The Ecstasy Of Defeat

Author : Editors of The Onion
Publisher : Hachette+ORM
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2011-12-20
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781401304492

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The Ecstasy of Defeat by Editors of The Onion Pdf

The Sports Page As You've Never Seen It Before From painfully obvious steroid revelations to sex scandals and superstars who announce trades in over-the-top TV specials, the wide world of sports can often seem too ridiculous for words. Well, attention sports fans: In The Ecstasy of Defeat, the editors of The Onion offer the laugh-out-loud funny and long overdue lampoon of sports culture you've been waiting for. Filled with the very best of The Onion's bench-clearing sports coverage, this book includes such classics as: Lip-Reading BCS Computer Kills Officials Who Want To Shut It Down Barry Bonds Took Steroids, Reports Everyone Who Has Ever Watched Baseball. Report: Cheap Chinese NBA Players Falling Apart After A Few Seasons. Barbaro's Doctors: "A Horse This Good You Don't Eat All At Once." Lance Armstrong Wants To Tell Nation Something But Nation Has To Promise Not To Get Mad. No topic escapes the satirical slap of America's Finest News Source, and the book covers not only mainstream sports--such as baseball, basketball, and football--but also lesser sports, sports culture, and special events like the World Cup and the Olympics. Featuring all the players, teams, and sports we love--and love to hate--The Ecstasy of Defeat is a must-read for sports nuts and Onion fans alike.

Author : Jesse C. Mitchell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1987-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0806230754

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The Ecstasy of Victory and the Agony of Defeat by Jesse C. Mitchell Pdf

Author : Richard Foster
Publisher : eBook Partnership
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2015-11-24
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781783018451

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Agony & The Ecstasy by Richard Foster Pdf

A comprehensive history of the Football League Play-Offs from their relatively troubled conception to the current day boom. Born in English football's darkest hour, it has now become home to the richest match in sport. From the exquisite agony of losing to the unadulterated high of success, this is the Agony & the Ecstasy.

Author : Dr. David Geier
Publisher : University Press of New England
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2017-06-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781512600698

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That's Gotta Hurt by Dr. David Geier Pdf

In That's Gotta Hurt, the orthopaedist David Geier shows how sports medicine has had a greater impact on the sports we watch and play than any technique or concept in coaching or training. Injuries among professional and college athletes have forced orthopaedic surgeons and other healthcare providers to develop new surgeries, treatments, rehabilitation techniques, and prevention strategies. In response to these injuries, sports themselves have radically changed their rules, mandated new equipment, and adopted new procedures to protect their players. Parents now openly question the safety of these sports for their children and look for ways to prevent the injuries they see among the pros. The influence that sports medicine has had in effecting those changes and improving both the performance and the health of the athletes has been remarkable. Through the stories of a dozen athletes whose injuries and recovery advanced the field (including Joan Benoit, Michael Jordan, Brandi Chastain, and Tommy John), Dr. Geier explains how sports medicine makes sports safer for the pros, amateurs, student-athletes, and weekend warriors alike. That's Gotta Hurt is a fascinating and important book for all athletes, coaches, and sports fans.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Sports
ISBN : 0316331120

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The Ecstasy of Defeat by Anonim Pdf

Presents humorous and satirical newspaper headlines and articles relating to popular sports, including baseball, football, soccer, and horse racing, lampooning the sports' players, teams, fans, and media coverage.

Author : Olaf Stapledon
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 2098 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2021-01-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4064066387143

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Beyond the Unexplored Space: The Philosophy & Science-Fiction Works of Olaf Stapledon by Olaf Stapledon Pdf

This meticulously edited Olaf Stapledon collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents:_x000D_ Novels:_x000D_ Last and First Men: A Story of the Near and Far Future_x000D_ Last Men in London_x000D_ Odd John: A Story Between Jest and Earnest_x000D_ Star Maker_x000D_ Darkness and the Light_x000D_ Sirius: A Fantasy of Love and Discord_x000D_ Death into Life_x000D_ Short Stories:_x000D_ The Flames_x000D_ The Seed and the Flower_x000D_ The Road to the Aide Post_x000D_ A Modern Magician_x000D_ East is West_x000D_ A World of Sounds_x000D_ Arms Out of Hand_x000D_ Philosophical Works:_x000D_ A Modern Theory of Ethics: A Study of the Relations of Ethics and Psychology_x000D_ Interplanetary Man?

Author : Olaf Stapledon
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 2104 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2023-12-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547777915

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The Essential Works of Olaf Stapledon by Olaf Stapledon Pdf

Olaf Stapledon (1886-1950) was a British philosopher and author of science fiction. Stapledon's writings directly influenced Arthur C. Clarke, Bertrand Russell, C. S. Lewis, and indirectly influenced many others, contributing many ideas to the world of science fiction. In 2014, he was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame. Contents: Novels: Last and First Men: A Story of the Near and Far Future Last Men in London Odd John: A Story Between Jest and Earnest Star Maker Darkness and the Light Sirius: A Fantasy of Love and Discord Death into Life Short Stories: The Flames The Seed and the Flower The Road to the Aide Post A Modern Magician East is West A World of Sounds Arms Out of Hand Philosophical Works: A Modern Theory of Ethics: A Study of the Relations of Ethics and Psychology Interplanetary Man?

Author : Olaf Stapledon
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 2105 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2023-12-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547777892

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The Philosophy & Sci-Fi Works of Olaf Stapledon by Olaf Stapledon Pdf

Good Press presents to you this meticulously edited Olaf Stapledon collection, formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Novels: Last and First Men: A Story of the Near and Far Future Last Men in London Odd John: A Story Between Jest and Earnest Star Maker Darkness and the Light Sirius: A Fantasy of Love and Discord Death into Life Short Stories: The Flames The Seed and the Flower The Road to the Aide Post A Modern Magician East is West A World of Sounds Arms Out of Hand Philosophical Works: A Modern Theory of Ethics: A Study of the Relations of Ethics and Psychology Interplanetary Man?

Author : Brad Schultz
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2015-11-05
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781442256309

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Lombardi Dies, Orr Flies, Marshall Cries by Brad Schultz Pdf

The year 1970 was grim in the United States and worldwide. Vietnam, continuing civil and political divisions, a fear of growing lawlessness, all seemed to point to a bleak future. The 70s were also a time when traditional boundaries were being challenged, from the color of skin to the length of hair. Sports events, issues, and athletes from the very first year of this tumultuous decade reflect the dramatic changes that were taking place around the country. Nowhere was this more evident than in college football, where the University of Texas became the last all-white national champion in 1970, even as a freshman still ineligible to play was standing by to bring about integration. In Lombardi Dies, Orr Flies, Marshall Cries: The Sports Legacy of 1970, Brad Schultz covers the most significant and momentous sports stories from this single year in American history, reflecting on the deeper impact of these events both on the sporting world and on society as a whole. Integration, homosexuality, drugs, lawsuits, and tragedy all crossed the sporting landscape in 1970, including pivotal moments such as student-athlete protests against racism in college football, the debut of Monday Night Football, a challenge to baseball’s reserve clause, and the plane crash carrying Marshall University’s football team that killed everyone on board. Schultz tells these stories and more, thoughtfully placing them within the context of the political, social, and cultural events taking place across the country and around the world. Many of the athletes from 1970 may no longer be with us, their records may have been broken, and younger athletes may have taken their place, but forty-five years later, it is time to look back and reflect on the significance of the events that took place in this unforgettable sports year. Chronicling a remarkable time in the history of American sports, this book will interest historians, sports fans, and those wanting to learn more about the impact of sports on culture and society.

Author : William Ian Miller
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2002-04-30
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780674266131

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The Mystery of Courage by William Ian Miller Pdf

Few of us spend much time thinking about courage, but we know it when we see it--or do we? Is it best displayed by marching into danger, making the charge, or by resisting, enduring without complaint? Is it physical or moral, or both? Is it fearless, or does it involve subduing fear? Abner Small, a Civil War soldier, was puzzled by what he called the "mystery of bravery"; to him, courage and cowardice seemed strangely divorced from character and will. It is this mystery, just as puzzling in our day, that William Ian Miller unravels in this engrossing meditation. Miller culls sources as varied as soldiers' memoirs, heroic and romantic literature, and philosophical discussions to get to the heart of courage--and to expose its role in generating the central anxieties of masculinity and manhood. He probes the link between courage and fear, and explores the connection between bravery and seemingly related states: rashness, stubbornness, madness, cruelty, fury; pride and fear of disgrace; and the authority and experience that minimize fear. By turns witty and moving, inquisitive and critical, his inquiry takes us from ancient Greece to medieval Europe, to the American Civil War, to the Great War and Vietnam, with sidetrips to the schoolyard, the bedroom, and the restaurant. Whether consulting Aristotle or private soldiers, Miller elicits consistently compelling insights into a condition as endlessly interesting as it is elusive.

Author : Wayne Allyn Root
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2015-08-10
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781621574323

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The Power of Relentless by Wayne Allyn Root Pdf

Named one of Steve Forbes' favorite books of 2015... Are you ready to supercharge your career ... grow your business beyond your wildest dreams ... turn your life up to eleven? Learn the secrets of success from "Mr. Relentless" himself. Capitalist evangelist Wayne Allyn Root—bestselling author, reality TV producer, serial entrepreneur, former vice presidential nominee, and business speaker on the international circuit—reveals the seven principles of relentless that will take you to a level you never imagined.

Author : United States. 66th Congress, 3d session, 1920-1921
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1922
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UVA:X004788303

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Champ Clark (late a Representative from Missouri) by United States. 66th Congress, 3d session, 1920-1921 Pdf

Author : John Daniel Logan,Donald G. French
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2022-08-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547113218

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Highways of Canadian Literature by John Daniel Logan,Donald G. French Pdf

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Highways of Canadian Literature" by John Daniel Logan, Donald G. French. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Author : Professor Marina Ritzarev
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-28
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781472424136

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Tchaikovsky's Pathétique and Russian Culture by Professor Marina Ritzarev Pdf

Tchaikovskyʼs Sixth Symphony (1893), widely recognized as one of the worldʼs most deeply tragic compositions, is also known for the mystery surrounding its hidden programme and for Tchaikovskyʼs unexpected death nine days after its premiere. While the sensational speculations about the composerʼs possible planned suicide and the suggestion that the symphony was intended as his own requiem have long been discarded, the question of its programme remains. Tchaikovsky’s mention of the extreme subjectivity lying behind the work’s artistic concept has usually led scholars to seek clues to the programme in his inner emotional world, and some have mooted his homosexuality as the source of personal tragedy that may be at the work’s roots. In this close analytical and historical study, Marina Ritzarev argues that viewing a work of such outstanding aesthetic achievement solely as a personal lament is both unsatisfactory and inconsistent with Tchaikovskyʼs artistic ethics. She looks for the programme instead in the realm of European eighteenth- and nineteenth-century cultural values. Focusing her extensive knowledge of Russian culture on Tchaikovsky’s personal reading and social circle, she offers a startling new interpretation of this great work.

Author : Mary Catherine Gannon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Poetics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105130544773

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The Threshold of Transfiguration and the Elusive "other" in the Poetics of Boris Pasternak by Mary Catherine Gannon Pdf