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Drop In!
Snowboarding maverick Billy Morgan has dedicated his life to redefining what is possible. With two world firsts to his name, he is also the first British male to win an Olympic medal on snow. Emerging from working-class origins in Southampton, a long way off piste, Morgan came late to the traditionally bourgeois world of snow sports. Driven by a latent love for fun, he reaches far beyond the clichés of stoner kids and street slang to explore the courage required at his sport's highest levels. Morgan's specialist event, Big Air, involves flying off a 50metre ramp at 70 miles per hour, spinning and twisting while airborne, then landing. Even within the death-defying world of adventure sports, it is one of the most dangerous disciplines imaginable. In this groundbreaking autobiography, Morgan outlines the culture, ethos and philosophy of his sport. A sport in which one wrong move can cause life changing injury. A sport whose party-animal practitioners feel peculiarly attuned with nature. Drop In! is a testament to human potential.
Victims
Three pipe bombs exploded in Salt Lake County in 1985, killing two people. Behind the murders lay a vast forgery scheme aimed at dozens of other victims, most prominently the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Mark Hofmann, a master forger, went to prison for the murders. He had bilked the church, document dealers, and collectors of hundreds of thousands of dollars over several years while attempting to alter Mormon history. Other false documents of Americana still circulate. The crimes garnered intense media interest, spawning books, TV and radio programs, and myriad newspaper and magazine articles. Victims is a thoughtful corrective to the more sensationalized accounts. More impo...
Journeymen
Journeymen tells a story that is often purposely ignored - that of the modern-day boxers who lose for a living. Far from huge purses and pay-per-view hype, the book lays bare the reality of the boxing business and the way it works in small-hall venues countrywide. October 2013 saw the 100th and final fight in the career of East London's Johnny Greaves, remarkable in that he won only four contests. He took fights at short notice, facing young prospects with the implicit understanding that he was not there to win. Journeymen features in-depth interviews with Greaves and other men who have similarly served the fight game, including Kristian Laight (180 defeats), Jason Nesbitt (178) and Daniel Thorpe (113). Though sometimes dark, their tales reveal humour, wisdom and sporting pride: the journeymen eschew glamour, make the best of what they have and face the world with a smile and a wink?.
Redemption
Redemption: From Iron Bars to Ironman is the fascinating, frightening and inspirational autobiography of former career criminal, now world-record holder and endurance athlete John McAvoy. Born into a notorious London crime family, his uncle Micky was one of the key players in the legendary Brink's-Mat gold bullion caper. John bought his first gun at 16 and carved out a lucrative career in armed robbery. At one point he was one of Britain's most-wanted men. It took two spells in prison and the death of a friend on a botched heist to change his path. During his second stint in jail he discovered a miraculous natural talent while serving life in the Belmarsh high security unit - where fellow inmates included Abu Hamza, the hook-handed extremist cleric, and the 7/7 bombers. John broke three world rowing records while still an inmate and since his release has become one of the UK's leading Ironman competitors. He aims to turn pro in 2016 after competing in the European championships in Frankfurt. Redemption is the ultimate story of sporting salvation.
The Black Dog, and Other Stories
This is an anthology of short stories or folklore-style tales recognised as a sophisticated blend of modern fairy stories, folk narratives and ballads. The book include The Black Dog, Alas, poor Bollington!, The ballet girl, Simple Simon, The tiger, Mordecai and Cocking, The man from Kilsheelan, Tribute, The handsome Lady, The fancy dress ball, The cat, the dog, and the Bad Old Dame, The wife of Ted Wickham, Tanil, The devil in the churchyard, Huxley Rustem, Big game, The poor man, Luxury.
Management of Benefit Overpayment Debt
The Department for Work and Pensions increased recoveries of benefit overpayments from �180 million in 2005-06 to �272 million in 2007-08, and preliminary results suggest that the Department has achieved its recovery target of �279 million for 2008-09. But recoveries are not keeping pace with the rate of increase in identified overpayments. In 2007-08, �106 billion of benefit payments were made directly by the Department to customers. In the same period 1.3 million overpayments were identified totalling �558 million, exceeding recoveries made of �272 million. The stock of debt therefore increased by some seven per cent from �1.67 billion to �1.8 billion. The NAO report also f...
Rainbow Maker
Read it. Imagine it. Fear it. Mark Turley's debut novel follows the lives of three very different men as the chilling tale of a terrorist attack on London unfolds. Action-packed, suspenseful, tense and thought-provoking, the reader is whirled away on a journey through secret laboratories, the deserts of Yemen, the offices of the super-rich and the seedy backstreets of London. It is a journey that will excite and challenge, a journey of unrelenting pace. But above all, it is a journey that is frighteningly real.
A Hard World
In 2015, Booklist observed, “the arrival of Hauser’s annual boxing review is akin to Christmas morning for fight fans. Nobody knows a sport any better than Hauser knows boxing.” Each year, readers, writers, and critics alike look forward to Thomas Hauser’s annual collection of articles about the contemporary boxing scene. He’s one of the last real champions of boxing and one of the very best who has ever written about the sport. A Hard World continues this tradition of excellence with dressing-room reports from big fights like Canelo Alvarez vs. Miguel Cotto, a behind-the-scenes look at Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao, and a foray into the world of mixed martial arts for a compelling portrait of Ronda Rousey. Most importantly, this new collection contains Hauser’s groundbreaking two-part investigative report on the relationship between the United States Anti-Doping Agency and boxing, a report that shook the industry and raised fundamental questions regarding the integrity of USADA’s drug-testing procedures as applied to boxing.
The Ruling Elite
Providing a general overview of the accurate history of World War II-which was essentially a continuation of World War I with the same saber-rattling participants-The Ruling Elite describes the circumstances leading up to World War II. Author Deanna Spingola discusses how the diaspora-distributed international bankers living and prospering in Britain, France, and America influenced greedy, compromised, and complicit politicians in those nations. The Ruling Elite explains that through deceptive propaganda, those politicians persuaded naïve citizens to wage war against Germany, a peace-loving nation whose leaders were uncooperative with the bankers, which led to World War I. Following that wa...
Troubled Waters
Troubled Waters is the follow-up to Code Black and continues the tale of MBTA transit cop, Morris Fitzgerald. Morris and his protege Susan Sann embark on a well-being check of his homeless cousin in the subways of the city. However, along the way, they encounter a political system insistent on ridding the city of its homeless population through whatever means necessary.
