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With more than 400 appearances, Sammy McIlroy - the last player signed by Sir Matt Busby - is a bona fide Old Trafford legend. McIlroy is a Northern Ireland icon, too, having managed the country and played in two World Cups. Here he tells of his extraordinary life in football, with remarkable candour and emotion, pulling no punches.

Glorious Reinvention is the story of how Ajax rediscovered their mojo to compete again with Europe's best. In November 2010, after Ajax's 2-0 loss in the Champions League group stage to Real Madrid, Johan Cruyff wrote a newspaper column criticising his former club. He believed the side were poorly run, had lost their identity and been left behind by modern football. Cruyff wanted change. He wanted Ajax to rely on their academy as they once had, and he wanted former Ajax players in high positions calling the shots at the club. This was dubbed 'the velvet revolution' - a peaceful coup that would propel Ajax to once more compete with the best. A few years on, with many of the changes in place, the side reached a Europa League final and a Champions League semi-final with an exquisite style of football and methods that Cruyff would have appreciated. Ajax, now run by former club greats such as Edwin van der Sar and Marc Overmars, combined the techniques of old with modern elements.

Empowers readers to unlock the highest levels of togetherness and performance

The ultimate motorcycle sport yearbook covering MotoGP, World Superbikes, Moto America Superbikes, British Superbikes, World Supersport and more.

This Illustrated Book provides an insight into the most successful period for one of the most famous football clubs in the world Liverpool FC.

Relive all the most important moments of the last two WorldSBK seasons in the 2020/2021 Official Yearbook, which includes the analysis of every single round and of all the different classes of the Championship.

Fields of Dreams and Broken Fences lifts the lid on the little-known world of non-league football. From being hours away from folding in the Essex Senior League and turning semi-professional because of YouTube to dropping out of the Football League and trying to find a way back, this book shines a vital spotlight on clubs from various levels of the National League System and shares their stories. The tales include the dramatic null-and-void decision of the 2019/20 season, Chichester City making history in the FA Cup, Leyton Orient and Notts County battling to get back into the Football League, Hashtag United turning semi-professional and Steve Castle, the former professional player, returning to the lower levels to pursue a career in management. Filled with compelling stories from multiple sides of the game, Fields of Dreams and Broken Fences brings non-league football to life as it delves beneath the surface of the lower levels of the English game. This book is written for the love of football.

A rock-climber's eye view of the natural world, tracing a geological and personal journey across the British Isles over ten years

An Advanced Course in Fly Fishing The mission of The Little Red Book of Fly Fishing was to demystify and un-complicate the tricks and tips that make a great trout fisher. There are no complicated physics lessons in that book. Rather, The Little Red Book of Fly Fishing offered a simple, digestible primer on the basic elements of fly fishing: the cast, presentation, reading water, and selecting flies. In this, The Little Black Book of Fly Fishing, authors Kirk Deeter and Chris Hunt take you to the next level, building upon what Deeter and Charlie Meyers did in The Little Red Book. The Little Black Book will helps fly fishers build upon what they learned in the Little Red Book. Read this valuable, thought-provoking guidebook, and you'll be at the point where you'll be catching fish when no one else is, and you'll know exactly why you are. Advanced casting, presentation, reading the water, fly selection, and much more, including proper gear selection, are all covered. The table of contents, below, explains it all. The Little Black Book of Fly Fishing   Acknowledgments   Foreword   Introduction   Part 1: CASTING   A double-haul is really important, and not just in the saltTeaching someone new? Start with TenkaraEverybody needs a casting lesson. Everybody. Casting longer leaders‿Casting‿ nymphs under indicatorsGet a practice rodHow to cast a 15-foot leader (and why you should)Casting at taillightsThe cast killerYour casting stroke follow joints by sizeChallenge your castGreat casts are the ones that get bitScore your casts like golf strokes; fewer is betterThe sand-save castA reach cast is worth a thousand mends Five feet short on purpose (the linear false cast)Be Lefty in the salt, and Rajeff in the freshGive yourself a “Dâ€?Beating windDon‿t out-kick your coverage   Part 2: PRESENTATION   Fast strip for saltwater predatorsA swirl, not a riseCasting streamers upstreamCarp: Not just for city kidsStep out of your comfort zoneWhat are the birds after?The potato chip fakeoutWhy natives matterBut I still love brown trout bestMicro-drag: where you stand mattersYou‿ll never beat a fish into submissionTake it to the lakeFloat tubes and garbage cansFood never attacks fishA case for the dry-fly snobGo Deep in the name of fish researchRoll fish for funThey‿re in skinny water for a reasonThe cafeteria lineThe escape hatch       Part 3: READING WATER (AND FISH)   The stripsetCovering waterSkate and twitch big flies in low lightRod tip down for streamersWeight an unweighted fly with fly-tying beads instead of split-shotUrban anglingGet in shape. Stay in shape. Dry your fly first, apply floatant secondMost fish (and some bugs) face upstream‿present accordinglyHead up, game overStep when you streamerBabysit your fliesID the “playerâ€? and get after itGin clear waterFlat calm waterDeveloping “TSPâ€? (trout sensory perception)A fish doesn‿t see like humans doWalk onThe 10 second ruleLike a dog on a leashTip up or tip down?The keys to spotting fishThe full-court press usually failsUse the whole spice cabinetRiver personalities and handshakesWhat the cloud layers tell youKnowing what they are not doing is equally important as knowing what they areUpwelling v. the straight seamThe speed of the strike is proportionate to the depth of the water (in rivers)See this, do that   Part 4: FLIES   UV resin in home-tied fliesNymphs on the swingMulti-purpose fliesSparse for saltwaterUV parachute postsTip the fly for tying parachute postsCaddis: the most dishonest fly everWire or tinsel for dry fliesThe “pellet flyâ€? you can feel good aboutPractice, practice, practicePeacock herl ‿ and why it worksThe mystery of the Purple Prince NymphProfile is everythingThe Adams familyLethal miceThe Mole Fly miracleBob Behnke on colorsTerrestrials are opportunity bugsThe end of the duckColors change with depthUn-matching the hatchThe monkey poo fly       Part 5: MISC. (Everything from gear, to fighting fish and angler ethics)   Fly reels for trout are just line holdersFly reels matter for saltwater fishFaster rods aren‿t always betterYou get what you pay forPride cometh before the fallSheet-metal screwsWire for predatorsQuick-dry attire for the flatsABC. Anything But CottonSnip your tippet at an angleRod weight depends on fly typesThe best loop knot‿ perfection7X tippet is BSColors and camo above the surfaceGuitars and fly rodsBucket list placesTiger snakes and long hemostatsIt‿s a long way to the top if you wanna rock ‿n rollScore fishing like cricketIt‿s okay to failI cheer for the fish     Â

A complete history of women's football, from its Victorian roots to the Euro Finals in England 2021. This will be the most authoritative book ever published on the history of women's football.

The inspirational story of the Bentley Boys and Le Mans - the race they made their own.

A feminist exploration of the power of walking in nature, following in the footsteps of Gwen John, Georgia O'Keeffe, Frieda Lawrence, Clara Vyvyan, Simone de Beauvoir and Nan Shepherd.

This is the inside story of non-league football, as told by a player with over a decade's experience in the Conference and National Leagues. A tale of financial struggles and big sacrifices, it explores the dust-ups, bust-ups, backhanders and betting scandals of a world far, far away from the pampered Premier League.

The definitive biography of Johan Cruyff, the most influential European footballer of all time

Boris Johnson, author of the international bestseller The Churchill Factor, explores the most famous British icon: William Shakespeare.

Running involves body, mind, and spirit. Spend a year with the authors' essays and observations about running, racing, and life while recording your own experiences. This journal invites you to read, reflect, run, and write.

England Rugby Unions head coach gives the full insight into what it takes to be a great leader.