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31/10/1978, Thomond Park. On one of the greatest days in rugby history, Munster beat the All Blacks. More than 100, 000 people claimed to have watched the game, even though the ground could only hold 12, 000. Now, fully updated for the 45th anniversary of the match, Alan English tells the true story.

René Stauffer has been closely covering Roger FedererâEUR(TM)s career for nearly 25 years. In this comprehensive biography, Stauffer talks at length to the man himself, his family, friends, coaches and rivals to paint an unrivalled picture of the greatest male tennis player of all time.

This book is aimed at players and coaches (male & female) of all levels. James Knott and Andrew OâEUR(TM)Connor have created a comprehensive and up to date guide to bowling for coaches, players and parents featuring photographs and diagrams along with sixty accessible drills.

Are you a parent, teacher or service provider looking for effective resources to help and improve a child's development? Are you strapped for time? Would you like a guide of 5-10 minute step-by-step therapeutic exercises that can be done in the classroom, home or playground? Recognizing the need for effective and universally accessible auxiliary therapy programs, author, parent, and occupational therapist, Kokeb McDonald, OTR/L, created a ...

In January 2022, the Mars Society announced the holding of an international contest for the best design plan of diverse teams of specialized robots using a 10 metric ton Mars lander, an essential requirement for any human Mars exploration mission. Such systems could first be demonstrated by being used to deliver expeditions consisting of platoons of robots, including wheeled or treaded ground rovers, helicopters, airplanes, balloons, or other ...

In Fall 2018, The Mars Society offered a prize for the best design and description of a 1000 person colony on Mars. The twenty page plans had to account for the colony location and design, the economic success of the colony, the socio/cultural environment, the governance processes, and the aesthetics of living on Mars. One hundred teams from around the world responded with their proposals. This book presents 22 of the plans judged to be the b...

Jeff Resnick tries to help a comatose man, whose brewery is in trouble, transition to the great beyond, while his brother Richard Alpert's cold-case arson is heating up in the here and now.

Philip K. Dick, the visionary author behind Blade Runner, is the most adapted science fiction writer in cinema history. Illustrated with scores of rare photos, Counterfeit Worlds is the first book to trace the history of Philip K. Dick screen adaptations, both in cinema and on television.

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Lost Federations traces the story of unmade projects across the Star Trek franchise from the 1960s to the present day, examining why they never happened. At the same time, A.J. Black makes a case for how much of our popular culture and entertainment has been driven by Star Trek's 60-year vision, and how differently that story might have evolved.

Despite starting on a high in 1978, by 1997 there could be no doubt that the superhero genre was all but dead. So, whatever happened to the heroes? Join John Rain as he walks through every film of note from 1978 to 1997, from Flash Gordon to Spider Man and examines just what went wrong, and how.

On 26 May 1999, Manchester United sealed their historic Treble, scoring twice in stoppage time to snatch an unthinkable victory from Bayern Munich. In They Always Score, Ryan Baldi peels back the curtain to give readers the most comprehensive, illuminating and entertaining picture ever painted of that legendary team.

This critical history of Doctor Who covers the series 60 years, from the creation of the show to its triumph as Britain's number one TV drama. Opening with an in-depth account of the creation of the series within the BBC of the early 1960s, each decade of the show is tackled through a unique political and pop cultural historical viewpoint.

Fergie Rises returns to a time when legendary manager Alex Ferguson was lucky to get Aberdeen, not the other way around. It's the story of an eight-year revolution that saw the Dons and their ambitious young manager knock the Old Firm off their perch, taste victory in Europe for the first time, and electrify Scottish football.

Learn all about the players, characters and teams that shaped rugby and inspired millions. From 19th century innovators to 21st century superstars, James Stafford examines players who overcame the odds to beat everything from injury and illness to racism and sexism to excel and thrill followers of our great game.

In 1967, Bobby Brown's Scots travelled to Wembley on the mother of all missions. Win and they would take a huge step towards qualifying for the 1968 European Championship, end England's formidable 19-game unbeaten streak. Michael McEwan returns to 1967 to explore a crucial ninety minutes in the rebirth of a nation.

The Case for Nukes is a unique book. In it, world-renowned nuclear and aerospace engineer Dr. Robert Zubrin explains how nuclear power works and how much it has to offer humanity. He debunks the toxic falsehoods that have been spread to dissuade us from using it by variously the ignorant, the fearful, the fanatical, and by cynical political operatives bought and paid for by competing interests. He tells about revolutionary developments in the ...

With his sixtieth birthday looming, Colin Renton decides that it's time to escape office life, embarking on an adventure across the dusty paths of Europe's winemaking regions. This crossover between running and wine uncorks a tale of endurance and discovery, served up with a splash of local colour and a drop of wry humour.

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The English rugby team has been scrummaging its way around the rugby fields of the world since 1871. James Stafford's An Illustrated History of English Rugby takes you on a thrilling journey through a century and a half of glory, failure, mediocrity and brilliance.