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People may say that I couldn't sing. But no one can say that I didn't sing.' Despite lacking pitch, rhythm or tone, Florence Foster Jenkins became one of America's best-known sopranos, celebrated for her unique recordings and her sell-out concert at Carnegie Hall. Born in 1868 to wealthy Pennsylvanian parents, Florence was a talented young pianist but her life was thrown into turmoil when she eloped with Frank Jenkins, a man twice her age. The...

Provides detailed coverage of the new 2017 AQA A-level Law specification.

When there is a child with special needs in your family, it can be easy to overlook your own needs, desires, and dreams, or those of the ones you love. Long-awaited and much-needed, this book addresses the real-life impact a special needs child has on family relationships. Author Nick Martin gives well-researched and heartfelt advice on avoiding the "blame game, " finding support and guidance for all family members, managing financial challeng...

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This book advances the debate about paying "student" athletes in big-time college sports by directly addressing the red-hot role of race in college sports. It concludes by suggesting a remedy to positively transform college sports. Top-tier college sports are extremely profitable. Despite the billions of dollars involved in the amateur sports industrial complex, none winds up in the hands of the athletes. The controversies surrounding whether ...

Excerpt from The Natural Theology of the Doctrine of the ForcesThe great change which has passed over the philosophy of physics in our day, relates to the doctrine of the forces, and scientific teach ing now affirms the correlation, or convertibility, of them all.The idea of force, which lies at the basis of this View, is yet far from being clearly defined in the conception of the physical philosopher. It is vaguely conceived as something lyin...

The essays collected in this volume are selected papers from the 7th Annual Conference of the Friedrich Nietzsche Society, which was held at the University of St Andrews in September 1997. The three distinct but related issues examined in this book are centrally important to the search for Nietzsche's intellectual and cultural roots. The first concerns Nietzsche's attitudes to his German cultural tradition, the second is Nietzsche's view of hi...

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Il 25 ottobre 1944, mentre sul Pacifico americani e giapponesi si fronteggiano nel più grande scontro navale della storia, a New York tremila persone affollano la Carnegie Hall e almeno altre duemila rimangono accalcate fuori per esaurimento biglietti. Persino Cole Porter è tra il pubblico, insieme a molte personalità dello spettacolo e della stampa, tutti accorsi ad assistere all'attesissimo evento: il concerto di Florence Foster Jenkins, la ...

A guide to identifying and defeating vampires and werewolves.

In this interdisciplinary collection of essays, Martin and Nicholas gather emerging and leading voices in the study of Native American religion to reconsider the complex and often misunderstood history of Native people's engagement with Christianity and with Euro-American missionaries. Surveying mission encounters from contact through the mid-nineteenth century, the volume alters and enriches our understanding of both American Christianity and...

A practical, how-to guide that shows professionals how to step into the role of neutral third-party facilitator in an IEP meeting. The author shows readers how to effectively facilitate the whole IEP process, from initiating contact with team members to working through even the toughest conflicts.

A long-awaited and much-needed book, "Strengthening Relationships" deals with the impact a special needs child has on the family and, most particularly, the parents' relationship. Subjects covered include avoiding blame, support and guidance, sex, affection, and intimacy, money matters, time alone, effective communication, divorce, and affordable child care. It even contains a six-week program for couples.