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Imitation Games

How Gambling Hijacked Sports

by Darragh McGee ...

A pioneering investigation into the tech-fuelled world of online gambling—its explosive growth, and the transformational impact it is having on sports, fandom, and society.When the puck drops and the game begins, so too does the relentless bombardment from gambling brands. Stake a bet. Amplify your fandom. Become part of the game.It has never been easier to place a bet. The smartphone in your ... Read more

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A pioneering investigation into the tech-fuelled world of online gambling—its explosive growth, and the transformational impact it is having on sports, fandom, and society.When the puck drops and the game begins, so too does the relentless bombardment from gambling brands. Stake a bet. Amplify your fandom. Become part of the game.It has never been easier to place a bet. The smartphone in your
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Human Rights and Events, Leisure and Sport

Edited by Jayne Caudwell, Darragh McGee ...

This edited book aims to capture the functioning of human rights and civil activism at the level of the relationships between the individual and the social, and in relation to abuses, contestations, and transformations. Chapters cover the ways human rights are denied, articulated, and not realised. Mega-events, either sporting or otherwise (e.g. Gay Pride), tend to be the focus of this inquiry, ... Read more

$62.99 USD

This edited book aims to capture the functioning of human rights and civil activism at the level of the relationships between the individual and the social, and in relation to abuses, contestations, and transformations. Chapters cover the ways human rights are denied, articulated, and not realised. Mega-events, either sporting or otherwise (e.g. Gay Pride), tend to be the focus of this inquiry,
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Gambling and Sports in a Global Age

Edited by Darragh McGee, Christopher Bunn ...

Series Book 18 - Research in the Sociology of Sport
This volume contains an Open Access chapter.Recent decades have seen an unprecedented expansion and diversification of sports gambling markets. Enabled by widespread access to the internet, advances in smartphone technology and the liberalisation of gambling advertising, gambling companies have strategically invested in the alignment of this practise with culturally embedded sporting activities, ... Read more

$98.99 USD

This volume contains an Open Access chapter.Recent decades have seen an unprecedented expansion and diversification of sports gambling markets. Enabled by widespread access to the internet, advances in smartphone technology and the liberalisation of gambling advertising, gambling companies have strategically invested in the alignment of this practise with culturally embedded sporting activities,
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Imitation Games

How Gambling Hijacked Sports

by Darragh McGee ...

Narrated by Darragh McGee ...

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11 hours 17 min

A pioneering investigation into the tech-fuelled world of online gambling—its explosive growth, and the transformational impact it is having on sports, fandom, and society.When the puck drops and the game begins, so too does the relentless bombardment from gambling brands. Stake a bet. Amplify your fandom. Become part of the game.It has never been easier to place a bet. The smartphone in your ... Read more

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A pioneering investigation into the tech-fuelled world of online gambling—its explosive growth, and the transformational impact it is having on sports, fandom, and society.When the puck drops and the game begins, so too does the relentless bombardment from gambling brands. Stake a bet. Amplify your fandom. Become part of the game.It has never been easier to place a bet. The smartphone in your
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Style DNA

How to dress with confidence

by Amanda Wakeley ...

Narrated by Amanda Wakeley ...

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4 hours 50 min

Brought to you by Penguin.A beautiful call for women to celebrate their authenticity and individuality with confidence.Amanda Wakeley OBE, renowned fashion designer and creative force, offers a beautiful approach to finding confidence, unlocking your full potential, and evolving personal style through every era. Amanda sets out her simple method to uncover individual style and confidence inspired ... Read more

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Brought to you by Penguin.A beautiful call for women to celebrate their authenticity and individuality with confidence.Amanda Wakeley OBE, renowned fashion designer and creative force, offers a beautiful approach to finding confidence, unlocking your full potential, and evolving personal style through every era. Amanda sets out her simple method to uncover individual style and confidence inspired
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The Good Decision Diary

Your daily guide to making better decisions, more of the time

by Anna Mathur ...

Narrated by Anna Mathur ...

Unabridged

4 hours 40 min

**Brought to you by Penguin.The gentle guide to getting where you want to go, without beating yourself up on the way there.**I'll never eat sugar again!I’ll work out every single morning!I will never, ever shout at my kids!Sound familiar? Anna Mathur, Sunday Times bestselling author and psychotherapist, has been there too. In The Good Decision Diary, Anna introduces a compassionate an... ... Read more

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**Brought to you by Penguin.The gentle guide to getting where you want to go, without beating yourself up on the way there.**I'll never eat sugar again!I’ll work out every single morning!I will never, ever shout at my kids!Sound familiar? Anna Mathur, Sunday Times bestselling author and psychotherapist, has been there too. In The Good Decision Diary, Anna introduces a compassionate an...
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How to Face Big Change

and Come Back Stronger

by Helen Thorn ...

Narrated by Helen Thorn ...

Unabridged

7 hours 29 min

Brought to you by Penguin.How do you rebuild your life when suddenly everything changes?How do you make sense of this new world, this path you didn’t know you had to walk down?When you are sideswiped by a catastrophic sh*t show, the prospect of putting the pieces back together can feel utterly impossible. In these difficult times, we seek comfort and guidance – a way through the pain – and this ... Read more

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Brought to you by Penguin.How do you rebuild your life when suddenly everything changes?How do you make sense of this new world, this path you didn’t know you had to walk down?When you are sideswiped by a catastrophic sh*t show, the prospect of putting the pieces back together can feel utterly impossible. In these difficult times, we seek comfort and guidance – a way through the pain – and this
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Sacrifice

A Year in the Life of a Champion Jockey

by Oisin Murphy ...

Narrated by Oisin Murphy ...

Unabridged

6 hours 44 min

Brought to you by Penguin.A GRIPPING AND SEARINGLY HONEST ACCOUNT OF A YEAR IN THE TURBULENT LIFE OF A PROFESSIONAL JOCKEY, FROM FOUR-TIME CHAMPION OISIN MURPHY.Born prematurely, weighing less than a bag of sugar, Oisin Murphy’s life has always been one of struggle. From a young age he found communion with horses. Mesmerised by their power, their spirit, he discovered a gift for the saddle.Oisin ... Read more

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Brought to you by Penguin.A GRIPPING AND SEARINGLY HONEST ACCOUNT OF A YEAR IN THE TURBULENT LIFE OF A PROFESSIONAL JOCKEY, FROM FOUR-TIME CHAMPION OISIN MURPHY.Born prematurely, weighing less than a bag of sugar, Oisin Murphy’s life has always been one of struggle. From a young age he found communion with horses. Mesmerised by their power, their spirit, he discovered a gift for the saddle.Oisin
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Outsider

A Memoir of Survival, Family Secrets and the Search to Belong

by Paul Cullen ...

Narrated by Stephen Hogan ...

Unabridged

8 hours 53 min

'A remarkable story, a real page-turner' JOE DUFFY'Powerfully written ... a gripping narrative' FINTAN O'TOOLEThe remarkable story of one man's journey from the edge of death to the heart of a hidden past.Adopted at age three, Paul Cullen always felt like an outsider. After a near-fatal fall from Germany's highest peak in 2017 left him broken - physically and emotionally - he faced ... ... Read more

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'A remarkable story, a real page-turner' JOE DUFFY'Powerfully written ... a gripping narrative' FINTAN O'TOOLEThe remarkable story of one man's journey from the edge of death to the heart of a hidden past.Adopted at age three, Paul Cullen always felt like an outsider. After a near-fatal fall from Germany's highest peak in 2017 left him broken - physically and emotionally - he faced ...
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You Are an Artist

Assignments to Spark Creation

by Sarah Urist Green ...

Narrated by Sarah Urist Green ...

Unabridged

5 hours 44 min

**“There are more than 50 creative prompts for the artist (or artist at heart) to explore. Take the title of this book as affirmation, and get started.” —Fast CompanyMore than 50 assignments, ideas, and prompts to expand your world and help you make outstanding new things to put into it**Curator Sarah Urist Green left her office in the basement of an art museum to travel and visit a diverse range ... Read more

$15.99 USD

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**“There are more than 50 creative prompts for the artist (or artist at heart) to explore. Take the title of this book as affirmation, and get started.” —Fast CompanyMore than 50 assignments, ideas, and prompts to expand your world and help you make outstanding new things to put into it**Curator Sarah Urist Green left her office in the basement of an art museum to travel and visit a diverse range
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How to Not Know

The Value of Uncertainty in a World that Demands Answers

by Simone Stolzoff ...

Narrated by Simone Stolzoff ...

Unabridged

5 hours 47 min

"Spectacular." ―Daniel PinkA guide to dealing with uncertainty at a time when our lives have never felt less certain.From our careers to our politics to our personal lives, the future is unknown. And yet, our capacity to tolerate this uncertainty is in decline. How to Not Know will help you prepare for and even appreciate the uncertainty that surrounds us.Through gripping stories of people ... Read more

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"Spectacular." ―Daniel PinkA guide to dealing with uncertainty at a time when our lives have never felt less certain.From our careers to our politics to our personal lives, the future is unknown. And yet, our capacity to tolerate this uncertainty is in decline. How to Not Know will help you prepare for and even appreciate the uncertainty that surrounds us.Through gripping stories of people
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The Edges of the World

At the margins of life, lands and history

by Charles Foster ...

Narrated by Charles Foster ...

Unabridged

8 hours 32 min

Brought to you by Penguin.We tend to think that everything important comes from the centre: from big cities, from established orthodoxies in the sciences and the arts, from the Establishment in all its forms. We think this because the centre tells us it is so, but it's a lie. It is only at the edges that we think, innovate and thrive.This book travels to the frontiers of human culture and ... Read more

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Brought to you by Penguin.We tend to think that everything important comes from the centre: from big cities, from established orthodoxies in the sciences and the arts, from the Establishment in all its forms. We think this because the centre tells us it is so, but it's a lie. It is only at the edges that we think, innovate and thrive.This book travels to the frontiers of human culture and
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