Download or read book Ricky Ponting s Underpants written by Paul Lazenby and published by Troubador Publishing. This book was released on 2013-05 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A father took his son to a Test match and ignited a passion that would last from Dennis Lillee smacking Tony Greig into the Tavern at Lord's to Kevin Pietersen hammering Brett Lee round The Oval. Shortly after that first Test match the man died, leaving the boy with Geoff Boycott for company. However, the love for a game that he had bequeathed remained, shaping his son, supporting him and giving him experiences he would not otherwise have had. In between Lillee and Pietersen: Allan Lamb reflected the spirit that confronted the miners; a former winner of the Evening Standard's Best Young Cricketer of the Year award became Prime Minister; Fred Trueman's daughter married Raquel Welch's son; Henry Blofeld informed radio listeners that Calcutta was celebrating the assassination of Mahatma Ghandi; Anna Kournikova helped boost Darren Gough's finances and Al Qaida helped hasten the end of a Glamorgan off-spinner's international career. Through all of this, the English cricket team was mostly rubbish. Were all of these things unconnected or, as CLR James believed about Bodyline, was cricket reflective of and inextricably linked to what was going on around it? More importantly, could the England team complete an apparent resurgence by considering the state of the Australian captain's underwear? Ricky Ponting's Underpants is the boy's story over 30 years of false dawns and misplaced optimism supporting a side that, at one point, were worse than Zimbabwe.
Download or read book Australia You Little Beauty written by Justin Langer and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2010 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Justin Langer, one of Australia's highest ever run scorers, looks back at his life in cricket - on the mateship, change room antics and onfield triumphs which made up his 105-Test innings as a member of one of the game's greatest teams.
Download or read book Kid Normal Kid Normal 1 written by Greg James and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2018-06-19 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For fans of Stuart Gibbs comes a hilarious, illustrated middle-grade adventure debut about a superhero with no superpowers. “Should appeal to readers who enjoy the Captain Underpants and Wimpy Kid series.” - School Library Connection When Murph Cooper begins his new school several weeks into the year, he can't help but feel a bit out of his depth. And it's not because he's worried about where to sit, making friends, and fitting in. It's because his mom has accidentally enrolled him at a school for superheroes. And unlike his fellow students, who can control the weather or fly or conjure tiny horses from thin air, Murph has no special abilities whatsoever. But Murph's totally normal abilities might just be what the world needs. Because not far away is a great big bad guy who is half man and half wasp, and his mind is abuzz with evil plans . . . and when he comes after the best and the brightest, it's up to Murph to be the real hero. With black-and-white illustrations throughout, this laugh-out-loud story proves that heroes come in all shapes and sizes.
Download or read book The Rez Sisters written by Theatre Aquarius Archives (University of Guelph) and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Wasp Factory written by Iain Banks and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-07-02 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The polarizing literary debut by Scottish author Ian Banks, The Wasp Factory is the bizarre, imaginative, disturbing, and darkly comic look into the mind of a child psychopath. Meet Frank Cauldhame. Just sixteen, and unconventional to say the least: Two years after I killed Blyth I murdered my young brother Paul, for quite different and more fundamental reasons than I'd disposed of Blyth, and then a year after that I did for my young cousin Esmerelda, more or less on a whim. That's my score to date. Three. I haven't killed anybody for years, and don't intend to ever again. It was just a stage I was going through.
Download or read book The Photograph and Australia written by Judy Annear and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Catalog of an exhibition held March 21 - Jun 8, 2015, at the Art Gallery of New South Wales and July 4 - October 11, 2015, at the Queensland Art Gallery.
Download or read book Charles Dickens and the Great Theatre of the World written by Simon Callow and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2012-08-07 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A short biography of Charles Dickens by acclaimed actor and writer Simon Callow that offers a fresh perspective on one of the greatest novelists in the English language in a lively, highly readable account. "It has all the gusto that a popular biography of Dickens—a man who “could do nothing by halves”—should possess. . . . The best biography for Dickens newcomers and a wonderful read for all."—Library Journal Dickens was one of the first true celebrity authors. Thousands of fans in Britain and America eagerly awaited each new installment of his stories and flocked to see him on his legendary speaking tours. Not only did he create an incredible cast of characters on the page, but he was also a dazzling mimic and storyteller, and he wrote, stage-managed, and acted in plays for the public. Throughout his life, from his childhood performances in pubs to his legendarily powerful reading tours, Dickens was fanatical about the stage. Callow reveals Dickens’s genius on and off the page and offers a compelling insight into a life that was driven as much by performance and showmanship as by literature.
Download or read book Eve s Bite written by Ian Wishart and published by . This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the most politically incorrect book ever published in this country, journalist Wishart rounds up a herd of sacred cows, skewering the social engineers, and exposing the elites who want your taxes and your children while they laugh all the way to the bank like perverse Pied Pipers.
Download or read book The Art of Captaincy written by Mike Brearley and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2015 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The man-management skills demonstrated by Brearley's handling of Ian Botham remain an inspiration' Nasser Hussain 'A subtle, wise book' Ed Smith 'The Art of Captaincy was, and is, an outstanding book. I would add only three words which I always bear in mind. Keep it simple' Richie Beneau In 1981, Mike Brearley captained England to a momentous Ashes series victory over Australia, an achievement widely regarded as one of the greatest feats in the history of English cricket. In so doing, he cemented his place as one of the most successful cricket captains of all time. In The Art of Captaincy, his treatise on leadership and motivation, Brearley draws directly on his experience of man-managing a team which included a pugnacious Ian Botham and Geoffrey Boycott. He explains what it takes to be a leader on and off the field, offers insight into his tactical understanding of the game, and shows how to get a group of individuals to work as a team. The Art of Captaincy is a classic handbook on how to generate, nurture and inspire success. With a new introduction by former England player and BBC commentator Ed Smith to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of its first publication, The Art of Captaincy remains indispensable for cricket fans and business leaders alike. Covering intuition, resourcefulness, clear-headedness and the importance of empathy as a means of achieving shared goals, Brearley's seminal account of captaincy is the ultimate blueprint for creating a winning mind set, and shows how lessons learned in the sporting arena can be applied to any walk of personal and professional life.
Download or read book The Sun Has Got His Hat on written by Derek Randall and published by . This book was released on 1984-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The See Saw written by Julia Hobsbawm and published by Atlantic Books Ltd. This book was released on 2013-02-21 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a society where women and men are under constant pressure to juggles their commitments as partners, parents and workers, The See-Saw offers life-changing tips and case studies to inspire and reassure you that you can get your work-life balance on track. Julia Hobsbawm, who combines running a successful small business with being a multiple mother of three young children and two teenage step-children, shares her own personal experiences and provides case studies and advice from women and men with different backgrounds and circumstances. Everyone is facing the same challenges: How do I save time? How do I remain focused on work but not distracted at home? How do I relax? A challenging new handbook for 21st-century life, The See-Saw is bursting with hard-won practical advice.
Download or read book Singleholic written by Katherine Bing and published by Hansib Publishing (Caribbean), Limited. This book was released on 2009 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mixed-race 30-year-old Sarah is dumped by her Muslim boyfriend and finds herself single once again. Fed up with being alone, she gives herself one year to find a man. With the help of friends Georgina, a happily married blonde, and Jacquie, a single black diva, Sarah learns to alter her game with hilarious consequences. An adventure in the spirit of Sex & the City, Singleholic introduces multiculturalism to chick-lit.
Download or read book Bronco Fi Maddie and Me written by Pauline Luke and published by University of Queensland Press(Australia). This book was released on 2007 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bronco is on one hundred blinks a minute he's all action man, when he's gazing into space and hardly blinking at all you can bet he is dreaming about becoming a famous film director. Fi, who comes from a family of eight is smart, even smarter than Briony-totally up herself-Edwards, who likes to believe she is the IQ queen of the Middle School. Baddie, whose single Mum is a chef, has the personality to match her fiery red hair; while Luke wishes he was just a little more like Jason Payne, the Middle School heart throb. When historical Hannah House, which forms part of Turra Bend secondary College, is threatened with demolition the four friends are inspired by the school's newly appointed Writer-in-Residence, the colourful Ms Capeddes, to launch a campaign to save the building. Set against the background of a small coastal town with a cast of quirky characters, Bronco, Fi, Maddie & Me is a story of friendship, loyalty and teenage romance.
Download or read book Cricket the Aussie Way with Justin Langer written by Justin Langer and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-19 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When he had just embarked on his international cricket journey, Justin Langer sought advice from the great Sir Donald Bradman. This helped set him on the pathway to a wonderful Test career. Now, just as he did for the Australian men's team, Justin has stepped in to help a struggling new kids' team -- the Kangaroos. JL takes the team through much more than skills training, as he honours the same spirit of Aussie cricket that he instilled into the national men's side. He shares with them the importance of mateship, pride in effort, fair play, honesty, integrity, patience, courage and modesty. JL encourages the eleven aspiring cricketers to embrace these ideals as they strive to become Team Kangaroo.
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