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Winner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction,
Finalist for the Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction, and the PEN/E.O.
Wilson Literary Science Writing Award, Shortlisted for the Stella
Prize, Highly Commended in the Wainwright Prize for writing on
global conservation, and a Sunday Independent Book of the Year. How
do whales experience environmental change? Has our connection to
these animals been transformed by technology? What future awaits
us, and them? Fathoms blends natural history, philosophy, and
science to explore these questions. Giggs introduces us to whales
so rare they have never been named and tells us of whale 'pop'
songs that sweep across hemispheres. She takes us into the deeps to
discover that one whale's death can spark a great flourishing of
creatures. We travel to Japan to board whaling ships, examine the
uncanny charisma of these magnificent mammals, and confront the
plastic pollution now pervading their underwater environment.
Ryan Giggs first played for Manchester United in the season before
the Premiership began; back when Bryan Robson was still captain. He
took possession of United's left wing and never loosened his grip.
Over a fourteen year career so far, he's seen them all come and go:
Cantona, Schmeichel, Beckham and the rest. Sir Alex Ferguson said
of Giggs 'I knew we had an outstanding talent when we gave him his
debut.' That was back in 1991, but it remains as true in 2005 as it
ever was. Giggs has been a pivotal figure in United's dominance of
the Premiership. There have been rivals but no other team can match
the their sustained record of success over recent years. And Giggs
is the only player to have played in all eight of those title
winning campaigns. Off the pitch, Ryan Giggs has always closely
guarded his private life. But here he opens up for the first time,
sharing details of the sometimes turbulent childhood that shaped
him and the relationships that have mattered to him to reveal the
man behind the famous number 11 red shirt. One thing seems clear:
the Old Trafford crowd will be singing 'Giggs will tear you apart
again!' for a few years yet ...
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Fathoms (Paperback)
Rebecca Giggs
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R634
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A bold and lyrical exploration of our fraught relationship with the
sea's most magnificent inhabitant, the whale. Whales loom large in
the human imagination. From a history of animals being harpooned
worldwide to today's ecotourism operators and the work of marine
biologists, whales have, for centuries, attracted myth, symbolism,
significance, and exploitation. But whales, and the waters they
inhabit, are changing. Even as the international community draws
closer to a ban on factory whaling, whales surface with disturbing
news from the deep. Once-rare whale strandings, pollution and
toxins accrued in whale bodies, plastics consumed by whales, the
stress of exposure to industrial sound, and diseases contracted
from livestock are direct results of human activity. Incisive,
provocative, and timely, Fathoms uses the story of the whale to
examine our own story and that of the health of the planet.
As modern football legends, the Class of 92 need no introduction.
Class of 92: Out of Their League, however, opens a dramatic new
chapter in the story of former Manchester United greats Gary and
Phil Neville, Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs and Nicky Butt, as they take
on a new role in each of their lives: owners of semi-professional
club Salford City FC. An enthralling, in-depth account of Salford's
first two years under new ownership, Class of 92: Out of Their
League combines first-hand accounts from Gary, Phil, Paul, Ryan and
Nicky as they try to turn round the club's fortunes, along with a
wider story of tremendous athletic and human drama. Featuring
colourful characters like managers Anthony Johnson and Bernard
Morley, star players, club chairman Karen Baird, lifelong fans, and
more, this is a story told with real authenticity and grit.
Accompanying the second series of the hugely popular BBC series,
Class of 92: Out of Their League is both a testament to the best of
modern football and a brilliant reminder, in an era when fans are
threatening walkouts over rising ticket prices, of what football is
really all about.
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