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Toby Gutteridge was only 24 when he was shot through the neck while operating behind enemy lines in Afghanistan. He survived despite not breathing for at least 20 minutes. Back in the UK, doctors recommended that his life support machine be switched off, but with the defiant spirit that would define his recovery, Toby pulled through. Now quadriplegic, capable of movement only with his head, Toby has rebuilt his life.

In a truly groundbreaking exposé of professional golf, Michael Calvin and Thomas Bjorn - captain of the 2018 European Ryder Cup Team - capture the distinctive nature of the game, and the principles and philosophies of players who dominate the world rankings. With unprecedented access to the European Tour players, and in-depth interviews with the European Ryder Cup team, Calvin reveals a sport which operates entirely within the finest margins of excellence.

At only 16 years old, Josef Lewkowicz became a number, prisoner 85314. Following the Nazi invasion of Poland, he and his father were separated from their family and herded to the Kraków-Plaszów concentration camp. Forced to carry out hard labour in brutal conditions, and to live under the constant threat of extreme violence and sudden death, before the war was over Josef would witness the unique horrors of six of the most notorious Nazi concentration camps, including Auschwitz, Mauthausen and Ebensee.

Few people know the answers better than Emma Hayes. As the coach of Chelsea FC Women, she has led the club to 14 major trophies. She is a widely celebrated figure in sports media as a woman starting to get equal recognition in this space, and has been named TV pundit of the year by both Broadcast Magazine and the Sports Journalists Association. In this book, Emma shares her experience of managing a high-performance football team to draw out life lessons and techniques that listeners can apply to their own professional and personal circumstances.

Als die Menschen ins All vorstießen, gelangten sie zuerst ins System der blauen Sonne Wega und ihrer 42 Planeten. Dort trafen sie nicht nur auf Außerirdische, sondern auch auf das Galaktische Rätsel. Nach vielen Abenteuern konnten sie es lösen. Mehr als 3600 Jahre später sind die Bewohner des Wegasystems und die Menschen von der Erde längst gute Freunde. Doch als Perry Rhodan den Planeten Ferrol besucht, entwickeln sich auf einmal Raum-Zeit-Anomalien. Das gesamte System wird in einen undurchdringlichen Schirm gehüllt. In seinem Inneren sind Milliarden von Lebewesen gefangen.

Football has never seemed so distant from its fans. Many have been alienated by the greed and shameless self-interest of the Premier League, and no one can predict how the global game will look post-pandemic. In Whose Game Is It Anyway?, Sunday Times best-selling author Michael Calvin searches for a reason to believe. Written at the height of the COVID-19 crisis, the book is a thought-provoking, deeply personal account of the role sport and particularly football plays in everyday life.

Perry Rhodan - Arkon: Der Impuls des Schreckens erwacht: Sie sind die Elite des Imperiums: Arkoniden der obersten Schicht. Sie werden manipuliert, eine fremde Macht übernimmt ihren Willen. Perry Rhodan kämpft im Zentrum des Kristallimperiums für die Freiheit - er muss einen Krieg verhindern, der die ganze Milchstraße verheeren würde.

The many spontaneously chaotic, hilariously tragic, and inspiring experiences of a small town kid that’s now an adult matriculating through this big world we call overpriced rent and $50 haircuts.