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Predictive Methods for Football and Betting Markets
What variables are relevant to predict the future results of a football team?Are there any inefficiencies in the betting markets that can be exploited?
How many games are necessary to correctly measure the level of a team or a footballer?
Is it better to bet on a team that is on a winning streak or is it better to bet on a team that is on a losing streak?
What is the probability that a team that has just been promoted will be relegated in the next few seasons?
What is the optimal size and composition of a team squad?
How are the best and worst clubs different?
What are the best bookmakers?
In this book the reader will find the answer to these and many other questions about the beautiful game, thanks to data mining techniques applied to a historical database of more than 200,000 football matches and a statistical approach explained in an easily accesible style.
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Rugby Skills, Tactics and Rules 5th edition
Now in its fifth edition, Rugby Skills, Tactics and Rules has earned a reputation as the best book for learning the fundamental skills of rugby union. It provides an attractive, easy-to-read and straightforward discussion of the key components of the game, from player positions and tactics to different kinds of set plays, passes and moves. This great-looking book cuts through the jargon and tells coaches and players what they really need to know.
Key features include:
– Colour photos of top players from around the world
– Sections on the tactics and strategies needed to win the game, including the basic skills of running, passing and tackling
– Specially created diagrams to explain critical aspects of moves and tactics
– Drill variations
– A user-friendly glossaryThis is essential reading for anyone looking to get the most from their game.
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Charlton Athletic On This Day: History, Facts & Figures from Every Day of the Year
Charlton Athletic On This Day revisits all the most magical and memorable moments from the club’s rollercoaster past, mixing in a maelstrom of quirky anecdotes and legendary characters to produce an irresistibly dippable Addicks diary – with an entry for every day of the year. From the club’s formation in 1905 through to the Premier League era, the red-and-white faithful have witnessed record-breaking dramas unfold: the greatest ever recovery in a league match; the first rise from the old Division Three to the old Division One, eventually finishing runners-up; the first ever substitute used; the first retention of a top-tier spot via the playoffs – plus an all-time Wembley classic. Timeless greats such as Derek Hales, Scott Parker, Jimmy Seed, Clive Mendonca, Sam Bartram and Eddie Firmani all loom larger than life in a history capped by a groundbreaking groundshare exile, and a glorious return to The Valley.Read more
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Rules Of Our Own (Rule Breaker Series Book 3)
Somehow, I’ve landed myself a do-over and this time we aren’t screwing it up. This time, I don’t want her all to myself. This time we’re going to share.
Mia:
The second the Boston Bruins star forward steps out of the villa bathroom, looking like a god in nothing but a low slung towel…I should turn around and beg for a different room.
When his tall, dark and broody teammate walks in offering to share the villa…I should run.
And when they offer me one weekend of no strings attached fun…I should absolutely say no.
But I’ve never been good at doing what I’m supposed to.
Alex:
Three nights wasn’t enough. Not when I still wake up dreaming about her. About them.
Imagine our surprise when our new neighbor ends up being the girl we’ve both been obsessing over.
This time, we won’t lose her.
This time, things will be different.
This time…we’re ready to share.
River:
They’re mine to own, possess, consume. They just don’t know it yet.
Rules Of Our Own is an interconnected standalone NHL Hockey Romance with a MMF why-choose style HEA.
Forced proximity, bi-awakening, where the guys are obsessed with her as they are with each other.
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Seabiscuit: Three Men and a Racehorse
From the author of Unbroken – a major motion picture releasing in 2015 – this is the bestselling true story of three men and their dreams for a racehorse, Seabiscuit.
In 1938 one figure received more press coverage than Mussolini, Hitler or Roosevelt. He was a cultural icon and a world-class athlete – and an undersized, crooked-legged racehorse by the name of Seabiscuit.
Misunderstood and mishandled, Seabiscuit had spent seasons floundering in the lowest ranks of racing until a chance meeting of three men. Together, they created a champion. This is a story which topped the bestseller charts for over two years; a riveting tale of grit, grace, luck and an underdog’s stubborn determination to win against all odds.
Made into a major motion picture starring Toby Maguire and Jeff Daniels.
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The Outer Hebrides: Sea Kayaking Around the Isles & St Kilda
This is a guidebook to 44 great sea kayak trips around the archipelago of the Outer Hebrides, from Berneray to the Butt of Lewis and including St Kilda. As well as describing 44 great kayaking journeys, this book presents all the navigational and tidal information a sea kayaker needs on this magnificent section of coast. This means that it can also be used as a kayaker’s ‘pilot’ for any journey they might wish to undertake in this area. It follows the successful format of other Pesda Press sea kayaking guides, presenting the information in a user-friendly fashion and making lavish use of maps and colour photographs.Read more
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Golf It’s A Funny Old Game: The Funniest Quotes About Golf
Are You Looking for a Gift for the Golfer who has Everything?
An hilarious book of the funniest things ever said about the game we love.
- Makes a great gift that any golfer will love. Give a little laughter
- Fun for the whole family
- A great stocking filler
- A book you can pick up and carry on where you left off
Tags: sports quotes, sports quotations, sports book, sports gift, golf funny gifts, golf humour, golf accessories, golf quotes,golf club book, golf book, golf books for men, golf books for women, golf gifts for men, golf gifts for women.
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World Rugby Records
World Rugby Records covers the biggest, the best and the most exciting aspects of a game that is unlike any other. World Rugby Records is a special celebration of rugby excellence, featuring not only a host of records from teams and tournaments around the world (in all the game’s formats), but also the stats and stories behind them as well as a series of detailed biographies on some of the greatest players ever to have played the game. Whether you are an armchair fan or a Twickenham regular, it is essential reading for any student of the game.
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Fight Or Flight: Irish Sports Book Award 2021 Winner
★Irish Sports Book Award 2021 Winner!★
Fight Or Flight: My Life, My Choices is the autobiography of Irish rugby legend Keith Earls. Keith Earls started out in senior rugby as a teenage star and during the course of his long career has become one of the most admired and respected players of his generation.
A British & Irish Lion at the age of 21, he is now closing in on his 34th birthday and still playing at the top of his game. He has won 93 caps for Ireland and played over 180 games in the famous red of Munster. He started every match of the 2018 Six Nations campaign that culminated in an Irish Grand Slam victory.
A lethal finisher blessed with a sprinter’s speed, Earls is the second-highest try scorer of all time for his country. With Munster he is one try short of the all-time total and looks set to break that record next season.
Yet, Earls has achieved these milestones whilst being racked by private battles with his mental health for most of his career. A number of crises brought him to the brink of voluntary retirement from the game.
A native of Limerick city, Earls grew up in one of its most socially disadvantaged housing estates. Moyross was blighted by crime and violence and he did not escape unscathed from the surrounding fear and trauma visited upon his beloved community. His natural talent brought him into the privileged bastion of elite rugby union.
His autobiography tells the story of his long struggle to reconcile the world whence he came with the world opened up by his brilliance with an oval ball. Earls has maintained a low profile throughout his career. For the first time he will talk in depth and at length about the inner turmoil that went unseen by team-mates, friends and fans. It is a confessional, intimate and courageous story of the pain that was a constant companion to the glory.
Earls says: “It’s not me at all to be doing anything remotely like an autobiography. I don’t like talking about myself, I don’t like bringing attention to myself. And I guess that’s one reason why I am doing it. We’re supposed to get out of our comfort zone. I’ve learned enough along the way to know that much. It’s where your progress and growth happens. I hope if I can share some of my life experiences here, it might inspire others.”
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Class of 92: Out of Our League
As modern football legends, the Class of 92 need no introduction. Class of 92: Out of Their League, however, opens a dramatic new chapter in the story of former Manchester United greats Gary and Phil Neville, Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs and Nicky Butt, as they take on a new role in each of their lives: owners of semi-professional club Salford City FC.
An enthralling, in-depth account of Salford’s first two years under new ownership, Class of 92: Out of Their League combines first-hand accounts from Gary, Phil, Paul, Ryan and Nicky as they try to turn round the club’s fortunes, along with a wider story of tremendous athletic and human drama. Featuring colourful characters like managers Anthony Johnson and Bernard Morley, star players, club chairman Karen Baird, lifelong fans, and more, this is a story told with real authenticity and grit. Accompanying the second series of the hugely popular BBC series, Class of 92: Out of Their League is both a testament to the best of modern football and a brilliant reminder, in an era when fans are threatening walkouts over rising ticket prices, of what football is really all about.
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One Long and Beautiful Summer: A Short Elegy For Red-Ball Cricket
*A MULTIPLE AWARD-WINNING SPORTS WRITER*
‘Hamilton’s book is a marvel . . . I’m not sure he could write a dull sentence if he tried’ Spectator
One of Duncan Hamilton’s favourite writers on cricket, Edmund Blunden, wrote how he felt going to watch a game: ‘You arrive early, earlier even than you meant . . . and you feel a little guilty at the thought of the day you propose to give up to sheer luxury’.
Following Neville Cardus’s assertion that ‘there can be no summer in this land without cricket’, Hamilton plotted the games he would see in 2019 and write down reflectively on some of the cricket that blessed his own sight. It would be captured in the context of the coming season in case subsequent summers and the imminent arrival of The Hundred made that impossible. He would write in the belief that after this season the game might never be quite the same again.
He visits Welbeck Colliery Cricket Club to see Nottinghamshire play Hampshire at the tiny ground of Sookholme, gifted to the club by a local philanthropist who takes money on the gate; his village team at Menston in Yorkshire; the county ground at Hove; watches Ben Stokes’s heroics at Headingley, marvels at Jofra Archer’s gift of speed in a Second XI fixture for Sussex against Gloucestershire in front of 74 people and three well-behaved dogs; and realises when he reaches the last afternoon of the final county match of the season at Taunton, ‘How blessed I am to have been born here. How I never want to live anywhere else. How much I love cricket.’
One Long and Beautiful Summer forms a companion volume to Hamilton’s 2009 classic, A Last English Summer. It is sports writing at its most accomplished and evocative, confirming his reputation as the finest contemporary chronicler of the game.
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The Utilita Football Yearbook 2023-2024
‘The definitive chronicle of changing times for so many who love the sport’ Ian Herbert, Daily Mail
‘The Yearbook stands for authority and integrity’ Martin Tyler
‘The first reference book you should turn to’ Daily Telegraph
The Utilita Football Yearbook 2023-2024 is the market-leading book of football statistics, featuring everything you need to know about domestic and international football.
Since its first appearance in 1970, The Football Yearbook has heralded the start of each new season and served as the sport’s book of record, faithfully chronicling decades of both tradition and evolution.
Now in its 54th year of publication, the Yearbook celebrates that legacy and undertakes to do what it always does – to meticulously record the season just gone and look forward to the season about to start, all within more than a thousand pages of pure footballing facts and figures.
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Rules Of The Game: A College Hockey Romance (Rule Breaker Series Book 2)
He’s the star hockey player, my brother’s best friend and the boy I’ve been in love with since I was 7.
The problem? He wants nothing to do with me.
Then why does he sneak into my room when I have a nightmare?
Gets jealous when I go on a date?
And has a tattoo of my birthday on his ribs.
Lucas Knight’s a lot of things. He’s possessive, jealous and overprotective. And he just might be in love with me.
Angst filled, heartbreaking and kick your feet in the air giddy inducing.
TROPES:
* Brother’s Best Friend
* Secret Pen Pal
* Jealousy
* Mutual pining
* You’re going to suffer, but you’re going to be happy about it.This is a STANDALONE book in the Rule Breaker interconnected series.
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Together: Memorable Meals Made Easy
Bring friends and family around the table with Jamie’s brand-new cookbook, TOGETHER – a joyous celebration of incredible food to share
THE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, INCLUDING RECIPES FROM JAMIE’S HIT CHANNEL 4 TV SHOW
‘All about feeding the people you love’ Independent
‘A book that will keep you in recipes for years to come. You get an awful lot for your money – some pages have two simple recipes, both with pictures – and everything is easy to make’ Sunday Telegraph
________Being with our loved ones has never felt so important, and great food is the perfect excuse to get together. Each chapter features a meal – from Curry Night to Last-Minute Feast, Garden Lunch to Autumnal Fare – with a simple, achievable menu that can be mostly prepped ahead.
Jamie’s aim – whether you’re following the full meal or choosing just one of over 120 individual recipes – is to minimise your time in the kitchen so you can maximise the time you spend with your guests.
The mouth-watering menus include:
Sunny Gathering Menu . . .
· Starter: Tender Asparagus with Glorious Green Dressing, Soft-Boiled Eggs & Crispy Bacon Croutons
· Main: Stuffed Salmon with Potato Salad, Roasted Tomatoes & Tasty Greens
· Dessert: Wimbledon Summer Pudding with Strawberries, Pimm’s, Cucumber, Ginger Beer & MintTaco Party . . .
· To share: Slow-Cooked Pork Belly, Black Beans & Cheese, Homemade Tortillas, Roasted Pineapple, Hot Red Pepper Sauce, Green Salsa, Red Cabbage
· Dessert: Chocolate Semifreddo with Hazelnut Brittle & Spiced Dust
· Drink: Tequila MicheladaJamie’s Together also helps to take the stress out of cooking by arming you with tips, tricks and hacks to stay organised and get ahead of the game.
Inspirational but practical, Together is about comfort, celebration, creating new memories and, above all, sharing fantastic food.
This is about memorable meals, made easy. Let’s tuck in – together!
________‘Easy, seasonal recipes. The perfect dinner-party bible. With 130 delicious recipes to delve into, you’ll be spoilt for choice’ Sunday Express
Praise for Jamie Oliver:
‘Cooking dinner just got easier (and tastier). Brilliant’ Mail on Sunday
‘Easy, achievable and delicious; Oliver has created another fail-safe cookbook for families’ Daily Telegraph
‘Perfect for anyone stuck in a cookery rut and in need of some inspiration’ Daily Mail
‘Simple, affordable and delicious food designed for all the family’ i
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Interesting Stories For Curious People: A Collection of Fascinating Stories About History, Science, Pop Culture and Just About Anything Else You Can Think of
Want to impress your buddies at the bar?Need to think of something interesting to do at the next family gathering?
Want to learn a bunch of random facts about history, science, true crime, and the paranormal?
Pick up Interesting Stories for Curious People, the ultimate guidebook for a plethora of interesting facts about a whole bunch of several different topics. A quick read packed with information from cover to cover.
Here you will find out:
- How did a Frenchman successfully use a spontaneous combustion defense during a murder trial?
- How did a German teenager help end the Cold War?
- Why did some really smart guys think foam houses would be the wave of the future?
- What is a chupacabra and why are there two of them?
- Did Cleopatra really die from a snake bite?
You’ll be glued to the pages of this book reading interesting fact after interesting fact as Interesting Stories for Curious People brings you the in-depth knowledge of some things you may have heard about and always wondered, but now will learn the truth. You’ll finally be able to separate fact from fiction and will be surprised to learn that some of the things you’ve been told, even by your teachers, was just plain wrong!
Whether you are a trivia maven or just a person who likes to learn new things, you’ll learn something new and find yourself entertained as you discover some of the most fascination criminals, ghost stories, strange habits of historical figures, and just weird things that are a part of our world. So open this book and your mind and see another side of things that you may not know existed.
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Interesting Stories For Curious People: A Collection of Fascinating Stories About History, Science, Pop Culture and Just About Anything Else You Can Think of
Want to impress your buddies at the bar?Need to think of something interesting to do at the next family gathering?
Want to learn a bunch of random facts about history, science, true crime, and the paranormal?
Pick up Interesting Stories for Curious People, the ultimate guidebook for a plethora of interesting facts about a whole bunch of several different topics. A quick read packed with information from cover to cover.
Here you will find out:
- How did a Frenchman successfully use a spontaneous combustion defense during a murder trial?
- How did a German teenager help end the Cold War?
- Why did some really smart guys think foam houses would be the wave of the future?
- What is a chupacabra and why are there two of them?
- Did Cleopatra really die from a snake bite?
You’ll be glued to the pages of this book reading interesting fact after interesting fact as Interesting Stories for Curious People brings you the in-depth knowledge of some things you may have heard about and always wondered, but now will learn the truth. You’ll finally be able to separate fact from fiction and will be surprised to learn that some of the things you’ve been told, even by your teachers, was just plain wrong!
Whether you are a trivia maven or just a person who likes to learn new things, you’ll learn something new and find yourself entertained as you discover some of the most fascination criminals, ghost stories, strange habits of historical figures, and just weird things that are a part of our world. So open this book and your mind and see another side of things that you may not know existed.
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Sea Fishing: No. 6 (River Cottage Handbook)
From renowned fishing expert Nick Fisher comes this concise and beautifully illustrated guide to fishing along British coastline. All that’s needed is a beach, pier, harbour, estuary or boat. Nick covers all the basics, such as when and where to go fishing, and then profiles the sea fish that you are likely to catch (each one clearly photographed), covering their conservation status, season, habitat and method of catching. Next he gets down to the nitty gritty, with a guide to tackles, rods, reeds, rigs, knots and bait, and step-by-step advice on all the sea fishing techniques. And for once you’ve made your catch, there are 30 delicious recipes from River Cottage.Read more
£14.20£16.10Sea Fishing: No. 6 (River Cottage Handbook)
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Football Word Search For Kids: Premier League 2022 – 23
2022/23 Premier League Word Search for Football Mad Kids.
Up to date word search book for the 2022/23Premier League season. All the players, teams and managers in the Premier League.- Perfect gift for a football mad kid
- 50 Brain Teasing Puzzles
- All the squad players and all the teams from the 2022/23 season
- Excellent for long journeys or holidays
- A good sized book and large print for ease of reading
The word searches are not too difficult but not too easy for children, and the answers are in the back. A must buy for any young word search or football fan and makes a perfect birthday gift or stocking filler.
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Winning Poker Tournaments One Hand at a Time Volume II
YOU’RE IN THE MONEY…NOW WHAT?You’ve put in the time, you’ve built up your stack, and now, at last, you’re inching ever closer to serious tournament payoffs. At this stage, playing smart is more crucial than ever, and who better to give you the edge than three of modern poker’s greatest tournament pros?
THEY’LL TAKE YOU FROM THE BUBBLE TO THE FINAL TABLE
Volume 1 of this series shed new light on the fundamentals, and now in, Volume 2, Pearljammer, Apestyles and Rizen—players whose collective stats include, more than 1,800 final tables made, over 300 major wins, and more than $10,000,000 in cashes—return to show you how to crush the final table.
When deep in a tournament, the ability to analyze opponents’ play is more than an advantage—it’s a necessity. In this exciting follow-up, you get to sweat the best as they walk you through the key hands of actual tournaments: what they did right, what they did wrong, and what you need to do to win, including:
•How to use the changing dynamic of stack size to your advantage as the field narrows
•The unique strategies and tactics of Final Table play
•How to dominate weak players and outthink strong players
•How to take maximum advantage of your table image to confound your competition
•How hand selection changes in short-handed and heads-up playPoker is a fun game, but it’s even more fun when you win. Online or live, you need to keep your cool and make the right moves to enjoy big-money finishes. If you’ve gotten this far, these top professionals will help you go all the way.
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Arsenal Scrapbook: A Backpass Through History
The Arsenal Scrapbook provides an insight into the unique journey of Arsenal one the most famous football club’s in the world. Follow the authoritative text charting a nostalgia-packed journey through the club’s evolution from its beginnings as a south London munitions factory team right through to the mighty Gunners and their ascent to the top of English football whilst having on their books some of the most talented players ever seen. With player career retrospectives and in depth statistical information together with a focus on the managers who have guided the club, including a special feature on Arsene Wenger. The Arsenal Scrapbook looks at the special moments in Arsenal’s history using rare photographs, memorabilia, programmes and tickets from the biggest matches in the club’s history.Read more
£17.20£20.00Arsenal Scrapbook: A Backpass Through History
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Fooling the Forward (Charleston Coyotes Hockey Book 4)
Ryder Goode has been my celebrity crush since he signed on with the Charleston Coyotes. Watching him race around the ice has become a favorite pastime of mine.
Despite him being one of my brother’s teammates, we’ve never met. At least not until he cashes in on the prize he won in a charity auction—one weekend with me as his personal chef.
During those two days, every preconceived notion I have about him gets annihilated, leaving me wanting to learn more about the kind and generous man.
So when he asks me to stay on as his full-time chef, I accept. And when the two of us can’t keep our hands off each other, I warn him I’ll never fall for him.
Even though it’s too late—I already have.
Although I might be trying to fool the forward, it turns out, I’m only fooling myself.
This is a standalone feel good low angst brother’s teammate hockey romcom with a reformed bad boy hero who’s a cinnamon roll at heart.
Tropes:
Her Brother’s Teammate
She’s His Personal Chef
Forced Proximity
Opposites Attract
Reformed Bad Boy
Cinnamon Roll Hero
Independent HeroineRead more
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Calon: A Journey to the Heart of Welsh Rugby
This paperback edition has been fully updated to include the 2013 Six Nations and the British and Irish Lions Tour.
What does rugby mean to Wales? Where does the heart of Welsh rugby lie? In Calon, Owen Sheers takes a personal journey into a sport that defines a nation. Drawing on interviews and unprecedented access with players and WRU coaching staff, Calon presents an intimate portrait of a national team in the very best tradition of literary sports writing.
At the 2011 Rugby World Cup a young Welsh side captained by the 22-year-old Sam Warburton, captured the imagination of the rugby-watching world. Exhibiting the grit and brilliance of generations past, an ill-fated semi-final ended in heartbreak. But a fledgling squad playing with the familiarity of brothers had sent out an electrifying message of hope: could this be a third golden generation of Welsh rugby?
It was with this question hanging in the air that Owen Sheers took up his position as Writer in Residence for the Welsh Rugby Union. Calon is the document of a year spent at the heart of Welsh rugby; the inside story of a 6 Nations campaign that galvanised a nation and ended in Grand Slam success for the third time in 8 years.
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The Original Rules of Rugby
The origins of the game of rugby and the codification of the rules which defined the game have been glorified in numerous legends, some of which are little more than sporting hagiography. Following on from the success of The Rules of Association Football 1863 and in time for the Rugby World Cup in September – October 2007, this book investigates the origins of the game of rugby and reproduces for the first time in a single book both the first rules of the game, drawn up at Rugby School in 1845 and the first rules of the Rugby Football Union, published in 1871. The introduction by Jed Smith, the curator of the Rugby Football Museum in Twickenham, will provide the first systematic exploration of the origin of the rules of the game and their development. Includes images from the unique manuscript held at the Rugby Football Union as well as nineteenth-century illustrations of the game as it was first played, capturing its early spirit and enthusiasm.Read more
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BSL Word Search – 100 British Sign Language Puzzles With Solutions Vol 2: Large Print Fingerspelling Alphabet Games Book For Adults – Perfect BSL Gift For Beginners or Fluent…
For true word search addicts or fingerspelling enthusiasts eager to achieve perfection, our BSL Word Search Puzzles book is a must-try. Regardless of your ability level, even if you have never attempted it before: it’s a challenge sure to catch your interest!
Enjoy hours of fun solving the 100 puzzles in this second volume of our BSL Word Search book series. It comes with 2 BSL alphabet charts that you can cut out and use for easy reference as well as all the solutions in case you get stuck. Finally, the size of the book (8.5″ x 11″) and the large print will certainly make your experience easier.
Add one to your cart today, you won’t regret it!
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Mindset for Football: Mental training for teenagers to professionals. A proven method used by Olympic athletes.
Learn how to compete underpressure, enjoy challenges and get better results – foreword by Sarina Wiegman
This book teaches you how to be mentally strong both on and off the pitch. It describes a new way of thinking in football and is written for players, coaches and parents. You will learn how to convert anger, tension, frustration and impatience into self-confidence, clear focus and more by doing that you will enjoy the game more.The Mindset method was part of the Dutch educational football system for young talented players for 9 years. Jackie Reardon trained the elite teenager players how to become mentally tough on and off the pitch, whilst constantly refocusing on the love of the game. Almost all of the players progressed to become professionals and many of them are in the Dutch National Team.
The exercises in the book are practical, fun to do and easy to understand. The online mental training program ‘Friendly Eyes’ compliments the books. It shows you how to use the exercises to learn how to improve your mindset through kindness. friendlyeyes.com/football
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The Beast Eddie Hall Gym Diary
The Beast – Eddie Hall – Gym Diary To get bigger, stronger and better… You need a plan! It’s not just raw power that earned me the title of Worlds Strongest Man. It’s planning, positive thinking, staying focused and training your mind for the next task ahead. Your mind set and organisation is just as important as the great feeling you get “Throwing those weights around”. You need to be organised and have a game plan… If you want gains, you need to continuously up your game and lift more! Using a clever and organised Gym Diary to track your progress is a key factor to “Moving forever forward”. Especially if it’s laid out like my Diary. See your progress on a single page… Know what you lifted last week, the previous week and the weeks before that. See your results unfold week to week… Up your game and lift more…Read more
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Punk in the Gym
Andy Pollitt is as close to a Hollywood A-lister as the climbing world will ever get. He had the looks, and he starred in all the big roles in the 1980s and 1990s Tremadog, Pen Trwyn, the big Gogarth climbs, Raven Tor and the cult Australian adventures.
Alongside co-stars like Jerry Moffatt, John Redhead and Malcolm ‘HB’ Matheson, he brought us sexy climbing gone were the beards, the woolly socks and the fibre pile. Andy was all skin-tight pink Lycra, vests and brooding looks.
For those watching, Andy Pollitt had it all.
But Punk in the Gym gives us the whole truth.
The self-doubt, the depression, the drinking, the fags, the womanising, the injuries, the loss of a father and the trouble that brings, and a need for something for recognition, a release for the pain, and, for Andy, more drinking, more tears, bigger run-outs.
With nothing held back, Andy tells his roller-coaster story from the UK to Australia, exactly as it happened. Exposing his fragile ego and leaving us to laugh, cry, marvel and judge, this is a sports autobiography like no other.
The legendary routes are all here The Bells, The Bells!, Skinhead Moonstomp, The Hollow Man, Boot Boys, The Whore of Babylon and Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door. And the route that broke him and robbed the climbing world of its Hollywood star Punks in the Gym.
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The Total Gym Ball Workout: Trade Secrets of a Personal Trainer
The ultimate ‘one stop’ guide to using this bestselling piece of equipment – not just in the gym but at home too. Practical and easily accessible, The Total Gym Ball Workout is perfect for the fitness enthusiast or fitness professional who wants to lightly improve their knowledge and heavily improve the range of exercises they can use in their training. Tried and tested exercises are accompanied by clear photos and illustrations presented in a modern and logical way.
The Total Gym Ball Workout is brimming with ideas for using this popular piece of fitness equipment. Packed with clear and easy to use exercises, this how-to reference book also provides adaptations of basic and advanced exercises making it ideal for anyone who wants to get the most out of their fitness gear.
– Each exercise idea is organised by fitness level and includes follow-up and extension ideas.
– Written in a jargon-free and concise style, this book is light on the science and background, heavy on practicality.
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Pole Dance Fitness: The Complete Book
Pole Dance Fitness is a guide to performing the best pole dance exercises to create one intense workout. The book contains specific information, practical descriptions, and full-color photos designed to help the reader understand the best approach for each exercise, movement, trick, or spin. Included also are detailed exercise sets to create your own best workout as well as information on stretching before and after performing the pole dance tricks. The workouts are designed to progress as your conditioning and fitness progresses, lowering the risk of injury. Technical notes for each pole figure and spin relate to its level of difficulty so you won`t find yourself performing an exercise that is beyond your ability. Not just a workout, the unique composition of the pole dance transitions combine to create different dance and acrobatic routines so not only will you improve your body posture and alignment and your overall fitness, you will also have a great time doing itRead more
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Fish & Shellfish: The Definitive Guide to Cooking Seafood with 120 Classic Recipes
Rick Stein’s lifelong passion for cooking fish and shellfish has formed the foundation of his award-winning restaurants and taken him around the world, discovering innovative new recipes, exciting ingredients and the best preparation techniques.
In this completely revised, updated and re-designed edition – including brand new recipes – of his classic Seafood, Rick offers comprehensive and inspirational how-to’s for choosing, cooking and enjoying fish, shellfish and more.
It includes a step-by-step guide to over 60 essential techniques to prepare all types of seafood: from poaching and salting fish to cleaning mussels and cooking lobster. Based on the methods taught at his Padstow seafood school, every step of Rick’s advice is illustrated with full-colour photographs for perfect results.
Over 120 recipes from across the world include light salads, delicious starters and spectacular main courses – from Monkfish Vindaloo and Rick’s own version of Salt and Pepper Squid to deliciously simple classics like Grilled Sardines and Clams with Garlic and Nut Picada.
Complete with tips on buying, storing and sourcing sustainable fish, Rick Stein’s Fish and Shellfish is the essential companion for any fish-lover’s kitchen.
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Finger Weightlifting: Get Ripped! (Miniature Editions)
This one-of-a-kind miniature weightlifting set lets you pump some iron–with your fingers!
Kit includes:
* 1 metal barbell
* 4 rubber weight plates
* 1 metal kettlebell weight
* 1 resistance band
* 1 finger sweatband
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Funny You Should Ask . . . Again: More of Your Questions Answered by the QI Elves
*The perfect gift for the incurably curious*
‘The best trivia book of the season.’ THE SPECTATOR
‘Mind-blowing.’ DAILY MAIL
‘Genuinely interesting.’ POPULAR SCIENCEWhich lottery numbers should I pick?
Is it true that we are made entirely of stardust?
Can dogs tell the time?
Why do songs get stuck in my head?
If Rome wasn’t built in a day, how long did it take?
Do plants make noises?
Where is last Wednesday?These are just a few of the questions put to the QI Elves by the listeners of BBC Radio 2’s The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show. This book is a collection of their cracking, unexpected and frequently hilarious answers. Chock full with extra facts and illustrations from the Elves, 222 QI Answers to Your Quite Ingenious Questions will spark wonder and joy.
Includes a foreword from Zoe Ball.
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For more from the team behind QI’s hit TV show check out the QI FACTS series of books, @qikipedia and listen to their weekly podcast at nosuchthingasafish.com or visit qi.com
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Best Dirty Word Search Ever: For Adults Dirty Cussword Filthy Swearing Puzzles Funny Gift (Foul Mouth Fanny Activity Books For Dirty Minds)
This is a fantastic book of sh*t to do whenever you are F*CKING BORED! Now you do not have to while away your time pleasuring yourself (you filthy animal), wishing there was a f*cking better way to keep your mind and hands busy…
Foul Mouth Fanny’s word search book is jam-packed with a variety of hilarious filthy word search puzzles! These word searches contain 1000 dirty words. These curse word puzzles are a great way to relieve your stress and relax, much in the same way that adult coloring books allow you to relax. This makes the perfect gag gift for any occassion, and is sure to suprise those who love word puzzles and crossword puzzles.
- Hilariously vulgar word search puzzles!
- Over 1000 of filthy cuss words, drug terms, insults, and sex terms.
- Expand your vocabulary!
- Great way to relieve stress and relax!
- Makes a perfect gag gift for any occasion!
- Large 8.5 x 11 inch size for easy use!
- Solutions on the back side of each puzzle!
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Learn A Lot While You Sit On The Pot: Funny Bathroom Trivia Book For Adults & Older Teens (THINGS TO DO WHILE YOU POO)
Does potty humor make you flush with laughter? This silly book full of fascinating trivia and giggles is the perfect bathroom companion.
Want to know why people panic-buy toilet paper? Would grimy glimpses into medieval bathrooms pique your interest? Can you guess when the first flushing toilet was invented? Alex Smart continues to create endless hours of light-hearted and clean enjoyment for those who love to make time fly with gut-busting jokes. Now they are here to share their bestselling, top-charting collection that will always brighten your day.
Learn A Lot While You Sit On The Pot is a family-friendly volume packed with amusing anecdotes, surprising facts, and big splashes of fun. Including science stories, British slang, and other thrilling tidbits, Smart deftly offers a unique gag or holiday gift for teens and adults. And if discovering famous plumbers and gross body details sounds delightful, waiting for things to happen in the loo will bring you joy.
In Learn A Lot While You Sit On The Pot, you’ll discover:
- A wonderful present for any husband, brother, son, or co-worker
- Playful entertainment that will fill you up with useless knowledge that promises to delight everyone you meet.
- Where the world’s oldest working toilet is located
- A Wind Scale of Farts that will make you fall over your bum
- Extreme excrement, bathroom quizzes, and much, much more!
Learn A Lot While You Sit On The Pot is a must-have solution to gift-giving. If you like goofy giddiness, proper poop puns, and mind-bending material, then you’ll adore Alex Smart’s boisterous boredom buster.
★ Buy this as a gag gift for a teenage boy, as a present for your ‘hard to buy for’ brother or to raise a laugh from your husband!★Other books in this series can be found by clicking on the author name above ‘Alex Smart’
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Things To Do While You Poo On The Loo: Activity Book With Funny Facts, Bathroom Jokes, Poop Puzzles, Sudoku & Much More. Perfect Gag Gift.: 1
Looking for the perfect gag gift that will trigger endless giggles? Grab this pocket-sized treasure trove of toilet-centric titters.
Want to tickle that funny bone while your bum does its business? Need to find a budget-friendly present for holidays, birthdays, and special occasions? Hoping to give out some joy and laughter this year? Alex Smart knows how to turn a normal, boring daily chore into a time filled with chuckles and smiles. Now they are here to offer up hours of bathroom-themed humor.
Things To Do While You Poo On The Loo is a cozy collection of jokes and activities ideal for that fun family member or friend. Packed to the brim with clean and wholesome entertainment, this tongue-in-cheek book is waiting to stuff that stocking, be a hilarious white elephant, or the most talked-about party giveaway. And any recipient will unwrap loads and loads of light-hearted enjoyment.
In Things To Do While You Poo On The Loo, you’ll discover:
– The best inexpensive gift for your co-worker, relative, or pal who loves to bust a gut
– Amusing fart jokes, bathroom quizzes, and poop facts that will spark explosions of snark
– Family-friendly word games, doodles, puzzles, and cool quizzes you can share with others
– Bathroom facts including why passing gas stinks and toilets can explode
– High-quality content, contagious hilarity, quotable teasers, and much, much more!Things To Do While You Poo On The Loo is a butt-full of bottomless fun. If you like cheap laughs, pleasing stress relievers, and keeping your hands and mind busy, then you’ll chortle with glee with Alex Smart’s cheeky top-seller.
★ Buy this as a gag gift for your Dad, as a present for your ‘hard to buy for’ brother or to raise a laugh from a teenage boy ★
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Murdle: #1 Sunday Times Bestseller: Solve 100 Devilishly Devious Murder Mystery Logic Puzzles (Murdle Puzzle Series)
THE NUMBER 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023‘THE PUZZLE SENSATION OF THE YEAR!’ – JANICE HALLETT, bestselling author of THE TWYFORD CODE
‘I’M COMPLETELY OBSESSED’ – OLIVIA BLACKE, author of A FATAL GROOVE* The ‘utterly addictive’ murderous puzzle book for armchair detectives everywhere *
From G. T. Karber, the creator of the popular online daily mystery game at www.Murdle.com, comes this fiendishly compulsive and absolutely killer collection of 100 original murder mystery logic puzzles. Join Deductive Logico and pit your wits against a slew of dastardly villains in order to discover:
– Who committed the ghastly deed?
– What weapon was used to dispatch the victim?
– Where did the dreadful demise occur?These humorous mini-mystery puzzles challenge you to find whodunit, how, where, and why. Examine the clues, interview the witnesses, and use the power of deduction to complete the grid and catch the culprit. Packed with illustrations, codes, and maps, this is the must-have detective casebook for the secret sleuth in everyone.
Are you the next Miss Marple or Hercule Poirot? You’ll soon find out, if you dare to Murdle!
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365 AWESOME RANDOM USELESS FACTS: Amaze and Annoy others with Awesome Useless Knowledge Fun Facts and Trivia for kids 8-10,10-12, teens, adults, family
Knowledge is power – but USELESS KNOWLEDGE HAS SUPERPOWERS! – Engage and amaze, surprise, entertain, improve creativity and start conversations. It has been said you should learn something new everyday – well here is the book to make it happen – 365 random useless facts – one for every day of the year! Find out –- Which country does not have mosquitoes
- The number or muscles in a caterpillar
- What a group of hippos is called
- Where you will find the longest staircase and the longest street in the world
- How much energy your brain uses to think
- How to melt a pearl
- What space smells like and so much more!
Most facts are a line long -but could spark a lifetime of learning or if shared turn a stranger into a friend. You will never be lost for words or something to say with the knowledge contained in this book.
A simple clear layout that keeps you wanting to read. This book is wonderful way to get kids and teens reading and families and friends talking and laughing.
Learn facts about history, geography, space, anatomy, animals, fantastic feats, and so much more. Become the person who knows a fun fact about almost everything and has the superpower of being able to amaze and engage others with a fun fact.
You won’t be able to keep what’s inside this book to yourself – it’s just too good!Read more
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White Water Safety and Rescue
This work includes white water safety and rescue for canoeists, kayakers and rafters. This is a completely revised new 2006 2nd edition now in full colour throughout. What’s new in the 2nd Edition? This work includes: full colour and new photos throughout; the text has been completely revised and numerous small but significant improvements have been made; the principles of safety and rescue have been unified and the mneumonic C.L.A.P. adopted. This is to make it easier to remember them and fall in line with current practice in the teaching of white water safety. The rescue section has been reorganized to fit in more closely with the TRTTG ‘low to high risk’ model. The rafting sections have been completely rewritten by Geraint Rowlands. The chapter ‘Planning a Descent’ has been extended to cover factors to be considered when travelling abroad. One-handed signals as used by Paul O’Sullivan in his chapter in the BCU Canoe and Kayak Handbook have been adopted.Read more
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Behind the Rose: Playing Rugby for England (Behind the Jersey Series)
This is a complete history of the England rugby union team – told by the players themselves. Based on a combination of painstaking research into the early years of the England team through exclusive interviews with a vast array of Test match stars from before the Second World War to the present day, world-renowned rugby writers Stephen Jones and Nick Cain delve to the very heart of the English international rugby union experience, painting a unique and utterly compelling picture of the game in the only words that can truly do so: the players’ own. This is the definitive story of English Test match rugby – a story etched in blood, sweat and tears; a story of great joy and heart-breaking sorrow; a story of sacrifice, agony, endeavour and triumph.
Behind the Rose lifts the lid on what it is to play for England – the trials and tribulations behind the scenes, the glory, the drama and the honour on the field, and the heart-warming tales of friendship and humour off it.Absorbing and illuminating, this is a must-have for all supporters who have ever dreamed of walking the hallowed corridors of Twickenham as a Test match player, preparing themselves for battle in the changing rooms and then marching out to that field of dreams with the deafening roar of the crowd in their ears and the red rose emblazoned on their chest.
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Rugby Union For Dummies
If you’re new to the sport or you feel you could sharpen up your knowledge of the game, this guide is for you. Inside you’ll find easy-to-understand advice on the basic rules and pitch positions, plus in-depth lessons on ball skills, fitness training, and techniques to outwit your opponents – all illustrated with entertaining stories from British and International rugby’s back pages. In addition, you get a grounding in the local, national and international reaches of Rugby UnionRugby Union For Dummies 3rd Edition:
- Features an in-depth and up-to-date look at the Laws that form the beautiful game
- Covers all you will need to know about talking tactics and is perfect for anyone looking at swatting up on rugby for the World Cup and beyond
- Advises on all you will need to know to get stuck in and play
- Contains a new chapter on sevens as the sport will be a demonstration sport at London 2012 and a full sport at Rio 2016
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£16.20£18.00Rugby Union For Dummies
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