Football Lover's Companion


Book Description

When the final whistle blows and you've finished shouting at the ref, relax with this Premiership-level miscellany of quotes, jokes, trivia and enough football inspired fun to have you rolling on the ground—even when you're not faking an injury!




For the Love of Football


Book Description

Packed with facts and trivia, this miscellany takes you through the origins of the game, its key players and famous rivalries, and the triumphs and scandals that colour its history. This book is perfect for anyone who knows the incomparable joy of the beautiful game. AUTHOR: Johnny Morgan has spent a lot of time playing, watching and reading about football. For his sins, he follows the Cherries. SELLING POINT: * With the content focused on football internationally, this book will appeal to football fans across the globe.




A Sportscaster's Guide to Watching Football


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Want to know what everyone is cheering about? Learn to enjoy and understand the game with the football fanatic in your life. This book is the ultimate football guide for the novice fan. You will get answers to such complex questions as: . What is that yellow line on the field and why does it keep moving?. What down is it and why do I care?. What is a T formation?Laced with hilarious and insightful anecdotes from Mark Oristano's thirty-year career as a pro football sportscaster, [i]A Sportscaster's Guide to Watching Football[/i] will turn you into a football-watching pro, or at least, let you fake it.[i]Time Out: I was in the locker room before a game, and I saw an Oilers linebacker furiously drawing on his shoes with a permanent marker. This player, like many, had his ankle tape applied over the outside of his shoes instead of inside, which obviously covered the shoe logo. And he was drawing the logo of his shoe contract on the tape.Wouldn't it be easier, I asked him, to get taped inside and not have to do the artwork?Yeah, it would, he replied, but then I'd actually have to wear their damn shoes, and I hate 'em. So I wear the brand I like and do it this way instead. [/




The Cambridge Companion to Football


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This book is aimed at undergraduates and postgraduates studying sport-related subjects as well as anyone interested in how and why football has evolved as it has. It features contributions from prominent experts in the field, authors and journalists, and covers ground seldom attempted in a single volume about football.




The Film Lover's Companion


Book Description

This unique treasury provides information on 2,000 stars and the movies they made - from the early silent films to today. For each star, old or new, there is a concise biography and complete chronological list of all movie and TV appearances. Included are triumphs and disasters alike - as well as Academy Award nominations and prizes. Each entry is accompanied by a photograph of the star at the height of his or her career or in a typical role. Both the old and the new of cinema are found within these pages: Bette Davis William Powell, Marlene Dietrich, John Wayne, Carole Lombard, Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood, Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, Winona Ryder, Kevin Costner, and Christopher Walken, among hundreds of others. From the obscure (Gloria Talbott) to the mega-famous (Tom Cruise), from the award winners (Tom Hanks) to the never nominated (Edward G. Robinson), from the classics (Buster Keaton) to the luminaries of today (Jim Carrey) - the careers of all are here.




The Girlfriend's Guide to Football


Book Description

Written with humor and an attitude of 'if you can't beat them, join them' this is a guide to all the rules, triva, and players associated with football, designed for any woman who wants to decode a strange and passionate sports world.




The Mystery Lover's Companion


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The ultimate reference source for fans of whodunits; a source book for all types of mysteries and thrillers, complete with descriptions and ratings.




Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Dog Lover's Companion


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From mongrels to Marmaduke, Uncle John unleashes the mysteries, marvels, and mayhem of man's best friend. The only thing that’s more eager to please you than your dog…is this Bathroom Reader about dogs! It’s a very good book! Oh, yes it is! Good book! So cuddle up with your canine companion and lap up… * Movie mutts * Doggie heroes * The scoop on poop * Decoding your dog’s behavior * Famous folks and their faithful Fidos * How to train your puppy to be a TV star * Backstage hijinks at the Westminster Dog Show * The world’s largest, fastest, smartest, and oldest dogs * The stories of Marmaduke, Snoopy, Odie, and much, much more!




Love, Football, and Other Contact Sports


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A collection of stories about high school students from one end of the social spectrum to the other.




Dog Lover's Daily Companion


Book Description

Here is a unique and inspiring handbook filled with 365 helpful tips, easy-to-build projects, practical advice, and insight into the canine-human relationship for all dog owners to use every day of the year.