Biography: sport

Shane Warne, who died in 2022, is universally acknowledged as one of the greatest cricketers of all time and the greatest spin bowler ever.

On June 28, 1976, into the all-male bastion of the United States Air Force Academy 157 women stepped, challenging the slogan over the entrance ramp that read "e;Bring Me Men.

Abandoned on the streets of Philadelphia at age four, Matthew Saad Muhammad (1954-2014) survived orphanages, street gangs and prison to become one of the most exciting prizefighters of boxing's Golden Age of the late 1970s and early 1980s.

A groundbreaking and profoundly moving exploration of the Armenian genocide, told through the traces left in the memories and on the bodies of its women survivors.

La biografía de Federico Martín Bahamontes, el primer ciclista español que ganó el Tour de Francia.

Bestselling author Michelle McKinney Hammond encourages women to look beyond their daily activities and accomplishments to find true and lasting happiness by focusing on God's priorities.

Bestselling author Karol Ladd shares powerful truths from Colossians and reveals an exciting path to confident living through God's love and grace.

Your job is obedience.

Meet Romelu Lukaku - Ultimate Football Hero.

';The Story That Inspired the Major Motion Picture.

Mit 17 Jahren der Durchbruch als Profi.

Weaving together information from official sources and personal interviews, Barbara Tomblin gives the first full-length account of the US Army Nurse Corps in the Second World War.

This is the story of the most unlikely Olympic decathlete in history.

Hack Wilsons record 191 RBIs in 1930 may well stand the test of time, and so may the record of his hard-drinking lifestyle.

Many Christian women are torn between how the church has taught traditional gender roles and the liberty they see secular society afford to women.

Shakespeare is a towering presence in English and indeed global culture.

Unruly women are not often represented in a good light.

An inspiring book about dedication, the love of dogs, and the physical endurance and mental toughness needed to run the Iditarod sled dog race -- from a female perspective.

Twin brothers David and Jason Benham grew up with big dreams of baseball and an even bigger trust in God.

Ever since his astonishing victory in the 1991 PGA Championship, John Daly, known affectionately on the PGA Tour as "e;Big 'Un,"e; has enthralled fans with his big drives, bigger personality, and "e;Grip It and Rip It"e; approach to golf -- and to life.

A Wall Street Journal BestsellerA compelling look inside the mind and powerful leadership methods of America s coaching legend, John Wooden "e;Team spirit, loyalty, enthusiasm, determination.

From the acclaimed author of The Crossing Place and The Bronski House.

"e;Mike's final 12 days at sea .

What if there were more women in Congress?

As the New York Yankees' star centerfielder from 1936 to 1951, Joe DiMaggio is enshrined in America's memory as the epitome in sports of grace, dignity, and that ineffable quality called "e;class.

Paula Hyman broadens and revises earlier analyses of Jewish assimilation, which depicted the Jews as though they were all men, by focusing on women and the domestic as well as the public realms.

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Winner of the 2022 Frank Bonilla Book Award, sponsored by the Puerto Rican Studies AssociationWinner of the 2022 Gregory Bateson Book Prize, sponsored by the Society for Cultural AnthropologyBrings to life Afro-Puerto Rican womens creative struggles for environmental justiceWhen Hurricanes Irma and Mara made landfall in Puerto Rico in September 2017, their destructive force further devastated an archipelago already pummeled by economic austerity, political upheaval, and environmental calamities.

"e;Marilyn Yalom has written the rare book that illuminates something that always has been dimly perceived but never articulated, in this case that that the power of the chess queen reflects the evolution of female power in the western world.

A provocative examination of how unequal access to reproductive technology replays the sins of the eugenics movement Eugenics, the effort to improve the human species by inhibiting reproduction of “inferior” genetic strains, ultimately came to be regarded as the great shame of the Progressive movement.

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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.

Devotions to Fit Your Busy LifeIt can be hard to carve out quiet time with God when so many things are competing for your attention.

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

Spend Each Day in His Presence Your daily calendar can fill up quickly with events, obligations, chores, and checklist items, leaving little time to nurture your spirit and talk to the One who brings rest and renewal to your soul.

Inside the Heart of Every Champion Lies CharacterWinning at sports and life takes more than just talent and hard work.

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

Popular women's speaker Cindi McMenamin (author of When Women Walk Alone, more than 100,000 copies sold) shares candid and surprising insights on what can help draw a husband closer to his wife.

Brand-new from bestselling author Elizabeth George!

A Wife After God's Own Heart reveals how you can have what every married woman desiresa wonderful marriage filled with mutual love, friendship, romance, and joy.

In this deeply personal memoir in the vein of Andre Agassi's Open and Megan Rapinoes One Life, the winningest snowboarder of all time chronicles her career, a story of self-growth that reveals the secret of her resilience and how she overcame crushing early failure to win Olympic gold.

Can two women love the same man and still get along?

What and who should get the best of us?

You've got so many hats to wear in life.

Julie Clinton, author, speaker, and president of Extraordinary Women, has spoken to thousands of women across the nation and knows they are eager to break through ordinary busyness, discouragement, and distraction to embrace a meaningful life in Christ.

Confronting Global Gender Justice contains a unique, interdisciplinary collection of essays that address some of the most complex and demanding challenges facing theorists, activists, analysts, and educators engaged in the tasks of defining and researching women's rights as human rights and fighting to make these rights realities in women's lives.

This book examines the myriad identities and portrayals of Edith Cavell, as they have been constructed and handed down by propagandists, biographers and artists.