Download or read book These Colours Don t Run written by Derek Dykes and published by . This book was released on 2007-08-06 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the dramatic story of the Capital City Service, the Hibs casuals who became the most notorious gang in Scotland. 'These Colours Don't Run' is one of the most readable books in the genre: at times dark and violent, but often humorous and moving.

Download or read book The Baghdad Express written by R. W. Greenacre and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2010-12-01 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is 2003 and two private security companies, Redline in the UK and Eagle in the US are preparing to go to Iraq. Redline’s leader Westerby is dreaming of a world where the sun never sets on the Empire and has bought himself a pith helmet and a monocle. Eagle’s boss, Flint, wants to make up for not going to Vietnam, while his second in command TJ is dreaming of a new boat. Westerby’s reluctant recruit, Carlingford, wants to escape his dead end job and sense of failure and find some meaning in his life.Once in Iraq our characters meet in a compound in a Baghdad suburb to build a theme park. Carlingford finds love amongst the dust and the madness but his loyalties are divided when Larry McKinley, the bombastic, six shooter toting U.S television reporter he is protecting is kidnapped. McKinley came to straighten out the ‘liberal media’s lies’ about Iraq but instead finds himself chained up in the cellar of librarian-turned-unlikely-insurgent Samir.As Iraq descends into chaos, an unsafe second-hand roller coaster, to be renamed the Baghdad Express, is rising from the ashes, but not everyone is fooled by this low culture masquerading as freedom and progress. When Carlingford finally rides the Baghdad Express he can see from its summit the truth about the war; the violence, incompetence, greed and deceit. The only thing keeping him in Iraq now is his love for CPA spin doctor Suria, but even his love is dying before the truth of what they have done to a country.The Baghdad Express is in turns bawdy, satirical, farcical and downright funny but ultimately, like the war itself, a story of tragedy and waste. Come ride The Baghdad Express – what will you see?

Download or read book Iron Maiden written by Martin Popoff and published by Motorbooks. This book was released on 2024-08-13 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Required reading for any metalhead, this updated compendium of in-depth, entertaining, and profusely illustrated conversations spanning all of Iron Maiden’s studio albums includes 2021’s Senjutsu. In this new edition of Iron Maiden: Album by Album, prolific rock journalist Martin Popoff pays tribute to Iron Maiden’s discography through a series of in-depth, frank, and fascinating conversations about all of the legendary heavy metal band’s studio albums. Inside, Popoff gathers together metal journalists, authors, and musicians, who offer insights, opinions, and anecdotes about every release. Richly illustrated with thoughtfully curated performance and offstage photography, as well as rare memorabilia, the conversations comprise a unique historical overview of the band, covering: Early albums with original lead singer Paul Di’Anno The songwriting of founder and bassist Steve Harris The impeccable talents of drummer Nicko McBrain and guitarists Dave Murray, Adrian Smith, and Janick Gers Mega tours undertaken in support of the LPs Fights within the band And much more—even their iconic mascot Eddie is sure to make an appearance or two! Popoff also includes loads of sidebars that provide complete track listings, details on album personnel, and information on where and when the albums were recorded. Reignite your passion for the masters of metal with this captivating album-by-album exploration. Up the Irons!

Download or read book Iron Maiden Updated Edition written by Neil Daniels and published by Voyageur Press (MN). This book was released on 2016-10 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the updated edition of Iron Maiden, complete with up-to-date information and photos of the legendary English heavy metal band.

Download or read book England Away written by John King and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-12-31 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Having examined England's twin obsessions - violence and sex - in THE FOOTBALL FACTORY and HEADHUNTERS, John King completes his trilogy with ENGLAND AWAY: sex and violence abroad, under the Union Jack. The novel works on three levels - past, present and future - as pensioner Bill Farrell remembers his war experiences in a London pub, Tommy Johnson fights his way through Holland and Germany for an England football match in Berlin, and Harry considers the future fuelled by doses of Dutch skunk and German speed. John King's powerful new novel looks at notions of what it means to be English. Exploring stereotypes of language and nationalism, the primal pulls of lust and aggression, ENGLAND AWAY culminates in a unity of the tribes and a blitzkreig in the streets of Berlin.

Download or read book Football Hooliganism Fan Behaviour and Crime written by M. Hopkins and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-05-13 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on a number of contemporary research themes and placing them within the context of palpable changes that have occurred within football in recent years, this timely collection brings together essays about football, crime and fan behaviour from leading experts in the fields of criminology, law, sociology, psychology and cultural studies.

Download or read book Nearly Reach the Sky written by Brian Williams and published by Biteback Publishing. This book was released on 2015-02-10 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Success, failure, heroism, stupidity, talent, skulduggery ... Upton Park has seen it all. If supporting his club for fifty years has taught Brian Williams one thing it's that football fans definitely need a sense of humour - how else would they cope with the trials and tribulations that are part and parcel of cheering on their team? In this frank and funny take on the travails of a die-hard football supporter, Williams takes a nostalgic look back at some of the great players, great triumphs and great calamities that have marked West Ham's time at Upton Park, exploring the club's influence on its fans, the East End and football as a whole over the course of a lifetime. A Fever Pitch for the Premier League generation, Nearly Reach the Sky is an anecdotal journey through the seminal goals, games, fouls and finals, told with all the comedy, tragedy and irrationality fans of any team will recognise. This is a witty, fond, passionate and poignant tribute to the end of an era at Upton Park, as well as a universal meditation on the perks and perils of football fandom.

Download or read book 18 and Life written by Dan Stevens and published by Outskirts Press. This book was released on 2021-04-19 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the beginning of a spiritual revival, not seen in this world since the life of the Apostle Paul. This deeply profound, experiential journey down this 21st century Damascus Road begins with the story of a man named Ricky. Though not a real person, Ricky symbolizes the worldliness present within humanity. His journey was full of suffering: childhood abuse in school, neglect at home. His upbringing came with very little guidance or mentorship. His home life was based solely on fear and discipline, where his scrawny build forced him to assume the role of omega male. All these influences led him to withdraw into his own fantasy worlds of Dungeons and Dragons role playing, watching professional wrestling as an act of hero worship, and masturbation, which offered him unlimited sexual fulfillment with no possibility of having to deal with the added rejection by women. When not in these fantasy worlds, reality slowly turned Ricky into an empty, depraved psychotic monster whose only purpose was revenge, fueled by his hatred for the people who regularly abused him in school. Eventually Ricky is brought face to face with the real source of all the depravity in his life. It occurs in his mid-twenties, where he is shown a path to freedom from all that hatred, all that revenge, all those negative influences in his life. After much initial resistance, Ricky eventually allows the process of transformation to begin in his life. Lately, I’ve noticed more and more people choosing not to embrace the possibility that this hope for a brighter future exists. But it is there, all one has to do is embrace it. Many instead choose to engage in vengeful violent behavior, thinking that will help overcome their abusive past. The most common action is to engage in mass-murder suicides in schools, malls, concerts or other venues where many people are present. Lately, this choice is being made by more and more of the Ricky’s of the world. An increase in infectious diseases, accompanied by forced quarantines, loss of income, and closed businesses, also contribute to an increase by the Ricky’s of the world to eventually engage in these depraved behaviors. Now earlier I mentioned that Ricky isn’t a real person, but I want to confess that this story is real. This conversion story is in fact my story, and every experience I described as this persona of Ricky are in fact real stories of my upbringing. Having said that, having travelled further down this road to depravity than most, I can speak from experience as someone who has allowed those thoughts to consume him. So I write this story out of a personal understanding that murder-suicide is not the answer. I also write to give hope to that child who finds himself daily enduring abuse in school, struggling to accept the possibility that the only way to freedom is suicide. I write this book for that child who has no one to guide or mentor him to constructively make something of himself. I write this book for the adult who has convinced himself that committing mass-murder suicide is the answer. I write this book for the skeptic who believes this world offers little hope. Now while I can’t prevent every Ricky in the world from crossing the point of no return, the most important reason I write this story is so that the many other Ricky’s out there will read all my books and recognize there is a better solution. Now for those who don’t know what it’s like to experience any of those challenges in life, each of us have developed a little bit of Ricky at some point in their life. For those that don’t believe they have any idea what it’s like inside the mind of Ricky, perhaps you know someone else close to you who does. Will you help them begin the process of change, or will you fearfully remain silent as they cross the point of no return? Though I live in America, I’ve also learned this problem is not an American problem. Hopelessness, hatred, depravity, murder-suicide, abuse at home or in school, neglect, those are all global problems. This is compounded by more and more confusion as to the difference between truth and lie. As President / CEO of Modern Day Paul Ministries, I hope to be a beacon of spiritual light to those struggling with any of these challenges in life. Spiritually, since allowing my life transformation to begin has led me to understand that my suffering was meant to produce in me positive character values – values I never had the opportunity to learn growing up, since abuse and neglect were the majority of the sources of my moral development. Since then I have had the opportunity to spiritually mature through dual occupations as a sports official (seven sports), and a Religious Affairs NCO (formerly called a Chaplain’s Assistant) with the Army Reserves. Since both occupations are part time positions, most of my free time the past twenty years has been spent daily reading Scripture, passionately supplemented by many hours spent watching Christian TV stations and reading additional books about a wide range of spiritual subjects of many different world religions. Among all those subjects, my biggest fascination has been studying prophecy. I participated in, and completed, the first Mentorship Institute sponsored by Voice of Evangelism Ministries, where I was the first person ever anointed by international evangelist Perry Stone, Jr – the greatest honor I have thus far received in my life. Supernaturally, my story speaks for itself. I won’t give away the details, that’s what the book is for. Most important, my story begins the process to open the door to a true understanding of the most important attribute to embody in this life. This book is merely the first step in the journey. I look forward to having you join me on this journey to a deeper spiritual maturity. Blessings.

Download or read book The Man City Miscellany written by David Clayton and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2011-08-01 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ultimate book of Blues trivia, The Man City Miscellany is full of weird and wonderful facts. Including: * The only goalkeeper to have scored for City, * The name of Clive Allen's dog, * The identity of the City player who played with a toothpick in the corner of his mouth, * Who is the 'Invisible Man' the City fans sing about? "I rang my secretary and said 'what time do we kick off tonight?' and she said 'every 10 minutes.'" - Alan Ball during his troubled reign of City, 1996 "Apparently, decapitation is no longer a capital offence." - Joe Royle reacts to an unpunished tackle on Kevin Horlock, 1998 Packed with random Man City facts, stats, lists, tables, anecdotes and quotes, from the club's record scorer to the bizarre name of the club cat, this is the ultimate trivia book for every City fan's bookshelf.

Download or read book Flag Nation and Symbolism in Europe and America written by Thomas Hylland Eriksen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-10-18 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although the symbolic and political importance of flags has often been mentioned by scholars of nationalism, there are few in-depth studies of the significance of flags for national identities. This multi-disciplinary collection offers case studies and comparisons of flag history, uses and controversies. This book brings together a dozen scholars, from varying national and disciplinary backgrounds, to offers a cluster of close readings of flags in their social contexts, mostly contemporary, but also historical. Case studies from Denmark, England, Northern Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and the United States explore ways in which flags are contested, stir up powerful emotions, can be commercialised in some contexts but not in others, serve as quasi-religious symbols, and as physical boundary markers; how the same flag can be solemn and formal in one setting, but stand for domestic bliss and informal cultural intimacy in another.

Download or read book Football and Accelerated Culture written by Steve Redhead and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-06-26 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Football and Accelerated Culture, Steve Redhead offers a new and challenging theorisation of global football culture, exploring the relationship between sport and culture in a rapidly shifting world. Incorporating cutting-edge concepts, from accelerated culture and claustropolitanism to non-postmodernity, he reflects on the demise of working class football cultures and the rapid media globalisation of ‘the people’s game’. Drawing on international empirical research and a unique and ground-breaking study of football hooligan memoirs, the book delves into a wide array of disciplines, examining fascinating topics such as the relationship between music and football; hooligans and ultras; the rise of social media and anti-modern football movements; and ultra-realist criminology. Football and Accelerated Culture offers a new way of thinking about sporting cultures that expands the boundaries of physical cultural studies. As such, it is important reading for anybody with an interest in the culture of sport and leisure, social theory, communication studies, criminology or socio-legal studies.

Download or read book Five Weapons Vol 2 Tyler s Revenge written by Jimmie Robinson and published by Image Comics. This book was released on 2014-09-10 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collects FIVE WEAPONS #6-10. Enrique returns to the School of Five Weapons, but things have changed. The Nurse has been poisoned. The teachers hate him. There_s a new principal in charge, and the real Tyler Shainline is in school. Enrique will have to use his sharp mind to unravel these mysteries and come out on top. Join artist and writer JIMMIE ROBINSON as he rings the school bell on an adventure that_ll keep you guessing to the very end.

Download or read book Five Weapons 7 written by Jimmie Robinson and published by Image Comics. This book was released on 2014-02-26 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ÒBACK TO CLASS,Ó Part Two The tables are turned on Enrique in a no-win contest at the school of Five Weapons. Tyler is now the smartest kid in school and heÕs using Enrique as a pawn in his malicious plans, but Enrique learns an old secret that could tilt the rivalry in his favor.

Download or read book You Shook Me All Campaign Long written by Eric T. Kasper and published by University of North Texas Press. This book was released on 2018-11-15 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Music has long played a role in American presidential campaigns as a mode of both expressing candidates’ messages and criticizing the opposition. The relevance of music in the 2016 campaign for the White House took various forms in a range of American media: a significant amount of popular music was used by campaigns, many artist endorsements were sought by candidates, ever changing songs were employed at rallies, instances of musicians threatening legal action against candidates burgeoned, and artists and others increasingly used music as a form of political protest before and after Election Day. The 2016 campaign was a game changer, similar to the development of music in the 1840 campaign, when “Tippecanoe and Tyler Too” helped sing William Harrison into the White House. The ten chapters in this collection place music use in 2016 in historical perspective before examining musical messaging, strategy, and parody. The book ultimately explores causality: how do music and musicians affect presidential elections, and how do politicians and campaigns affect music and musicians? The authors explain this interaction from various perspectives, with methodological approaches from several fields, including political science, legal studies, musicology, cultural studies, rhetorical studies, and communications and journalism. These chapters will help the reader understand music in the 2016 election to realize how music will be relevant in 2020 and beyond.

Download or read book Shirts Shorts and Spurs written by Roy Reyland and published by Kings Road Publishing. This book was released on 2011-07-04 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This insightful and often hilarious romp charts the dramatic ups and downs of Tottenham Hotspur, as seen through the eyes of one of its most unlikely heroes: Roy Reyland, the local kit man who served the club for almost 30 years. From inside the dressing room and on the bench, Roy has witnessed the agony and the ecstasy of three decades of seasons at Tottenham Hotspur. He looked after Spurs' famous lilywhite shirts for an incredible 1,397 matches, home and away, including 12 dramatic cup finals. Working under 17 managers--from Keith Burkinshaw to Martin Jol--he visited Wembley more times than many of the brightest stars of the Premiership. And, of course, he worked closely with some of White Hart Lane's greatest ever players--from Ardiles and Gazza to Klinsmann and Ginola. As the club's unofficial agony aunt, Roy has seen the tears and the triumphs, the dressing-room pranks, and has a unique insight into the inner workings of the legendary Premiership side. He has seen it all, and his story is one of total devotion to the club.

Download or read book Paloma Azul written by Richard Gill and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Hooligans 2 written by Andy Nicholls and published by Milo Books Ltd. This book was released on 2007-06-12 with total page 765 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The real history of soccer violence.' LOADED 'A comprehensive look at some of Britain's most notorious hooligan factions.' LADS MAG From the authors of the acclaimed "HOOLIGANS: The A-L" comes the final part of the only comprehensive guide ever written to the darker side of modern football history. Here are the stories of every soccer hooligan gang, from the Cool Cats of Manchester City to the Subway Army of Wolverhampton Wanderers and the Nomad Society of York City. Authors Andy Nicholls and Nick Lowles interviewed scores of current and former hooligans to compile a definitive encyclopedia of the firms. Each club has an entry listing the names of its gangs, how they formed, their worst fights, their bitterest rivals and police operations against them. Read the histories of the Naughty Forty, the Drunk and Disorderly Firm, the Affray Team, the 6.57 Crew, the Fine Young Casuals, the Inside Crew, the Goon Squad and many more. "HOOLIGANS 2" is the ultimate guide to a fascinating but much misunderstood subject.