Nile Wilson

Author : Nile Wilson
Publisher : White Owl
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2022-03-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781526772022

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Nile Wilson by Nile Wilson Pdf

The down-to-earth Olympic medalist tells the story of the pressures and mental health struggles behind his successful gymnastic career. Nile Wilson is known to many as the gymnast who won a bronze medal for Great Britain at the 2016 Rio Olympics, and England’s most successful gymnast ever at a Commonwealth Games following his five medals in 2018. Yet, Nile is so much more than just an athlete. A YouTuber with over a million subscribers, a social media influencer, a successful businessman and entrepreneur, Nile is also an advocate for mental health awareness, and has been very open about his own personal struggles. In this book, Nile gives an unprecedented look into his true battle to be fit and ready for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics—throughout the Games and the aftermath. The public perception of Nile Wilson is focused on his humor, openness, and how down-to-earth he is. This book reveals the struggles behind the smiles, from the brutal reality of performing at an elite sporting level, to the mental health battles Nile has had to fight—and continues to fight—every day.

Author : Laurie Krebs
Publisher : Barefoot Books
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Egypt
ISBN : 9781846860409

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We're Sailing Down the Nile by Laurie Krebs Pdf

As the riverboat sails down the Nile River, remnants of Egypt's long history and aspects of its present culture are revealed on its banks. Includes end notes with additional information about ancient Egyptian culture.

Author : Mark D. Wilson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1948509016

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The Way of Nile C. Kinnick, Jr by Mark D. Wilson Pdf

Insights, quotes, and inspiration from Iowa Hawkeye legend Nile KInnick Jr. Winner of Heisman and more. On the 1939 Ironmen team

Author : E. O. Wilson
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 485 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2014-11-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780804154062

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Consilience by E. O. Wilson Pdf

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • "A dazzling journey across the sciences and humanities in search of deep laws to unite them." —The Wall Street Journal One of our greatest scientists—and the winner of two Pulitzer Prizes for On Human Nature and The Ants—gives us a work of visionary importance that may be the crowning achievement of his career. In Consilience (a word that originally meant "jumping together"), Edward O. Wilson renews the Enlightenment's search for a unified theory of knowledge in disciplines that range from physics to biology, the social sciences and the humanities. Using the natural sciences as his model, Wilson forges dramatic links between fields. He explores the chemistry of the mind and the genetic bases of culture. He postulates the biological principles underlying works of art from cave-drawings to Lolita. Presenting the latest findings in prose of wonderful clarity and oratorical eloquence, and synthesizing it into a dazzling whole, Consilience is science in the path-clearing traditions of Newton, Einstein, and Richard Feynman.

Author : John A. Wilson
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9780226148229

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The Culture of Ancient Egypt by John A. Wilson Pdf

The story of Egypt is the story of history itself—the endless rise and fall, the life and death and life again of the eternal human effort to endure, enjoy, and understand the mystery of our universe. Emerging from the ancient mists of time, Egypt met the challenge of the mystery in a glorious evolution of religious, intellectual, and political institutions and for two millenniums flourished with all the vigor that the human heart can invest in a social and cultural order. Then Egypt began to crumble into the desert sands and the waters of the Nile, and her remarkable achievements in civilization became her lingering epitaph. John A. Wilson has written a rich and interpretive biography of one of the greatest cultural periods in human experience. He answers—as best the modern Egyptologist can—the questions inevitably asked concerning the dissolution of Egypt's glory. Here is scholarship in its finest form, concerned with the humanity that has preceded us, and finding in man's past grandeur and failure much meaning for men of today.

Author : G. Willow Wilson
Publisher : Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2010-06-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780802197092

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The Butterfly Mosque by G. Willow Wilson Pdf

“In this satisfying, lyrical memoir,” an American woman discovers her true faith—and true love—by converting to Islam and moving to Egypt (Publishers Weekly). Raised in Boulder, Colorado, G. Willow Wilson moved to Egypt and converted to Islam shortly after college. Having written extensively on modern religion and the Middle East in publications such as The Atlantic Monthly and The New York Times Magazine, Wilson now shares her remarkable story of finding faith, falling in love, and marrying into a traditional Islamic family in this “intelligently written and passionately rendered memoir” (The Seattle Times, 27 Best Books of 2010). Despite her atheist upbringing, Willow always felt a connection to god. Around the time of 9/11, she took an Islamic Studies course at Boston University, and found the teachings of the Quran astounding, comforting, and profoundly transformative. She decided to risk everything to convert to Islam, embarking on a journey across continents and into an uncertain future. Settling in Cairo where she taught English, she soon met and fell in love with Omar, a passionate young man with a mild resentment of the Western influences in his homeland. Torn between the secular West and Muslim East, Willow—with her shock of red hair, shaky Arabic, and Western candor—struggled to forge a “third culture” that might accommodate her values as well as her friends and family on both sides of the divide. Part travelogue, love story, and memoir, “Wilson has written one of the most beautiful and believable narratives about finding closeness with God” (The Denver Post).

Author : Ben Wilson
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Page : 670 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2013-07-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9780297864097

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Empire of the Deep by Ben Wilson Pdf

The bestselling complete history of the British Navy - our national story through a different prism. The story of our navy is nothing less than the story of Britain, our culture and our empire. Much more than a parade of admirals and their battles, this is the story of how an insignificant island nation conquered the world's oceans to become its greatest trading empire. Yet, as Ben Wilson shows, there was nothing inevitable about this rise to maritime domination, nor was it ever an easy path. EMPIRE OF THE DEEP: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE BRITISH NAVY also reveals how our naval history has shaped us in more subtle and surprising ways - our language, culture, politics and national character all owe a great debt to this conquest of the seas. This is a gripping, fresh take on our national story.

Author : Beverley Naidoo,Marjan Vafaeian
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2019-09-05
Category : Cinderella (Tale)
ISBN : 1910328561

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Cinderella of the Nile by Beverley Naidoo,Marjan Vafaeian Pdf

Beautifully retold by the award-winning author Beverley Naidoo, this earliest-known version of Cinderella is brought to life for the modern-day reader. Rhodopis is a Greek girl who is sold into slavery by bandits and taken to Egypt. Along the way she becomes friends with the storyteller Aesop and a host of playful animals. Her master gives her a pair of beautiful rose-red slippers, making three other servants jealous. But when Horus, the falcon, sweeps in to steal her slipper, Rhodopis has little idea that this act will lead her to the King of Egypt. The first in our 'One Story, Many Voices' series, this ancient story of Cinderella finds its echo in fairy tales all over the world.

Author : Harco Willems,Jan-Michael Dahms
Publisher : transcript Verlag
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2017-03-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9783839436158

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The Nile: Natural and Cultural Landscape in Egypt by Harco Willems,Jan-Michael Dahms Pdf

Although Herodot's dictum that "Egypt is a gift of the Nile" is proverbial, there has been only scant attention to the way the river impacted on ancient Egyptian society. Egyptologists frequently focus on the textual and iconographic record, whereas archaeologists and earth scientists approach the issue from the perspective of natural sciences. The contributions in this volume bridge this gap by analyzing the river both as a natural and as a cultural phenomenon. Adopting an approach of cultural ecology, it addresses issues like ancient land use, administration and taxation, irrigation, and religious concepts.

Author : Richard Guy Wilson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2004-12
Category : Architecture
ISBN : STANFORD:36105114292472

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The Colonial Revival House by Richard Guy Wilson Pdf

A celebration of early American house forms, the Colonial Revival emerged in the late 19th century and was quickly embraced by the American public. It has remained the nation's style of choice for well over a hundred years, appearing in banks, post offices, schools, libraries, and a majority of suburban homes. Marked by dignified symmetry, large column-supported porticoes, and Palladian windows, Colonial Revival architecture is found in virtually every city across the United States. In this beautiful volume, Richard Guy Wilson, the foremost expert on the subject, leads the reader on a tour of 40 of the ?nest examples of the Colonial Revival, illustrating its evolution, from its earliest sources, as well as its regional variations. Including exquisite, antique-filled houses by many of America's greatest domestic architects, from McKim, Mead & White to Robert A.M. Stern, this landmark survey is filled with 275 gorgeous photographs that capture the elegance of this much-loved style. The only book of its kind, "The Colonial Revival House is a must-have for design professionals, architecture enthusiasts, and Americana buffs.

Author : Sean Michael Wilson
Publisher : Shambhala
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2013-11-05
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9780834829565

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The 47 Ronin by Sean Michael Wilson Pdf

Here is the first historically accurate graphic-novel version of a legendary event in Japanese history. In the eighteenth century, forty-seven samurai avenged the death of their master in a plot involving over two years of secrecy. After succeeding in their mission, the masterless samurai all committed ritual suicide. The story, which is a national legend, remains a most potent example of Japan’s deeply rooted cultural imperatives of honor, persistence, loyalty, and sacrifice, and of bushido—the samurai code.

Author : Stuart Wilson
Publisher : Penguin Group Australia
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2022-03-29
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781760148157

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Prometheus High 1: How to Make a Monster by Stuart Wilson Pdf

A rusting ocean liner. Thirty students learning to resurrect the dead. A murderous monster on the loose . . . Just a typical day at PROMETHEUS HIGH. Athena Strange's first semester at Prometheus High starts with a bang. But when her lessons in reanimation, robotics and skulkers move too slowly and she has trouble making friends, Athena decides to take matters into her own hands. On a ship where science and magic collide, and the monster under your bed is probably very real . . . will Athena be able to hold her head above water?

Author : Kaya Wilson
Publisher : Picador
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2021-04-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1760984884

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As Beautiful As Any Other by Kaya Wilson Pdf

Author : Alan Moorehead
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1973-01-01
Category : Africa
ISBN : 0140036849

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The White Nile by Alan Moorehead Pdf

The story of the Nile, from the Mountains of the Moon to the Mediterranean. The tale starts with Richard Burton and John Hanning Speke setting out to find the sources of the Nile. It continues with Baker of the Nile and his wife struggling with malaria, and of the famous greeting between Stanley and Livingstone. The book examines the results of their discoveries: the building of the Suez canal; the Khedive Ismail's appointment of Gordon as Governor-General of Sudan; and the story of the last days of Khartoum.

Author : John Goddard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015061466077

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Kayaks Down the Nile by John Goddard Pdf