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All the official football rules clearly explained in words and pictures—for players, coaches, and fans of this hard-hitting sport.Settle your football questions instantly with this complete, easy-to-use guidebook. Here are the official rules of football—from the opening kick-off to the final seconds of the fourth quarter—in accessible language and exciting action photos and drawings.

Not Built in a Day: Exploring the Architecture of Rome is a unique, unconventional guide and a deeply felt homage to Rome and its extraordinary 2,500-year history. Moving beyond the names, dates, and statistics of ordinary guidebooks, George Sullivan's eye-opening essays celebrate the special character of Rome's buildings, fountains, piazzas, streets, and ruins. From the largest landmark down to the smallest hidden gem, Not Built in a Day explores the city in comprehensive detail, offering detailed visual and historical analyses that enable readers to see and understand exactly what makes the architecture of Rome so important, influential, and fascinating. Not Built in a Day is supported by a companion website (NotBuiltInADay.com) that offers, among other features, detailed illustrative photographs for readers who want to experience the book's walking tours at home and large printable maps for readers using small electronic devices on-site in Rome.

Take the Power Back is a practical and inspiring guide for anyone ready to rethink energy, including individuals, communities, companies and institutions. At a time of rising energy costs, climate uncertainty and ageing infrastructure, this book presents a clear choice: remain dependent on centralised systems or take action to establish clean, resilient, locally managed microgrids. Microgrids are more than just technical solutions — they're opportunities. They enable communities to generate, store and manage their own energy, thereby reducing their exposure to price volatility and their dependence on fossil fuels. They offer environmental benefits, economic resilience, and the chance to solve local problems with local solutions. This handbook explores the 'why' and 'how' of microgrids — from residential rooftops to community-scale systems. It covers essential components such as solar panels, batteries, smart meters, and control systems, as well as governance, regulation, and financial models. Whether through turnkey providers or community-owned systems, microgrids are both achievable and adaptable. However, this is also a story of empowerment. The book highlights the rise of the 'prosumer' — citizens who produce and manage their own energy — and the role of community engagement in shaping a sustainable future. With real-world examples and practical advice, Take the Power Back demonstrates that energy autonomy is possible and within reach. We have a choice. We can act. Together, we can build energy systems that are cleaner, smarter and fairer.

This book offers the non-stop excitement of the illustrious story of the New York Yankees, captured in more than 450 photographs and entertaining anecdotes about all of your favorite players. Year by year from 1903 through 1996, readers will relive the celebration and disappointment of each season. From humble beginnings as the New York Highlanders, to decades of victory, to surprising lapses, the high drama of Yankee baseball is at your fingertips. Enjoy a gold mine of behind-the-scenes stories and astonishing anecdotes that show the Yanks up close -- the players, managers, coaches, and executives, all as they really are. Meet Babe Ruth, Hall of Famer with a passion for late nights and home brew. Find out why Joltin' Joe DiMaggio got steamed for the first time in his life. Learn about the events leading up to Thurman Munson's tragic crash, and the unheeded warning from a fellow Yankee. Here are the straight facts on Reggie Jackson's stormy relationship with Billy Martin and George Steinbrenner's controversial front office tactics.The Yankees: An Illustrated History provides complete statistics and game highlights through the 1996 season and World Championship; on hitting streaks, ERA's, box scores, trades, an all-time roster of managers, players and position leaders by year; American league championship and World Series rosters; All-Star selections, and much, much more.