The Defiant: A History of Football Against Fascism uncovers the role that footballers and fans have played in the fight against fascism and the far right. Follow the path of football activism from the turbulent 1920s to the culture wars of the 21st century.What role did footballers play in World War Two? How did a Portuguese Cup Final help bring down Western Europe's longest-running dictatorship? What impact did the football community have in bringing the a...

Origin Stories: The Pioneers Who Took Football to the World charts the growth of the game in each major footballing country, from the very first kick to the first World Cup in 1930. Football's global spread from muddy playing fields to colossal, purpose-built stadiums is a story of class, race, gender and politics. Along the way, you'll meet the people who established football around the world and discover the challenges they faced. Featuring interviews with leading historians, journalists...

Shallow Slumber is a new play by award-winning writer and social worker Chris Lee, exploring therelationship between a young mother and a social worker.Dawn never thought motherhood would feel like this. Moira never thought she'd have a case like this. Unfolding backwards to the heart-rending moment when everything changed, Shallow Slumber looks past the headlines to the lives beneath.The play tackles the topical and thorny issue of social care, interventio...

By providing a thorough grounding in the theory behind behaviour management, followed by suggestions for successful strategies to use in the classroom, this book gives the reader the confidence to manage the challenging behaviour of children and young people in educational contexts.Written specifically for teaching assistants and support staff, this book covers behaviour, motivation and discipline issues with their specific role and position in mind. Supported by the views and resp...

The Winners Guide in Fantasy Baseball is the most comprehensive guide on the market to one of Americas favorite hobbies. Where are the best websites to find fantasy baseball information? Which pre-season publications are worth your dollar? What should you look for in evaluating major and minor-league players? How do you value players for your league and adjust for draft inflation? How should you react when your leagues draft isnt going your way? The Winners Guide to Fantasy Ba...

Angel is a little girl with Angelman syndrome who sees the world in the most wonderful andunique way. With her bright eyes and infectious smile, Angel finds beauty in everything sheencounters. Her joyful spirit and boundless imagination turn everyday moments intoextraordinary adventures. Join Angel as she navigates her world with boundless curiosity, showing us that true beauty isfound in the details we often overlook. Through her eyes, we learn that differe...

In Seasons in the Dark, the stigma and silence around mental health in Christian life are shattered. This anthology dives into the raw, turbulent waters where faith meets despair, offering a lifeline to those who believe in a God who heals, saves ,and sets free--and yet find themselves struggling under the weight of depression and anxiety. Seasons in the Dark is a collection of six short fiction stories interwoven with reflective poetry and a poignant devotion, offering spiritual insight a...

This collection of poems came to life after an epic story in real life. Wanting to pen down all the emotions felt through the ups and downs of what it means to slowly pick up the pieces from a lost love, it became a glimmer of light that I wanted to share with people who may have gone through the same thing. Tortured, but beautiful. Yearning, but encouraging.

Brought to you by Penguin.NOW AVAILABLE: Bite-sized wisdom and inspirational advice to lift your spirits and help you live a fuller life - from Instagram's answer to Fleabag's 'Hot Priest'.______________________One minute could change your life.Reverend Christopher Lee is a young vicar who has taken the internet by storm. With more Instagram followers than the Arch Bishop of Canterbury and the...

In Know You Are Beloved, popular Instagram influencer and English priest, Rev. Chris Lee, helps you escape the chaos and focus on who you are before God.When was the last time you took a deep breath and pondered how God delights in you?We live in a unique time. Our days are filled with images, text, and noise, continually streaming from a screen that all of us obsessively carry. It weighs us down. Its beeps clamor for our attention,...

Many complex aeronautical design problems can be formulated with efficient multi-objective evolutionary optimization methods and game strategies.This book describes the role of advanced innovative evolution tools in the solution, or the set of solutions of single or multi disciplinary optimization. These tools use the concept of multi-population, asynchronous parallelization and hierarchical topology which allows different models including precise, intermediate and approximate mode...

Alex Drydon retired as a rifleman after the Napoleonic wars. In 1821 he sails across the world searching for his pirate brother Bram. His quest leads him to the islands of New Zealand where musket wars ravage Maori tribes. Less than one-hundred foreigners live in the Bay of Islands. Most are missionaries, some are sailors, a few are escaped convicts. Alex finds himself fighting epic battles alongside Maori warriors and chiefs. In a land beset by war, slavery, and cannibalism, he struggles ...