New Releases by Michael HURLEY

Designed to tie-in perfectly with the London Olympics in 2012, this series offer comprehensive information specific to the games in 2012, and a detailed look at new technologies that are making a huge impact in the world of sports today. It also examines the scale, history, and huge popularity of the event up to the present day.

Introduces board sports, including surfing, skateboarding, and snowboarding.

Looks at ten of the most distinctive stadiums in the world, from the ancient Colosseum in Rome to the most massive and technologically advanced new stadiums from around the world.

Time travel novel comparing the United States to the Roman Empire. A cross between the Da Vinci Code and Back to the Future.

Wheel Sports shows readers different extreme wheel sports from around the world.

Board Sports shows readers some of the world''s most extreme board sports!

This book highlights ten of the world''s skyscrapers.

Learn about some of the Olympics greatest champions.

Introduces wheel sports, including BMX racing, NASCAR, and inline skating.

Profiles ten of the world''s most distinctive bridges.

Introduces a variety of extreme sports, including air sports, sports involving animals, board sports, and water sports.

Readers will learn more about soccer and especially attacking play as well as reading about some of the great names in this sport.

Readers will learn more about soccer and especially goalkeeping as well as reading about some of the great names in this sport.

Readers will learn more about soccer and especially defence as well as reading about some of the great names in this sport.

Introduces basic survival skills, discusses animal attacks, injury, and accidents, and shares the stories of survivors.

Describes how to both practically and mentally prepare for different types of disasters.

Alongside biographies of famous international players at each of these potitions, Football Files looks at fitness, techniques, and nutrition. This high interest recreational read will engage readers by looking at the history and skills of some of their favourite players, whilst giving them great tips om how to play like their heroes.

Introduces some of the greatest soccer players from around the world, including Pele, Zinedine Zidane, and David Beckham, who have participated in the World Cup championship.

Presents some of the most memorable moments in World Cup history, including shocking results, strange trivia, and game-winning goals.

Discusses the professional history of the sport and the World Cup championship, including soccer''s most famous players and their fans.

Introduces the host nation, teams, players, and stadiums of the 2010 World Cup championship.

The World Cup series looks at one of the world''s most popular tournaments and its place in the history and future of soccer. Find out about the sport''s greatest stars, games, and intense moments, and learn some new facts about the 2010 World Cup.

New for the 2010 World Cup. , this series covers both the 2010 World Cup in South Africa but also sets it in historical context, looking at great players and stories from the history of football.

Introduces lakes from around the world, and includes information about formation, size, and the animals, plants, and people that populate the nearby areas.

Which mountain has the highest point on the Earth''s surface? Why is K2 known as the "Savage Mountain"? Which species of frog lives only on Table Mountain? The world has many mountains--from high, snowy peaks to wide, flat, plateaus. Find out about the incredible weather systems that help shape these landforms, the animals make their homes here, and the brave explorers who first climbed them.

A couple attempt to recapture a lost relationship but their memories disintegrate the world about them...A widow tries to understand the brutality of her husband''s death...Three soldiers confront the image of man''s struggle with his own aggression...A writer finally begins to understand the frailty of words. Often stark, often brutal, often hopeful, these stories find lives falling apart under the strain of entrapment but also celebrate the pleasurable cages that we wilfully and inevitably impose upon ourselves.

In the tradition of Thoreau, author Michael C. Hurley offers insights on life, faith and family as revealed in wilderness journeys. Exquisitely illustrated stories transport readers to canoeing expeditions in the north woods and peaceful afternoons on southern streams. With a quiet wisdom, Hurley evokes universal truths hidden in wild places and invites readers to re-discover those truths for themselves. FAM045000; NAT024000; SPO010000

The parrot is now one of themost popular pet birds, and bird-keepers are becoming increasingly ambitious in the varieties and numbers they keep. In The Ultimate Parrot, editor Barrett Watson has recruited a star-studded panel of experts to give the most comprehensive advice to date on caring for parrots. The parrot is traced back to its wild state, and parrot habitats are examined in order to give a better idea of the pet parrot''s requirements. Parrot behavior comes under the microscope, with a fascinating section on talking parrots. A leading avian veterinarian supplies an A-Z listing of commonn health problems and diseases.