1491790563
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 697

Book Description
Anthony L. Hall takes aim at the global events of 2015 with a unique and refreshing perspective. Here are some topics in this eleventh volume of his writings: Migrants dying in Mediterranean Sea “Admonishing migrants not to flee conditions so dire is like telling occupants not to flee a house on fire.” Narcissism of tweeting condolences “The expression of such sentiments these days is intended more to draw attention to the person tweeting them than to comfort the person (who should be) receiving them.” Only authoritarian regimes can govern Arab countries “Show me an Arab country governed by a democratically elected government and I’ll show you one that is an ungovernable mess.” Putin as world’s most powerful leader “Hailing a despot like Vladimir Putin as the most powerful politician in the world makes about as much sense as hailing a drug lord like Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán as the most powerful businessman.” The mess in the Middle East “It’s complicated; which explains why cocksure, warmongering neo-cons—who goaded Bush into invading Iraq—are the only ones criticizing Obama for not having simple military strategy for dealing with the mess in the Middle East. You’d never know that these are the same folks who stirred up the hornet’s nest of sectarian violence the world has been trying in vain to contain ever since.” Black women dominating swimming championships “Black women can’t swim? They used to say white men can’t jump. Ha!”

Munichs: A Novel

Author: David Peace
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 1324086270
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 439

Book Description
From the acclaimed author of The Damned Utd, a novel of tragedy and renewal, inspired by one of the greatest disasters in the history of sports. In 1958, Manchester United was flying high: the best-known soccer team in the world and reigning English champions, the team was led by a bright young group of star players nicknamed the “Busby Babes” after their charismatic manager Matt Busby. But on a snowy afternoon that February, a plane carrying the team back from a European Cup match crashed on takeoff in Munich, killing 23 people—including eight Manchester United players and three team officials. The accident destroyed the team, traumatized fans all over the world, and devastated the tight-knit community in Manchester. In this hypnotic and deeply moving novel, renowned novelist David Peace reimagines the crash and its aftermath, dramatizing the deep scars it left on British society. Moving between the fictionalized voices of survivors, including players, their family members, and Busby himself, Munichs powerfully interprets the struggles of a team, a city, and a nation to recover and rise again. Peace has been hailed as “brilliant” by Kazuo Ishiguro and his novels have been lauded as “incantatory” (Los Angeles Times), “ambitious and heartbreaking” (NPR), and “the stuff of great literature” (New York Times Book Review). With Munichs, he has crafted another extraordinary novel, one that intimately explores the reverberations of trauma and the power of community in the wake of tragedy.

Angeball

Author: Vince Rugari
Publisher: Headline
ISBN: 1035417197
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 389

Book Description
The definitive biography and ultimate origin story of Ange Postecoglou, the Premier League's most intriguing new manager and instigator of the 'Angeball' phenomenon that has taken the football world by storm. It has taken no time at all for fans of Tottenham Hotspur to fall completely in love with Ange Postecoglou and his 'Angeball' brand of front-foot football. To those who have followed his intriguing journey - from a five-year-old Greek immigrant, to a marauding left-back in the Australian National Soccer League, to a pioneering coach who has won trophies on three different continents - it is no surprise at all. 'Big Ange' did the same thing in Glasgow with Celtic (five trophies in two seasons), and in Japan with Yokohama F Marinos. Before that, he claimed four titles with his boyhood club South Melbourne, travelled the globe with Australia's junior national teams, set a national record with a 36-game unbeaten streak at Brisbane Roar, and guided the 'Socceroos' to their greatest achievement, winning the Asian Cup in 2015. Fuelled by an unshakable belief in himself and his ideas, Postecoglou's unique, mesmerising style of football is inspired by the kind of teams he would enjoy watching as a child with his father. And it works. It turns sceptics into believers and then into full-blown disciples. Drawing on dozens of interviews with Postecoglou and his players, coaches, colleagues, friends and foes, and reams of archival material, Angeball delves into the heart and soul of a man who has reshaped the football landscape. It explores the dynamics behind his coaching brilliance, his complicated relationship with the game in his homeland, and the profound impact he has had on fans worldwide.

Sevyns Life

Author: MarthaK Sayz
Publisher: MarthaK LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1755

Book Description
Story About This Transgender Woman Who's Name Is Sevyn Sleven or SS For Short, She's Finally Made It Big And What I Mean By Big Is That Shes Rich Ass Hell Shes a Billionaire, First Black Transgender Billionaire By The Way, She Also Has Her Dream Career Shes a Talk Show Host And She Is Quite Famous And When I Say Famous I Mean Very Famous, She Stays In Dubai United Arab Emirates, Let Me Tell You More About SS, Shes a Very Smart Girl, She Has 2 Phds One In Psychology And The Other One In Genealogy, She Collects Automobiles, LVMH Everything She Also Collects, For A Hobby And Builds Legos For Fun, Shes Married To Her High School Sweetheart, They Have Been Married For 4 Years But it's a Open Marriage With Guidelines, Only Problem With SS Is She Wont Leave athe Street Life Behind And She Wont Stop Escorting Selling Drugs And Everything Else Bad, She Stays in a Mega Mansion That Is Smart For One Has AI Built Into The Home And The Home Is Also Packed Full Of Her Family Because She Takes Care Of everyone In Her Family, SS Also Has A Keen Eye For Fashion She Frequently Attends Fashion Shows, Keeps Up With The latest Trends, SS Also Loves To Wear Heels And Very Expensive Sneakers From The Likes Of Hermes, Chanel, Etc., SS Talk Show Is On MTV It Airs EVERY Morning At 11 Am Eastern Time, SS Is A Egyptian And German Transgender Woman, SS Sign Is A Pisces Birthday February 29th, Shes The Third Oldest Out Of 12 Kids, She Loves Her Husband Rich Sleven His Character Discription Is In The Parathenses (Rich Is A Very Successful Cannabis Company Owner His Net Worth Is Less Than SS But He Pulls His Own Weight In The Relationship), SS's Net Worth Is 8.79 Billion And Rich's Net Worth Is 630 Million.

OBLIX: The Summoning

Author: George Morrison
Publisher: George Morrison
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 297

Book Description
Filled with epic battles and a deeply conflicted hero, Oblix - The Summoning shows us a dystopian future where warriors are built to order with RNA memory technology. But when the training goes wrong, the ultimate warrior becomes more dangerous than the evil he was meant to destroy.

Cake

Author: Shane Curran
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 184488354X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 272

Book Description
Cake: the utterly distinctive memoirs of Shane Curran. In an age when sportsmen have perfected the art of saying nothing and suppressing any trace of personality, Shane 'Cake' Curran is a beacon of light: passionate, outspoken, utterly himself. As a rare two-code goalkeeper - for Roscommon in Gaelic football and for Athlone Town in soccer - he made his own rules, soloing mesmerisingly out of goal, inventing a new style of kicking tee, and famously poaching a penalty kick a teammate had lined up in the 1989 Connacht minor final. Brave, honest and hilarious, Cake tells the story of an Irish sportsman who has lived the dream in his own utterly distinctive way. 'He was gangbusters' Chris O'Dowd 'A terrific book' Paul Kimmage 'Richly entertaining' Irish Times 'A natural storyteller' Sunday Times

The Berkshire News

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Berkshire swine
Languages : en
Pages : 672

Book Description

Bill Edgar's Quirky Football Quiz Book

Author: Bill Edgar
Publisher: Robinson
ISBN: 1472146298
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 202

Book Description
'Bill Edgar is simply the best. His quizzes draw upon one of the greatest minds in football. This is a book nobody with a love of the game can afford to miss' MATTHEW SYED 'It must be good if it's Bill's book!!' JAMIE CARRAGHER 'The stuff he comes up with is absolutely fantastic. There are stats, and stats, and his stats are excellent' JOHN MURRAY, BBC Radio Football Correspondent A MUST-BUY FOR ANY FOOTBALL FAN, THIS BUMPER QUIZ BOOK IS PACKED WITH 1,000 QUESTIONS ABOUT FOOTBALL, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM EYE-OPENING OR AMUSING. Bill Edgar has been a football writer for The Times for the past 23 years, specialising in statistics, curiosities and quizzes. He has been compiling quizzes regularly since 2008. With this quiz book he sets out to intrigue and entertain, rather than simply pose questions. Every question includes a stat or piece of trivia that is fascinating and entertaining, which readers will enjoy whether or not they succeed in answering the question correctly or not.

The Wonderment of Life

Author: Gary L. Hollen
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN: 1480971219
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 276

Book Description
The Wonderment of Life By Gary L. Hollen The Wonderment of Life connects spirituality, political thoughts, and coming of life as a young man and woman experience it in this world with the promise that there is more; a return to The Source. This man faces an athletic endeavor and gradually seeks a life of service in politics. The woman dedicates her life to loving her husband, her family, and giving back to the homelessness issue. This book is about the wonderment of life.

Derby County Greatest Games

Author: Gareth Davis
Publisher: eBook Partnership
ISBN: 1909626120
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 350

Book Description
From the thousands of matches ever played by Derby County, stretching from the foundation of the Football League across more than 120 years to the Premier League era, here are 50 of the club's most glorious, epochal and thrilling games of all! Expertly presented in evocative historical context, and described incident-by-incident in atmospheric detail, Derby County Greatest Games offers a terrace ticket back in time, taking in the curse-breaking FA Cup victory of 1946 and the glory days of the Rams' championship seasons. An irresistible cast list of club legends &– Steve Bloomer and Dave Mackay, Igor Stimac, Steve Howard and Brian Clough &– springs to life in a thrilling selection of promotion parties, 1970s European giant-killing nights and clashes with the old enemy from along the A52. In all, a journey through the highlights of Rams history which is guaranteed to make any fan's heart swell with pride.