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The sports media powerhouse, over the course of 100 essays, spanning more than 600 pages, reveals the greatest football players of all time--and uncovers the history of the NFL in the process, bringing to life the extraordinary athletic talents who changed the way the game is played.

Contains twenty-three writings on food from 2023.

A republication of the 1790 text in which the British political thinker presents his arguments against the revolution in France. Includes a selection of pamphlets, speeches, public letters, private correspondence, and essays.

"Captures the heart and soul of life in rural America. Inspired by his mother's farm account books--in which she meticulously recorded every farm purchase--[the author] chronicles life on a small farm during and after World War II. Featuring a new introduction exclusive to this second edition . . . reminds us that, while our family farms are shrinking in number, the values learned there remain deeply woven in our cultural heritage"--Publisher.

"This book is a collection of twenty-eight . . . articles on boxing by . . . boxing historian Mike Silver, looking back at some of the sport's most iconic moments. The essays are a . . . mix of . . . expos?s and . . . stories featuring legendary boxers Sugar Ray Robinson, Rocky Marciano, Muhammad Ali, and more"--Provided by publisher.

"A collection of essays in which the author discusses the small and large things that delight him"--.

"This collection of essays explores extremes as it takes readers on a series of adventures that range from a deep-sea expedition to a trip to the International Space Station"--Provided by publisher.

"A . . . book of essays about violence against women from the . . . feminist critic Jacqueline Rose"--Provided by publisher.

"From . . . Margaret Atwood comes a . . . collection of nonfiction . . . [essays] which grapples with such wide-ranging topics as: Why do people everywhere, in all cultures, tell stories? How do we get rid of the immense amount of plastic that's littering our seas and lands? How much of yourself can you give away without evaporating? Is science fiction now writing us? So what if beauty is only skin deep? What do zombies have to do with authoritarianism? Is it true? And is it fair? In over fifty pieces, taken from lectures, autobiographical essays, book reviews, cultural criticism, obituaries, and new introductions to her own body of work (including The Handmaid's Tale thirty years after its initial publication) as well as that of other writers, we watch Atwood aim her . . . intellect and . . . humor at the world, and report back to us on what she finds. From asking what society's youth expects from its elders (2004), to pondering the philosophical underpinnings of debt (2008, not surprisingly), to encountering a mysterious new platform called Twitter (2009), to asking if it is, in fact, too late to save the planet (2015) or what forces have been unleashed in the age of Trump (2016), and culminating in a . . . meditation on grief and poetry in the wake of her own loss (2020)"--Provided by publisher.

Agatha Christie was not only the most successful author of detective stories the world has ever known, she was also a mystery in herself, giving only the rarest interviews--declining absolutely to become any sort of public figure--and a mystery, too, in the manner in which she achieved her astonishing success. Crime novelist and critic H.R.F. Keating brings together a dozen noted writers from both sides of the Atlantic to throw light on the ever-intriguing Dame Agatha. Some essays analyse Christie's art itself; some explain the reasons for her success--not just the books, but also in film and theatre. Includes essays by Sophie Hannah, H.R.F. Keating, Elizabeth Walter, Julian Symons, Edmund Crispin, Michael Gilbert, Emma Lathen, Colin Watson, Celia Fremlin, Dorothy B. Hughes, J.C. Trewin, Philip Jenkinson, William Weaver, and Christianna Brand.