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90 Minutes from Europe

Walsall's Greatest Cup Run

by Simon Turner ...

It was the summer of 1983. Walsall were preparing for yet another season in Division Three when, out of the blue, British Airways got in touch. They were launching an innovative advertising campaign and wanted to feature the team underneath the banner 'They're only 90 minutes away from a place in Europe'. The idea was to show how quickly European cities could be reached from Birmingham Airport, ... Read more

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It was the summer of 1983. Walsall were preparing for yet another season in Division Three when, out of the blue, British Airways got in touch. They were launching an innovative advertising campaign and wanted to feature the team underneath the banner 'They're only 90 minutes away from a place in Europe'. The idea was to show how quickly European cities could be reached from Birmingham Airport,
... Read more
Tinpot

Football's Forgotten Tournaments… from the Anglo Italian to Zenith Data Systems Cup

by Simon Turner ...

Tinpot is the story of football's lost tournaments: the strange and forgotten competitions that sparked into life before shuffling off their mortal coil. The book tells their stories, giving them the spotlight they deserve.It's time for something different. It's time to go somewhere new. It's time to wander off the highways of football history and see where long-discarded paths lead.England's ... Read more

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Tinpot is the story of football's lost tournaments: the strange and forgotten competitions that sparked into life before shuffling off their mortal coil. The book tells their stories, giving them the spotlight they deserve.It's time for something different. It's time to go somewhere new. It's time to wander off the highways of football history and see where long-discarded paths lead.England's
... Read more
If Only

An Alternative History of the Beautiful Game

by Simon Turner ...

It is often tempting to believe in the grand sweep of history; to conclude that the triumphs of great teams were simply inevitable. The truth, however, is that history can turn on what appear, at frst glance, to be infnitesimally small events. Behind all those triumphs lie the countless disappointments of teams that were denied glory by a cruel bounce, the width of a crossbar or a dubious ... Read more

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It is often tempting to believe in the grand sweep of history; to conclude that the triumphs of great teams were simply inevitable. The truth, however, is that history can turn on what appear, at frst glance, to be infnitesimally small events. Behind all those triumphs lie the countless disappointments of teams that were denied glory by a cruel bounce, the width of a crossbar or a dubious
... Read more
Walsall FC Match of My Life

Saddlers Legends Relive Their Greatest Games

by Simon Turner ...

Sixteen Walsall legends tell the stories behind their most memorable games for the club, enabling fans of all ages to relive these magic moments through the eyes and emotions of the men who were there. Stretching from Allan Clarke's memories of FA Cup glory to Adam Chambers's account of how Walsall finally reached Wembley after almost a century of trying, this unique collection covers some of the ... Read more

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Sixteen Walsall legends tell the stories behind their most memorable games for the club, enabling fans of all ages to relive these magic moments through the eyes and emotions of the men who were there. Stretching from Allan Clarke's memories of FA Cup glory to Adam Chambers's account of how Walsall finally reached Wembley after almost a century of trying, this unique collection covers some of the
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The Adventures of Billy Big Wheels (The Discovery of Billy Big Wheels)

by Simon Turner ...

General ThemeThe general theme of the books are to educate children from the ages of 4-9 to learn about the way different trucks provide a service to the world, such as where and how milk gets from the farm to the fridge, to how a television, radio, iPod gets to the shops, then to the home, though, there will not be any mention of the meat processing or fishing industries.Similarly to Thomas the ... Read more

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General ThemeThe general theme of the books are to educate children from the ages of 4-9 to learn about the way different trucks provide a service to the world, such as where and how milk gets from the farm to the fridge, to how a television, radio, iPod gets to the shops, then to the home, though, there will not be any mention of the meat processing or fishing industries.Similarly to Thomas the
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Birmingham Jazz Incarnation

or, Playing the Changes

by Simon Turner ...

Series series The Emma Press Picks
A man walks into a Birmingham bookshop, buys a volume of poetry, and steps out into the road, where a jazz musician seems momentarily to bring the whole city together. In the second poem in Playing the Changes, the same thing happens, only half the words are redacted. Then the experience is retold as a Petrarchan sonnet; a children's skipping rhyme; an Acknowledgements page; a pastiche of Tristram ... Read more

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A man walks into a Birmingham bookshop, buys a volume of poetry, and steps out into the road, where a jazz musician seems momentarily to bring the whole city together. In the second poem in Playing the Changes, the same thing happens, only half the words are redacted. Then the experience is retold as a Petrarchan sonnet; a children's skipping rhyme; an Acknowledgements page; a pastiche of Tristram
... Read more
Learn To Play Guitar With Ease

by Simon D. Turner ...

So you want to learn to play the guitar?You know that it will take practice. You know it will need investment of time.But where do you start? After all there are a plethora of tuition books out there. How do you choose?LOOK NO FURTHER THAN LEARN TO PLAY GUITAR WITH EASE.Written by a seasoned guitarist who has learned the hard way - by using books, tapes and NO LESSONS, Simon Turner has a great ... Read more

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So you want to learn to play the guitar?You know that it will take practice. You know it will need investment of time.But where do you start? After all there are a plethora of tuition books out there. How do you choose?LOOK NO FURTHER THAN LEARN TO PLAY GUITAR WITH EASE.Written by a seasoned guitarist who has learned the hard way - by using books, tapes and NO LESSONS, Simon Turner has a great
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The Path to Sustained Excellence

Strategy, Culture and Team

by Mark A. Turner, Brittany Kriegstein, Simon ...

In business circles, Mark Turner, the former CEO of WSFS, is best known for having led the Delaware-based bank from a market value of $100 million to a value of $3 billion on the NASDAQ exchange, outperforming the broader market's returns many times over while steering WSFS through turbulence, crisis, and opportunity for more than two decades. Born the eighth of nine kids in a working-class ... Read more

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In business circles, Mark Turner, the former CEO of WSFS, is best known for having led the Delaware-based bank from a market value of $100 million to a value of $3 billion on the NASDAQ exchange, outperforming the broader market's returns many times over while steering WSFS through turbulence, crisis, and opportunity for more than two decades. Born the eighth of nine kids in a working-class
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Politics of Innocence

Hutu Identity, Conflict and Camp Life

by Simon Turner ...

Series Book 30 - Forced Migration
Based on thorough ethnographic fieldwork in a refugee camp in Tanzania this book provides a rich account of the benevolent “disciplining mechanisms” of humanitarian agencies, led by the UNHCR, and of the situated, dynamic, indeterminate, and fluid nature of identity (re)construction in the camp. While the refugees are expected to behave as innocent, helpless victims, the question of victimhood ... Read more

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Based on thorough ethnographic fieldwork in a refugee camp in Tanzania this book provides a rich account of the benevolent “disciplining mechanisms” of humanitarian agencies, led by the UNHCR, and of the situated, dynamic, indeterminate, and fluid nature of identity (re)construction in the camp. While the refugees are expected to behave as innocent, helpless victims, the question of victimhood
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Bridging Research Disciplines to Advance Animal Welfare Science

A Practical Guide

by Faical Akaichi, Gareth Arnott, Marianne Benard, Grace A. Carroll, Tjard de Cock Buning, Jack Dekkers, Paul Forsythe, Robert Frodeman, Dietmar Fuchs, Luis Gomez-Raya, Johanna Gostner, Lisa Graham-Wisener, Jenny M. Groarke, Carlos Guerrero-Bosagna, Alexandra Harlander, Julie Thompson Klein, Victoria E. Lee, Claire Mindus, Andrea Nolan, Rebecca E. Nordquist, Rachel S.E. Peden, Wendy M. Rauw, Jacky Reid, T. Bas Rodenburg, Marian Scott, Janice M. Siegford, Simon P. Turner, Jerine A.J. van der Eijk, Nienke van Staaveren, Kaitlin Wurtz ...

In recent years there has been a huge rise in interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research in animal sciences which has accelerated improvements in animal welfare. Down to earth and practical, this book gives guidance on how cross-disciplinary research can advance animal welfare. With numerous examples and case studies, the text explains: · the different concepts regarding cross-disciplinary ... Read more

$43.99 USD

In recent years there has been a huge rise in interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research in animal sciences which has accelerated improvements in animal welfare. Down to earth and practical, this book gives guidance on how cross-disciplinary research can advance animal welfare. With numerous examples and case studies, the text explains: · the different concepts regarding cross-disciplinary
... Read more
Timescales of Magmatic Processes

From Core to Atmosphere

Edited by Anthony Dosseto, Simon P. Turner, James A. Van-Orman ...

Quantifying the timescales of current geological processes is critical for constraining the physical mechanisms operating on the Earth today. Since the Earth’s origin 4.55 billion years ago magmatic processes have continued to shape the Earth, producing the major reservoirs that exist today (core, mantle, crust, oceans and atmosphere) and promoting their continued evolution. But key questions ... Read more

$89.00 USD

Quantifying the timescales of current geological processes is critical for constraining the physical mechanisms operating on the Earth today. Since the Earth’s origin 4.55 billion years ago magmatic processes have continued to shape the Earth, producing the major reservoirs that exist today (core, mantle, crust, oceans and atmosphere) and promoting their continued evolution. But key questions
... Read more
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Beatles ’66

The Revolutionary Year

by Steve Turner ...

Narrated by Simon Vance ...

Unabridged

12 hours 15 min

A riveting look at the transformative year in the lives and careers of the legendary group whose groundbreaking legacy would forever change music and popular culture.They started off as hysteria-inducing pop stars playing to audiences of screaming teenage fans and ended up as musical sages considered responsible for ushering in a new era.The year that changed everything for the Beatles was 1966 ... Read more

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A riveting look at the transformative year in the lives and careers of the legendary group whose groundbreaking legacy would forever change music and popular culture.They started off as hysteria-inducing pop stars playing to audiences of screaming teenage fans and ended up as musical sages considered responsible for ushering in a new era.The year that changed everything for the Beatles was 1966
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