This collection of poems is just what the title would indicate. They are spontaneous efforts, inspired by a variety of events--watching TV, conversations, observations, etc.--that occurred during the year of 2021. They are meant as a call to pause and reflect upon the events happening in our neighborhoods, cities, country, and world while still offering hope and encouragement during these difficult times.

This book is a collection of poems dealing with the author's own personal reflections about life. They are works of encouragement, faith, and social consciousness meant to uplift the reader in their daily walk through their own individual journey. They were written as a message of hope for the trying times in which we currently find ourselves.

With Trumpet, Drum and Fife' is described as a 'short treatise covering the rise and fall of military musical instruments on the battlefield'. Despite there being a plethora of books about military music, 'With Trumpet, Drum and Fife' stands out from the crowd in that it explores new areas of the world of military musical instruments. It is easy to read format and conciseness unwraps a depth and breadth of detail contained within. The chapters of the book guide you from the Ancient World t...

Struggling to get off the couch but desperate to lose weight? This amusing ebook will offer brilliant ways to shed the pounds without having to leave your home - and barely your couch. Written in a light-hearted but informative manner, Fat Zapping For Couch Potatoes hands you the power to lose weight without needing to lose control of your TV remote! Using a series of easy-to-absorb, healthy, tried-and-trusted methods, Fat Zapping For Couch Potatoes will put you firmly on the road to weigh...

Taking you through the year day by day, The Cardiff Book of Days contains a quirky, eccentric, amusing or important event or fact from different periods of history, many of which had a major impact on the religious and political history of Britain as a whole. Ideal for dipping into, this addictive little book will keep you entertained and informed. Featuring hundreds of snippets of information gleaned from the vaults of Cardiff's archives, it will delight resident...

Awarded History Book of the Year 2025 by London Historians – 'A complete joy.'Awarded HIGHLY COMMENDED at the British Book Design and Production Awards 2026.A stylish collection of beautifully designed maps of each individual London borough, paired with quirky and fascinating facts about what you'll find there.Cartographer and illustrator Mike Hall is renowned for his retro-themed print collection of boldly coloured...

From the Ghostbusters HQ in New York to Nemo's fish tank in Sydney, from the Phantom of the Opera's Parisian lair to scenes from Grand Theft Auto in LA, this is an amazing atlas of imaginary locations in real-life cities around the world. Locations from film, TV, books, computer games and comics are ingeniously plotted on a series of beautiful vintage-looking maps.Feauturing 14 of the world's greatest cities, the maps show exactly where your favourite char...

A rare book which has a rugby and a football story to tell. The book gives a personal perspective by a major player on a key period for football in Wales.

WINNER, Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards 2022: Illustrated Travel Book of the Year. HIGHLY COMMENDED, British Cartographic Society Awards 2022.From Stephen King's Salem's Lot to the superhero land of Wakanda, from Lilliput of Gulliver's Travels to Springfield in The Simpsons, this is a wondrous atlas of imagined places around the world. Locations from film, tv, literature, myths, comics and video games are p...

The Mike Hall Story is one of the most fascinating books about Welsh sport. For the first time, the full, true story behind two of the biggest changes in Welsh rugby and football is told in this truly unique book. It reveals new details about how the Cardiff City Stadium was built, the controversial role of former club owner Sam Hammam, and how close to failure the project was on many occasions. Hall is also a former captain of Cardiff and Wale...

Media competes with public schools in terms of student engagement and time. However, the two needn't be mutually exclusive. The Pedagogy of Pop: Theoretical and Practical Strategies for Success discusses a variety of strategies and approaches for using social and mass media as tools through which teachers might improve schooling.While there is a vast body of literature in this field, editors Edward A. Janak and Denise Blum have created a text which differs in two substantive ways: ...

This is the definitive military history of the Civil Wars which swept the British Isles from 1642 to 1649.The martial aspects of the wars are covered in detail along with a comprehensive overview of the religious and political dimensions which shaped the armies involved in the conflict. This excellent single volume history is the perfect introduction to the military history of this turbulent decade which shaped the destiny of the British Isles.This book is part of the Military History From...