Biography: sport

Die Frage, wie wissenschaftliche Schöpfungen durch Prozesse der Gestaltung entstehen und wie sie in der Gestaltung der Welt, im Guten wie im Schlechten, zum Tragen kommen, ist für manche Disziplinen zentral, für andere kann sie eine sinnvolle Horizonterweiterung darstellen.

Why have so many figures throughout American history proclaimed their life stories when confronted by great political problems?

Imagine yourself sitting on the cool damp earth, surrounded by deep night sky and fields full of fireflies, anticipating the ritual of initiation that you are about to undergo.

Enlightenment - both the phenomenon specific to the eighteenth century and the continuing trend in Western thought - is an attempt to dispel ignorance, achieve mastery of a potentially hostile environment, and contain fear of the unknown by promoting science and rationality.

One man's backward glance at unexpected lessons, the beauty of relationship, and God's mysterious guiding hand.

Un fascinante recorrido por la biología, la psicología, la filosofía, la política y la economía para explicar la evolución del comportamiento humano, del altruismo tribal en la Prehistoria a la ética del respeto en la civilización contemporánea.

Most studies of the Salem witch trials focus on social history and the dynamics between accused and accusers.

As a young, soccer-mad boy living in rural KwaZulu-Natal, Robert Marawa listened to the commentary of local football derbies on a small, crackling FM radio.

A guide to research on wild primates, providing advice on technical and practical aspects of both field and laboratory methods.

Connecting to issues in the humanities today, this book shows how the Italian Renaissance influenced and changed Early Modern Europe.

An exploration of the influence of secret societies on the formative documents and symbols of the United States*; Reveals the Founding Fathers' spiritual vision for America as encoded in the Great Seal*; Traces the influence of the Iroquois League of Nations upon the Constitution*; Exposes the deep connections the Founding Fathers had with the Freemasons and other secret societiesAll children growing up in America learn who the Founding Fathers were.

A general, comprehensive introduction to the life and works of Jonathan Edwards.

Raucous, raw, and reliably remarkable, the century–old football riavlry between the state universities of Texas and Oklahoma stands as testimony that hate–based relationships are the most enduring.

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.

An examination of how the modern idea of constitutional referendums developed and how direct democracy became possible in modern states.

Get inside the mind of football's most enigmatic icon Zidane is the master PeleOne of modern football s most brilliant players - and one of its most iconic and mysterious figures - Zinedine Zidane s football career is the stuff of legend.

Bringing together an exciting group of knowledge workers, scholars and activists from across fields, this book revisits a foundational question of the Enlightenment: what is the last or furthest end of knowledge ?

Connects British and American literature to a changing media landscape in an era of innovation.

We have become accustomed to economists and politicians talking about "e;market forces"e; as if they are immutable laws of the universe.

This book examines ''informal'' politics, such as gossip and political theatrics, and how they related to more ''formal'' politics of assembly and courts.

The importance of honor is present in the earliest records of civilization.

This book gives prominence for the first time to Mill''s abiding concern with Malthusianism and its impact on his arguments respecting liberty.

This volume probes and deciphers the tensions and contradictions that underlie modern European Liberal Catholicism.

An accessible and international look at what it means to be a Unitarian Universalist today.

An instant New York Times bestsellerthe insidery, detailed, and absorbing (Sports Illustrated) biography of Nick Saban, the polarizing University of Alabama football coach who not only transformed the college game, but might also be the best ever at winning.

This book provides a clear, comprehensive survey of Deleuze''s philosophy, whilst also offering deep analysis of key aspects of his thought.

Collects the basic theories of law propounded by the great philosophers.

An examination of the concept of freedom in nineteenth-century Arabic political thought, and how it relates to other modern ideologies.

Examining a range of under-explored work-life interface issues as they affect different stages of a worker's life, the authors share new insights into complex issues that affect us all.

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Eddie The Beast Hall is the first Brit in 24 years to win the World s Strongest Man competition, beating The Mountain from Game of Thrones.

This book deals with the complex process of national identity formation in the late Ottoman Empire and early Turkish Republic, during a crucial period characterized by transformative events that reshaped both the state and society.

An overview of the history of evangelicalism as a global movement, from its origins in the eighteenth century to the present.

A how-to guide for ethnoprimatological research in the Anthropocene, offering an inside look at the latest research in the field.

Pro Football Hall of Famer Raymond Berry is a true giant of the game.

Starting in the 15th century, a fear of witchcraft and alternative practices grew into a hysteria.

These essays offer a sampling of the best current work in philosophy of religion.

One of America's most celebrated poets, Emily Dickinson was virtually unpublished in her lifetime.

A book about Kant''s views on causality as understood in their proper historical context.

The Adventure of the Human Intellect presents the latest scholarship on the beginnings of intellectual history on a broad scope, encompassing ten eminent ancient or early civilizations from both the Old and New Worlds.

The first complete account of the utilitarians'' historical thought, from which emerge new interpretations of their philosophy and politics.

The Sunday Times bestsellerJudy Murray provides the ultimate insight into life with her tennis champion sons Andy and Jamie.

Vom Lebensbaum bis Google Earth: über die Bilder, mit denen wir uns die Welt erklären.

This integrated history of early modern experimental philosophy explains one of the most significant developments in the early modern period.

This book offers new readings of the epistemology, methods and politics of Max Weber, a foundation thinker of modern social science and international relations theory.