Oh jan 2026 (2 resultados)

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF 2026'Illuminating' Eddie Jones'Fantastic, a must-read for rugby fans' Ben Youngs'Essential reading. reveals rugby's secrets' Financial Times'Well written, insightful and thought-provoking' The Guardian'Quite literally, the book on data in rugby' Irish Times______________________________Does it matter which foot your fly-half kicks with How can teams win matches when the clock stops Why don't wingers actually play on the wing Does having more possession increase a team's chances of winning Leading data analyst Sam Larner lifts the lid on international rugby, using his decade of experience at the professional level to reveal the tactical and data revolution that has taken the sport by storm. Sharing ground-breaking insight into the modern game, Sam explores the exciting innovations players and clubs are currently using to improve their gameplay. He analyses the metrics by which teams succeed and fail in their attempts to win metres, tries and matches, as well as why recent law changes are so important for rugby's development and what a data-driven future holds for the sport.With each chapter focusing on a different match, such as France facing the All Blacks in 2023 and Wales' remarkable comeback against England at the 2008 Six Nations, Attacking the Space is revolutionary in its approach as the first book to tackle rugby's new obsession with data and tactics. It takes readers on a fascinating tour of modern rugby to offer a twenty-first century overview of one of the world's most exciting sports. This is rugby as you've never seen it before.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - \*\*AN INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER!\*\*'THE RARE EPIC FANTASY THAT HITS ON ALL LEVELS' ANDREA STEWART'LIKE NOTHING YOU'VE EVER READ' LEV GROSSMANBe drawn into an action-packed epic fantasy filled with rebellion, intrigue, horror, dangerous gods, and Celtic mythology, perfect for fans of James Islington, John Gwynne, and Joe Abercrombie.THE GODS WERE HERE. AND THEY WERE ANGRY.For three hundred years the wild island of Croi¿ has been subject to the Empire of the Answering. Clans have been subjugated, their language outlawed, their religion reduced to the whisper of fugitive priests.Until Croi¿'s prayers are answered. The Gods return. Feral and majestic, they stride the land as colossi, throwing the Empire into chaos.The dispossessed and the vengeful struggle for power. A ruthless priestess rallies the faithful, offering a simple choice - believe, or die - even as the empire's Queen makes the first moves in a long and dangerous game.But for all their machinations, one woman will decide the fate of them all . . . Sister Wake, unwilling saint of the Goddess of Death.AUTHORS LOVE THIS EPIC STORY'Quite simply dazzling' SOPHIE WHITE'I absolutely loved its epic mix of weird horror and revolutionary intrigue' GARETH HANRAHAN'A layered, epic world made all the more brutal by the return of gods terrifying and unknown' DAVID DALGLISH'Two hundred-foot kaiju gods, necromancy, and anti-colonial rebellion - what more could you ask for ' RYAN ROSE'A brilliant, rebellious scream' R.S.A. GARCIA'An uprising of furious pride and eldritch horror, where neither gods nor heroes can be trusted' HELEN CORCORANREADER PRAISE FOR SISTER WAKE'Dark, devastating and brilliantly written' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'I can't wait for the next book' ¿¿¿¿¿'[E]xtraordinary and ferocious' ¿¿¿¿¿.…