The Rupa Football World Cup Fact Book

Author : Charanpal Singh Sobti
Publisher : books catalog
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Soccer
ISBN : 8129109492

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The Rupa Football World Cup Fact Book by Charanpal Singh Sobti Pdf

Accompanying our countdown to the 18th FIFA World Cup in Germany next month is this treasure trove updated statistics and stories about all the previous World Cups since 1930. the encapsulated description of World Cup history, the main events and incidents, judgements and opinions, facts and figures, tags and trivia all add up to provide an encyclopaedic but usefully compact compendium to the greatest tournament in football.

Author : Matt Weiland,Sean Wilsey
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2009-03-17
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780061850189

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The Thinking Fan's Guide to the World Cup by Matt Weiland,Sean Wilsey Pdf

The Thinking Fan's Guide to the World Cup features original pieces by thirty-two leading writers and journalists about the thirty-two nations that have qualified for the world's greatest sporting event. In addition to all the essential information any fan needs—the complete 2006 match schedule, results from past tournaments, facts and figures about the nations, players, teams, and referees—here are essays that shine a whole new light on soccer and the world. Former Foreign Minister of Mexico Jorge G. Castañeda invites George W. Bush to watch a game. Novelist Robert Coover remembers soccer in Spain after the death of General Francisco Franco. Dave Eggers on America, and the gym teachers who kept it free from communism. Time magazine's Tokyo bureau chief Jim Frederick shows how soccer is displacing baseball in Japan. Novelist Aleksandar Hemon proves, once and for all, that sex and soccer do not mix. Novelist John Lanchester describes the indescribable: the beauty of Brazilian soccer. The New Yorker's Cressida Leyshon on Trinidad and Tobago, 750-1 underdogs. Fever Pitch author Nick Hornby on the conflicting call of club and country. Plus an afterword by Franklin Foer on the form of government most likely to win the World Cup.

Author : Cris Freddi
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1998-01
Category : Soccer
ISBN : 0002188317

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The Complete Book of the World Cup by Cris Freddi Pdf

This is the ultimate reference book on the World Cup, with match-by-match articles featuring the biggest names in world football, plus results from every game played. All the statistics are here in one volume, enough to satisfy the most avid of World Cup fans, including team line-ups, goalscorers, stadiums, referees, crowd figures and exact dates, plus an authoritative records and statistics section, as well as detailed reports of every game played in the finals. From the brilliant Italian team, winners in 1934, and Geoff Hurst's hat-trick for England in 1966 to the fabulous Brazilian team of Pele, Tostao and Jairzinho of 1970, and the 1998 French side of Zidane, Deschamps and Desailly, all the fabulous memories and defining moments are captured in this one book. As well as the facts and feats, this book contains archive photographs of some of the most memorable images of football's greatest tournament.

Author : Tyler Omoth
Publisher : Sports Championships
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2020-07-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781474792974

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The World Cup by Tyler Omoth Pdf

A forward dribbles upfield and works to get into position to score, but a defending player covers too well. Then the forward dummies and the defender overreaches. One swift kick and . . . gooooaaaallll! The crowd roars. Football's ultimate prize is on the line. Readers will delight in discovering the legendary players, thrilling games and long history of the World Cup.

Author : Roopa Farooki
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2009-02-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781429989114

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Corner Shop by Roopa Farooki Pdf

There are only two tragedies in life. One is not getting your heart's desire - and the other? Getting it. Fourteen-year-old Lucky Khalil loves three things: football, Star Wars and Portia, the girl who works in his grandfather's corner shop. In that order. But Lucky has a destiny – worse than a destiny, he has a dream. He dreams that one day, his lucky left foot will win the World Cup for England . It torments him, because it tastes real, because when he wakes he weeps with disappointment that it is just a dream. Meanwhile, Lucky's mother Delphine seems to have had all her dreams come true. But Delphine feels increasingly trapped in her apparently perfect marriage and gilded lifestyle. She fantasizes about rediscovering the freedom of her youth, but rekindling a relationship with her maverick father-in-law, Zaki, is only going to end in disaster. Zaki, a charming gambler who loved and lost Delphine long before she married his sensible and successful son, feels equally trapped in the corner shop that he has unwillingly run for years for his family's sake. He wonders whether the time has come to abandon his middle class responsibilities, to try once more to achieve his own long-forgotten dreams. As each of the Khalils discovers in Roopa Farooki's beautifully written and richly layered tale, the closer one's dreams become, the more risk there is of losing sight of what really matters.

Author : Franklin Foer
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2009-10-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780061864704

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How Soccer Explains the World by Franklin Foer Pdf

“An eccentric, fascinating exposé of a world most of us know nothing about. . . . Bristles with anecdotes that are almost impossible to believe.” —New York Times Book Review “Terrific. . . . A travelogue full of important insights into both cultural change and persistence. . . . Foer’s soccer odyssey lends weight to the argument that a humane world order is possible.” — Washington Post Book World A groundbreaking work—named one of the five most influential sports books of the decade by Sports Illustrated—How Soccer Explains the World is a unique and brilliantly illuminating look at soccer, the world’s most popular sport, as a lens through which to view the pressing issues of our age, from the clash of civilizations to the global economy. From Brazil to Bosnia, and Italy to Iran, this is an eye-opening chronicle of how a beautiful sport and its fanatical followers can highlight the fault lines of a society, whether it’s terrorism, poverty, anti-Semitism, or radical Islam—issues that now have an impact on all of us. Filled with blazing intelligence, colorful characters, wry humor, and an equal passion for soccer and humanity, How Soccer Explains the World is an utterly original book that makes sense of our troubled times.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 666 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Books
ISBN : UOM:39015072475067

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Indian Review of Books by Anonim Pdf

Author : Winston Groom
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2012-02-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307947406

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Forrest Gump by Winston Groom Pdf

The modern classic that inspired the beloved movie starring Tom Hanks. Six foot six, 242 pounds, and possessed of a scant IQ of 70, Forrest Gump is the lovable, surprisingly savvy hero of this classic comic tale. His early life may seem inauspicious, but when the University of Alabama’s football team drafts Forrest and makes him a star, it sets him on an unbelievable path that will transform him from Vietnam hero to world-class Ping-Pong player, from wrestler to entrepreneur. With a voice all his own, Forrest is telling all in a madcap romp through three decades of American history.

Author : Aleister Crowley
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2023-12-29
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : EAN:8596547793373

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The Book Of Lies by Aleister Crowley Pdf

The Book of Lies was written by English occultist and teacher Aleister Crowley under the pen name of Frater Perdurabo. As Crowley describes it: "This book deals with many matters on all planes of the very highest importance. It is an official publication for Babes of the Abyss, but is recommended even to beginners as highly suggestive." The book consists of 91 chapters, each of which consists of one page of text. The chapters include a question mark, poems, rituals, instructions, and obscure allusions and cryptograms. The subject of each chapter is generally determined by its number and its corresponding Qabalistic meaning.

Author : Tracy Taylor,Alison Doherty,Peter McGraw
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2015-01-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134709120

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Managing People in Sport Organizations by Tracy Taylor,Alison Doherty,Peter McGraw Pdf

Managing People in Sport Organizations provides a comprehensive overview of the theory and practice of managing people within a strategic framework. This revised and updated second edition examines a range of strategic human resource management approaches that can be used by sport organizations to respond to contemporary challenges and to develop a sustainable performance culture. Drawing on well-established conceptual frameworks and current empirical research, the book systematically covers every key area of HRM theory and practice, including: recruitment training and development performance management and appraisal motivation and reward organizational culture employee relations diversity managing change This new edition also includes expanded coverage of social media, volunteers, and individuals within organizations, and is supported with a new companion website carrying additional resources for students and instructors, including PowerPoint slides, exam questions and useful web links. No other book offers such an up-to-date introduction to core concepts and key professional skills in HRM in sport, and therefore Managing People in Sport Organizations is essential reading for any sport management student or any HR professional working in sport.

Author : Roopa Farooki
Publisher : Pan
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2007-01-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781743030448

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Bitter Sweets by Roopa Farooki Pdf

Shona Karim is in love. When she first sets eyes on Parvez at the age of ten, she knows he is the man of her dreams. Just like her father - tricked into marriage by her shamelessly deceitful mother - she is a hopeless romantic. Years later, lying to themselves and their families, the young lovers elope to start a new life above a sweet shop in south London. But Shona's inheritance is one of double lives and complicit deception. As time passes, and her children are born, it appears that she too has dark secrets that are about to be exposed. Can a family built on lies ever shake off its legacy? And can love ever be strong enough to right the wrongs of the past? 'Combining the cultural heritage of Monica Ali's Brick Lane with the intimate humour of family life in Roddy Doyle's novels' Easy Living 'Has the right blend of laughter and tears, a Brit-Asian crossover worth putting your feet up for' She

Author : Andrew Gamble,Tony Wright
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2019-01-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781119554776

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Rethinking Democracy by Andrew Gamble,Tony Wright Pdf

"There's never been a more pressing time to question every aspect of our inadequate democracy"- Polly Toynbee "This important book shows the many challenges democracy faces in a world of populism and radical digital change" - Margaret Hodge 2018 saw celebrations of the centenary of the Representation of the People Act which marked a decisive step towards full universal suffrage - this collection of essays explores the problems of democracy and suggests ways it might now be extended and deepened. Investigates if democracy is an unfinished revolution and if democratic politics is currently in retreat Demonstrates how democratic politics is once again under attack - this time from populist nationalists, authoritarian rulers and new forms of political communication Argues that if we lose the art of active citizenship, we will lose the freedoms and the rights which democracy has bestowed

Author : Kaushik Deka
Publisher : Rupa Publications
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 8129145979

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The Baba Ramdev Phenomenon by Kaushik Deka Pdf

Patanjali Ayurved has turned out to be the most disruptive force in the Indian FMCG market...it witnessed a whopping annual growth of 146% in fiscal year 2016, grossing a turnover of $769 million.'-Assocham-TechSci research report When in 1965, at Saidalipur, a nondescript village in Haryana, a baby boy was born to a marginal farmer, there was hardly any celebration. They were happy to receive what they believed was 'the most precious gift from God' but there was no time to pause, reflect or celebrate. People needed to get on with their lives. Little did they realize that the newborn would take this philosophy of detachment to a different level altogether. And if this detachment was induced in their life by poverty and hardship, three decades later their child was to show the world how to practise the same philosophy and even, while doing so, gather unimaginable wealth-an approximate net sum of `10,000 crore. He was to become Baba Ramdev, the celebrated yoga guru, and one of the founders of Patanjali Ayurved Limited and Patanjali Yogpeeth. The Baba Ramdev Phenomenon offers a detailed account of Ramdev's journey from attaining moksha in the Himalayas to ruling the market, especially the FMCG sector, with his Patanjali products. It captures the rise and rise of Patanjali and the various factors that worked for it, most importantly, the vision of Ramdev and the able assistance of his associate Acharya Balkrishna.

Author : N K Singh
Publisher : Rupa
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9353337755

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Portraits of Power by N K Singh Pdf

Portraits of Power is not just an autobiography of a man, who for several decades has played an active role in India's march towards becoming a formidable economy; it is indeed, on multiple levels, a book that profiles myriad institutions that work in harmony to make things happen. And in everything that N.K. Singh has done, so in this book too, there is both incisive clarity and insightful anecdotal heft.

Author : Roopa Pai
Publisher : Swift Press
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2022-10-27
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781800751804

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The Gita: For Children by Roopa Pai Pdf

'The truth is, Partha,' Krishna said, 'that there is no "better" path. Both paths – the path of knowledge and the path of action – work just as well. It is up to you to pick the one that you are suited to.' The Bhagavad Gita is a profound book from India that people have cherished for over 2500 years. It emphasises kindness and understanding when we make mistakes, and tells a compelling story about Prince Arjuna and his friend Krishna. They engage in a crucial conversation about the war against the most powerful and dangerous enemy of all – the one that lives within our minds. Roopa Pai's spirited, one-of-a-kind retelling is engaging, easy to grasp, and leaves a lasting impact. After you finish reading, you'll find yourself contemplating its wisdom and feeling a sense of inner strength.