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A riveting graphic novel that reminds us to never stop dreaming.
This honest, engrossing graphic memoir tells the story of
professional athlete and activist Akim Aliu's incredible life as a
hockey prodigy in Canada. Akim Aliu - also known as "Dreamer" - is
a Ukrainian-Nigerian-Canadian professional ice hockey player whose
career took him all around the world and who experienced systemic
racism at every turn. Dreamer tells Akim's incredible story, from
being the only Black child in his Ukrainian community, to his
family struggling to make ends meet while living in Toronto, to
confronting the racist violence he often experienced both on and
off the ice. "With honesty and courage, Akim Aliu's Dreamer will
inspire readers of all ages to move confidently in the direction of
their future." - Colin Kaepernick Full-colour illustration Sure to
inspire young readers everywhere Akim has partnered with the Time
to Dream Foundation and the Hockey Diversity Alliance to help their
mission to eradicate racism and intolerance in hockey Akim
continues to play hockey professionally in Europe
A stunning celebration of the architect's residential masterpieces
Louis Kahn (1901-1974), one of the most important architects of the
postwar period, is widely admired for his great monumental works,
including the Kimbell Art Museum, the Salk Institute, and the
National Assembly Complex in Bangladesh. However, the importance of
his houses has been largely overlooked. This beautiful book is the
first to look at Kahn's nine major private houses. Beginning with
his earliest encounters with Modernism in the late 1920s and
continuing through his iconic work of the 1960s and 1970s, the
authors trace the evolution of the architect's thinking, which
began and matured through his design of houses and their interiors,
a process inspired by his interactions with clients and his
admiration for vernacular building traditions. Richly illustrated
with new and period photographs and original drawings, as well as
previously unpublished materials from personal interviews,
archives, and Kahn's own writings, The Houses of Louis Kahn shows
how his ideas about domestic spaces challenged conventions, much
like his major public commissions, and were developed into one of
the most remarkable expressions of the American house.
The 150 editions of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack have contained a
total of more than 133,000 pages since the first edition was
published in 1864. Over the years the Almanack - published every
year without fail - has charted the highs and lows of the game,
giving its authoritative opinion on the players, the matches and
the pressing issues of the day. The Essential Wisden provides the
highlights of all 150 years for the first time. From the forthright
Editor's Notes by the likes of Sydney Pardon, Norman Preston, John
Woodcock and Matthew Engel, through reports on key matches around
the world, and features on the game's top players, to the renowned
obituaries of people in and around the game, and a range of
cricket's idiosyncratic "Unusual Occurrences", John Stern and
Marcus Williams distil the Almanack's most significant and
fascinating writing into one anthology. With the pick of a century
and a half of the best cricket writing from leading writers on the
game, including John Arlott, Mike Atherton, Neville Cardus, Gideon
Haigh, Christopher Martin-Jenkins and E. W. Swanton, and famous
players such as Don Bradman, Denis Compton, Learie Constantine,
Fred Spofforth, Mike Brearley and Michael Vaughan, The Essential
Wisden provides a fascinating lens through which to view the
evolution of the game.
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Fire God
Marcus Williams
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Discovery Miles 4 990
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"Damien's memoir reveals the profound trajectory of a young man who
has been birthed into purpose. The biblical anecdotes, personal
account, testimonials and quotes are all combined meticulously to
make this an enthralling and authentic piece. 'Grab You Some
Lemons', written in the first person narrative, pulls the reader
into the world of the narrator so that the experience becomes both
personal and universal at the same time. The universality of the
memoir is enshrined in the deep lessons it reveals about life,
resilience and suffering. The memoir further promulgates
penetrating philosophical reflections and leads the reader to
question the authenticity of accepted truths and challenges his or
her understanding of self. " Kemoy Edwards-Sylvester - T.A.
Marryshow Community College, Grenada.
We live in a World where information is constantly fed to us from
many fronts. Via religion, Education, and Institutions of science,
etc. But few stop to Question what they think they know about the
about themselves and the Universe around us. Well I went deep into
the thoughts of my mind, which questions the way things are and
rethought things that are taught to me and the rest of the Human
population. Here I present to you and Introspective view point, of
my Ideas concerning Lack of Knowledge and the things we think we
know.
Este libro nos cuenta la experiencia del autor acerca de como
aprobo su oposicion. Habla de los errores mas frecuentes en los que
caia a la hora de estudiar y de todos aquellos aspectos que en las
academias nunca le contaron. El autor es partidario de realizar un
profundo entrenamiento antes de ponerse a estudiar, pero este
entrenamiento no es a lo que estas acostumbrado. No tiene nada que
ver con lo academico, sino con respecto a ti mismo. 'Te atreves?
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