Events Management
Events Management

Author: Glenn A. J. Bowdin

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2023-07-31

Total Pages: 1056

ISBN-13: 1000904458

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A must-have introductory text of unrivalled coverage and depth focusing on events planning and management, the fourth edition of Events Management provides a complete A to Z of the principles and practices of planning, managing and staging events. The book offers a systematic guide to organising successful events, examining areas such as event design, logistics, marketing, human resource management, financial planning, risk management, impacts, evaluation and reporting. The fourth edition has been fully updated and revised to include content covering technology, including virtual and hybrid events, concepts such as social capital, soft power and events, social inclusion, equality, accessibility and diversity, and the latest industry reports, research and legal frameworks. The book is logically structured and features new case studies, showing real-life applications and highlighting issues with planning events of all types and scales in a range of geographical locations. This book has been dubbed ‘the events management bible’ and fosters an interactive learning experience amongst scholars of events management, tourism and hospitality.

The Definitive Guide to Betting on Horses
The Definitive Guide to Betting on Horses

Author: Nick Pulford

Publisher: Raceform

Published: 2011-09-01

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 9781905156962

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Looks at horserace betting. This title includes: the winning approach to betting on the Classics and the big festivals by Pricewise; the types of races and horses that are best for betting by The Racing Post handicappers, consistently the most successful tipping team; and, how to spot a potential winner by a senior Racing Post race-reader.

Gambling For Life
Gambling For Life

Author: Harry Findlay

Publisher:

Published: 2017-09

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781910335604

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Imagine what it would be like to turn your back on the nine-to-five drudgery of normal working life and risk everything you've ever had on the fate of a horse race or the outcome of a ball game. In the gambling fraternity, Harry Findlay has earned legendary status. He has been skint dozens of times, won over £20 million and spent just as much. But he will not change. Fearless and formidable, bullish and bombastic, there is no one in the gambling game who can match Harry's style and seismic impact. When he first ran a betting slip through his fingers as a 16-year-old, Harry said he had been handed the keys to the Magic Kingdom. Gambling has taken him all around the globe, enjoying five-star travel and a gourmet indulgence at the world's biggest sporting events. In his much-awaited book, Harry recounts the mind-boggling tales behind the thousand and million pound multi-sport bets that will make ordinary punters shudder including the day he wagered £2.5 million on a rugby match. It is a remarkable life story of ups and downs. Aged 21 years old, he served nearly a year in some of Her Majesty's toughest jails. Who'd have thought he would go on to own Big Fella Thanks, winner of the Derby at Clonmel and the most famous dog to come out of Ireland and be part owner of the legendary racehorse Denman, who carried his colours to Gold Cup glory. Harry's subsequent controversial disqualification from racing destroyed him, despite the ruling being overturned on appeal. Most fascinating of all, Harry tells how he has survived and continues to work his magic in the gambling world, and still believes in his own special talent to read sports events and to continue to stay one step ahead of the internet companies that flood our minds with the temptation to risk so much. Harry Findlay: Gambling For Life reflects one man's extraordinary passion for gambling. How he cannot live without it. And how he knows that, even if he loses all of his money, he can never be a loser.

Horse Racing Terms
Horse Racing Terms

Author: Rosemary Coates

Publisher:

Published: 2018-09

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781910723746

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Each racing term has a witty illustration by Rosemary Coates. The facing page explains in simple terms exactly what those mysterious racing terms mean. No longer will you be out of the loop when the talk turns to: - Steeplechasers - Weighing Rooms - Nursery Stakes - Maiden Stakes - A Weaver - A colt, a filly, a brood mare, - A flying stallion - On the Nod - The Field - A Puller - Gone to Post - An Each-way Bet and much, much more....

Chase's Calendar of Events 2022
Chase's Calendar of Events 2022

Author: Editors of Chase's

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2021-11-15

Total Pages: 753

ISBN-13: 1641435046

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Find out what's going on any day of the year, anywhere across the globe! The world’s date book since 1957, Chase's is the definitive, authoritative, day-by-day resource of what the world is celebrating. From national days to celebrity birthdays, from historical milestones to astronomical phenomena, from award ceremonies and sporting events to religious festivals and carnivals, Chase's is the must-have reference used by experts and professionals—a one-stop shop with 12,500 entries for everything that is happening now or is worth remembering from the past. Completely updated for 2022, Chase's also features extensive appendices as well as a companion website that puts the power of Chase's at the user's fingertips. 2022 is packed with special events and observances, including National days and public holidays of every nation on Earth Scores of new special days, weeks and months Birthdays of new world leaders, lauded authors, and breakout celebrities Info on key anniversaries, such as the 200th birth anniversaryof Harriet Tubman, the 100th anniversary of the first insulin treatment, the 100th anniversary of the discovery of King Tut's tomb, the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color line, and the 150th anniversary of Yellowstone. And much more! All from the reference book that Publishers Weekly calls "one of the most impressive reference volumes in the world."

Sixty Years of Jump Racing
Sixty Years of Jump Racing

Author: Robin Oakley

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2017-03-09

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 1472935128

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Robin Oakley brings alive the colourful world of those who ride and train jumping horses. With elegant production and gripping images, Sixty Years of Jump Racing chronicles the social and economic changes which have brought the sport's ups and downs-like the development of sponsorships and syndicate ownership, the near loss of the Grand National, the growing domination of the Cheltenham Festival and the growth of all-weather racing to meet the bookies' demands for betting shop fodder. Pace and colour is provided by stories of the horses who have been taken to the heart of racing crowds, like the Irish-trained hurdler Istabraq and Best Mate, the three-times winner of the Cheltenham Gold Cup for England. Famous rivalries and memorable races are re-lived and key victories revisited in portraits of and interviews with the owners, jockeys and trainers who have dominated the sport. The emphasis will be largely on the past fifty years-from Arkle to Tony McCoy-but a significant introduction by Edward Gillespie encapsulates the past history of what was previously known as 'National Hunt Racing' and sets the stories in context.

The Christmas Murder Game
The Christmas Murder Game

Author: Alexandra Benedict

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.

Published: 2022-10-04

Total Pages: 349

ISBN-13: 1728263050

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"Curl up by the fire (and lock all the doors) for this Christmas cracker of a book." —C.S. Green, author of Sleep Tight Twelve clues. Twelve keys. Twelve days of Christmas. But how many will die before Twelfth Night? Agatha Christie meets Clue in this delightful, tense manor house murder mystery. The annual Christmas Game is afoot at Endgame House, the Armitages' grand family home. This year's prize is to die for—deeds to the house itself—but Lily Armitage has no intention of returning. She hasn't been back to Endgame since her mother died, twenty-one years ago, and she has no intention of claiming the house that haunts her dreams. Until, that is, she receives a letter from her aunt promising that the game's riddles will give her the keys not only to Endgame, but to its darkest secrets, including the identity of her mother's murderer. Now, Lily must compete with her estranged cousins for the twelve days of Christmas. The snow is thick, the phone lines are down, and no one is getting in or out. Lily will have to keep her wits about her, because not everyone is playing fair, and there's no telling how many will die before the winner is declared. Including additional scavenger hunts for the reader, this clever murder mystery is the perfect gift for fans of classic mysteries, festive Christmas books, and armchair detective work.

Class
Class

Author: Paul Fussell

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 0671792253

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This book describes the living-room artifacts, clothing styles, and intellectual proclivities of American classes from top to bottom.

Secret Cheltenham
Secret Cheltenham

Author: David Elder

Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited

Published: 2019-03-15

Total Pages: 158

ISBN-13: 1445673339

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Highly illustrated, Secret Cheltenham reveals the lesser-known hidden aspects of this remarkable town.

The Champion Hurdle
The Champion Hurdle

Author: Michael Tanner

Publisher: Mainstream Publishing

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 255

ISBN-13: 9781840185805

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Over the years, many of National Hunt racings most renowned equine and human celebraties have been associated with the hurdling's Blu Riband event. The roll of honour reads like an encyclopedia of the sport. From Blaris to Istabraq, all the great horses are her, notably the elite quintet of triple champions: 'the ugly duckling' Hattons Grace; surely 'the ul timate champion' Persian War; the irascible pair Sir Ken and See You Then--and Istabraq himself, denied his first crack at the elusive fourth title because of the disasterouis foot and mouth outbreak of 2001. Their stories evoke memories of mighty deeds, while those of horses like Merry Deal, Winning Fair, Dawn Run and Flakey Dove, for in stance, require belief in fairy tales. The gallery of human participants adds to the action and romance. No history can be dull when it involves owners like the inveterate gamb-ler and eccentric Dorothy Paget; trainers like the charismatic Ryan Pr ice, Irish Wizard Vincemt O'Brian or the mould breaking Martin Pipe--and jockeys such as the irrepressible Fred Winter and the unstoppable Tony McCoy.