He's back! Budleigh Salterton's most famous citizen, traveller, and worldly guru knows nothing about football or Germany, but from the moment he decides to book a strolling holiday in the Schwarzwald ("because it'll be nice and quiet this time of year"), he pitches headlong into the thrilling arena of the World Cup. He may never have played football, but, he was Sports Monitor at school. (Or, as he puts it, "I was the only one allowed to touch the Master's ballbag at Charterhouse.")
Transmitting during the three weeks of the competition itself, Giles reports from the competition whilst filling in his massive Fussballweltmeisterschaftschautafel with coloured pens. ("I was going to do all the Groups with different colours, but I accidentally spilt a bit of yellowy nog over Group E and Portugal, so it's all got a bit confusing.") But interwoven with all this, Giles inevitably finds himself on a series of baffling adventures and mishaps, involving, amongst other things, the Iranian squad, a stolen World Cup, a very big cake, and 50 sticks of Leipzig rock. And to make matters worse, his fiancee Bella is coming out to meet him in Nuremberg to help plan their forthcoming wedding. As is her mother.
In Winning Through Brian Irvine tells the truth about his life as a footballer. From family life in Airdrie we follow him as he realises his boyhood dreams....
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Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Jake LaMotta IV combines the original radio broadcast by Don Dunphy, the alltime most dynamic and knowledgeable boxing announcer....
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The most popular sports columnist in America puts his life (and dignity) on the line in search of the most absurd sporting event on the planet.....
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Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff is one of the most exciting cricketers in the world and has improved out of all recognition during the last two years....
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BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew introduces a new collection of anecdotes and reflections from some of the bestloved characters of Ashes cricket....
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Anyone who loves fishing on a lake, pond, river, or ocean is guaranteed to love Jimmy Houston's insightful, instructive, and laughoutloud funny tips and tales...
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Surprising, entertaining, and always imparting an important life lesson, It's How You Play the Game features anecdotes and vignettes that are sure to benefit any listener....
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El Gato tells his incredible life story how he, a poor logger's son, learns to become a World Cupwinning goalkeeper, so good that he is almost unbeatable....
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The most popular sports columnist in America puts his life (and dignity) on the line in search of the most absurd sporting event on the planet.....
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One of the best acid tests of an introductory book...is that the text allows the reader to learn an important skill independent of the illustrations....
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He is one of the most beloved athletes in history and one of the most gifted men ever to step onto a tennis court but from early childhood Andre Agassi hated the game....
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Seabiscuit was a roughhewn, undersized horse with a sad little tail and knees that wouldn't straighten all the way. For two years, he fought his trainers and floundered at the lowest level of racing...
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Full of incredible characters, amazing athletic achievements, cuttingedge science, and, most of all, pure inspiration, Born to Run is an epic adventure....
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There had been mythic sports figures before Cassius Clay, but when he burst upon the sports scene in the 1950s, he broke the mold....
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No game generates more passion, or stirs the emotions, like Rugby Union. No game enjoys itself more when the final whistle blows. And none has produced quite such a line of good talkers....
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Harold Larwood is a cricketing legend. During the MCC's notorious 1932 3 Ashes tour of Australia, his 'Bodyline' bowling left Australia's batsmen bruised and battered....
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Why I Recommend
Audible by Alan Twigg
Audible (an Amazon.com company) is the world's leading online
audio-book provider. Audible is responsible for supplying audio
content to Apple's ITunes service. I have been listening,
enjoying and creating audio books for many years. With
the arrival of the internet and portable digital devices,
audio-books began to become availalbe for download.
Having tried most of
the other download services myself, I finally came to
the conclusion that Audible offers the best and most
reliable service. Whether you are using an IPod, IPhone,
mobile phone, Dune or one of the many other MP3 players
availalbe, Audilbe makes downloading great quality audio
content easy and umcomplicated.
In addition to this, Audible also boasts the most comprehensive collection
of audio books anywhere. Depending on the promotion currently on
offer, you can download any audiobook of your
choice for free (including almost
certainly the title on this
page, too).
This link will take you to Audible...
All about Audiobooks and how they can make your life more
enjoyable.
Books in audio format are a fantastic alternative to reading.
Indeed, now that the digital age is upon, listening to your
favourite novel, biography or factual book has become
incredibly easy. Digital audiobooks weigh nothing and can be
easily downloaded in mp3, wma or other format to an almost
limitless number of mobile devices, including ipods, iphone,
zune, android, laptops, PCs and mobile phones.
Just imagine listening to a bestselling classic while
driving. Good audiobooks really do take the boredom out of
travel and long car journeys. Thanks to Ipod and co. you
don’t even need a CD player anymore! And there are many
thousands of great audiobooks to choose in an incredibly
diverse range of categories. From comedy to business and
from children’s to Adult, you are guaranteed to find your
downloadable favourite.
Here at Playtime Books we offer lots unabridged talking
books that can be downloaded from audible. At audible
audiobooks you get your own online library, which makes
downloading a piece of cake. You can then easily move them
over to your Ipod or mp3 player. You can also sign up for
the trial and get a
free audiobook.
