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      • Football (Soccer, Association football)
        August 2015

        You Don't Remember Me, Do You?

        The Autobiography of Terry Conroy

        by Terry Conroy Foreword by Tony Pulis

        Stoke City legend Terry Conroy lifts the lid on how the great Potters side of the early 70s took on the giants of the day in epic encounters, and often won. How they almost won the league, and proved worthy opponents of Europe's finest; and how the fans' favourite ginger winger scored one and created the other goal in Stoke's first major trophy win at Wembley. Terry's tales take in Hudson, Greenhoff and Banks, Best, Charlton and Redknapp. He talks about his rollercoaster international career with the Republic of Ireland, both as player and as assistant - and also reveals the cost of playing with cortisone injections, the impact of a drinking culture on the club's potential success, and how he won his own personal battles. A fabulous story of a life lived to the full - a delight for all Stoke City fans, lovers of 1970s culture and football supporters in general.

      • Children's & YA
        September 2020

        Iconic Animals of the World 4

        by Candy Tang

        Pandas were all white until they wiped soot on themselves. Read stories and fun facts about other animals like Japanese Akitas, Formosan black bears, Saint Bernards, wildebeests, pulik, and Arctic foxes.

      • Football (Soccer, Association football)
        October 2009

        Gillingham FC On This Day

        History, Facts & Figures from Every Day of the Year

        by David Elligate

        Gillingham FC On This Day revisits all the most magical and memorable moments from the club’s rollercoaster past, mixing in a maelstrom of quirky anecdotes and legendary characters to produce an irresistibly dippable Gills diary – with an entry for every day of the year. From the club’s formation as New Brompton to the glorious new millennium, the Priestfield faithful have witnessed promotions and relegations, financial troubles, Cup runs and breathtaking playoff finals – all featured here. Timeless greats such as Guy Butters, Andy Hessenthaler and Brian Yeo, Charlie Marks, Ron Hillyard and Pat Terry all loom larger than life. Revisit 29th June 1995: the arrival of chairman Paul Scally and boss Tony Pulis. 14th January 1961: controversy at Priestfield when a disputed offside resulted in the ref being pelted with orange peel and apple cores! Or 28th May 2000: a return to Wembley and promotion to the Promised Land!

      • Humanities & Social Sciences

        Fever

        The Universe of Berlin, 1930-1933

        by Peter Walther

        Berlin in 1930 is the glittering metropolis of the new Europe, faster and freer than the continent’s other capitals. Nowhere else do wastefulness and misery live in such close proximity. While Communists and Nazis fight their bloody brawls and Dorothy Thompson interviews Hitler, the Jewish clairvoyant Erik Jan Hanussen invites the leadership of the Berlin SA onto his luxury yacht, the »Ursel IV«, for a weekend trip. Maud von Ossietzky, worried about her husband Carl, increasingly turns to alcohol for comfort, and Ernst Thälmann, chair of the Communist party, finds solace in his lovers. Heinrich Brüning, still chancellor of the German Reich, plays a board game with his goddaughter on the evening of his dismissal. In the end, it all comes down to one question: will there be a »Third Reich«? Featuring trenchant, powerful portraits of figures such as Heinrich Brüning, Erik Jan Hanussen, Maud von Ossietzsky, Ernst Thälmann and Dorothy Thompson.

      • Trusted Partner
        Fiction

        THE CONTRACT

        by MOJCA ŠIROK

        Nominated for The Kresnik Award in 2019 (Award for the best novel in Slovenia). The first body of a man is discovered by the police in a prestigious city quarter, in the villa belonging to one of the most successful lawyers in Rome. This murder is followed by a traffic accident at the other end of Rome and a suicide of a mafia boss in prison. But coincidences exist only in novels, says the chief police investigator. By examining the events behind the scenes, Pogodba, through juicy language, lively dialogues and unexpected plot twists takes the reader into the very heart of mafia activities. The detectives, prosecutors, journalists and politicians often share past connections. Their love affairs and friendships are interwoven with their professional duties, and the lines between where the state ends and the mafia begins, are very fuzzy.

      • Trusted Partner
        Children's & YA

        BLACK CROW

        by JANJA VIDMAR

        BLACK CROWWritten by Janja Vidmar While getting used to living in London and attending school there, Jan comes across Hiba, a Syrian refugee who managed to escape the claws of the Islamic State. After a terrorist attack on the London Underground in which his father was wounded, Jan directs all his hatred and disappointment at Hiba. He sets off a sequence of events that st rongly affect him, his friends and family. Jan’s story is just one of many interwoven ones, in which we meet both London hooligans and young people at Islamic State training camps, in war zones and crisis spots in various parts of the world, as well as refugees on the Balkanrefugee route.Format: 14 x 20 cm250 pages | Age: 14+Nominated for the Večernica, Levstik and Desetnica Award in 2019.

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