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The World is a Ball

Author : John Doyle
Publisher : Doubleday Canada
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2010-05-11
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780307374455

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Globe and Mail columnist John Doyle explores the international phenomenon of soccer In A Great Feast of Light, John Doyle viewed his childhood in Ireland through the television screen. Now, he turns his eye to the most popular sport on the planet: soccer. It's a journey that begins with the first game John saw, in 1960s-era Ireland, through soccer in the 21st century - the World Cups in 02 and 06, the European Championships in 04 and 08. And Doyle has traveled the globe during the build-up to next year's World Cup 2010. In between the drunken fans, crazed taxi drivers, leprechauns and lederhosen, Doyle muses on the evolution of soccer as a global phenomenon. He shows a sport where for 90 minutes on the pitch anything seems possible. A game where colonized nations can tackle the power of their colonizers; where oppressed immigrant groups can thoroughly trounce their host countries. This book examines soccer from a new angle. John Doyle offers a compelling social history of the ultimate sport, each country and team competing in the historic 2010 World Cup, and how the game has kept pace as the global village has sprung up around the playing field.

How to Change the World with a Ball of String

Author : Tim Cooke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 93 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2012-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1407121545

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A humorous look at world history and some of the events that shaped the world we know today.

Bright Earth

Author : Philip Ball
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2003-04-15
Category : Art
ISBN : 0226036286

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From Egyptian wall paintings to the Venetian Renaissance, impressionism to digital images, Philip Ball tells the fascinating story of how art, chemistry, and technology have interacted throughout the ages to render the gorgeous hues we admire on our walls and in our museums. Finalist for the 2002 National Book Critics Circle Award.

Post-Truth

Author : James Ball
Publisher : Biteback Publishing
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2017-05-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781785902505

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Post-Truth by James Ball Pdf

2016 marked the birth of the post-truth era. Sophistry and spin have coloured politics since the dawn of time, but two shock events - the Brexit vote and Donald Trump's elevation to US President - heralded a departure into murkier territory. From Trump denying video evidence of his own words, to the infamous Leave claims of £350 million for the NHS, politics has rarely seen so many stretching the truth with such impunity. Bullshit gets you noticed. Bullshit makes you rich. Bullshit can even pave your way to the Oval Office. This is bigger than fake news and bigger than social media. It's about the slow rise of a political, media and online infrastructure that has devalued truth. This is the story of bullshit: what's being spread, who's spreading it, why it works - and what we can do to tackle it.

Miracle Ball

Author : Brian Biegel,Pete Fornatale
Publisher : Crown
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2010-06-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780307452696

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Miracle Ball by Brian Biegel,Pete Fornatale Pdf

"Nothing short of mind-blowing . . . Just amazing stuff"—Newsday "A fast-paced, fascinating tale that combines shoe leather, high-tech forensics and some healthy dollops of luck….Biegel makes a compelling case that he's solved the mystery…his book is a home run." – Associated Press October 3, 1951. Giants third baseman Bobby Thomson hit the most dramatic home run in the history of baseball. The moment occurred in the bottom of the ninth inning of a sudden-death playoff game between the New York Giants and their arch rivals from Brooklyn, the Dodgers. People across the nation watched on their new TV sets, and the home run became known as “the Shot Heard ’Round the World.” But after clearing the left-field wall, the central artifact of the play—the ball itself—inexplicably went missing. The mystery of what happened to the legendary baseball has remained unsolved for a half century. Until now. Miracle Ball is the gripping account of author Brian Biegel’s two-year effort to unravel the mystery that experts said could never be solved. A sports story for the ages, an engrossing mystery narrative, and a moving account of a man’s unbreakable bond with his family and of his struggles to save himself, Miracle Ball delivers both heart and headlines.

The World Is a Ball

Author : John Doyle
Publisher : Bantam
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2010-05-27
Category : European Championship (Soccer tournament)
ISBN : 184827095X

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In The World Is a Ball, critic and author, John Doyle travels the world in pursuit of his first love, football, and offers a compelling vision of a sport where colonized nations can take on and beat their colonizers, where oppressed immigrants can thoroughly trounce their host countries. In dispatches from Italy to Ireland, from Buenos Aires to Bratislava, and between encounters with crazed taxi drivers and drunken fans dressed as leprechauns or in lederhosen, Doyle celebrates the evolution of soccer as a global phenomenon. He begins his journey with the first game he saw in repressed 1960s-Ireland - a match which left a lasting impression on him and then takes us through the decades until we reach football in the 21stcentury. Here he focuses on the World Cups of 2002 and 2006, the European Championships of 2004 and 2008 - and on to the key games and teams involved in the historic 2010 World Cup in South Africa. With eye-popping, eyewitness accounts that are both hilarious and nostalgic,The World Is a Ball brilliantly weaves together scintillating travelogue, gripping match reporting and compelling social history. Insightful and thought-provoking, it offers a vision of the beautiful game, which for some, is more a religion than a sport; it is where rich meets poor in the pleasure of play - and for a mere 90 minutes, anything seems possible.

The Game of Balls

Author : Baby,Baby Professor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2015-08-22
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1682601404

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If your child is a sport-loving little person, he/she would find this book of ball games highly appealing! This book effectively cultivates a love for learning because it is very visual. There isn't a lot of reading to do, so it's great for non-readers too! The best thing about picture books is they speak the universal language of images so they're easy to understand. Order a copy today!

200 Proofs Earth Is Not a Spinning Ball

Author : Eric DuBay
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1727646460

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200 Proofs Earth Is Not a Spinning Ball by Eric DuBay Pdf

The most popular flat Earth book ever written, translated into over 20 languages, 200 Proofs Earth is Not a Spinning Ball inspired by John Carpenter's 19th century opus "100 Proofs Earth is Not a Globe," doubles the number of natural scientific evidences proving Earth is not a tilting, wobbling, spinning space-ball.Wolves in sheep

Banana-Leaf Ball, The

Author : Katie Smith Milway
Publisher : Kids Can Press Ltd
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2017-04-04
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781771383318

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Banana-Leaf Ball, The by Katie Smith Milway Pdf

Separated from his family when they were forced to flee their home, a young East African boy named Deo lives alone in the Lukole refugee camp in Tanzania. With scarce resources, bullies have formed gangs to steal what they can, and one leader named Remy has begun targeting Deo. But when a coach organizes the children to play soccer, everything begins to change for Deo. And for Remy. By sharing the joy of play, ñno one feels so alone anymore.î Readers everywhere will be inspired to read how play can change lives.

From Plastic to Soccer Ball

Author : Robin Nelson
Publisher : Lerner Digital ™
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2017-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781512477306

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From Plastic to Soccer Ball by Robin Nelson Pdf

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! How does a sheet of plastic become a soccer ball? Follow each step in the process—from strengthening the plastic to boxing up a brand new ball—in this fascinating book!

Did you take the B from my _ook? (Books That Drive Kids Crazy, Book 2)

Author : Matt Stanton,Beck Stanton
Publisher : HarperCollins Australia
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781460705964

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Did you take the B from my _ook? (Books That Drive Kids Crazy, Book 2) by Matt Stanton,Beck Stanton Pdf

'Witty, silly, and interactive ... A rollicking read for children and adults alike' - Kirkus Reviews For the Grown-Ups: OK. Two things you need to know. Firstly, your favourite thing in the whole world is the letter B. And secondly, you're about to sneeze and all the Bs are going to be blown out of the book. So until you can get your favourite letter back, you're about to sound really, really silly ... And the kids will love it! PRAISE FOR THE BOOKS THAT DRIVE KIDS CRAZY SERIES 'The kids are having a ball (whoops, having fun) and a discussion is born' -- 4 stars, Good Reading 'Funny, clever, deliciously dry ... this book encourages kids to think outside the square, and hopefully, somewhere deep in that unlimited subconscious, understand that what we see is all about perception. What a powerful thought' -- Kids' Book Review

Round Like a Ball!

Author : Lisa Campbell Ernst
Publisher : Chronicle
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Earth
ISBN : 1934706019

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Everyone tries to guess what is round and warm and cold and strong and fragile, until they finally realize it is Earth.

Library of the World's Best Literature: A-Z

Author : Charles Dudley Warner,Hamilton Wright Mabie,Lucia Isabella Gilbert Runkle,George H. Warner,Edward Cornelius Towne
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 664 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : Anthologies
ISBN : UOM:39076000776208

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Library of the World's Best Literature: A-Z by Charles Dudley Warner,Hamilton Wright Mabie,Lucia Isabella Gilbert Runkle,George H. Warner,Edward Cornelius Towne Pdf

Delphi Complete Works of Lord Dunsany (Illustrated)

Author : Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Lord Dunsany
Publisher : Delphi Classics
Page : 5273 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2017-06-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781786560841

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Delphi Complete Works of Lord Dunsany (Illustrated) by Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Lord Dunsany Pdf

A celebrated pioneer of fantasy fiction, the Irish writer and dramatist Lord Dunsany produced seminal works such as ‘The King of Elfland’s Daughter’, noted for their imaginative power and intellectual ingenuity. Dunsany achieved great fame and success with his early short stories and plays, conjuring mysterious kingdoms of fairies and gods in richly coloured prose, while promoting a characteristic element of the macabre. For the first time in publishing history, this comprehensive eBook presents Dunsany’s complete fictional works, with numerous illustrations, many rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 2) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Dunsany’s life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * All 13 novels, with individual contents tables * Features many rare novels appearing for the first time in digital publishing, including THE CHARWOMAN’S SHADOW and THE BLESSING OF PAN * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories * Includes all of the Jorkens short story collections published during Dunsany’s lifetime – please note: some of the posthumous tales cannot appear due to copyright restrictions. * Rare story collections available in no other eBook, including THE MAN WHO ATE THE PHOENIX * Easily locate the short stories you want to read * Dunsany’s scarce poetry collection, FIFTY POEMS, first time in digital print * Includes the two ‘Sirens’ autobiographies * Features a bonus biography – discover Dunsany’s literary life * Ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres * UPDATED with improved texts and more images CONTENTS: The Novels Don Rodriguez: Chronicles of Shadow Valley (1922) The King of Elfland’s Daughter (1924) The Charwoman’s Shadow (1926) The Blessing of Pan (1927) The Curse of the Wise Woman (1933) Up in the Hills (1935) Rory and Bran (1936) My Talks with Dean Spanley (1936) The Story of Mona Sheehy (1939) Guerrilla (1944) The Strange Journeys of Colonel Polders (1950) The Last Revolution (1951) His Fellow Men (1952) The Jorkens Series The Travel Tales of Mr. Joseph Jorkens (1931) Jorkens Remembers Africa (1934) Jorkens Has a Large Whiskey (1940) The Fourth Book of Jorkens (1947) Jorkens Borrows Another Whiskey (1954) Other Short Story Collections The Gods of Pegana (1905) Time and the Gods (1906) The Sword of Welleran and Other Stories (1908) A Dreamer’s Tales (1910) The Book of Wonder (1912) Fifty-One Tales (1915) Tales of Wonder (1916) Tales of War (1918) Unhappy Far-Off Things (1919) Tales of Three Hemispheres (1919) The Man Who Ate the Phoenix (1949) The Little Tales of Smethers and Other Stories (1952) The Short Stories List of Short Stories in Chronological Order List of Short Stories in Alphabetical Order The Plays Five Plays (1914) Plays of Gods and Men (1917) If (1921) Plays of Near and Far (1922) Seven Modern Comedies (1928) Plays for Earth and Air (1937) The Poetry Collection Fifty Poems (1929) The Non-Fiction Nowadays (1918) The Autobiographies While the Sirens Slept (1944) The Sirens Wake (1945) The Biography Dunsany the Dramatist (1917) by Edward Hale Bierstadt

Sometimes I Like to Curl Up in a Ball

Author : Vicki Churchill
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0806979437

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Charming full page illus. featuring an adorable wombat. 3-5 yrs.