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In Liverpool F.C. - Legends we've collected stories on dozens of Liverpool FC's most celebrated players managers and games. With expert commentary and lavish photography, you'll explore and rediscover the attributes that made these players, managers and teams iconic, as well as the moments that propelled them to greatness. From past greats like Kevin Keegan and Kenny Dalglish to modern giants such as Mo Salah there's something for every Liverpool fan here. Over a century, Liverpool has provided fans with hundreds of unique personalities, countless unforgettable moments and some of the greatest feats of sporting brilliance ever seen. From its humble beginnings in the northwest of England to the global phenomenon it has become today, the club has evolved and changed almost beyond recognition. But the exploits of the soccer heroes of years past continue to stand the test of time.

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

Join the Author as he leafs through an album of anecdotes from his life as a farm boy through to his life as a farmer/plumber. Sometimes hilarious, sometimes funny, sometimes heartwarming the pictures painted of childhood and siblings give the reader a personal look at growing up in a rural Ontario farm family. The same mix of humour and hard work permeate his adult life working as a plumber and around his own family farm. A book where each chapter is an emotional meal but after it is digested will leave you hungering for the next.

Diagnostic cystoscopy is the gold standard procedure in assessing anatomical variations and/or bladder pathologies. For example, for a clinician to adequately rule out carcinoma in situ of the bladder the clinician must directly visualize the whole bladder. Mastering this skill is thus incredibly important for the training MD and training advanced practice provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant). Once mastered, this readily available reference will serve to benefit said clinician in differentiating benign and malignant pathologies.  This text is designed as a comprehensive review by experts in the field of urology on the cystoscope, including both the flexible and rigid instrument, technical use, and certainly bladder pathologies. The rigid cystoscope includes three parts: the scope/lens, bridge, and sheath. These three parts may seem self-explanatory, however there are array of varying options within these three parts that have specific indications for use. Thus, being very familiar with these instruments is vital in being a great cystoscopist. This book will prepare all practitioners to improve and perfect their skills as cystoscopists.Perhaps most significantly, this book will cover numerous topics in normal anatomy, benign and malignant urethral pathology, and benign and malignant bladder pathology. Dialogue on each presented topic includes a brief pathological discussion, associated clinical significance such as common signs or symptoms, suggested treatment for said topic, additional references for further reading, and photographs. Photographs are included on every topic, with a minimum of one image and a maximum of five for reference. A comprehensive reference on diagnostic cystoscopy has been needed for quite some time. This book will satisfy this need for both the developing and experienced cystoscopist. 

The Fashion Icons McQueen is magnificently adorned with some of Lee Alexander McQueen's most riveting designs, and the narrative illuminates the personal and professional struggles of a man who dared to defy accepted norms in the cavernous halls of fashion and give the world a new sense of the grandeur of which human creativity is capable.

Christian Dior was a French fashion designer who founded the iconic fashion house Dior in 1946.He was known for his elegant, feminine designs, and his use of luxurious fabrics and intricate details. This beautifully illustrated book for every lover of fashion includes never to be forgotten images of Christian Dior's designs, and illuminates the talent of the man who was France's most unpredictable and spectacular fashion designer. The book includes a detailed look at some of Dior's most important creations: The "New Look" silhouette - Dior's debut collection in 1947 featured a new silhouette that emphasized the female figure, with nipped-in waists, full skirts, and rounded shoulders. The Bar suit - this tailored suit was a cornerstone of Dior's early collections. The jacket featured a cinched waist, padded hips, and a deep V-neckline, while the skirt flared out from the hips to create a full, feminine silhouette. The Miss Dior dress - this elegant, off-the-shoulder cocktail dress was inspired by Dior's love of flowers. It featured a fitted bodice and a full, flared skirt, and it was often made in soft, romantic fabrics like silk and tulle.

Follow the adventures of Benny the chicken as he stuggles to find his place in nature without becoming a part of the food chain...A story about life, learning and a surprising friendship.

Join Lydia the lamb as she journeys through life, learning what it means to be different and that the truest friends love you just as you are.

The story of a young girl who transformed herself from an impoverished orphan to one of the wealthiest and most famous women in the world, this book features images and photographs of Chanel's many iconic contributions to women's fashion such as Chanel No. 5 perfume, the little black dress, the Chanel tweed suit, the Chanel 2.55 bag and the Chanel sling back shoes. The book details how Chanel was a friend to Winston Churchill and Edward Prince of Wales, whilst simultaneously embracing the carefree, unfettered bohemian life of Paris in the 1920's, where she moved easily amongst the great creatives of the era, writers, painters, musicians, actors, such as Jean Cocteau, Sergei Diaghilev, Igor Stravinsky, Jean Renoir and Luchino Visconti. Couturière to stars of the Hollywood silver screen, politics, and French and British high society, Coco Chanel counted Marlene Dietrich, Marilyn Monroe, Jackie Kennedy, Jane Fonda and myriad others among her customers. This is the story of her remarkable life and fashion, illustrated with beautiful images.

From the time of its opening in 1827, St Patrick's has always been a hub of local community activity in the Toxteth area of Liverpool.

THE ULTIMATE ARSENAL SUPPORTERS SCRAPBOOK The Arsenal Scrapbook provides an insight into the unique journey of Arsenal one the most famous football club's in the world. Follow the authoritative text charting a nostalgia-packed journey through the club's evolution from its beginnings as a south London munitions factory team right through to the mighty Gunners and their ascent to the top of English football whilst having on their books some of the most talented players ever seen. With player career retrospectives and in depth statistical information together with a focus on the managers who have guided the club, including a special feature on Arsene Wenger. The Arsenal Scrapbook looks at the special moments in Arsenal's history using rare photographs, Memorabilia, programmes and tickets from the biggest matches in the club's history.

Manchester City Scrapbook is packed with rare photographs images and on the page facsimile memorabilia and provides an insight into the unique journey of what is currently one the most successful football club's in the world. Featuring a wide variety of superb on the page rare memorabilia from the archives covering Manchester City's history including match tickets match programmes team sheets and promotional material. Follow the authoritative story charting the historical rise from the clubs origins to Pep Guardiola's team that has been dominating English Football for the last decade With additional career player retrospectives, a focus on the managers who have guided the club and some in depth statistical information, Manchester City Scrapbook looks at some of those moments in this unique collection of images and memorabilia from this club's golden age.

Packed with rare photographs and stunning on-the-page facsimile memorabilia, this book provides an insight into the unique journey of one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century - Elvis Presley. Follow the incredible story of the man they call the "King of Rock and Roll." Elvis Presley's life and career are shown, from his carefree beginnings at Sun Records in the 1950s to global superstardom. In addition, the book features rare interviews with the legendary Elvis guitarist Scotty Moore, Drummer DJ Fontana, and Elvis's loyal backing singers the Jordanaires. To bring you even closer to the King the book features a wide variety of superb on-the-page rare memorabilia and documents from the archives, including tour posters, personal letters, publicity material, and fascinating items and tickets from his greatest gigs and best albums.

This Chelsea Scrapbook is packed with rare photographs and on the page facsimile memorabilia and provides an insight into the journey of one of the most famous football club's in the world Chelsea FC.

The Manchester United Scrapbook is packed with rare photographs images and on-the-page facsimile memorabilia and provides an insight into the unique journey of one of the most famous clubs in the world. Featuring a wide variety of superb rare memorabilia from the archives covering Manchester United's hugely successful history including match tickets, match programs, team sheets, and promotional material. Follow the authoritative story charting the historical rise from the club's origins as Newton Heath Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Football Club to the mighty Manchester United Football Club the team that dominated English football under Sir Alex Ferguson. With additional career player retrospectives, a focus on the managers who have guided the club, and some in-depth statistical information, The Manchester United Scrapbook looks at some of those moments in this unique collection of images and memorabilia from the club's golden age.

Sir Alex Ferguson was one of the greatest managers to grace the stadiums of the world. He announced his retirement as manager of Manchester United in 2013 after 27 years in the role. He went out in a blaze of glory, with United winning the Premier League for the 13th time and he is widely considered to be the greatest manager in the history of English football. A constant element has been the quality of Alex Ferguson's league-winning squads and United's run of success, which included winning the Champions League twice in 1999 and 2008. This lavishly illustrated hardback book charts the enormous success of the club during Sir Alex Ferguson's 27-year reign at Manchester United with profiles of all the big matches and players that guided the Club to its myriad of trophies.

This is the incredible illustrated story of the Bee Gees, the band that Barry, Maurice and Robin, the brothers Gibb, formed in 1958. The trio were especially successful as a popular music act in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and later as prominent performers of the disco music era in the mid-to-late1970s with the soundtrack album Saturday Night Fever. The group sang recognizable three-part tight harmonies; Robin's clear vibrato lead vocals was the hallmark of their earlier hits, while Barry's R&B falsetto became their signature sound during the mid-to-late 1970s and 1980s. The Bee Gees have sold over 120 million records worldwide making them one of the world's best-selling artists of all time. The boys also wrote all of their own hits, as well as writing and producing several major hits for other artists. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997. The Bee Gees' Hall of Fame citation says, "Only Elvis Presley, the Beatles, Michael Jackson, Garth Brooks and Paul McCartney have out sold the Bee Gees." Following Maurice's death in January 2003 at the age of 53, Barry and Robin retired the group's name after 45 years of activity.

An inner-city English Catholic parish, close to Liverpool docks, which embodies two hundred years of Liverpool's heritage and history. Using documentary evidence and the reminiscences of the people who have lived and worked there, this book tells the fascinating story of the parish, from its origins in the aftermath of the French Revolution with the mission of Fr Jean Baptiste Antoine Gerardot. Woven into its rich history are the threads of Recusancy, of Portuguese, Lithuanian, Italian and Irish influences, of the Great Famine, Immigration, Epidemics, Riots, the Blitz and the baleful impact of the urban planners' post-1945 dreams, the divided loyalties of the parishioners split between supporting Liverpool and Everton football clubs, and even Cilla Black, who attended the parish school.

Michael O'Neill's Return of the Gift is a volume about what is given and what is lost. Writing unsentimentally and with insight about powerful subjects such as the death of his mother, caring for his father, and his own recent diagnosis of cancer, the poet speaks of and to his personal and historical life and also explores themes of elegy and friendship. Memories are woven vividly throughout a thematically varied yet coherent collection, in which a witty and moving pleasure in living and language is always to the fore.

When Michael O'Neill senses "e;gangs / of shadow halfbeckoning from twilit water"e;, the moment is eerily alluring as well as scary. Fusions of feeling recur throughout a book that has something of the 'dash' and 'darkness' praised in 'Louis MacNeice', along with a strong responsiveness to the physical and visual experience of living. Formally adventurous and alert to change and movement, combining memorable phrasing with a reaching towards the unsayable, Gangs of Shadow brims with imagery of past, present and future; its poems "e;seek to bear witness, and above all sing"e;.

In Crash & Burn, Michael O'Neill describes his treatment for cancer of the oesophagus. Everywhere life and death are in close contact in a volume that is uncompromisingly unafraid to deal with the realities of illness while retaining humour, grace and eloquence.

First Published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor amp Francis, an informa company.

Natural Computing Algorithms

Predicting the future for financial gain is a difficult, sometimes profitable activity. This book focuses on the application of biologically inspired algorithms (BIAs) to financial modelling. It explains computer trading on financial markets and the difficulties faced in financial market modelling.