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This book tests critical reassessments of US radical writing of the 1930s against recent developments in theories of modernism and the avant-garde. Multidisciplinary in approach, it considers poetry, fiction, classical music, commercial art, jazz, and popular contests (such as dance marathons and bi... More

The author explores the work of major thinkers and cultural movements that have grappled with the complex relationship between technology, politics and culture. Subjects such as the Internet, cloning, warfare, fascism and Virtual Reality are placed within a broad theoretical context which explores h... More

What happens when a beloved pet refuses to go through to the other side? The protector of undead pets may be a fish out of water this time.Just when Joe thought things couldn't get any stranger, he is visited by Fizz, a zombie goldfish. Fizz was flushed down the toilet by his owner Danny's little si... More

Joe is just starting to hope that he is free of undead pets when he is visited by Fluffy, a pet rabbit who was snapped up by a hungry fox. Fluffy's owner lost a necklace in her back yard, and she's going to be in big trouble if it isn't found. Fluffy can't bear to see her owner in distress and she d... More

The sixth book in this hilarious series about the Protector of Undead Pets and the zombie animals he helps. Joe's latest visitor had a fly-in with a window--splat! Now Pete the parakeet is dead, and his owner is going to be robbed! Pete needs Joe--the Protector of Undead Pets--to help prevent it fro... More

Joe's latest visitor needs help fast--to save his litter mates from the ghoulish grave! Flash, a guinea pig, needs Joe to guard his family from an escaped snake! Will the Protector of Undead Pets prevail, or will Flash have company for his final crossing?... More

Animals, zombies, curses, mysteries, and a whole lot of laughs, this fun illustrated chapter book series has all the right ingredients to make it perfect for all young readers, alive or undead.Frankfurter's life was cut short by a revolving door--YIP! Moments before he passed, the dachshund overhear... More

Dumpling the hamster came to a dusty end inside a vacuum cleaner. He suspects that his owner Oliver's parents never admitted to their son that they were to blame for Dumpling's demise. Now the hamster needs Joe's help to reveal the truth - but there's a furry surprise awaiting them at Oliver's house... More

Disaster strikes when Bonsai the pug chases Pickle the cat into the street, where she is flattened by a car. But the fact that Pickle has (almost) shuffled off her mortal coil isn't her biggest concern; she is worried that Bonsai will pursue her sister Pebble into an early grave too, unless she and ... More

Joe is off on a school trip to an adventure park, and he can't wait to put Uncle Charlie's survival tips into practice! But it's not long before he's visited by Dexter, a scruffy-looking dog, with a howling tale of woe. Dexter doesn't want his owner feeling guilty for his death, but it'll be hard fo... More

Simon KuperOCOs "New York Times" bestseller "Soccernomics" pioneered a new way of looking at soccer through meticulous empirical analysis and incisive?and witty? commentary. Kuper now leaves the numbers and data behind to explore the heart and soul of the worldOCOs most popular sport in the new, ex... More

Updated with a new afterword. In FOOTBALL AGAINST THE ENEMY Simon Kuper crossed the globe in search of the links between football, politics and culture. In AJAX, THE DUTCH, THE WAR he skilfully pieces together an alternative account of World War II. He looks at the lives of the footballers who p... More

In his national bestseller, "Soccernomics," Simon Kuper pioneered a new way of looking at soccer, the worldOCOs most popular game, through his witty and meticulous use of data. In "Soccer Men," Kuper explores the heart and soul of the sport by getting up close and personal with soccerOCOs greatest ... More

Soccer is much more than just the most popular game in the world. It is a matter of life and death for millions around the world, an international lingua franca. Simon Kuper traveled to twenty-two countries to discover the sometimes bizarre effect soccer can have on politics and culture. At the s... More

'Football history at its best' SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY'Hugely moving... a very good book indeed' FOUR FOUR TWO'Kuper is an original, sophisticated and adventurous writer. The story he has to tell... is fascinating and pressing' SUNDAY TIMESIn FOOTBALL AGAINST THE ENEMY Simon Kuper crossed the globe in se... More

The classic winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award'None matches this global examination for originality, breadth and sheer courage' MAIL ON SUNDAY'If you like football, read it. If you don't like football, read it' THE TIMESThroughout the world, football is a potent force in the li... More

"Imagine the club not as a theatre of dreams but as a workplace. What is office life like day to day? Who are the people who run the club? How much power do they actually have over the players? What should the players eat, and how can you persuade them to eat it?"From the author of bestselling Socce... More

'This is a masterfully written history of the world's greatest football club. Més que un book!' - GARY LINEKERFrom the bestselling co-author of Soccernomics comes the story of how FC Barcelona became the most successful football club in the world - and how that envied position now hangs in the balan... More

With rare and unrivaled access, bestselling coauthor of Soccernomics and longtime Financial Times journalist Simon Kuper tells the story of how FC Barcelona became the most successful club in the world—and how that era is now endingFC Barcelona is not just the world&’s highest grossing sports club, ... More

Soccernomics pioneers a new way of looking at soccer through meticulous, empirical analysis and incisive, witty commentary. The San Francisco Chronicle describes it as “the most intelligent book ever written about soccer.” This World Cup edition features new material, including a provocative examina... More

Just in time for the worldOCOs most anticipated and watched sporting event?the World Cup?two award-winning journalists reveal the secrets, mysteries, and oddities of the beautiful game"... More

Roger Pielke reveals how sports stars break the rules in their search for a competitive edge.Both entertaining and thought-provoking, THE EDGE not only visits the battlefields in the war against cheating and corruption, but also explores ways to ensure that "the spirit of sport" can survive in today... More

The 2014 World Cup Edition of the book that does] for soccer what "Moneyball" did for baseball. -"New York Times"... More

Using insights and analogies from economics, statistics, psychology, and business to cast a new and entertaining light on how the game works, Soccernomics reveals the often surprisingly counter-intuitive truths about soccer.... More

The 2018 World Cup edition of the international bestseller and "the most intelligent book ever written about soccer" (San Francisco Chronicle) is updated throughout and features new chapters on the FIFA scandal, why Iceland wins, and women's soccer.Named one of the Best Books of the Year by the Guar... More