Biography: sport

A ciento cincuenta años de su aparición, el Martín Fierro sigue provocando una atracción particular en la sociedad argentina.

In the twenty-first-century workplace, women are encouraged to step up, lean in, take charge, go for it .

This publication develops a strategic focus for integrating gender concerns into programs and operations of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Kazakhstan.

This book provides a current and comprehensive analysis of the context in which Pacific women engage in the private sector, as well as a detailed list of strategies to increase their participation in business.

The Secret Source reveals the actual occult doctrines that gave birth to The Law of Attraction and later inspired the media phenomenon known as The Secret.

Flyin' Floyd"e; Gilbert was a blue-collar hero from the golden age of dirt racing.

You either lie down and die, or you fight.

Within a Dutch enclave already removed from the larger world, Janie's family is further isolated and odd.

It all comes down to making the right life choices, says the NHLs legendary Reggie Leach, and this intimate biography lays bare the decisions that led him to become one of the best snipers in hockey history.

In September 1918, World War I was nearing its end when Marguerite E.

'A hugely enjoyable love letter to swimming and open water adventures' Sophie RaworthSports and Virgin Radio Breakfast Show presenter Vassos Alexander found solace and distraction swimming in the Thames during a difficult summer, and was bitten by the bug.

What does it take for women to succeed in a male-dominated world?

What will it take to create a more gender-balanced workplace?

There is no more contentious and perennial issue in the history of modern Western thought than the vexed relationship between the genesis of an idea and its claim to validity beyond it.

A broad and eloquent study on the relatively overlooked population of single women in the slaveholding SouthSingle, White, Slaveholding Women in the Nineteenth-Century American South investigates the lives of unmarried white women-from the pre- to the post-Civil War South-within a society that placed high value on women's marriage and motherhood.

It is rare for a thinker of Charles Peguy's considerable stature and influence to be so neglected in Anglophone scholarship.

Today, women in all U.

Believe it or not but what happened in Old Babylonia centuries ago still holds water today.

The use of female sideline reporters is the fastest-growing new aspect of televised broadcasts of professional and college football.

On February 15, 1961, all 18 members of the U.

Letha Dawson Scanzoni changed the landscape of American evangelicalism through her groundbreaking work on the gospel-based intersection of gender and LGBTQ justice.

"e;Either you believe in possession or you do not.

From Booklist Muchman was born in Berlin in 1933.

Derrick Rose is a collection of articles, interviews, and features that originally appeared in the Chicago Tribune, as written by the award-winning journalists who followed the Chicago Bulls superstar's yearlong saga of injury and recovery, and his short-lived return for the 20132014 season.

The basis of the forthcoming NETFLIX series Grand Army.

There can be no vaulting over time, thinks Urmila, the narrator of Shashi Deshpandes profound and soul-stirring novel.

A scholar's memoir of growing up and the powerful forces that shaped her as a woman and a writer; "e;her story will inspire all women"e; (Library Journal).

The conclusion of the "e;remarkable"e; four-volume history by the New York Times-bestselling author of The Women's Room (Publishers Weekly).

In the tradition of classic essayists from Virginia Woolf to Annie Dillard, Meghan Florian combines personal narrative with careful analysis, taking the ordinary material of undramatic daily life and distilling it into moments of clarity and revelation.

"e;Being a girl was something that never really happened for me.

Focusing on literary authors, social reformers, journalists, and anthropologists, Francesca Sawaya demonstrates how women intellectuals in early twentieth-century America combined and criticized ideas from both the Victorian "e;cult of domesticity"e; and the modern "e;culture of professionalism"e; to shape new kinds of writing and new kinds of work for themselves.

This inspiring tale of grit and determination sprinkled with humor, wit, and a taste of irony is the story of Winifred Bryan Horner's journey from a life of domesticity on the family farm after World War II to becoming an Endowed Professor.

Magic, always part of the occult underground in North America, has experienced a resurgence since the 1960s.

Presenting a fresh examination of women writers and prewar ideology, this book breaks new ground in its investigation of love as a critical aspect of Japanese culture during the early to mid-twentieth century.

Men and the Making of Modern British Feminism calls fresh attention to the forgotten but foundational contributions of men to the creation of modern British feminism.

How can we account, in a rigorous way, for alchemy's ubiquity?

This Perversion Called Love positions one of Japan's most canonical and best translated 20th century authors at the center of contemporary debates in feminism.

A Textbook of Hadith Studies provides an academic introduction to the Hadith, or the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad, which are second only to the Qur'an (Koran) in their authoritativeness within Islamic tradition.

Muhammad: His Character and Conduct is the latest work by Adil Salahi, the Translated by of Sayyid Qutbs In the Shade of the Quran and author of Muhammad Man and Prophet.

How To Surf is the comprehensive guide to learning how to surf in South Africa.

Discover biblical wisdom and practical advice for new moms that will help you thrive as you take care of yourself and your new baby.

A partir de un recorrido por colecciones bibliográficas de una generación de vecinos coloniales en la ciudad de Popayán, este libro estudia la presencia en ellas de títulos y temáticas que fueron importantes en el pensamiento ilustrado del siglo XVIII, siguiendo la pista de los que hacían parte del amplio campo de conocimiento al que los sujetos de la época llamaban filosofía natural.

My Story in Black and White is the fascinating story of Newcastle United's head physio, Derek Wright, and his time at the club from the early 1980s to 2022.

In 'Vom unfreien Willen', geschrieben von Martin Luther, widmet sich der Autor einem zentralen theologischen und philosophischen Thema.

In 'The True Story of Uncle Tom's Life: Autobiography of the Rev.

Dieser Roman handelt von Jürnjakob Swehn, einen von Gillhoff aus dem Urbild des tatsächlichen Auswanderers Carl Wiedow (1847–1913) entwickelten jungen Mann aus Mecklenburg, der sich auf die Reise ins Ungewisse macht.

Some of the most influential women in sports tell their stories of courage, adversity, and triumph to trailblazer Bonnie-Jill Laflin.