Books with author Richard Smith

Shy boy Amadeo reigns supreme at table football in his local café. Taking on all comers he is one of “the unbeatables” with his loyal team of tiny foosballers. But there’s another “unbeatable” in town. Aggrieved by his only ever defeat at the hands of Amadeo in a foosball match when they were kids, Flash the town bully returns to seek revenge. Not only does he destroy the foosball table, but he challenges Amadeo to a game of actual football. Amadeo has never played real football - and Flash, with his insatiable quest for glory, has subsequently risen to become the world’s most famous soccer star. With the future of the village at stake and his foosballers scattered, the situation looks hopeless for Amadeo. Unless he can recruit the help of his eccentric fellow villagers and the girl he loves, Lara, to take on the world’s best football team captained by his nemesis Flash. And unless the foossballers can be reunited. “It’ll be like Barcelona against a non-league team with an injury crisis,” predicts Lara. What nobody predicts, however, is how Amadeo’s foosballers will affect the game… The Unbeatables novel is the ultimate fantasy football story. Expanding upon the original movie, the novel includes additional adventures and characters. Written for young adults (and not so young adults), the book is a scintillating, action-packed 90 minutes of end-to-end incident, comedic flair, goalmouth scrambles and dubious off the ball challenges on the ethos of the modern game. Praise for The Unbeatables: “The witty dialogue and banter makes for some very funny moments, while the digs at the excesses of modern footballers will ring true to followers of the Beautiful Game.” - Radio Times“The Unbeatables is great fun for young and old.” - Daily Express“Nice jokes at the expense of FIFA, overpaid prima donna footballers and slimy agents.” - Daily Mail“Lively and consistently funny.” - Irish Times“An utterly charming gem. Deft one-liners. Back of the net!” - Irish Independent

‘Teddy Bear’ is his name – his first and second name…his real name. He lives in woods near London’s Regent’s Park until one day, he decides to visit relatives. Cross-country journeys for bears in cities are never straightforward, however, and soon, his travels take an unexpected turn (or two, or three).These tales of innocence and misadventure (of which, this is the first) seek to emulate the feel of classic ‘bear’ tales of old when, no matter how well planned and well intentioned the bear, distraction and the possibilities of exploration are always around the next corner.Written in rhythmic rhyming couplets, these mini-stories are simple in construction and theme. No great meaning to uncover here – just read and enjoy.Stephen Richard Smith. Cert Ed, B.Sc. MA.

Watching pro football every Sunday may inspire kids to play football, but there's no need to start with shoulder pads and tackles. Flag football is a no-impact way to learn all there is to love about the game of football. Whether it's offense, defense, throwing, catching, or scoring touchdowns, readers explore how awesome flag football is and how they can play it in their own backyards. This book explores all aspects of flag football, with a list of words to know for a deeper dive into the sport.

Which is larger, Sirius or Vega? What is the luminosity of Rigel? When will Mira come up to full brightness? Here's one simple-to-use reference which quickly answers these questions and many more. This handy star catalog gives the characteristics of over 2,000 stars to a brightness of 5.25 visual magnitude (plus many dimmer exceptions) updated with Epoch 2000 data. The book brings together information not available in any other single source. Employing a unique, easy-to-use constellation-by-constellation format, StarList 2000 gives you all these properties for each star: location, visual and absolute magnitude, spectra, distance in light years, proper motion, spatial and radial velocity, parallax, size, and luminosity. Notes compare discrepancies in data from well-known sources and point out additional interesting facts and figures about selected stars and deep sky objects, such as nearby nebulae. There are special sections on binaries and variables. Rapid-motion binaries are covered in detail, giving exact locations at January 1, 2000. There is also a collection of drawn orbits and a listing of orbital elements of selected binaries. Data on variable stars include type of variability, maximum and minimum visual magnitude, epoch, and period of variability. The author also offers a unique feature--"Most Favorable Viewing Date"--that tells readers when variables are expected to be at their brightest. StarList 2000 includes an appendix of computer programs for calculating such information as the Julian Date, the date of midnight transit for any star, and the azimuth and altitude of any star viewed from your own backyard. Indexes list stars by right ascension, popular name, and constellation.

The Bill of Rights series examines the first 10 amendments to the Constitution, spelling out the rights that all Americans enjoy, but few truly understand. In a relevant and accessible way, the series explores the Constitution’s amendment process and reveal how amendments—once adopted—become woven into the fabric of daily living in America. Includes historical and current events examples.This volume of the series examines the Ninth and Tenth Amendments, explaining more rights.

Mary Alice and Grandma Dowdel return for more astonishing, laugh-out-loud adventures when fifteen-year-old Mary Alice moves in with her spicy grandmother for the year. Her extended visit is filled with moonlit schemes, romances both foiled and founded, and a whole parade of fools made to suffer in unusual (and always hilarious) ways.Wise, exuberant, and slyly heartwarming, Mary Alice's story is a fully satisfying companion to the celebrated A Long Way from Chicago.

The Bill of Rights series examines the first 10 amendments to the Constitution, spelling out the rights that all Americans enjoy, but few truly understand. In a relevant and accessible way, the series explores the Constitution’s amendment process and reveal how amendments—once adopted—become woven into the fabric of daily living in America. Includes historical and current events examples.This volume of the series examines the Sixth Amendment, explaining your right to a fair trial.

A popular fossil field in Arizona has been visited by hundreds of Paleontology students from all over the world for more than half a century. Now, the state of Arizona, utilizing its National Guard, has locked down the area, prohibiting access to the site. The locals have heard rumors about the strange thing discovered in the field, and how six students from the University of Arizona have gone missing. They also heard that one of the students escaped and spoke of seeing a creature that has been extinct for over 65 million years. Nineteen year old David Baker had one goal in life now. He was determined to go back to the field and save his friends.

The Bill of Rights series examines the first 10 amendments to the Constitution, spelling out the rights that all Americans enjoy, but few truly understand. In a relevant and accessible way, the series explores the Constitution’s amendment process and reveal how amendments—once adopted—become woven into the fabric of daily living in America. Includes historical and current events examples.This volume of the series examines the Fourth Amendment, explaining searches and seizures and the right to privacy.