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The Road Cyclist's Companion by Peter Drinkell

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As the inexorable rise of the bicycle continues, many casual cyclists are moving into a more serious brand of cycling, riding in road races, groups or in cycle clubs--and stumbling straight into a minefield of etiquette. From how to wear your socks, to the position of your tan-line, to the eternal quand ary of leg-shaving, there are things that any serious cyclist should know. "The Road Cyclist's Companion" covers all this and more. Divided into chapters covering kit, bike, group riding and training, it imparts all the essential knowledge that those who have grown up in clubs instinctively know. Peter Drinkell, author of "The Bike Owner's Handbook," writes clear, accessible text, which is accompanied by beautiful photography and illustration. Interviews with pro-cyclists, clothing designers and established figures in the field add further attractions for the true enthusiast. ...Show more

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NBA 75: The Definitive History by Dave Zarum

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The most iconic moments and stories of the NBA. In NBA 75, sportswriter and basketball super fan Dave Zarum tells the story of the NBA, all 75 years -- from its early barnstorming days to the multibillion-dollar sports league it is today. Readers are treated to all the biggest moments and greatest sup erstars, with over 75 stories ranging from Jerry West's 33-win streak Lakers, through Jordan's repeat three-peat Bulls, to Steph Curry and the 73-win Warriors and beyond. But this retrospective doesn't shy away from the league's controversies, covering its struggles with racial bigotry, Magic Johnson's HIV diagnosis, Len Bias' tragic draft-night death and the cocaine-fuelled late seventies when the Finals were broadcast on tape delay. Each story is fully illustrated with iconic photos and accompanied by stat boxes and side stories of some of the Association's more curious and overlooked moments. Some of the events covered in NBA 75   1946: The first professional basketball game between the New York Knicks and the Toronto Huskies 1969: The legendary duels between Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell 1976: The merger of the ABA and NBA 1980: The rivalry of Larry Bird and Magic Johnson 1993: Air Jordan and his Bulls dynasty 2006: Kobe Bryant scores 81 points 2010: LeBron James makes his Miami decision 2016: Steph Curry and the Warriors blow a 3-1 lead to lose the NBA Finals.   NBA 75 is the definitive guide to the history of the NBA -- perfect for anyone who wants to learn more about the league they love or simply catch up on what they've been missing. With the 75th anniversary of the NBA in 2021, now is the perfect time to add it to your collection. ...Show more

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Liverpool: the Story of a Football Club in 101 Lives by Anton Rippon

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Liverpool - The Story of a Football Club in 101 Lives tells the history of the Anfield club through the biographies of key individuals associated with the Merseysiders from their formation in the gas-lit days of Victorian Britain through to the present day.From John Houlding, the Lord Mayor of Liverpool who was the founder of the club in controversial circumstances, to their greatest manager Bill Shankly, and the great players who have worn the famous red shirt throughout its history, the in-depth stories of the characters - players and managers - here paint a fascinating picture of how the club - indeed, the game of football itself - has developed from workers playing for fun to today's multi-million-pound business. ...Show more

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Seven Kinds of People You Find in Bookshops by Shaun Bythell

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A wickedly witty field guide to bookstore customers from the Person Who Doesn't Know What They Want (But Thinks It Might Have a Blue Cover) to the harried Parents Secretly After Free Childcare. It does take all kinds. If you visit bookshops more often than the grocery store, you'll recognize the types. There's the Expert (with subspecies from the Bore to the Helpful Person), the Young Family (ranging from the Exhausted to the Aspirational), Occultists (from Conspiracy Theorist to Craft Woman). Then there's the Loiterer (including the Erotica Browser and the Self-Published Author), the Bearded Pensioner (including the Lyrca Clad), the The Not-So-Silent Traveller (the Whistler, Sniffer, Hummer, Farter, and Tutter), and the Family Historian (generally Americans who come to Shaun's shop in Wigtown, Scotland). Two bonus sections include Staff and, finally, Perfect Customer -- all from Shaun Bythell (author of Confessions of a Bookseller), the funniest sell-and-tell observer in the house of books. This is the perfect read for anyone who ever felt a bookstore was home. You've been spotted! Or have you?   ...Show more

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All's Fair in Love and War - The Ultimate Cartoon Book by Bob Eckstein

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The perfect gift for an anniversary--or your divorce lawyer--All's Fair in Love and War will woo over hopeless romantics and cynical heartbreakers alike. Find wit and wisdom on love in all its varieties, from a first date to a third divorce. This curated collection features work by over forty of the bes t and brightest New Yorker cartoonists, including Roz Chast, Sam Gross, Liana Finck, Bob Mankoff, Edward Steed, and Danny Shanahan. Many of the cartoons appear in print for the first time. ...Show more

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The Lawyer Says - Quotes, Quips, and Words of Wisdom by Jan Cigliano Hartman

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A fabulous gift book for lawyers in the latest addition to PAP'sWords of Wisdom Series. Thankfully, the law and constitutional legal systems are part of the air we breathe-though not in every corner of our world. The lawyers quoted in this book have upheld and explained the pillars of justice, acting as both pathfinders and guides in its halls. This collection of sage wisdom, wry retorts, earnest appeals, and sober analysis, from Cicero to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, demonstrates legal thinking at its best. ...Show more

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Hard Quiz Book of the Worlds Hardest Arses by Gerard McCulloch; Adam Richard; Chris Walker; Foreword by Tom Gleeson (As told to)

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Every week, more than a million viewers tune in to the ABC's HARD QUIZ to watch Tom Gleeson grill four regular Australians about their expert subjects. Tom's crack team of writers and researchers at HARD QUIZ Headquarters, or HQHQ, have written thousands of brain-busting questions on hundreds of curly t opics to test the mettle of those battling it out for the BIG BRASS MUG. Now it's your turn! HQHQ brings you the definitive list of the top twenty hardest a**es and the incredible stories behind them. Who is harder, Winston Churchill or Dolly Parton? How did the theft of a 12-year-old's bike change the course of sporting history? What was the Oxygen Catastrophe, and how did it nearly destroy all life on earth? Why is the Southern Cassowary Australia's resident murder bird? Become the star of the show as you challenge your friends, family and fiercest enemies to a HARD OFF with actual HARD QUIZ questions. It's time to read ... HARD! ...Show more

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This Is Cricket - In the Spirit of the Game by Daniel Melamud; David Gower (Foreword by)

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Cricket has been played for over two hundred years and in some ways remains largely unchanged. It is this timelessness, and the elegant style and spirit in which the game is conducted, which is celebrated in Cricket. The book brings together such idyllic settings as Sir Paul Getty's Ground in Buckingham shire, UK, surrounded by rolling countryside and the Otago cricket ground in New Zealand set against a backdrop of mountains bathed in afternoon light, as well as the sport's most hallowed pitches, including Lords (opened by Thomas Lord in 1814) and the Melbourne Cricket Ground, which hosted the first ever test match in 1877. Readers will be taken on a journey to the Caribbean where the fast bowling attack of the West Indies reigned in the 1970s and to India where cricket soared to new heights in the 1980s. From Shane Warne's ball of the century at Old Trafford in 1993 to Ben Stokes's heroics at Headingly in 2019, Cricket captures many of the game's most extraordinary events and players. The stunning images of on field action as well as candid dressing room moments, some published here for the first time, are taken by the most respected photographers in sport including Patrick Eagar, Bob Thomas, and Adrian Murrell. Featuring bucolic village greens, charming pavilions, champagne-drenched dressing rooms, endearing team portraits, extraordinary catches, devastating bowling, heroic batting, stylish sweaters and ridiculous fancy dress, this book illustrates why cricket is the second most popular sport in the world and why it is truly loved by so many. ...Show more

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Be More Keanu by King, James

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Keanu Reeves- actor, musician, dog lover. He's the internet's boyfriend. The poetic petrolhead. The guru on a surfboard. Part samurai, part samaritan. He is, very simply, 'The One'. 'James has been my movie guru for years and now he's my spiritual guru too! From now on I'm going to ask myself- 'What wo uld Keanu do?' Jo Whiley In this hilarious book of pocket philosophy, film critic and Keanu fan James King reveals what makes Mr Reeves so special. He unpacks iconic films from the Bill & Teds to the John Wicks, as well as the star's own free-spirited life, showing us why the great man with the great hair has all the answers. And how everyone can #bemorekeanu. 'A handsome, cool, enigmatic Gen X'er who never seems to age, James King is the perfect man to write about Keanu Reeves.' Stephen Merchant ...Show more

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FERRARI Meet the Legend by MARCO. VILLA DE FABIANIS MANFERTO (SAVERIO.)

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Not only motor fans know that Ferrari goes beyond a simple brand for luxury cars - it's a real way of living life, made of passion, history and speed. This comprehensive volume is a must-have for every motor lover as well as an emotional book which collects the soul of the Ferrari world. The men who mad e Ferrari great: from Enzo Ferrari to the most important figures who have worked at the Maranello plant. The volume inlcudes designs, technical analysis and specifications of the most important Ferrari models, from the 166 Inter (1948) to the incredible models of the last few years. A journey through time in discovery of cars, anecdotes and life experiences related to the intimate soul of the Ferrari experience. AUTHORS: Marco de Fabianis Manferto is a freelance industrial and publishing designer. He has a degree in Industrial Design and a master's degree in Product Design at the IED (Istituto Europeo di Design), specialised in 3D modelling. Saverio Villa is a journalist and editor of one of the most famous Italian magazines about cars and motors in general. He has already written several books for Edizioni White Star about the world of cars and motorcycles. ...Show more

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The Cheerleading Book - The Young Athlete's Guide by Ali Moffat; Alana Potter

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A comprehensive guide for athletes and an effective teaching aid for coaches. More than three and a half million young athletes, female and male, participate in all-star cheerleading in North America. The Cheerleading Book is the go-to resource for anyone interested in participating in or coaching the sport of cheerleading. World champion coaches Ali Moffatt and Alana Potter break down cheerleading into its core elements and offer athletes the techniques to build themselves into strong performers and even stronger teammates. Illustrated with step-by-step photographs, this definitive guide takes young athletes from individual jumps and tumbling to group choreography and flying. This exceptional teaching aid also details physical training, mental exercises and teambuilding strategies that lead to success. To inspire and inform young athletes, Moffatt and Potter detail how the sport has moved from the sidelines onto the center stage, as well as how they predict the sport will continue to grow and evolve in the coming decade. The Cheerleading Book is for anyone, be they a newbie looking to cheer for the first time, or a dedicated young athlete who wants to improve his or her craft. ...Show more

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Archie Jackson: Cricket's Tragic Genius by David Frith

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David Frith's acclaimed biography of Archie Jackson, Australian cricket's doomed batting genius, still stands as the definitive account of a sporting life cut heartbreakingly short. When Frith's first iteration of this classic biography was published in 1974, in a limited edition, it became the rarest of publishing phenomenon: an award-winner and an immediate collector's item. In its foreword, England's legendary fast bowler, Harold Larwood, wrote of Archie Jackson: "You just had to find a place in your heart for a fellow like him." In this new edition, Archie Jackson - Cricket's Tragic Genius, Frith has revised and updated the story, adding precious new material gleaned during a lifelong of devotion to his subject. ...Show more

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