Matthew Hall
Author
Language
English
Description
Written with a genuine passion for the game, 'The Away Game' gets beyond the usual stories and takes us to the should of Australians plying their trade overseas as professional footballers from the English Premier League to the Bundesliga, and from Serie A to Wollongong. Hall travelled around the world for more than a year meeting everyone from players whose names are not known struggling in little known competitions, through to multimillion dollar...
2) If I Started to Cry, I Wouldn't Stop': What I Talk About When I Talked About Football and Australia
Author
Language
English
Description
“If I started to cry, I wouldn't stop” a quote taken from former Australian football captain, Lucas Neill, is a snapshot in time - of the glorious, problematic, and cursed path of football in Australia (yes, all those things), starting with Mark Bosnich in Sydney in 1996 and ending with Harry Kewell in Istanbul in 2009 - and many things in between.
Author
Language
English
Description
Examines the role of plants in botanical mythology, from Aboriginal Australia to Zoroastrian Persia.
Plants have a remarkable mythology dating back thousands of years. From the ancient Greeks to contemporary Indigenous cultures, human beings have told colorful and enriching stories that have presented plants as sensitive, communicative, and intelligent. This book explores the myriad of plant tales from around the world and the groundbreaking ideas...
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
A young secretary of a multinational corporation falls to her death in London and a member of the Home Guard is shot to death in the south of England. Finding how these deaths are related and how business and politics can be deadly Foyle finds who killed these people and why.
Author
Series
Keeping Faith volume 2
Language
English
Description
Despite never having worked on a homicide before, Faith and Cerys take over Madlen's case and end up on a collision course with Tom. Meanwhile, DI Breeze pressures Evan for information about Faith.
Author
Series
Keeping Faith volume 6
Language
English
Description
Gael manages to turn the tables on the Corran Energy deal, but she refuses to release Faith from her debt. Faith gets closer to identifying the mysterious woman in the photograph, but what she finds may change her relationship with Evan forever.
Author
Series
Keeping Faith volume 1
Language
English
Description
Eighteen months after Evan's sudden return, Faith is still in debt to criminal kingpin Gael Reardon, while Evan languishes in prison. When the body of local farmer William Vaughan is found shot in the chest, Faith rushes to help his wife, Madlen, who has been arrested for his murder.
Author
Series
Keeping Faith volume 4
Language
English
Description
After Madlen's sentencing, Faith vows to find William's killer, but first she must contend with the other crises in her life. Evan's approaching early release brings conflicting emotions for the family, and DI Williams shares shocking new evidence with Faith.
Author
Series
Keeping Faith volume 5
Language
English
Description
As Steve's daughter recovers in the hospital, Gael ramps up the pressure on Faith to close the deal with Corran Energy. Evan tries to adjust to life at home, but DI Breeze insists that Evan wear a wire to his next meeting with Gael.
Author
Series
Keeping Faith volume 3
Language
English
Description
Faith warns against letting Madlen testify, but when Faith is called away for a family emergency, Cerys is forced to put Madlen on the stand. As the trial climaxes, Faith tries to keep it together while DI Breeze continues his campaign against them.
Author
Series
Keeping Faith volume 2
Language
English
Description
Evan is officially filed as a missing person, but Faith decides not to tell the police about the fake ID and wig she found in his things. After learning that their law business is heavily in debt, Faith represents reformed criminal Steve in a custody battle.
Author
Series
Keeping Faith volume 8
Language
English
Description
Even with Williams arrested for fleeing a crime scene, Faith seems to be losing her custody hearing until Cerys deals a low blow to the prosecution's surprise witness. Later, Faith reluctantly makes a tenuous deal with Williams.
Author
Series
Keeping Faith volume 1
Language
English
Description
While on maternity leave, Faith Howells spends a night out drinking with friends while her husband, Evan, takes care of their kids. The next morning, Evan leaves for work but never arrives, forcing Faith to deal with the clients at their law firm.
Author
Series
Keeping Faith volume 5
Language
English
Description
After the police arrive to investigate the break-in at her house, Faith confronts her colleague Cerys, who leads Faith to Dr. Alpay, a dentist involved with the Glynn family. Faith also helps an elderly man whose landlord wants him evicted.
Author
Series
Keeping Faith volume 3
Language
English
Description
Having been dragged into the station and questioned about Evan's disappearance, Faith continues to clash with her old adversary DI Susan Williams, despite her police officer brother-in-law, Terry, trying to mediate. Later, Faith defends a priest accused of taking money from the church.
Author
Series
Keeping Faith volume 4
Language
English
Description
After receiving a threatening letter, Faith takes the kids to stay at a hotel, where Steve tells her that Evan may have had ties to the Glynns, a notorious criminal family. While Faith follows the new lead, the police search for a body but find other evidence instead.
Author
Series
Keeping Faith volume 6
Language
English
Description
When the police find Evan's car by the docks, a known suicide spot, Williams brings Faith back into the station and locks her in a cell overnight. The next morning, Cerys represents Faith as Williams grills Faith about her relationship with Steve.
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