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Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2021 One
of The Times 50 Best Sports Books of 2021 Little Wonder tells the
epic, and until now largely unchronicled, story of Lottie Dod, the
first great heroine in women's sports. Dod was a champion tennis
player, golfer, hockey player, tobogganist, skater, mountaineer,
and archer. She was also a first-rate musician, performing numerous
choral concerts in London in the 1920s and 1930s, including in a
private performance before the King and Queen. In the late 19th
century, Dod was almost certainly the second most famous woman in
the British Isles, bested only by the fame of Queen Victoria. She
was fawned over by the press, and loved by a huge fan base - which
composed poems and songs in her honor, followed her from one
tournament to the next, voraciously read every profile published on
her and every report on her sporting triumphs. Yet, within a decade
or two of her retirement from sports, Dod was largely a forgotten
figure. She lived, unmarried and childless, until 1960, and for the
last half of her life she was shrouded in obscurity. In this new
book, Sasha Abramsky brings Lottie's remarkable achievements back
into the public eye in a fascinating story of resilience and
determination.
In 2016, Sandy Winterbottom embarked on an epic six-week tall-ship
voyage from Uruguay to Antarctica. At the mid-way stop in South
Georgia, her pristine image of the Antarctic was shattered when she
discovered the dark legacy of twentieth century industrial-scale
whaling. Enraged by what she found, she was quick to blame the men
who undertook this wholescale slaughter, but then she stumbled upon
the grave of an eighteen-year-old whaler from Edinburgh who she
could not allow to bear the brunt of blame. There are two sides to
every story. The Two-Headed Whale vividly brings to life the
spectacular scenery and wildlife of the vast Southern Oceans, set
alongside the true-life story of Anthony Ford, the boy in the
grave, as he sailed the same seas and toiled in an industry where
profits outranked human life. In this compelling account, Sandy
challenges our preconceptions of the Antarctic, weaving in themes
of colonialism, capitalism and its link to both environmental and
human exploitation. Drawing together threads of nature and travel
writing with an unflinching narrative of life onboard a whaling
factory ship and the legacy it left behind, The Two-Headed Whale
leaves us questioning our troubled relationship with the
extraordinary abundance of this planet.
The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft's Soul and Imagine a Better
Future for Everyone Microsoft's CEO tells the inside story of the
company's continuing transformation, while tracing his own journey
from a childhood in India to leading some of the most significant
changes of the digital era. LONGLISTED FOR THE FT & MCKINSEY
BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD Satya Nadella grew up in India,
studied in the US and went on to become Microsoft's third CEO after
Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer. In Hit Refresh he offers a unique
view of the transformation happening inside one of the world's most
iconic tech companies, and the arrival of the most exciting and
disruptive wave of technology humankind has experienced - including
artificial intelligence, mixed reality, and quantum computing.
Nadella examines how people, organisations and societies can and
must transform - 'hit refresh' - in their persistent quest for new
energy, new ideas, and continued relevance and renewal. Yet at its
core, this book is about humans, and how one of our essential
qualities - empathy - will become ever more valuable in a world
where technological advancement will alter the status quo as never
before.
This four-volume collection presents a range of documents related
to aspects of the constitutional history of the United Kingdom
(UK), covering the ‘long’ nineteenth century. It examines
material dating from the period of the American and French
revolutions through to the advent of an equal franchise for men and
women. During the long nineteenth century, the country passed
through immense socio-economic changes. It underwent internal
strains involving its multinational composition. It became the
dominant global power, then saw that position become subject to
various challenges. These tendencies helped generate sustained and
wide-ranging controversy about how the country should govern
itself. They also helped produce a series of important changes in
the nature of the constitution. At the outset of the long
nineteenth century, only a tiny proportion of the population were
allowed to vote; and an hereditary monarch remained an active
political figure. By the end, democratic ideas and practices had
achieved ascendancy. Yet in other ways, the constitution retained
some long-established characteristics. The purpose of these volumes
is to support research into and understanding of these tendencies.
They will enable readers to approach concepts such as democracy and
constitutional change from a critical standpoint, evaluating
existing interpretations and encouraging the consideration of
possible different conclusions. The collection will encourage
consideration of matters such as paths that were not taken, what
resistance there was to change, how particular outcomes came about,
and the compromises involved. It will also facilitate comparison
between constitutional ideals and realities.
For fans of Radium Girls and history and WWII buffs, The Girls Who
Stepped Out of Line takes you inside the lives and experiences of
15 unknown women heroes from the Greatest Generation, the women who
served, fought, struggled, and made things happen during WWII-in
and out of uniform, for theirs is a legacy destined to embolden
generations of women to come. The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line are
the heroes of the Greatest Generation that you hardly ever hear
about. These women who did extraordinary things didn't expect
thanks and shied away from medals and recognition. Despite their
amazing accomplishments, they've gone mostly unheralded and
unrewarded. No longer. These are the women of World War II who
served, fought, struggled, and made things happen-in and out of
uniform. Young Hilda Eisen was captured twice by the Nazis and
twice escaped, going on to fight with the Resistance in Poland.
Determined to survive, she and her husband later emigrated to the
U.S. where they became entrepreneurs and successful business
leaders. Ola Mildred Rexroat was the only Native American woman
pilot to serve with the Women's Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) in
World War II. She persisted against all odds-to earn her silver
wings and fly, helping train other pilots and gunners. Ida and
Louise Cook were British sisters and opera buffs who smuggled Jews
out of Germany, often wearing their jewelry and furs, to help with
their finances. They served as sponsors for refugees, and
established temporary housing for immigrant families in London.
Alice Marble was a grand-slam winning tennis star who found her own
path to serve during the war-she was an editor with Wonder Woman
comics, played tennis exhibitions for the troops, and undertook a
dangerous undercover mission to expose Nazi theft. After the war
she was instrumental in desegregating women's professional tennis.
Others also stepped out of line-as cartographers, spies, combat
nurses, and troop commanders. Retired U.S. Army Major General Mari
K. Eder wrote this book because she knew their stories needed to be
told-and the sooner the better. For theirs is a legacy destined to
embolden generations of women to come.
Book of Branding is a creative guide for new businesses, start-ups
and individuals, which puts visual identity at the heart of brand
strategy. The conversational, jargon free, tone of the book helps
the reader to understand essential elements of the brand identity
process. Offering first hand experience, insights and tips
throughout, the book uses real life case studies to show how great
collaborative work can be achieved. Book of Branding is an
essential addition to the start-up toolkit, designed for
entrepreneurs, founders, graphic designers, brand creators and
anyone seeking to decode the complicated world of brand identity.
THE LONG-AWAITED, MOVING MEMOIR OF HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR HANNAH
PICK-GOSLAR, WHO SHARES AN INTIMATE LOOK INTO HER LIFE AND
FRIENDSHIP WITH ANNE FRANK. 'As a girl I witnessed the world I
loved crumble and vanish, destroyed by senseless hatred, and with
it, my best friend Anne' Two best friends' lives were about to
change for ever, neither would ever be forgotten... When Hannah's
family flee from the Nazi to Amsterdam, she soon strikes up a
friendship with a girl just like her freshly arrived from Germany.
Precocious and outspoken, the girl's name is Anne Frank and for
seven blissful years the inseparable pair navigate school, boys and
coming of age. Then one day in 1942, as the Nazi occupation
intensifies, they are separated without warning. Hannah calls on
Anne and can't find a trace of her, breakfast dishes still in the
sink, beds unmade. Anne and her family have seemingly vanished.
They are told the Franks have fled to Switzerland. As Hannah is
tormented by the fate of her friend, hoping she is alive and well
elsewhere, her own family's fate unfolds. After attempts to flee
themselves, the SS finally come for them and they are taken to the
transit camp Westerbork. Eventually Hannah, her father and younger
sister Gabi are transported to Bergen-Belsen. Amid horrific
conditions with death all around, it is during Hannah's darkest
point at the concentration camp that she hears astonishing of news
of Anne. Desperate to save her friend who is weak and struggling to
survive, Hannah risks her life to help her. In an incredible memoir
of hope, strength and defiance, Hannah shares the intimate, loving
portrait of her friendship with the young diarist who would go on
to capture the hearts of millions around the world.
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Discover what the American flag means with this fun nonfiction
book! Ideal for young readers, this book includes a short fiction
piece related to the topic, discussion questions, a connected
activity, and other helpful features. This 20-page full-color book
explains what the flag represents and why it makes Americans proud.
It also challenges students to explore the meaning of the flag with
thought-provoking questions, and includes an extension activity for
kindergarten. Perfect for the classroom, at-home learning, or
homeschool to learn about U.S. History, symbols of freedom, and
national pride.
Faces of Mallorca features fifty-nine locals from the island and
authentically captures people's hopes, dreams and aspirations. It
showcases the diverse culture and the rich heritage of the past and
shows how its people adapt to a bright new future. Whether you love
beautiful photography, moving stories or just love Mallorca, Faces
of Mallorca transports you into the lives of people in this sunny,
warm climate. * Big book format * Full color photography * Foreword
by Toni Nadal * Texts by Mark Julian Edwards and Stephanie Schulz *
Photography by Mark Julian Edwards
Keynes' macroeconomic revolution is based on his microfoundations
of economic behavior derived from 'casual' observations but
impressively substantiated by rigorous research in behavioral
economics and neurology. Ronald Schettkat argues that the
allegation of the missing microfoundations in Keynes' theory is
false. Instead, both Keynes' theory and behavioral economics relate
to humans in 'the economy we live in', differing substantially in
their fundamentals from the neoclassical model. Showing that
Keynes' micro has much in common with Behavioral Economics, the
book starts with the fundamentals ranging from the methodological
approach to economics as a real versus an axiomatic science and the
consequences for knowledge building methods (interviews,
observations, experiments), the rationality and equilibrium
concepts to the functioning of markets, before delving into the
topics in greater detail. Providing a thorough theoretical
grounding in economics, this book will be a discerning read for
economists, students of economics, political science, sociology and
psychology as well as for the general public.
This is a story of human survival over the last one million years in the Namib Desert – one of the most hostile environments on Earth.
The resilience and ingenuity of desert communities provides a vivid picture of our species’ response to climate change, and ancient strategies to counter ever-present risk. Dusty fragments of stone, pottery and bone tell a history of perpetual transition, of shifting and temporary states of balance.
Namib digs beneath the usual evidence of archaeology to uncover a world of arcane rituals, of travelling rain-makers, and of intricate social networks which maintained vital systems of negotiated access to scarce resources. It covers a million years of human history in the Namib Desert, including the Earlier, Middle and Later Stone Ages, colonial occupation and genocide, to the invasion of the desert by South African troops during World War I.
This is more than a work of scientific research; it is a love-song to the desert and its people.
Twenty-five years after it spent sixteen weeks at #1 on the New
York Times bestseller list, John Feinstein's A Season on the Brink
remains the classic of the genre and an unforgettable chronicle of
his year spent following the Indiana Hoosiers and their fiery coach
Bob Knight. This anniversary edition features an updated package
and a new Introduction by Feinstein.
Granted unprecedented access to the Indiana Hoosiers' basketball
program during the 1985-1986 season, John Feinstein saw and heard
it all--practices, team meetings, strategy sessions, and mid-game
huddles--as the team strove to return to championship form. A
Season on the Brink, recently named #6 on Sports Illustrated's "Top
100 Sports Books of All Time" list, not only captures the drama and
pressure of big-time college basketball, but paints a vivid
portrait of a complex, brilliant coach as he walks the fine line
between genius and madness.
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