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Grounded in primary research and paying close attention to the historical archive, this book offers against-the-grain readings of the literary and activist work of Harriet Jacobs, Harriet Wilson, Frances E. W. Harper, Victoria Earle ...

This book has arisen out of a need for a text which tackles the special issues relating to coaching children (from 6 - 16) in sport.

Mackenzie's water trail is now commemorated as the Alexander Mackenzie Voyageur Route. More than just a travelogue of a canoe trip across Canada, this is an account that crosses more than two centuries.

' -Shane Warne This is cricket icon, Sachin Tendulkar's life story in his own words - his journey from a small boy with dreams to becoming a cricket god.

Eduardo Galeano racconta la sua passione per il calcio, fenomeno sorprendente, che ha il potere di avvicinare le sensibilità più diverse, di riunire sotto la stessa bandiera uomini in lotta tra loro.

Former 13-year NHL strength and conditioning coach Sean Skahan offers training and conditioning methods used by some of the world’s greatest players.

Encouraging self-discovery through encounters with nature, beloved artist Katie Daisy brings her beautiful paintings and lettering to this collection of things to do and make, quotes, meditations, natural history, and more.

Located within a day's drive of Vancouver and Victoria, the Sayward Forest Canoe Circuit invites city-weary paddlers to crystal clear lakes, lively streams, and quiet ponds, all linked to each other by portages wide enough to accommodate ...

Actualmente no es concebible una formación completa en el ámbito de las ciencias de la actividad física y del deporte sin tener en cuenta el marco organizativo en que se desarrollan este conjunto de actividades.

This new edition of the bestselling Total Immersion features: · A thoughtfully choreographed series of skill drills—practiced in the mindful spirit of yoga—that can help anyone swim more enjoyably · A holistic approach to becoming one ...

Early this morning I opened a window in my schoolhouse in the glen of Quharity, awakened by the shivering of a starving sparrow against the frosted glass.

Based on true events, Ramage's Prize is another gripping story from Dudley Pope.

Desiree's murdered father was an art thief. Can she preserve the family business, please her heavenly Father, avoid death threats, and trust FBI Special Agent Tony Lucano all at the same time?

Three Regency Christmases to remember... An Earl Beneath the Mistletoe by Louise Allen Hugo, Earl of Burnham, hates Christmas! Snowbound in widow Emilia Weston's cozy alehouse, with her young twins, he's surrounded by festive preparations.

This first collection, from one of the most celebrated masters of the form, “restores faith in the survival of the short story” (Los Angeles Times).

To appease his guilty conscience he vows to reform her life. Tolstoy takes us on an absorbing journey as a man struggles against initial moral decadence to regain his lost spiritual piety. Riveting!

Sept hautes personnalités de la capitale russe, réunies en tribunal d'honneur, s'apprêtent à juger un de leurs anciens condisciples de l'école de droit, qui aurait séduit un mineur proche du Tsar.

The plots in this collection of eighteen stories written between the 1840s and 1980s are infinitely variable, and the outcomes will enrage, shock, amuse, and sometimes hearten.

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“Neue Ideen tauchen neben den alten auf.

Broadly divided into three parts, this book firstly describes the size and scope of the voluntary sector, how it operates and the ways in which changes to the welfare state have had a direct effect upon how charities operate.

Drawing upon the expertise of some of the most prominent writers in rural sociology, geography and anthropology, this book shows how globalization processes open up a new regulatory politics in which ‘non-political’ forms of governing ...

Minority Leader is the handbook for outsiders, written with the awareness of the experiences and challenges that hinder anyone who exists beyond the structure of traditional white male power—women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ ...

This book opens with an overview of the issues, looks at what sustainable and responsible tourism are in practice and how they may contribute to conservation, poverty alleviation and local economic development.

Examines the reciprocal relationship shared between feminism and popular culture from the 1940s to the twenty-first century; and discusses representations of women on television and in films, music, advertisements, and other medias.

Covers a wide range of economic topics and explains China's economic reforms, the political thinking behind them and their impact on Chinese and foreigners alike.

This sixth edition remains a core text for students of political geography, geopolitics, international relations and political science, as well as more broadly across human geography and the social sciences.

First published in 1837, and highly influential thereafter, this well-illustrated three-volume work covers almost every aspect of ancient Egyptian life.

For this second edition, a new chapter has been added (Chapter 10: It Takes a Village: the Sociological Perspective) exploring the wider social factors which influence human growth and development.

Almost all of the current information on prejudice focuses on the person holding prejudiced beliefs. This book, however, provides the first summary of research focusing on the intended victims of prejudice.