Close Of Play

Author : Walcott William Walcott
Publisher : Black Rose Books Ltd.
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2019-10-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781551647180

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Close of Play by Walcott William Walcott Pdf

In this allegorical excursion, William Walcott explores the intersections between United States politics and the game of cricket in a book reminiscent of C. L. R. James's classic Beyond a Boundary. In Close of Play, Walcott highlights the careers of former US president Barack Obama and the Trinidadian cricket and cultural phenom Brian Lara-one of the greatest batsmen of all time, who Obama once called "e;the Michael Jordan of cricket."e; Readers are invited to explore the parallel poetics of politics and sport through the life and words of these luminaries, both of whom promised to deliver far-reaching social change yet found themselves "e;on the back foot."e; In his analysis, Walcott delves into matters of Caribbean and American identity, political leadership, oratory, and the blending of cricket vocabulary into political commentary. He also challenges us to understand the sociological links between international sport, socio-economic inequality, and racial politics. This book is a fascinating journey into the world of global sociopolitical life and the curiosities of language embedded in cricket and political play, both of which constitute enormous sectors within a multibillion dollar "e;sticky wicket"e; of transnational capitalism.

Author : Dennis Amiss
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2021-03-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780750995542

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Not Out at Close of Play by Dennis Amiss Pdf

You could argue that Dennis Amiss' seven-decade cricket career started the day he was born, when his parents named him after not one but two celebrated cricketers. Or maybe it started when he was 7, sneaking into the Birmingham Cooperative Society to play a few matches with his friends – as long as they avoided the groundskeeper! Or perhaps it was on 7 April 1958; not only his fifteenth birthday, but also his first day as a professional cricketer. Whatever day you start on, there's no denying that Amiss has had an extraordinary career. He is one of England's cricketing greats, with 100 first-class hundreds to his name and a place as one of Wisden's Cricketers of the Year. Hugely well-respected on and off the pitch, he didn't shy away from controversy, taking part in the 1982 'Rebel Tour' of Apartheid South Africa, and somehow ending up in the midst of the battle between World Series Cricket and the England Cricket Board. Not Out at Close of Play is the story of how passion, commitment and practice – and no small amount of stubbornness! – took a boy from the backstreets of Birmingham to worldwide cricket stardom.

Author : Philip Whiteley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 1909273538

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Close of Play by Philip Whiteley Pdf

""I stood, entranced, holding the card as I re-read it and gently traced my forefinger over the signature, enchanted at receiving such a rare gift. For a brief, beautiful moment I imagined being there with her, walking on the bleak sandy beach, shaking the sand out of our walking boots and tidying our tousled hair. The sensation disappeared rapidly and all I had was the card, which I placed on the mantelpiece."" Brian Clarke has an ordered life, a life of village cricket, solid principles, and careful interaction with those around him. He is resolutely fending off advancing middle-age with a.

Author : Ricky Ponting
Publisher : HarperCollins Australia
Page : 613 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781460701898

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Ponting by Ricky Ponting Pdf

The number 1 bestseller in paperback. One of the greatest cricketers of all time, Ricky Ponting boasts more records than any other player in Australian history including the most wins as a player and a captain, as well as being Australia's highest run-scorer in test and ODI cricket. From childhood prodigy to the highs and lows of an extraordinary international career, At the Close of Play is the remarkable autobiography of one of the game's greats. But beyond the triumphs and scandals, records and retirement, this is the story of a life lived in cricket and of a life shaped by extraordinary talent and the people who believed in that talent.

Author : Jai Chakrabarti
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2022-09-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780593081808

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A Play for the End of the World by Jai Chakrabarti Pdf

A dazzling novel—set in early 1970's New York and rural India—the story of a turbulent, unlikely romance, a harrowing account of the lasting horrors of World War II, and a searing examination of one man's search for forgiveness and acceptance. “Looks deeply at the echoes and overlaps among art, resistance, love, and history ... an impressive debut.” —Meg Wolitzer, best-selling author of The Female Persuasion New York City, 1972. Jaryk Smith, a survivor of the Warsaw Ghetto, and Lucy Gardner, a southerner, newly arrived in the city, are in the first bloom of love when they receive word that Jaryk's oldest friend has died under mysterious circumstances in a rural village in eastern India. Travelling there alone to collect his friend's ashes, Jaryk soon finds himself enmeshed in the chaos of local politics and efforts to stage a play in protest against the government—the same play that he performed as a child in Warsaw as an act of resistance against the Nazis. Torn between the survivor's guilt he has carried for decades and his feelings for Lucy (who, unbeknownst to him, is pregnant with his child), Jaryk must decide how to honor both the past and the present, and how to accept a happiness he is not sure he deserves. An unforgettable love story, a provocative exploration of the role of art in times of political upheaval, and a deeply moving reminder of the power of the past to shape the present, A Play for the End of the World is a remarkable debut from an exciting new voice in fiction.

Author : Robert Goddard
Publisher : Random House
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2010-06-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781407055312

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Play To The End by Robert Goddard Pdf

For actor Toby Flood, Brighton is the final week of a long tour. One night he is visited at the theatre by his estranged wife, Jenny, who, visibly scared, thinks she is being stalked. She asks Toby, for old times' sake, to find out what is going on. Alarmingly he discovers a sinister connection with Jenny's new partner. Spurred on by a desire to win Jenny back, Toby begins to ask some difficult questions. Before he fully understands the risks he is running, he finds himself caught up in a mysterious - and dangerous - tangle of family rivalries and murderous intent. Suddenly the prospects for his survival start to look very far from good...

Author : Barbara Jane Huberman,Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory,Stanford University. Computer Science Department
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Chess
ISBN : STANFORD:36105025633194

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A Program to Play Chess End Games by Barbara Jane Huberman,Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory,Stanford University. Computer Science Department Pdf

A program to play chess end games is described. The model used in the program is very close to the model assumed in chess books. Embedded in the model are two predicates, better and worse, which contain the heuristics of play, different for each end game. The definitions of better and worse were obtained by programmer translation from the chess books. The program model is shown to be a good one for chess end games by the success achieved for three end games. Also the model enables us to prove that the program can reach checkmate from any starting position. Insights about translation from book problem solving methods into computer program heuristics are discussed; they are obtained by comparing the chess book methods with the definitions of better and worse, and by considering the difficulty encountered by the programmer when doing the translation. (Author).

Author : Kat Latham
Publisher : Agony and Hope Publishing
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2021-08-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9789083154015

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Playing It Close by Kat Latham Pdf

“I love Kat Latham’s London Legends series—the rugby players are hot, the emotion is hard-hitting and the sex is sizzling!” —Molly O’Keefe, RITA award-winning and bestselling author Book Two of the London Legends Rugby Club With his toughest-ever season starting soon, professional rugby player Liam Callaghan needs time out of the spotlight to rest and grieve his mother’s recent death. Vacationing incognito in Venezuela protects his identity. It does nothing to protect his heart when he meets pink-haired dynamo Tess Chambers. Impulse control has never been Tess’ strong suit. A professional disaster has made her a tabloid target. She escapes to an eco-lodge on Venezuela’s Caribbean coast to let things cool off. Instead, the steamy nights lead to a steamy one-night stand. Though he’s lied about his name—and so has she—Tess knows exactly who her lover is. It’s impossible not to recognize the sexy London Legends captain when she’s a huge fan. Returning to London, Liam’s shocked to discover Tess works for his team’s new sponsor—a job that requires them to spend lots of time together. They’re both playing it close to the chest, but Tess is the one woman who’s ever left Liam wanting more. They’ve already lied to each other once. Can they overcome the secrets of the past so they can score a future? “I laughed out loud on several occasions and found myself reading with a smile plastered on my face.” —Give Me Books Please note: This book was originally published in 2014 but has been re-published with no changes to the story.

Author : Elizabeth Diggs
Publisher : Dramatists Play Service Inc
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0822202204

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Close Ties by Elizabeth Diggs Pdf

THE STORY: The scene is a country home in the Berkshire Mountains of New England, where three generations of the Whitaker/Frye family have gathered for the summer. Josephine Whitaker, the matriarch of the family, still bustles about energetically t

Author : Max Davidson
Publisher : Abacus
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2010-05-06
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780748111688

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It's Not The Winning That Counts by Max Davidson Pdf

From Ancient Greece to the Beijing Olympics, sport has delivered thrilling victories and gut-wrenching defeats, but moments of good sportsmanship are increasingly rare. Is chivalry dead? Or have rumours of its demise been exaggerated? Whether displayed by an Australian sculler or an Egyptian judoka, sportsmanship has come in many guises. It's Not the Winning that Counts celebrates the Boy's Own heroism of yachtsman Pete Goss's mercy dash across the Southern Ocean to rescue a capsized French rival; recalls the high ideals of the gentleman-amateurs of the Corinthian Football Club; salutes Freddie Flintoff, hero of the 2005 Ashes, commiserating with an opponent before celebrating with team-mates; and takes its hat off to Jack Nicklaus, conceding a two-foot putt on the final green of the 1969 Ryder Cup. At its best, sportsmanship has reverberated around the world - from German athlete Lutz Long publicly befriending the black American runner Jesse Owens at the 1936 Berlin Olympics to Russian chess player Boris Spassky conducting himself impeccably during his Cold War showdown with Bobby Fischer.

Author : Indira Mahindra
Publisher : Interlink Books
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UCSC:32106012271448

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The End Play by Indira Mahindra Pdf

A tale of three generations of upper-class Indian women, their men, their sex scandals and their financial scandals. It is narrated by Gupta, the daughter of a woman doctor. The novel looks at the sometimes uncomfortable freedoms social change has brought to India's high society.

Author : James Y. Shah,Wendi L. Gardner
Publisher : Guilford Publications
Page : 658 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2013-12-09
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781462515110

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Handbook of Motivation Science by James Y. Shah,Wendi L. Gardner Pdf

Integrating significant advances in motivation science that have occurred over the last two decades, this volume thoroughly examines the ways in which motivation interacts with social, developmental, and emotional processes, as well as personality more generally. The Handbook comprises 39 clearly written chapters from leaders in the field. Cutting-edge theory and research is presented on core psychological motives, such as the need for esteem, security, consistency, and achievement; motivational systems that arise to address these fundamental needs; the process and consequences of goal pursuit, including the role of individual differences and contextual moderators; and implications for personal well-being and interpersonal and intergroup relations.

Author : Fred Reinfeld
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-16
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781447483649

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Practical End-Game Play by Fred Reinfeld Pdf

To become more then an average chess player a person must master the art of the end-game. This tactical necessity is explained here in step by step sections to slowly expand your game and teaches you to spot favourable endings and how to defend and turn possible defeat to a hard won victory. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Author : Perfection Learning Corporation
Publisher : Turtleback
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1663608199

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Last Lecture by Perfection Learning Corporation Pdf

Author : Baron Barclay
Publisher : Baron Barclay Bridge Supplies
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-07
Category : Bridge whist
ISBN : 0939460386

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Improve Your Declarer Play by Baron Barclay Pdf

This second title in Audrey Grant's Bookmark Series teaches how to implement the endplay in bridge. In some suit combinations it's better to have the suit led by the opponents into the declarer's strength. Learn how to recognize suits better led by defender, identify the exit card, eliminate defenders' options and play the throw-in. There are explanatory hands plus ten practice deals. Fold-out bookmark flaps reference the essential ideas.