The laws of the game are made simple – for players, referees, coaches and spectators. This is a book packed full of useful information and advice on how the modern game is played and how it all began.Now all players, novice referees and school coaches seeking to understand more about the rules and regulations can find an answer to their various questions. Featuring all key areas in the game, including: The intricacies of point scoring, the definition of a loose head and tight head,...

Rugby fans will delight in this astonishing collection of outlandish stories from the past 150 years of the game. Here you’ll find, among many other curious events, the Irish international who arranged his marriage in order to play against England, the team of top soccer players who beat their rugby counterparts at their own game, the day the entire Wales team was sent off, and when in an astonishing turn of events underdog Japan trimphed and beat South Africa (and who doesn't love an unde...

All the fun of Pavilion’s bestselling Strangest series, now in quiz form!Test your rugby knowledge with this handy quiz book, packed with fun and challenging quiz questions based around the weirdest events from more than a century of rugby history.Quiz categories include:Famous Firsts and LastsTrophy CabinetUnexpected InterruptionsMen and Women Behaving BadlyPolitical ConnectionsThe Numbers GameFamily ...

Enrique Salazar and Jasmine Ejeekwa seem like normal sixth-graders.They attend a regular public school, with the usual assortment of friends and bullies. But the two friends share a secret. They are members of Magic User families, which have been entrusted for generations to help the Earth's endangered species without anybody else discovering their special role. These unusual "totem mages" embody the spirit of whatever animal they are born to represent and protect. Jasmine's totem ...

"A Narrative of the Siege of Delhi" by Charles John Griffiths is a gripping firsthand account of one of the most significant events during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Griffiths, who served as a soldier during the siege, provides a vivid portrayal of the harrowing experiences faced by the British forces and civilians trapped in Delhi. His narrative captures the chaos, bravery, and desperation of the defenders as they fought against overwhelming odds, offering readers a unique perspective ...

From 1830, if not before, the Empire began to permeate the domestic culture of Empire nations in many ways. From consumables, to the excitement of colonial wars, celebrations relating to events in the history of Empire, and the construction of Empire Day in the early Edwardian period, most citizens were encouraged to think of themselves not only as citizens of a nation but of an Empire. Much of the popular culture of the period presented Empire as a force for ‘civilisation’ but it was ofte...

From 1830, if not before, the Empire began to permeate the domestic culture of Empire nations in many ways. From consumables, to the excitement of colonial wars, celebrations relating to events in the history of Empire, and the construction of Empire Day in the early Edwardian period, most citizens were encouraged to think of themselves not only as citizens of a nation but of an Empire. Much of the popular culture of the period presented Empire as a force for ‘civilisation’ but it was ofte...

Explore the evolving concept of citizenship across time and cultures.In an era marked by rising tyranny and threats to democracy, Citizen: Past and Present delves into the multifaceted meaning of modern citizenship. This collection of essays examines the legal, political, and social dimensions of citizenship, shaped by historical legacies from ancient Greece to contemporary New Zealand. Discover the rights and duties of citizens, and the challenges they fa...

At first glance, romance seems an improbable angle from which to write a cultural history of the German Democratic Republic. By most accounts the GDR was among the most dour and disciplined of socialist states, so devoted to the rigors of Stalinist aesthetics that the notion of an East German romantic comedy was more likely to generate punch lines than lines at the box office. But in fact, as John Urang shows in Legal Tender, love was freighted as a privileged site for the...

This handbook covers the entire field of magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), a unique method that allows the non-invasive identification, quantification and spatial mapping of metabolites in living organisms–including animal models and patients.Comprised of three parts:Methodology covers basic MRS theory, methodology for acquiring, quantifying spectra, and spatially localizing spectra, and equipment essentials, as well as vital ancillary issues such as motion suppr...

A century after a disaster floods a quarry in North Wales, a young woman inherits a house nearby. A weekend with her boyfriend in her dream cottage turns into a nightmare at the gateway to the Celtic Otherworld: a place where the creatures of ancient Celtic Myth walk the land.

Football means everything to three friends from a dead end British town who have now hit their mid forties. They have supported their under-performing home town team through the lean years. Now success has come their way - for the first time in a generation their team has qualified to play in a European football competition. But when Dean receives a ban from all football games due to hooliganism, their plans to go to see this away game together seem doomed. Joe was planning to take his tro...