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The Development of West Indies Cricket, Vol. 2
This volume covers the "third rising" of West Indies cricket. As the sport becomes ever more commercialized, large amounts of money have established sponsorship & support systems to give cricketers around the world every possible advantage. Beckles assesses what impact the globalization of cricket has had on the cricketers of the Caribbean. He also describes the emergence of what he argues is a debilitating sub-nationalism in the West Indies, & the effect this has had on the game, & the prospect for integrating West Indian nationhood in the twenty-first century.
The Kidnapping of Aaron Greene
Why would anyone kidnap a nobody like Aaron Greene? And who's going to pay to get him back? Terry Kay tackles significant moral dilemmas in his gripping new novel, which combines graceful, sensitive writing with an intelligent excursion into the state of our social consciousness.
'Big Bird'
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Caught Out - Shocking Revelations of Corruption in International Cricket
Caught Out exposes a staggering catalogue of revelations about the way international cricket is being contaminated by crooked players, ruthless gamblers and bent officials. It brings together appalling scandals involving the biggest names in the sport who have deliberately cheated, often under enormous pressure from gambling gangs who threaten serious physical harm and even abduction if their orders are not carried out. These riveting revelations will shock and disgust all those who play cricket honestly at every level whether it is at school, a local club, county level, or at the top in the international arena. Icons are named and shamed in a series of disclosures that zoom in on match-fixi...
Replacements
This psychological drama details a young woman's struggle to overcome her troublesome life. Raised from childhood to doubt her own mind and perceptions, the central character, Marlow Kissinger is doing her best to succeed in her world. Experiencing loneliness and alienation, the "right" thing to do doesn't seem to be crystal clear. This character-driven story unfolds as Marlow desperately seeks the approval of those around her. The everyday realities of Marlow's life experiences are sometimes shocking and disturbing. However, her story is a tribute to the tenacity of the human spirit and how life can provide replacements for those who need strangers to become surrogate family. Ms. Mary Eliza...
National Data Collection on Police Use of Force
Highlights findings from existing research on police use of force. Describes how the Justice Dept. will collect data on police contacts with members of the public that result in the use of force by law enforcement officers. The report responds to the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, which requires the Attorney General to "acquire data about the use of excessive force by law enforcement officers" and to "publish an annual summary of the data acquired...". Covers: recent studies; official records; public databases, and much more.
Corpus Based Studies in English
Corpus-based Studies in English contains selected papers from the seventeenth International Conference on English Language Research on Computerized Corpora (ICAME 17). The topics include parsing and annotation of corpora, discourse studies, lexicography, translation studies, parallel corpora, language variation and change, national varieties, methodology and English language teaching. The papers on parsing and annotation include discussions of the treatment of irregular forms, semantic/pragmatic labels in air traffic control, a comparison of tagging systems and a presentation of T-tag lexicon construction. The papers on discourse and lexicography include a study of like as a discourse marker...
Culture and Global Change
Culture and Global Change presents a comprehensive introduction to the cultural aspects of third world development. It contains 25 chapters from leading writers in the field who each explore a particular aspect of 'culture' and the significance and meaning of cultural issues for different people in throughout the contemporary world. With chapters dealing with the importance of 'Third World' cultures but also with changes in Russia, Japan, the USA and the UK, this book considers the relationship between culture and development within a truly global context.
Wisden Cricketers of the Year
A beautifully-produced and fully-illustrated, large format celebration of the greatest players in the history of cricket.
JIMMY - The phoenix of ‘83
Eleven Tests out of a career total of 69. Rarely has a cricketer’s fame rested chiefly on 16 percent of his appearances. Add a World Cup triumph. Two hundred days in Pakistan, West Indies and England. The phoenix of Patiala – Jimmy Amarnath, who was once crowned the best batsman in the world.
