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In a truly groundbreaking exposé of professional golf, Michael Calvin and Thomas Bjorn - captain of the 2018 European Ryder Cup Team - capture the distinctive nature of the game, and the principles and philosophies of players who dominate the world rankings. With unprecedented access to the European Tour players, and in-depth interviews with the European Ryder Cup team, Calvin reveals a sport which operates entirely within the finest margins of excellence.

Few people know the answers better than Emma Hayes. As the coach of Chelsea FC Women, she has led the club to 14 major trophies. She is a widely celebrated figure in sports media as a woman starting to get equal recognition in this space, and has been named TV pundit of the year by both Broadcast Magazine and the Sports Journalists Association. In this book, Emma shares her experience of managing a high-performance football team to draw out life lessons and techniques that listeners can apply to their own professional and personal circumstances.

Brought to you by Penguin. An unforgettable testament to hope and the bonds of brotherhood, Miracle reveals the untold story of the boys who escaped the gas chamber in Auschwitz, the only known Holocaust survivors to walk away from the jaws of the Nazi killing machine. Early on the morning of...

Brought to you by Penguin. A vivid portrait of the world in 1966, centred around the storied World Cup tournament and its backdrop, published to mark the 60th anniversary. 1966, with London declared ‘a swinging city’ and John Lennon proclaiming the Beatles ‘more popular than Jesus’, the...

Brought to you by Penguin. One of the last great untold stories of the Holocaust, The Survivor is an astonishing account of one man's unbreakable spirit, unshakeable faith, and extraordinary courage in the face of evil. At only sixteen years old, Josef Lewkowicz became a number, prisoner 85314...

Brought to you by Penguin. There's no pain, no theatrical agony. No screaming, no shouting. The kill shot is catastrophic, yet surgically precise. I slumped silently on to my knees and toppled forward, head first, into the dirt. The lads had seen enough death to assume mine was instantaneous...

It is easy to assume that if we understand the gospel and preach it faithfully, our ministry will necessarily be shaped by it—but this is not true. Many churches claim to be gospel-centered but do not have a ministry that is shaped by, centered on, and empowered through the gospel. The...

The many spontaneously chaotic, hilariously tragic, and inspiring experiences of a small town kid that’s now an adult matriculating through this big world we call overpriced rent and $50 haircuts.

Als die Menschen ins All vorstießen, gelangten sie zuerst ins System der blauen Sonne Wega und ihrer 42 Planeten. Dort trafen sie nicht nur auf Außerirdische, sondern auch auf das Galaktische Rätsel. Nach vielen Abenteuern konnten sie es lösen. Mehr als 3600 Jahre später sind die Bewohner des Wegasystems und die Menschen von der Erde längst gute Freunde. Doch als Perry Rhodan den Planeten Ferrol besucht, entwickeln sich auf einmal Raum-Zeit-Anomalien. Das gesamte System wird in einen undurchdringlichen Schirm gehüllt. In seinem Inneren sind Milliarden von Lebewesen gefangen.

Perry Rhodan - Arkon: Der Impuls des Schreckens erwacht: Sie sind die Elite des Imperiums: Arkoniden der obersten Schicht. Sie werden manipuliert, eine fremde Macht übernimmt ihren Willen. Perry Rhodan kämpft im Zentrum des Kristallimperiums für die Freiheit - er muss einen Krieg verhindern, der die ganze Milchstraße verheeren würde.

Football has never seemed so distant from its fans. Many have been alienated by the greed and shameless self-interest of the Premier League, and no one can predict how the global game will look post-pandemic. In Whose Game Is It Anyway?, Sunday Times best-selling author Michael Calvin searches for a reason to believe. Written at the height of the COVID-19 crisis, the book is a thought-provoking, deeply personal account of the role sport and particularly football plays in everyday life.