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*The field of literary journalism studies is widely considered in
need of a more global and integrative approach. This book provides
just that, with contributions from a diverse range of established
and emerging scholars and considerations of e.g. the many female
and indigenous literary journalism authors. *Interdisciplinary
topic by nature - will appeal to postgraduate students and
researchers not only of Journalism Studies, but also Literature and
Media Studies. *Entire sections dedicated to literary journalism's
responses to war, immigration, and censorship which are continued
contentious and very topical issues in the broader field of
journalism studies.
"This massive and authoritative Master Blaster book is the greatest
bodybuilding book ever written, primarily because it is firmly
based on the training principles of the Weider System of
Bodybuilding, which have been followed by literally every
bodybuilder in the modern history of the sport. I began developing
my Weider System back in the 1930s and continue to refine and add
new Weider Training Principles to it. You can rely on the
information I present in this book to improve your physique. Good
luck " -- Joe Weider On Instinctive Training "One of the most
fundamental secrets of successful bodybuilding is getting to know
your body and how it reacts to various training and nutritional
practices. Unless you have finely honed your instinctive training
ability, it will take many weeks, even months, to evaluate each
experiment. It definitely pays to master the Weider Instinctive
Training Principle." -- Franco Columbo, two-time Mr. Olympia On
Progression "The key to building massive, powerful muscles is to
doggedly increase the training weights you use. But it is only good
to increase training poundage if you do so in perfect form. There
is a direct correlation between the amount of weight you use with
perfect biomechanics in an exercise and the mass of muscles that
move that weight." -- Lee Haney, three-time Mr. Olympia On Muscle
Confusion "Once I reached the advanced level of bodybuilding and
started entering competitions, I discovered that I quickly became
bored with a set training program. I began to use the Weider Muscle
Confusion Principle, changing to a new and more challenging routine
every time I came into the gym to bomb a particular body part." --
Lou Ferrigno On Supersets "Since supersets constitute a big jump in
training intensity, I always tell bodybuilders new to the Weider
Supersets Training Principles to experiment with supersets,
compounding movements for the biceps and triceps, or forearm
flexors and forearm extensors." -- Albert Beckles, IFBB World Pro
Grand Prix Champion
At age 50, when some people start planning for retirement, John
Lefebvre hit the digital motherlode. Neteller, a tiny Canadian
internet start-up that processed payments between players and
online gambling arenas, rocketed into the stock market. In its
early years, Neteller had been a cowboy operation, narrowly
averting disaster in creative ways. Co-founder Lefebvre, a
gregarious hippie lawyer from Calgary, Alberta, had toked his way
through his practice for decades, aspiring all the while to be a
professional musician.
With the profit from Neteller and his stock holdings, he became a
multi-millionaire. He started buying Malibu beach houses, limited
edition cars, complete wardrobes, and a jet to fly to rock shows
with pals. When that got boring he shipped his fine suits to
charity, donned his beloved t-shirt and jeans, and started giving
away millions to the Dalai Lama, David Suzuki and other
eco-conscious people, as well as anyone else who might need a
pick-me-up.
And then the FBI came knocking on his Malibu door . . .
It was an era when the game was played for the love of it, and a
fledgling NBA struggled for mainstream attention. Bob Cousy was at
the heart of basketball's emergence as premier entertainment, a
dynamo whose talent and ingenuity dazzled fans and players. The MVP
of the 1957 season and veteran of six NBA championships with the
Boston Celtics, his trademark behind-the-back dribble and no-look
pass gave us basketball as no one had seen it before -- a one-man
revolution that set the stage for Wilt Chamberlain, Elgin Baylor,
Bill Russell, and others. Here is the fascinating, in-depth story
of Cousy's life -- his tenement childhood, his drives and
motivations, his little-known personal life, and his
record-breaking career -- set against one of the most exciting
generations in sports history.
Now in paperback: the inside story behind a crucial chapter in Red
Sox lore-and a turbulent time in a troubled city.
George Steinbrenner called it the greatest game in the history of
American sports. On a bright October day in 1978, the Boston Red
Sox met the New York Yankees for an epic playoff game that would
send one team to the World Series-and render the other cursed for
almost a quarter of a century.
Award-winning sports columnist Bill Reynolds masterfully tells the
dramatic story of the rival teams and players at this pivotal
moment, and explores the social issues that divided Boston that
summer and their influence on one game beyond the realm of sports.
Old Newt likes to tell stories about the creatures who live in the
wood. One such is the story of Willy Woodchuck, who wants to do
something that woodchucks don''t instinctively do, climb trees.
Discouraged by his mother and most of the woods' creatures that he
meets during his travels, nonetheless is determined to accomplish
his dream for he wishes to see the New World that Squirrel sees
every time he scampers up a tree. Only Little Ladybug offers
affirmation: "Mister Woodchuck is determined to climb a tree and
there is nothing wrong with having determination." The others,
including his mother, think that he is "foolhardy." With the help
of a firemen''s ladder, Willy is able to climb his "perfect tree."
However, reaching this goal is not what the didactic story is
really about, for Bill Reynolds has written a refreshingly simple
and charming story about the value of friendship and the importance
of community. In addition to increasing their vocabulary, children
reading the story will learn, as did Willy, that "sometimes you
need help doing what you want to do" and" ...before you can have
friends, you must be a friend." and finally, "A friend is a good
thing to be." Illustrations by Gaynor Aarabi enhance the delightful
story. Here Comes Willy is a fun story for parents to read to their
young children and for children (7-9) to read themselves. Review
by: Dr. Dottie McEntyre, Ed.D.
Bill Reynolds built his youth around sports. As a boy in a
blue-collar Rhode Island town, he spend his hours shooting hoops
and dreaming of stardom. From his adolescence to high school fame
to a scholarship at Brown University, Reynolds enjoyed the perks of
athletic glory. But those days soon ended and the onetime star
drifted between his past and an uncertain future. "Glory Days" is a
warm, touching, and funny book about what happens when jocks grow
older --about getting a life without losing touch with your
dreams.
On a fateful day in 1957, the country saw the Boston Celtics and
the St. Louis Hawks face off in one of the most dramatic NBA games
in history. But the score at the final buzzer told only part of the
story. Celtics rookie Bill Russell, traded by the Hawks because of
his race, emerged as a new sports hero. Boston's coach Red Auerbach
went on to become the ultimate winner and builder of championship
teams. And the city of Boston and its beloved Celtics had their
first NBA championship-and the makings of a dynasty.
In this book, Bill Reynolds journeys with a high school basketball team through the past and present of an American town. Fall River, Massachusetts, is a once-prosperous industrial center haunted by its history, a blue-collar town facing hard times and an uncertain future. Each autumn, however, the Durfee High School basketball team begins its annual drive for a state championship: a quest that inspires and sometimes consumes kids, coaches, families, teachers, and all of Fall River.
Fall River Dreams is the story of one season's quest—a classic book about sport, youth, time, hope, and memory in America today.
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