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Book Synopsis Five Ring Circus by : Christopher A. Shaw
Download or read book Five Ring Circus written by Christopher A. Shaw and published by New Society Publishers. This book was released on 2008-07-01 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The shiny rings of the Olympic Games have grown tarnished over the years as doping, corruption and other scandals rise to the surface. Those scandals are the tip of the iceberg, according to author Christopher Shaw, the lead spokesperson for several anti-Games groups. Five Ring Circus details the history of how Vancouver won the bid for the 2010 Games, who was involved, and what the real motives were. It describes the role of corporate media in promoting the Games, the machinations of government and business, and the opposition that emerged. Disturbing questions come to light: Why does the IOC pay no taxes? Who are the real estate developers behind the Vancouver bid? Why are mega projects paid for with tax dollars? What are the true costs of the Games? The Olympic Games, once considered the pinnacle of athleticism and fair play, have become a cesspool of greed, backroom deals and the wholesale trampling of civil liberties. In Vancouver, preparations for the 2010 Games have had a substantial negative impact on the environment and has resulted in the "economic cleansing" of the poor and homeless. This book is a cautionary tale for future Olympic bid cities, and will appeal to those concerned about the effects of globalization on many aspects of life.
Book Synopsis Inside the Five Ring Circus by : Ollan Cassell
Download or read book Inside the Five Ring Circus written by Ollan Cassell and published by Ollan Cassell LLC. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "International Athletic Foundation for the support of the IAAF"--Title page.
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Book Synopsis Five Ring Circus by : Joel Reubenstein
Download or read book Five Ring Circus written by Joel Reubenstein and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Three-Ring Circus by : Jeff Pearlman
Download or read book Three-Ring Circus written by Jeff Pearlman and published by Houghton Mifflin. This book was released on 2020 with total page 461 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From 1996 through 2004, Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal combined-- and collided-- to help bring the Lakers three straight championships and restore the franchise as a powerhouse. From public sniping and sparring, to physical altercations and the repeated threats of trade, it was warfare. The eight years of infighting and hostility were by turns mediated and encouraged by coach Phil Jackson. Pearlman shows how the Shaq-Kobe duo resulted in one of the most enduring, and ever-evolving, teams in NBA history. -- adapted from jacket
Book Synopsis The Night Circus by : Erin Morgenstern
Download or read book The Night Circus written by Erin Morgenstern and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2011-09-13 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Two starcrossed magicians engage in a deadly game of cunning in the spellbinding novel that captured the world's imagination. • "Part love story, part fable ... defies both genres and expectations." —The Boston Globe The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is called Le Cirque des Rêves, and it is only open at night. But behind the scenes, a fierce competition is underway: a duel between two young magicians, Celia and Marco, who have been trained since childhood expressly for this purpose by their mercurial instructors. Unbeknownst to them both, this is a game in which only one can be left standing. Despite the high stakes, Celia and Marco soon tumble headfirst into love, setting off a domino effect of dangerous consequences, and leaving the lives of everyone, from the performers to the patrons, hanging in the balance.
Book Synopsis Wrestling's One Ring Circus by : Scott Keith
Download or read book Wrestling's One Ring Circus written by Scott Keith and published by Citadel Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For almost twenty years, the world wrestling federation ruled under the big top of sports entertainment... Then it all came crashing down. But how did things get so bad so quickly? What really triggered the federation's self-destruction? And how did a man acknowledged as a genius in business, promotion, and entertainment, a latter-day P.T. Barnum of wrestling's greatest show on earth, become his own worst enemy? All will be revealed in this shocking, entertaining, and always witty foray into the One Ring Circus that is pro wrestling.
Book Synopsis Inside the Five Ring Circus by : Roy Bergman
Download or read book Inside the Five Ring Circus written by Roy Bergman and published by . This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A former United States Olympic team and Pan American games head physician gives the facts regarding drug use at the highest levels of athletic competition.
Download or read book One Ring Circus written by Katherine Dunn and published by IPG. This book was released on 2009 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published together for the first time, this anthology of essays on boxing covers the sport in all its forms and at its many levels. Written in bestselling author Katherine Dunn's characteristic vernacular, these pieces range from portraits of legendary fighters such as Sugar Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran, Marvin Hagler, and Mike Tyson to the unsung stories of trainers, amateurs, promoters, cutmen, and a pair of pugilistic priests. Spanning 30 years and including all who make up the vibrant boxing world, this compilation--from one of the most original voices in American sports literature--finely elevates the sport and communicates its beauty, passion, and character.
Book Synopsis Olivia Saves The Circus by : Ian Falconer
Download or read book Olivia Saves The Circus written by Ian Falconer and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-03-03 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's show-and-tell time at Olivia's school and she's telling her class about the time she went to the circus and all the performers were sick... so Olivia had to do everything. She tamed the lions, balanced on stilts, juggled and even played the clown. 'Was that true?' Olivia's teacher asks. 'Quite true,' says Olivia. 'Are you sure Olivia?' 'To the best of my recollection,' she says.
Download or read book Rings of Desire written by Helen Stoddart and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The circus has been both one of the most influential forms of international popular entertainment and yet at the same time remains almost entirely absent from academic studies of popular theatrical forms. This book offers readers an introduction to the cultural history of the circus and gives an account of the dominant characteristics of the circus's aesthetic practices and relates these to the sometimes precarious developments, changes and variations in its economic organization, architecture and social status. The book goes on to outline the particular challenges that this essentially live, dangerous and body-centred form presents to literary and film representation and does so through the particular examples of works by Charles Dickens, Federico Fellini and Wim Wenders. This wide-ranging and accessible book offers ways of thinking about the meaning and significance of the circus as a specifically modern form of art and entertainment.
Download or read book Five-Ring Circus written by Jon Cleary and published by AudioGO. This book was released on 2013-05-20 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Australian homicide detective Inspector Scobie Malone is treating his family to dinner at one of Sydney’s best Chinese restaurants, a masked killer suddenly enters and shoots three men dining nearby. The stakes are raised when Scobie finds out that one of the victims was an investor in the multimillion-dollar construction project Olympic Tower, built to house VIPs during the 2000 Olympic Games. But in the midst of union disputes and an economic slump, the tower is still unfinished. Scobie has stumbled upon a scam that could show Sydney’s underbelly as much as it shows its seedy characters—from former Chinese government men to the mysterious Madame Tzu. Even as the Olympics approach, sportsmanship is nowhere to be found.
Book Synopsis Juggling Elephants by : Jones Loflin
Download or read book Juggling Elephants written by Jones Loflin and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2007-09-06 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written for anyone struggling with 'getting it all done', Juggling Elephants is a parable about one man's experience with the circus. While watching the performance, Mark chooses to become the 'ringmaster' of his own life and applies his insights to the different parts of his personal and professional life, with remarkable results. If, like Mark, you want to be more productive and less stressed then stop juggling elephants and discover how to:Take action based on purpose Focus your time and energy to achieve personal and professional success Engage the energy of others to accomplish goals and work as a team. With this book you will see how to engage in the right task at the right time for the right purpose. It is your guidebook for creating the performance of your lifetime.
Book Synopsis Twelve Circus Rings by : Seymour Chwast
Download or read book Twelve Circus Rings written by Seymour Chwast and published by Turtleback. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young boy and his sister explore the wildest circus ever.
Download or read book Tree-ring Circus written by and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2006 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his quirky but realistic style, Rex creates the greatest show on earth--or at least, in a tree. The surprising text is part word game, part counting game, and part mystery. Full color.
Book Synopsis Secrets of the Circus by : Kate Klise
Download or read book Secrets of the Circus written by Kate Klise and published by Algonquin Books. This book was released on 2016-10-11 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can you keep a secret? Everyone has a secret. But sometimes a little secret can become a big problem. That’s what happens when circus mouse Gert’s secret pen pal, a pig named Pablo, runs away to join Sir Sidney’s Circus. Pablo doesn’t want to be sold to Prinkle’s Pork Chops. Farmer Farley doesn’t really want to sell Pablo, either, but he needs money to save his farm. When the New Pork Times announces a pig race with a five-thousand-dollar prize, the members of Sir Sidney’s Circus hope they’ve found a way to save Pablo and Farmer Farley’s farm, too. The race is on in Secrets of the Circus.
Book Synopsis Three-ring Circus by : Dawn Comer Jefferson
Download or read book Three-ring Circus written by Dawn Comer Jefferson and published by Seal Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Parents can find solutions in this frank collection of first-person accounts that provide examples of how parents share in family and work responsibilities. Includes stories of married paramedics who work tag-team shifts to care for their four children and a dad who shaped his journalism career around his children's lives.
