A feast of football facts, plus everything you need to know about action on the pitch and behind the scenes at the stadium! Goal: Everything you need to know about football! is a visual guide to the world's most popular game. From the rules of the game to the top tournaments - the information leaps right off the page!

Did you know that the oldest method of fishing involved using a sharpened stone with two pointed ends, baited and tied to a string? This was the "precursor" to modern fishing hooks. Or that the concept of male and female plants dates back to around 2000 BCE, discovered by the Babylonians? Meanwhile, the first wristwatch, roughly the size of a hamburger, was invented by a German locksmith.

Planet earth is our home – and the home of all known living things. But over the centuries, some human activity has done increasing harm to the planet. The planet needs saving. But how? You will find the answer in this book.

It has been forty years since Deng Xiaoping's "reform and opening-up" policy allowed foreign visitors to travel to China. Yet, in the eyes of the world, the country today remains as mysterious and unfamiliar as it was in the 19th century, when European powers, armed with ships and cannons, forced the declining dynasty to open its doors to trade and allow foreigners to engage in commerce and exploration...

Living in the modern world, regardless of the country we inhabit, we are all, to some extent, influenced by Japan's way of thinking, culture, and economy. Yet, to many, Japan remains shrouded in mystery, an enigma without an answer...