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English National Identity and Football Fan Culture

Who Are Ya?

By: Tom Gibbons

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English National Identity and Football Fan Culture

Who Are Ya?

By: Tom Gibbons

In recent years, scholars have understood the increasing use of the St George’s Cross by football fans to be evidence of a rise in a specifically ’English’ identity. This has emerged as part of a wider ’national’ response to broader political processes such as devolution and European integration which have fragmented identities within the UK. Using the controversial figurational sociological approach advocated by the twentieth-century theorist Norbert Elias, this book challenges such a view, drawing on ethnographic research amongst fans to explore the precise nature of the relationship between contemporary English national identity and football fan culture. Examining football fans’ expressions of Englishness in public houses and online spaces, the author discusses the effects of globalization, European integration and UK devolution on English society, revealing that the use of the St George’s Cross does not signal the emergence of a specifically ’English’ national consciousness, but in fact masks a more complex, multi-layered process of national identity construction. A detailed and grounded study of identity, nationalism and globalization amongst football fans, English National Identity and Football Fan Culture will appeal to scholars and students of politics, sociology and anthropology with interests in ethnography, the sociology of sport, fan cultures, globalization and contemporary national identities.

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The Break-Up of Britain

Crisis and Neo-Nationalism

By: Tom Nairn

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The Break-Up of Britain

Crisis and Neo-Nationalism

By: Tom Nairn

In this classic text, first published in 1977, Tom Nairn memorably depicts the 'slow foundering' of the United Kingdom on the rocks of imperial decline, constitutional anachronism and the gathering force of civic nationalism. Rich in comparisons between the nationalisms of the British Isles and those of the wider world, thoughtful in its treatment of the interaction between nationality and social class, The Break-Up of Britain concludes with a bravura essay on the Janus-faced nature of national identity. Postscripts from the Thatcher and Blair years trace the political strategies whose upshot accelerated the demise of a British state they were intended to serve. As a second Scottish independence referendum beckons, a new Introduction by Anthony Barnett underlines the book's enduring relevance.

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1789606837

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The Red Room

My Baseball Memoirs

By: Tom Guzick

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The Red Room

My Baseball Memoirs

By: Tom Guzick

High school baseball isnt just all fun and games. From selecting team members and organizing practices to all the drama of game day both on and off the field, having success in high school sports takes commitment, preparation, and hard work. And for the student-athletes to have success, it takes a dedicated coach to lead them forward. In The Red Room, author and coach Tom Guzick provides a behind-thescenes look at his thirty-one-year career coaching high school baseball, and he shows how his inspirational job of coaching has evolved over the years. Focusing on his time as the coach for the Pottsville Area High School JV baseball team and chronicling the journey along the way, Coach Guzick takes you into the coaching room and through practices, travels, and games so you can see what it takes to help student-athletes both grow and mature on the field, in the classroom, and in life. High school sports is as much about winning the game as it is about winning at life and being successful with the tools learned. Coach Guzicks chronicle of six hundred games, three hundred bus trips, and more than twelve hundred practice sessions will help student-athletes, coaches, and sports fans recognize all the dedication and hard work that go into hitting a home run.

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The European Charter for Regional Or Minority Languages and the Media

By: Tom Moring,Robert Dunbar

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The European Charter for Regional Or Minority Languages and the Media

By: Tom Moring,Robert Dunbar

This publication is based on a study that was prepared for the Secretariat of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages to inform the future application of those provisions of the charter relating to the media. At the charter secretariat it was felt that it would be appropriate to make this study accessible to a wider audience, in order to assist in the application of these charter provisions. In particular, it is hoped that this publication will be useful to governments which have signed and ratified, or are considering signature and ratification, of the charter, in order to better understand some of its obligations; to public servants charged with the task of implementing such obligations; to users of regional or minority languages, and those non-governmental organisations which represent them, in assessing the choice of obligations and the challenges of implementation; and to a broader public interested in these issues, not least media outlets themselves, which play no small part in the successful implementation of charter obligations.

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9287164312

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The Enchanted Glass

Britain and Its Monarchy

By: Tom Nairn

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The Enchanted Glass

Britain and Its Monarchy

By: Tom Nairn

In this acclaimed study of British statehood, identity and culture, Tom Nairn deftly dispels the conviction that the Royal Family is nothing more than an amusing relic of feudalism or a mere tourist attraction. Instead, he argues that the monarchy is both apex and essence of the British state, the symbol of a national backwardness. In this fully updated edition, Nairn’s powerful and bitterly comic prose lays bare Britain’s peculiar, pseudo-modern, national identity—which remains stubbornly fixated on the Crown and its constitutional framework, the “parliamentary sovereignty” of Westminster.

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1844677753

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The Mad Ones

Crazy Joe and the Revolution at the Edge of the Underworld

By: Tom Folsom

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The Mad Ones

Crazy Joe and the Revolution at the Edge of the Underworld

By: Tom Folsom

The Mad Ones chronicles the rise and fall of the Gallo brothers, a trio of reckless young gangsters whose revolution against New York City’s Mafia was inspired by Crazy Joe Gallo’s forays into Greenwich Village counterculture. Crazy Joe, Kid Blast, and Larry Gallo are steeped in legend, from Bob Dylan’s eleven-minute ballad “Joey” to fictionalizations central to The Godfather trilogy and Jimmy Breslin’s The Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight. Called the toughest gang in the city by the NYPD, the Gallos hailed from the rough Red Hook neighborhood on the Brooklyn waterfront. As low-level Mafiosi, they were expected to serve their don quietly, but the brothers stood apart from typical gangsters with their hip style, fierce ambition, and Crazy Joe’s manic idealism. Here, for the first time, is the complete story of the Gallos’ war against the powerful Cosa Nostra, an epic crime saga that culminates in Crazy Joe’s murder on the streets of Little Italy, where he was gunned down mid-bite into a forkful of spaghetti in 1972. The Mad Ones is a wildly satisfying entertainment and a significant work of cultural history.

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Weinstein Books

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160286103X

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Grey Skies, Green Waves

A Surfer's Journey Around the UK and Ireland

By: Tom Anderson

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Grey Skies, Green Waves

A Surfer's Journey Around the UK and Ireland

By: Tom Anderson

Tom Anderson has always loved surfing – anywhere except the UK. But a chance encounter leads him to a series of adventures on home surf... As he visits the popular haunts and secret gems of British surfing he rekindles his love affair with the freezing fun that is surfing the North Atlantic.

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The Best Quiz Book of the World

Fun & Challenging Trivia Questions on 111 Countries

By: Tom Trifonoff

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The Best Quiz Book of the World

Fun & Challenging Trivia Questions on 111 Countries

By: Tom Trifonoff

Many quiz books claim they have a “world” flavour to them, when in fact all they ask is where a famous monument is, or in which city are you likely to find.........??? Now, for the first time, comes The Best Quiz Book of the World which actually has the world in it, in the form of quizzes on 111 countries of the world. They include all the well-known ones, the controversial ones, the unique ones, the very small ones and countries that we may have heard about, and know very little about. In fact, it’s those countries that turn out to be very interesting countries through their history, geography, leaders and their culture. The Best Quiz Book of the World has 25 questions about each of the 111 countries listed in the book. It asks questions like the capital city, currency, population, colours on the flag, economy, history, famous and infamous people, sporting and cultural achievements and even the letters on a web address. You will be surprised at how much you may know about a country already. If you don’t, you will certainly learn something about each country in the book. There are 2775 questions in The Best Quiz Book of the World covering the 111 countries. The answers to each country quiz are on the following page to the questions. There is also detailed information on each answer, especially with regards to geography, population and sporting achievements. People will find The Best Quiz Book of the World fun and challenging. It can be used in formal quiz nights or less formal occasions when people want to challenge each other on a particular country. The Best Quiz Book of the World can also be used as a teacher resource in senior primary, and secondary schools. Enjoy finding out a lot more about our world with The Best Quiz Book of the World.

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1796004960

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Look Well to This Day

By: Tom Gordon

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Look Well to This Day

By: Tom Gordon

Life is lived one day at a time. Each day brings its own challenges, and any day may need a word of guidance and reassurance. Having completed his trilogy of contemporary parables - a story for every week of the three-year Church Lectionary - Tom Gordon turns his hand, in an equally compelling, contemporary fashion, to the day-by-day nature of our living. This book will encourage you to 'look well to this day' and to do so with Tom's wisdom and thoughtfulness.

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Wild Goose Publications

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1849523088

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Edward the Confessor

Last of the Royal Blood

By: Tom Licence

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Edward the Confessor

Last of the Royal Blood

By: Tom Licence

An authoritative life of Edward the Confessor, the monarch whose death sparked the invasion of 1066 One of the last kings of Anglo-Saxon England, Edward the Confessor regained the throne for the House of Wessex and is the only English monarch to have been canonized. Often cast as a reluctant ruler, easily manipulated by his in-laws, he has been blamed for causing the invasion of 1066—the last successful conquest of England by a foreign power. Tom Licence navigates the contemporary webs of political deceit to present a strikingly different Edward. He was a compassionate man and conscientious ruler, whose reign marked an interval of peace and prosperity between periods of strife. More than any monarch before, he exploited the mystique of royalty to capture the hearts of his subjects. This compelling biography provides a much-needed reassessment of Edward’s reign—calling into doubt the legitimacy of his successors and rewriting the ending of Anglo-Saxon England.

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0300211546

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9780300211542

The Grudge

Scotland vs. England, 1990

By: Tom English

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The Grudge

Scotland vs. England, 1990

By: Tom English

Shortlised for the 2022 SBA Best Sports Book of the 21st Century prize The gripping inside story of when an England-Scotland rugby match become more than a game Murrayfield, the Calcutta Cup, March 1990. England vs. Scotland - winner-takes-all for the Five Nations Grand Slam, the biggest prize in northern hemisphere rugby. Will Carling's England are the very embodiment of Margaret Thatcher's Britain - snarling, brutish and all-conquering. Scotland are the underdogs - second-class citizens from a land that's become the testing ground for the most unpopular tax in living memory: Thatcher's Poll Tax. In Edinburgh, nationalism is rising high - what happens in the stadium will resound far beyond the pitch. Told with unprecedented access to key players, coaches and supporters on both sides (Will Carling, Ian McGeechan, Brian Moore and the rest), Tom English has produced a gripping account of a titanic struggle that thrusts the reader right into the heart of the action. Game on. 'A priceless read' Guardian 'Absolutely outstanding' The Times 'An epic tale' Daily Telegraph 'Gripping' Scottish Review of Books

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Random House

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1409089371

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The GM

A Football life, a Final Season, and a Last Laugh

By: Tom Callahan

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The GM

A Football life, a Final Season, and a Last Laugh

By: Tom Callahan

A LOOK AT THE NFL’S TOUGHEST JOB, A MAN WHO MASTERED IT, AND THE ART OF WINNING CHAMPIONSHIPS With a New Chapter on the Giants’ Super Bowl Triumph The GM is a chronicle of the NFL spanning the last three and a half decades, told through the eyes of legendary general manager Ernie Accorsi, a man who has dedicated his life to football—and whose unshakable faith in controversial quarterback Eli Manning was vindicated in the Giants’ dramatic come-from-behind victory in the 2008 Super Bowl. Filled with vivid anecdotes and storytelling that show how the pro game (and the league that showcases it) really works, The GM doesn’t just illuminate, it inspires with its portrait of a consummate football-personnel strategist who, over the course of decades, gave everything to the game he loved.

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Crown

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0307394611

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The Year of the Lord's Favor

Proclaiming Grace in the Year of Luke

By: Tom Arthur

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The Year of the Lord's Favor

Proclaiming Grace in the Year of Luke

By: Tom Arthur

Pushes beyond traditional interpretation to get at what Luke is really saying.

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1780997558

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Sport and Tourism

By: James Higham,Tom Hinch

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Sport and Tourism

By: James Higham,Tom Hinch

Sport and Tourism: Globalization, Mobility and Identity marks a new era in sport tourism texts. Written by global experts whose previous collaborations have been integral to the development of the field, the book applies key social science concepts and issues relevant to the academic study of sport and tourism. This is a ground-breaking text, which: Critically explores the wider manifestations of sport-related tourism and mobility Addresses key themes such as globalization, mobility and identity Explores the unique interrelationship that exists in a sport tourism context between activity, people and place Includes case studies written by a range of leading scholars from around the world Set to be the an essential text for any student or academic in the field, this book cements and advances previous studies by building upon existing literature, while extending the field by exploring avenues of study that are yet to be comprehensively addressed. The latest collaboration by internationally renowned authors applies new theoretical perspectives for the advancement of sport tourism.

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1136435883

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London, The Weekends Start Here

Fifty-two Weekends of Things to See and Do

By: Tom Jones

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London, The Weekends Start Here

Fifty-two Weekends of Things to See and Do

By: Tom Jones

Discover all that London has to offer, one weekend at a time. Beautifully illustrated with bitesize entries ranging from the well-known to the quirky, this is the perfect gift for anyone wanting to discover all of the gems London has to offer... 'This well designed and informative book really does have something for everyone, whether you are a Londoner or a visitor' -- London Visitors 'Tom Jones has created a truly brilliant guidebook full of different ideas for your visit to the capital' -- The Sun 'Can't wait to start trying these out!!' -- ***** Reader review 'One of the best books about London I have ever had the pleasure reading' -- ***** Reader review 'I totally love this book. Even a tired old Londoner like myself has been inspired' -- ***** Reader review ************************************************************************************************************ With London, The Weekends Start Here, explore the unrivalled range of cultural, artistic, historical and outdoor experiences this dynamic capital has to offer, with plenty of time to achieve the unexpected before another Monday morning rolls round. Perfect for Londoners and visitors alike, discover 52 themed weekends, organised by season, with over 250 interesting and quirky entries for unusual and surprising attractions. Including all you need to know about location, transport and the best places to eat and drink. From Wild London in the spring to Nordic London in the winter and Tea Drinker's London, Quiet London, Japanese London and more in between: multicultural and historical, urban and wild, peaceful and vibrant - there's plenty to do in London to suit your mood and interests, as well as the time of year. Why not try ... ? Drinking in pubs once frequented by pirates and smugglers in Wapping Taking a Scandinavian sauna at the Finnish Church Eating grapes from a royal grape vine Spotting London's Peregrine Falcons Finding literary treasures in the British Library Soaking up the sun on a Japanese Roof Garden Walking the route of a Victorian sewer Exploring the chalk downland valleys of south London What are you waiting for?

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0753551195

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The Papers of H.T. De la Beche (1796-1855) in the National Museum of Wales

By: Tom Sharpe,P. J. McCartney

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The Papers of H.T. De la Beche (1796-1855) in the National Museum of Wales

By: Tom Sharpe,P. J. McCartney

The correspondence between De la Beche and his friends, colleagues and contemporaries (who included Prince Albert and Charles Darwin) gives us a fascinating insight into the day-to-day scientific endeavours of the nineteenth century.

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0720004543

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Dreambuilder

By: Tom Deitz

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Dreambuilder

By: Tom Deitz

This time, his destiny will not be ignored. For five years, Ronny Dillon has denied the pain and the power that is his birthright - hiding away in the halls of academia far from Welch County, Georgia. But an urgent summons has arrived from his half-brother, and Ronny knows he must return to the ancestral mansion - where his past was erased, his dreams damaged ... and his future and life very nearly destroyed din mists of magic and illusion. For there awaits his destiny - a mystery of love and loss, a miracles of renewal ... and a terrifying challenge beyond any he has ever known.

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Behind The Lions

Playing Rugby for the British & Irish Lions

By: Stephen Jones,Tom English,Nick Cain

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Behind The Lions

Playing Rugby for the British & Irish Lions

By: Stephen Jones,Tom English,Nick Cain

For over 130 years the British & Irish Lions have stood out as a symbol of the ethics, values and romance at the heart of rugby union. To represent the Lions is the pinnacle for every international player in Britain and Ireland, and the dream of tens of thousands of avid fans who fol-low them. A Lions tour, undertaken every four years to the southern hemisphere, is more than a series of rugby matches played out on foreign fields; it is an epic crusade where the chosen few face a succession of mental and physical chal-lenges on their way to the Test arena, where they do battle with the superpowers of the world game. Behind the Lions sees seven esteemed rugby writers delve to the very heart of what it means to be a Lion, using diaries and letters from those who pioneered the concept, to interviews with a vast array of players who have followed in their footsteps. In so doing they have uncovered the passion, pride and honour experienced when taking up the unique challenge of a Lions tour. This is a tale of heart-break and ecstasy, humour and poignancy that is at once inspirational, moving and utterly compelling. And it is the only story worth hearing: the players' own.

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0857905295

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Going Loco

Further Adventures of a Scottish Country Doctor

By: Dr Tom Smith

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Going Loco

Further Adventures of a Scottish Country Doctor

By: Dr Tom Smith

Part memoir, part travelogue, Going Loco takes us on a dizzying journey around the medical world. It is a gripping read, full of the colour and charm of Dr Tom's previous book - this young doctor on the move is great company.

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Short Books

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1907595910

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When Lions Roared

The Lions, the All Blacks and the Legendary Tour of 1971

By: Tom English,Peter Burns

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When Lions Roared

The Lions, the All Blacks and the Legendary Tour of 1971

By: Tom English,Peter Burns

By 1971 no Lions team had ever defeated the All Blacks in a Test series. Since 1904, six Lions sides had travelled to New Zealand and all had returned home bruised, battered and beaten. But the 1971 tour party was different. It was full of young, ambitious and outrageously talented players who would all go on to carve their names into the annals of sporting history during a golden period in British and Irish rugby. And at their centre was Carwyn Jones – an intelligent, sensitive rugby mastermind who would lead his team into the game's hardest playing arena while facing a ferocious, tragic battle in his personal life, all in pursuit of a seemingly impossible dream. Up against them was an All Blacks team filled with legends in the game in the likes of Colin Meads, Brian Lochore, Ian Kirkpatrick, Sid Going and Bryan Williams. But as the Lions swept through the provinces, lighting up the rugby fields of New Zealand the pressure began to mount on the home players in a manner never seen before. As the Test series loomed, it became clear that a clash that would echo through the ages was about to unfold. And at its conclusion, it was obvious to all that rugby would never be the same again.

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No Borders

Playing Rugby for Ireland

By: Tom English

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No Borders

Playing Rugby for Ireland

By: Tom English

Fully updated to include Ireland's historic victory over the All Blacks and their 2018 Six Nations Grand Slam. From Jack Kyle's immortals to Brian O'Driscoll's golden generation, this is the story of Irish rugby told in the players' words. Celebrated rugby writer Tom English embarks on a pilgrimage through the four provinces to reveal the fascinating and illuminating story of playing test rugby in the emerald green of Ireland - all the glory of victory, all the pain of defeat, and all the craic behind the scenes.But this is more than just a nostalgic look back through the years, it is a searing portrait of the effects of politics and religion on Irish sport, a story of great schisms and volatile divisions, but also as story of the profound unity, passionate friendships and the bonds of a brotherhood. With exclusive new interview material with a host of Ireland rugby greats, No Borders unveils the compelling truth of what it means to play for Ireland at Lansdowne Road, Croke Park and around the world. This is the ultimate history of Irish rugby - told, definitively, by the men who have been there and done it.

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With An Open Eye

By: Tom Gordon

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With An Open Eye

By: Tom Gordon

The third in the series of books of modern parables after A Blessing to Follow and Welcoming Each Wonder. By drawing us into the lives of ordinary people Tom Gordon offers insights into issues of universal relevance in an immediate, contemporary and imaginative way. Relates to lectionary cycle B.

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1849522081

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This Fine Piece of Water

An Environmental History of Long Island Sound

By: Tom Andersen

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This Fine Piece of Water

An Environmental History of Long Island Sound

By: Tom Andersen

Long Island Sound is not only the most heavily used estuary in North America, it is also one of the most beautiful waterways, with picturesque seascapes and landfalls. But centuries of pollution and other abuse have gradually been killing off its marine life and have pushed the Sound to the brink of disaster. This fascinating book traces the history of the Sound and its use as a resource from the time of contact between the Native Americans and Dutch traders through the suburban sprawl of recent decades--and tells how a group of scientists and citizens has been working to save the Sound from ruin. Tom Andersen begins by describing the dramatic events of the summer of 1987, when a condition called hypoxia (lack of dissolved oxygen in the water brought about by a combination of pollution and other factors) killed large numbers of fish and lobsters in the Sound. He discusses how scientists first documented and explained the development of hypoxia and how research and cleanup are now being carried out to restore the Sound. Interweaving current events, natural history, and human history, Andersen presents a cautionary tale of exploitation without concern for preservation.

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0300102879

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A Field Guide to Antietam

Experiencing the Battlefield through Its History, Places, and People

By: Carol Reardon,Tom Vossler

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A Field Guide to Antietam

Experiencing the Battlefield through Its History, Places, and People

By: Carol Reardon,Tom Vossler

The Battle of Antietam took place on September 17, 1862, and still stands as the bloodiest single day in American military history. Additionally, in its aftermath, President Abraham Lincoln issued his famous Emancipation Proclamation. In this engaging, easy-to-use guide, Carol Reardon and Tom Vossler allow visitors to understand this crucial Civil War battle in fine detail. Abundantly illustrated with maps and historical and modern photographs, A Field Guide to Antietam explores twenty-one sites on and near the battlefield where significant action occurred. Combining crisp narrative and rich historical context, each stop in the book is structured around the following questions: *What happened here? *Who fought here? *Who commanded here? *Who fell here? *Who lived here? *How did participants remember the events? With accessible presentation and fresh interpretations of primary and secondary evidence, this is an absolutely essential guide to Antietam and its lasting legacy.

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1469630214

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Herbs, Spices & Flavourings

By: Tom Stobart

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Herbs, Spices & Flavourings

By: Tom Stobart

The ultimate reference to the tasty ingredients that transform our food from the author of Cook’s Encyclopedia. Tom Stobart’s award-winning Herbs, Spices and Flavourings has long been recognized as the authoritative work on the subject. It is a truly amazing source of information covering, alphabetically, over 400 different herbs, spices, and flavorings found throughout the world and based on the extensive notes he made on his travels in 70 countries. Each entry carries detailed descriptions of the origin, history, magical, medicinal, scientific, and culinary uses, together with a thorough assessment of tastes and effects of cooking, freezing, and pickling. The author assigns the scientific, botanical, native, and popular names for given plants and ingredients making exact identification easy and clearing up any confusions which may exist on differing countries’ names and usages. No other work in print has ever covered this important subject with such exhausting precision, making this work of reference essential for all cooks, gardeners, and horticulturists.

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1911621572

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The Claude Glass

By: Tom Bullough

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The Claude Glass

By: Tom Bullough

Set in the Welsh Borders in 1980, "The Claude Glass" charts an unlikely friendship between two neighbours: Robin, the seven year old son of English hippie sheep farmers, and Andrew, a child so neglected by his impoverished parents that he is left almost mute, seeking solace among the farm dogs. Exploring his parents' semi-derelict farmhouse, Andrew finds an antique convex mirror - a Claude Glass - and, gazing into it, the two boys see their wild, rural landscape strangely ordered. But this comforting vision proves fragile as tensions and sexual jealousy rock the adult world around them. Written with a lyricism and freshness that echoes the work of Bruce Chatwin and Esther Freud, "The Claude Glass" draws you into the lives of its startling characters and their tarnished romance with nature.

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Blackbird

By: Tom Wright

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By: Tom Wright

The author of What Dies in Summer delivers “a crime novel that does so much more than most others . . . dark, haunting and beautifully written” (Mark Billingham, international bestselling author). On the Arkansas-Louisiana-Texas border, Det. Jim Bonham has been assigned a bewildering case: A woman has been brutally attacked and nailed to a cross on the outskirts of town the day after a devastating storm unnerves the community. Bonham recognizes her immediately as Dr. Deborah Gold, the town’s well-known psychologist. Sensing how many secrets Dr. Gold took to her grave, Bonham’s field of suspects grows to include the culture of the town itself—multiplying the questions that might explain how and why such a gruesome murder could be committed. With the participation of complex, fully realized characters, Blackbird is not only a commanding crime novel, it is also an exploration of small-town life and how it’s affected by violence and savagery. Wright’s incisive description of the setting and characters perfectly juxtaposes the unknowns surrounding the murder, making Blackbird a memorable addition to the crime canon. “The prose is muscular and refreshingly dense, and the characters are rendered with such complexity that they feel more real than fictional, a quality that makes the novel all the more harrowing.” —Bret Anthony Johnston, author of Corpus Christi “Best of all, this has all the markings of a continuing series—good news for fans of gripping crime fiction with a paranormal twist.” —Booklist (starred review) “Wright has a gift for creating distinct and intriguing characters.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Noir crime with a distinct Southern accent.” —Kirkus Reviews

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1609452801

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Where the Hell's the Time Gone? A Life in Farming

By: Tom Evans

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Where the Hell's the Time Gone? A Life in Farming

By: Tom Evans

Well-known shearing commentator Evans discusses his farming life, from a tough post-war childhood with no mother, tractor or car, to days on shearing gangs and in hedge-laying competitions, to his own sheep farming, commentating and his impact on policy through work with the National Farmers Union.

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1800995113

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9781800995116

Ebb and Flow

Tides and Life on Our Once and Future Planet

By: Tom Koppel

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Ebb and Flow

Tides and Life on Our Once and Future Planet

By: Tom Koppel

Ebb and Flow was named one of 2007's "best science books" by Peter Calamai, science editor of the Toronto Star [Dec. 30, 2007]. He calls it a "wonderful resource book.... Tom Koppel seems to have visited or read about every place with unusual tides and water currents, yet he wears this scholarship lightly." Tides have shaped our world. They have carved out shorelines, transformed early life on Earth, and altered the course of human civilization. Tides frustrated Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar, and aided General MacArthur. They govern the way our planet moves, provide us with an alternative source of energy, and may be aggravating global climate change. Drawing on science, history, and personal memories, Koppel's fascinating book engages and enlightens, demonstrating that a subject we take for granted affects all our lives. He weaves together three grand narratives, exploring how tides impact coasts and marine life, how they have altered human history and development, and how science has striven to understand the surprisingly complex way in which tides actually work.

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Dundurn

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1459718380

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9781459718388

The Reporter's Tale

By: Tom Davies

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The Reporter's Tale

By: Tom Davies

The Reporter’s Tale is an adventure story about Tom Davies, a young Welsh writer who travels the world looking for the truth and, in a few days of blistering revelation in Malaya, finds it in a series of visions. Thereafter, he takes his new insights on a journey through the media, becoming a reporter for top Sunday newspapers – and later an award-winning author of many books – and realising he has a fresh understanding of the causes of the violence which is so blighting the modern world. His odyssey of discovery begins in Northern Ireland at the height of the Troubles where he finds that the media – with its persistent pursuit of violence – is the cause of much of the disorder there. The global media, which specialises in reporting the worst of everything from everywhere, has become the mother and father of modern terrorism, he says, giving the IRA disproportionate power and importance merely because they offer violence. Television in particular is the catalyst for the growing disorder in our streets: becoming the very leader of street riot while also giving motive and reward to suicide bombers. The many revolutions of the Arab Spring are fully explained by his visions, he shows. Here the world’s media first began feeding on the self-immolation of a Tunisian trader before spawning revolution after revolution in neighbouring countries. They all wanted freedom and democracy, we were told, but all that seemed to be happening was that they were deranged by watching too much television news as each service, particularly Al Jazeera, spooled out violent imagery on an almost twenty four hour loop mostly from footage downloaded from their viewers’ mobile phones. All outlets of the media have come together and conspired to set loose a tide of evil which is turning violence into the very oxygen we are all now breathing, Davies shows in this book which may well be the most powerful and trenchant attack ever mounted on the tyranny of the modern media.

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0955353947

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The Rude Story of English

By: Tom Howell

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The Rude Story of English

By: Tom Howell

There are only two problems with the story of the English language: one, no hero. Two, not rude enough. In The Rude Story of English, recovering lexicographer Tom Howell swiftly remedies these and gives us a rousing account of our language – without all the boring bits and with all the interesting parts kept in – and reveals English’s boisterous, at times obnoxious, character. From a haphazard beginning in 449 AD, when a legendary, fearsome Germanic warrior named Hengest tripped and fell onto British shores, the real story of English has been rife with accident, physical comedy, phallic monuments, rude behaviour, dubious facts, and an alarming quantity of poetry written by lawyers. Across vast distances of space and time, from the language’s origins to its fast-approaching retirement, a moody and miraculously long-lived Hengest voyages to the pubs of Chaucer’s London, aboard pirate ships in the north Atlantic, to plantations in Barbados, bookstores in Jamaica, the chilly inlet of Quidi Vidi, Newfoundland, a private men’s club in Australia, and beyond. Part Monty Python sketch, part Oxford English Dictionary, The Rude Story of English displays an exuberant love of language and a sharp, anti-authoritarian sense of humour. Entertaining and informative, it looks at English through its most uncomfortable, colourful, and off-putting parts, chronicling the story of the language as it has never been told before.

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McClelland & Stewart

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0771039875

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9780771039874

620 Wild Plants of North America

Fully Illustrated

By: Tom Reaume

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620 Wild Plants of North America

Fully Illustrated

By: Tom Reaume

620 Wild Plants of North America describes, in beautiful detail, the characteristic features of 89 families of vascular plants--including trees, shrubs, vines, wildflowers, grasses, sedges, horsetails, and club-mosses--using labeled ink drawings, text and range maps.

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University of Regina Press

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0889772142

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9780889772144

Public Service Efficiency

Reframing the Debate

By: Rhys Andrews,Tom Entwistle

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Public Service Efficiency

Reframing the Debate

By: Rhys Andrews,Tom Entwistle

The current economic and political climate places ever greater pressure on public organizations to deliver services in a cost-efficient way. Focused on the costs of service delivery, governments across the world have introduced a series of business like practices – from performance management to public-private partnership – in the belief that these will increase the efficiency of their public services. However, both the debate about public service efficiency and the policies and practices introduced to advance it, have developed without a coherent account of what efficiency means in this context and how it should be realized. The predominance of a rather narrow definition of the term – very often focused on the ratio of inputs to outputs – has tended to polarise opinion either for or against efficiency agenda. Yet public service efficiency, more broadly conceived, is an inescapable fact of the public manager’s task environment; indeed in the past, the notion of efficiency was central to the emergence of the field of public administration. This book will recover public service efficiency from the relatively narrow terms of recent debates by examining theories and evidence relating to technical, allocative, distributive and dynamic efficiencies. In exploring the relationship between efficiency and democracy, this book will move current debates in public administration forward by reflecting on the trade-offs between the different dimensions of efficiency that public organizations confront.

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1135012245

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Irish Speakers and Schooling in the Gaeltacht, 1900 to the Present

By: Tom O'Donoghue,Teresa O'Doherty

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Irish Speakers and Schooling in the Gaeltacht, 1900 to the Present

By: Tom O'Donoghue,Teresa O'Doherty

This book offers the first full-length study of the education of children living within the Gaeltacht, the Irish-speaking communities in Ireland, from 1900 to the present day. While Irish was once the most common language spoken in Ireland, by 1900 the areas in which native speakers of Irish were located contracted to such an extent that they became clearly identifiable from the majority English-speaking parts. In the mid-1920s, the new Irish Free State outlined the broad parameters of the boundaries of these areas under the title of ‘the Gaeltacht’. This book is concerned with the schooling of children there. The Irish Free State, from its establishment in 1922, eulogized the people of the Gaeltacht, maintaining they were pious, heroic and holders of the characteristics of an invented ancient Irish race. Simultaneously, successive governments did very little to try to regenerate the Gaeltacht or to ensure Gaeltacht children would enjoy equality of education opportunity. Furthermore, children in the Gaeltacht had to follow the same primary school curriculum as was prescribed for the majority English speaking population. The central theme elaborated on throughout the book is that this schooling was one of a number of forces that served to maintain the people of the Gaeltacht in a marginalized position in Irish society.

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Springer

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3030260216

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Pirates and Privateers

By: Tom Bowling

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Pirates and Privateers

By: Tom Bowling

A lively history of piracy, from ancient times through the Renaissance.

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Pocket Essentials

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1842432311

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9781842432310

John Carradine

The Films

By: Tom Weaver

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John Carradine

The Films

By: Tom Weaver

Over more than six decades and 200 films, supreme movie villain John Carradine defined the job of the character actor, running the gamut from preacher Casey of The Grapes of Wrath to his classic Count Dracula of House of Frankenstein and House of Dracula. But for every Prisoner of Shark Island or Jesse James, Carradine--who also did great work on Broadway and the classical theater (he produced, directed and starred in Hamlet)--hammed it up in scores of "B" and "C" horror and exploitation films, developing the while quite a reputation for scandal. Through it all, though, he remained a survivor and a true professional. This is the first ever work devoted exclusively to the films of John Carradine. In addition to the comprehensive filmography, there is a biography of Carradine (contributed by Gregory Mank), commentary on the man by indie film director Fred Olen Ray (who helmed many latter-day Carradine movies), and an interesting piece by director Joe Dante, who writes about Carradine's involvement in Dante's 1981 werewolf movie The Howling.

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1476611645

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9781476611648

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