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| Author | : Peter Hopkirk |
| Publisher | : John Murray |
| Total Pages | : 661 |
| Release | : 2006-03-27 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1848544774 |
For nearly a century the two most powerful nations on earth, Victorian Britain and Tsarist Russia, fought a secret war in the lonely passes and deserts of Central Asia. Those engaged in this shadowy struggle called it 'The Great Game', a phrase immortalized by Kipling. When play first began the two rival empires lay nearly 2,000 miles apart. By the end, some Russian outposts were within 20 miles of India. This classic book tells the story of the Great Game through the exploits of the young officers, both British and Russian, who risked their lives playing it. Disguised as holy men or native horse-traders, they mapped secret passes, gathered intelligence and sought the allegiance of powerful khans. Some never returned. The violent repercussions of the Great Game are still convulsing Central Asia today.
| Author | : Mark Frost |
| Publisher | : Disney Electronic Content |
| Total Pages | : 471 |
| Release | : 2002-11-06 |
| Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
| ISBN | : 1401381863 |
THE GREATEST GAME EVER PLAYED is the story of Francis Ouimet and Harry Vardon, who in pursuit of their passion for a game that captivated them as children, broke down rigid social barriers that made their sport accessible to everyone on both sides of the Atlantic and beyond, positioning golf as one of the most widely played games in the world. Ouimet and Vardon were two men from different generations and vastly different corners of the world whose lives, unbeknownst to them at the time, bore remarkable similarities, setting them on parallel paths that led with a kind of fated inevitability to their epic battle at Brookline years in the future. This collision resulted in the big bang' that gave rise to the sport of golf as we know it today. For Mark Frost, Francis Ouimet and Harry Vardon represent everything that's right about sports in general and sportsmen in particular; gentlemen, champions, teachers, leaders, and each in their own quiet way, heroes. In THE GREATEST GAME EVER PLAYED, Frost attempts to create penetrating studies of both of these men, along with over dozens of the game's seminal figures, within the dramatic framework offered by the tournament when they finally met, one of the most thrilling sports events in history, the 1913 U.S. Open.
| Author | : Phil Bildner |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 42 |
| Release | : 2006 |
| Genre | : Comics & Graphic Novels |
| ISBN | : 039924171X |
Bildner tells a heartwarming father-and-son story against the backdrop of the"Greatest Game Ever Played," the 1958 NFL championship. Full color. 11x 8 1/2.
| Author | : Jack Nicklaus |
| Publisher | : Simon & Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 426 |
| Release | : 1969 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 9780671202156 |
Recounts Nicklaus' career in golf with emphasis on the major championships which he has won. Also includes a special section of illustrated instructions.
| Author | : William Kennedy |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 289 |
| Release | : 1983-01-27 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0140063404 |
The second novel in William Kennedy’s much-loved Albany cycle depicts Billy Phelan, a slightly tarnished poker player, pool hustler, and small-time bookie. A resourceful man full of Irish pluck, Billy works the fringes of the Albany sporting life with his own particular style and private code of honor, until he finds himself in the dangerous position of potential go-between in the kidnapping of a political boss’s son.
| Author | : Jim Kaplan |
| Publisher | : Triumph Books (IL) |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2011 |
| Genre | : Baseball players |
| ISBN | : 9781600783418 |
Intertwines the personal histories of baseball Hall of Famers Juan Marichal and Warren Spahn with the events of their sixteen-inning pitching duel at San Francisco's Candlestick Park in the summer of 1963.
| Author | : Emma Helbrough |
| Publisher | : Usborne Publishing Ltd |
| Total Pages | : 52 |
| Release | : 2015-07-01 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1474904947 |
Clara's adventure begins on Christmas Eve with an amazing present - a magic doll. Soon she is flying in a sleigh to the Land of Sweets where she meets the Sugarplum Fairy... An enchanting retelling of the classic story, written for children beginning to read alone. "Irresistible for children learning to read." - Child Education Plus
| Author | : Jamie Carragher |
| Publisher | : Random House |
| Total Pages | : 344 |
| Release | : 2020-11-12 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 1473584116 |
'Essential reading for players, fans and coaches' - Steven Gerrard 'A cracking read' - Chris Evans 'I couldn't put it down' - Joey Barton What are the greatest games ever played? From Jurgen Klopp to Gary Neville, Xavi to David Beckham, Jamie Carragher speaks with teammates, rivals, managers and legends of the sport to identify and analyse football's greatest encounters. As Carra and his contributors take you into the dressing rooms and out onto the pitches of the world's most celebrated stadiums, they relive some of the defining moments of their playing careers as well as many more from the greatest football matches ever played - from title deciders and cup finals to against-all-odds comebacks, tactical masterclasses and old school classics. Packed full of hilarious stories, exclusive anecdotes and refreshing appraisals, in The Greatest Games Jamie Carragher takes you into the heart of these matches, revealing new insights into the teams, players and coaches that have shaped football.
| Author | : Randy Ward |
| Publisher | : Jennings, Ok. : Cimarron Management Corporation |
| Total Pages | : 164 |
| Release | : 1984 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Jack Stack |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 375 |
| Release | : 2014-07-03 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 9781781251539 |
In the early 1980s, Springfield Remanufacturing Corporation (SRC) in Springfield, Missouri, was a near bankrupt division of International Harvester. Today it's one of the most successful and competitive companies in the United States, with a share price 3000 times what it was thirty years ago. This miracle turnaround is all down to one man, Jack Stack, and his revolutionary system of Open-Book Management, in which every employee understands the company's key figures, can act on them and has a real stake in the business. In Stack's own words: 'When employees think, act and feel like owners ... everybody wins.'As a management strategy, 'the great game of business' is so simple and effective that it's been taken up by companies from Intel to Harley Davidson.
