Perched

Perched
Author: Paul Tomkins
Publisher:
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2020-08-18
Genre:
ISBN:

Champions! After a 30-year wait, Jürgen Klopp's Liverpool won the English league title quicker than anyone in history, with seven games still to play; and with those final games played only after the season was almost cancelled in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Reds absolutely smashed the opposition, racking up a record-breaking 25-point lead during the run-in, adding the European Super Cup and the Club World Cup to the Champions League of 2019, before confirming the championship to get the club back on its perch in 2020.This book takes a look at the games, the players and management team, tactics and transfer policies, ownership and innovations, and the myriad facets that came together to make this Liverpool team - reigning European champions, with stars like Mo Salah, Virgil van Dijk, Alisson Becker, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mané and captain Jordan Henderson - ranked the 4th-best in the history of football.About the author: Paul Tomkins is the author of over a dozen football books, an academic paper on the role football finances play in success, and the novel The Girl on the Pier. In addition, he was a columnist on the official Liverpool website between 2005 and 2012. In 2009 he set up the website The Tomkins Times.Praise for the work of Paul Tomkins and The Tomkins Times:"[Paul Tomkins' work is] ... phenomenal. Absolutely quintessential reading for Liverpool fans."The Redmen TV"The Tomkins Times is an indispensable website whose diagnosis of all things Liverpool is beyond compare."LFCHistory.net"The best Liverpool FC writer, bar none."Vic Gill, Bill Shankly's son-in-law and former LFC trainee."Perhaps the most intelligent guide to LFC available on the internet."The Independent on Sunday"Gold-dust analysis"John Sinnott, BBC"[Football analysis] is best left to the professionals, like the admirable Mr Tomkins."The Daily Telegraph"An ingenious and intelligent look beneath the surface to reveal what the headlines too often don't tell us. Fascinating."Jonathan Wilson"Another triumph of impeccable research, Pay As You Play brings much-needed factual insight to a discussion previously dominated by half-truths."Oliver Kay, The Times"Liverpool do happen to be blessed with supporters whose statistical analysis provides a lucid interpretation of where the club's strengths and weaknesses lie, accessible through the Tomkins Times website."The Independent

Liverpool Is Always a Good Idea

Liverpool Is Always a Good Idea
Author: Pioletta Art Notebooks
Publisher:
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2019-09-09
Genre:
ISBN: 9781691974580

Going on a trip or vacation? Plan your travels with this 120 pages dot grid notebook and organize your flight plans, hotel bookings, packlists, or sightseeing goals. Also ideal to write down your travel memories or notes to remember for your next trip or to pass on to family and friends taking the trip after you. Collect tickets, photos and other memorabillia from your city trip and keep them all organized to think back to the great time you had once you ́re back home. Great gift for anyone who loves to travel, backpack, fly, roadtrip or cruise.

Ghost Town

Ghost Town
Author: Jeff Young
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021-10-04
Genre: Liverpool (England)
ISBN: 9781908213921

An Epic Swindle

An Epic Swindle
Author: Brian Reade
Publisher: Quercus
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2014-08-12
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1623655366

An Epic Swindle is the inside story of how Liverpool FC came within hours of being re-possessed by the banks after the shambolic 44-month reign of American owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett. It is the tale of a civil war that dragged Britain's most successful football club to its knees, through the High Court and almost into administration. Players Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher tell of their anger at the broken promises, as well as their pain at watching loyal fans in open revolt. Manager, chief executive, board members, leading fans and journalists reveal the turmoil at a revered sporting institution run by two men at war with each other, who trampled Liverpool's cherished traditions into the gutter. No story sums up the naked greed at the heart of modern football quite like Hicks' and Gillett's attempt to turn a buck at Liverpool. No-one has had as much access to the truth, or tells it with as much passion, wit and insight as Brian Reade. An Epic Swindle is the riveting story of how close one of the great football clubs came to financial implosion.

What We Think About When We Think About Soccer

What We Think About When We Think About Soccer
Author: Simon Critchley
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2017-10-31
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0525504605

You play soccer. You watch soccer. You live soccer You breathe soccer. But do you think about soccer? Soccer is the world’s most popular sport, inspiring the absolute devotion of countless fans around the globe. But what is it about soccer that makes it so compelling to watch, discuss, and think about? Is it what it says about class, race, or gender? Is it our national, regional, or tribal identities? Simon Critchley thinks it’s all of these and more. In his new book, he explains what soccer can tell us about each, and how each informs the way we interpret the game, all while building a new system of aesthetics, or even poetics, that we can use to watch the beautiful game. Critchley has made a career out of bringing philosophy to the people through popular subjects, and in What We Think About When We Think About Soccer he uses his considerable philosophical acumen to examine the sport that has captured the hearts and minds of millions.

Clara's Search for Magic

Clara's Search for Magic
Author: Alexis Hunter
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2017-12
Genre:
ISBN: 9781539930846

The headmaster of the School of Magic tells Clara that she is too ordinary to perform magic. Clara must set off on an adventure to meet a host of magical characters and discover where their magic came from in order to find her own.

Meno and Other Dialogues

Meno and Other Dialogues
Author: Plato
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2005-07-14
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0191604577

Meno Charmides Laches Lysis 'Do please try to tell us what courage is...' In these four dialogues Plato considers virtue and its definition. Charmides, Laches, and Lysis investigate the specific virtues of self-control, courage, and friendship; the later Meno discusses the concept of virtue as a whole, and whether it is something that can be taught. In the conversations between Socrates and his interlocutors, moral concepts are debated and shown to be more complex than at first appears, until all the participants in the conversations are reduced to bafflement. The artistry as well as the philosophy of these dialogues has always been widely admired. The introduction to this edition explains the course of the four dialogues and examines the importance of Socrates' questions and arguments, and the notes cover major and minor points in more detail. This is an essential volume for understanding the brilliance of the first Western philosopher. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Pay as You Play

Pay as You Play
Author: Paul Tomkins
Publisher: Gprf Publishing
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2013-07-15
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780955925344

'These Turbulent Times' gathers together the best articles to appear on the award-winning Tomkins Times website since its inception in 2009, covering all aspects of Liverpool FC's fortunes in that time. The analysis encompasses a wide range of styles and approaches, including straight opinion pieces; historical reporting on major events; in-depth tactical reviews; professional data analysis on a number of statistical issues; legal issues courtesy of a prominent football lawyer; and exclusive interviews with key personnel at the club. It includes many pieces that have only previously appeared behind the site's paywall.

Moomin Management

Moomin Management
Author: Paul Savage
Publisher: Policy Press
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2024-09-04
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1529240182

Moomins, beloved troll creatures of Moominvalley, have captivated hearts worldwide since the 1940s. This book unveils the Moomin business management journey, from Tove Jansson's creations to a global art-based brand and a growing ecosystem of companies. Emphasising generosity as a key management principle, it champions caring for people as vital for a thriving organisation. Generosity, rooted in love, courage and belief in equality, shapes the Moomin ethos, underpinning not just the brand, but also strategic partnerships, engagement with technologies and the virtual world. Offering rare insights from the Moomin inner circle, this management guide advocates sustainable practices. It unveils the keys to a business devoted to comforting people and fostering good, inspiring a blueprint for lasting success.