'Excellent' – Simon Kuper, author of the bestselling FOOTBALL AGAINST THE ENEMY'The definitive story of how French football came of age' – Christian Karembeu'Erudite and engrossing' – Vincent Duluc, lead football writer, L'ÉQUIPETHE PLAYERS, THE TEAMS, THE GOALS, THE GAMES, THE SCANDALS, THE GLOOM AND THE GLORY: THE STORY OF FRENCH FOOTBALL'S TURBULENT EVOLUTION OVER THE LAST 40 YEARS.

The life of Raymond Chandler has long been obscured by secrets and half-truths as deceptive as anything in his novel The Long Goodbye. Now, drawing on new interviews, previously unpublished letters, and archives on both sides of the Atlantic, Tom Williams casts a new light on this most mysterious of writers.The Raymond Chandler revealed is a man troubled by loneliness and desertion from an early age. Born in Chicago in 1888, his childhood was overshadowed by the collapse o...

Dave Hartmann received a belated letter from his father. In the correspondence, Dave’s father, Dr. Ernst Hartmann, apologized for keeping a secret, one that his father hoped Dave would understand – Dave was adopted. The letter gave no insight into the identity of Dave’s biological parents other than he was born in Steinhoring, Germany. Dave’s overwhelmed mind tried to process the reality that he was adopted. “Am I German? Was I given up for adoption because of rape or incest? Were my birth...

Two magic shows: the Maestros of Magic touring the country, playing provincial theatres; the Carnival of Conjurors successful in the West End. When the Maestros learn that the Conjurors are using real magic – Black Magic – to do their tricks they decide that they must use their own, distinctly unmagical, stage skills to stop them. Soon people are dying on stage – but can the Maestros really beat a team that has the devil on their side?A darkly hum...

The Sound Explorers and Musical Adventures is a vibrant, interactive activity book for young readers that makes discovering the science of sound an unforgettable experience. Join Harmony, Rhythm, and their playful dog Echo as they venture through enchanted forests, echoing caves, and harmonic hills to uncover how everyday vibrations transform into incredible music. Through 25 action-packed chapters, kids experiment with basic instruments, build fun custom beats, and master essential listen...

A collection of flash fiction (Tanzer), bookend short stories (Williams), a novella (Housley), and poetry written from father to daughter (Pawelek), Four Fathers is a hard-hitting definitive work that seeks to uncover what it takes to be a parent. These subjects are not easy, and through these introspective fathers, often agonized by the daily tensions of care-taking, we come to appreciate our own experiences more fully, or, at least prepare ourselves for what may lie ahead. Four Fathers, ...

The US natural gas pipeline infrastructure is under attack.That’s what Bob McKenna, a veteran accident investigator concluded in his analysis of 20 accidents. Unconvinced, the federal authorities and natural gas pipeline management companies believed the accidents were unforeseen catastrophes.Bob understood his evidence was circumstantial, replete with conjecture and extrapolations. But, that’s the point. Could the accidents be attributed to cyber terrorism...

Why the field of robotics tends to reinforce white patriarchal systems of power—and how roboticists can work to change these systems.In Degrees of Freedom, Tom Williams explores critical questions at the intersection of robotics and social justice. He considers the ways in which roboticists design their robots’ appearance, how robots think and act, how robots perceive people, and the domains into which robots are deployed. The book highlights not only the ...

Dr. Tom Williams, an evangelist for over 50 years, has been best known to so many as a man of prayer. Through the death of his first wife followed by their baby girl, through the trial that bacterial meningitis brought to his second wife for 28.5 years before being called home to heaven, as well as through countless other trials, God has taught Dr. Williams the significance of having a prayer life and not just a prayer timeThroughout the Bible, the Lord constantly stresses this. Th...

BILL TUTTE CODEBREAKER 'THE GREATEST INTELLECTUAL FEAT OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR.' … a testimonial to Bill Tutte and his codebreaking discovery in 1942 at Bletchley Park. Bill Tutte was a young, gauche PhD student, yet his remarkable breakthrough and continuing endeavour against a German cipher machine more complex than Enigma led to the development of the world's first programmable computer, Colossus. Colossus allowed top-secret messages between Hitler and his generals to be read within hou...

**'**At last, the definitive guide to football phraseology across the world... Sparky and very funny' – Paul Hayward'A reminder that there are few better means of celebrating both our differences and similarities than the game of football' – The GuardianA new edition of an expertly compiled and utterly fascinating compendium of the weird and wonderful words and phrases used to describe football around the w...

Bloomsbury presents Va-Va-Voom by Tom Williams, read by Luis Soto.‘Excellent' – Simon Kuper, author of the bestselling FOOTBALL AGAINST THE ENEMY‘The definitive story of how French football came of age’ – Christian KarembeuTHE PLAYERS, THE TEAMS, THE GOALS, THE GAMES, THE SCANDALS, THE GLOOM AND THE GLORY: THE STORY OF FRENCH FOOTBALL’S TURBULENT EVOLUTION OVER THE LAST 40 YEARS.French football is an enigma:...