Books with title The Battle Begins

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Battle by Paul O'Connell, read by John Cormack. There has never been a rugby player quite like Paul O'Connell. His name is synonymous with passion, heart and determination. But he is also the thinking man's rugby player, a legendary student of the game. As the heartbeat of Munster, British and Irish Lions captain in 2009 and captain of the first Ireland team to retain the Six Nations championship, O'Connell became the most beloved and respected of the golden generation of Irish rugby players - and was widely regarded as one of the very best players in the world. There was nothing inevitable - or even likely - about any of this, and in an autobiography as intense and thoughtful as its author, O'Connell explores the forces and struggles that turned him into the player and leader that he became. The Battle is an audiobookfor everyone who wants to understand the roots of achievement and the inner world of an elite sportsman. It will take its place alongside the very finest sports books of recent years.

The game begins again in this gripping follow-up to The Gauntlet that’s a futuristic middle eastern Zathura meets Ready Player One!Four years after the events of The Gauntlet, the evil game Architect is back with a new partner-in-crime—The MasterMind—and the pair aim to get revenge on the Mirza clan. Together, they’ve rebuilt Paheli into a slick, mind-bending world with floating skyscrapers, flying rickshaws run by robots, and a digital funicular rail that doesn’t always take you exactly where you want to go. Twelve-year-old Ahmad Mirza struggles to make friends at his new middle school, but when he’s paired with his classmate Winnie for a project, he is determined to impress her and make his very first friend. At home while they’re hard at work, a gift from big sister Farah—who is away at her first year in college—arrives. It’s a high-tech game called The Battle of Blood and Iron, a cross between a video game and board game, complete with virtual reality goggles. He thinks his sister has solved his friend problem—all kids love games. He convinces Winnie to play, but as soon as they unbox the game, time freezes all over New York City. With time standing still and people frozen, all of humankind is at stake as Ahmad and Winnie face off with the MasterMind and the Architect, hoping to beat them at their own game before the evil plotters expand Paheli and take over the entire world.

Perfect for fans of the Animorphs and Warriors series, Devon Hughes's exhilarating debut is full of friendship, heroism, high stakes, and epic adventure.Castor has always been a stray, prowling with his pack in the back alleys of Lion's Head. That is, until the day that he's captured and taken to a dark laboratory full of terrifying creatures. They're called Unnaturals, and they're made to fight.Soon Castor is transformed from a mutt into a powerful beast with huge eagle wings—and he's thrust into the fighting ring. He knows he'll need all of his courage to survive. But it will take unexpected human and animal allies and something even more than courage for him to save the Unnaturals....

The revelatory autobiography of a rugby colossus: Paul O'Connell. WINNER OF THE CROSS SPORTS BOOK AWARDS RUGBY BOOK OF THE YEARThere has never been a rugby player quite like Paul O'Connell. He is synonymous with passion, heart and determination; but he is also the thinking man's rugby player, a legendary student of the game. As the heartbeat of Munster, British and Irish Lions captain in 2009, and captain of the first Ireland team to defend a Six Nations championship, O'Connell has emerged as perhaps the most beloved of the golden generation of Irish rugby players. In an autobiography as intense as its author, he tells the story of his remarkable career.'The years of O'Connell and O'Driscoll were as close to a golden age as ever Ireland will get and O'Connell's book tells you how it all happened ... It should be mandatory for every Irish squad member to read O'Connell's book to better understand what it takes to make a team' David Walsh, Sunday Times'O'Connell has emptied the tank here. ... What has come out ... is a psychological profile that is almost shocking at times in what it reveals about the bloody single-mindedness of the competitive gene' Hilary A. White, Irish Independent'The intense physicality of his rugby upbringing is an abiding theme ... along with humour, the craic and an extensive knowledge of how teams work' Paul Hayward, Daily Telegraph'I found The Battle entrancing' Stephen Jones, Sunday Times'Excellent ... [an] eye-opening account of the never-ending battles he fought' Rugby World'Revelatory ... Unflinchingly charts his personal evolution ... He is not at all easy on himself' Keith Duggan, Irish Times

Lost! Is a creepy old castle the perfect place to hide?The year is 1650 and civil war rages through the kingdoms of England and Scotland. A group of English soldiers has lost their way deep in the Scottish Lowlands. Exhausted, cold, and hungry they find a deserted castle and take shelter for the night.Then the siting’s begin. People appear and disappear. Strange noises can be heard coming from the walls and it is cold in some of the rooms.A servant girl is found and then disappears. What is going on?“The place is cursed, haunted and we must leave now.”Surely such mutterings will not bother these brave men. They have faced death in battle a few unexplained noises will not scare them away.If only they had listened, they might have left with their lives.Read on to find out what is afoot in Ravenstock CastleThis is the fourth book in The Haunting of Ravenstock Castle series. Each can be read alone and in any order.The InvasionThe FoundingThe ProphecyAlso by Caroline Clark:The Spirit Guide Series:The Haunting of Seafield HouseThe Haunting on the HillsideThe Haunting of Oldfield DriveThe Ghosts of RedRise House 4 book box setSingle Books:The Haunting of Brynlee HouseDaddy Won’t Kill YouThe Spirit Behind YouThe Haunting of Shadow Hill HouseShorter Books:The Christmas SpiritWith Carrie King: A Christmas HauntingThe Haunting of Greyfield Manor Series:The Dark SecretSpiritual AwakeningsChild’s PlayCrossing OverThe Haunting of Briar Park Series:Something Evil This Way ComesWith Wicked IntentSilent ScreamingThe Darkness in the Shadow

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. A first entry in a mythology-based series introduces the character of fourth-grader Owen, whose everyday world is forever changed when he witnesses the disappearance of a classmate through the floor of their school and embarks on a daring rescue mission with friends Jon and Sydney. By the award-winning author of the Secrets of Droon series.

Perfect for fans of the Animorphs and Warriors series, Devon Hughes's exhilarating debut is full of friendship, heroism, high stakes, and epic adventure.Castor has always been a stray, prowling with his pack in the back alleys of Lion's Head. That is, until the day that he's captured and taken to a dark laboratory full of terrifying creatures. They're called Unnaturals, and they're made to fight.Soon Castor is transformed from a mutt into a powerful beast with huge eagle wings—and he's thrust into the fighting ring. He knows he'll need all of his courage to survive. But it will take unexpected human and animal allies and something even more than courage for him to save the Unnaturals....

Connor has trained and shed blood to protect Earth. Her enemies want war, and Connor's blood is the key to the survival of Ether's last descendant. Against her friends' council, Connor joins forces with her former adversary, Ronin. And as the danger intensifies, so does their bond. For Ronin, the only way to survive is to kill. Planning to overthrow his father with Connor's help, he brings her to the very definition of hell: his world. Despite his unyielding, merciless ways, Connor has started to thaw his frozen heart. But how far will Connor need to go to survive?Praise:★★★★★ - "A wonderful journey."★★★★★ - "The humor will have you laughing out loud, and the action will have you racing through the pages. I'd love to see this one as a movie."