Publisher :Oxford University Press Release Date :2020-07-31 ISBN 13:0190848162 Total Pages :288 pages Rating :4.9/5 (19 users download) GO BOOK!
Summary Book and excerpt Geographies of Campus Inequality :
Download or Read book Geographies of Campus Inequality written by Janel E. Benson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2020-07-31 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt/Synopsis: In efforts to improve equity, selective college campuses are increasingly focused on recruiting and retaining first-generation students-those whose parents have not graduated from college. In Geographies of Campus Inequality, sociologists Benson and Lee argue that these approaches may fall short if they fail to consider the complex ways first-generation status intersects with race, ethnicity, and gender. Drawing on interview and survey data from selective campuses, the authors show that first-generation students do not share a universal experience. Rather, first-generation students occupy one of four disparate geographies on campus within which they negotiate academic responsibilities, build relationships, engage in campus life, and develop post-college aspirations. Importantly, the authors demonstrate how geographies are shaped by organizational practices and campus constructions of class, race, and gender. Geographies of Campus Inequality expands the understanding of first-generation students' campus lives and opportunities for mobility by showing there is more than one way to be first-generation.
Publisher :FriesenPress Release Date :2019-06-04 ISBN 13:1525538063 Total Pages :614 pages Rating :4.2/5 (525 users download) GO BOOK!
Summary Book and excerpt The History of Professional Hockey in Victoria :
Download or Read book The History of Professional Hockey in Victoria written by Helen Edwards and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2019-06-04 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt/Synopsis: The History of Profesional Hockey in Victoria is an in-depth examination of professional hockey in Victoria. It includes details on the different leagues, statistics on every game played by a Victoria team, and information on every player to dress for at least one regular season game. From the Patrick family to RG Properties, this book covers the ownership of teams and records the highlights and low points of every team. It was produced as a "thank-you" to the players who entertained Victorians over a century, giving us reason to cheer on many occasions and to be disappointed as well. Victoria enjoyed three championships, including the Stanley Cup victory in 1925. Little did the Cougars know that they would go down in history as the last non-NHL team to win the Stanley Cup, and the last non-NHL team to play in a Stanley Cup series. They were also the last West Coast team to win the Stanley Cup until Anaheim did it in 2007. The 1950-51 Cougars, led by their "kid line" of Andy Hebenton, Bob Frampton, and Reg Abbott, won the league title while the Maple Leafs (with Hebenton in the lineup) won the Lester Patrick Cup in the1965-1966 season. Included in the narrative is the story of the construction and operation of the different venues in which games were played. The politics behind arena construction are examined as well, with editorial cartoons to make the reader laugh about the folly of some ideas. Biographies of selected players tell the story of individuals and how they came to play hockey in Victoria. Learn from behind-the-scenes stories told by the players themselves. Lavishly illustrated, this is a book for those who love hockey history and its connection to Victoria, BC.
Publisher :Greenleaf Book Group Release Date :2011-01-04 ISBN 13:0986790028 Total Pages :169 pages Rating :4.8/5 (986 users download) GO BOOK!
Summary Book and excerpt 3 Off the Tee - Targeting Success :
Download or Read book 3 Off the Tee - Targeting Success written by Lorii Myers and published by Greenleaf Book Group. This book was released on 2011-01-04 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt/Synopsis: The author uses golf terminology and strategy to apply her notions of what it means to be a success in business and in life.
Publisher :Penguin Release Date :2012-03-29 ISBN 13:1101561149 Total Pages :368 pages Rating :4.0/5 (11 users download) GO BOOK!
Summary Book and excerpt Wherever I Wind Up :
Download or Read book Wherever I Wind Up written by R.A. Dickey and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-03-29 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt/Synopsis: The perfect gift for baseball fans, now with a new epilogue by author R.A. Dickey, winner of the 2012 Cy Young award. "An astounding memoir—haunting and touching, courageous and wise."—Jeremy Schaap, bestselling author, Emmy award-winning journalist, ESPN In 1996, R.A. Dickey was the Texas Rangers’ much-heralded No. 1 draft choice. Then, a routine physical revealed that his right elbow was missing its ulnar collateral ligament, and his lifelong dream—along with his $810,000 signing bonus—was ripped away. Yet, despite twice being consigned to baseball’s scrap heap, Dickey battled back. Sustained by his Christian faith, the love of his wife and children, and a relentless quest for self-awareness, Dickey is now the starting pitcher for the Toronoto Blue Jays (he was previously a star pitcher for the New York Mets) and one of the National League’s premier players, as well as the winner of the 2012 Cy Young award. In Wherever I Wind Up, Dickey eloquently shares his quintessentially American tale of overcoming extraordinary odds to achieve a game, a career, and a life unlike any other.
Publisher :Springer Release Date :2019-06-29 ISBN 13:3030225593 Total Pages :405 pages Rating :4.3/5 (3 users download) GO BOOK!
Summary Book and excerpt Evaluation of Novel Approaches to Software Engineering :
Download or Read book Evaluation of Novel Approaches to Software Engineering written by Ernesto Damiani and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-06-29 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt/Synopsis: This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Evaluation of Novel Approaches to Software Engineering, ENASE 2018, held in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, in March 2018. The 17 revised full papers and 5 revised short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 95 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on service science and business information systems and software engineering.
Publisher :BimHaven Press Release Date :2015-07-01 ISBN 13: Total Pages :280 pages Rating :4./5 ( users download) GO BOOK!
Summary Book and excerpt Game Over :
Download or Read book Game Over written by Lisa B. Kamps and published by BimHaven Press. This book was released on 2015-07-01 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt/Synopsis: Forensics accountant Bobbi Reeves is pulled back into a world of shadows in order to go undercover as a personal assistant with the Baltimore Banners. Her assignment: get close to defenseman Nikolai Petrovich and uncover the reason he's being extorted. But she doesn't expect the irrational attraction she feels—or the difficulty in helping someone who doesn't want it. Nikolai Petrovich, a veteran defenseman for the Banners, has no need for a personal assistant—especially not one hired by the team. During the last eight years, he has learned to live simply...and alone. Experience has taught him that letting people close puts them in danger. He doesn't want a personal assistant, and he certainly doesn't need anyone prying into his personal life. But that doesn't stop his physical reaction to the unusual woman assigned to him. They are drawn together in spite of their differences, and discover a heated passion that neither expected. But when the game is over, will the secrets they keep pull them closer together...or tear them apart?
Publisher :BimHaven Press Release Date :2018-02-21 ISBN 13: Total Pages :325 pages Rating :4./5 ( users download) GO BOOK!
Summary Book and excerpt Playing It Safe :
Download or Read book Playing It Safe written by Lisa B. Kamps and published by BimHaven Press. This book was released on 2018-02-21 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt/Synopsis: Winner of The Reader's Choice Award for Best Sports Romance! Aaron Malone knows one thing: hockey. It's been his calling and his salvation, seeing him through life's challenges--from a marriage that should have never happened and a divorce that left him gutted, to the loss of his two daughters when his ex-wife moved out of state. When a tragic accident forces him back into the role of fatherhood, he struggles to be the father his daughters need--even if he's not the parent they want. Savannah Weber has everything she wants in life: a successful career, an energetic social life, and a sexy, brooding neighbor who has a recurring part in her nighttime fantasies. What she's never had is a family of her own--and she's convinced herself she doesn't want one. When she sees Aaron struggling to balance life with his daughters, she finds herself being drawn in to help--against the wishes of the two young girls. They say that two is company and three is a crowd. Can these four come together to make a family and live happily-ever-after? Only if two lonely souls are willing to take a chance instead of playing it safe.
Publisher :CRC Press Release Date :2012-05-04 ISBN 13:1439829446 Total Pages :1518 pages Rating :4.3/5 (439 users download) GO BOOK!
Summary Book and excerpt Human Computer Interaction Handbook :
Download or Read book Human Computer Interaction Handbook written by Julie A. Jacko and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2012-05-04 with total page 1518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt/Synopsis: Winner of a 2013 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title Award The third edition of a groundbreaking reference, The Human-Computer Interaction Handbook: Fundamentals, Evolving Technologies, and Emerging Applications raises the bar for handbooks in this field. It is the largest, most complete compilation of HCI theories, principles, advances, case st
Publisher :BimHaven Press Release Date :2020-05-27 ISBN 13: Total Pages :236 pages Rating :4./5 ( users download) GO BOOK!
Summary Book and excerpt Rule Breaker :
Download or Read book Rule Breaker written by Lisa B. Kamps and published by BimHaven Press. This book was released on 2020-05-27 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt/Synopsis: Meet the men of the New Orleans Bourdons! A brand-new hockey team is in town and their sizzling antics are turning up the heat. The ice won't be the only thing melting in this exciting new series from USA Today Bestselling author Lisa B. Kamps. Rules were meant to be broken... My life has been nothing but one crap-tastic cluster after another. Getting traded. Being sent to New Orleans. Enjoying a one-night stand—plus a little more—with Adelaide Landry. How was I supposed to know the beauty with a body tailormade for sex was the daughter of my new hockey team's owner? The problem is, I'm not sure it would have made a difference if I had known. After all, I'm Nathan Shaw and I earned my reputation for being a rule breaker. Only this time, I may have gone too far...
Publisher :BimHaven Press Release Date :2020-04-24 ISBN 13: Total Pages :980 pages Rating :4./5 ( users download) GO BOOK!
Summary Book and excerpt Cover Six Security Box Set One :
Download or Read book Cover Six Security Box Set One written by Lisa B. Kamps and published by BimHaven Press. This book was released on 2020-04-24 with total page 980 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt/Synopsis: Complete Box Set of Cover Six Security books 0-3, including the novella, Covered By A Kiss. COVERED BY A KISS When the night heats up and sparks fly between them, can this badass operative pass himself off as nothing more than a trophy date—or will his undercover assignment lead to something more? The Protector: MAC When the only woman who sees him for who he truly is becomes an unwitting pawn in a game of deception and revenge, he will do anything to protect her—even if it means risking more than his own heart. The Guardian: DARYL The clock is ticking and she needs to decide if she can trust her new guardian with more than her heart. Because in this game, there's more at stake than love—and making the wrong decision could cost them more than just their lives. The Defender: RYDER Danger looms on the horizon…and if he fails to save them, he'll lose a lot more than just his heart this time.
Publisher : Release Date :1992-09 ISBN 13: Total Pages :96 pages Rating :4./5 ( users download) GO BOOK!
Summary Book and excerpt Cincinnati Magazine :
Download or Read book Cincinnati Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1992-09 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt/Synopsis: Cincinnati Magazine taps into the DNA of the city, exploring shopping, dining, living, and culture and giving readers a ringside seat on the issues shaping the region.
Publisher :McFarland Release Date :2014-04-24 ISBN 13:1476616396 Total Pages :247 pages Rating :4.7/5 (476 users download) GO BOOK!
Summary Book and excerpt The Louisville Grays Scandal of 1877 :
Download or Read book The Louisville Grays Scandal of 1877 written by William A. Cook and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-04-24 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt/Synopsis: By the mid–1870s, gambling in baseball threatened the public’s confidence in the sport and its very existence as a professional enterprise. Recognizing this, Chicago owner William A. Hulbert and seven of his colleagues formed the National League, dedicating it to such high-minded ideals as preventing contract jumping and, most importantly, eliminating gambling from the sport. Hulbert’s new league was severely threatened in 1877 by a gambling scandal that rocked its foundation. In mid-season, the Louisville Grays were the league’s hottest team, but a disastrous eastern road trip caused vice president Charles Chase to question the efforts of some of his players. Sure-handed infielders were making inexplicable errors, and pitcher Jim Devlin was suddenly not as sharp as he had been previously. Chase’s investigation found Devlin, A.H. Nichols, W.H. Carver, and George Hall had “sold” games, and the four were banned from the league. This work focuses first on the formation of the National League and the changing nature of professional baseball in the 1870s. The early seasons of the league are covered, and the author gives a detailed account of the Grays’ 1877 season and the evidence against the four players. Also fully explored are the impact of the Grays scandal and its lasting influence on the governance of the sport.
Publisher :Lulu.com Release Date :2011 ISBN 13:1257816802 Total Pages :585 pages Rating :4.5/5 (257 users download) GO BOOK!
Summary Book and excerpt Hockey Night in Canada Junior :
Download or Read book Hockey Night in Canada Junior written by Martin Avery and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011 with total page 585 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt/Synopsis:
Publisher :Xulon Press Release Date :2005-11 ISBN 13:1597811289 Total Pages :102 pages Rating :4.9/5 (597 users download) GO BOOK!
Summary Book and excerpt Breaking and Implementing the Parent Code in Sports :
Download or Read book Breaking and Implementing the Parent Code in Sports written by W. Scott Lineberry and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2005-11 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt/Synopsis: A reading and workshop tool for all parents whose child participates in sports, author Scott Lineberry goes beyond community level information, moving parents to core issues in parenting the child-athlete.
Publisher :Harvard University Press Release Date :2008-05-31 ISBN 13:9780674028401 Total Pages :404 pages Rating :4.2/5 (28 users download) GO BOOK!
Summary Book and excerpt Olympic Dreams :
Download or Read book Olympic Dreams written by Guoqi Xu and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2008-05-31 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt/Synopsis: Drawing on archival sources to analyze a hundred-year perspective on sports in China, this book explores why the country became obsessed with Western sports at the turn of the twentieth century, and how it relates to China's search for a national and international identity.
Publisher :Simon and Schuster Release Date :2016-10-25 ISBN 13:1613219814 Total Pages :151 pages Rating :4.1/5 (613 users download) GO BOOK!
Summary Book and excerpt Back on Top! :
Download or Read book Back on Top! written by Mark Mayfield and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-10-25 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt/Synopsis: It was fitting that Alabama and Clemson put on one of college’s football’s greatest ever championship games on a magical January night in Glendale, Arizona, with a dazzling display of athleticism, power and heart. When it was done, the Crimson Tide emerged with a jaw-dropping 45-40 victory and secured an almost unprecedented fourth national college football title in seven years. Only Notre Dame, which topped the Associated Press college football polls four times in seven seasons during the 1940s, has come close to the same feat. But that was in an era when the Irish didn’t play in bowl games, college teams had shorter schedules, and there were no scholarship limits. Even the powerhouses of Miami in the 1980s, Nebraska in the 1990s, and Southern Cal in the early-to-mid 2000s, never won as many championships in as short a period of time. More astonishing, Nick Saban, who will enter his 10th season at Alabama this fall, is now being seriously compared to the most legendary coach in college football history, Paul “Bear” Bryant, who won six national championships with the Crimson Tide. Those titles, however, were spread over Bryant’s 25-year tenure at Alabama. As great as Bryant was, Saban has now emerged out of his shadow and into a vaunted spot in college football history. Saban’s latest team, the 2015 edition, will be remembered for a dominating front seven on defense, a remarkable resurgence after a turnover-filled early season loss, and a running back—Derrick Henry—who shattered the Southeastern Conference’s 35-year-old single-season rushing record held by Herschel Walker. In the process, Henry became Alabama’s second-ever Heisman Trophy winner, and finished with 2,219 rushing yards and 28 touchdowns—SEC records not likely to be broken anytime soon. Back on Top! takes an in-depth look back at the Crimson Tide’s challenging 2015 season, beginning with the first game against Wisconsin on a neutral field in Dallas, and ending with the College Football Playoff’s national championship game in the Arizona desert. It wall also pitch forward to examine what Alabama fans can expect during Nick Saban’s 10th season in Tuscaloosa as the Crimson Tide reloads for another championship run. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sports—books about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team. Whether you are a New York Yankees fan or hail from Red Sox nation; whether you are a die-hard Green Bay Packers or Dallas Cowboys fan; whether you root for the Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, UCLA Bruins, or Kansas Jayhawks; whether you route for the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, or Los Angeles Kings; we have a book for you. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Publisher :Crown Release Date :2007-09-18 ISBN 13:0307406830 Total Pages :288 pages Rating :4.0/5 (37 users download) GO BOOK!
Summary Book and excerpt The GM :
Download or Read book The GM written by Tom Callahan and published by Crown. This book was released on 2007-09-18 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt/Synopsis: In the summer of 2006, the NFL’s most senior general manager, Ernie Accorsi, invited Tom Callahan “inside” the Giants organization to experience a season—Accorsi’s last—from the front office, the locker room, the sidelines, and the tunnel. Tom made no promises, except that he’d bring to the project the same fairness and thoroughness that characterized his acclaimed Unitas biography, Johnny U. The result is a remarkable book that is at once a chronicle of a tumultuous season and the story of the NFL over the last three and a half decades, told through the eyes of a man who has dedicated his life to football. The Giants started the season with high expectations, hoping to ride the talent of players like Eli Manning, Jeremy Shockey, and Tiki Barber to the Super Bowl, but the team quickly fell apart due to injuries. The GM goes far beyond the specifics of a single season, though. In a marriage of two great raconteurs, one lobbing stories and the other neatly catching them, Callahan and Accorsi—writer and subject—show how the pro game (and the league that showcases it) really works, and the peculiar role of today’s general manager, who must be part seer, part accountant, balancing psyches and salary caps. At its essence, The GM is the story of the job—of what it means to be the guy who makes the decisions . . . who’s second-guessed by fans and the media . . . who must deal with endless—and sometimes impossible—expectations. Filled with the vivid anecdotes and storytelling that made Johnny U a surprise bestseller, The GM doesn’t just illuminate. It inspires with its portrait of a consummate football-personnel strategist who, over the course of decades, gave everything to the game he loved.
