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Darton, Longman & Todd Ltd Keeping Faith in the Team: The Football Chaplain's Story
Stuart Wood has one of Christianity’s more unusual jobs – in addition to being the minister of a small Baptist church to the North of the city, he is official chaplain to Cambridge United FC. In this book, Stuart writes an honest and heartfelt diary of his season, from pre-season (and the World Cup) through to May, as the club battles to reclaim promotion to the Football League. Stuart writes as a fan as well as the club chaplain, with special behind-the-scenes insight, so the book will become a fascinating record of the real story of the season. It will chart the ups and downs of the season and the mood around the club, and introduce us to many of the people involved – players, staff and fans – as well as explaining his own unique role, ministering to the spiritual needs of the club. This is first and foremost a football book, which will be of interest to fans of all teams of all sizes. Stuart’s low-key explanation of his job, and his faith which underpins everything he does, makes it a football book with a difference.
£26.70
The History Press Ltd Canadian Pacific Ships: The History of a Company and its Ships
In 1873 a company was formed to construct the first railway across Canada. It soon branched out into shipping, chartering ships from the Cunard Line for service between Vancouver, Yokohama, Shanghai and Hong Kong. In 1889 Canadian Pacific would be awarded the mail contract for the service across the Pacific and, by 1903, they would purchase Elder Dempster & Company and begin sailing from Liverpool to Quebec and Montreal.They obtained control of the Atlantic, rail and Pacific routes, and later interest in the Canadian–Australasian Line, becoming ‘the world’s greatest transportation system’, bridging two oceans and linking four continents. Canada’s largest operator of Atlantic and Pacific steamships until after the Second World War, CP Ships boasted such names as Empress of Britain, Empress of Ireland and Empress of Canada. This new history of the shipping side of Canadian Pacific includes a wealth of illustrations and a detailed fleet list that will enthral maritime enthusiasts.
£20.78
