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A daring and magnificent historical narrative nonfiction account of Iceland's most famous female sea captain who constantly fought for women's…
rights and equality—and who also solved one of the country's most notorious robberies.Every day was a fight for survival, equality, and justice for Iceland's most renowned female fishing captain of the 19th century.History would have us believe the sea has always been a male realm, the idea of female captains almost unthinkable. But there is one exception, so notable she defies any expectation.This is her remarkable story.Captain Thurídur, born in Iceland in 1777, lived a life that was both controversial and unconventional. Her first time fishing, on the open unprotected rowboats of her time, was at age 11. Soon after, she audaciously began wearing trousers. She later became an acclaimed fishing captain brilliant at weather-reading and seacraft and consistently brought in the largest catches. In the Arctic seas where drownings occurred with terrifying regularity, she never lost a single crewmember. Renowned for her acute powers of observation, she also solved a notorious crime. In this extremely unequal society, she used the courts to fight for justice for the abused, and in her sixties, embarked on perilous journeys over trackless mountains.Weaving together fastidious research and captivating prose, Margaret Willson reveals Captain Thurídur's fascinating story, her extraordinary courage, intelligence, and personal integrity.Through adventure, oppression, joy, betrayal, and grief, Captain Thurídur speaks a universal voice. Here is a woman so ahead of her times she remains modern and inspirational today. Her story can now finally be told.Praise for Woman, Captain, Rebel:"Meticulously researched and evocatively written, Woman, Captain, Rebel provides not only a captivating insight into 19th-century Iceland, but also introduces readers to the inspirational, real-life fishing captain Thurídur, a tough and fiercely independent woman who deserves to be a role model of determination and perseverance for us all." —Eliza Reid, internationally bestselling author of Secrets of the Sprakkar"A crime has been committed in 19th century Iceland and in steps a mysterious seawoman moonlighting as a detective, dressed in male clothes. Margaret Willson unravels this legendary casework of Captain Thurídur, down to the finest detail, with a brilliant portrait of old Iceland by the sea." —Egill Bjarnason, author of How Iceland Changed the World"Reading about this remarkable woman's journey will challenge your ideas about history and change yours too." —Major General Mari K. Eder, author of The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line"All credit to Margaret Willson for excavating the story of Thurídur Einarsdóttir in a century which can at long last appreciate this feisty and resilient Icelandic seafarer. The meticulous research is worn so lightly that it reads like a saga." —Sally Magnusson, author and broadcaster"A beautiful story of one woman's perseverance against tragedy, hardship, and the open seas." —Katharine Gregorio, author of The Double Life of Katharine Clark"With a clear, compelling narrative voice, Willson illuminates the life of an extraordinary woman and brings rural Iceland to life for her readers." —Shelf Awareness
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Biography, Sports biography, Sports and games
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<P>Based on years of reporting and interviews with more than 250 people from every corner of Tiger Woods’s life—many of…
whom have never spoken about him on the record before—a sweeping, revelatory, and defining biography of an American icon.In 2009, Tiger Woods was the most famous athlete on the planet, a transcendent star of almost unfathomable fame and fortune living what appeared to be the perfect life. Married to a Swedish beauty and the father of two young children, he was the winner of fourteen major golf championships and earning more than $100 million annually. <P> But it was all a carefully crafted illusion. As it turned out, Woods had been living a double life for years—one that unraveled in the aftermath of a Thanksgiving-night car crash that exposed his serial infidelity and sent his personal and professional lives over a cliff. Still, the world has always wondered: Who is Tiger Woods, really? <P> In Tiger Woods, Jeff Benedict and Armen Keteyian, the team behind the New York Times bestseller The System, look deep behind the headlines to produce a richly reported answer to that question. To find out, they conducted hundreds of interviews with people from every facet of Woods’s life—friends, family members, teachers, romantic partners, coaches, business associates, physicians, Tour pros, and members of Woods’s inner circle. <P>From those interviews, and extensive, carefully sourced research, they have uncovered new, intimate, and surprising details about the man behind the myth. We read an inside account of Tiger’s relationship with his first love, Dina Gravell, and their excruciating breakup at the hands of his parents. We learn that Tiger’s longtime sports agency, International Management Group (IMG), made $50,000 annual payments to Tiger’s father, Earl Woods, as a “talent scout”—years before Tiger was their client. <P>We discover startling new details about Earl, who died in 2006 and to this day lies in an unmarked grave. We come along as Tiger plunges into the Las Vegas and New York nightclub worlds alongside fellow superstars Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley. We are whisked behind the scenes during the National Enquirer’s globetrotting hunt to expose Tiger’s infidelity, and we get a rare look inside his subsequent sex-addiction treatment at the Pine Grove facility in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. <P>But the portrait of Woods that emerges in Tiger Woods is far more rewarding than revelations alone. By tracing his life from its origins as the mixed-race son of an attention-seeking father and the original Tiger Mom—who programmed him to be “the chosen one,” tasked with changing not just the game of golf but the world as well—the authors provide a wealth of new insight into the human being trapped inside his parents’ creation. <P>We meet the lonely, introverted child prodigy who has trouble connecting with other kids because of his stutter and unusual lifestyle. We experience the thrill and confusion of his meteoric rise to stardom. And we come to understand the grown man’s obsession with extreme training and deep sea diving—despite their potential for injury—as a rare source of the solitude he craves. Most of all, we are reminded, time and time again, of Woods’s singular greatness and the exhilaration we felt watching an athletic genius dominate his sport for nearly twenty years. But at what cost? <P>Benedict and Keteyian provide the answers in an extraordinary biography that is destined to become the defining book about an authentic American legend—and to linger in the minds of readers for years to come. <P><b>A New York Times Bestseller</b>
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Sports biography, History, Sports and games, True crime
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Gideon Haigh has written numerous acclaimed books on both cricket and true-crime – now he&’s unearthed a gripping story that…
combines the two, in a masterpiece of historical detective work that ties back to the origin of the Ashes … On the night of 23 September 1910, on a station 500km west of Brisbane, farm hand John Neil was beaten to death with a cricket bat. The prime suspect, George Vernon, was the fresh-faced twenty-four-year-old son of one of England&’s most famous amateur cricketers, and part of an Australian rural dynasty. The murder trial became one of Queensland&’s most sensational, for Vernon did indeed harbour a secret – but not a secret anyone suspected. And the crime was to have a shocking sequel. The Night was a Bright Moonlight and I Could See a Man Quite Plain concerns a brutal murder, but also the dark parts of empire, the blind side of justice and the sensational end of media – all linked back to the origin story of cricket&’s Ashes. Sparely written and copiously illustrated, it will keep you guessing to the end.
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Writing, Essays, Criticism, Sports and games
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Few journalists exemplify the creed &‘without fear or favour&’ like Gideon Haigh. Shelf Life selects from twenty-one years of writing…
on myriad subjects by one of our clearest thinkers, sharpest stylists and most curious journalists. Architecture and airline food. Depression and doodling. Goya and Grossman. Weegee and Wire. When not wiring about cricket, Gideon Haigh has enjoyed taking journalism on unexpected journeys, where curiosity calls, into the past and future as well as the present. Edited by Russell Jackson, Shelf Life samples his work from the last two decades: essays, reportage, reviews, crisp analyses, deep dives into history, of no camp, and independent of the news cycle, from his shelves to yours.
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Sports and games, Biography
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The former Boston Celtics basketball player offers the story of a contemporary American black man who has spent his adult…
life in the public eye. He writes candidly about his observations on family ties, racism in the United States, women, the competitive instinct, and other facets of human experience. Strong language. Bestseller
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Science and technology, Sports and games
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This detailed book collects methodologies exploring mechanobiology, the involvement of mechanical forces in cell fate specification and in controlling single…
and collective cell behaviors such as directed migration, morphogenesis, wound healing, and the immune response. The volume features methods to quantify the mechanical properties of cells and adhesion proteins, to expose cells to external mechanical forces, to quantitatively characterize mechano-responses at various scales, to measure forces applied by cells on the extracellular matrix, as well as chapters on force measurement inside cells, probing cell signaling and gene expression in response to force, and biophysical modeling of cell shape and protein dynamics. Written for the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary material and reagents, step-by-step and readily reproducible protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Authoritative and practical, Mechanobiology: Methods and Protocols aims to provide meaningful tools for cell and developmental biologists approaching the study of cell and tissue dynamics from a mechanobiological perspective, molecular biologists interested in the effects of force on proteins, as well as for cancer biologists and biophysicists.
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Medicine, Sports and games
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Hip pain is one of the most common reasons for patient visits to orthopedic, physiatrist, primary care and sports medicine…
offices. Most books that cover this topic review it as a chapter within a larger book on orthopedics as a whole, or they focus on one specific aspect of hip pathology, such as osteoarthritis. This practical text is an evidence-based, user-friendly review of the literature for the breadth of hip pathologies that present to the busy practitioner. Opening with a review of the relevant anatomy, subsequent chapters discuss bursitis and tendonitis, labral tears, impingement syndrome, and osteoarthritis. Additional chapters cover hip pain in the pediatric patient, sports trauma and fractures, and rheumatologic and infectious disease considerations. And while reviewing pathology and its diagnosis and treatment is important, proceeding through real case studies is extremely valuable in bringing the diagnosis and treatment of hip pathologies to life, hence an engaging section of clinical case material rounds out the presentation.Taken together, A Case-Based Approach to Hip Pain will be an ideal resource for musculoskeletal medicine practitioners of all types.
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Autobiography of one of America's most famous prize-fighters. Ali offers revelations about his personal and professional life, including his relationships…
with lawyers, friends, trainers, and sponsors. Some strong language. Spanish language
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Twenty-seven humorous sketches that originally appeared in "Field and Stream." Dealing primarily with camping reminiscences, they poke fun at some…
of the author's experiences with an inept, wacky hunting dog, intruding cows, and a national park
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Portrait of a successful eighteen-year-old jockey shows his background style and emotions. Also a broad look at his family and…
the horsemen, hustlers, bettors, and assorted characters who provide the stage for the feats of Steve Cauthen--The Kid
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Discusses baseball's most dramatic play, the home run, from the early days when homers were rare and insignificant to such…
famous sluggers as Hank Aaron, Reggie Jackson, Johnny Bench, Mike Schmidt, and Jim Rice, who Hank Aaron thinks may top his record. For grades 6-9
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Sports and games, Biography
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After a twenty-year association with major league baseball, a former all-star catcher candidly tells what life in his sport is…
really like. Account takes Roseboro from his lower middle-class childhood in Ohio to his years on the mound. He reflects "I was only prepared for a life on sports and didn't prepare properly for the rest of my life." His playing days over, be found himself filing for bankruptcy and divorce. Some strong language
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Describes the characteristic features of fourteen racing cars such as the Formula One and Formula 5000 racers and several national and international races. For grades 6-9 and older interested readers
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A brief biography of the aggressive basketball star known as "Dr. J.," one of the shortest, biggest names in the American Basketball Association. For grades 4-7
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General non-fiction, Sports and games
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Set students on track to achieve the best grade possible with our My Revision Notes for AQA GCSE (9-1) PE.Our…
clear and concise approach to revision will help students learn, practise and apply their skills and understanding. Coverage of key content is combined with practical study tips and effective revision strategies to create a guide that can be relied on to build both knowledge and confidence.- Consolidate knowledge with clear, concise and relevant content coverage, based on what examiners are looking for- Extend understanding with our regular 'Now Test Yourself', tasks and answers- Improve technique through our increased exam support, including exam-style practice questions, expert tips and examples of typical mistakes to avoid- Identify key connections between topics and subjects with our 'Making Links' focus and further ideas for follow-up and revision activities- Plan and manage a successful revision programme with our topic-by-topic planner, new skills checklist and exam breakdown features, user-friendly definitions and glossary
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Set students on track to achieve the best grade possible with our My Revision Notes for OCR GCSE (9-1) PE.Our…
clear and concise approach to revision will help students learn, practise and apply their skills and understanding. Coverage of key content is combined with practical study tips and effective revision strategies to create a guide that can be relied on to build both knowledge and confidence.- Consolidate knowledge with clear, concise and relevant content coverage, based on what examiners are looking for- Extend understanding with our regular 'Now Test Yourself', tasks and answers- Improve technique through our increased exam support, including exam-style practice questions, expert tips and examples of typical mistakes to avoid- Identify key connections between topics and subjects with our 'Making Links' focus and further ideas for follow-up and revision activities- Plan and manage a successful revision programme with our topic-by-topic planner, new skills checklist and exam breakdown features, user-friendly definitions and glossary
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General non-fiction, Sports and games
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Set students on track to achieve the best grade possible with our My Revision Notes for AQA GCSE (9-1) PE.Our…
clear and concise approach to revision will help students learn, practise and apply their skills and understanding. Coverage of key content is combined with practical study tips and effective revision strategies to create a guide that can be relied on to build both knowledge and confidence.- Consolidate knowledge with clear, concise and relevant content coverage, based on what examiners are looking for- Extend understanding with our regular 'Now Test Yourself', tasks and answers- Improve technique through our increased exam support, including exam-style practice questions, expert tips and examples of typical mistakes to avoid- Identify key connections between topics and subjects with our 'Making Links' focus and further ideas for follow-up and revision activities- Plan and manage a successful revision programme with our topic-by-topic planner, new skills checklist and exam breakdown features, user-friendly definitions and glossary
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Life of one of America's top race car drivers. Details problems and solutions created by the cars he has driven
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A glowing tribute to Coach John Baker, a runner whose Olympic hopes yielded to cancer at age twenty-six. Baker was…
a New Mexico elementary school coach, engaged to be married, when the diagnosis was made. He stretched his life expectancy of six months to eighteen, and worked overtime to see his students on the track team win the national championship. Some strong language