Biography: sport

Donald Osborne Finlay, a sporting name familiar to households in the 1930s, was Britain’s greatest athlete of the time; a hurdler whose triumphant exploits graced the sports pages and newsreels week after week.

Tap into the magic all around you with Witchcraft, an illustrated guide to ancient potions, spells, chants, rituals, and incantations from around the world.

Combat age discrimination in your workplace.

«Me resbalé en una fábrica y en ese momento yo no corría, no hacía nada, y con ese resbalón se me partió el peroné por tres sitios y los ligamentos en el lado contrario.

Colin Jackson is one of the greatest athletes that Britain has ever produced.

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An essential guide to navigating the complexities of professional relationships.

Meet Alexis Sanchez, Ultimate Football Hero.

This Palgrave Pivot presents a historical reflection about the development of sociology in Colombia from the late nineteenth century into the mid-twentieth century, a period in which the process of professionalization in the discipline occurred due to the creation of university training programs, as well as the extension of research centers and groups nationwide.

I lovedand to a slightly uncomfortable degree related tothis book.

This book presents a collective mediation on writing, methods, violences, and un/becomings in global politics.

Im unvollendeten, letzten Buchmanuskript von Henri Nouwen geht es um seine inspirierende Begegnung mit den Flying Rodleighs – renommierten Trapez-Artisten, die er in Freiburg im Zirkus Barum erstmals erlebte.

No es extraño encontrar en la corta vida de este alpinista, fotógrafo y viajero suizo, los elementos románticos que abrazó en vida Annemarie Schwarzenbach.

Los jóvenes adquirieron un lugar protagónico a lo largo del siglo xx como actores ligados a las dinámicas de modernización sociocultural.

En El socialismo romántico en el Río de la Plata Horacio Tarcus presentó una investigación exhaustiva y erudita sobre el curso de las ideas socialistas en el espacio rioplatense entre 1837 y 1852.

En El socialismo romántico en el Río de la Plata Horacio Tarcus presentó una investigación exhaustiva y erudita sobre el curso de las ideas socialistas en el espacio rioplatense entre 1837 y 1852.

El comunismo, uno de los movimientos político-ideológicos cruciales del siglo xx, dotó de una identidad y una cultura política a millones de hombres y mujeres alrededor del mundo; no solo a trabajadores y campesinos, sino también a amplios sectores de las capas medias, profesionales, artistas, escritores y científicos.

La revolución como horizonte que quedó atrás, el actual populismo, los violentos años setenta, las derechas políticas, el papel del intelectual y lo religioso, son algunas de las cuestiones que Nicolás Casullo analiza en este volumen.

El arribo al Río de la Plata de las obras y las ideas del socialismo romántico, generadas principalmente en Francia, España e Italia desde fines del siglo XVIII, fue juzgado como un fenómeno de importación, una moda cultural efímera y superficial limitada al consumo de las elites letradas.

Demons in the USA argues that the discourse on the demonic that developed in the nineteenth century continues to exert a powerful hold over the American spiritual imagination.

The ideal gift for rugby fansPairing epic sports photography with articles from The Times and The Sunday Times archive, this volume brings together 100 of the most iconic moments from World Cup history.

The rise and fall of one of America's first Black sports celebrities Isaac Murphy, born enslaved in 1861, still reigns as one of the greatest jockeys in American history.

How a legendary woman from classical antiquity has come to embody the threat of transcendent beauty in movies and TVHelen of Troy in Hollywood examines the figure of the mythic Helen in film and television, showing how storytellers from different Hollywood eras have used Helen to grapple with the problems and dynamics of gender and idealized femininity.

By 1971 no Lions team had ever defeated the All Blacks in a Test series.

Essential World Cup Reading | Featured in The New York Times' 'What to Read During the World Cup'Wall Street Journal reporters Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg offer a deeply reported account of the intertwined sagas and legacies of two of the greatest soccer players of all timeLionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldoexamining how their rivalry has grown from a personal competition to a multi-billion-dollar industry, paralleling the stunning rise, overwhelming excesses, and uncertain future of modern international soccer.

A powerful exploration of how the First World War - ''the war to end all wars'' - transformed German philosophy.

This volume brings together current research and practice on gibbon conservation, ecology, taxonomy and phylogenetics.

This volume brings together current research and practice on gibbon conservation, ecology, taxonomy and phylogenetics.

A powerful exploration of how the First World War - ''the war to end all wars'' - transformed German philosophy.

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 ?

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 ?

'GAVE ME SERIOUS WRITER ENVY' KIRSTY LOGAN'ONE OF MY FAVOURITE STORYTELLERS' KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE'AN INCREDIBLE AND UNIQUE IMAGINATION' IRISH TIMES'I WAS DELICIOUSLY HORRIFIED' JENN ASHWORTHThe belly groan of a face unpeeled.

A riveting look behind the mask of an NHL goalie, The Save of My Life offers understanding and hope to anyone living with mental illnessBy the time he was twenty-two years old, goaltender Corey Hirsch had realized his childhood dream of playing in the NHL, won an Olympic medal and drunk from the Stanley Cup.

The must-read book for fans everywhere 'How rare and nourishing this sort of roaming thought is and what a joy to read'MEGAN NOLAN, Sunday Times'An exhilarating, shape-shifting exploration of the perilous boundaries between art and life'JENNY OFFILLPablo Picasso beat his partners.

Azizs story is a story that is common to many but one that is rarely told.

In Annotations Nahum Dimitri Chandler offers a philosophical interpretation of W.

From Green Bay to Canton, a comprehensive and insightful autobiography from a Packers fan favorite"e;You can if you will.

**THE INSTANT NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**THE BOOK COVERED ON SEASON SIX OF DRIVE TO SURVIVE ON NETFLIXIncludes a BRAND NEW chapter with Guenther s review of the 2023 Formula 1 season.

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The inspiring biography of former women's professional baseball player Maybelle BlairMaybelle Blair's entire life has been about baseball-women's baseball.

Avec ses échappées à l'emporte-pièce et son tir puissant, Guy Lafleur a été, dans l'uniforme du Canadien de Montréal, l'un des meilleurs hockeyeurs de son époque.

Der Weltschiedsrichter: Ein Blick hinter die Kulissen des Fußballs Felix Brych hat in seiner langen Karriere alles erreicht, was man sich als Schiedsrichter wünschen kann.

In diesem Buch erzählt die kroatische Fußball-Legende Luka Modric zum ersten Mal seine bewegende Geschichte.

El deporte es visible cada día en sus trofeos y medallas, en sus portadas y titulares.

An insider's look at life on the lines To hockey fans, Ray Scapinello's name and face are as recognizable as any star player or coach in the NHL.

The running boom that started in the 1970s saw millions of people begin to experience the benefits of improved physical fitness, sound sleep and a sense of mental wellbeing.

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