Football Thank God For Mohamed From A Marriage Licence To A Season Ticket

Author : Thomas W. J. Simpson
Publisher : novum publishing
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783991467427

Get Book

Football thank god for Mohamed from a marriage licence to a season ticket by Thomas W. J. Simpson Pdf

Football, Thank God for Mohamed: From a Marriage Licence to a Season Ticket is a light-hearted reflection on the life of a boy growing up. It explores how he perceives life has changed culturally over the last sixty years, from his school days through to marriage, children and eventually retirement. The author makes parallels between everyday life and the world of football. That same small child grew up to become a full-time football supporter. How did he choose a team to support? Why did he choose Fulham? What roles are represented by the football managers, linesmen, and referees? What is the difference between a fan and a supporter? And have you ever thought about how sex is related to the beautiful game? No? You will after reading this book and you'll have a few laughs along the way.

Author : Thomas W. J. Simpson
Publisher : Novum Pro
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2024-05-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 3991467410

Get Book

Football Thank God for Mohamed from a Marriage Licence to a Season Ticket by Thomas W. J. Simpson Pdf

Football fans will love this light-hearted look at how their home life mirrors their football life. Even non-fans will enjoy being reminded of familiar television programmes, important historical moments, pop groups and their songs through the ages.

Author : Judy F Spencer
Publisher : novum pro Verlag
Page : 65 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2022-04-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783991310341

Get Book

Dogs, Cats and Their Humans by Judy F Spencer Pdf

The ultimate feel-good story and a must read for all animal lovers, told from the point of view of one family's beloved pets. Have you ever wondered what goes on inside your pet's mind? In this novel, Judith Spencer goes one step further than wondering and puts the words into their mouths. Full of love and humour, this book will tug at your heartstrings as it takes the reader through the circle of life from puppies and kittens to old seniors and everything in between. But in a wonderful twist, every story is told from the point of view from dogs and a cat. It's the perfect story to help you unwind after a long day. If you own a dog or a cat, it will be their face you see as you read it and without doubt, you will want to go and give them a huge hug by the time you finish.

Author : David Hackett Fischer
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 972 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1991-03-14
Category : History
ISBN : 019974369X

Get Book

Albion's Seed by David Hackett Fischer Pdf

This fascinating book is the first volume in a projected cultural history of the United States, from the earliest English settlements to our own time. It is a history of American folkways as they have changed through time, and it argues a thesis about the importance for the United States of having been British in its cultural origins. While most people in the United States today have no British ancestors, they have assimilated regional cultures which were created by British colonists, even while preserving ethnic identities at the same time. In this sense, nearly all Americans are "Albion's Seed," no matter what their ethnicity may be. The concluding section of this remarkable book explores the ways that regional cultures have continued to dominate national politics from 1789 to 1988, and still help to shape attitudes toward education, government, gender, and violence, on which differences between American regions are greater than between European nations.

Author : Dave Eggers
Publisher : Knopf Canada
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780345808608

Get Book

The Circle by Dave Eggers Pdf

LONGLISTED 2015 – International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award The Circle is the exhilarating new novel from Dave Eggers, bestselling author of A Hologram for the King, a finalist for the National Book Award. When Mae Holland is hired to work for the Circle, the world’s most powerful internet company, she feels she’s been given the opportunity of a lifetime. The Circle, run out of a sprawling California campus, links users’ personal emails, social media, banking, and purchasing with their universal operating system, resulting in one online identity and a new age of civility and transparency. As Mae tours the open-plan office spaces, the towering glass dining facilities, the cozy dorms for those who spend nights at work, she is thrilled with the company’s modernity and activity. There are parties that last through the night, there are famous musicians playing on the lawn, there are athletic activities and clubs and brunches, and even an aquarium of rare fish retrieved from the Marianas Trench by the CEO. Mae can’t believe her luck, her great fortune to work for the most influential company in the world—even as life beyond the campus grows distant, even as a strange encounter with a colleague leaves her shaken, even as her role at the Circle becomes increasingly public. What begins as the captivating story of one woman’s ambition and idealism soon becomes a heart-racing novel of suspense, raising questions about memory, history, privacy, democracy, and the limits of human knowledge.

Author : Alan Gratz
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2017-07-25
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780545880879

Get Book

Refugee by Alan Gratz Pdf

The award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling novel from Alan Gratz tells the timely--and timeless--story of three different kids seeking refuge. A New York Times bestseller! JOSEF is a Jewish boy living in 1930s Nazi Germany. With the threat of concentration camps looming, he and his family board a ship bound for the other side of the world... ISABEL is a Cuban girl in 1994. With riots and unrest plaguing her country, she and her family set out on a raft, hoping to find safety in America... MAHMOUD is a Syrian boy in 2015. With his homeland torn apart by violence and destruction, he and his family begin a long trek toward Europe... All three kids go on harrowing journeys in search of refuge. All will face unimaginable dangers -- from drownings to bombings to betrayals. But there is always the hope of tomorrow. And although Josef, Isabel, and Mahmoud are separated by continents and decades, shocking connections will tie their stories together in the end. As powerful and poignant as it is action-packed and page-turning, this highly acclaimed novel has been on the New York Times bestseller list for more than four years and continues to change readers' lives with its meaningful takes on survival, courage, and the quest for home.

Author : Malcolm Gladwell
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2019-09-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780316535625

Get Book

Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell Pdf

Malcolm Gladwell, host of the podcast Revisionist History and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Outliers, offers a powerful examination of our interactions with strangers and why they often go wrong—now with a new afterword by the author. A Best Book of the Year: The Financial Times, Bloomberg, Chicago Tribune, and Detroit Free Press How did Fidel Castro fool the CIA for a generation? Why did Neville Chamberlain think he could trust Adolf Hitler? Why are campus sexual assaults on the rise? Do television sitcoms teach us something about the way we relate to one another that isn’t true? Talking to Strangers is a classically Gladwellian intellectual adventure, a challenging and controversial excursion through history, psychology, and scandals taken straight from the news. He revisits the deceptions of Bernie Madoff, the trial of Amanda Knox, the suicide of Sylvia Plath, the Jerry Sandusky pedophilia scandal at Penn State University, and the death of Sandra Bland—throwing our understanding of these and other stories into doubt. Something is very wrong, Gladwell argues, with the tools and strategies we use to make sense of people we don’t know. And because we don’t know how to talk to strangers, we are inviting conflict and misunderstanding in ways that have a profound effect on our lives and our world. In his first book since his #1 bestseller David and Goliath, Malcolm Gladwell has written a gripping guidebook for troubled times.

Author : Faye Starling
Publisher : Novum Publishing
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2021-06-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3991076020

Get Book

Blood Red Wood by Faye Starling Pdf

Blood Red Wood set in the surroundings of Yosemite National Park, USA, is a real page turner from writer Faye Starling where a young couple, deeply in love, and Dwayne an amiable young photographer realise they are up against a pair of ruthless serial killers.

Author : Michael Nicholson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1642680095

Get Book

This Imaginary Feeling of Being Australian by Michael Nicholson Pdf

Author : James O'Brien
Publisher : Random House
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2020-10-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780753557723

Get Book

How Not To Be Wrong by James O'Brien Pdf

'Simply Brilliant' THE SECRET BARRISTER 'Passionate and brilliantly argued' DAVID OLUSOGA 'An admirably personal guide' MARINA HYDE 'Smart, analytical, self-aware and important' ALASTAIR CAMPBELL THE INTIMATE, REVEALING NEW BOOK FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE BESTSELLING, PRIZE-WINNING HOW TO BE RIGHT There's no point having a mind if you're not willing to change it James O'Brien has built well over a million loyal listeners to his radio show by dissecting the opinions of callers live on air, every day. But winning the argument doesn't necessarily mean you're right. In this deeply personal book, James turns the mirror on himself to reveal what he has changed his mind about and why, and explores how examining and changing our own views is our new civic duty in a world of outrage, disagreement and echo chambers. He writes candidly about the stiff upper lip attitudes and toxic masculinity that coloured his childhood, and the therapy and personal growth that have led him question his assumptions and explore new perspectives. Laying open his personal views on everything from racial prejudice to emotional vulnerability, from fat-shaming to tattoos, he then delves into the real reasons -- often irrational or unconscious -- he holds them. Unflinchingly honest, revealing and funny, How Not to Be Wrong is a tonic for a world more divided than ever and a personal manifesto for a better way of thinking and living. Because after all, if we can't change our own minds we'll never really be able to change anyone else's.

Author : Robert Wells
Publisher : novum pro Verlag
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2022-04-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783991079880

Get Book

Elvis: The Siege of Graceland and Other Stories by Robert Wells Pdf

A very different view of the world of Elvis Presley is presented in these comic fictional stories. His manager, Colonel Parker, his family and the Memphis Mafia all feature in episodes such as the siege of Graceland when the military police try to arrest Elvis. Fans of the King of Rock and Roll will learn of Liberace's hair-raising encounter with Elvis's pet chimpanzee, screen legend Greta Garbo coming out of retirement to make a film musical, and the invitation from HM The Queen to Elvis to attend the Royal Highland Games. Some stories are based on real events, such as the Million Dollar Quartet and being drafted into the army, but here they are given a comic twist. They are written by a lifelong fan who asks: Who'd have thought Elvis and life at Graceland could be so funny.

Author : Constance Backhouse
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 505 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1999-11-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781442690851

Get Book

Colour-Coded by Constance Backhouse Pdf

Historically Canadians have considered themselves to be more or less free of racial prejudice. Although this conception has been challenged in recent years, it has not been completely dispelled. In Colour-Coded, Constance Backhouse illustrates the tenacious hold that white supremacy had on our legal system in the first half of this century, and underscores the damaging legacy of inequality that continues today. Backhouse presents detailed narratives of six court cases, each giving evidence of blatant racism created and enforced through law. The cases focus on Aboriginal, Inuit, Chinese-Canadian, and African-Canadian individuals, taking us from the criminal prosecution of traditional Aboriginal dance to the trial of members of the 'Ku Klux Klan of Kanada.' From thousands of possibilities, Backhouse has selected studies that constitute central moments in the legal history of race in Canada. Her selection also considers a wide range of legal forums, including administrative rulings by municipal councils, criminal trials before police magistrates, and criminal and civil cases heard by the highest courts in the provinces and by the Supreme Court of Canada. The extensive and detailed documentation presented here leaves no doubt that the Canadian legal system played a dominant role in creating and preserving racial discrimination. A central message of this book is that racism is deeply embedded in Canadian history despite Canada's reputation as a raceless society. Winner of the Joseph Brant Award, presented by the Ontario Historical Society

Author : Alfred Goldberg
Publisher : Office of the Secretary, Historical Offi
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2007-09-05
Category : Architecture
ISBN : MINN:31951D02370380C

Get Book

Pentagon 9/11 by Alfred Goldberg Pdf

The most comprehensive account to date of the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon and aftermath, this volume includes unprecedented details on the impact on the Pentagon building and personnel and the scope of the rescue, recovery, and caregiving effort. It features 32 pages of photographs and more than a dozen diagrams and illustrations not previously available.

Author : Lina Fischer
Publisher : novum pro Verlag
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2022-04-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783991311027

Get Book

The Falling of the Stars by Lina Fischer Pdf

"How do we know it's not a myth?" "Because they still exist." After an eventful birthday, Astoria's life got thrown upside down as everything she ever believed in died together with the truth. Not knowing who she could trust, she fled to the academy in hope to be safe. That is until a handsome stranger stepped into her life, stole her heart and shattered it into a million pieces. She could destroy his people in a heartbeat, but how strong is a forbidden love? Will she be the saviour, or the villain in this story?

Author : Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
Publisher : Islam International Publications Ltd
Page : 1065 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2018-06-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781848800755

Get Book

Haqiqatul-Wahi by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Pdf

In this book the Promised Messiah, on whom be peace, discusses the philosophy of divine revelation, the three categories of people who claim to receive revelation, and the distinction of the truthful from the false. He then establishes his truthfulness by documenting over 200 Signs, including the fulfillment of prophecies made by the Holy Prophet Muhammad, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, other men of God, earlier scriptures, and his own revelations spanning over twenty-five years. The author cites numerous examples of his enemies who publicly predicted his downfall and demise, only to become the very victims of their own prophecies. God, however, protected him against every assault, while continuously reassuring him of His promise to bless his Community—a promise which continues to bear the seal and testimony of history. The author also appeals to the followers of different faiths to read this book cover to cover to appreciate and accept this evidence as proof that God is One and the Holy Prophet Muhammad is the Messenger of God, and that he is the Promised Messiah raised to unite humanity under the banner of Islam.