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Author : Walter Imahara
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (1 download)
Download or read book Book of Remembrance for Tommy Kono written by Walter Imahara and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John D. Fair
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476647275
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)
Download or read book Tommy Kono written by John D. Fair and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2023-02-13 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a career spanning three decades, weightlifter Tommy Kono won three Olympic medals and eight world championships, captured 11 U.S. national and three Pan-American titles, and set 26 world records--all before the advent of steroids. A Nisei American, Kono was interned at Tule Lake, California, during World War II. Weighing only 105 pounds at age 14 and suffering from asthma, he began competing at a time of heightened racial and political prejudice against Asians, and in an era predating modern coaching techniques, nutritional aids and training facilities. This definitive biography covers the life and career of an exceptional athlete who defied disadvantage and achieved international renown.
Author : Michi Weglyn
Publisher : William Morrow
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Years of Infamy written by Michi Weglyn and published by William Morrow. This book was released on 1976 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An account of the evacuation and internment of 110,000 Japanese Americans during World War II.
Author : Adania Shibli
Publisher : New Directions Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0811229084
Total Pages : 97 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (112 download)
Download or read book Minor Detail written by Adania Shibli and published by New Directions Publishing. This book was released on 2020-05-26 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A searing, beautiful novel meditating on war, violence, memory, and the sufferings of the Palestinian people Finalist for the National Book Award Longlisted for the International Booker Prize Minor Detail begins during the summer of 1949, one year after the war that the Palestinians mourn as the Nakba—the catastrophe that led to the displacement and exile of some 700,000 people—and the Israelis celebrate as the War of Independence. Israeli soldiers murder an encampment of Bedouin in the Negev desert, and among their victims they capture a Palestinian teenager and they rape her, kill her, and bury her in the sand. Many years later, in the near-present day, a young woman in Ramallah tries to uncover some of the details surrounding this particular rape and murder, and becomes fascinated to the point of obsession, not only because of the nature of the crime, but because it was committed exactly twenty-five years to the day before she was born. Adania Shibli masterfully overlays these two translucent narratives of exactly the same length to evoke a present forever haunted by the past.
Author : Isamu Noguchi
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book Isamu Noguchi written by Isamu Noguchi and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Publisher : University of Washington Press
ISBN 13 : 9780295959894
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (598 download)
Download or read book Citizen 13660 written by and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 1983 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mine Okubo was one of 110,000 people of Japanese descent--nearly two-thirds of them American citizens -- who were rounded up into "protective custody" shortly after Pearl Harbor. Citizen 13660, her memoir of life in relocation centers in California and Utah, was first published in 1946, then reissued by University of Washington Press in 1983 with a new Preface by the author. With 197 pen-and-ink illustrations, and poignantly written text, the book has been a perennial bestseller, and is used in college and university courses across the country. "[Mine Okubo] took her months of life in the concentration camp and made it the material for this amusing, heart-breaking book. . . . The moral is never expressed, but the wry pictures and the scanty words make the reader laugh -- and if he is an American too -- blush." -- Pearl Buck Read more about Mine Okubo in the 2008 UW Press book, Mine Okubo: Following Her Own Road, edited by Greg Robinson and Elena Tajima Creef. http://www.washington.edu/uwpress/search/books/ROBMIN.html
Author : Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780618216208
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (162 download)
Download or read book Farewell to Manzanar written by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2002 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A true story of Japanese American experience during and after the World War internment.
Author : John D. Fair
Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 0271043253
Total Pages : 438 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (71 download)
Download or read book Muscletown USA written by John D. Fair and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : David L. Chapman
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 9780252020339
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (23 download)
Download or read book Sandow the Magnificent written by David L. Chapman and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before Arnold Schwarzenegger, Steve Reeves, or Charles Atlas, there was Eugen Sandow, a muscular vaudeville strongman who used his good looks, intelligence, and business savvy to forge a fitness empire. The German-born Sandow (1867-1925) established a worldwide string of gyms, published a popular magazine, sold exercise equipment, and pioneered the use of food supplements. He even marketed a patented health corset for his female followers. Among the colorful figures who played a part in Sandow's life are Bernarr Macfadden, Florenz Ziegfeld, Lillian Russell, and others in sports and the theater. Sandow the Magnificent is the story of this first showman to emphasize physique display rather than lifting prowess. Sandow's is also the story of the earliest days of the fitness movement, and Chapman explains the popularity of physical culture in terms of its wider social implications. Sandow was a proponent of exercise to alleviate physical ailments, anticipating the field of physical therapy. By making exercise fashionable, he encouraged the fitness craze that still endures. As the first superstar in his field, Sandow also pried open some surprising cracks in the Victorian wall of prudery. His nude photographs, a kind of soft-core pornography, were anxiously sought by both male and female admirers, and after many of his major public events he gave private "receptions" wearing little more than a G-string.
Author : Shimi Kang
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101632348
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)
Download or read book The Dolphin Way written by Shimi Kang and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-05-01 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this inspiring book, Harvard-trained child and adult psychiatrist and expert in human motivation Dr. Shimi Kang provides a guide to the art and science of inspiring children to develop their own internal drive and a lifelong love of learning. Drawing on the latest neuroscience and behavioral research, Dr. Kang shows why pushy “tiger parents” and permissive “jellyfish parents” actually hinder self-motivation. She proposes a powerful new parenting model: the intelligent, joyful, playful, highly social dolphin. Dolphin parents focus on maintaining balance in their children’s lives to gently yet authoritatively guide them toward lasting health, happiness, and success. As the medical director for Child and Youth Mental Health community programs in Vancouver, British Columbia, Dr. Kang has witnessed firsthand the consequences of parental pressure: anxiety disorders, high stress levels, suicides, and addictions. As the mother of three children and as the daughter of immigrant parents who struggled to give their children the “best” in life—Dr. Kang’s mother could not read and her father taught her math while they drove around in his taxicab—Dr. Kang argues that often the simplest “benefits” we give our children are the most valuable. By trusting our deepest intuitions about what is best for our kids, we will in turn allow them to develop key dolphin traits to enable them to thrive in an increasingly complex world: adaptability, community-mindedness, creativity, and critical thinking. Life is a journey through ever-changing waters, and dolphin parents know that the most valuable help we can give our children is to assist them in developing their own inner compass. Combining irrefutable science with unforgettable real-life stories, The Dolphin Way walks readers through Dr. Kang’s four-part method for cultivating self-motivation. The book makes a powerful case that we are not forced to choose between being permissive or controlling. The third option—the option that will prepare our kids for success in a future that will require adaptability—is the dolphin way.
Author : Osho
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN 13 : 1250130603
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (51 download)
Download or read book Zen written by Osho and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2016-07-26 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Zen: The Path of Paradox, Osho suggests Zen as a possible bridge between East and West, and between the scientific and the spiritual. “Without science, the East has lost much; without meditation, the West has lost much. I am trying to bring together East and West, because together they will create the whole.” Osho encourages the reader to throw off the accumulated “knowing” of a lifetime—to let go of physical, mental, and emotional tensions, to relax into the flow of an extraordinary discourse and become receptive to the present moment and the potential within. Osho challenges readers to examine and break free of the conditioned belief systems and prejudices that limit their capacity to enjoy life in all its richness. He has been described by the Sunday Times of London as one of the “1000 Makers of the 20th Century” and by Sunday Mid-Day (India) as one of the ten people—along with Gandhi, Nehru, and Buddha—who have changed the destiny of India. Since his death in 1990, the influence of his teachings continues to expand, reaching seekers of all ages in virtually every country of the world.
Author : Bob Hoffman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781479250042
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (5 download)
Download or read book Functional Isometric Contraction written by Bob Hoffman and published by . This book was released on 2012-09-04 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Find more similar books at www.StrongmanBooks.com Bob Hoffman was probably the man most responsible for bringing weightlifting to the masses with his York Barbell Company. In this book, Functional Isometric Contraction, you'll learn all about using isometrics, York style, to become super strong. This is probably the most in-depth book on isometric training you'll ever read. There are exercises with and without a power rack, for weight lifters, women and athletes of all types. There are several complete programs to work from. If you want to become super strong you need to be doing isometrics. If you want to do isometrics you need this book. Chapters include: - A New Method of Building Super Strength - The Development of the Theory and the Proper Application Of Functional Isometric Contraction - Proving the Value of Functional Isometric Contraction - A Superior Method of Strength and Muscle Building - One Minute a Day, The Functional Isometric Contraction Way - What Is Functional Isometric Contraction? - A Unique and Result-Producing System of Training Without A Super Power Rack - Simple Training Devices You Can Use - The Training Course Louis Riecke Practiced - The Measurement of Progress - Strength Is Most Important - Much Research and Experimentation Required To Develop Functional Isometric Contraction - Important Facts About Functional Isometric Contraction Training - Don't Overwork - The Russians and Functional Isometric Contraction - Functional Isometric Contraction Success - More Facts About Functional Isometric Contraction - Functional Isometric Contraction Is Good For The Ladies Too - Strong, Attractive, Healthy Women - Functional Isometric Contraction, Advance Course - Muscle Contraction With Movement - The Accessories of the Super Power Rack - Making the Most From Your Training with the Hoffman Isometric-Isotonic Super Power Rack - Rules For Your Success - Additional Exercise Which Can Be Practiced On Hoffman Isometric-Isotonic Super Power Rack - Exercises Which Can Be Practiced With The Bench - Additional Exercises - Variety Is the Spice of Life - Exercises for the Injured or the Handicapped - Many People Have Been Almost Doing It - Improving Your Performance In Your Favorite Sport - Functional Isometric Contraction Training for Teams - Better Athletic Training the Functional Isometric Contraction Way - Training of Individual Athletes The Functional Isometric Contraction Way - Improving Track and Field Performance The Functional Isometric Contraction Way - Muscle Contraction with Measured Movement - A Successful Coach
Author : Daniel Saldaña Paris
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781566895965
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (959 download)
Download or read book Ramifications written by Daniel Saldaña Paris and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A neurotic young man, self-confined to his bed, reflects on the turning point of his childhood: his mother's disappearance.
Author : Jordan Fisher Smith
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0307454282
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)
Download or read book Engineering Eden written by Jordan Fisher Smith and published by Crown. This book was released on 2016-06-07 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fascinating story of a trial that opened a window onto the century-long battle to control nature in the national parks. When twenty-five-year-old Harry Walker was killed by a bear in Yellowstone Park in 1972, the civil trial prompted by his death became a proxy for bigger questions about American wilderness management that had been boiling for a century. At immediate issue was whether the Park Service should have done more to keep bears away from humans, but what was revealed as the trial unfolded was just how fruitless our efforts to regulate nature in the parks had always been. The proceedings drew to the witness stand some of the most important figures in twentieth century wilderness management, including the eminent zoologist A. Starker Leopold, who had produced a landmark conservationist document in the 1950s, and all-American twin researchers John and Frank Craighead, who ran groundbreaking bear studies at Yellowstone. Their testimony would help decide whether the government owed the Walker family restitution for Harry's death, but it would also illuminate decades of patchwork efforts to preserve an idea of nature that had never existed in the first place. In this remarkable excavation of American environmental history, nature writer and former park ranger Jordan Fisher Smith uses Harry Walker's story to tell the larger narrative of the futile, sometimes fatal, attempts to remake wilderness in the name of preserving it. Tracing a course from the founding of the national parks through the tangled twentieth-century growth of the conservationist movement, Smith gives the lie to the portrayal of national parks as Edenic wonderlands unspoiled until the arrival of Europeans, and shows how virtually every attempt to manage nature in the parks has only created cascading effects that require even more management. Moving across time and between Yellowstone, Yosemite, and Glacier national parks, Engineering Eden shows how efforts at wilderness management have always been undone by one fundamental problem--that the idea of what is "wild" dissolves as soon as we begin to examine it, leaving us with little framework to say what wilderness should look like and which human interventions are acceptable in trying to preserve it. In the tradition of John McPhee's The Control of Nature and Alan Burdick's Out of Eden, Jordan Fisher Smith has produced a powerful work of popular science and environmental history, grappling with critical issues that we have even now yet to resolve.
Author : James Rollins
Publisher : William Morrow
ISBN 13 : 9780062381682
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (816 download)
Download or read book The Seventh Plague written by James Rollins and published by William Morrow. This book was released on 2016-12-13 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Byrne
Publisher : Marvel Entertainment
ISBN 13 : 1302480669
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (24 download)
Download or read book Avengers West Coast written by John Byrne and published by Marvel Entertainment. This book was released on 2021 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collects Avengers West Coast #51-57 and #60-62. The Witch is back! The shocking truth about her children revealed, the Scarlet Witch suffers a nervous breakdown and descends into madness. Manipulated by her father, the mutant terrorist Magneto, Wanda faces her teammates - and her brother, Quicksilver. Can they rescue her from the clutches of Immortus - and save her very sanity? Plus: the return of Iron Man, and reunion of wartime allies Captain America and the Human Torch. Also featuring the villainy of the Mole Man, Loki, the U-Foes, Master Pandemonium and Hydro-Man!
Author : Eva Rutland
Publisher : Iwp Book Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book When We Were Colored written by Eva Rutland and published by Iwp Book Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The African American novelist looks back at her day-to-day life raising her children in a racially segregated America.
