Biography: sport

Witchcraft continues to play a role in the modern European imagination and in its cultures.

This volume brings together critical review papers, many specially commissioned, on key themes and questions in the work of the political scientist, philosopher and religious thinker Eric Voegelin (1901-1985).

The oldest roots of the European concepts of witchcraft and magic lie in the Hebrew and other cultures of the ancient Near East and in the Celtic, Nordic and Germanic Societies of the North and West.

Emmanuel Levinas is best known for having reintroduced the question of ethics into the Continental philosophical tradition.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"e;Derek Jeter is undoubtedly the most talked about, argued about, cheered, booed and ultimately respected baseball player of his generation.

A Sports Illustrated Top Ten Book of the Year.

Based on unique access to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and its rival organizations, Blood in the Cage peers through the chain-link Octagon into the frighteningly seductive world of mixed martial arts, which has exploded in popularity despite resistance.

"e;Steve Young is a hero of mine.

Elgin Baylor's memoir of an epic all-star career in the NBA-during which he transformed basketball from a horizontal game to a vertical one-and his fights against racism during his career as a player and as general manager of the LA Clippers under the infamous Donald SterlingPeople think of Elgin Baylor as one of the greatest basketball players in the history of the game and one of the NBA's first black superstars but the full extent of his legacy stretches beyond his spectacular, game-changing shots and dunks.

The definitive, New York Times-bestselling biography of the NFL's most enigmatic, controversial, and yet successful coach.

"e;An exciting and engrossing book.

Jack Dempsey was perfectly suited to the time in which he fought, the time when the United States first felt the throb of its own overwhelming power.

The first-ever biography of the iconic and beloved golf coach who caddied for Francis Ouimet, played with Ben Hogan, competed against Bobby Jones, shaped Ben Crenshaw, and distilled his golf wisdom into the Little Red Book, granting simplicity to a vexing yet beloved sportMillions of people were charmed by the homespun golf advice dispensed in Harvey Penick's Little Red Book, a sports classic that went on to become the best-selling sports book of all time.

Good Catholics tells the story of the remarkable individuals who have engaged in a nearly fifty-year struggle to assert the moral legitimacy of a pro-choice position in the Catholic Church, as well as the concurrent efforts of the Catholic hierarchy to suppress abortion dissent and to translate Catholic doctrine on sexuality into law.

The Trouble with Marriage is part of a new global feminist jurisprudence around marriage and violence that looks to law as strategy rather than solution.

Hong Kong is a meeting place for migrant domestic workers, traders, refugees, asylum seekers, tourists, businessmen, and local residents.

Today all politics are reproductive politics, argues esteemed feminist critic Laura Briggs.

Travel and pilgrimage have become central research topics in recent years.

"e;Our Lord does not look so much at the greatness of our actions, nor even at their difficulty, but at the love with which we do them.

"e;An extraordinary book .

The biography of one of the most controversial figures in sports: New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner For 34 years, he berated his players and tormented Yankees managers and employees.

The definitive biography of basketball genius Julius Erving--the icon who transcended his sport and defined an era Julius Erving, aka Dr.

The legendary track and field Olympian with six medals to her name tells her ';inspiring and absorbing' story (Publishers Weekly).

THIS IS THE CLASSIC BOOK THAT STARTED AN ENTIRE GENRE - THE STORY OF THE MOST ICONIC HARDMAN OF THEM ALL.

The thrilling story of the healers, artists and prodigies once persecuted as witches from the three-time T.

Celebrated as the father of modern bouldering, John Gill is an awe-inspiring climber with immense talent.

Celebrated as the father of modern bouldering, John Gill is an awe-inspiring climber with immense talent.

This book, first published in 1956, is the first authoritative, comprehensive account of the worldwide activities of Jehovah's Witnesses.

This book, first published in 1956, is the first authoritative, comprehensive account of the worldwide activities of Jehovah's Witnesses.

The nation has transformed.

The nation has transformed.

This book discusses the early modern engagement with books that survived intentional or accidental fire in Lutheran Germany.

Originally published in 1946, Mongolian Journey follows Henning Haslund's trip across Mongolia, inspired by the 'desire to see what was hidden on the other side of the farthest of all known passes.

This book discusses the early modern engagement with books that survived intentional or accidental fire in Lutheran Germany.

Originally published in 1946, Mongolian Journey follows Henning Haslund's trip across Mongolia, inspired by the 'desire to see what was hidden on the other side of the farthest of all known passes.

During the Nineteenth-Century a major revival in religious pilgrimage took place across Europe.

During the Nineteenth-Century a major revival in religious pilgrimage took place across Europe.

Originally published in 1965, English Medieval Pilgrimage provides a detailed overview of the history of pilgrimage during the medieval period.

Originally published in 1965, English Medieval Pilgrimage provides a detailed overview of the history of pilgrimage during the medieval period.

Just like the previous edition, this new edition aims to provide practical advice on how to create, develop, or improve office environments so that those individuals who work within them can do so comfortably and contently.

Just like the previous edition, this new edition aims to provide practical advice on how to create, develop, or improve office environments so that those individuals who work within them can do so comfortably and contently.

A soul-baring, brutally candid, and richly eventful memoir of the two years—1977 and 1978—when Reggie Jackson went from outcast to Yankee legend

In the spring of 1977 Reggie Jackson should have been on top of the world.

How do you get the best out of people?

Seldom does a sports biographyespecially a page-turnerso comprehensively explain the forces that made an icon the way they are.