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Author: Alan Gibbons
Publisher: Football Fiction and Facts
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781781121337
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFootball is Jimmy's life! When he gets into the Man U Academy, it's a dream come true - but he still has lots to learn. Lucky for him, he's got help - his football heroes. They all have one thing in common - the Number 7 shirt. Will Jimmy win now he's got all the help he needs
Author: Luca Caioli
Publisher: Icon Books
Published: 2017-08-03
Total Pages: 306
ISBN-13: 1785782460
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA three-time winner of the FIFA Ballon d'Or, Cristiano Ronaldo's status as a footballing superstar is unquestionable. His insatiable desire to succeed and to improve himself year-after-year has seen him win almost everything there is to win in the game, including his first international silverware: a Euro 2016 winner's medal. Here, Madrid-based journalist Luca Caioli tells the inside story of the global superstar, featuring insights from those who know him best: coaches, teammates, girlfriends and even the man himself. Updated to include all the action from the 2016/17 season, the year after he claimed his third Champions League winner's medal and became the tournament's all-time top goalscorer. Ronaldo lays bare the career of a modern footballing icon.
Author: Gail B. Stewart
Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Published: 2015-08-07
Total Pages: 106
ISBN-13: 1420513281
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCristiano Ronaldo was forced to live apart from his family at the early age of ten so that he could pursue his dream of becoming a professional soccer player. He has since developed into one of the most popular and richest soccer players in the world, representing the Spanish soccer team Real Madrid and the Portuguese national team. This informative edition details the life of Cristiano Ronaldo. Early chapters explore the difficulties he faced growing up poor in Madeira and how he was discovered to be a soccer phenomenon as a young child. Later chapters cover his move to Spain, his rise to soccer prominence, and how sudden fame affected his life.
Author: Tamir Bar-On
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2014-05-07
Total Pages: 333
ISBN-13: 1442234741
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe world’s most popular sport, soccer is a global and cultural phenomenon. The television audience for the 2010 World Cup included nearly half of the world’s population, with viewers in nearly every country. As a reflection of soccer’s significance, the sport impacts countless aspects of the world’s culture, from politics and religion to business and the arts. In The World through Soccer: The Cultural Impact of a Global Sport, Tamir Bar-On utilizes soccer to provide insights into worldwide politics, religion, ethics, marketing, business, leadership, philosophy, and the arts. Bar-On examines the ways in which soccer influences and reflects these aspects of society, and vice versa. Each chapter features representative players, providing specific examples of how soccer comments on and informs our lives. These players—selected from a wide array of eras, countries, and backgrounds—include Diego Maradona, Pelé, Hugo Sánchez, Cha Bum-Kun, Roger Milla, José Luis Chilavert, Zinedine Zidane, Paolo Maldini, Cristiano Ronaldo, Xavi, Neymar, Clint Dempsey, Mia Hamm, and many others. Employing a unique lens to view a variety of topics, The World through Soccer reveals the sport’s profound cultural impact. Combining philosophical, popular, and academic insights about our world, this book is aimed at both soccer fans and academics, offering readers a new perspective into a sport that affects millions.
Author: Luca Caioli
Publisher: Icon Books
Published: 2018-10-04
Total Pages: 185
ISBN-13: 1785784331
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF MESSI , RONALDO AND NEYMAR The world's greatest players, head to head. Lionel Messi, Neymar and Cristiano Ronaldo have risen from humble beginnings in Argentina, Brazil and Portugal to rank among the most exciting talents football has ever seen. Now, Luca Caioli, author of bestselling individual biographies of each player, asks: 'Who is the greatest'? Comparing their contrasting styles, stories, records and awards, he gives you everything you need to decide who comes out top. With exclusive insights from their friends, families, teammates and managers, Caioli presents a unique insight into what makes a modern player not just successful, but truly great. Includes all the action from the 2017/18 season and the 2018 World Cup
Author: Gennifer Choldenko
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2006-04-20
Total Pages: 290
ISBN-13: 1440629633
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Newbery Honor Book and New York Times Bestseller that is historical fiction with a hint of mystery about living at Alcatraz not as a prisoner, but as a kid meeting some of the most famous criminals in our history. Al Capone Does My Shirts has become an instant classic for all kids to read! Today I moved to Alcatraz, a twelve-acre rock covered with cement, topped with bird turd and surrounded by water. I'm not the only kid who lives here. There are twenty-three other kids who live on the island because their dads work as guards or cooks or doctors or electricians for the prison, like my dad does. And then there are a ton of murderers, rapists, hit men, con men, stickup men, embezzlers, connivers, burglars, kidnappers and maybe even an innocent man or two, though I doubt it. The convicts we have are the kind other prisons don't want. I never knew prisons could be picky, but I guess they can. You get to Alcatraz by being the worst of the worst. Unless you're me. I came here because my mother said I had to. A Newbery Honor Book A New York Times Bestseller A People magazine "Best kid's Book" An ALA Book for Young Adults An ALA Notable Book A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year A Krikus Reviews Editor's Choice A San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year A Parents' Choice Silver Honor Book A New York Public Library "100 Titles for Reading and Sharing" Selection A New York Public Library Best Book for the Teen Age *"Choldenko's pacing is exquisite. . . . [A] great read."—Kirkus Reviews, starred review *"Exceptionally atmospheric, fast-paced and memorable!"—Publishers Weekly, starred review *"The story, told with humor and skill, will fascinate readers."—School Library Journal, starred review "Al is the perfect novel for a young guy or moll who digs books by Gordon Korman, or Louis Sachar."—Time Out New York for Kids "Funny situations and plot twists abound!"—People magazine "Heartstopping in some places, heartrending in others, and most of all, it is heartwarming."—San Francisco Chronicle
Author: Ray Hamilton
Publisher: Summersdale
Published: 2016-10-13
Total Pages: 239
ISBN-13: 178372952X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis outrageously informative book is packed full of fascinating nuggets of history, science, literature, technology, sports, geography, culture and miscellanea from every corner of the world – enough mind-blowing trivia to ensure you’re never short of a jaw-dropping conversation starter (or stopper) again.
Author: United States. Census Office
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Published: 1902
Total Pages: 1222
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