Michael A. O'Neill

Liverpoolin legendat -teokseen on koottu tarinoita kymmenistä Liverpool FC:n tunnetuimmista pelaajista, päävalmentajista ja otteluista. Asiantuntevan tekstin ja upeiden valokuvien avulla voit tutkia ja löytää uudelleen ominaisuudet, jotka tekivät näistä pelaajista, päävalmentajista ja seurasta ikonisia, ja saat myös elää uudestaan hetket, jotka toivat mukanaan suuruuden. Tämä kirja tarjoaa jokaiselle Liverpoolin kannattajalle jotakin, oli hän kiinnostunut sitten Kevin Keeganin, Kenny Daglishin ja Sami Hyypiän kaltaisista menneistä suuruuksista tai Mo Salahin kaltaisista moderneista jättiläisistä.Yli vuosisadan ajan Liverpool on tarjonnut faneille satoja ainutlaatuisia persoonallisuuksia, lukemattomia unohtumattomia hetkiä ja joitakin kaikkien aikojen suurimmista urheilusaavutuksista. Vaatimattomasta alusta Luoteis-Englannissa maailmanlaajuiseksi ilmiöksi noussut seura on kehittynyt ja muuttunut lähes tunnistamattomaksi alkuaikoihinsa verrattuna. Menneiden aikojen jalkapallosankareiden saavutukset uhmaavat kuitenkin yhä ajan hammasta.

A celebration of Arsene Wenger's legendary time with Arsenal, their greatest period of success This lavishly illustrated book tells the story of Arsenal under Arsene Wenger with profiles of the matches and the players who have led Arsenal to their greatest period of success. Two years after Wenger joined, the club completed a League and FA Cup double. He led Arsenal to appearances in the 2000 UEFA Cup Final and 2001 FA Cup Final, and a second League and Cup double in 2002. Arsenal retained the FA Cup in 2003 and a year later regained the League title, becoming the first club to go through an entire league season undefeated since Preston North End, 115 years previously. The team later eclipsed Nottingham Forest's record of 42 league matches unbeaten and went seven more matches before losing in October 2004. Arsenal made their first appearance in a Champions League final in 2006, though they lost to Barcelona. During his tenure, Arsenal relocated to the Emirates Stadium in August 2006, after 93 years at Highbury.In March 2014, Wenger became only the fourth manager in English football to oversee 1,000 matches with a single club, after George Ramsay (Aston Villa), Dario Gradi (Crewe Alexandra), and Alex Ferguson (Manchester United) and he is the longest serving manager of any Premier League club.

The Who defined a generation and rocked the world. "My Generation," "Pinball Wizard," and "Baba O'Riley" are some of the most well known tracks in rock history. The rock opera Tommy, the genre-defining Live at Leeds, and the classic Quadrophenia are just some of The Who's albums. The band's original lineup had an amazing 15-year span, as they toured their way around the globe, performing live and recording until the death of drummer Keith Moon in 1978. Then John Entwhistle died in 2002, but the remain- ing founding members Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend continue to tour. Wont get Fooled Again takes you on the journey with the band as they conquered the world: from small London clubs to Madison Square Garden, from seven-inch vinyl releases to multimillion-selling albums, all the way to recognition as global rock gods. The stories behind the music with an album by album analysis and accompanied by images from many of the most well known contemporary rock photographers gives a unique insight into one of the most influential groups in the history of rock music.

This is the story of one of the most important female recording artist of the last 50 years. Joni Mitchell began singing in small nightclubs in her hometown of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan before busking in the streets and nightclubs of Toronto, Ontario. In 1965, she moved to the U.S. and began touring. Settling in Southern California, Mitchell, with popular songs like "Big Yellow Taxi" and "Woodstock," helped define an era and a generation. Mitchell's fifth album, For the Roses, was released in 1972. She then switched labels and began exploring more jazz-influenced melodic ideas, by way of lush pop textures, on 1974's Court and Spark, which featured the radio hits "Help Me" and "Free Man in Paris" and became her best-selling album. With roots in visual art, Mitchell has designed most of her own album covers. She describes herself as a "painter derailed by circumstance."

Liverpool FC Scrapbook provides an insight into the unique journey of one the most famous football clubs in the world: Liverpool FC. Featuring a wide variety of superb photographs and rare memorabilia including rare match tickets, unique match programs, team sheets and much more. Follow the Liverpool story from the club's origins to the mighty team that has dominated English and European Football throughout the 1970's and 1980's and has now returned to greatness in the last two seasons.

Here is the story of the boy from Brixton who became one of the most famous artists of the 20th century, returned to prominence in the 21st with music and visions informed by a sense of his own mortality and who through his life and work, changed lives and those of generations to come. David Bowie's music is loved by many and known by all as the soundtrack to the world of changes that was heralded by the creation of Ziggy Stardust. Through the hits and personas that followed, the work in art, drama, film and fashion, Bowie's voice rang clearly across the decades summoning everyone to a party where strangeness would be celebrated and the 'now' would always be new. Yet David Bowie remained forever the outsider, observing, creating, collaborating, inspiring and moving forward. This book follows a life that as much as any other was a personal journey but one in which so many joined and made part of their own.

Follow their incredible journey from students when the band formed in Cambridge in 1965 and consisted of Syd Barrett, Nick Mason, Roger Waters, Richard Wright with Dave Gilmour joining in 1967. Syd Barrett left in 1968 but remains synonymous with the group. Pink Floyd rose to become the most commercially successful and musically influential group in the history of popular music.

Along with The Beatles, The Rolling Stones were the key group of the sixties; headline makers, style icons, trend setters - but most of all the force behind a string of brilliant singles and albums that have come to define the era. If The Cavern in Liverpool was the birthplace of the Mersey beat, then the Crawdaddy Club in Richmond, where the Stones played their first gigs, was at the heart of British rhythm and blues. Formed in 1962 this tells their incredible story including profiles of the past and present members Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, and Ronnie Wood, together with Brian Jones, Bill Wyman, and Mick Taylor.

A celebration of the legendary manager, one of the greatest in the history of soccer This lavishly illustratred book charts the enormous success of Sir Alex Ferguson's 27 year reign at Manchester United, with profiles of all the big matches and players that guided the Club to its myriad of trophies. Sir Alex Ferguson was one of the greatest soccer managers to grace the stadiums of the world. When he announced his retirement as manager of Manchester United after 27 years in the role, he went out in a blaze of glory, with United winning the Premier League for the 13th time. This book explores why he is widely considered to be the greatest manager in the history of English football, covering the quality of his league winning squad and United's run of success, which included winning the Champions League for a second time in 2008.

A lavishly illustrated celebration of Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra This pictorial biography begins in Hoboken, New Jersey on December 12th, 1915, where Frank is born the only child of Italian immigrants. It covers him beginning his musical career in the swing era as a boy singer with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, and then finding success as a solo artist from the early 1940s after being signed by Columbia Records in 1943. Sinatra became one of the best-selling artists of all time, having sold more than 150 million records worldwide including the hits New York New York, My Way, and Strangers in the Night. This tribute covers his role as a founding member of the Rat Pack with Sammy Davis, Junior, and Dean Martin, his Academy Award win for his performance in From Here to Eternity, and his roles in On the Town, Guys and Dolls, and High Society. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1985 and the Congressional Gold Medal in 1997. Sinatra was also the recipient of 11 Grammy Awards, including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. He has been called the greatest singer of the 20th Century.

This lavishly illustrated hardback book tells the story of Chelsea under Jose Mourihno who has guided the club to the most successful period in their long history.He is regarded by a number of players, coaches, and commentators as the world's best manager and as one of the greatest managers of all time.In 2004 /2005 Chelsea had their most successful season ever and won the Premier League title with a record 95 points, the club's irst league title in 50 years, and the League Cup in Mourihno's irst season. In his second year, Chelsea retained the Premier League and in 2006-07 he took the club to an FA Cup and League Cup double.Mourinho left Chelsea in September 2007, amidst reports of a rift with club owner Roman Abramovich. Mourinho is one of only ive coaches to have won the European Cup with two different teams. After leaving Madrid in June 2013, Mourinho returned to manage Chelsea for a second time. Chelsea had their irst major success in 1955, winning the league championship, and won various cup competitions during the 1960s, 1970s, 1990s and 2000s. The club have enjoyed their greatest period of success in the past two decades, winning 15 major trophies since 1997. Domestically, Chelsea have won four league titles, seven FA Cups, four League Cups and four FA Community Shields, while in continental competitions they have won two UEFA Cup Winners' Cups, one UEFA Super Cup, one UEFA Europa League and one UEFA Champions League.