Step into the sacred grounds of the cricket pitch and embark on a journey that goes beyond sports and into the realms of passion, fraternity, and sheer resolve.Yash Grover takes you on an exciting voyage through the world of cricket in "Cricket Decoded: Your Gateway to the Pitch," leaving you breathless and wanting more. A pivotal moment develops in the first scene, as a young athlete, Yash, stands on the verge of stardom. With the heartbeat of the audience reverberating in the background, he swings his bat unwaveringly. It's more than simply a game; it's a tribute to years of hard work, the joy of victory, and the pain of defeat. But cricket is more than simply a game; it is a cultural phenomenon that has brought nations together and sparked generational rivalries. In "Cricket Decoded: Your Gateway to the Pitch," you'll delve into the game's rich history with the help of Yash. The author investigates the dynamics of a cricket team, the vital position of a captain, and the eagleeyed inspection of umpires, the beautifully created playing field becomes a stage for legends to develop. "Cricket Decoded: Your Gateway to the Pitch" is more than simply a book; it's a ticket to the thrilling world of cricket. This book promises to be a fascinating experience, whether you're a seasoned cricket aficionado or a curious newbie. You'll be transported to the heart of the game with each page turn, where the excitement of a boundary and the suspense of an LBW decision are as palpable as your own heartbeat. So come along with us on this literary tour of cricket that will have you cheering, reminiscing, and falling in love with the game all over again.

The Shorter Wisden is a compelling distillation of what's best in its bigger brother. Available from all major eBook retailers, Wisden's digital version includes the influential Notes by the Editor, all the front-of-book articles, reviews, obituaries and all England's Tests from the previous season. Brought together for the first time, here are the first five editions of The Shorter Wisden, distilled from the Almanacks published between 2011 and 2015.

All the best armchair travellers are sceptics. Those of the fourteenth century were no exception: for them, there were lies, damned lies, and Ibn Battutah's India. Born in 1304, Ibn Battutah left his native Tangier as a young scholar of law; over the course of the thirty years that followed he visited most of the known world between Morocco and China. Here Tim Mackintosh-Smith retraces one leg of the Moroccan's journey - the dizzy ladders and terrifying snakes of his Indian career as a judge and a hermit, courtier and prisoner, ambassador and castaway. From the plains of Hindustan to the plateaux of the Deccan and the lost ports of Malabar, the author reveals an India far off the beaten path of Taj and Raj. Ibn Battutah left India on a snake, stripped to his underpants by pirates; but he took away a treasure of tales as rich as any in the history of travel. Back home they said the treasure was a fake. Mackintosh-Smith proves the sceptics wrong. India is a jewel in the turban of the Prince of Travellers. Here it is, glittering, grotesque but genuine, a fitting ornament for his 700th birthday.

Written in a detailed and fascinating manner, this book is ideal for general readers interested in the English language.

From Michael Ondaatje: an electrifying novel, by turns thrilling and deeply moving—one of his most vividly rendered and compelling works of fiction to date. In the early 1950s, an eleven-year-old boy boards a huge liner bound for England. At mealtimes, he is placed at the lowly "Cat's Table" with an eccentric and unforgettable group of grownups and two other boys. As the ship makes its way across the Indian Ocean, through the Suez Canal, into the Mediterranean, the boys find themselves immersed in the worlds and stories of the adults around them. At night they spy on a shackled prisoner—his crime and fate a galvanizing mystery that will haunt them forever. Looking back from deep within adulthood, and gradually moving back and forth from the decks and holds of the ship to the years that follow the narrator unfolds a spellbinding and layered tale about the magical, often forbidden discoveries of childhood and the burdens of earned understanding, about a life-long journey that began unexpectedly with a sea voyage.

After a year long battle to Get Steven Home and the subsequent High Court case where the Local Authority were judged to have illegally deprived Steven of his liberty, Mark Neary narrates what life is like in the social care world and discusses some of the major issues for parents, carers and the people they are caring for.