How To Be A Big Strong Man

Author : Samuel Leighton-Dore
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2019-09-03
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781925811155

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How to Be a Big Strong Man by Samuel Leighton-Dore Pdf

This bright book of sassy cartoons redefines what it takes to be a man. Long story short, there are no rules, nor should there be. This book is definitive proof that masculinity as we know it is a myth. A big, dumb, silly, and quite poorly constructed myth! This book pokes lighthearted fun at the very notion of manhood by offering a contemporary guide to masculinity. Thus: How to Be A Big Strong Man. Through its 150 tongue-firmly-in-cheek illustrations by queer artist Samuel Leighton-Dore, this book explores the many identities of a modern man. A manly man gets a pedicure, and a manly man calls his grandmother for a nice long chat. Above all, a manly man can cry whenever he pleases and knows that "manliness" is an outdated construct.... Duh! Just a few short years ago, anyone using the term toxic masculinity would likely have received blank stares or derision in return. But now, at this critical societal juncture, everyone is thinking and talking about how ideas of manhood (as prescribed from birth) affect the way men think and act. How to Be a Big Strong Man explores all these weighty ideas through its cute, sassy, and satirical cartoons.

Author : Myers, Ched
Publisher : Orbis Books
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2019-02-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781608331390

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Binding the Strong Man by Myers, Ched Pdf

"This is the first commentary on the Gospel of Mark to systematically apply a multidisciplinary approach, called 'socio-literary method.' Myers integrates literary criticism, socio-historical exegesis, and political hermeneutics in his investigation of Mark—the oldest story of Jesus—as 'manifesto of radical discipleship'." --

Author : Earle E. Liederman
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2008-05-25
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781409204756

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Secrets of Strength by Earle E. Liederman Pdf

Reprint of a fascinating old book that everyone who is interested in sports and athletics must read. Everything one should know about how one can gain unusually great strength, about the famous strongmen of the past and their training methods... By one of the absolutely best informed - the authentic strength training super-expert Earle Liederman.

Author : Eddie 'The Beast' Hall
Publisher : Virgin Books
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2018-05-31
Category : Strong men
ISBN : 0753548712

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Strongman by Eddie 'The Beast' Hall Pdf

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. Everything about Eddie is huge. Standing at 6'3 he weighs almost 30 stone, and to make it through his hellish four-hour gym sessions he needs to eat a minimum of 10,000 calories a day. He eats a raw steak during weight sessions. His right eyeball once burst out of its socket under the strain. He put it back in. In his remarkable autobiography, Eddie takes you inside the world of the professional strongman - the nutrition, the training and competitions themselves. This is a visceral story of sporting achievement, an athlete pushing himself to the limits, and the personal journey of a man on the path to becoming being the best of the best. Contains strong language.

Author : Kenneth C. Davis
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2020-10-06
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781250205650

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Strongman by Kenneth C. Davis Pdf

From the bestselling author of the Don’t Know Much About® books comes a dramatic account of the origins of democracy, the history of authoritarianism, and the reigns of five of history's deadliest dictators. A Washington Post Best Book of the Year! A Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the Year! A YALSA 2021 Nonfiction Award Nominee! What makes a country fall to a dictator? How do authoritarian leaders—strongmen—capable of killing millions acquire their power? How are they able to defeat the ideal of democracy? And what can we do to make sure it doesn’t happen again? By profiling five of the most notoriously ruthless dictators in history—Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong, and Saddam Hussein—Kenneth C. Davis seeks to answer these questions, examining the forces in these strongmen’s personal lives and historical periods that shaped the leaders they’d become. Meticulously researched and complete with photographs, Strongman provides insight into the lives of five leaders who callously transformed the world and serves as an invaluable resource in an era when democracy itself seems in peril. * "A fascinating, highly readable portrayal of infamous men that provides urgent lessons for democracy now." —Publishers Weekly, starred review "Strongman is a book that is both deeply researched and deeply felt, both an alarming warning and a galvanizing call to action, both daunting and necessary to read and discuss." —Cynthia Levinson, author of Fault Lines in the Constitution

Author : Gideon Rachman
Publisher : Other Press, LLC
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2022-04-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781635422818

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The Age of the Strongman by Gideon Rachman Pdf

From Putin, Trump, and Bolsonaro to Erdoğan, Orbán, and Xi, an intimate look at the rise of strongman leaders around the world. The first truly global treatment of the new nationalism, underpinned by an exceptional level of access to its key actors, from the award-winning journalist and author of Easternization. This is the most urgent political story of our time: authoritarian leaders have become a central feature of global politics. Since 2000, self-styled strongmen have risen to power in capitals as diverse as Moscow, Beijing, Delhi, Brasilia, Budapest, Ankara, Riyadh, and Washington. These leaders are nationalists and social conservatives, with little tolerance for minorities, dissent, or the interests of foreigners. At home, they claim to be standing up for ordinary people against globalist elites; abroad, they posture as the embodiments of their nations. And everywhere they go, they encourage a cult of personality. What’s more, these leaders are not just operating in authoritarian political systems but have begun to emerge in the heartlands of liberal democracy. Gideon Rachman has been in the same room with most of these strongmen and reported from their countries over a long journalistic career. While others have tried to understand their rise individually, Rachman pays full attention to the widespread phenomenon and uncovers the complex and often surprising interaction among these leaders. In the process, he identifies the common themes in our local nightmares, finding global coherence in the chaos and offering a bold new paradigm for navigating our world.

Author : Robert Rubinstein
Publisher : Kar-Ben Publishing
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2010-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780761339601

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Zishe the Strongman by Robert Rubinstein Pdf

Tells the story of Zishe Breitbart, a poor Polish Jewish boy who became the featured strong man of circuses around the world and was known as The Iron King.

Author : Grant Edwards
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2019-07-22
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781760851118

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The Strong Man by Grant Edwards Pdf

A powerful story of life under fire and one man's journey back from the brink Grant Edwards was once an elite athlete, Olympics qualifier and Australia’s strongest man. His Guinness Book of Records feats of strength were acclaimed internationally, and as a high ranking police officer he spent decades protecting vulnerable people around the world. But nothing could shield him from catastrophic harm in the line of duty. Rising above his tough beginnings in 1970s suburbia, where he was bullied for his father’s decision to live as a gay man, Edwards found sanctuary in sport. But he found his true calling with the Australian Federal Police, rising swiftly through the ranks to Commander and personally establishing cybercrime units to fight child exploitation and human trafficking. A highly sought after and disciplined security advisor for governments around the world such as East Timor, Afghanistan and the Americas, Edwards was considered the last person to ‘crack’ – but a narrow escape from a deadly attack in Kabul pushed him to breaking point. This is the story of an extraordinary man and his extraordinary battle back from the brink.

Author : Stefan Aarnio
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2019-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1949572056

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Hard Times Create Strong Men by Stefan Aarnio Pdf

This book is raw, real and politically incorrect, it will threaten and challenge your ideas of what does it mean to be a man and how to better serve your purpose.

Author : Elliott Katz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Friendship
ISBN : 0973695102

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Being the Strong Man a Woman Wants by Elliott Katz Pdf

Being the Strong Man A Woman Wants is the best book ever on what a man can do to make things better with the woman in his life. Learn how to gain respect and enjoyment in your relationship. Become a hero to the woman in your life. Being the Strong Man A Woman Wants by Elliott Katz is timeless wisdom on being a man. It explains why many relationships today aren't working and what the man can do to make things better. Drawing upon age-old principles that work, this book challenges popular ideas and explains why today's new age guy is frustrated and bewildered. Traditionally, men learned this wisdom from their fathers. Today, many men grow up without the benefit of a strong male role model. This story is about a journey of discovery that Michael takes with his grandfather. Michael discovers how his wisdom can help him improve his relationship with his wife and help him grow as a person.

Author : Ruth Ben-Ghiat
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781324001553

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Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present by Ruth Ben-Ghiat Pdf

What modern authoritarian leaders have in common (and how they can be stopped). Ruth Ben-Ghiat is the expert on the "strongman" playbook employed by authoritarian demagogues from Mussolini to Putin—enabling her to predict with uncanny accuracy the recent experience in America and Europe. In Strongmen, she lays bare the blueprint these leaders have followed over the past 100 years, and empowers us to recognize, resist, and prevent their disastrous rule in the future. For ours is the age of authoritarian rulers: self-proclaimed saviors of the nation who evade accountability while robbing their people of truth, treasure, and the protections of democracy. They promise law and order, then legitimize lawbreaking by financial, sexual, and other predators. They use masculinity as a symbol of strength and a political weapon. Taking what you want, and getting away with it, becomes proof of male authority. They use propaganda, corruption, and violence to stay in power. Vladimir Putin and Mobutu Sese Seko’s kleptocracies, Augusto Pinochet’s torture sites, Benito Mussolini and Muammar Gaddafi’s systems of sexual exploitation, and Silvio Berlusconi and Donald Trump’s relentless misinformation: all show how authoritarian rule, far from ensuring stability, is marked by destructive chaos. No other type of leader is so transparent about prioritizing self-interest over the public good. As one country after another has discovered, the strongman is at his worst when true guidance is most needed by his country. Recounting the acts of solidarity and dignity that have undone strongmen over the past 100 years, Ben-Ghiat makes vividly clear that only by seeing the strongman for what he is—and by valuing one another as he is unable to do—can we stop him, now and in the future.

Author : Meghan McCarthy
Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Fiction
ISBN : PSU:000061497924

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The Story of Charles Atlas, Strong Man by Meghan McCarthy Pdf

Presents the life of fitness legend Charles Atlas. Includes 4 fun exercises.

Author : James Rosen
Publisher : Doubleday
Page : 658 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2008-05-20
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780385525466

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The Strong Man by James Rosen Pdf

The Strong Man is the first full-scale biography of John N. Mitchell, the central figure in the rise and ruin of Richard Nixon and the highest-ranking American official ever convicted on criminal charges. As U.S. attorney general from 1969 to 1972, John Mitchell stood at the center of the upheavals of the late sixties. The most powerful man in the Nixon cabinet, a confident troubleshooter, Mitchell championed law and order against the bomb-throwers of the antiwar movement, desegregated the South’s public schools, restored calm after the killings at Kent State, and steered the commander-in-chief through the Pentagon Papers and Joint Chiefs spying crises. After leaving office, Mitchell survived the ITT and Vesco scandals—but was ultimately destroyed by Watergate. With a novelist’s skill, James Rosen traces Mitchell’s early life and career from his Long Island boyhood to his mastery of Wall Street, where Mitchell's innovations in municipal finance made him a power broker to the Rockefellers and mayors and governors in all fifty states. After merging law firms with Richard Nixon, Mitchell brilliantly managed Nixon’s 1968 presidential campaign and, at his urging, reluctantly agreed to serve as attorney general. With his steely demeanor and trademark pipe, Mitchell commanded awe throughout the government as Nixon’s most trusted adviser, the only man in Washington who could say no to the president. Chronicling the collapse of the Nixon presidency, The Strong Man follows America’s former top cop on his singular odyssey through the criminal justice system—a tortuous maze of camera crews, congressional hearings, special prosecutors, and federal trials. The path led, ultimately, to a prison cell in Montgomery, Alabama, where Mitchell was welcomed into federal custody by the same men he had appointed to office. Rosen also reveals the dark truth about Mitchell’s marriage to the flamboyant and volatile Martha Mitchell: her slide into alcoholism and madness, their bitter divorce, and the toll it all took on their daughter, Marty. Based on 250 original interviews and hundreds of thousands of previously unpublished documents and tapes, The Strong Man resolves definitively the central mysteries of the Nixon era: the true purpose of the Watergate break-in, who ordered it, the hidden role played by the Central Intelligence Agency, and those behind the cover-up. A landmark of history and biography, The Strong Man is that rarest of books: both a model of scholarly research and savvy analysis and a masterful literary achievement.

Author : Richard W
Publisher : High Ground Press
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780975404584

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Strong Prayer, Strong Man: The Transforming Power of Balanced Prayer by Richard W Pdf

Author : H. R. F. Keating
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2011-09-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781448202935

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The Strong Man by H. R. F. Keating Pdf

An independent island state in the North Atlantic has fallen under the sway of Rolph Mylchraine, a landowner who has gained ascendancy by stage-managing witchcraft orgies and purveying cheap liquor. Opposing him is Keig, a peasant of extraordinary physical strength, resulting in a guerrilla war. In The Strong Man, Keating has produced a unique and original cast of characters to illustrate the fatal tendency of power to corrupt.