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Author : David Riley,Steven Adams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Basketball players
ISBN : 0473301180
"The story of how a troubled young man from small town New Zealand achieved his dream of playing in the best basketball competition in the world ... the NBA" -- Back cover.
Author : Steve Adams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Adventure and adventurers
ISBN : 064654523X
Author : Penny VON ESCHEN
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2009-06-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674044715
At the height of the ideological antagonism of the Cold War, the U.S. State Department unleashed an unexpected tool in its battle against Communism: jazz. From 1956 through the late 1970s, America dispatched its finest jazz musicians to the far corners of the earth, from Iraq to India, from the Congo to the Soviet Union, in order to win the hearts and minds of the Third World and to counter perceptions of American racism. Penny Von Eschen escorts us across the globe, backstage and onstage, as Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and other jazz luminaries spread their music and their ideas further than the State Department anticipated. Both in concert and after hours, through political statements and romantic liaisons, these musicians broke through the government's official narrative and gave their audiences an unprecedented vision of the black American experience. In the process, new collaborations developed between Americans and the formerly colonized peoples of Africa, Asia, and the Middle East--collaborations that fostered greater racial pride and solidarity. Though intended as a color-blind promotion of democracy, this unique Cold War strategy unintentionally demonstrated the essential role of African Americans in U.S. national culture. Through the tales of these tours, Von Eschen captures the fascinating interplay between the efforts of the State Department and the progressive agendas of the artists themselves, as all struggled to redefine a more inclusive and integrated American nation on the world stage.
Author : Maria Gill,Marco Ivancic
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2014-08-01
Category : Athletes
ISBN : 1869664221
"Features 25 famous New Zealand sportspeople across a wide range of different sporting disciplines. Includes a caricature, an action photograph, a profile of the person, timeline, inspirational quote, description of the sport, training regime and trophy board"--Publisher's information.
Author : David Riley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Physicians
ISBN : 0995140227
"Dr Tokilupe Taumoepeau made history when she became New Zealand's first female vascular surgeon. This ... Tongan is helping open doors in health and medicine for young people with Pacific heritage - including her own family."--Back cover.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1408 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : American newspapers
ISBN : STANFORD:36105012127564
V.1 Newspaper directory.--v.2 Magazine directory.--v.3 TV and radio directory.--v.4 Feature writer and photographer directory.--v.5 Internal publications directory.
Author : David A. Koplow
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521119511
Addresses the military's pursuit of 'usable' weaponry that is deliberately crafted to be less powerful, less deadly, and less destructive than the systems it is designed to supplement or replace.
Author : David Riley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Boxers (Sports)
ISBN : 0473382547
"The story of how a young man from South Auckland achieved his dream of winning the most prized title in sports ... boxing's Heavyweight Championship of the World"--Back cover.
Author : Steven Loza
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2018-04-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781496816030
Jazz great Gerald Wilson (1918-2014), born in Shelby, Mississippi, left a global legacy of paramount significance through his progressive musical ideas and his orchestra's consistent influence on international jazz. Aided greatly by interviews that bring Wilson's voice to the story, Steven Loza presents a perspective on what the musician and composer called his "jazz pilgrimage." Wilson uniquely adapted Latin influences into his jazz palette, incorporating many Cuban and Brazilian inflections as well as those of Mexican and Spanish styling. Throughout the book, Loza refers to Wilson's compositions and arrangements, including their historical contexts and motivations. Loza provides savvy musical readings and analysis of the repertoire. He concludes by reflecting upon Wilson's ideas on the place of jazz culture in America, its place in society and politics, its origins, and its future. With a foreword written by Wilson's son, Anthony, and such sources as essays, record notes, interviews, and Wilson's own reflections, the biography represents the artist's ideas with all their philosophical, historical, and cultural dimensions. Beyond merely documenting Wilson's many awards and recognitions, this book ushers readers into the heart and soul of a jazz creator. Wilson emerges a unique and proud African American artist whose tunes became a mosaic of the world.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 806 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Audiotapes
ISBN : STANFORD:36105020856931
Author : David Riley
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2023-05-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798396080690
Samoan Heroes tells the inspirational stories of achievers who have Samoan ancestry. It includes legends like Sina and Tigilau; historical figures such as Tupua Tamasese Lealofi III and Salamāsina; and contemporary heroes like Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Judge Ida Mālosi, Troy Polamalu, Savage and Associate Professor Donna Addis. The book is designed to put age appropriate and culturally relevant material in front of young Samoans, in order to encourage reading and the love of books. Take a look inside here: http: //www.book2look.com/book/Hg85A6IqK
Author : Jordan Younger
Publisher : Fair Winds Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2015-11-01
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781627887892
Finding balance in life is a goal many of us strive to achieve. Whether it's through a healthy diet, exercise regimen, state of mind, relationship, or other activity (or all of the above), we spend our days trying to be, and become, our best selves. But what happens when all that focus starts to dominate our lives? When our desire for "perfect health" trumps everything else, perhaps without us even realizing it? What happens when our solution starts becoming the problem? These are questions that author and popular blogger Jordan Younger faced when she decided that her extreme, plant-based lifestyle just wasn't working in favor of her health anymore--and questions that you may be facing too. In Breaking Vegan, Jordan reveals how obsessive "healthy" dieting eventually led her to a diagnosis of orthorexia, or a focus on healthy food that involves other emotional factors and ultimately becomes dysfunctional, even dangerous. In candid detail, Jordan shares what it was like to leave veganism, the downfall of her desire to achieve nutritional perfection, and how she ultimately found her way to recovery. In addition to this, Jordan outlines an "anti-diet," whole-foods-based eating plan featuring more than 25 recipes to help inspire others to find similar balance in their own lives. Breaking Vegan is about tolerance and forgiveness. And ultimately, forging one's own path toward happiness.
Author : Thomas Eisner
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2005-10-31
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780674736443
Imagine beetles ejecting defensive sprays as hot as boiling water; female moths holding their mates for ransom; caterpillars disguising themselves as flowers by fastening petals to their bodies; termites emitting a viscous glue to rally fellow soldiers--and you will have entered an insect world once beyond imagining, a world observed and described down to its tiniest astonishing detail by Thomas Eisner. The story of a lifetime of such minute explorations, For Love of Insects celebrates the small creatures that have emerged triumphant on the planet, the beneficiaries of extraordinary evolutionary inventiveness and unparalleled reproductive capacity. To understand the success of insects is to appreciate our own shortcomings, Eisner tells us, but never has a reckoning been such a pleasure. Recounting exploits and discoveries in his lab at Cornell and in the field in Uruguay, Australia, Panama, Europe, and North America, Eisner time and again demonstrates how inquiry into the survival strategies of an insect leads to clarifications beyond the expected; insects are revealed as masters of achievement, forms of life worthy of study and respect from even the most recalcitrant entomophobe. Filled with descriptions of his ingenious experiments and illustrated with photographs unmatched for their combination of scientific content and delicate beauty, Eisner's book makes readers participants in the grand adventure of discovery on a scale infinitesimally small, and infinitely surprising.
Author : Terri Irwin
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2008-09-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781416954743
The widow of Australian naturalist Steve Irwin describes their marriage, the early adventures that were to become the popular "Crocodile Hunter" show, and life up to his fatal 2006 accident.