In The Wake Of Mercedes Gleitze
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In The Wake Of Mercedes Gleitze
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Author : Doloranda Pember
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2019-02-01
In The Wake Of Mercedes Gleitze written by Doloranda Pember and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In 1927, Mercedes Gleitze became the first British woman to swim the English Channel, transforming her from a humble working-class typist into one of the most iconic sportswomen of her age. Fiercely independent and with no financial backing, Mercedes was at the forefront in the struggle to break through the existing prejudices against women taking part in sport. Over a ten-year period and a large number of pioneering, record-setting swims around the world, she achieved celebrity status, helped make Rolex famous, and was regularly in the spotlight of the worldwide press. While pursuing her dream she led by example, showing that women deserved recognition for their sporting achievements – though she herself was very modest about her success, barely talking about it even to her own children. Here, Mercedes' daughter documents the remarkable story of her early life and subsequent swimming career, using Mercedes' personal records and pictures, recollections from acquaintances and newspaper articles of the time.
21 Miles
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Author : Jessica Hepburn
language : en
Publisher: Unbound Publishing
Release Date : 2018-05-03
21 Miles written by Jessica Hepburn and has been published by Unbound Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-03 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
'This book will help so many people' Positive Fertility An Outdoor Swimming Society Book of the Year 2018 After a decade of trying and failing to become a mother, Jessica Hepburn knew it was time to do something different. So she decided to swim twenty-one miles across the English Channel – no easy feat, especially for someone who couldn't swim very well. As the punishing training schedule commenced, Jessica learned you need to put on weight to stave off the cold. This gave her the idea to meet and eat with a collection of inspiring women, and ask them: does motherhood make you happy? From baronesses and professors to award-winners and record-breakers, each of the women had compelling truths to tell about fulfilment and the meaning of motherhood.
Brand Royalty
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Author : Matt Haig
language : en
Publisher: Kogan Page Publishers
Release Date : 2006
Brand Royalty written by Matt Haig and has been published by Kogan Page Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Business & Economics categories.
More than simply a comprehensive collection of brand success stories, this text will also help businesses and students to easily identify the factors behind these successes, and to place them into a broader business and social context.
A History Of The Women S Fa Cup Final
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Author : Chris Slegg
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2021-05-06
A History Of The Women S Fa Cup Final written by Chris Slegg and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-06 with Sports & Recreation categories.
A History of the Women's FA Cup Final is an exhaustive account of fifty finals, from the first (on a bumpy field inside an athletics stadium) to the fiftieth (at Wembley, televised to millions), complete with match reports and interviews with some of the greatest players ever to grace the pitch. Every women's FA Cup Final goal scorer can be confirmed in one place for the first time, and the achievements of previously unknown record holders can at last be fully recognised. But this is more than just a stats book; it is a tribute to the pioneers of the game, who fought to overturn a fifty-year ban on female players and who paved the way for the incredible game we have today.
Magnificent Women And Flying Machines
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Author : Sally Smith
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2021-11-01
Magnificent Women And Flying Machines written by Sally Smith and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-01 with Transportation categories.
'Lively history of British women aviators.' Daily Mail 'Compelling stories of female pioneers whose soaring ambition achieved firsts in the field of aviation.' Britain Magazine 'This lovely book offers a welcome and enjoyable read and provides a timely testament for these unsung pioneers of aviation.' Maggie Appleton MBE, Chief Executive Officer, RAF Museum 'A real celebration of the women who defied tradition and followed their dreams into the sky. Readable and entertaining, this book is a worthy tribute to Britain's woman aviation pioneers.' Sharon Nicholson FRAeS, Chairwoman of the British Women Pilots' Association Just eighteen months after two Frenchmen made the world's first ever flight, a fearless British woman hopped into a flimsy balloon and flew across the London sky for nearly an hour. Since then, many other remarkable British women have decided to defy traditional society and follow their dreams to get into the sky. For the first time, Magnificent Women and Flying Machines tells the stories of the pioneers who achieved real firsts in various forms of aviation: in ballooning, parachuting, gliding, airships and fixed-wing flight – right up to a trip to the International Space Station! Full of entertaining adventure, here at last is a proper record of Britain's wonderful women of the air.
The Channel
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Author : Charlie Connelly
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2020-06-25
The Channel written by Charlie Connelly and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-25 with History categories.
A bulwark against invasion, a conduit for exchange and a challenge to be conquered, the English Channel has always been many things to many people. Today it's the busiest shipping lane in the world and hosts more than 30 million passenger crossings every year but this sliver of choppy brine, just 21 miles wide at its narrowest point, represents much more than a conductor of goods and people. Criss-crossing the Channel - not to mention regularly throwing himself into it for a bracing swim - Charlie Connelly collects its stories and brings them vividly to life, from tailing Oscar Wilde's shadow through the dark streets of Dieppe to unearthing Britain's first beauty pageant at the end of Folkestone pier (it was won by a bloke called Wally). We learn that Louis Bleriot was actually a terrible pilot, the tragic fate of the first successful Channel swimmer, and that if a man with a buttered head and pigs' bladders attached to his trousers hadn't fought off an attack by dogfish we might never have had a Channel Tunnel. Here is a cast of extraordinary characters - geniuses, cheats, dreamers, charlatans, visionaries, eccentrics and at least one pair of naked, cuddling balloonists - whose stories are all united by the English Channel to ensure the sea that makes us an island will never be the same again.
Dangerous When Wet
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Author : Shelley Taylor-Smith
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014-01-15
Dangerous When Wet written by Shelley Taylor-Smith and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-15 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This riveting story of Shelley's rise to success is uncompromising, spirited, and straight from the heart. A must listen for anyone who is struggling with motivation... the perfect listen for open water swimmers of all levels. Learn how to absolutely love the solitary nature of the sport and develop the "man-against-nature" mindset which is the key essential to becoming successful in the open-water swim element of your next triathlon. Delve into Shelley's greatest asset, "the most important six" of your body, the distance between your ears and the ability to get into your own mind, swim your own race and get in control of your own life. Learn how to turn your love-hate relationship for open water around and overcome your greatest competitor - yourself! (c)2013 Shelley Taylor-Smith; (P)2013 Motivational Press, I
Wonder Girls
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Author : Catherine Jones
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2012-06-07
Wonder Girls written by Catherine Jones and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-07 with Fiction categories.
An enchanting and uplifting tale of love, friendship and the wondrousness of women, for wonder girls of all ages 'Don't follow the crowd,' she'd be telling schoolgirls at the swimming baths. 'Follow your own star and when you have achieved your goal you will have that with you for the rest of your life...' In 1928, a plucky young Welsh girl named Ida Gaze swims the Bristol Channel with the help of her best friend Freda and the inspiration of her heroine Amelia Earhart. In 1937, on the instructions of the matron, a young skivvy at a grand maternity hospital in London smuggles out an orphaned baby on one of the coldest nights of the year. Now, in a small town in Wales, an old lady named Ceci pieces together these stories and is about to discover the surprising ways in which they link to her own. It begins with two girls in the twenties who left their small Welsh village for the Big Smoke, feeling that the world was changing and everything was possible… 'An imaginative tour de force, moving and well-written and the characters are superb' Daily Mail 'Sparkling ... deceptively light … Jones's warmth and deft characterisation shine out' Guardian 'An impressive debut' Bookseller
Selling The Economic Miracle
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Author : Mark E. Spicka
language : en
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Release Date : 2007
Selling The Economic Miracle written by Mark E. Spicka and has been published by Berghahn Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with History categories.
Through an examination of election campaign propaganda and various public relations campaigns, reflecting new electioneering techniques borrowed from the United States, this work explores how conservative political and economic groups sought to construct and sell a political meaning of the Social Market Economy and the Economic Miracle in West Germany during the 1950s.The political meaning of economics contributed to conservative electoral success, constructed a new belief in the free market economy within West German society, and provided legitimacy and political stability for the new Federal Republic of Germany.
Splash
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Author : Howard Means
language : en
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Release Date : 2020-07-02
Splash written by Howard Means and has been published by Atlantic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-02 with Sports & Recreation categories.
'This fascinating history of how, where and why humans swim...is perfect reading for those missing a splash-about during the lockdown.' Guardian From the first recorded dip into what's now the driest spot on earth to the recreational swimmers in your local pool, humans have been getting wet for 10,000 years. And for most of modern history, swimming has caused a ripple that touches us all. Splash! dives into Egypt, winds through ancient Greece and Rome, flows mostly underground through the Dark and Middle Ages (at least in Europe), and then re-emerges in the wake of the Renaissance before taking its final lap at the modern Olympic Games. Along the way, it kicks away the idea that swimming is just about speed or great feats of aquatic endurance, revealing how its history spans religion, fashion, architecture, public health, colonialism, segregation, sexism, sexiness, guts, glory and much, much more. As refreshing as jumping into a pool on a hot summer's day, Splash! sweeps across the whole of humankind's swimming history with an irrepressible enthusiasm that will make you crave your next dip.