“…Ce n'est pas un hasard si, tandis que le football est devenu « le » sport mondial par excellence, le cricket est resté cantonné aux pays du Commonwealth. …”

“…This book is a narrative of America's can-do spirit, in which stalwart immigrants could transplant cricket and rounders in the fertile American culture and die-hard unionist players could later become the tightfisted avatars of the game's big-money establishment. …”

“…'The remarkable history of an institution and its visionary founder' , Financial Times 'a fascinating account' , Sunday Telegraph 'Reuters was to news what Rolls-Royce is to cars and Lords is to cricket ...the biggest story to come out of Reuters is its own' , Daily Mail 'a fascinating, solidly-researched, and well written book' , Scotsman 'The first thing that must strike anyone opening this well-produced book . ..is the wonderful harvest of illustrations' , London Review of Books This book is intended for historians of the 19th and 20th centuries; historians of technology and communications; readers with an interest in news, business, and finance…”

“…Learn how to build the following circuits: Dark Detector LED Flasher Electric Cricket Breathing LED Banshee Siren Light Theramin Blues Organ Bike Signal Light Touch Switch Led Color Organ As you gain experience building the circuits, you'll also learn how to read schematics - the shorthand language of electronics. …”

“…Distilling the six common characteristics of leaders at high-performing organizations across business, sports, and education, authors Andy Hargreaves, Alan Boyle, and Alma Harris explore the nature of uplift, its impact on performance, and the ways to achieve it within and beyond an organization's walls, revealing how leaders: Identify and articulate an inspiring dream that is coherently connected to the best of what the organization has been before Pursue that dream at a sustainable pace without squandering resources, incurring excessive debt, or burning people out Forge paths of innovation and improvement that others have overlooked or rejected Monitor progress by using metrics and indicators in a mindful and meaningful way Build teams that naturally pull people into change rather than pushing them through it Featuring case studies of organizations as diverse as Shoebuy.com, Fiat, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Marks & Spencer, Cricket Australia, Burnley Football Club, and the Vancouver Giants, as well as world-leading educational systems, Uplifting Leadership provides tools for leaders to incorporate these performance-driving strategies into their own. …”

“…During his leisure time, he loves to play cricket, watch movies, and work out in the gym to have a balance between physical and mental strength. …”