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  • Walt Disney World for Teens and Tweens

    by Tim Brooks ...
    An E-Ticket for EducationThe last thing your kid, whether teen or tween, wants to do in Walt Disney World is learn. Have fun, sure. Learn? Never! But just like every ride and show has its Hidden Mickeys, every Disney vacation has hidden opportunities for your kids to take on some new skills.Tim Brooks' unique guide to Disney World posits a simple truth: your kids want to be involved in planning ... Read more

    $9.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Batmaker of Copenhagen

    The Story of Cricket's Second World War Hero

    by Tim Brooks ...
    In Nazi-occupied Copenhagen, a humble cricket scorer becomes a symbol of defiance.The Batmaker of Copenhagen tells the inspiring story of Frederick, a cricket enthusiast who risks everything to keep the spirit of the game alive. Under the watchful eye of the Gestapo, led by the ruthless 'Lucifer,' Frederick embarks on a perilous quest to craft cricket bats, sourcing scarce willow to defy the ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Cricket on the Continent

    by Tim Brooks ...
    From sun-kissed olive groves to frosty pine glades, cricket is played in every corner of continental Europe. But the game is fragile at its frontiers, struggling for profile and participants on a football-obsessed continent. Cricket on the Continent reflects on how the sport was exported, introduced, and developed in mainland Europe, and the challenges it faced (and continues to face). It examines ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Second XI

    Cricket In Its Outposts

    by Tim Wigmore, Gideon Haigh, Sahil Dutta, Tim Brooks, Peter Miller ...
    As the world's second most popular sport, cricket is much richer and more diverse than many realize. Globally, passionate players give up holidays, time with loved ones, and hard-earned money to achieve the extraordinary and play for their country. Afghanistan, whose captain grew up on a refugee camp, will play in the 2015 World Cup not just in spite of the Taliban, but partly because of them. In ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present

    by Tim Brooks, Earle F. Marsh ...
    AMERICA’S #1 BESTSELLING TELEVISION BOOK WITH MORE THAN HALF A MILLION COPIES IN PRINT–NOW REVISED AND UPDATED!PROGRAMS FROM ALL SEVEN COMMERCIAL BROADCAST NETWORKS, MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED CABLE NETWORKS, PLUS ALL MAJOR SYNDICATED SHOWS!This is the must-have book for TV viewers in the new millennium–the entire history of primetime programs in one convenient volume. It’s a guide you’ll turn to again ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • A Corner of Every Foreign Field

    English Game to a Global Sport

    by Tim Brooks ...
    A Corner of Every Foreign Field is an innovative and thought-provoking take on the history of cricket, looking beyond the scorecards to the pivotal issues of class, politics and imperialism that have shaped the game today. Author Tim Brooks skilfully delves into the past while providing a unique vision for the future of cricket. ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Blackface Minstrel Show in Mass Media

    20th Century Performances on Radio, Records, Film and Television

    by Tim Brooks ...
     The minstrel show occupies a complex and controversial space in the history of American popular culture. Today considered a shameful relic of America's racist past, it nonetheless offered many black performers of the 19th and early 20th centuries their only opportunity to succeed in a white-dominated entertainment world, where white performers in blackface had by the 1830s established minstrelsy ... Read more

    $21.39 USD

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    by Ben Miller ...
    The Top Ten BestsellerBlack holes. DNA. The Large Hadron Collider. Ever had that sneaking feeling that you are missing out on some truly spectacular science?You do? Well, fear not, for help is at hand.Ben Miller was working on his Physics PhD at Cambridge when he accidentally became a comedian. But first love runs deep, and he has returned to his roots to share with you all his favourite bits of ... Read more

    $0.99 USD

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  • Travel Orlando, Florida, Walt Disney World Resort & More: Illustrated Guide And Maps. (Mobi Travel)

    by MobileReference ...
    This illustrated Travel Guide is designed for optimal navigation on eReaders and other electronic devices. It is indexed alphabetically and by category, making it easier to access individual articles. Articles feature information about attractions, landmarks, districts, transportation, cultural venues, dining, history and much more. Addresses, telephones, hours of operation and admissions ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Little Black Book of Walt Disney World, 2012 Edition

    by Rona Gindin ...
    2012 Edition. Here's your guidebook to all the magic! The Little Black Book of Walt Disney World is just what you need to navigate the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom, Downtown Disney, accommodations, and Disney World's recreation venues! Author Rona Gindin is a writer, editor, and TV personality based in Orlando. The author of two travel guides, she also hosts a ... Read more

    $5.95 USD

  • A Game for Hooligans

    The History of Rugby Union

    by Huw Richards ...
    Rugby union has undergone immense change in the past two decades - introducing a World Cup, accepting professionalism and creating a global market in players - yet no authoritative English-language general history of the game has been published in that time. Until now.A Game for Hooligans brings the game's colourful story up to date to include the 2007 World Cup. It covers all of the great matches ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • And the Sun Shines Now

    How Hillsborough and the Premier League Changed Britain

    by Adrian Tempany ...
    SHORTLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZEFEATURED IN THE OBSERVER'S SPORTS WRITERS' BOOKS OF THE YEAROn 15 April 1989, 96 people were fatally injured on a football terrace at an FA Cup semi-final in Sheffield. The Hillsborough disaster was broadcast live on the BBC; it left millions of people traumatised, and English football in ruins.And the Sun Shines Now is not a book about Hillsborough. It is a ... Read more

    $10.59 USD