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Author : Robert Bartella
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780954651312
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (513 download)
Download or read book Peter the Pelican at the Olympics written by Robert Bartella and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Graham M. Simons
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1473883555
Total Pages : 546 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)
Download or read book Olympic Airways written by Graham M. Simons and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2019-07-30 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Readers with an interest in the early days of organized civil mass air transport will enjoy having a familiar story be retold from a Greek perspective.” —SpeedReaders The Olympic Airways story has fascinated Graham M. Simons for many years. This new book represents the culmination of decades spent researching the history of this fascinating Greek airline. It is a story of evolution, conflict, personality and politics, all set against a backdrop of world and civil wars, coups and countercoups. During the course of his research, it became apparent to the author that many of the fine details pertaining to the company weren’t widely known, although almost everyone had heard of the towering, controversial, leading figurehead who oversaw much of the central part of the story: Aristotle Socrates Onassis. His colorful life is threaded through this history, lending it drama and multiple levels of intrigue. The airline’s story cannot be told in isolation. Olympic did not spring fully formed into being in 1957. The named company may have come into being then, but its roots were set much further back in history through a number of predecessor airlines—both national and international—who had been using the Hellenic Republic and Athína as the crossroads of the air for the Eastern Mediterranean since the dawn of aviation. This is the story of the birth and dramatic life of an airline with a checkered, controversial and complicated history. Graham M. Simons has skillfully woven all the various threads to create a powerful and important historic record.
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Total Pages : 2152 pages
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Download or read book Merchant Vessels of the United States written by and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 2152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States. Coast Guard
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1024 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Download or read book Merchant Vessels of the United States written by United States. Coast Guard and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 1024 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Robert Ellis
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1608998908
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (89 download)
Download or read book The Games People Play written by Robert Ellis and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2014-04-21 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Games People Play, Robert Ellis constructs a theology around the global cultural phenomenon of modern sport, paying particular attention to its British and American manifestations. Using historical narrative and social analysis to enter the debate on sport as religion, Ellis shows that modern sport may be said to have taken on some of the functions previously vested in organized religion. Through biblical and theological reflection, he presents a practical theology of sport's appeal and value, with special attention to the theological concept of transcendence. Throughout, he draws on original empirical work with sports participants and spectators. The Games People Play addresses issues often considered problematic in theological discussions of sport such as gender, race, consumerism, and the role of the modern media, as well as problems associated with excessive competition and performance-enhancing substances. As Ellis explains, "Sporting journalists often use religious language in covering sports events. Salvation features in many a headline, and talk of moments of redemption is not uncommon. Perhaps, somewhere beyond the cliched hyperbole, there is some theological truth in all this after all."
Download or read book MotorBoating written by and published by . This book was released on 1964-10 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Marcie Muir
Publisher : Melbourne University
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 514 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book Australian Children's Books: 1973-1988 written by Marcie Muir and published by Melbourne University. This book was released on 1992 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume two of a reference work listing all children's books by Australians. Thsi volume covers the period from 1973 to 1988. Entries provide physical descriptions, dates, publishers, illustrations, awards received and, in some cases, remarks on the content. Entries are arrnaged by author. Title and illustrator indexes are included
Author : Linda K. Fuller
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137582812
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (375 download)
Download or read book Female Olympians written by Linda K. Fuller and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-12-07 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines women's participation in the Olympic Games since they were allowed to be included in that global arena. Using a holistic, social scientific approach, and emphasizing the rhetoric of sport mediatization, Female Olympians reviews the literature relative to sexism, racism, and ageism before providing historical, political, economic, and socio-cultural perspectives such as the gendered language of Olympic reportage, religious considerations, women’s bodies relative to their training for the Games, drugs and doping, and female Paralympians. With numerous critical case studies, never-before assembled data, and personal interviews with athletes, this volume offers insights that both investigate and celebrate female Olympians’ successes.
Author : Rowena Loverance
Publisher : Heinemann Library
ISBN 13 : 9780600573876
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (738 download)
Download or read book Ancient Greece written by Rowena Loverance and published by Heinemann Library. This book was released on 1992 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: See Through History is a series of information books for 8-12 year olds. Each book is packed with information, quotations and captions providing a thorough description of the times. This book explores Ancient Greece. Each book in the series features acetate-based cutaway illustrations.
Author : S. Derby Gisclair
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476674450
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)
Download or read book The Olympic Club of New Orleans written by S. Derby Gisclair and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2018-09-06 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Established in 1883, the Olympic Club catered to a variety of pursuits from target shooting to billiards to boxing--the most popular sport in New Orleans, despite legal prohibitions. A revised city ordinance and a vague state statute permitting boxing sponsored by chartered athletic clubs were frequently tested at the Olympic, the epicenter of boxing in America. Between 1890 and 1894, the club's 10,000-seat arena hosted six world championship and seven national or regional title bouts. The 1892 Fistic Carnival featured three world title fights on three consecutive days, culminating in the World Heavyweight Championship between John L. Sullivan and James J. Corbett.
Author : Rebekka von Mallinckrodt
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350283053
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (52 download)
Download or read book A Cultural History of Sport in the Age of Enlightenment written by Rebekka von Mallinckrodt and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2022-08-31 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Cultural History of Sport in the Age of Enlightenment covers the period 1650 to 1800, a period often seen as a time of decline in sporting practice and literature. In fact, a rich sporting culture existed and sports were practised by both men and women at all levels of society. The Enlightenment called into question many of the earlier notions of religion, gender, and rank which had previously shaped sporting activities and also initiated the commercialization, professionalization and associativity which were to define modern sport. The 6 volume set of the Cultural History of Sport presents the first comprehensive history from classical antiquity to today, covering all forms and aspects of sport and its ever-changing social, cultural, political, and economic context and impact. The themes covered in each volume are the purpose of sport; sporting time and sporting space; products, training and technology; rules and order; conflict and accommodation; inclusion, exclusion and segregation; minds, bodies and identities; representation. Rebekka von Mallinckrodt is Professor at the University of Bremen, Germany. Volume 4 in the Cultural History of Sport set General Editors: Wray Vamplew, Mark Dyreson, and John McClelland
Author : Martha Ward Plowden
Publisher : Pelican Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781455609949
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (99 download)
Download or read book Olympic Black Women written by Martha Ward Plowden and published by Pelican Publishing. This book was released on 1996 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ancient Greeks excluded women from the Olympics. When the modern games were reinstated in 1896, the ban was continued. But in the next Olympiad in 1900, women were included. It was not until 1932 that the first African-American women were selected to participate in the Olympics in Los Angeles, California. Since that eventful year, more and more black women have participated in the Olympics. Now they compete in all areas of track and field, tennis, basketball, rowing, volleyball, and figure skating. This book highlights some of the accomplishments of these Olympic medalists and attests to their magnificent representation of our country abroad. With a brief biographical outline and a listing of each award won, Martha Ward Plowden brings to life some of the worlds greatest athletes. Included is a timeline of participants in each Olympics, a listing of Olympic sites through the years, a glossary, and suggested reading. An excellent text for history classes, Olympic Black Women is a tribute to the accomplishment of Olympic women throughout the years.
Author : Steven McGill
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476632421
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)
Download or read book A Hurdler's Hurdler written by Steven McGill and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2018-08-03 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In September 1972, Rodney Milburn of Opelousas, Louisiana, won the Olympic gold medal in the men's 110-meter high hurdles. Raised amid segregation and poverty in the 1950s and 60s, Milburn honed his skills on a grass track over wooden hurdles. In a career that spanned more than a decade, he established himself as the greatest hurdler of his era and one of the greatest athletes in track history. This biography chronicles Milburn's rise from poverty to international athletic stardom. Loved ones, as well as track legends Renaldo Nehemiah, Dwight Stones, Tonie Campbell, Brian Oldfield and Bill Collins, relate Milburn's remarkable achievements and humble nature.
Download or read book Ski written by and published by . This book was released on 1984-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Clare Revell
Publisher : Pelican Ventures Book Group
ISBN 13 : 1522300074
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (223 download)
Download or read book All That Glitters written by Clare Revell and published by Pelican Ventures Book Group. This book was released on 2017-06-16 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gold medalist, Peter Stanmore has returned home a broken man and intends to put the past behind him. But love isn't so easily repressed, and second chances are rare. Jill Davenport has given up any hope of marriage and a life of her own, after all, years ago, she lost the only man she ever loved. But the truth is impossible to hide. When secrets are revealed, decisions must be made in spite of the consequences. Can what was once lost be found, or is love destined to remain forever lost?
Author : C. King
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113676917X
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (367 download)
Download or read book Native Americans and Sport in North America written by C. King and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-11-07 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text offers a considerate and critical account of the Native American sporting experience. It challenges popular images of indigenous athletes and athletics exploring social categories, particularly gender and race and their implications.
Author : American Bureau of Shipping
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Record of American and Foreign Shipping written by American Bureau of Shipping and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
