My youngest brother grew up in an idyllic time in an idyllic place with all circumstances favoring his having a beautiful and productive life. However, he struggled with learning, with social interaction, with life itself. And his struggle went seemingly unnoticed, certainly unspoken of, and therefore, he received no help. Tim Tim Timmy parallels his life and ultimate death by his own hand with my own growth and success. The final section mirrors my son's life and the help and attention he received when he was diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum, and I hope it serves as a rallying call when it comes to how we listen to and react to children, especially those with special needs.

--Reviews for BOOK - TIM TIM TIMMY

Mark Metcalf has written an achingly honest ode to his beautiful and sensitive brother and his struggle with mental illness. That terrible condition has touched my family and Mark's book touched my heart with both pain and hope.

--Griffin Dunne, actor, producer, director, author of the acclaimed Friday Afternoon Club, published by Penguin Press

Mark Metcalf eloquently tells a true story of family heartbreak, and of the way that time, reflection and changing attitudes toward the gifted and unconventional among us can offer a kind of illuminating repair. This is a book that is filled with grace and heart in every sentence. Read it and feel richer for it.

--Deirdre McNamer, whose novels include Rima in the Weeds and Aviary

TIM TIM TIMMY is a story of Mark Metcalf's remarkable life, of the losses that mark it, and the wonders and opportunities those losses sometimes allow him to see. From the tragic death of his troubled brother, to the beautiful blossoming of his son, Mark guides us along the path of his own redemption. The treasure of his time and love--his attention--that he was unable to give to his brother, he directs toward his beautiful son. How this happens--through grief, and through surrender--is what makes this story poignant and universal.

--David Allan Cates, author of Tom Connor's Gift

Suicide is one of the hardest of all losses to grieve. You are left with endless unanswered questions and the false sense of control that the feeling, If I had done something different, maybe my brother would still be alive, gives you. Mark Metcalf brings us along in his search for these answers. With honesty, insight, and warmth, Mark shares with us many heartfelt stories, probing thoughts and perspectives and allows us to join him on his journey toward a growing awareness and empathy with what his brother might've been experiencing. Tim Tim Timmy is for anyone who has had a family member or loved one struggle with major depression, debilitating anxiety, addiction, or any disability that has caused them to feel lost, helpless, hopeless, and overwhelmed in their lives.

--Laurie Berg Pasch, LCSW, LMFT, DCSW, Psychotherapist

On Saturday 8 September 1888, League football kicked off. Twelve clubs had combined to play regular fixtures and the result was to revolutionise not only English football but virtually every nation and sport since then. In this book, the history of the Football League season 1888/89 is told in great depth, with reports on every match and profiles of all those who played - amateur and professional - during this thrilling historic season, in which Preston were 'invincible' and set the standards for other great teams to follow. Key players and their skills are highlighted. Doubts about who scored the first-ever League goal are ended. The standard of football, equipment used and the tactics adopted to win matches are all analysed. Controversial incidents that paved the way for the introduction of the goal net and penalty kick are brought back to life. The clubs, their pitches and grounds - and the fans that filled them - are explored within the economic circumstances and developments of the era. Illustrated with contemporary photographs and newspaper cuttings, this is the story of the 1888/89 Football League season.

You would be mistaken in thinking the rivalry between Liverpool and Manchester United was only something that has existed in recent times. Obviously there was considerable hype as United equalled and then overtook Liverpool's previous record of 18 League titles, something the Merseyside club and its fans had cherished. And to lose it to your biggest rivals was something which was especially hard to palate. Liverpool fans, in turn counter by continually taunting United over the five European Cups they have won to United's three. This is the latest sequel to a rivalry which began in 1894 when the two teams met for the first time in a game as important as any which have subsequently taken place - and there have been some massive ones. It was a 'Test Match' which was to determine the status of both clubs. United, then Newton Heath had finished bottom of the First Division while Liverpool were champions of the Second Division having gone through the whole campaign unbeaten. Test Matches, which were more like today's play offs, were introduced when the Football League was expanded to two divisions. They featured the bottom three clubs in the top flight playing the top three in the second tier. Liverpool won the initial meeting 2-0 to gain promotion whilst Newton Heath were relegated. It was only the briefest stay, however, as the Merseysiders were immediately relegated as the two teams met for the first time in a League fixture in 1895. Those first two League matches, played within three weeks of one another, also underlined how unpredictable the form book was, something which has invariably still been the case more than a century later. Liverpool won the first League meeting 7-1 which still to this day remains the record margin of victory between the two teams. In the return three weeks later, Newton Heath were no-hopers yet pulled off a 5-2 win.

The rip-roaring story of Manchester City's red-hot goal scoring hero Erling Haaland.

Unlike his seafaring forefathers, Haaland arrived in England peacefully in 2022. But the result was the same with the Viking running riot before heading to European shores to rampage through even the most stubborn defenses.

Haaland helped sweep Manchester City to a record-equaling treble of Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup glory. The Striking Viking smashed home a record-breaking 36 Premier League goals and continued his incredible Champions League record to make it 35 in 29 games.

This book is packed with exclusive unpublished material, including the story behind his transfer to England. It features the words of the great man himself, team-mates, opponents and Pep Guardiola. It explores his early career in Norway, and his later successes in Salzburg and Dortmund, before bringing us up to date with his Man City and international heroics.

Want to know Haaland the player and the man? This is the book for you.

In 1888, Englands Football league came into being and ever since a player has been recognised each year for the highest number of goals scored in the league, First Division or Premier League. The first was John Goodall of Preston North End, with 21 goals, the most recent, Didier Drogba, with 29. The Football leagues top scorer was Dixie Dean of Everton, in 1927/28, with an impressive tally of 60 goals.

Manchester United may be world famous today, but back in 1907 the club had yet to win either the League Championship or the FA Cup. Things were to change dramatically over the following four seasons, during which time the club moved to Old Trafford under the management of Ernest Mangnall, and captured two League titles, two Charity Shields and a first FA Cup success. But how were these successes achieved? Who were the players that set the Manchester club on a path to greatness? Who were their opponents? Why did Manchester United move to Old Trafford? Find out more in Manchester United 1907-11: The First Halcyon Years, the first in-depth work on this truly great period in the illustrious history of the great Manchester United.

As one of the twelve founding Football League clubs in 1888/89, Everton Football Club has a long, proud history. Having played more top-flight League games than any other English team, the Toffees have won the League championship nine times - the fourth best record of any team. The first occasion was in the third season of League football, 1890/91 when the Blues became the first club from Liverpool to collect the League championship trophy from their then base, Anfield. In achieving their success, Everton knocked the winners of the first two championships, the Invincibles of Preston North End, off their throne. But how did they do it? Who were the players in this momentous season, what sort of football did they play and who did they beat?