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Paperback, softback or softcover describe and refer to a book by the nature of its binding. The covers of such books are usually made of paper or paperboard, and are usually held together with glue rather than stitches or staples. Inexpensive books bound in paper have existed since at least the 19th century and exist in a number of formats that have specific names, such as pamphlets, yellowbacks, dime novels and airport novels. Most paperbacks are either mass market paperbacks or trade

Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from scoring. There are four types of defender centre back, sweeper, full back, and wing back. The centre back and the full back positions are essential in most modern formations. The sweeper and winger back roles are more specialized for certain formations. The job of the centre back, centre half, central defender, or stopper is to stop opposing players, particularly the

A running back (RB) are the position of a player on an American or Canadian football team who usually lines up in the offensive backfield. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback for a rushing play, to catch passes from out of the backfield, and to block. There are usually one or two running backs on the field for a given play, depending on the offensive formation. A running back may be a halfback (HB for short, in certain contexts also referred to as a

The human back is the large posterior area of the human body, rising from the top of the buttocks to the back of the neck and the shoulders. It is the surface opposite to the chest, its height being defined by the vertebral column (commonly referred to as the spine or backbone) and its breadth being supported by the ribcage and shoulders. The spinal canal runs through the spine and provides nerves to the rest of the body. The central feature of the human back is the vertebral column,

Back Bay is an officially recognized neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It is an upscale residential, retail, and commercial office district. Back Bay and neighboring Beacon Hill are considered Boston's most expensive neighborhoods, with townhouses regularly selling for millions of dollars. Popular upmarket shopping destinations include Newbury and Boylston Streets as well as the Prudential Center and Copley Place malls. Architecturally the neighborhood is dominated by Victorian brownstone

A backing vocalist or backing singer (or, especially in the U.S., backup singer or sometimes background singer) is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. In some cases, a backing singer may sing alone as a lead in to the main vocalist's entry. While some bands use backup singers who only sing when they are onstage, it is common for backup singers to have other roles. In many rock and metal bands, the musicians doing backup vocals also play

A back vowel is a type of vowel sound used in some spoken languages. The defining characteristic of a back vowel is that the tongue is positioned as far back as possible in the mouth without creating a constriction that would be classified as a consonant. Back vowels are sometimes also called dark vowels because they are perceived as sounding darker than the front vowels. The back vowels identified by the International Phonetic Alphabet are:

Frédéric Back, OC, CQ (born April 8, 1924) is a Canadian animator. Born in Saarbrücken, Germany, he emigrated to Canada in 1948. In 1952, he joined the graphics department of Radio Canada and has remained there since. He created a massive stained glass mural entitled L’histoire de la musique à Montréal ( history of music in Montreal ) at the Place des Arts Metro station in Montreal. Unveiled on December 20, 1967, this stained glass was the first work of art to be commissioned for the Montreal

Get Back is a song by The Beatles, written primarily by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon/McCartney. The song was originally released as a single on 11 April 1969 and credited to The Beatles with Billy Preston. An alternate mix of the song later became the closing track of Let It Be (1970), which was The Beatles' last album released just after the group split. The single version was later issued on CD on the second disc of the Past Masters compilation. The single reached number one in