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This is a time travelers guide to the history of soccer, tracing its originsfrom a humble beginning to an established sport beloved worldwide. It is a story that spans five thousand years, from ancient Egypt to MesoAmerica, from the Greek Empire to Chinese Dynasties, and from the Roman Empire to medieval Britain.From the Middle Ages onwards, Britain and Ireland unfurl their lineage, from the lesser-known trapball and stoolball to the lamentably extinct camping and knappan. All forms find a voice in this book, as do hockey and hurling, baseball and bowling, tennis and golf. Primarily a narrative of British and Irish ball games, esteemed foreigners are welcomed: baggataway, knattleikur, soule, kolven, calcio. Many games come to life, revealing their motivations and their complex inner world. Still, soccer is firmly center stage. This is, after all, its picaresque journey. As the games sweep across history, the social, religious, and political contexts are threaded throughout, and this book is peppered with news snippets, anecdotes, comedy, and intrigue, which give the centuries life. Crammed with eccentric sports ephemera, untold tales, and unearthed acts, The Game That Would Be King is the most comprehensive work on the early history of ball games ever written.

A leading travel journalists depicts and predicts the good, the bad, and the ugly about the future of travel and how we can transcend the complications of climate change, AI, and touristification in this latest addition to the FUTURES Series.In the future, tourists will strap on a VR headset that serves up information about the storefronts and cathedrals they pass, letting them "see Paris" without actually laying eyes on it. Instant-translation earbuds will mean well never have to learn the words Donde esta la biblioteca? and who needs a library or bookstore when Spanish-English dictionaries and guidebooks are obsolete?Meanwhile, thanks to AI, travelers will have an unprecedented fount of information at their disposal but how much of it can be trusted? And is it really "saving time" if AI bots are sending everyone to stand in line at already-overrun tourist spots?In the coming years, more cities and countries will take drastic measures to combat not only a flood of tourist but of a growing worldwide workforce of "location-independent professionals," enacting congestion pricing and car-free zones, and grounding budget airlines such as Ryanair (or "Ruinair," as climate activists have dubbed it) in favor of zero-emission, hydrogen-fueled train networks.In The Future of Travel, award-winning food and travel writer Daniel Maurer himself a veteran globetrotter will predict epic tugs-of-war between the travelers and the locals and what happens when technology allows entire new classes of travelers to move as far as they can, as much as they can.

A twisty New York City-set mystery that sees Teddy Roosevelts daughter, Alice Roosevelt, team up with Holmes and Watson to save the president from a kidnapping and attempted assassination on the eve of international peace talks. Holmess British parlour tricks meet hard-boiled American noir in this pastiche for fans of Gareth Rubins Holmes and Moriarty.Celebrity socialite Alice Roosevelt is taking London by storm in 1905 when her letter containing sensitive details of upcoming peace talks between Japan and Russia is stolen. The case pulls Holmes from retirement, and with Alices help the letter is retrieved.After returning to the U.S., Alice goes missing. At Teddy Roosevelts request, Holmes and Watson travel to New York where they discover Alice has turned detective herself, working undercover to thwart a kidnapping plot targeting her father. Her warnings are dismissed, but then the president is kidnapped. Alice and the detective duo join forces to search for her father, only to lose Holmes to the escaping kidnappers.Alice proves herself the equal to the great detective by leading Watson in the rescue of Teddy Roosevelt as well as Holmes, but the stakes are higher than they realise. In a race against time, they must stop a plan to bomb the peace talks or risk an escalation of war on a global scale.

What happens when a summer football program brings together children from different worlds?When a Palestinian team arrives in Ireland, nobody realises how deeply these new friendships will change everyones lives. Inspired by a real football exchange from 2017, this moving novel follows Irish children as they welcome visitors into their homes and hearts.As they play matches and learn about each others lives, the Irish children begin to understand what daily life is like in Palestine. But when fighting breaks out in October, it becomes hard to stay in touch. With scary news reports every day, the Irish children worry about their faraway friends.How do you help when someone you care about might be in danger?What can children do when grown-up problems seem too big to solve?Join these brave friends as they work through family worries and learn to speak up. With help from a kind counsellor, they turn their concerns into action, showing that friendship can cross any border. A powerful story about connection, understanding and finding your voice in a complicated world.Money from each book sold will help support the Al Hilal Football Academy in Gaza.

THE FRENCH DISPATCH brings to life a collection of stories from the final issue of an American magazine published in a fictional 20th-century French city. It stars Bill Murray, Benicio del Toro, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, Lea Seydoux, Frances McDormand, Timothee Chalamet, Lyna Khoudri, Jeffrey Wright, Mathieu Amalric, Stephen Park, and Owen Wilson.

Find joy and freedom in surrenderLetting go is hard.To surrender is to let go of what we tightly grip, the good and the bad. Its a relinquishing of control, a recognition that God alone can meet our deepest needs. Its a holy pause that entrusts each hope, each worry, and each pressing concern to the One whose love for us is beyond measure. And in this surrender, we enter into freedom. But, even so, letting go often feels easier said than done.In The Freedom of Surrender, author Mary DeMuth invites you to journey through forty days of entrusting specific areas of your life to Godyour inner struggles, your family, your expectations, your regrets, your ministry, your grief, your relationships, your job, your health, your finances, your future, and more. Every daily devotion includes Scripture, prayer, and Marys original art that help you cast each care on the One who cares for you.On this forty-day journey, youll learn: How to trust that God is in control, even in moments of chaos and stress. True joy and freedom can happen when we release what were holding too tightly. Gods plan is to see you thrive and grow. Prayer opens the door to freedom and peace. Even in your struggles, you are never alone. When we entrust our stresses and worries to God, we embrace the reality thats always been true: Our "control" is an illusion. God alone can meet our needs, heal our wounds, and guide our steps. From this place of total reliance on God, we can experience deep joy and the peace that passes understanding.What are you holding too tightly? Experience freedom as you invite Jesus to help you surrender all.

Paul Halter is Frances answer to John Dickson Carr Martin EdwardsThe ultimate locked-room mystery.In Paul Halters The Fourth Door, the impossible becomes reality. A haunted room. An unbroken seal. A murder victim whose very identity is an enigma. And then, a second death in a house surrounded by untrodden snow. Both crimes defy reason but master detective Dr. Alan Twist reveals that even the most baffling mysteries have rational explanations.This international bestseller is a masterpiece of intrigue and misdirection, hailed as the French answer to John Dickson Carr and a modern rival to Anthony Horowitz (The Twist of a Knife). Fans of Sophie Hannahs Poirot mysteries and the layered puzzles of Knives Out will relish this thrilling, twist-laden tale. Winner of the Prix du Roman Policier, Halter cements his place as a titan of the locked-room genre.Discover The Fourth Door, alongside Halters other captivating works like The Lord of Misrule and The Night of the Wolf.

Thomas Carrington has always been different. No matter how much his uncle and aunt, the Earl and Countess of Montescue, love him, nothing changes the fact that hes half-Black and American-born. An offer to move back to America to live with his mother intrigues Thomas but is quickly forgotten when wealthy Belgian aristocrat Augustin de Vaillancourt comes to their little country village. After an inauspicious start, he and Thomas become friends and then more, bonding over their shared experiences as outsiders. But it turns out both Augustin and Thomass father are hiding important things from Thomas. Can they navigate the revelation of those secrets or will it tear them apart?

Get the FIRST SIX books in Eva Björg Ægisdóttirs award-winning, chilling and twisty Forbidden Iceland series in one GREAT-VALUE Box Set.Detective Elma returns to her hometown of Akranes to join West

An unflinching portrait of a generation fighting for change in Iran, Afghanistan, and Ukraine In The Fire, acclaimed journalist Cecilia Sala takes readers on a gripping journey through some of the worlds most volatile regions, from Eastern Europe to the Middle East. Through the eyes of people like Kateryna, a Ukrainian soldier; Assim, an Iranian student at the forefront of the "Woman, Life, Freedom" protests; Nabila, a queer Muslim kickboxing champion; and Zarifa, a political activist in Afghanistan, Sala offers an intimate portrayal of those fighting for a better life. By immersing herself in their daily lives and political battles, Sala crafts a poignant narrative that captures the human dimension of some of the worlds most intense conflicts. The Fire is a testament to the courage of a generation at the forefront of global change.

For fans of Anthony Horowitz and Benjamin Stevenson, as well as classic tales by Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie, a charming murder mystery from the internationally bestselling author_______________The perfect murder mystery JANICE HALLETT, bestselling author of The Appeal_______________To catch a killer, one must act the part.When ageing actor Ormond Basil arrives on the Greek island of Utakos he hopes only for a holiday and perhaps finally to shed the mantle of his most famous role: world-renowned sleuth Sherlock Holmes.But when a body turns up in his hotel, the other guests, accustomed to seeing Ormond as the greatest detective of all time, pressure him to solve the mystery.With Paco, a jaded writer of pulp detective fiction, he has his very own Watson at his side.But even with their combined encyclopaedic knowledge of plots and killers, this case turns out to be anything but elementary... ___________________Praise for Arturo Perez-ReverteGives murder a touch of classObserverSpains most popular, inventive writer of historical fictionThe Sunday TimesJohn Le Carre meets Gabriel Garcia MarquezWall Street JournalIts rare a novelist who can create a literary page turner. Perez-Reverte is one of those raritiesDenver PostHigh-level intrigue and double-dealing in the tradition of Alexandre DumasLos Angeles Times

One family. One cursed house. One hundred years.A unique, ambitious, and witty gothic horror puzzle-box, exploring over a century of hauntings across a single house in the North of England. Perfect for fans of Andrew Michael Hurley and Catriona Ward.Delfling Hole, a small country cottage nestled in a dark, wet corner of the Peak District. Home to many. Grave to many more. You could say that it has seen better days, but thats not really true. Is it?1819.A young doctor arrives in a small village to help with a smallpox outbreak, but when his wife takes against an old friend of his who comes to stay at their house, he begins to believe she may be possessed.1946.A young girl takes part in a seance as her father lies dying upstairs, but as she and her siblings summon the ghosts of war, they realise they may have welcomed something terrible into their home.1987A tabloid newspaper, desperate to exploit a local story of a man living in a haunted house, takes things much too far, with devastating consequences.2023.After the death of her mother, Vee discovers that Delfing Hole has been left to her. But she doesnt want it. Who would? Returning to the house that served up so many nightmares to her as a child, she soon discovers that she may hold the key to stopping them once and for all.But after more than a century of horrors, is Delfing Hole ready to give up so easily?A searing and ambitious take on the haunted house novel, this is a wildly inventive debut about one working class family, haunted across generations, marking the arrival of an extraordinary new voice in horror.

The Essential George Boole: Logic, Love and Legacyis a captivating portrait of a brilliant mind and the family that shaped him. George Boole, a largely self-taught genius, as a youth mastered multiple languages and scientific disciplines and later developed symbolic logic and what is now called Boolean algebra, the foundation of modern computing. He rose from poverty to become a respected professor at Queens College Cork, now University College Cork. It is believed by some that he inspired Arthur Conan Doyles creation of Professor Moriarty, the arch-enemy of Sherlock Holmes. But Booles story isnt just about logical and mathematical prowess. He was married to a remarkable woman, educationalist Mary Everest. Their five remarkable daughters and subsequent generations carried on a legacy of brilliance, breaking barriers in science, medicine and literature. Geoffrey Hinton, George Booles great great-grandson, is the 2024 Nobel Laureate in Physics. Booles story as one of the founders of the digital age is one of perseverance, love and ideas that changed virtually everything.

As Rebecca Tope tells it, every rural idyll is blighted by underlying menace. Such is her writing skill, Im inclined to believe herDaily MailHeavily pregnant yet still running her flower shop in Keswick, Simmy Brown agrees to deliver an unusual bouquet to remote Eskdale. There she encounters three generations of women - and the next day, one of them is brutally murdered. Drawn into the mystery, Simmy and her friends soon find themselves navigating eccentric artists, fractured families, and secrets buried deep in the Lakes. As her new assistant Evie proves unexpectedly determined to sleuth, and tangled motives begin to surface, Simmy realises the truth is darker - and closer - than anyone imagined. And time is running out, in more ways than one.A Rebecca Tope novel, be it one of her Lake District, Cotswold or West Country Mysteries is a guarantee of a complex, page turning plot that will keep the reader guessing until the last page. A thoroughly enjoyable read which I heartily recommend.Mystery People

Three sisters join the hunt for a stolen magical artefact in the start of this Gilded Age fantasy duology. Perfect for fans of heists, skullduggery and stolen kisses, and authors such as Nghi Vo and M. A. Carrick.Ottilie Rushforth hides from the mighty Sorcerers Guild as secretary to a has-been detective. She is Entwined threads of magic run beneath her skin, and the Guild would trap her in service.But Ottilie has a plan to escape the Guild forever with her estranged fiance, the enigmatic poet, soldier and smuggler Lewis Illing. All she must do is track down a mysterious artefact, claim the bounty, and leave the city forever. But Ottilies sisters Pretoria, a quick-witted sorceress and thief recently emerged from exile, and Madge, a guild mage to the core, appear to make equally unwelcome offers. A new life at the cost of everything she has ever wanted, or prestige and safety in a gilded cage.With her life on the line, Ottilie must track down the artifact in a city torn apart by prejudice and violence, and choose between the two sides of herself the fugitive and the Entwined.

A cozy, cottage-core Regency fantasy perfect for fans of Bridgerton and historical fantasy mash-ups like Sherlock Holmes & Count Dracula, from the New York Times best-selling author and celebrated Grandmaster of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.Elena, having lost her father, must rescue herself from her evil stepmother, a Master of Water, who has bespelled her brothers into swans. She is left without home or protection by her fathers villainous widow, who plans to regain her wealth by selling Elena to the highest bidder.Alone, Elena must not only find a way to save herself, but to reverse the spell that has transformed her brothers.The latest in Mercedes Lackeys Elemental Masters series is a stand-alone romantasy based on Hans Christian Andersons The Wild Swans.

You will marry one of the seven princes.And you will be the next queen.Its the duty you owe your family.Neah never asked for the crown, but as the kings daughter, her fate has already been sealed. Sent to the prestigious Venturi Academy, she isnt there to study magic like the other studentsshes there to choose a husband.Seven princes compete for her hand, each desperate to prove himself worthy of the throne. Every smile, every whispered promise is part of the game. And Neah knows she must play her role, no matter how heavy the weight of destiny feels.But then theres the eighth princethe one shes been forbidden to even speak to. Dangerous, untouchable, and off-limits. The one who tempts her to defy her father, her duty, and the crown itself.Choosing him could cost her everything.Not choosing him might break her heart.

A charming and festive second chance romance with a Jewish spin on A Christmas Carol!Evelyn Schwartz has the perfect Hanukkah planned: eight jam-packed days producing the live-action televised musical of A Christmas Carol. Who needs family when youve got long hours, impossible deadlines, and your dream job? That is, until an accident on set lands her in the medical bay with one of her chronic migraines, and shes shocked to find her ex-husband, David Adler, filling in for the usual studio doctor.Its been two years since David walked away from Evelyn and their life in Manhattan, and his ex-wife is still the same workaholic who puts her career before everything else, her health included. But when Evelyn begins hallucinating "ghosts" tied to her past heartbreaks, and every single one leads to David, he finds himself spending much more time with her than he anticipated.As Evelyn revisits her ghosts of Hanukkah past, she and David both begin to wonder if they can have a Hanukkah future. But with a high-stakes production ramping up the pressure, and troublesome spirits forcing them both to confront their most difficult shared memories, it might just take a Hanukkah miracle for these two exes to light the flame on their second-chance at love.

Germany, 1878: young brothers Paul and Karl Effinger leave the German provinces to seek their fortune in Berlin. Ambitious and talented, they soon establish themselves as entrepreneurs and marry the daughters of high-society families. A flourishing horizon opens before them, but the Great War and the youthful rebellion of the 1920s lay waste to bourgeois certainties, and, as the generations pass, a rising antisemitism begins to shadow their bright world.With dazzling historical sweep, Gabriele Tergit tells of the familys changing fortunes within the vibrantly evoked, ever-changing metropolis of Berlin. Full of parties, drama and the most delicious gossip, The Effingers is a vibrant, monumental portrait of Germanys Jewish life, in all its richness and complexity.

THE FINAL NOVEL IN THE MERRILY WATKINS SERIES_____________________Brilliantly eerie PETER JAMESA most original sleuthTHE TIMES_____________________ Welcome to the Wye Valley, exactly on the border of England and Wales, home to a dark legacy of murder...Nestled deep in the Black Mountains, the village of Longtown is haunted by killings both ancient and modern.When young farmer and lottery winner Eddy Davies is found dead in suspicious circumstances, Herefordshire Police find themselves handling a complicated investigation.Things arent looking good for Daviess friend, the mysterious Autumn Wise, who is found nearby holding a shotgun.When Merrily Watkins - parish priest, single mum and renowned demon exorcist - comes to Autumns aid, she soon discovers that Eddys death is only the latest in a long string of tragedies to blight Longtown and the surrounding area.But help is at hand from Merrilys spiritual advisor, the Rev. Huw Owen, who has an unorthodox solution in mind to end the areas centuries-long trail of misfortune...____________________________More praise for Phil RickmanCleverly illuminates the darkest corners of our imagination John ConnollyThe layers, the characters, the humour, the spookiness - perfect Elly GriffithsFirst rate crime with demons that go bump in the nightDaily MailNo one writes better of the shadow-frontier between the supernatural and the real world Bernard CornwellEngrossing and beautifully dark . . . a cracking good read JO BRAND