Great Cricket Quotes(1st Edition) by DavidHopps, David Hos Paperback, 368 Pages, Published 2006 by Anova Books ISBN-13: 978-1-86105-967-3, ISBN: 1-86105-967-1
"From classic quotes from cricket legends and commentators to recent quotes from rising new stars such as Freddie Flintoff, this is a fully updated volume containing 16 pages of new quotations as well as anecdotes about England's Triumphant Ashes victory in 2005. It was probably when David Bairstow, the former Yorkshire and England wicketkeeper, belligerently informed him that he knew "three-tenths of seven-eights of sod all" that David ..."
Free as a Bird(Reprint) The Life and Times of Harold "Dickie" Bird by DavidHopps, Geoffrey Boycott Paperback, 220 Pages, Published 1997 by Pan Macmillan ISBN-13: 978-0-330-35270-3, ISBN: 0-330-35270-9
"Dickie Bird, who retired in June 1996, had an umpiring career spanning 66 Tests, three World Cup finals and nearly 100 one-day internationals. As the finest umpire in cricket history and one of the game's most endearing characters, he was also one of a rare breed—a natural eccentric who delighted onlookers while never losing the respect of his fellow professionals."
The Sweetest Rose 150 Years of Yorkshire County Cricket Club by David Warner, DavidHopps Hardcover, 416 Pages, Published 2012 by Great Northern Books Ltd ISBN-13: 978-1-905080-31-1, ISBN: 1-905080-31-X
""The Sweetest Rose" traces the history of Yorkshire County Cricket Club over its 150 years, from its birth in Sheffield in January, 1863, right up to the present day. It is a tale of triumph (Yorkshire have won the County Championship more times than any other county) and inner turmoil (the Club's hierarchy having been ousted by a members' revolution during the 1980s). The book spotlights the leading personalities attached to the Club, ..."
"The greatest players, the most colourful characters, and the most famous conflicts are brought to life in this collection of cricket quotations, gathered from the past 100 years of the game."
"From Lord Tennyson to Fred Trueman, Groucho Marx to Vic Marks, the phrases of cricket's scholars contrast with the earthy directness of the men in the middle. This updated version includes the oldest and most recent controversies, personalities and tours, the game at its highlight and humblest levels, through the eyes of participants, wives, officials, spectators, journalists and all those involved and interested in the game."
"From Lord Tennyson to Fred Trueman, Groucho Marx to Vic Marks, the phrases of cricket's scholars contrast with the earthy directness of the men in the middle. This updated version includes the oldest and most recent controversies, personalities and tours, the game at its highlight and humblest levels, through the eyes of participants, wives, officials, spectators, journalists and all those involved and interested in the game."
We're Right Behind You, Captain! The Alternative Story of an Ashes Summer by DavidHopps Paperback, 260 Pages, Published 1998 by Robson Books Ltd ISBN-13: 978-1-86105-113-4, ISBN: 1-86105-113-1
Free as a Bird The Life and Times of Harold 'Dickie' Bird: The Life and Times of Harold 'Dickie' Bird by DavidHopps Hardcover, 264 Pages, Published 1997 by Chivers Press Ltd ISBN-13: 978-0-7540-1006-7, ISBN: 0-7540-1006-6
"This book takes readers through the steps that lead to the author's own success in English cricket."
Free as a Bird(1st Edition) Life and Times of Harold "Dickie" Bird - Hopps, David - Hardcover by DavidHopps Hardcover, 230 Pages, Published 1996 by Robson Books Ltd ISBN-13: 978-1-86105-038-0, ISBN: 1-86105-038-0
"Biography of the famous umpire, Harold 'Dickie' Bird. Large 8vo, 220pp. Very good in dust wrapper."
"What is at play is no longer the connector rod in its housing, but the loss of what
is most intimate in our experience of the body. The actor Louis Jouvet wrote, "
Everything is suspect, except the body ... Maffesoli's tribalization is a totally
outmoded vision; the future lies in an unimaginable solitude — of which play is
one element. JS: One has the impression that the player's quest ends in a ... time
saying how wonderful techno ..."
"The Art Guys (Michael Galbreth and Jack Massing) who met at the University of Houston in 1982, have carefully crafted a presence and wacky notoriety that places them at the heart of the Houston art scene and has captured the attention of a national audience. Driven by an insatiable curiosity, they employ a variety of media for the exploration of their ideas including drawing, painting, sculpture, installation, performance and video. The ..."
"He is also an editor, critic, translator, and anthropologist — a specialist in the
Highland Maya and the sociology of Buddhist institutions. His most recent books
... In Grand Street 44, Richard Dove's name was inadvertently omitted from his
translation of Michael Kruger's Idylls and Illusions. Georges Perec's ...
CONTRIBUTORS."
"An issue of the American literary magazine which brings its readers not only fiction and poetry, but also scientific essays on the state of the planet, dialogues, oral histories and excerpts of musical scores. Each issue features the work of contemporary artists and sculptors."
"David Mason's first book of poems, The Buried Houses, was co-winner of the
1991 Nicholas Roerich Poetry Prize and has been ... He lives with his wife and
daughter in Cornwall, U.K. Alastair Reid is a writer and poet who divides his time
between New York and Latin America. ... and Translations and Whereabouts:
Notes on Being a Foreigner, which has recently been reissued by White Pine
Press."
Wally Hedrick(1st Edition) Selected works : Adaline Kent Award exhibition, April 10-May 11, 1985 by Wally Hedrick, David S. Rubin, Walter Hopps Paperback, 32 Pages, Published 1985 by San Francisco Art Institute ISBN-13: 978-0-930495-00-8, ISBN: 0-930495-00-4
"This book explores the ways in which music can engender religious experience, by virtue of its ability to evoke the ineffable and affect how the world is open to us. Arguing against approaches that limit the religious significance of music to an illustrative function, The Extravagance of Music sets out a more expansive and optimistic vision, which suggests that there is an ‘excess’ or ‘extravagance’ in both music and the divine that can ..."