Stephen Foster Knihy

Dosti otevřená a upřímná zpověď zarytého fanouška anglického fotbalového týmu Stoke City. V bezmála 150-leté historii klubu (byl založen r. 1863) nenajdeme mnoho úspěchů. Hrnčíři (The Potters) ze Stoke-on-Trent téměř vždy byli a jsou i nyní zcela obyčejným, nijak výjimečným mužstvem, které v probíhající sezóně (2005-2006) hraje druhou nejvyšší anglickou fotbalovou ligu, Championship. Malíř pokojů středního věku Stephen Foster patří k těm bezpočetným fotbalovým příznivcům, kteří nelitují peněz ani námahy, aby mohli nejen na domácím hřišti, ale i na stadionech po celé Anglii vidět a podpořit svoji milovanou i zatracovanou "jedenáctku" v pruhovaných červeno-bílých dresech. Formou čtivého a poutavého deníku, od zápasu k zápasu, nám autor představí celý úspěšný ročník 2001-2002, kdy se Stoke City podařilo postoupit z třetí ligy, zároveň nám možná i odpoví na otázky, jak a proč se člověk stává fotbalovým fanouškem.

'Being in love with someone else's girlfriend should be of slightly more concern than the size of your trouser-band relative to your own actual girth . . . shouldn't it?' Philip Marlowe would never have played it this way. But then Philip Marlowe hadn't just stolen an ancient relic from the city museum. Philip Marlowe wasn't in love with a girl who had a boyfriend called Spurs. And Philip Marlowe never, ever gave a thought to the cut of his own trousers. Winger is doing his best to play it cool. He's avoiding job interviews, he's bonding with the cat, he's making a mean zabaglione. But how do you win over a girl you met by bringing her down in an offside tackle? And how do you convince her that you love her when all you can think about is trousers? Strides is a sharp and funny look at the hang-ups and self-deceptions of the modern male, from a writer whose work has been described as 'raw and vital' by the Independent on Sunday.

The Premiership is not all glamour, particularly not now Stoke City - the ugly ducklings - are involved...In 2008, Stoke City managed to grind their way into the Promised Land of the Premiership. Under the uncompromising guidance of manager Tony Pulis, they were never going to be pretty to watch. Lifetime Stoke supporter Stephen Foster describes a club with a chip on its brawny shoulders, whose tactics were built around heroic defiance of superstars earning 150 grand a week A-- - and, of course, Rory Delap's long throw. - And She Laughed No More, the sequel to Foster's bestselling She Stood There Laughing, chronicles the blood, sweat, tears and triumphs of an unlikely season when the Potters were rescued from their lower league nightmare and transported to the Theatre of Dreams at Old Trafford (where they lost 5-0).

Two's a crowd when you've been top dog. In this riotously funny book, Stephen Foster picks up where Walking Ollie left off. Instead of one difficult dog, he's got two. Where Ollie sees a threat, Dylan sees a challenge—and Foster finds himself forever somewhere in the middle, trying to work out why they can't just all be friends.

Supplementing the "Official CIMA Learning Systems and Revision Cards", this kit consolidates learning by providing an extensive bank of practice questions. Each solution provides an in depth analysis of the correct answer. It is suitable for independent study or tutored revision course, helping you prepare with confidence and pass first time.

Reviving John Macquarrie's philosophical theology, this book highlights his unique dialectical phenomenology, which responds to contemporary theological trends. It is structured in two parts: the first contextualizes Macquarrie alongside influential thinkers from radical theology to postmodernism, while the second examines the interplay of his key themes with the ideas of Kant, Hegel, Heidegger, and notable postsecular figures like Levinas, Derrida, and Marion. The work aims to reestablish Macquarrie's relevance in modern theological discourse.