Product Description: Jimmy McMenemy was one of Celtic and Scotland's truly great players. His contribution to the Celtic cause as a player was matched by his contribution in the late 1930s as the trainer of the side who won the all-British Empire Exhibition Trophy of 1937...read more

Product Description: With in–depth information about Scotland’s vast football heritage, the hundreds of entries in this second edition of the encyclopaedia include even more clubs, players, and managers, as well as comprehensive information about Scotland’s international matches, cup finals, and club matches in Europe...read more

Product Description: From the first epic win of the Scottish Cup in 1892 to more recent triumphs Celtic are a club of legend, and this book brings together 50 of their greatest games, including the mighty Scottish Cup Final hat-trick of Jimmy Quinn in 1904, the greatest comeback Cup Final of them all in 1931, the 7–1 defeat of Rangers in 1957, the night that "Ten Men Won The League" in 1979, the games against Dundee United in 1985 and 1988, and more recent triumphs...read more

Product Description: The aim of this book is to explore the neglected subject of the final war between France and England at the end of Henry VIIIs and Francis Is reigns. The relationship between these two monarchs has long fascinated historians and serious work has been done in the last generation, especially on the earlier period...read more

Product Description: What is Sport and why do we love it? These two questions drive David Potter's analysis of the western tradition of competitive athletics from eighth century BC to the sixth century AD. The story of ancient sport offers a paradigm for the tale of sport in our own time...read more

Product Description: It is better to light the candle than to curse the darkness. He who asks a question may be a fool for five minutes; he who asks no questions stays a fool for ever.  Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime...read more

Product Description: The five essays presented here—Rhetoric, Style, Language, Conversation, and Greek Literature—were published together for the first time in The Collected Writings of Thomas De Quincey in 1889–1890. Frederick Burwick brings the essays together again in this volume, introducing them by tracing the sources and development of a belletristic theory of rhetoric, which he says “is one of the most original, and for a few critics, the most puzzling of the nineteenth century...read more

Product Description: Direct, comprehensive, well organized, simple in statement, Elements of Rhetoric is in all respects well fitted to fulfill its assigned role as a textbook. The remarks on practical problems and the examples and analogies confirm contemporary reports that Whately was himself a talented and stimulating teacher...read more

Product Description: The nature of Puritanism in America and the role of emotion in religion is the subject of this important and useful collection of five religious orations, discussed and appraised by Professor White for students of Puri­tanism and rhetoric...read more

Product Description: Beginning with the accession of Augustus, this lavishly illustrated survey follows the triumphs, failures, and ultimate decline of the Roman Empire through the lives of its emperors. The highlights of 500 years of Roman history are all addressed, including the defeat in Teutoburg Forest in AD 9, the destruction of Pompeii in AD 79, the vision of Constantine in the early 4th century, and the sack of Rome by the Visigoths in 410, as are critical themes at the heart of the Roman polity, among them the nature of imperial government and the spread of Roman culture through the cities of the empire...read more

Product Description: In 27 BC Octavian was proclaimed emperor by the Roman Senate and given the title 'Augustus'. He ruled over an Empire that embraced the territories of 25 some modern countries and had more than 50 million subjects. Its provinces stretched from Hadrian's Wall in the North to Egypt in the South, and from Portugal in the West to Syria in the East...read more

Sex has been the driving force behind much of the art and culture of the civilized world and down the centuries it has inspired great works of literature, magnificent paintings and sculpture. This is a collection of quotations on the subject.

Product Description: Following on from Erotic Wit, this compilation brings together the most entertaining one-liners—and also more considered opinions—uttered by the famous and non-famous alike on the subject of sex. Through the ages, a significant proportion of art and culture (ranging from one end of the spectrum to the other) has, not surprisingly, been heavily influenced by sex—given the ubiquitous fascination with the subject and its propensity to generate money...read more

Product Description: Celtic are a club that is rich in Cult Heroes. The legends assembled here are not necessarily the best players to appear in green and white, but the ones who developed the most affinity with the Bhoys' incredible support; who were deified and came to stand for something more than mere footballers...read more

Product Description: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work...read more

Product Description: Non-governmental organizations have gained a great deal of popularity in recent years. The awarding of the Nobel Prize to The International Campaign to Ban Landmines in 1997 and to Medicins Sans Frontieres in 1999 has highlighted the emergence of these organizations as "new" forces in international politics...read more

Product Description: The Dictionary of Jewish Proverbs offers the reader a most comprehensive insight into the world of Jewish wisdom. It comes in the form of an A-Z Dictionary and represents probably the biggest single collection ever published, with a total of over 4,000 proverbs coming from sources from every corner of the globe...read more

Presents a collection of quotations, aphorisms and proverbs that covers an A-Z of philosophy, wisdom and humour. This book is for the business person.