Bloomsbury: 14715 books
The Queen of Whale Cay
The Eccentric Story of "Joe" Carstairs, Fastest Woman on Water
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2012
A fascinating biography of the woman champion motorboat racer of the 1920s who in the '30s bought and became 'ruler' of an island in the British West Indies. 'Joe' Carstairs was born in London in 1900, the daughter of a Scottish colonel and an American heiress. Educated in Connecticut, she returned...
The Hustle
One Team and Ten Lives in Black and White
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2010
The experiment was dreamed up by two fathers, one white, one black. What
would happen, they wondered, if they mixed white players from an elite Seattle
private school - famous for alums such as Microsoft's Bill Gates - and black
kids from the inner city on a basketball team? Wouldn't exposure to privilege
give...
Maradona
The Hand of God
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2011
Diego Maradona, is arguably the greatest and certainly the most widely-known footballer of the modern age. During his tempestuous career he played for top clubs in South America and Europe, and was a central figure in four World Cups. With the fortunes he has earned from sponsorship and transfer deals,...
Quiet Genius
Bob Paisley, British football’s greatest manager SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2017
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017
The full story of the man who brought unprecedented – and since unmatched – success to Liverpool FC
Bob Paisley was the quiet man in the flat cap who swept all domestic and European opposition aside and produced arguably...
Bill Veeck
Baseball's Greatest Maverick
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2012
William Louis "Bill" Veeck, Jr. (1914-1986) is legendary in many ways-baseball impresario and innovator, independent spirit, champion of civil rights in a time of great change. Paul Dickson has written the first full biography of this towering figure, in the process rewriting many aspects...
The Runner
Four Years Living and Running in the Wilderness
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2018
Markus Torgeby was just 20 years old when he headed off into the remote Swedish forest to live as a recluse and dedicate himself to his one true passion, running… He lived in a tent in the wilderness, braving the harsh Swedish winters - for four years. This is his story. A bestseller in Sweden,...
Wilpon's Folly
The Story of a Man, His Fortune, and the New York Mets
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2011
On December 11, 2008, in the middle of a busy baseball offseason, Bernard Madoff was arrested for orchestrating a massive financial fraud. Among his chief investors was Mets owner Fred Wilpon, who not only lost a major revenue stream as a result, but is now being sued for "fictitious profits"...
The Men on Magic Carpets
Searching for the superhuman sports star
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2019
'An absolute gem. Funny, incredible and brilliantly reported, in Ed Hawkins the sports world has its own Jon Ronson.' - Will Storr
The bizarre true story about the cosmic side of sports
Ever wondered if the mind tricks used by Luke Skywalker or his Star Wars brethren were real? Ed Hawkins...
Kick and Run
Memoir with Soccer Ball
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
Growing up Jewish in London with a difficult home life, Jonathan Wilson had plenty of reasons to feel he didn't belong, and one reason to feel certain he did: football. Wilson discovered his love for the game as a young boy; through his adolescence and adulthood and well into his later years it remained...
The Road Taken
The History and Future of America's Infrastructure
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2016
A renowned historian and engineer explores the past, present, and future of America's crumbling infrastructure.
Acclaimed engineer and historian Henry Petroski explores our core infrastructure from both historical and contemporary perspectives, explaining how essential their maintenance is...
Fully Connected
Surviving and Thriving in an Age of Overload
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2017
Shortlisted for the CMI's Management Book of the Year Award 2018 and the Business Book Awards 2018
Twenty-five years after the arrival of the Internet, we are drowning in data and deadlines. Humans and machines are in fully connected overdrive - and starting to become entwined as never before....
by Juliette Cezzar
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2018
What graphic design is, what designers need to know, and who becomes a designer have all evolved as the computer went from being a tool to also becoming our primary medium for communication. How jobs are advertised and how prospective candidates communicate with prospective employers have changed...
Audition
Everything an Actor Needs to Know to Get the Part
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2009
The casting director for Chicago, Pippin, Becket, Gypsy, The Graduate, the Sound of Music and Jesus Christ Superstar tells you how you can find your dream role!
Absolutely everything an actor needs to know to get the part is here: What to do that moment before, how to use humour; create mystery;...
Our Lot
How Real Estate Came to Own Us
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2009
Our Lot tells how an entire nation got swept up in real estate mania, and it casts the business story--the collapse of the subprime empire and the global impact it had on the economy--as part of a project of social engineering beginning in the 1930s by the U.S. government to make homeownership available...