Playing It Close

Author : Dennis Amiss
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 53,8 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 : Kat Latham
Publisher : Agony and Hope Publishing
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 43,9 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 : Walcott William Walcott
Publisher : Black Rose Books Ltd.
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 43,7 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 : Simon Gray
Publisher : Dramatists Play Service Inc
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : English drama
ISBN : 0822202190

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Close of Play by Simon Gray Pdf

THE STORY: It is characteristic of Simon Gray to place a witty, intellectual hero center stage, and then systematically and ruthlessly reveal the barrenness of his soul and spirit. In CLOSE OF PLAY (the title is a cricket term) the central figure i

Author : Don Powell,Lise Lyng Falkenberg
Publisher : Omnibus Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-11
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781783230006

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Look Wot I Dun: Don Powell of Slade by Don Powell,Lise Lyng Falkenberg Pdf

Look What I Dun is the story of Slade told through the eyes of drummer Don Powell whose life was shattered when, in 1973 at the height of the group s fame, he was involved in a horrific car crash. Unflinching in his honesty, Powell deals frankly with the aftermath of the accident that took the life of his girlfriend and left him with injuries that affect him to this day. Leaders of the glam rock movement, Slade were the UK s biggest singles band in the years 1971-74. Their many hits have become rock n roll standards, not least Merry Christmas Everybody , arguably Britain s all-time favourite Christmas song. For Don Powell, though, success came at a price. Lucky to survive, the aftermath of his accident included alcoholism, financial woes and a life of reckless promiscuity. Now sober and settled in Denmark with an adopted family of his own, Don Powell s story as told to Lise Lyng Falkenberg is a no-nonsense journey to the heights and depths of the rock world.

Author : Ricky Ponting
Publisher : HarperCollins Australia
Page : 613 pages
File Size : 41,5 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 : Marcus Power
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317999171

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Cinema and Popular Geo-politics by Marcus Power Pdf

With a detailed range of approaches, this new collection investigates how cinematic narratives can and have been used to portray different political 'threats' and 'dangers'. Including a range of chapters with a contemporary focus, it studies issues such as: how the geopolitical world has been constructed through film how cinema can provide explanatory narratives in periods of cultural and political anxiety, uneasiness and uncertainty. Examining the ways in which film impacts upon popular understandings of national identity and the changing geopolitical world, the book looks at how audiences make sense of the (geo)political messages and meanings contained within a variety of films - from the US productions of Hollywood, to Palestinian, Mexican, British, and German cinematic traditions. This thought-provoking book draws on an international range of contributions to discuss and fully investigate world cinema in light of key contemporary issues. This book was previously published as a special issue of Geopolitics.

Author : Lydia Davis
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2014-04-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781466869257

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The End of the Story by Lydia Davis Pdf

The End of the Story is an energetic, candid, and funny novel about an enduring obsession and a woman's attempt to control it by the telling of the story of it. With ruthless honesty, artful analysis, and crystalline depictions of human and natural landscapes, Lydia Davis's novel offers a compelling illumination of the dilemmas of loss and the process of remembering.

Author : Shonni Enelow
Publisher : Northwestern University Press
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2015-07-09
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780810131415

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Method Acting and Its Discontents by Shonni Enelow Pdf

Winner of the 2016 George Jean Nathan Award Method Acting and Its Discontents: On American Psycho-Drama provides a new understanding of a crucial chapter in American theater history. Enelow’s consideration of the broader cultural climate of the late 1950s and early 1960s, specifically the debates within psychology and psychoanalysis, the period’s racial and sexual politics, and the rise of mass media, gives us a nuanced, complex picture of Lee Strasberg and the Actors Studio and contemporaneous works of drama. Combining cultural analysis, dramaturgical criticism, and performance theory, Enelow shows how Method acting’s contradictions reveal powerful tensions inside mid-century notions of individual and collective identity.

Author : Jonathan Fraser Light
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 1112 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03-25
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781476617442

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The Cultural Encyclopedia of Baseball, 2d ed. by Jonathan Fraser Light Pdf

More than any other sport, baseball has developed its own niche in America’s culture and psyche. Some researchers spend years on detailed statistical analyses of minute parts of the game, while others wax poetic about its players and plays. Many trace the beginnings of the civil rights movement in part to the Major Leagues’ decision to integrate, and the words and phrases of the game (for example, pinch-hitter and out in left field) have become common in our everyday language. From AARON, HENRY onward, this book covers all of what might be called the cultural aspects of baseball (as opposed to the number-rich statistical information so widely available elsewhere). Biographical sketches of all Hall of Fame players, owners, executives and umpires, as well as many of the sportswriters and broadcasters who have won the Spink and Frick awards, join entries for teams, owners, commissioners and league presidents. Advertising, agents, drafts, illegal substances, minor leagues, oldest players, perfect games, retired uniform numbers, superstitions, tripleheaders, and youngest players are among the thousands of entries herein. Most entries open with a topical quote and conclude with a brief bibliography of sources for further research. The whole work is exhaustively indexed and includes 119 photographs.

Author : Philip Whiteley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 53,9 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 : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 542 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NYPL:33433104854728

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Figaro by Anonim Pdf

Author : Christy Mathewson
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-16
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781446547717

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Pitching In A Pinch : Or, Baseball From The Inside by Christy Mathewson Pdf

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 : John Philip Quinn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 648 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Gambling
ISBN : UCSD:31822010894038

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Fools of Fortune by John Philip Quinn Pdf

Author : Rick Blaine
Publisher : Huntington Press Inc
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06-10
Category : Games
ISBN : 9781935396536

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Blackjack Blueprint–Second Edition by Rick Blaine Pdf

The most comprehensive book ever written on playing blackjack for profit, Blackjack Blueprint covers everything from basic strategy to counting cards, from maximizing potential going solo to playing on a blackjack team. Casino comps, location play, shuffle tracking, playing in disguise, outwitting the eye in the sky, and other advantage-play techniques—it’s all here. This revised edition contains new information on getting reimbursed for airline tickets, negotiating and optimizing rebates on gambling losses, hiding chips and disguising wins, security while on blackjack-related websites, protecting your personal privacy when making large cash transactions at casinos, and more.