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The Silencing Of A Swimmer
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Author : Bryan Olmstead
language : en
Publisher: Bookbaby
Release Date : 2021-02-15
The Silencing Of A Swimmer written by Bryan Olmstead and has been published by Bookbaby this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-02-15 with Sports & Recreation categories.
This is a true story of a young girl who decides to try competitive swimming. In a short time she becomes one of her team's best swimmers. However, when she outshines the coach's daughter, the trouble begins. You will not believe the lengths that the coach and his allies go to push the young girl out of swim. The swimming organization would not even allow the young girl to tell her side of the story. Silence was all they wanted from her. Her family went through great effort to help the young girl fight. Although she was never allowed her voice, this book is her voice. This book is also a cry for help for her younger sister who is now being attacked.
The Silencing Of Emily Mullen And Other Essays
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Author : Fred Hobson
language : en
Publisher: LSU Press
Release Date : 2005-11-01
The Silencing Of Emily Mullen And Other Essays written by Fred Hobson and has been published by LSU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-11-01 with Literary Criticism categories.
Perhaps the preeminent contemporary scholar of southern letters, Fred Hobson is adept at cutting through the many myths and self-illusions spun about the South and exposing a far more intriguing reality. In his inaugural collection of essays, Hobson offers both an astute and deeply personal take on American and southern life. He touches on history, literature, religion, family, race, and sports as he ponders various famous and obscure biographical and autobiographical figures. Rife with stimulating writing and thought, The Silencing of Emily Mullen informs, moves, and entertains all at once. Hobson's own great-grandmother inspires the title essay, in which he investigates the whispered family rumor that Emily Mullen Gregory committed suicide by jumping down a well in the late nineteenth century. Besides the facts of Mullen's death, Hobson inquires into the plight of southern middle-class women's lives generally in that era. A happier female relative animates another absorbing chapter: Hobson's great aunt who left the benighted South with the intent of bringing enlightenment to China as a missionary and teacher from 1909 to 1941, and who became both friend and critic of Madame Chiang Kai-shek. Ruminative appraisals of H. L. Mencken, W. J. Cash, progressive journalist Gerald W. Johnson, social critic James McBride Dabbs, man of letters Louis D. Rubin, Jr., African American author Mary Mebane, novelist Richard Ford, and twentieth-century southern literature add incrementally to the collection's overall intellectual pleasures. Hobson's concluding three pieces take a more intimate turn. He reflects on his connection to the hills of North Carolina, the impact the book The Mind of the South had on him, and the love of college basketball he shared with his father. The Silencing of Emily Mullen captures both the richness and deficiencies of the South within the American society at large. It is a book that makes for exceptionally rewarding and enjoyable reading.
Swimming For My Life
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Author : Kim Fairley
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2022-10-11
Swimming For My Life written by Kim Fairley 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 2022-10-11 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In 1970s Cincinnati, Kim’s overwhelmed, financially stressed parents dragged her and her four younger siblings into swimming—starting with a nearby motel pool—as a way to keep them occupied and out of their way. When Kim was eleven, they began leaving the kids at home with a sitter while they traveled the Midwest, where they sold imported wooden ornaments from their motorhome. But when Kim’s six-year-old brother crashed his new Cheater Slick bike and the babysitter deserted the children, what started as an accident became a pattern: Mom and Dad leaving for weeks at a time and the kids wrestling with life’s emergencies on their own. As Kim coped in the role of fill-in mother while dealing with the stresses of elite swimming, she struggled to shape her own life. She eventually found strength, competence and achievement through swimming—and became the second female swimmer to win a full ride to the University of Southern California, where she earned two national titles. Swimming for My Life is a peek into the dark side of elite swimming as well as a tale of family bonds, reconciling with the past, and how it is possible to emerge from life’s toxic and lifesaving waters.
Twenty Three Minutes To Eternity
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Author : James L. Noles
language : en
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
Release Date : 2004-02-23
Twenty Three Minutes To Eternity written by James L. Noles and has been published by University of Alabama Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-02-23 with History categories.
A long-overdue history of America's "forgotten flattop." On November 24, 1943, a Japanese torpedo plunged into the starboard side of the American escort carrier USS Liscome Bay. The torpedo struck the thin-skinned carrier in the worst possible place the bomb storage area. The resulting explosion could be seen 16 miles away, literally ripping the Liscome Bay in half and killing 644 of her crew. In terms of lives lost, it was the costliest carrier sinking in United States naval history. Liscome Bay's loss came on her first combat operation: the American invasion of the Gilbert Islands. Despite her short career, she touched a number of remarkable and famous lives. Doris Miller, the first black American sailor to win the Navy Cross, lost his life, as did Rear Admiral Henry Mullinax, one of the Navy's first "air admirals." John Crommelin was the senior officer to survive the sinking. Later in his career, Crommelin, a decorated naval aviator himself, sparked the famous Revolt of the Admirals, which helped save the role of naval aviation in America's Cold War military. James Noles's account of the Liscome Bay and those who served aboard her is based on interviews with the ship's survivors and an unpublished memoir that the ship's pay officer made available to the author. This readable, compelling book pays homage to the crew by telling their story of experience and sacrifice. To follow Jim Noles on Twitter, access his stream here: http://www.twitter.com/mightyby
The Pace
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Author : Luke Allan
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2018
The Pace written by Luke Allan and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with Man-woman relationships categories.
This story forms the psychological study of a young man who is both spiritually and morally down and out. He is sick of modern frivolities and seeks refuge in the Canadian Rockies. Here he meets the girl of his heart, who infuses new hope and life into his erstwhile jaded existence.
Whose Story Is This
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Author : Rebecca Solnit
language : en
Publisher: Haymarket Books+ORM
Release Date : 2019-09-03
Whose Story Is This written by Rebecca Solnit and has been published by Haymarket Books+ORM this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-03 with Social Science categories.
Feminist essays for the #MeToo era from “the voice of the resistance,” the international bestselling author of Men Explain Things to Me (The New York Times Magazine). Who gets to shape the narrative of our times? The current moment is a battle royale over that foundational power, one in which women, people of color, non-straight people are telling other versions, and white people and men and particularly white men are trying to hang onto the old versions and their own centrality. In Whose Story Is This? Rebecca Solnit appraises what’s emerging and why it matters and what the obstacles are. Praise for Rebecca Solnit and her essays “Rebecca Solnit is essential feminist reading.” —The New Republic “In these times of political turbulence and an increasingly rabid and scrofulous commentariat, the sanity, wisdom and clarity of Rebecca Solnit’s writing is a forceful corrective. Whose Story Is This? is a scorchingly intelligent collection about the struggle to control narratives in the internet age.” —The Guardian “Solnit’s passionate, shrewd, and hopeful critiques are a road map for positive change.” —Kirkus Reviews “Solnit’s exquisite essays move between the political and the personal, the intellectual and the earthy.” —Elle “Rebecca Solnit reasserts herself here as one of the most astute cultural critics in progressive discourse.” —Publishers Weekly “No writer has better understood the mix of fear and possibility, peril and exuberance that’s marked this new millennium.” —Bill McKibben, founder of 350.org
In High Spirits
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Author : Desiree Punwani
language : en
Publisher: Notion Press
Release Date : 2021-06-21
In High Spirits written by Desiree Punwani and has been published by Notion Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-21 with Self-Help categories.
In High Spirits is a straightforward account of the author’s descent into and rise out of alcoholism and the classic and creative ways she used to transform her life completely. She creates a powerful toolbox for the reader by simplifying the robust practices of loving-kindness, forgiveness, gratitude, and joyful living. Her tips for self-empowerment are practical and encouraging, as are her creative suggestions for edging away from unhealthy lifestyles. While it has comprehensive recommendations for overcoming any habit or dependency, however severe or mild, the book is really a treasure chest of anecdotal wisdom. The author addresses the reader directly with warmth and empathy, sharing the lessons she has learned with sensitivity, compassionate humour, and heart-tugging honesty. In High Spirits is both a memoir and handbook you will refer to often for the practical guidelines to happiness and empowerment it offers you. It is also a book you will share with and gift to friends.
The Price She Pays
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Author : Tiffany Brown
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2024-06-18
The Price She Pays written by Tiffany Brown and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-06-18 with Health & Fitness categories.
Two experts in mental health and sport lift the veil on the crisis in women’s athletics, offering parents and coaches urgently needed advice and support and showing how female athletes can find joy in whatever sport they choose, at whatever level they compete. No matter the sport, the message to girls and women is the same: Be aggressive, but not too aggressive. Win at all costs, but be polite while doing it. Get strong, but not too big. Female athletes have long been conditioned to perform under these standards, gracefully and without complaints. Yet, behind the scenes, female athletes are suffering from disordered eating and substance use; depression and anxiety; emotional and sexual abuse; racism and discrimination; self-harm, and even suicide ideation. When global tennis star Naomi Osaka and gymnastics world champion Simone Biles took breaks from competing to tend to their mental health, many were compelled to ask: What is causing this mental health crisis in women’s sports? In this urgent yet “hopeful roadmap for systemic change.” (Jessica Mendoza, Olympic medalist), Katie Steele and Dr. Tiffany Brown illuminate where we are going wrong—and how we can correct course. Through first-hand accounts, research, and reporting, they reveal the deep layers of trauma and mistreatment women experience in their pursuit of excellence in sport. They show parents, coaches, and athletes how to recognize the signs of mistreatment and mental health issues, and reveal how, by focusing on the wellbeing of the whole person—not just the athlete—we can provide women and girls with the support they need to thrive, in whatever sport they choose, at whatever level they compete.
Report
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1972
Report written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972 with Medicine categories.
The Poetics Of Drowning
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Author : Nancy Dena Goldfarb
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
The Poetics Of Drowning written by Nancy Dena Goldfarb and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with categories.