Natural Rivals

Author : John Clayton
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2019-08-06
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781643131818

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Natural Rivals by John Clayton Pdf

John Muir and Gifford Pinchot have often been seen as the embodiment of conflicting environmental philosophies. Muir, the preservationist and co-founder of the Sierra Club. Pinchot, the first chief of the U.S. Forest Service advocating sustainability in timber harvests, instituted conservation. The idealistic Muir saw nature as something special and separate; the pragmatic Pinchot accepted that people used the products of nature. The environmental movement’s original sin, and the root of many of it's difficulties, was its inability to reconcile these two viewpoints—and these two men.So how was it that Muir and Pinchot went camping together—and delighted in each other's company? Does this mean that the seemingly irreparable divide in environmental ethos is not as unbridgeable as it might seem? The perceived rivalry between these two men has obscured a fascinating and hopeful story. Muir and Pinchot actually spent years in an alliance that lead to the original movement for public lands. Their shared commitment to the glories of natural landscapes united their disparate talents and viewpoints to create a fledgling and uniquely American vision of land ownership and management.

Author : Geoff Harvey,Vanessa Strowger
Publisher : Aesculus Press Ltd
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2004-06
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 190432813X

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Rivals by Geoff Harvey,Vanessa Strowger Pdf

Rivals is both the ultimate directory of football derbies and a collection of the stats that 'really matter' for the English League Clubs. Forget the dry and oft-quoted football facts, 'Rivals' arms the reader with a completely new set of fan-based stats. Find out which club has the highest 'nutter rating' (arrests per 1,000 attendance), or the worst 'Your ground's too big for you' ranking! Which club offers their supporters the worst 'Fans' value-for-money' (admission price as a ratio of 5 year league position!) There are many intriguing, often funny, stories behind the web of little publicised, though frequently intense, rivalries between clubs and fans. With many contributions from supporters, the book examines the extraordinary cult of British Football Derbies, looking at the inter-town and regional biases, stereotypes, and opinions that fans have about their footballing rivals. At 240pp, Rivals is a light-hearted collection of statistics, fans' testimony and boundless trivia. The book uncovers the amusing, bizarre, and sometimes alarming portraits of the intensity of fans' feelings, and the way in which they perceive other teams, towns and cities. It has a clear format pulling together diverse facts. Attractively designed with information given under headings allowing the reader to compare various facts on a club-to-club basis, the text can be read from cover to cover or dipped into.

Author : Bill Emmott
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0156033623

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Rivals by Bill Emmott Pdf

Groundbreaking new take on the growing rivalry between China, India and Japan-- and what it means for America, the global economy and the twenty-first century.

Author : Richard O. Davies
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2010-01-28
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781444320817

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Rivals! by Richard O. Davies Pdf

Rivals! The Ten Greatest American Sports Rivalries of the 20th Century presents the most memorable rivalries in over a hundred years of American sports history. Examines ten of the greatest American sports rivalries of the past century, relating them to their broader historical context Includes the rivalries between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, Duke and North Carolina, Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali, Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer, Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova, and more Draws upon the most recent works of sport historians, as well as hundreds of books, articles, and newspaper accounts Reveals a deep understanding of American sports history and American popular culture Features 30 images that bring the rivalries vividly to life

Author : Tony Cullen
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2020-12-07
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781476680729

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Chess Rivals of the 19th Century by Tony Cullen Pdf

Many historical chess books focus on individual 19th century masters and tournaments yet little is written covering the full scope of competitive chess through the era. This volume provides a comprehensive overview, with more than a third of the 300 annotated games analyzed by past masters and checked by powerful engines. Players such as Max Lange and Cochrane, known to the chess public only by the name given to a fierce attack or gambit, are brought to life. Fifty masters are each given their own chapter, with brief biographies, results and anecdotes and an endgame section for most chapters.

Author : Chrös McDougall
Publisher : ABDO
Page : 51 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2023-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9798384910220

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Best Rivalries of World Soccer by Chrös McDougall Pdf

Soccer fans worldwide love nothing more than to cheer their team to victory over their most heated rival. Soccer rivalries take many forms, from international duels between countries down to local grudge matches between clubs who share the same city. This title introduces readers to some of the top rivalries in the world, explaining how they began and why they are still important today. The title features informative sidebars, exciting photos, a glossary, and an index. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Author : Allen Thiher
Publisher : University of Missouri Press
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780826263469

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Fiction Rivals Science by Allen Thiher Pdf

Author : Francis William Newman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UVA:X000740898

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Miscellanies, Chiefly Addresses, Academical and Historical by Francis William Newman Pdf

Author : Francis William Newman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Corporal punishment
ISBN : IOWA:31858021874098

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Miscellanies: Science of the market by Francis William Newman Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 768 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Free trade
ISBN : CORNELL:31924012425694

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Tariff Reform by Anonim Pdf

Includes issue, "Open letter to Congress."

Author : William H. McNeill
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780226561714

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Hutchins' University by William H. McNeill Pdf

The inauguration of Robert Maynard Hutchins as the fifth President of the University of Chicago in 1929 coincided with a drastically changed social and economic climate throughout the world. And Hutchins himself opened an era of tumultuous reform and debate within the University. In the midst of the changes Hutchins started and the intense feelings they stirred, William H. McNeill arrived at the University to pursue his education. In Hutchins' University he tells what it was like to come of age as a undergraduate in those heady times. Hutchins' scathing opposition to the departmentalization of learning and his resounding call for reforms in general education sparked controversy and fueled debate on campus and off. It became a struggle for the heart and soul of higher education—and McNeill, as a student and then as an instructor, was a participant. His account of the university's history is laced with personal reminiscences, encounters with influential fellow scholars such as Richard McKeon, R. S. Crane, and David Daiches, and details drawn from Hutchins' papers and other archives. McNeill sketches the interplay of personalities with changing circumstances of the Depression, war, and postwar eras. But his central concern is with the institutional life of the University, showing how student behavior, staff and faculty activity and even the Hyde Park neighborhood all revolved around the charismatic figure of Robert Maynard Hutchins—shaped by him and in reaction against him. Successive transformations of the College, and the tribulations of the ideal of general or liberal education are central to much of the story; but the memoir also explores how the University was affected by such events as Red scares, the remarkably successful Round Table radio broadcasts, the abolition of big time football, and the inauguration of the nuclear age under the west stands of Stagg Field in 1942. In short, Hutchins' University sketches an extraordinarily vibrant period for the University of Chicago and for American higher education. It will revive old controversies among veterans from those times, and may provoke others to reflect anew about the proper role of higher education in American society.

Author : Thomas Erskine May
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1877
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB11361065

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Democracy in Europe by Thomas Erskine May Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1885
Category : Cycling
ISBN : IND:32000000713364

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Outing and the Wheelman by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1070 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1875
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:32044092641638

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Fraser's Magazine by Anonim Pdf

Author : Jane Dunn
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2007-12-18
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780307425744

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Elizabeth and Mary by Jane Dunn Pdf

"Superb.... A perceptive, suspenseful account." --The New York Times Book Review "Dunn demythologizes Elizabeth and Mary. In humanizing their dynamic and shifting relationship, Dunn describes it as fueled by both rivalry and their natural solidarity as women in an overwhelmingly masculine world." --Boston Herald The political and religious conflicts between Queen Elizabeth I and the doomed Mary, Queen of Scots, have for centuries captured our imagination and inspired memorable dramas played out on stage, screen, and in opera. But few books have brought to life more vividly the exquisite texture of two women’s rivalry, spurred on by the ambitions and machinations of the forceful men who surrounded them. The drama has terrific resonance even now as women continue to struggle in their bid for executive power. Against the backdrop of sixteenth-century England, Scotland, and France, Dunn paints portraits of a pair of protagonists whose formidable strengths were placed in relentless opposition. Protestant Elizabeth, the bastard daughter of Anne Boleyn, whose legitimacy had to be vouchsafed by legal means, glowed with executive ability and a visionary energy as bright as her red hair. Mary, the Catholic successor whom England’s rivals wished to see on the throne, was charming, feminine, and deeply persuasive. That two such women, queens in their own right, should have been contemporaries and neighbours sets in motion a joint biography of rare spark and page-turning power.