Offers a study of the political and cultural ramifications of international sports competitions in the decades before WWII. This book examines the transformation of events like the Olympic Games and the World Cup from relatively small-scale events to the expensive, politically resonant, globally popular entertainment extravaganzas.
Excerpt from The Practical Bee-Master: In Which Will Be Shewn How to Manage Bees Either in Straw Hives or in Boxes, Without Destroying Them, and With More Ease, Safety, and Pofit, Than by Any Method Hitherto Made Public
The inquifitive mind will alfo meet with fome things worthy of attention. Particular infiruétions will be given how to manage boxes and glalies of various figures, and in different arrangements, as well for entertainment as em...
ICE CREAM MIX-INS
Easy Homemade Treats
WHETHER IT'S A CASUAL COOL TREAT for kids on a hot summer day or a dressed-up dessert for the fanciest occasion, everyone loves the delicious taste of homemade ice cream but now there is a twist-recipes that show how to "mix-in" some favorite ingredients into softened premium ice cream. With mix-ins from espresso, bourbon, and Mexican vanilla to cinnamon, toasted coconut, or crushed Oreo cookies, anyone...
Contemporary Systems Thinking is a series of texts, each of which deals comparatively and/or critically with different aspects of holistic thinking at the frontiers of the discipline. Traditionally, writings by systems thinkers have been concerned with single theme propositions such as general systems theory, cybernetics, operations research, system dyna mics, soft systems methodology, and many others. Recently there have been attempts to ful...
This edition in the Steinway Library of Piano Music offers professional-sounding interpretations of 15 beautiful and best-loved standards expertly arranged for intermediate-level pianists with a warm improvisational quality and exciting chord substitutions. As with all books in this series, it includes a unique lay-flat binding to help keep the music open on the music stand. Titles: The Shadow of Your Smile * Bewitched * Shenandoah * Somebody ...
Two elderly sisters became involved with a beautiful white-bellied squirrel who has taken up residence in their back yard. The youngest of the sisters is approached by the handsome creature who apparently has decided that she is a likely candidate for some fun.
Who was the mastermind behind the abduction?When young Daniel becomes tired of the "sameness" found in his every day life, he makes a wish for change...one that goes horribly wrong, as he finds himself fighting to regain the life he once knew.This is the story of one boy's journey towards happiness, as he learns life-long values, including gratefulness, forgiveness and being able to turn the other cheek.Will Daniel learn that the grass is not ...
Unforgettables is a collection of spiritual and inspirational quotes, sayings and readings. Over the years, these memorable collections were able to encourage my heart in a time of hopelessness. They lifted my spirit and kept me on that road to Damascus. I pray that as you read, they will enlighten your heart and motivate you into another place in life with Christ. For they will never grow old! You will never get enough! And they will always b...