Pegg: 29 books

John McGraw, in 1913, stated: “Naturally, I think baseball is the most admirable pastime in the world, a keen combination of wit, intelligence and muscle…. It develops the mind, establishes discipline and gives to those who take part in it sound bodies, clear heads and a better sense of...

The biggest edition yet – expanded and updated with 35,000 words of new material Critically acclaimed in its previous editions, The Complete David Bowie is widely recognized as the foremost source of analysis and information on every facet of Bowie’s career. The A-Z of songs and the day-by-day...

The biggest edition yet – expanded and updated with 35,000 words of new material Critically acclaimed in its previous editions, The Complete David Bowie is widely recognized as the foremost source of analysis and information on every facet of Bowie’s career. The A-Z of songs and the day-by-day...

        Combative forms of movement meet all the criteria required to be called “arts”. Additionally, items associated with martial art theory and practice can be shown in a variety media and appreciated as objets d’art in their own right. This anthology presents the aesthetic side of the...

A history of the Scotland New Year's celebrationOffering curious readers a feast of information, this little guide explains the history, folklore, tales, customs, food, drink, and celebrations of Hogmanay, from its pagan roots to its pagan present. Both a practical guide and an entertaining history,...

Between 1806 and 1807, William Wordsworth lived and worked in Coleorton near Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire. Today Coleorton is an unremarkable village in the midst of an ex-coal mining area. A couple of centuries earlier, however, Coleorton was a major destination for 19th-century artists...

With the easy-to-read tips and business strategies taught in this book, readers will learn how to make a handyman business profitable. The book provides tips for both doing the job and the skills needed to run the business. The work life of a handyman can be very rewarding. It means finding creative...

Elemental Foundations features a collection of short stories from eight new writers that play with the five elements of Earth, Air, Fire, Water, and Spirit. From Elves to Witches and even Humans, you'll find characters that you'll fall in love with. Our contributors were tasked with building worlds...

I knew I wanted a front-row seat on [Bill’s] re-election campaign in 2003. The man was a local legend, and my journalistic curiosity naturally drove me to question how much of it was myth. To the outsiders, the riding of Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound was at times insignificant, but the Bognor native who...

Drawing together examples from broadsheet and tabloid newspapers this account of English crime reportage takes readers from the late eighteenth century to the present day. In the post-Leveson world, it is a timely and engaging contextualisation of the history of printed crime news and investigative journalism.

Sexual Offences: Law and Context presents the substantive law governing sexual offending in England and Wales in its socio-legal and historical context. It outlines the complexities of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, associated pieces of legislation and the common law offences in a clear, linear narrative. The...

This book seeks to unravel the issues associated with the crime of murder, providing a highly accessible account of the subject for people coming to it for the first time. It uses detailed case studies as a way of exemplifying and exploring more general questions of socio-cultural responses to murder...

The most valuable of all dreams, which offers us a chance to avoid trouble, is almost as upsetting as the haunting version that finds us panting, scared, trying "to outrun danger." However, it is not fear we feel, but outrage. We feel a tremendous amount of desperation spilling over into...

The kitten came into this world with the gift of precognition and a great insight into the human and feline psyche. with these special gifts came the responsibility to lighten the lot of the feline, who is often considered dispensable by its human owners. vacation coming - " let her fend for...