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The Premier League is the most watched sports league in the world, broadcast into 188 countries and watched by 3.2 billion people worldwide. It revolutionised football, transforming the beautiful game into a multi-billion-pound business and making its biggest stars millionaires. Fever Pitch tells the inside story of the formation of the league, from the early discussions with Rupert Murdoch about how Sky could be at the heart of this new league, to the bitter rivalries and radical new managers who changed the face of football forever.

For the Sake of the Game is the latest volume in the award-winning series from New York Times best-selling editors Laurie R. King and Leslie S. Klinger, with stories of Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, and friends in a variety of eras and forms. King and Klinger have a simple formula: Ask some of the world's greatest writers-regardless of genre - to be inspired by the stories of Arthur Conan Doyle. The results are surprising and joyous.

Teaming up with New York Times best-selling author Jeffery Deaver, Suspense Magazine offers up a nail-biting anthology titled Nothing Good Happens After Midnight. This thrilling collection consists of 13 original short stories representing the genres of suspense/thriller, mystery, sci-fi/fantasy, and more.

Texas Flood provides the unadulterated truth about Stevie Ray Vaughan from those who knew him best: his brother Jimmie, his Double Trouble bandmates Tommy Shannon, Chris Layton and Reese Wynans, and many other close friends, family members, girlfriends, fellow musicians, managers and crew members.

Forty years ago, Walt Kelly's comic strip character Pogo famously intoned: "We have met the enemy, and he is us." Now, as the evidence for climate change becomes overwhelming, we learn the hard reality behind that witticism. The possible destruction, and certain transformation, of the ecosphere has been brought about by our own activities. What will our new world look like? How will we - can we - adapt? The clash of a rapidly changing environment with earth's self-styled ruling species, humans, provides ample creative fodder for this riveting anthology of original science fiction.

The Allman Brothers Band’s Brothers and Sisters was not only the band’s best-selling album at over seven million copies sold, it was also a powerfully influential release, both musically and culturally, one whose influence continues to be profoundly felt.

Since before he can remember, every time Andrew Adams sleeps he's randomly flung through time and space, never knowing where or when he'll wake up, clueless to how it all started or how it can be stopped .The only things he can be certain of are that the location he arrives at won't be anywhere exciting, and he'll have to stay there until he loses his fight against sleep. Andrew Adams has all but given up hope and given up on life. That is, until he meets someone like him.

We talk about all subjects from movies to aliens, to conspiracies. The subject matter is serious, but humor makes it fun.

Dive into a lively mix of pop culture chatter as we explore everything from the latest blockbuster hits to hidden gems, dissecting storylines, character arcs , our favourite, and not so favourite properties. This podcast offers insightful opinions, heated debates, and a nostalgic trip through the ever-evolving landscape of pop culture. Tune in for a blend of expert commentary, spirited discussions, and a whole lot of fun!

A two-fisted, gun-toting private eye! A member of the French Foreign Legion waist-deep in intrigue! A lady with a taste for diamonds and danger! Heroes many have thought lost to yesterday now blast their way into today in Bishop and Hancock's Pulse Fiction! A concept conceived by noted author Paul Bishop and contributed to by author and publisher Tommy Hancock, Pulse Fiction takes the best of the past and shakes and stirs it with today's finest genre fiction writers!

This guide from the American Academy of Pediatrics offers authoritative, accessible advice that parents can trust. Autism Spectrum Disorder: What Every Parent Needs to Know helps parents understand how ASDs are defined and diagnosed and offers an overview of the most current behavioral and developmental therapies. Topics covered include: symptoms, frequency, and types of ASDs; accessing care; services in the community; behavioral and developmental treatment; the role of complementary and alternative medicine; screening tools; and adolescence and transitioning into adulthood.

Listeners are invited to strap in with Jason and Rebel Lexis on a mission across the vast wasteland that was once Earth to the surface of Mars. While nobody will deny science fiction’s timeless popularity, both readers and critics are currently crying out for wholly-unique new narratives that don’t succumb to recycling of the “same old” concepts. Thankfully, Paul Alan has stepped up to the plate with gusto, serving up a compelling new series.

Como esas embriagantes versiones en español de las baladas románticas premiadas en San Remo o Viña, estos Temas lentos, elegantes y sensuales, captan con la crítica, el diario íntimo o la viñeta satírica las modulaciones de las vanguardias (Duchamp y Warhol, ¡claro!, pero también Aira y Bolaño, Brecht y Beckett...) aplicadas a cuestiones pedestres: la orfandad, el inverosímil costumbrista de una Alemania costera.

¿Cuándo se termina el amor? ¿Cómo saber con exactitud su fecha de expiración? Tras una relación de más de una década, Sofía y Rímini se separan. Con treinta años, Rímini se aboca a su trabajo como traductor mientras intenta sostener relaciones más o menos duraderas con otras mujeres. Sin embargo, de a poco, va cayendo en la apatía, tironeado entre la literatura y la cocaína, sometido a las caprichosas reapariciones de Sofía, que, impulsada por una pasión inagotable, le impide poner fin a su historia.

Más que un conjunto de ensayos críticos, El factor Borges atraviesa los principales conceptos asociados a su obra - originalidad, tradición, biblioteca - para mapear no solo el núcleo de sus textos, sino también la configuración de su identidad. Una búsqueda tan profunda como incesante por la imagen que proyectó durante su vida y de forma póstuma y, por supuesto, esa maquinaria perfecta que se anticipó a su tiempo y trasciende su propia sintaxis.

Masterfully crafted, Rebel Lexis is the first volume in the celebrated, new Rings of Polaris series., fusing science fiction, dystopian, and action in an adventure giving Arthur C. Clarke a run for his money. Listeners, get ready to strap in with Captain of the Chameleon on a fast and exciting mission across the vast wasteland that of future Earth....

Jason Bjorn just wants to do his job and captain his ship, but when his employer - The Polaris Corporation - sends him on a trek across the wastelands of Earth, he encounters treachery, an ancient cult, and secrets that strike at the heart of Polaris’ control over the planet. Soon, fighting to stay alive is the least of his worries as he finds himself at the center of a conflict that could change everything with nobody on his side but Sofia, the seductively independent operating system that runs his ship.

Jason Bjorn just wants to do his job and captain his ship, but his employer - the Polaris Corporation - sends him to Mars, where he encounters treachery, an ancient cult, and secrets that strike at the heart of Polaris’ control over the planet Earth. Soon, fighting to stay alive is the least of his worries as he finds himself at the center of a conflict that could change everything, with nobody on his side but the seductively independent operating system that runs his ship.

The stories in Paul Alan Ruben's Terms of Engagement explore father and son as intimate enemies, each yearning to be understood, acknowledged, and validated by the other. Raw and gripping as delivered by a cast of incredible narrators, these nine stories take place in collision territory - where father and son engage in trying to repair their alienation.

Recluido en un apartamento, un pornógrafo responde las cartas que hombres y mujeres, devorados por la pasión, le escriben. Él es, o debería ser, aquel que los guíe en un laberinto hecho de vértigo y lujuria. Para rescatarlos o darles un sentido.