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De Bellis Renationis version 2.0

By: Phil Barker

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De Bellis Renationis version 2.0

By: Phil Barker

De Bellis Renationis"" is a set of wargames rules for Renaissance battles covering the period from 1494 AD to 1700 AD. DBR version 2.0 offers a combination of realism and excitement for this warfare using miniature figures in any scale from 2mm to 30mm. The creation of the experienced wargame designers Phil Barker and Richard Bodley Scott, DBR can be used to refight historical engagements or your own scenarios from small scale skirmishes to the largest battles of the period. With its command system using ""player initiative points"", DBR emphasizes the player's generalship rather than their ability to manipulate a set of rules. It allows players to fight actions from the whole period and across the whole world, from Japan to Europe and the Americas and from the Italian Wars to the Nine Years' War. This edition combines the 2002 edition of the rules with all three of the books of Army Lists and includes everything the wargemer needs to refight these battles in one single convenient volume.

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Lulu.com

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0244773556

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9780244773557

The City Screams

By: Phil Williams

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The City Screams

By: Phil Williams

Tova's getting her hearing back. She's going to wish she wasn't. Alone in Tokyo for experimental ear surgery, Tova Nokes is finally shaking up her life. But when she starts to hear things she shouldn't, all she wants is to make it home alive. There's a voice saying it's where she comes from that makes her special. If she can only survive violent stalkers, and the terrible screams, she might figure out why… The City Screams is a stand-alone thriller in the Ordshaw urban fantasy series - get it now! What reviewers are saying about The City Screams... "Excellently realized characters and a plot where nothing is at it seems, there's no shortage of surprises along the way." - Whispers & Wonder "A very different kind of story...intriguing and fascinating" - Space & Sorcery "cranks the dial and ramps up everything to twelve – I couldn't put the book down for the rest of the afternoon" - Rockstarlit Book Asylum "kept me up at night for quite a while afterwards!" - Bookshine & Readbows "Gripped me from the start and never let up" - Travis Riddle, author of The Narrows & Balam, Spring "Truly frightening...truly original" - Phil Parker, author The Knights Protocol trilogy

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Rumian Publishing

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1913468119

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9781913468118

Is That Mic Off?

More Things Politicians Wish They Hadn't Said

By: Phil Mason

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Is That Mic Off?

More Things Politicians Wish They Hadn't Said

By: Phil Mason

If you want to hear something stupid, just listen to the nearest politician. From the authors of Read My Lips and Mission Accomplished!, this completely new collection of politicians' gaffes, slips and brain freezes brings the verbal misstep into the present era of coalition government in Britain, the 2012 presidential election campaign in America and the global phenomenon of Wikileaks. Here is a treasure trove of the finest worst utterings from the men and women whose main skill is meant to be their power of communication. From Bush, Obama and Palin to Brown, Cameron, Clegg and co., the mad, the bad, the stupid and the shameless are all in attendance -watch them shoot from the lip and hit themselves in the foot. If, as they always say, politicians want to be judged by their words, let them be these.

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Biteback Publishing

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1849544816

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9781849544818

Phil Dixon's American Baseball Chronicles Great Teams: the 1931 Homestead Grays, Volume I

By: Phil S. Dixon

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Phil Dixon's American Baseball Chronicles Great Teams: the 1931 Homestead Grays, Volume I

By: Phil S. Dixon

The "Greatest Baseball team of all-time" easily describes the 1931 Homestead Grays. They remain a team never to be forgotten—a team that rates with the greatest teams in all of baseball history. Organized in 1910, baseball’s Homestead Grays of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania—an exclusively African-American team—held claim to a regional championship and also a legitimate claim to baseball’s World Championship. The Grays’ well-known leader was Hall of Famer Cumberland “Cum” Posey. His 1931 Grays featured among others; Hall of Fame third baseman Jud Wilson, Hall of Fame infielder Oscar Charleston, a Hall of Fame catcher in Josh Gibson and two Hall of Fame pitchers in Willie Foster and Joseph “Smokey Joe” Williams—a total of five legendary players. Paced by young Josh Gibson, age 18 and the most powerful home run hitter in baseball, Posey’s 1931 Homestead Grays finished with a magnificent 143-29-2 record. This is their story told here for the first time. Included within the text are written accounts for every game from the Homestead Grays’ entire 1931 schedule of nearly 175 contest, with scores, attendance figures and player biographies. The work includes score and locations on more than 300 additional games played by the Kansas City Monarchs, Hilldale, Baltimore’s Black Sox, the Cuban House of David, New York’s Harlem Stars and other African-American teams in operation during that same 1931 season. The comparative scores and their related histories are a resourceful and entertaining aid for further analysis and assessment on the participation of African-American athletes in baseball as best represented from the perspective of a single championship season.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1664153357

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9781664153356

The English Tenses Exercise Book

By: Phil Williams

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The English Tenses Exercise Book

By: Phil Williams

The English Tenses Exercise Book drills a solid understanding of the past, present and future in simple, continuous and perfect forms. With thousands of examples of each tense, practising both form and use, this is a perfect companion to reference books and language classes. Each tense is tested separately to help you perfect them, before being brought together in mixed tense exercises that compare and contrast use. Exercises include individual gap-fill sentences, scrambled sentences, reading for information, usage analysis, and error correction, as well as longer prose exercises that demonstrate applied grammar. You'll find educational articles, short stories and even a recipe for homemade bread! This wealth of practice will strengthen your understanding and your confidence, while also providing entertainment thanks to the author's uniquely engaging style. Written by Phil Williams, author of the bestselling reference book, The English Tenses Practical Grammar Guide, this exercise book is a must-have for any student of English. Get it today!

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English Lessons Brighton

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1913468070

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9781913468071

Green Hornet Omnibus Vol. 1

By: Kevin Smith,Phil Hester

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Green Hornet Omnibus Vol. 1

By: Kevin Smith,Phil Hester

A daring new vision of the iconic pulp hero Green Hornet by trailblazing filmmaker Kevin Smith (Clerks, Chasing Amy)! When a mysterious figure brutally and publicly murders his father, frivolous playboy Britt Reid Jr. inherits the legacy and mantle of Century City's greatest protector! Aided by his father's longtime ally, Kato, and an all-new, high-kicking female sidekick, the Hornet takes to the streets on a mission of justice. Presenting, for the first time ever, the complete comic book adaptation of Smith's unproduced Green Hornet screenplay, plus an explosive bonus storyline of the reimagined Green Hornet and Kato, courtesy of Phil Hester and series artist Jonathan Lau. High-octane action, drama, and humor, as only Kevin Smith can deliver!

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Dynamite Entertainment

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1606904493

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9781606904497

Exploding the Phone

The Untold Story of the Teenagers and Outlaws who Hacked Ma Bell

By: Phil Lapsley

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Exploding the Phone

The Untold Story of the Teenagers and Outlaws who Hacked Ma Bell

By: Phil Lapsley

Describes how "phone phreaks" learned how to make illicit but technologically innovative free phone calls and shared the technique, and places the process in the development of telecommunications and the behavior of the telephone monopoly.

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Grove Press

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080212061X

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9780802120618

3 Killers at Dallas

By: Chief Phil Doherty

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3 Killers at Dallas

By: Chief Phil Doherty

The first murder, the JFK assassination, has probably been the most-investigated crime in American history. Yet, five decades later, there remain questions regarding the number of gunmen, the true motive, and the masterminds (if any) of the killing of Kennedy. The case was 'wrapped' up in hours by the F.B.I. with the arrest of Lee Oswald by the Dallas Police Department and the case was ruled by the Warren Commission to be the sole act of one man, Oswald. My law enforcement and military experience convinces me that a complex case such as this killing would not lead to completion and declaration of a 'sole assassin and non-conspiracy' in such as short period of time, and has offered some facts to rebut that theory. We look again at Oswald. Let's face it; Oswald was a willing tool of the U.S. Government from the time of his military service until the day he died. He was not a "lone nut", but one of the tools in the CIA's box of tricks and mysteries, regardless of the agency's declared declaration of their actions as being 'right and necessary'. Oswald may have supplied one of the murder weapons that killed JFK, (some say he did not) but the fact remains that he did not fire the fatal shots at Kennedy. He would have to have been "Houdini" that day, being in two places at the same time. Oswald was indeed the best possible "Patsy" his handlers could find.

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1499076282

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9781499076288

Pretty Vacant

A History of UK Punk

By: Phil Strongman

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Pretty Vacant

A History of UK Punk

By: Phil Strongman

Traces the history of punk music from its underground roots to the mainstream charts, from Britain to the U.S., including bands such as the Sex Pistols, the Buzzcocks, and the Talking Heads, and figures such as Sid Vicious and Iggy Pop.

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Chicago Review Press

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1556527527

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9781556527524

The Rough Guide to Canada

By: Phil Lee,Sarah Hull,Stephen Keeling,AnneLise Sorensen,Steven Horak

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The Rough Guide to Canada

By: Phil Lee,Sarah Hull,Stephen Keeling,AnneLise Sorensen,Steven Horak

The Rough Guide to Canada is the ultimate guide to this vast and varied land. Now in full colour throughout, this travel guide features clear maps, suggested itineraries and regional highlights. With plenty of recommendations for hotels, restaurants, cafés and bars, from Toronto and Montréal to Vancouver, and from the east coast to the far north, you'll discover all the best this country has to offer. The guide is packed full of practical advice on exploring Canada's great outdoors, from hiking or skiing in the Rockies to canoeing through British Columbia's lakes, and from whale watching to looking out for grizzly bears. Whether you're camping in one of the many beautiful national parks, heli-skiing in the mountains or going in search of the northern lights, this book will give you all the practical advice you need for an amazing adventure. Make the most of your time with The Rough Guide to Canada. Now available in ePub format.

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Penguin

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1409332179

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9781409332176

Kevin Smith's Green Hornet Vol. 1

Sins of the Father

By: Kevin Smith,Phil Hester

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Sins of the Father

By: Kevin Smith,Phil Hester

When a mysterious figure from the past brutally murders his father, playboy Britt Reid takes his father's place as Century City's greatest protector, the Green Hornet.

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1606901915

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9781606901915

Air Force Lives

A Guide for Family Historians

By: Phil Tomaselli

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Air Force Lives

A Guide for Family Historians

By: Phil Tomaselli

Discover what life was like for members of the British Royal Air Force from WWI to the 1970s, plus how to find out about an ancestor’s service career. What was it like to serve as an airman in the Second World War, as a pilot, a bomb aimer, or aerial gunner, or as a trainee pilot in 1913, a Zeppelin chaser during the First World War, or serve as a Wren fitter in the Fleet Air Arm or as a member of the ground crew who are so often overlooked in the history of Britain’s air arm? And how can you find out about an individual, an ancestor whose service career is a gap in your family’s history? Phil Tomaselli, in this readable and instructive book, shows you how this can be done. He describes in fascinating detail the careers of a group air force personnel from all branches and levels of the service. Using evidence gleaned from a range of sources – archives, memoirs, official records, books, libraries, oral history and the internet – he reconstructs the records of a revealing and representative group of ordinary men and women: among them an RFC fitter who won the Military Medal on the Somme, an RAF pilot who flew in Russia in 1919, an air gunner from the Second Word War, a Pathfinder crew who flew seventy-seven missions, a Battle of Britain pilot and a typical WAAF. In each case he shows how the research was conducted and explains how the lives of such individuals can be explored. Praise for Air Force Lives “The majority of the book consists of a series of nine extensive case studies. Collectively they provide a good range of different lives, and reveal a similar variety of sources used to learn about them. Read it for a rich and detailed picture of the different lives of air force ancestors.” —Your Family Tree

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Casemate Publishers

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1783378379

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9781783378371

Leeds United

Trials and Tribulations

By: Phil Rostron

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Leeds United

Trials and Tribulations

By: Phil Rostron

Leeds United have arguably experienced the most dramatic upheaval in fortunes of any club in the recent history of English football. From their rise to a championship challenge in the Premiership and subsequent participation in the Champions League semi-finals, they plunged to the brink of bankruptcy and were relegated to the Coca-Cola League - for the first time in their proud history. Theirs is a story of financial mismanagement on a grand scale. In living the dream, they ran up debts of £100 million, and the dream became a nightmare, not just on the pitch, but also in the tabloids, with the trials of Lee Bowyer and Jonathan Woodgate. A succession of managers - David O'Leary, Terry Venables, Peter Reid, Kevin Blackwell and Dennis Wise - have come and gone. Following on from the departure of Peter Ridsdale, a succession of businessmen have also tried to steady the ship in the boardroom, culminating in the dramatic purchase of the club by a certain ex-chairman of Chelsea - Ken Bates - in early 2005. Under Dennis Wise, an inexperienced team was rejuvenated, with the club overcoming a 15-point penalty imposed by the Football League and pushing for automatic promotion. Sadly, their young manager departed to pastures more lucrative mid-season and the challenge died in yet another play-off defeat under the new regime of former hero Gary McAllister. What lies in store for Leeds United now? Can they regain past glories and taste Premier League football once more? Revised and updated, Leeds United: Trials and Tribulations continues the story of Leeds' struggle, with exclusive interviews with many of the club's leading figures during this turbulent period - including Allan Leighton, Peter Ridsdale, Dominic Matteo and Peter Reid.

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Random House

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1780574304

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We Are the Damned United

The Real Story of Brian Clough at Leeds United

By: Phil Rostron

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We Are the Damned United

The Real Story of Brian Clough at Leeds United

By: Phil Rostron

Brian Clough's forty-four-day tenure as manager of Leeds United in 1974 is one of the most infamous episodes in British football history. While the bestselling The Damned United was a fictional account of Clough's short-lived but controversial reign at the club, We Are the Damned United reveals the true story, as told by the players he managed at the time. It includes candid contributions from legendary names such as Peter Lorimer, Eddie Gray and Terry Yorath, who reveal what it was like to make the transition from the relatively smooth management style of Don Revie to a constant crossing of swords with the outspoken Clough, who left the club flailing at the foot of the league upon his premature departure. We Are the Damned United tells it how it really was rather than how it might have been.

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1845969391

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The Dictionary of Contemporary Politics of Central America and the Caribbean

By: Phil Gunson,Greg Chamberlain,Andrew Thompson

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The Dictionary of Contemporary Politics of Central America and the Caribbean

By: Phil Gunson,Greg Chamberlain,Andrew Thompson

First published in 1991, The Dictionary of Contemporary Politics of Central America and the Caribbean provides a guide to the most important organizations, figures, events and themes in the contemporary politics of Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean. The countries covered include Mexico, Guatamala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Grenada, St Vincent, St Lucia, Dominica, St Kitt’s-Nevis, Antigua and Puerto Rico. The background information supplied in the book explains how, for many in Central America, the guerrilla wars have merely been the intensification of a conflict previously fought by the likes of Nicaragua’s Sandino or the Salvadorean Farabundo Marti, and before them by the Indian leaders who resisted the Spanish settlement. Although first published in 1991, this book will be a valuable resource for journalists, students, diplomats, business people, and anyone else who is interested in the politics of this richly diverse continent.

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Routledge

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1317270533

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9781317270539

Trust Me, I'm (Still) a Doctor

By: Phil Hammond

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Trust Me, I'm (Still) a Doctor

By: Phil Hammond

This is a hilarious new book by the best-selling author of "Medicine Balls".Dr Phil has been a doctor and whistleblower for twenty one years, and still hasn't been struck off. As "Private Eye's" medical correspondent and presenter of BBC's "Trust Me, I'm a Doctor", he's exposed too many scandals and upset too many surgeons. Now aged 46, with varifocals, a swelling prostate and a black bit on his toe that could be a melanoma, he's paranoid about becoming a patient. What will the bastards do to me?This irreverent and confrontational romp through Dr Phil's alleged career starts off with scary scandals but ends up with some surprisingly useful tips on how to avoid doctors if you can and use them if you can't.Trust Me, I'm (Still) a Doctor is one book you can't afford not to read!

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Black & White Publishing

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1845028716

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9781845028718

Green Hornet Vol. 3

Idols

By: Phil Hester

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Green Hornet Vol. 3

Idols

By: Phil Hester

The Green Hornet and Kato try to stop a deadly street gang, who may be gaining power from a supernatural force, from taking over Century City.

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Dynamite

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1606902199

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9781606902196

The Book of Football Quotations

By: Phil Shaw

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The Book of Football Quotations

By: Phil Shaw

The greatest football quotations collection ever, now in its ninth edition. This compilation includes quotes from everyone – Shakespeare to Suarez, Camus to Cantona, Busby to Beckham – who has made an apt, pithy or comical comment about football. And not just footballers and managers either – fans, pundits, groundsmen, directors and wives all get to have their say too. Every subject is covered, from tactical debates to changing lifestyles, to produce a sometimes hilarious and always thought-provoking commentary on the game. ‘My players are always the best players in the world, even if they aren’t’ - José Mourinho ‘He was a quiet man, Eric Cantona, but he was a man of few words’ - David Beckham ‘Sometimes when you aim for the stars you hit the moon’ - Ian Holloway

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Random House

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1446458903

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9781446458907

Ooh Aah Stantona

By: Phil Stant

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Ooh Aah Stantona

By: Phil Stant

War doesn't start at nine in the morning and finish at five at night...As the war progressed I soon learned there was no time, dates or even an outside world, it was just an existence.'- Phil Stant's story is miles away from your usual footballer's rags-to-riches tale. He might have grown up like many sixties lads - idolising George Best and dreaming of playing at Wembley - but his life before professional football included bomb disposal, manoeuvres in the dark and seeing front-line action in the Falklands.Throughout his school days, Stant dreamed of gracing the pitch and hearing thousands of fans cheer his name. As his thoughts turned to an army career, however, he endured rigorous training and was soon engaged in combat and military exercises. Part of the task force that sailed to regain the Falkland Islands, Phil witnessed the defining moment in the conflict - the sinking of the Sir Galahad. He never gave up his love for football, and swapped the thrill and excitement of the battleground for the pitch, playing for a string of teams, including Notts County, Reading, Fulham, Brighton and Lincoln City.Phil writes about his extraordinary life from the days of 'jumpers for goalposts' to living in the barracks and his time on the frontline, onto the pitch and from the sidelines. Including an account of his return to the Falklands on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the conflict and with candid anecdotes told in Phil's frank style, this is a must-read with something for everyone.

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Kings Road Publishing

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1844545164

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9781844545162

Reading Samuel Johnson

Reception and Representation, 1750–1960

By: Phil Jones

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Reading Samuel Johnson

Reception and Representation, 1750–1960

By: Phil Jones

This book examines how Samuel Johnson was assimilated by later writers, ranging from James Boswell to Samuel Beckett. It is as much about these writers as Johnson himself, showing how they found their own space, in part, through their response to Johnson, which helped shape their writing and view of contemporary literature.

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Liverpool University Press

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1638040788

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9781638040781

Multicultiphobia

By: Phil Ryan

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Multicultiphobia

By: Phil Ryan

Multicultiphobia perceptively tackles all of these questions by means of a sophisticated analysis that encourages a deeper understanding of the issues at the heart of multiculturalism.

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University of Toronto Press

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1442610689

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9781442610682

Ar Dy Feic

By: Phil Stead

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Ar Dy Feic

By: Phil Stead

Teitl yn y gyfres o gyfrolau byr a chyflym Stori Sydyn. Profiadau Cymro yn beicio rownd Cymru a Ffrainc mewn llyfr sydd hefyd yn rhoi cyflwyniad cyffredinol i'r maes, sy'n dod yn fwyfwy poblogaidd. Mae'n ysgrifennu am ei salwch a sut mae beicio wedi ei helpu i ddod dros rhai anawsterau.

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1784611026

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Andrew ''Rube'' Foster, A Harvest on Freedom's Fields

By: Phil S. Dixon

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Andrew ''Rube'' Foster, A Harvest on Freedom's Fields

By: Phil S. Dixon

From the best-selling author of the Negro Baseball Leagues: A Photographic History, 1867-1955 comes the definitive biography on the career of an outstanding baseball pitcher, manager, and President of the Negro National League. Andrew "Rube" Foster is in a class all to himself as an architect of race relations and social progress in American baseball. His most lasting legacy was the founding of the Negro National League in 1920, which provided opportunities for an entire generation of African-American athletes. Although there were few opportunities when he was in his youth, Foster, the son of a former slave, sought success on baseball fields throughout the South with the Waco Yellow Jackets. Leaving Texas in 1902, he arrived in Chicago where two African-American men, Frank C. Leland and William S. Peters, had already achieved some of what Foster had dreamed of doing himself. They were operating their own teams, hiring talented players and turning a profit on their labor. Labeled as aloof and ineffective as a pitcher, Foster left Chicago after only one season with the Chicago Union Giants. Yet believing in himself, Foster traveled East to where Grant "Home Run" Johnson was training his Cuban X Giants team, and sought employment. In his only season with the Cuban X Giants Foster's pitching led them to the World's Championship. Foster was lured to the Philadelphia Giants in 1904, a team under the leadership of Sol White, and Foster promptly pitched them to their first World's Championship. Philadelphia's Championship run was repeated in 1905 and 1906. Having matured as a player under Johnson's and White's guidance, Foster sought to manage a team of his own in 1907. Although revered as a stern taskmaster, Foster had great charisma with players and fans. In 1907 he returned to Chicago, this time as manager of Leland's team, the Chicago Leland Giants. Arriving with Foster were players from the Brooklyn Royal Giants, Philadelphia's Giants, and the Cuban X Giants. As a result, he fired all of Leland's former players and replaced them with men that had played in the East. Foster's new team dominated baseball's freedom fields as no African-American team had before them. In 1909, the Foster-led Leland Giants captured the City League pennant and then battled the National League's Chicago Cubs for City Championship honors. The next year, in 1910, Foster fielded his best team ever. His team finished with just six games lost. Having won many victories, Chicago's Leland Giants symbolized economic equality, inspired social change, and provoked African-American pride. Crowds filled the parks when and wherever Foster and his team appeared. Charles Comiskey and members of the Chicago White Sox, the World's Champion Chicago Cubs, John McGraw and Connie Mack sought to see the legendary Andrew "Rube" Foster in action. Based on twenty years of research, Andrew "Rube" Foster: A Harvest on Freedom's Fields is an inspiring story of an enduring figure and the many individuals who inspired his success on baseball fields all over America.

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1450096573

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9781450096577

The Dead Straight Guide to Queen

By: Phil Chapman

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The Dead Straight Guide to Queen

By: Phil Chapman

Few bands embodied the pure excess of the Seventies like Queen. Theatrical, brilliant, even mercurial – there has never been another band like them, or a frontman like Freddie Mercury. Their performance at the 1985 Live Aid Concert is the stuff of legend and 'We Will Rock You' and 'We Are the Champions' have become anthems at sporting events around the world. With one of the most iconic videos ever, ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ achieved even greater recognition through inclusion in the movie Wayne's World. Their 1981 Greatest Hits album has sold more than 25 million copies to date. Queen were one of the biggest Eighties stadium rock bands of the Eighties but the death of frontman, songwriter and producer Mercury at the start of the Nineties brought the band to a premature halt. This book tells the full story of the band and its members from pre-Queen to post Freddie.

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This Day In Music Books

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178759050X

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9781787590502

Childhood

Services and Provision for Children

By: Phil Jones,Dorothy Moss,Pat Tomlinson,Sue Welch

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Childhood

Services and Provision for Children

By: Phil Jones,Dorothy Moss,Pat Tomlinson,Sue Welch

Childhood: Services and Provision for Children provides an important and timely contribution to the field of Childhood and Youth Studies. This cutting-edge text brings together, within a critical framework, an understanding and discussion of a broad range of services, ideas and themes, and debates the impact of them on children’s lives. The text takes a truly multi-disciplinary perspective, reflecting the wide-ranging experience and backgrounds of the authors and contributors. The wealth of real case study material and reflective activities within each chapter helps develop the evaluative tools and critical skills essential for an understanding of the complex social, political and environmental issues surrounding childhood today and thus makes this an essential text for those studying in this field.

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1317865766

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The Geographies of Enlightenment Edinburgh

By: Phil Dodds

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The Geographies of Enlightenment Edinburgh

By: Phil Dodds

Edinburgh was an Enlightenment city of regional, national and global influence. But how did the people of Enlightenment Edinburgh understand and order their world? How did they encounter, compare and produce different kinds of spaces, from the urban to the world scale? And how did this city set the universal standards by which other places should be judged and transformed? The Geographies of Enlightenment Edinburgh answers these questions by exploring the thousands of urban plans, county surveys, travel accounts and encyclopaedias that passed through a busy Edinburgh bookshop over four decades. It reveals how these geographical publications were produced and shared, and sheds light on the people who bought and used them - including moral philosophers, silk merchants, school teachers, ship's surgeons and slave owners. This is the story of how specific methods of mapping space came ultimately to predict and organize it, creating a new world in Edinburgh's image. By connecting global processes of knowledge production to intimate accounts of its reception in the city, this book deepens our understanding of the Scottish Enlightenment and the world it made.

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Boydell & Brewer

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1783277033

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Welcome to the Idiots

A lifetime in the building of a business.

By: Phil Davies

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Welcome to the Idiots

A lifetime in the building of a business.

By: Phil Davies

A Business Memoir including 236 insights into the mistakes pitfalls and pratfalls of building a business

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447

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Vivlia Limited

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0995466211

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9780995466210

The Rough Guide to Canada

By: Tim Jepson,Phil Lee,Christian Williams,Annelise Sorensen,Stephen Keeling,Steven Horak

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The Rough Guide to Canada

By: Tim Jepson,Phil Lee,Christian Williams,Annelise Sorensen,Stephen Keeling,Steven Horak

The Rough Guide to Canada is the ultimate travel guide to this staggeringly beautiful country with detailed coverage of all the top attractions. Inspired by stunning photography and insightful background information, discover both the urban and the wild with expert guidance on exploring everything from the glistening skyscrapers of Toronto, the restaurants of Montreal and the laid-back ambience of Vancouver, to the spectacular Niagra falls and the rolling plains of the Prairies. You'll find specialist information on a host of outdoor activities including winter sports in the Rockies, trekking through the Northwest Territories, and wildlife spotting in the country's great wilderness, with sections on the National Parks and Skiing and Snowboarding. Choose what to see and do whilst relying on up-to-date descriptions of the best hotels, bars, clubs, shops and restaurants for all budgets. Explore every corner of this stunning country with clear maps and expert background on everything from sea cliffs and tidal bores in the Bay of Fundy to the walled Old Town in Qu�bec City. Make the most of your holiday with The Rough Guide to Canada.

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Rough Guides UK

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1848366612

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Sunday Morning Quarterback

Going Deep on the Strategies, Myths, and Mayhem of Football

By: Phil Simms,Vic Carucci

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Sunday Morning Quarterback

Going Deep on the Strategies, Myths, and Mayhem of Football

By: Phil Simms,Vic Carucci

An in-depth and surprising look at the game, Sunday Morning Quarterback will dramatically change the way you watch football. You've heard all the football clichés: "Their offense is too predictable," or "They've got to win the turnover battle," or "They didn't make any halftime adjustments." Perhaps you've heard them so often that you've come to see them as obvious truths. Phil Simms, after an illustrious career as a Super Bowl–winning quarterback and a broadcaster, is here to tell you that these -- and many other blanket statements taken as gospel -- are all myths, and whoever says them has no idea of what they're talking about. Drilling deep into the core of football, Simms also shows the hidden signs that players look for that can determine the outcome of a game. Whether it's discovering how a linebacker positions his feet before he blitzes or how to react if the safety is eight or nine yards from the line of scrimmage, knowing these "dirty little secrets" gives players and their coaches a tremendous advantage. In addition, Simms shares his insights into the enormous challenges coaches face in today's game, evaluating the top coaches and what makes them successful. He takes a look at some of the greatest players he's played with and against, and what he misses most about the game -- waking up Monday mornings feeling beat up and sore. He looks at the next generation of football players -- his son, Tampa Bay's Chris Simms, among them. Through it all, Simms shares stories from his playing days with Bill Parcells and the New York Giants, and the inside access he's had as an announcer for one of the top NFL broadcasting teams in football. Fun and lively, Sunday Morning Quarterback should be required reading for anyone who loves football.

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Harper Collins

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0061754994

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