Books with author Chris Hawkes

World Rugby Records covers the biggest, the best and the most exciting aspects of a game that is unlike any other. World Rugby Records is a special celebration of rugby excellence, featuring not only a host of records from teams and tournaments around the world (in all the game's formats), but also the stats and stories behind them as well as a series of detailed biographies on some of the greatest players ever to have played the game. Whether you are an armchair fan or a Twickenham regular, it is essential reading for any student of the game.

What do the kidneys do? How does the immune system work? Why do we sneeze? This book helps readers understand what goes on inside the human body. It covers every aspect of what makes us function, from the oxygen we breathe to the blood our hearts pump to how we smell, taste, think, and feel. Incredible cutaway illustrations show the body's various organs and systems while descriptive text and sidebars reveal the body's secrets. Four acetate overlays feature: The Human Body: cutaway views show all the body's systems The Brain: sliced views of the command center Food as Fuel: inside the stomach New Life: from a 4-week embryo to a full-term fetus. The Uncovering series: Exposing science and technology in stunning color and detail. Jam-packed with exacting full-color illustrations, these titles focus on topics of particular interest to young readers. Informative text and descriptive captions and sidebars complement dozens of annotated drawings. Each book contains four acetate overlays, used in some cases to show changes over time, in others to show a cutaway interior.

There is no game on earth quite like rugby: steeped in tradition and supported with fervor, at its best it is a heady mix of brutal physical confrontation, terrifying tackles, deft handling skills, searing pace, pin-point kicking, and a gentlemanly handshake at the end of an action-packed 80 minutes. The game has come a long way since the apocryphal moment in 1823 when William Webb Ellis is said to have picked up a ball and run with it on the playing fields of Rugby School. By 2011, and the Seventh edition of the IRB Rugby World Cup, it had become one of the most contested and popular sports on the planet. World Rugby Records 2012 is a unique celebration of rugby excellence, featuring not only a host of records from teams and tournaments around the world (in all the game's formats), but also the stories behind them and a series of potted biographies on some of the greatest players ever to have played the game. Whether you are an armchair fan or a Twickenham, Murrayfield or Millennium Stadium regular, it is essential reading for any student of the game.

There is no game on earth quite like rugby. Steeped in tradition and supported with fervor, at its best it is a heady mix of brutal physical confrontation, terrifying tackles, deft handling skills, searing pace, pin-point kicking, and a gentlemanly handshake at the end of an action-packed 80 minutes. World Rugby Records 2012 is a unique celebration of rugby excellence, featuring not only a host of records from teams and tournaments around the world, but also the stories behind them and a series of biographies on some of the greatest players to have ever played the game.

What do the kidneys do? How does the immune system work? Why do we sneeze? This book helps readers understand what goes on inside the human body. It covers every aspect of what makes us function, from the oxygen we breathe to the blood our hearts pump to how we smell, taste, think, and feel. Incredible cutaway illustrations show the body's various organs and systems while descriptive text and sidebars reveal the body's secrets. Four acetate overlays feature: The Human Body: cutaway views show all the body's systems The Brain: sliced views of the command center Food as Fuel: inside the stomach New Life: from a 4-week embryo to a full-term fetus. The Uncovering series: Exposing science and technology in stunning color and detail. Jam-packed with exacting full-color illustrations, these titles focus on topics of particular interest to young readers. Informative text and descriptive captions and sidebars complement dozens of annotated drawings. Each book contains four acetate overlays, used in some cases to show changes over time, in others to show a cutaway interior.