Venus And I

Author : Howard Bryant
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-29
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780525514756

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Sisters and Champions: The True Story of Venus and Serena Williams by Howard Bryant Pdf

"This one's a winner." --Chicago Tribune A 2019 ILA Teacher's Choices Reading List Selection! An inspiring picture book sports biography about two of the greatest female tennis players of all-time! Venus and Serena Williams: Best friends. Sisters. Champions. Everyone knows the names Venus & Serena Williams. They've become synonymous with championships, hard work, and with shaking up the tennis world. This inspirational true story, written by award-winning sports journalist, Howard Bryant, and brought to beautiful life by Coretta Scott Kind Award and Honor winner, Floyd Cooper, details the sisters' journey from a barely-there tennis court in Compton, CA, to Olympic gold medals and becoming the #1 ranked women in the sport of tennis. Here is a worthy ode to Venus and Serena Williams, the incredible sister duo who will go down in history as two of the greatest athletes of all time. "Alive with warmth and movement, these luminous, soft-edged scenes portray the sisters gradually growing into strong, capable women. A handsome sports biography." --Booklist "There is a sharp focus in the book on the two sisters' special bond and friendship; it lies at the heart of this biography, and the women's stories are remarkable. It's high time they had their own picture book tribute."--Kirkus

Author : Bettany Hughes
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-22
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781541674240

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Venus and Aphrodite by Bettany Hughes Pdf

A cultural history of the goddess of love, from a New York Times bestselling and award-winning historian. Aphrodite was said to have been born from the sea, rising out of a froth of white foam. But long before the Ancient Greeks conceived of this voluptuous blonde, she existed as an early spirit of fertility on the shores of Cyprus -- and thousands of years before that, as a ferocious warrior-goddess in the Middle East. Proving that this fabled figure is so much more than an avatar of commercialized romance, historian Bettany Hughes reveals the remarkable lifestory of one of antiquity's most potent myths. Venus and Aphrodite brings together ancient art, mythology, and archaeological revelations to tell the story of human desire. From Mesopotamia to modern-day London, from Botticelli to Beyoncé, Hughes explains why this immortal goddess continues to entrance us today -- and how we trivialize her power at our peril.

Author : John Gray
Publisher : BenBella Books, Inc.
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2017-01-24
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781942952305

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Beyond Mars and Venus by John Gray Pdf

The author of the most well-known and trusted relationship book of all time returns with an updated guide for today's generation. Two decades ago, Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus revolutionized the way we thought about love and partnership. John Gray's work has helped countless readers improve and even save their relationships. But as society evolves, relationships do, too. It's time to move beyond Mars and Venus, toward a new relationship model for modern couples. Today, men and women are no longer trapped by rigid societal roles. Now more than ever, we have the freedom to be our authentic selves. Women can access their masculine side, and men can embrace their feminine side. This new freedom is a good thing, but it also brings new challenges. Men and women still need the right tools and skills to help build stronger relation- ships. While previous generations sought "role mate" relationships, based on the more rigid gender roles of the time, today's couples need a new kind of relationship: a "soul mate" relationship. These more emotionally satisfying relationships require a deeper understanding of our partners' individual needs. In Beyond Mars and Venus, Gray teaches you how to strengthen your bond and grow in love together, so you and your loved one can meet each other's needs in the best way possible, bringing you lasting happiness and a fulfilling partnership.

Author : Jeanette Winter
Publisher : Beach Lane Books
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2019-04-02
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781534431218

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Sisters by Jeanette Winter Pdf

Celebrated picture book biographer Jeanette Winter shares the story of champion tennis players—and sisters—Venus and Serena Williams. Before they were famous tennis stars, Venus and Serena Williams were sisters with big dreams growing up in Compton, California. In the early mornings, they head to the tennis courts, clean up debris, and practice. They compete in their first tournament and they both win. From there, the girls’ trophy collection grows and grows. Despite adversity and health challenges, the sisters become two of the greatest tennis players of all time. This inspiring story of sisterhood, hard work, and determination is perfect for budding athletes or any young reader with a big dream.

Author : James Buckley, Jr.,Who HQ
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2017-08-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780515158052

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Who Are Venus and Serena Williams by James Buckley, Jr.,Who HQ Pdf

The dynamic story of the Williams sisters, both top-ranked professional tennis players. Venus and Serena Williams are two of the most successful professional American tennis players of all time. Coached at an early age by their parents, the sisters have both gone on to become Grand Slam title winners. They have both achieved the World Number One ranking in both singles and doubles! Although completely professional and fiercely competitive, the sisters remain close. Who Are Venus and Serena Williams? follows the pair from their early days of training up through the ranks and to the Summer Olympic Games, where they have each won four gold medals—more than any other tennis players. This title in the New York Times best-selling series has eighty illustrations that help bring the exciting story of tennis champs Venus and Serena Williams to life.

Author : Anja Schäfer,Dr. Raymond Keller
Publisher : DISCUS Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2023-06-20
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9783910804036

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Venus and I by Anja Schäfer,Dr. Raymond Keller Pdf

A Story about Initiations, the Transformation of the Earth, and LoveIf you count yourself among the millions seeking a greater spiritual enlightenment and understanding, then Anjas Venus and I is definitely written specifically for you. Inasmuch as the Moon is the most splendid reflector of the Light of the Sun to the Earth, so also is Anjas Venus and I a reflector of the cosmic consciousness one attains from the illumined masters of our sister planet who have come before us.In the Light of Venus! Dr. Raymond Keller Cosmic RayContents: Venus Ambassadors, Omnec Onec, Dr. Raymond Keller Cosmic Ray, Phaistos Disc, Atlantis, Cyclic Time Linear Time, Venus-Germany-Connection, Transformation and Future of the Earth, Ascension, Awakening, Artificial Timeline (2D) and Natural Timeline (5D), Spiritual Practices, Levels of Consciousness, Journey of Soul, Twin Flames, Unconditional Love, Jo Conrad Interview with Omnec Onec. I am certain today that I have incarnated as one of the Souls to break down encrusted structures and to help both myself and people to allow true, divine love to rise within and be embodied. We are here to help Mother Earth, by returning home to divine love, to raise herself to a higher vibrational frequency and end the age of darkness and ignorance. Anja Schäfer * venus-spirit.com

Author : Terri Morgan
Publisher : Lerner Publications
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0822536846

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Venus and Serena Williams by Terri Morgan Pdf

Presents the lives and tennis careers of the two African American sisters whose unusual training by their father and striking appearances, as well as their remarkable skills at the sport, have made them standouts in the tennis world.

Author : Venus Williams,Serena Williams
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 0618576533

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Venus and Serena by Venus Williams,Serena Williams Pdf

The tennis superstars talk about their lives, including what it takes to be successful, how they spend their money, dating, studying, and dealing with pressure.

Author : Morbid Anatomy Museum,Joanna Ebenstein
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780500773260

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The Anatomical Venus by Morbid Anatomy Museum,Joanna Ebenstein Pdf

Beneath the original Venetian glass and rosewood case at La Specola in Florence lies Clemente Susini's Anatomical Venus (c. 1790), a perfect object whose luxuriously bizarre existence challenges belief. It - or, better, she - was conceived of as a means to teach human anatomy without need for constant dissection, which was messy, ethically fraught and subject to quick decay. This life-sized wax woman is adorned with glass eyes and human hair and can be dismembered into dozens of parts revealing, at the final remove, a beatific foetus curled in her womb. Sister models soon appeared throughout Europe, where they not only instructed the specialist students, but also delighted the general public. Deftly crafted dissectable female wax models and slashed beauties of the world's anatomy museums and fairgrounds of the 18th and 19th centuries take centre stage in this disquieting volume. Since their creation in late 18th-century Florence, these wax women have seduced, intrigued and amazed. Today, they also confound, troubling the edges of our neat categorical divides: life and death, science and art, body and soul, effigy and pedagogy, spectacle and education, kitsch and art. Incisive commentary and captivating imagery reveal the evolution of these enigmatic sculptures from wax effigy to fetish figure and the embodiment of the uncanny.

Author : Donald M. Hunten
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 1160 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1983-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 0816507880

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Venus by Donald M. Hunten Pdf

No serious astronomical library can be complete without it.ÑJournal of the British Astronomical Association "The book contains the results of the exploration of Venus by spacecraft during the period 1962-1978. . . . The book represents an excellent review of the principal results of Venus in the period covered."ÑBulletin of the Astronomical Institute of Czechoslovakia "A wealth of new information."ÑScience "Strongly recommended."ÑScience Books & Films

Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015082500532

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Venus and Adonis by William Shakespeare Pdf

Author : Andrea Wulf
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2012-05-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780307958617

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Chasing Venus by Andrea Wulf Pdf

A “thrilling adventure story" (San Francisco Chronicle) that brings to life the astronomers who in the 1700s embarked upon a quest to calculate the size of the solar system, and paints a vivid portrait of the collaborations, rivalries, and volatile international politics that hindered them at every turn. • From the author of Magnificent Rebels and New York Times bestseller The Invention of Nature. On June 6, 1761, the world paused to observe a momentous occasion: the first transit of Venus between the Earth and the Sun in more than a century. Through that observation, astronomers could calculate the size of the solar system—but only if they could compile data from many different points of the globe, all recorded during the short period of the transit. Overcoming incredible odds and political strife, astronomers from Britain, France, Russia, Germany, Sweden, and the American colonies set up observatories in the remotest corners of the world, only to be thwarted by unpredictable weather and warring armies. Fortunately, transits of Venus occur in pairs; eight years later, they would have another opportunity to succeed. Thanks to these scientists, neither our conception of the universe nor the nature of scientific research would ever be the same.

Author : Susan Plunket
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2019-10-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781789041712

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Mission From Venus by Susan Plunket Pdf

The dark side has infiltrated many governments and much of the world of finance. The mission from Venus threatens their planned takeover of Earth. Failing a takeover, the dark lords will cause the planet's destruction through nuclear war, to prevent Earth from ascending to the fourth dimension on the path of light. The volunteer wanderers are all that stand in the way.

Author : Madeline Donaldson
Publisher : LernerClassroom
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780761374633

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Venus and Serena Williams by Madeline Donaldson Pdf

Traces the lives and athletic careers of the two sisters who are both champion tennis players whose skills on the court, sense of style, and strong opinions have changed the sport.

Author : Richard Crawley
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2022-12-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783368140700

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Venus and Psyche by Richard Crawley Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1871.