Author: Elliott Smith
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1666346861
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Going to a football game? Wish the players on the latest Madden NFL game cover a little extra luck. And see if you can spot the 12th Man at a Texas A&M game--they should be easy to find. But first, gear up to discover the ins and outs of good fun and good luck in football. With engaging text and striking photos, this book will delight young sports fan with some of the best and weirdest practices on the field and in the stands.
Football's Best Traditions and Weirdest Superstitions
Author: Elliott Smith
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1666346861
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Going to a football game? Wish the players on the latest Madden NFL game cover a little extra luck. And see if you can spot the 12th Man at a Texas A&M game--they should be easy to find. But first, gear up to discover the ins and outs of good fun and good luck in football. With engaging text and striking photos, this book will delight young sports fan with some of the best and weirdest practices on the field and in the stands.
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1666346861
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Going to a football game? Wish the players on the latest Madden NFL game cover a little extra luck. And see if you can spot the 12th Man at a Texas A&M game--they should be easy to find. But first, gear up to discover the ins and outs of good fun and good luck in football. With engaging text and striking photos, this book will delight young sports fan with some of the best and weirdest practices on the field and in the stands.
Jacksonville Jaguars
Author: Brendan Flynn
Publisher: North Star Editions, Inc.
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 67
Book Description
This book offers an exciting look at the Jacksonville Jaguars, from the legends of the past to the superstars of today. Short paragraphs provide easy-to-read text, while vivid photographs make the book engaging and accessible.
Publisher: North Star Editions, Inc.
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 67
Book Description
This book offers an exciting look at the Jacksonville Jaguars, from the legends of the past to the superstars of today. Short paragraphs provide easy-to-read text, while vivid photographs make the book engaging and accessible.
8,414 Strange and Fascinating Superstitions
Author: Claudia De Lys
Publisher: Castle Books
ISBN: 9780785820826
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
This book explores the origins of superstitions that grew out of folklore and legends, including animals, plants, water, dreams, numbers, and wedding rituals.
Publisher: Castle Books
ISBN: 9780785820826
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
This book explores the origins of superstitions that grew out of folklore and legends, including animals, plants, water, dreams, numbers, and wedding rituals.
Campus Traditions
Author: Simon J. Bronner
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 1617036161
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 497
Book Description
How American campus life shapes students, and how students shape campus lore
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 1617036161
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 497
Book Description
How American campus life shapes students, and how students shape campus lore
Staffordshire Customs, Superstitions & Folklore
Author: Frederick William Hackwood
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
The History of Wigan
Author: David Sinclair
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385433223
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385433223
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.
Superstition
Author: Stuart Vyse
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192551329
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 175
Book Description
Do you touch wood for luck, or avoid hotel rooms on floor thirteen? Would you cross the path of a black cat, or step under a ladder? Is breaking a mirror just an expensive waste of glass, or something rather more sinister? Despite the dominance of science in today's world, superstitious beliefs - both traditional and new - remain surprisingly popular. A recent survey of adults in the United States found that 33 percent believed that finding a penny was good luck, and 23 percent believed that the number seven was lucky. Where did these superstitions come from, and why do they persist today? This Very Short Introduction explores the nature and surprising history of superstition from antiquity to the present. For two millennia, superstition was a label derisively applied to foreign religions and unacceptable religious practices, and its primary purpose was used to separate groups and assert religious and social authority. After the Enlightenment, the superstition label was still used to define groups, but the new dividing line was between reason and unreason. Today, despite our apparent sophistication and technological advances, superstitious belief and behaviour remain widespread, and highly educated people are not immune. Stuart Vyse takes an exciting look at the varieties of popular superstitious beliefs today and the psychological reasons behind their continued existence, as well as the likely future course of superstition in our increasingly connected world. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192551329
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 175
Book Description
Do you touch wood for luck, or avoid hotel rooms on floor thirteen? Would you cross the path of a black cat, or step under a ladder? Is breaking a mirror just an expensive waste of glass, or something rather more sinister? Despite the dominance of science in today's world, superstitious beliefs - both traditional and new - remain surprisingly popular. A recent survey of adults in the United States found that 33 percent believed that finding a penny was good luck, and 23 percent believed that the number seven was lucky. Where did these superstitions come from, and why do they persist today? This Very Short Introduction explores the nature and surprising history of superstition from antiquity to the present. For two millennia, superstition was a label derisively applied to foreign religions and unacceptable religious practices, and its primary purpose was used to separate groups and assert religious and social authority. After the Enlightenment, the superstition label was still used to define groups, but the new dividing line was between reason and unreason. Today, despite our apparent sophistication and technological advances, superstitious belief and behaviour remain widespread, and highly educated people are not immune. Stuart Vyse takes an exciting look at the varieties of popular superstitious beliefs today and the psychological reasons behind their continued existence, as well as the likely future course of superstition in our increasingly connected world. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Called to Coach
Author: Bobby Bowden
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439195986
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
In this New York Times bestseller, legendary coach Bobby Bowden gives readers an inside look at the path that led him to become one of college football’s most successful coaches. Coach Bobby Bowden was an icon of college football who ran his legendary, top-ranking program with a trademark southern charm. Here, Bowden gives fans and readers the behind-the-scenes story of his 55-year career and the path that helped him become one of college football's most successful coaches and patriarch of the sport's most famous coaching family. In this book, Bowden shares never-before-published details of the moments and events that have defined his life, including: * The tragic death of his grandson and son-in-law in a 2004 automobile accident. * The details of his retirement as FSU's coach at the end of the 2009 season.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439195986
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
In this New York Times bestseller, legendary coach Bobby Bowden gives readers an inside look at the path that led him to become one of college football’s most successful coaches. Coach Bobby Bowden was an icon of college football who ran his legendary, top-ranking program with a trademark southern charm. Here, Bowden gives fans and readers the behind-the-scenes story of his 55-year career and the path that helped him become one of college football's most successful coaches and patriarch of the sport's most famous coaching family. In this book, Bowden shares never-before-published details of the moments and events that have defined his life, including: * The tragic death of his grandson and son-in-law in a 2004 automobile accident. * The details of his retirement as FSU's coach at the end of the 2009 season.
When Saturday Comes
Author: Tim Bradford
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 014101556X
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 585
Book Description
Featuring everything about British football which you'll never find in Rothmans, this book covers every celebrity fan, pitch invasion and dodgy signing, as well as looking at murkier topics such as boardroom politics and match-fixing. Originally published: 2005.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 014101556X
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 585
Book Description
Featuring everything about British football which you'll never find in Rothmans, this book covers every celebrity fan, pitch invasion and dodgy signing, as well as looking at murkier topics such as boardroom politics and match-fixing. Originally published: 2005.
Saga-book of the Viking Club
Author: Viking Society for Northern Research
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Icelandic literature
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
List of members in v. 3, 5.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Icelandic literature
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
List of members in v. 3, 5.