Product Description: Peter Addison, an Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Wisconsin, is determined to earn tenure. But all his dreams for a successful academic career, a first child with his wife Laura, and a reconciled relationship with his older brother Simon are complicated when he is diagnosed with leukemia...read more

Product Description: Lord's Cricket Ground is the most famous in the world. It is home of the Marylebone Cricket Club (M.C.C.) and is variously described as the "cathedral of cricket" and the ground at which all Test cricketers aspire to play. England's first Test match there was played in 1884, and in July 2013 they will play their 125th Lord's Test...read more

Product Description: The germ of this document began with two questions: how much does it take to supply a Civil War army(the Army of the Potomac has the best records so it is used as the exemplar) and since we are dealing with the 19th century man, the numbers for other armies; Northern Virginia, Cumberland, Tennessee, should be pretty much the same; and how does it work? The results of the study are more or less complete, but there is a host of unanswered questions...read more

Marylebone Cricket Club was formed in 1787 and for almost 200 years, was the governing body for cricket throughout the world, with its sphere of influence covering all matters of administration of the game. This book presents the history of this office and of the characters that have filled it over the past several years.

Product Description: After the recent renaissance in English cricket, the 2001 Ashes series was eagerly awaited; world champions Australia against an England side with new self-belief, following series victories in the sub-continent against Sri Lanka and Pakistan...read more

Product Description: The year of the Queen's Coronation, 1953, was a year of great "first time" achievement for some of the best-loved sportsmen of the day, who in a matter of a few months fulfilled long held ambitions. In football, Stanley Matthews, arguably one of the best footballers of any era, reached the pinnacle of a long career as a member of Blackpool's cup-winning side and secured a coveted Winner's medal...read more

Product Description: Cowritten by a former MP, this fun book about musician penguins is designed for newly independent readers.

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Product Description: Such ball games as football, rugby, cricket, tennis and golf, were often created by moments of accident and coincidence, rather than built by a grand design. This book traces their development throughout the centuries from ancient pastimes to the games we know today...read more

Product Description: Football is a game adored by millions of fans from around the world, from lads watching "Match of the Day" to the populations of remote Himalayan villages gathered around a single TV set. This is a selection of strange and subversive football tales...read more

Product Description: Golf has been considered a strange pastime, by players and non-players alike, since its inception in Scotland half a millennium ago. In Curiosities of Golf, Jonathan Rice has turned up the truly unusual in the course of the game's history— Chico the dog, who was made a member of the Waihi Golf Club in New Zealand because of his "infallible gift for finding balls;" Bob Hope, who shot a hole-in-one at the age of 90; King Hassan of Morocco, whose personal golf course was turned into a prison camp during a coup attempt; or the course in Uganda where balls may be placed no nearer the hole without penalty if they land in a hippo's footprint measuring more than 18 inches in diameter and two inches deep...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Hyacinth Bucket - pronounced "Bouquet" - star of the BBC1 comedy series, "Keeping Up Appearances", imparts her personal views on protecting one's social standing. There are sections on etiquette in the home, entertaining, social obligations, how to strike up an acquaintance with members of the aristocracy, and improving the mind...read more

Product Description: Inspired by a rare cricket book, published in a limited edition in 1897, Jonathan Rice has assembled a collection of subsequent facts, anecdotes, and curiosities relating to the game. Many records—and limbs—have been broken since 1897, and many strange matches played, including some in unusual places, such as Antarctica, and the Goodwin Sands at low tide...read more

Product Description: a reference to British albums which have made the charts, arranged A-Z by artist, including details of the music, hit albums in order of chart appearance, and an album title index.