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Our bestseller, updated and already the 6th edition of I Love the Seaside surf and travel guide to France, Spain & Portugal. The guide travels from Brittany, France, around North Spain and Portugal, to Andalusia. We connect travellers, surfers and locals by pointing out the nicest places to hang out, eat, sleep, surf and do.

Explores the role of leadership post-COVID-19, discussing interdisciplinary perspectives of leadership in different times, fields and countries. Studies leadership in multiple disciplines using case studies from different sectors. Discusses leadership and VUCA outcomes, digital technology and leadership, etc.

My mother only wanted me to learn one lesson growing up...Men are trash.Her father left her, and then my father left us. Being raised by her and my grandmother, I was surrounded by the reminder to be independent and guard my heart.After my one and only experience with a boy in college fell flatter than a pancake, I realized they were right - and I was content to live the life of a twenty-six-year-old cat lady.Until Will Perry blew my quiet world to smithereens.Starting goalie for the Tampa Bay Ospreys and the kind of hot that scrambles your brain, all I was ever supposed to be to him was his daughter's kindergarten teacher. Then, in a twist of events, his temporary nanny.But temporary turns to permanent, and when I move into his pool house, everything changes.He's impossibly grumpy and focused on only two things: hockey, and taking care of his daughter. I'm only focused on using this new income to pay back my student loans.But in that house, I feel his heated gaze beneath that permanent scowl, the way it lingers and warms my skin. And though I know my mother would lose her mind if she knew, my dreams have become midnight fantasies about my long-haired, muscle-lined mystery of a boss.When the tension becomes too much, we break, and we make a deal.He still needs a nanny. I still need a paycheck and for my matriarchy to not disown me. But Will agrees to teach me everything I've always wanted to learn, and I'm all too eager to be his student.I can do this. I'm a grown woman. I can explore my curiosities with the hottest goalie on earth and still remain one-hundred percent professional. And I can definitely do it all without catching feelings.I have to.Otherwise, I'll end up heartbroken in my mother's arms while she shakes her head and asks me if I'll ever learn my lesson.TROPES:Pro Hockey RomanceSingle Dad/NannyForced ProximitySpicy LessonsGrumpy SunshineAge GapOpposites AttractFound FamilyLearn Your Lesson is book three in the Kings of the Ice series: a series of interconnected standalones following a team of professional hockey players and the women who bring them to their knees. They do not need to be read in order, but you will gain glimpses of future characters/couples in each book.

This edited collection provides a singular look at contemporary mediated coverage of women athletes and sports from Title IX to present day.

This edited collection provides a singular look at contemporary mediated coverage of women athletes and sports from Title IX to present day.

Hidden Walks: South Lakeland takes walkers to rarely trodden trails through breathtaking countryside, using Junction 36 of the M6 as a convenient gateway.

Based on the hit BBC 5Live podcast series, The Trillion Dollar Conman is an audacious tale of an international fraud that is stranger than fiction. In 2009, Notts County FC were on the brink of bankruptcy when they were taken over by a mysterious company supposedly backed by the Bahraini royal family. The club was promised millions of pounds worth of investment and a list of marquee players, including Sol Campbell and Kasper Schmeichel were signed, in a recruitment drive led by former England manager Sven-Göran Eriksson, who was appointed to take the club all the way to the Premier League. However, within weeks, as the bills began to pile up, the dream came tumbling down as it transpired that the club, the players and the fans had been tricked by a convicted fraudster called Russell King. The world's oldest professional football club found itself at the centre of one of the most outlandish frauds in sporting and world history, which spanned the globe from Nottingham to North Korea, involving fake sheikhs, fast cars, broken promises and a trail of destruction.

Reliving the joys of old-time motorsport race and rally cars

In late August 2014, Donegal's footballers smashed and grabbed an All-Ireland semi-final victory from Jim Gavin's seemingly unstoppable Dublin team. It would be the last Championship game the Boys in Blue would lose for 2,540 days.Their hearts hardened by that chastening experience in the old stadium, a merciless Dublin would run roughshod over the Gaelic football landscape for the next six seasons. Along the way, their footballing artistry reached heights unimaginable to even the most romantic Hill 16 disciples.Journalist and GAA nut Eric Haughan tells the story of Dublin's seven years in footballing nirvana.

Patsy Peril was born in 1943 in Coonagh, a small fishing community on the Shannon, not far from Limerick. His family fished from a traditional gandelow boat, using hemp nets. Further upriver was Ardnacrusha, the enormous hydro-electric station, opened in 1929 and hailed as an engineering marvel, which provided 87% of the country's electricity.Even before the station opened, concerns were raised about the effect it would have on the river's wild salmon, blocking them from swimming upstream to spawn. And the concerns proved well-founded - salmon numbers plummeted and have continued to do so ever since. The problem is exacerbated by fish farms in the Shannon estuary, where disease and parasites are rampant among the tightly crowded fish.Patsy has made it his mission to do what he can to save the Shannon's wild salmon, and indeed wild salmon all over the Atlantic. He has campaigned restlessly on the subject for decades, working with the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organisation.

'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through Croke ParkIt was quiet and peaceful; the great pitch was dark ...But not for long!As the clock strikes midnight, there's a magical surprise: Santa, his elves and reindeer arrive for a night of mischief, mayhem and football.

Selling Baseball breathes fresh energy into baseball's origin story with this captivating tale of two vibrant personalities whose rivalry cum friendship was integral to the rise of the professional game. It's a fascinating look back on the sport's humble beginnings and its rapid transformation into the national pastime.

A Time for Reflection brings to light the captivating stories of African American Hall of Famers Willie McCovey and Billy Williams. Often overshadowed by their teams' superstars, these Alabamans would become two of baseball's best through hard work and strength of character.

One Month with Vince Tanev: Tampa's Hotshot RookieTwenty-four-seven access on and off the ice. The headline says it all, and my bosses are over the moon when the opportunity of a lifetime lands in my lap. Of course, they aren't aware that I've already met Vince Cool at an all-star gala - and that we were at each other's throats the entire time. It doesn't matter that he's the kind of hot that shows God has favourites - messy brown hair, heated hazel eyes, the smirk of a rockstar and a scar over his eyebrow that makes every woman particularly feral. He's a rich, cocky playboy - a brand I'm all too familiar with, and one I'm determined to never be around again. But after my coverage of the gala stirs up buzz, the team's General Manager and my CEO strike a deal. To help fill the arena at home games, I'll get up close and personal with Tampa's new shiny toy. Whether he's at practice, playing in a game, partying or drinking coffee half-naked in his condo - I'll be there for all of it. Vince gets under my skin like no one else. It isn't long before that paper-thin line between hate and lust blurs, and being around him every waking minute of the day leaves no chance to escape his devilish stare. The air crackles between us. The tension is hot enough to melt my inhibitions. But I know the way this story ends. I've lived it once before. As much as I work to guard my heart, my body is a traitor - and if this man puts his hands on me, I know I'll submit to desire. I thought one month with Vince Tanev was a game I could win easily. But I might have just met my match. TROPES:Pro Hockey RomanceForced ProximityOpposite Sides of the TrackInterracial/Multicultural CoupleWorkplace RomanceEnemies-to-Lovers VibesMeet Your Match is book one in the Kings of the Ice series: a series of interconnected standalones following a team of professional hockey players and the women who bring them to their knees. They do not need to be read in order, but you will gain glimpses of future characters/couples in each book.

Charlotte Walker's life had always been a well-scripted story, until she took an unexpected detour. Pressing pause on her academic journey, she moves to London in an attempt to figure out what the hell she wants out of life. Just when she thought her path couldn't get any more uncertain, an intriguing offer comes her way from an unlikely source-her brother's best friend and driving partner. Lucas Adler, AlphaVite Racing's star driver, understands all too well that Charlotte Walker is a temptation he should avoid at all costs. Not only is she the younger sister of his best friend, but he's learned the hard way how meddling with the forbidden can ruin relationships. Yet, the charismatic Aussie challenges his resolve at every turn and as a secret relationship blossoms, Charlotte and Lucas must decide whether some risks are worth the reward of a happily ever after.

This book delves into the complex, yet fascinating evolution of football - from being a relatively unruly mob game played on festival days, to getiing adopted, codified and 'civilised' by the major English Public Schools, then diffused into the wider society to become a codified, modern sports-form.

This book presents a new perspective on skateboarding, centred on the senses, skill acquisition, embodiment, and the concept of 'city craft'. Skateboarding and the Senses traces how skaters use their skilled bodies to bring vitality to contested spaces.

This is the first book to offer in-depth analysis of the 'Against Modern Football' movement through the comparison of two AMF clubs. The movement has emerged in opposition to the rampant commercialisation of football and the lack of supporters' influence over the governance of the clubs they support.

This book proposes that sustainable marketing should be founded on a higher level of consciousness, governed by the Eastern ethical principles of dharma and karma. It suggests a socially responsible, integrated marketing strategy to boost transformational heritage tourism.