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A heartfelt account of the difficulties football players face after they leave the NFL.The NFL is the nation's most popular sport, but the athletes who make the league rich suffer greatly once they step off the field. In When the Cheering Stops: Life after the NFL, players open up about the adversities they face after retirement. Long after the lights have dimmed on their playing days, NFL players face emotional distress, physical injuries, an...

An urgent call to build a new model for the pharmaceutical industry, from the multi-award-winning Times journalist

The complete visual account of how silk has been cultivated, woven, dyed, patterned, traded and worn throughout the world over 6, 000 years of human history.

The biblical book, richly illustrated in calligraphy, with commentary"--

A return to Camelot This is the second volume of Arnold Schwartzman's trilogy on the architecture of the late 19th and early 20th Century, in which he focuses on a group of British craftsmen who decided to turn their backs on the mass production of the Industrial Revolution to form a 'Round Table' in order to establish a means of returning to hand-crafted products. William Morris, Charles Rennie Mackintosh and in America, Frank Lloyd Wright, L...

One man's vision of erecting a magnificent cathedral spire heralds apocalypse in this epic tale of obsession by the radical Nobel Laureate and author of Lord of the Flies, William Golding (recorded by Benedict Cumberbatch as an audiobook). There were three sorts of people.

Weathering lightning strikes of memory, he must now reconstruct his fate - piece by terrible piece. 'Wizardry of the first order.' Observer'Terrifying .

Hunt, trek, and feast among Neanderthals in this stunning vision of prehistory on the cusp of a new age, from the radical Nobel Laureate and author of Lord of the Flies, William Golding. This was a different voice,

1812. Arriving back in England after his successes in the Adriatic, Captain Sir Thomas Kydd is bestowed with honours. In London he's greeted by the Prince Regent who, despite Kydd's protestations that he's happy with his present command, insists he be given a bigger ship - HMS Thunderer, a 74-gun ship of the line. But she's old, and being part of a standing fleet Kydd's chances of further fame and distinction are slim indeed.Winning over his n...

Love Actually meets Groundhog Day in the quintessential holiday romance by the New York Times bestselling author of The Honey-Don't List.

How can you tell if that fire extinguisher on the wall is an installation piece, or a safety requirement? How can a Banksy increase in value even as it gets put through a shredder? And couldn't a five-year-old have done all of this, anyway? Contemporary Art Decoded takes ten key questions about contemporary art and uses them to dissect and explain the contemporary art world. Jessica Cerasi digs deep into the ideas and concepts behind the art, ...

Have you ever wondered just how far a kangaroo can jump? Well find out just how far a kangaroo and lots of other jumping animals can jump... how far can you jump? A brilliant exploration of numbers and distances perfect for pre-school and Foundation / Key Stage 1.

Late on Christmas Eve, after the town has gone to sleep, a boy boards a mysterious train that waits for him: the Polar Express bound for the North Pole. When he arrives there, Santa offers him any gift he desires. It turns out to be a very special gift, for only believers in Santa can hear it ring.

People with technical backgrounds and talent have provided some of the greatest innovations to mankind. They also have their own idiosyncrasies, biases and blindspots that can make leading them particularly challenging at times. The Non-Obvious Guide to Leading Technical People (whether you are a Nerd or Not!) provides practical ways to effectively lead engineers, IT pros, scientists and other analytical talent and take your career and contri...

Carefully edited and annotated with performance in mind, this edition of Shakespeare's verbally rich and complex comedy has clear facing-page notes to highlight meaning and key performance choices and moments. Ideal for anyone studying the play, whether for performance or in the classroom, the edition gives concise glosses and offers unique insight to the text as a living, performed comedy.

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It's 15 years since readers were first introduced to Felix in Once and, across six celebrated books, our brave young hero has survived many unforgettable and emotional journeys. 2020 sees the publication of the seventh and final part of Felix's story, bringing to a powerful climax a series that countless young readers around the world will remember - Always.Late in life, Felix finds himself back where he started, living in an aged-care home th...

A treasure-trove of inspiration . . . [Beyond the Footpath] shows us how to make the most of the calm beauty of the natural world that surrounds us, as well as offering practical guidance on where to find - and how to travel to - those special places' Raynor Winn, bestselling author of The Salt Path'Inspirational yet practical. With mindful exercises and tracks to take. Discover the benefits of being a modern pilgrim' Country Living'A brillian...

Unter den Millionen von Touristen, die auf der Suche nach Vergnügen, Abenteuer und Erholung alljährlich die Schweiz bereisen, gibt es wenige, die zwischen ihrem Tun und dem Dichter Haller einen Zusammenhang entdecken könnten. Doch ist es gerade sein Meistergedicht, das erstmals das allgemeine Interesse an den Alpen entfachte, das seither zu einer Lawine angeschwollen ist, die sich immer noch in Bewegung befindet. Er verstand es mit seinen besc...

Saturnalia, the Romans' mid-December feast, nominally to celebrate the sun's rebirth but invariably a drunken riot. Flavia Albia needs a case to investigate, but all work is paused.The Aventine is full of fracturing families. Wives plot to leave their husbands, husbands plot to spend more time with their mistresses. Masters must endure slaves taking obscene liberties, while aggressive slaves are learning to ape dangerous masters. But no one wa...