Football’s Tallest Tales
Football’s Tallest Tales

Author: Bryan Gibson

Publisher: Waterside Press

Published: 2023-10-18

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 1914603338

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Bryan Gibson grew up watching football, wishing he was on the pitch rather than in the crowd. After securing a trial at a well-known club, he was thrilled to be called into the manager’s office only to be asked ‘What would you do if you weren’t to play football?’ Part fact, part fiction and inspired by the author’s calamitous attempts to become a professional, Football’s Tallest Tales spans every aspect of The Beautiful Game and tells of the many fascinating characters he met along the way. The book includes a madcap reinvention of soccer that introduces readers to such fictional legends of football as Stanley Accrington, Betty Skyrocket and over-zealous supporter Hyam Keenbritches. Covering every aspect of the game, including the invention of Dragon Grease (an indispensable aid), the gestation of women’s football, the demise of the annual Goalkeepers’ Convention and other stories, Football’s Tallest Tales also homes in on such farcical real-life muses as the cricket teacher who morphed into the umpire Dickie Bird, Herman the German of Bayern Munich FC, and Sandy Soot, football angel turned chimney sweep who showed the author how to take the perfect penalty kick. Featuring many present-day football clubs, players and comical events as well as explaining such mysteries as why Barnsley FC supporters are all poets, playwrights and performers. A totally original super-spoof – the ideal gift for any football fan. Reviews ‘The runaway best-seller that upped and ran away’– Radio Water Bottle ‘If you want to know how footballs came to be round not square this book contains all you need to know’– Anon ‘Ground breaking’– Groundsman’s Weekly ‘A perfect cure for football fever’– Society of the Wet Sponge

SHORT STORIES AND TALL TALES
SHORT STORIES AND TALL TALES

Author: E P WHITNEY, PhD

Publisher: Author House

Published: 2014-11-22

Total Pages: 167

ISBN-13: 1496951956

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Includes: The story of life in the "railroad track crowd" in the late 1930's as viewed by a teenager paper boy. The "inside story" at a small New England college that turned a sex scandal into an "academic affair." The uncommon story of a soldier in Viet Nam that "chose" not to return home to the U.S. after the conflict ended. The story of the first soccer team at Delhi A & T and a tribute to Harry Wilkerson. The story of an immaculate perception, criminally abused.

Highpocket's War Stories and Other Tall Tales
Highpocket's War Stories and Other Tall Tales

Author: Peter “Highpockets” Hilgartner

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2004-07-02

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 1453533893

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"Winner of the United States Marine Corps Gazette 2005 Francis Fox Parry Combat Initiative Award." Highpocket's War Stories is an eloquent account of combat leadership in Korea and Vietnam. Colonel Peter L. Hilgartner is widely recognized in the Marine Corps as a successful combat leader, first as a junior officer in Korea and later commanding the First Battalion, Fifth Marines fighting the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army. Hilgartner tells of leading troops in counter-guerilla action, and major battles with North Vietnamese troops -- Union I, Union II and Swift -- to control the strategic Que Son Valley. His story gives never-before-told, vivid descriptions of Marines in hand-to-hand combat with North Vietnamese troops from the perspective of Marines who were there. Every grunt will appreciate this gripping account.

Short Stories and Tall Tales
Short Stories and Tall Tales

Author: Philip Algar

Publisher: Paragon Publishing

Published: 2021-11-29

Total Pages: 234

ISBN-13: 1782228950

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In this imaginative book, former journalist and occasional broadcaster Philip Algar avoids all the restrictions imposed during Covid and travels in time without any hassle. He meets new friends on a conventional UK holiday decades ago and discovers how three young boys play an unexpected role in the war. He listens to the reminiscences of two elderly men, gazing out to sea from their shelter on a sea front and follows the progress of an unpleasant politician to whom truth is an alien concept. How does a dream become part of reality for a man who plays a role in the manufacture of sausages and who is slavishly addicted to the advice offered in his daily newspaper? What happens to a young man who has a fantasy about a girl in a suede coat? These and other tales are included in this humorous book which is an exercise in escapism.

Stories, Tall Tales and Lies
Stories, Tall Tales and Lies

Author: Kerry D. Lewis

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2008-09-17

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13: 1465330542

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It has been my observation that most everyone enjoys a good story. It doesn't matter the subject or place as long as it is interesting enough to read. A good story doesn't have to prove a point, set an example, or provide a lesson, but it must feed the imagination, touch the heart or stir the reader's curiosity. Some of these stories may stray from the truth while others touch reality. Some are just a figment of the imagination while others are strange, true and believable . A story can be whatever the reader wants it to be.

Tall Tales
Tall Tales

Author: Terry Pluto

Publisher: U of Nebraska Press

Published: 2000-10-01

Total Pages: 420

ISBN-13: 9780803287662

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An account of the NBA from 1956 to 1966, after the introduction of the 24-second shot clock, highlights those who dominated the sport during its "glory days," including Red Auerbach, Wilt Chamberlain, and the Boston Celtics.

Tall Tales and Wee Stories
Tall Tales and Wee Stories

Author: Billy Connolly

Publisher: Two Roads

Published: 2019-10-17

Total Pages: 295

ISBN-13: 1529361354

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80TH BIRTHDAY EDITION - NOW WITH 10 NEW TALL TALES! THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Connolly's raucous run through his life is as furious, funny and foul-mouthed as you'd expect' Sunday Times In December 2018, after fifty years of belly-laughs, energy and outrage, Billy Connolly announced his retirement from live stand-up comedy. It had been an extraordinary career. When he first started out in the late sixties, Billy played the banjo in the folk clubs of Scotland. Between songs, he would improvise a bit, telling anecdotes from the Clyde shipyard where he'd worked. In the process, he made all kinds of discoveries about what audiences found funny, from his own brilliant mimes to the power of speaking irreverently about politics or explicitly about sex. He began to understand the craft of great storytelling. Soon the songs became shorter and the monologues longer, and Billy quickly became recognised as one of the most exciting comedians of his generation. Tall Tales and Wee Stories brings together the very best of Billy's storytelling for the first time and includes his most famous routines including, The Last Supper, Jojoba Shampoo, Incontinence Pants and Shouting at Wildebeest. With an introduction and original illustrations by Billy throughout, it is an inspirational, energetic and riotously funny read, and a fitting celebration of our greatest ever comedian.

Short Stories and Tall Tales
Short Stories and Tall Tales

Author: James Woods

Publisher: Balboa Press

Published: 2016-05-27

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13: 1504354613

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This is a journey through, rather than a book of short stories and tales of the, Mystical Ireland that is my home. A land of celebration and a land of those who are not too saintly or too scholarly. It is an island of Banshees, Witches, Pookas and other strange creatures. There is much humour to be had in the Emerald Isle and some of these stories reflect that humour, be it rural or urban. These are stories of hardworking people and those who prefer to avoid work, whether it be hard or easy. It is also a book that describes an Ireland that is fast disappearing in this modern world, bringing with it its traditions and values. Much of what you read in these stories is still part of life in the Emerald Isle and we folklorists are trying our best to ensure that their memory will remain for generations to come. So come with me in this book to the land, where mists hide more than the eye can see and the mind accept as truth.

Musings: A Collection of Essays, Short Stories, and Tall Tales
Musings: A Collection of Essays, Short Stories, and Tall Tales

Author: Montgomery Thomas

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2016-06-12

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 1365181812

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Musings will make you laugh, cry, and ponder the substance of your life. Appearing as random stories, collectively they reveal the subtleties that comprise modern life and explore the human equation. Montgomery Thomas reveals the inner workings of the psyche through projected introspection. From broken friendships to social influence to a tempting dalliance, Thomas jabs at the reader's heart and demands a response. He elicits emotion and the need to deliberate the circumstances of one's life.