Three Goalkeepers and Seven Goals turns the clock back to 1982 for the most memorable match in Leicester City history - a quarter-final FA Cup tie with Shrewsbury Town that stands without parallel for twists and drama. Told through the eyes of fictional reporter Bob Johnson, the story brings to life that extraordinary game, as a capacity crowd wedged into the atmospheric Filbert Street witnesses Leicester stage a spectacular 5-2 comeback using three goalkeepers. Set in an era of macho news...

What really happens when an ordinary person takes on one of the most extraordinary physical and mental challenges of their life? This is not a guide written by a personal trainer, a celebrity, or a superhuman athlete—this is the raw, unfiltered story of someone who's been there, done it (twice), and lived to tell the tale with sore knees and a medal to prove it.From those dark early morning training runs through snow, sleet, and soul-searching doubt, to the euphoric chaos of race d...

The easy money that flowed through the banking system prior to 2008 fueled a boom in buy-outs. Now it is gone, how will the private equity industry reinvent itself? A series of interviews with some of the most respected and innovative firms, give rare insights to the strategies that will drive this secretive sector over the next economic cycle.

Before smartphones. Before social media. There was the weekend.It was a time when plans were made on landlines, directions were scribbled on scraps of paper and Friday night could somehow become Monday morning.A time of motorway service stations at midnight, crumpled club flyers, ringing ears, £20 notes that disappeared far too quickly and friendships forged beneath lasers and strobe lights.For six friends, the weekend is everything.Set betw...

Kobudo, the famous armed Okinawan fighting art that utilizes common farming implements in combat, and Te, the ancient Okinawan art of armed and unarmed combat, are two of the world's most widely practiced yet least-understood martial arts.This book studies the individual Kobudo and Te systems as they are practiced in Okinawa today and discusses their various histories and the lives of the masters who have most influenced them. Spiritualism in the Okinawan arts is a...

Driving Intelligencetakes a critical and captivating tour of autonomous driving, a phenomenon at the intersection of data-driven platforms, artificial (general) intelligence and the mind. The journey extends from Europe to key areas such as Japan, China, and the US, recognizing the global impact of AI & autonomous driving on high-tech and automotive sectors.The significance of ‘Driving Intelligence’ resonates beyond specialized circles, encompassing a spectrum of perspecti...

Are you, or a loved one struggling with grief, relationships, difficult people, finding purpose, or thinking life is too hard? Would you like to experience more joy, peace, and fulfillment instead? When we suffer—and we all do—we can become wise or wounded. This book will make you wise. The way we think influences our life more than anything that happens to us. Our thoughts can be extremely powerful, which is why they are so important. While we don't always have control over the events of ...

In this collection of essays, the four branches of radical cognitive science—embodied, embedded, enactive and ecological—will dialogue with performance, with particular focus on post-cognitivist approaches to understanding the embodied mind-in-society; de-emphasising the computational and representational metaphors; and embracing new conceptualisations grounded on the dynamic interactions of "brain, body and world". In our collection, radical cognitive science reaches out to areas of schol...

In a time of declining mainline Protestant church attendance, Bouman reminds us that the Holy Spirit is still very much at work in our communities and in the world. God continues to make all things new, and calls us to join this mission of reconciliation, restoration, and renewal. Each chapter of this book contains Bible references and questions for individual and group reflection, study, and action.

Ancient Wisdom for Prophetic Living Today· learn how to engage the prophetic with wisdom, integrity, and courage· find strength for facing uncertain times· focus on God's plans and promises in a noisy worldDrawing on his extensive study and 50 years of experience in the prophetic, Dr. Mark Chironna turns an eye toward the church's prophetic future while revisiting biblical roots. Exploring the stories we thought we knew of Eli...

There are approximately two million Catholics with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs) living in America today. For every hundred individuals on a parish registry, there should be at least two or three with IDDs in the pews. Yet they are noticeably absent from our churches. Do these members of the Church and their families feel like they belong in our parish communities? Do they even feel welcome at all?Indispensable, edited by Mark Bradford, is a groundbrea...

This book examines Welsh perspectives on the search for sustainable law and policy solutions to modern environmental threats.