Shadows Across The Playing Field

Author : Shashi Tharoor
Publisher : Roli Books Private Limited
ISBN 13 : 817436949X
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shadows Across the Playing Field written by Shashi Tharoor and published by Roli Books Private Limited. This book was released on 2011-06-04 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shadows across the Playing Field tells the story of the turbulent cricketing relations between India and Pakistan through the eyes of two men - Shashi Tharoor and Shaharyar Khan - who bring to the task not only great love for the game, but also deep knowledge of subcontinental politics and diplomacy. Shashi Tharoor, a former UN under-secretary-general and man of letters, is a passionate outsider, whose comprehensive, entertaining and hard-hitting analysis of sixty years of cricketing history displays a Nehruvian commitment to secular values, which rejects sectarianism in sports in either country. Shaharyar Khan, a former Pakistan foreign secretary, is very much the insider, who writes compellingly of his pivotal role as team manager and then chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board at a time when cricket was in the forefront of detente between the two countries. In their essays, the two authors trace the growing popularization of cricket from the days of the Bombay Pentangular to the Indian Premier League. They show how politics and cricket became intertwined and assess the impact it has had on the game. But above all, their book is a celebration of the talent of the many great cricketers who have captivated audiences on both sides of the border. If politics and terrorism can at times stop play, the authors believe that cricket is also a force for peace and they look forward to more normal times and more healthy competition.

Author : Shashi Tharoor
Publisher : Lotus Collection
ISBN 13 : 9788194110989
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.8X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shadows Across the Playing Field written by Shashi Tharoor and published by Lotus Collection. This book was released on 2019 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 : 9788194969198
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Author : Stephen Jones
Publisher : Titan Books (US, CA)
ISBN 13 : 178329132X
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Weirder Shadows Over Innsmouth written by Stephen Jones and published by Titan Books (US, CA). This book was released on 2015-01-27 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Respected horror anthologist Stephen Jones edits this collection of 17 stories inspired by the 20th century’s master of horror, H.P. Lovecraft’s “The Shadow Over Innsmouth,” in which a young man goes to an isolated, desolate fishing village in Massachusetts, and finds that the entire village has interbred with strange creatures that live beneath the sea, and worship ancient gods.

Author : Chris Ward
Publisher : AMMFA Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 458 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Tube Riders: In the Shadow of London : a bestselling young adult dystopian thriller written by Chris Ward and published by AMMFA Publishing. This book was released on with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The bestselling young adult dystopian thriller series set in a near future London: The Tube Riders: In the Shadow of London There’s gone and then there’s London-gone …. Marta Banks and her Tube Riders may have fled, but they left behind a city on the brink of collapse. In the violent wasteland of London Greater Urban Area, former Tube Rider David Silverwood tries to reunite the old members of the gang to make one last stand against the government. In his way is Dreggo, once a member of a rival gang but now the Governor’s right hand, and Lindon, a member of the criminal stronghold known as the Tank, who is struggling with issues of loyalty towards revolution, the people protected by his organisation, and his dying girlfriend, Cah. Revisiting London in the period between Tube Riders: Exile and Tube Riders: Revenge, In the Shadow of London is a stunning addition to Chris Ward’s Tube Riders series.

Author : Peter Oborne
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 184983248X
Total Pages : 624 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wounded Tiger written by Peter Oborne and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-04-09 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE WISDEN BOOK OF THE YEAR and THE CROSS SPORTS BOOK AWARDS CRICKET BOOK OF THE YEAR. 'The most complete, best researched, roses-and-thorns history of cricket in Pakistan' Independent 'As good as it's likely to get' Guardian The nation of Pakistan was born out of the trauma of Partition from India in 1947. Its cricket team evolved in the chaotic aftermath. Initially unrecognised, underfunded and weak, Pakistan's team grew to become a major force in world cricket. Since the early days of the Raj, cricket has been entwined with national identity and Pakistan's successes helped to define its status in the world. Defiant in defence, irresistible in attack, players such as A.H.Kardar, Fazal Mahmood, Wasim Akram and Imran Khan awed their contemporaries and inspired their successors. The story of Pakistan cricket is filled with triumph and tragedy. In recent years, it has been threatened by the same problems affecting Pakistan itself: fallout from the 'war on terror', sectarian violence, corruption, crises in health and education, and a shortage of effective leaders. For twenty years, Pakistan cricket has been stained by the scandalous behaviour of the players involved in match-fixing. After 2009, the fear of violence drove Pakistan's international cricket into exile. But Peter Oborne's narrative is also full of hope. For all its troubles, cricket gives all Pakistanis a chance to excel and express themselves, a sense of identity and a cause for pride in their country. Packed with first-hand recollections, and digging deep into political, social and cultural history, Wounded Tiger is a major study of sport and nationhood.

Author : Gideon Haigh
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0857209000
Total Pages : 546 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sphere of Influence written by Gideon Haigh and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-08-18 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Does cricket make money in order to exist, or does it exist in order to make money?' In the last three years, cricket has changed more completely than in the preceding three decades, revolutionised by a racy new format, Twenty20, and a glamorous new competition, the Indian Premier League. How did India come to run world cricket? How did clubs owned by billionaires and Bollywood stars begin to shove international competition aside? How did money unite players and divide administrators, amid allegations of massive corruption? Gideon Haigh has followed cricket's biggest story since Kerry Packer's 'World Series' from the beginning: Sphere of Influenceis the result. This insightful collection brings the struggle to save cricket's soul into sharp and disturbing focus.

Author : T.C.A. Raghavan
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 1787382591
Total Pages : pages
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Download or read book The People Next Door written by T.C.A. Raghavan and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-06-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book traces the seven decades of the India-Pakistan relationship since the bloody Partition of the subcontinent in 1947. Events, anecdotes and personalities drive its narrative to illustrate the cocktail of hostility, nationalism and nostalgia that defines every facet of Indo-Pakistani relations. T.C.A. Raghavan illuminates the main events of this tumultuous dynamic through the eyes and words of key players and contemporary observers. He exposes how, in both countries, this shared past is seen through radically different prisms; how history keeps resurfacing, with unavoidable resonance, to this day. The People Next Door digs beneath the obvious political, military and security issues, evoking other perspectives: divided families and unwavering friendships; peacemakers, war-mongers, and contrarian thinkers; intellectual and cultural associations; the footprint of Bollywood; cricket and literature--all are an intrinsic part of this most profoundly tangled of relationships.

Author : Manohar Pandey
Publisher : Arihant Publications India limited
ISBN 13 : 9325295571
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book General Knowledge 2022 written by Manohar Pandey and published by Arihant Publications India limited. This book was released on 2021-04-08 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1. General Knowledge 2021 is a compact version of all current events of the whole year. 2. Divided into 5 Key Sections; History, Geography, Indian Polity, Indian Economy, General Science and General Knowledge. 3. A separate section has been provided for Current Affairs 4. Provides accurate, perfect and complete coverage of facts. 5. It is useful for the preparation of SSC, Bank, Railway, Police, NDA/CDS and various other competitive exams. General knowledge carries an important section in many competitive examinations. Keeping an updated knowledge of the current events helps not only in exams but also in the everyday life. The New Edition of General Knowledge 2022 provides you the current events of the whole year. It is prepared for the students who are going to appear for the various upcoming examinations. It covers the key subjects like History, Geography, Polity, Finance, Economics and General Science and General Knowledge, supported with the latest facts and figures. A separate section is allotted to current affairs giving total summary of the events happening around the globe. With the use of latest figure, graphics and table, it serves as an accurate, perfect and coverage compact version of General Knowledge. This book is highly useful for the SSC, Banks, Railways, Police, NDA/CDS other examinations. TABLE OF CONTENT Current Affairs, History, Geography, Indian Polity, Indian Economy, General Science and General Knowledge.

Author : Oswaal Editorial Board
Publisher : Oswaal Books
ISBN 13 : 935958892X
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Oswaal Government Exams Question Bank 12th Pass | General Awareness | for 2024 Exam written by Oswaal Editorial Board and published by Oswaal Books. This book was released on 2024-01-19 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Description of the product: • 100% Updated with Topic-wise Practice Questions & Explanations • Fill Learning Gaps with Revision Notes & Supported Videos • Concept Recap with Smart Mind Maps & Chapter Analysis • Smart Short-cuts with short-cuts and detailed explanations • Valuable Exam Insights with Tips and Tricks to ace Government Exams in the first attempt