Books with author C Gifford

From the sublime skills of Pele to a day in the life of a professional soccer player, this gloriously illustrated book explores every aspect of the game. Rules, skills, and tactics are clearly explained and presented with state-of-the-art digital diagrams and photographs. This newly revised edition of a worldwide bestseller offers both practical advice as well as an insider's view of the history of the game, profiles of legendary players, great clubs, and women's soccer. Now including a two-page guide to U.S. domestic leagues and competitions and with dazzling action photos of today's top stars, from Ecuador's Clever Chala to Norway's Margunn Haugenes, Soccer is a must-have for fans of the game.

From the sublime skills of Pele to a day in the life of a professional soccer player, this gloriously illustrated book explores every aspect of the game. Rules, skills, and tactics are clearly explained and presented with state-of-the-art digital diagrams and photographs. This newly revised edition of a worldwide bestseller offers both practical advice as well as an insider's view of the history of the game, profiles of legendary players, great clubs, and women's soccer. Now including a two-page guide to U.S. domestic leagues and competitions and with dazzling action photos of today's top stars, from Ecuador's Clever Chala to Norway's Margunn Haugenes, Soccer is a must-have for fans of the game.

Where would you find the largest tortoise in the world? What is a blue-footed booby? Are volcanic islands safe to live on? In Focus: Galapagos Islands has the answers!In Focus is a cool, new information series that's perfect for curious kids. These fun books feature modern, magazine-style pages, including top 10 lists, fast facts, quickfire quizzes, and more! With pages packed with vivid photography and punchy text, kids will have fun learning about the world around them!Each In Focus book features a contents page, glossary, and index, plus front and end gatefold flaps on the cover.

The longest Minecraft marathon, the most expensive computer game ever made, the richest gaming prizes, the biggest games console: here are all the records you need to know about the incredible world of computer games! Kids—both boys and girls—can’t get enough gaming action, and this book gives them all the facts, stats, and full-page, all-action images they crave. Features games rated as Teen or younger by the US Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB).

Buckle your seat belt and get ready for an action-packed race through the world of automobiles! Car Crazy is an exhilarating celebration of the motor vehicle in all its weird and wonderful glory. Prepare to be dazzled by the fastest, the loudest, the most beautiful, the most powerful, the most expensive, and the most outrageous vehicles ever to hit the tarmac. More than just a beautiful book of pictures and facts, Car Crazy also tells the amazing human-interest stories behind the greatest racing drivers and stuntmen. Marvel at the death-defying bravery of Evel Knievel and Ayrton Senna and find out how scientists and designers changed the shape of the car forever in their quest for perfect aerodynamics.

Can you really trust your mind? With this book you will explore the brain-twisting science of thinking, feeling and memory! Trick your senses and baffle your brain with this mind-boggling book of tricks and neuroscience information. Find out how magicians fool audiences into missing details that are hidden in plain sight. Test your aptitude for recalling visual detail by studying a shape and then drawing it from memory. Invite your friends and classmates to try, too! In Brain Twisters, you’ll scramble your sensory perception, master the magic of misdirection,fool your friends with a false memory and learn LOADS of cool mind tricks! Author: Clive Gifford Size of book: 8 x 10 inches Pages: 65, Paperback

From the FIFA World Cup to the biggest leagues on the planet, these are the top record breakers in the world’s most popular sport! This action-packed reference is filled with astounding facts and statistics about the most famous names in the game, as well dynamic photos and bite-size chunks of information. Fully updated, it includes all the records from the 2014-15 season, the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup, and the 2015 Copa América. Soccer Record Breakers is a must-have for fans of all ages.