Author: William Povletich
Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society
ISBN: 0870206036
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
On the field, legends like Don Hutson, Ray Nitschke, and Brett Favre made the Green Bay Packers into a professional football powerhouse. But the history of the NFL’s only small-town franchise is as much a story of business creativity as gridiron supremacy. Behind every Packer who became a legend on the field, there was an Andrew Turnbull, Dominic Olejniczak, or Bob Harlan, leaders whose dedication and creativity in preserving the franchise were unwavering. Green Bay Packers: Trials, Triumphs, and Traditions tells the improbable story of professional football’s most iconic team, and along the way gives a unique window into the rise of modern professional sports. As the NFL has evolved into a financial juggernaut, the Green Bay Packers, with more than 112,158 stockholders, stand alone as the only professional sports franchise owned by fans, thus providing the only public record of how a sports team is run. Featuring more than 300 photographs, some never before seen, Green Bay Packers illustrates how the most creative team in sports is also one of the most successful, with names like Lambeau, Canadeo, Lombardi, Hornung, Holmgren, and White leading the way to a league-best thirteen NFL titles and twenty-one Hall of Fame inductees. This comprehensive, up-to-date history of the Packers includes the 2011 season.
Green Bay Packers
Author: William Povletich
Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society
ISBN: 0870206036
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
On the field, legends like Don Hutson, Ray Nitschke, and Brett Favre made the Green Bay Packers into a professional football powerhouse. But the history of the NFL’s only small-town franchise is as much a story of business creativity as gridiron supremacy. Behind every Packer who became a legend on the field, there was an Andrew Turnbull, Dominic Olejniczak, or Bob Harlan, leaders whose dedication and creativity in preserving the franchise were unwavering. Green Bay Packers: Trials, Triumphs, and Traditions tells the improbable story of professional football’s most iconic team, and along the way gives a unique window into the rise of modern professional sports. As the NFL has evolved into a financial juggernaut, the Green Bay Packers, with more than 112,158 stockholders, stand alone as the only professional sports franchise owned by fans, thus providing the only public record of how a sports team is run. Featuring more than 300 photographs, some never before seen, Green Bay Packers illustrates how the most creative team in sports is also one of the most successful, with names like Lambeau, Canadeo, Lombardi, Hornung, Holmgren, and White leading the way to a league-best thirteen NFL titles and twenty-one Hall of Fame inductees. This comprehensive, up-to-date history of the Packers includes the 2011 season.
Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society
ISBN: 0870206036
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
On the field, legends like Don Hutson, Ray Nitschke, and Brett Favre made the Green Bay Packers into a professional football powerhouse. But the history of the NFL’s only small-town franchise is as much a story of business creativity as gridiron supremacy. Behind every Packer who became a legend on the field, there was an Andrew Turnbull, Dominic Olejniczak, or Bob Harlan, leaders whose dedication and creativity in preserving the franchise were unwavering. Green Bay Packers: Trials, Triumphs, and Traditions tells the improbable story of professional football’s most iconic team, and along the way gives a unique window into the rise of modern professional sports. As the NFL has evolved into a financial juggernaut, the Green Bay Packers, with more than 112,158 stockholders, stand alone as the only professional sports franchise owned by fans, thus providing the only public record of how a sports team is run. Featuring more than 300 photographs, some never before seen, Green Bay Packers illustrates how the most creative team in sports is also one of the most successful, with names like Lambeau, Canadeo, Lombardi, Hornung, Holmgren, and White leading the way to a league-best thirteen NFL titles and twenty-one Hall of Fame inductees. This comprehensive, up-to-date history of the Packers includes the 2011 season.
Tempting the Player
Author: Kat Latham
Publisher: Agony and Hope Publishing
ISBN: 9083154084
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Professional rugby player Matt Ogden has spent so much time warming the bench that London Legends supporters voted his bum the hottest in the league. He’s not only fighting for a starter position. He’s fighting a debilitating fear of flying that may ground his career before he can get it off the ground. Maybe he can get some help with that from his best friend, who happens to know a thing or two about flying. Airline pilot Libby Hart has lots of thoughts about Matt’s bum, every one of them naughty. But she’s looking for man to start a family with, one who’ll keep the home fires burning for her, without sacrificing her high-flying career. Matt may be her perfect plus-one and co-parent of their Chihuahua, but he’s not that guy--even though he sets her imagination on fire. There’s always been a spark between them, so when Matt asks Libby for help, they agree the best way to resolve all that built up tension is a vacation from their platonic relationship. Whenever they fly together, they can have sex. So what happens when the pilot and the player find each other too hot to resist? They may not have a future together but these BFFs are tempting fate. Will they crash and burn? Or soar to unimagined heights? “This is one of the best friends-to-lovers books I’ve read in a long time. Even if you know nothing about rugby—this is tender and hot romance.” —Molly O’Keefe, RITA award-winning and bestselling author “I love Kat Latham’s London Legends series—the rugby players are hot, the emotion is hard-hitting and the sex is sizzling!”—Molly O’Keefe, RITA award-winning and bestselling author “Witty humor, steamy romance, and plenty of hot rugby players—Latham scores!” —Katie Lane, USA Today bestselling author
Publisher: Agony and Hope Publishing
ISBN: 9083154084
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Professional rugby player Matt Ogden has spent so much time warming the bench that London Legends supporters voted his bum the hottest in the league. He’s not only fighting for a starter position. He’s fighting a debilitating fear of flying that may ground his career before he can get it off the ground. Maybe he can get some help with that from his best friend, who happens to know a thing or two about flying. Airline pilot Libby Hart has lots of thoughts about Matt’s bum, every one of them naughty. But she’s looking for man to start a family with, one who’ll keep the home fires burning for her, without sacrificing her high-flying career. Matt may be her perfect plus-one and co-parent of their Chihuahua, but he’s not that guy--even though he sets her imagination on fire. There’s always been a spark between them, so when Matt asks Libby for help, they agree the best way to resolve all that built up tension is a vacation from their platonic relationship. Whenever they fly together, they can have sex. So what happens when the pilot and the player find each other too hot to resist? They may not have a future together but these BFFs are tempting fate. Will they crash and burn? Or soar to unimagined heights? “This is one of the best friends-to-lovers books I’ve read in a long time. Even if you know nothing about rugby—this is tender and hot romance.” —Molly O’Keefe, RITA award-winning and bestselling author “I love Kat Latham’s London Legends series—the rugby players are hot, the emotion is hard-hitting and the sex is sizzling!”—Molly O’Keefe, RITA award-winning and bestselling author “Witty humor, steamy romance, and plenty of hot rugby players—Latham scores!” —Katie Lane, USA Today bestselling author
Getting Dirty
Author: Kat Latham
Publisher: Agony and Hope Publishing
ISBN: 9082295121
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Meet the world's hottest rugby team! This sampler gives you the FIRST TWO CHAPTERS of each of the London Legends books, featuring players on the world's hottest rugby team. In this sampler, you'll get the opening chapters of these stories: Knowing the Score (London Legends Book 1): Spencer Bailey is a smokin' hot rugby player with a scandalous past. He has vowed to stay celibate during the rugby season... but when aid worker Caitlyn Sweeney comes into his life, he becomes determined to help this virgin overcome her fear of intimacy. Playing It Close (London Legends Book 2): Team captain Liam Callaghan escapes to Venezuela for some much-needed rest and relaxation. He spends one passionate night with Tess Chambers and wakes up to discover she has left him nothing but a note. He never thinks he'll see her again--until he returns to London and discovers she works for his team's newest sponsor. Tempting the Player (London Legends Book 3): Matt Ogden's extreme fear of flying is keeping his career from taking off. But when he gets one final chance to prove himself, he turns to the one woman he can trust--his best friend Libby Hart, a pilot who has secretly loved Matt for years. Can she tempt him into her cockpit to help him overcome his phobia... of planes and commitment? Unwrapping Her Perfect Match (London Legends Book 3.5): At six-foot-nine, "Little" John Sheldon is known more for his strength than his finesse. But this Christmas is shaping up to be the toughest of his life. Fortunately, emergency room nurse Gwen Chambers has the skills he needs to get him through--but can he convince shy Gwen to trust him to be her perfect match? Taming the Legends (London Legends Book 4): In this passionate story of lovers reunited, legendary rugby player Ash Trenton fights to help Camila Morales--his first-and-only love--save her indebted sports camp...while also fighting to keep from losing his heart to her all over again.Please note that this is a sampler, giving readers a taste of each book so they can decide whether to buy the full book. This sampler does not contain the complete stories.
Publisher: Agony and Hope Publishing
ISBN: 9082295121
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Meet the world's hottest rugby team! This sampler gives you the FIRST TWO CHAPTERS of each of the London Legends books, featuring players on the world's hottest rugby team. In this sampler, you'll get the opening chapters of these stories: Knowing the Score (London Legends Book 1): Spencer Bailey is a smokin' hot rugby player with a scandalous past. He has vowed to stay celibate during the rugby season... but when aid worker Caitlyn Sweeney comes into his life, he becomes determined to help this virgin overcome her fear of intimacy. Playing It Close (London Legends Book 2): Team captain Liam Callaghan escapes to Venezuela for some much-needed rest and relaxation. He spends one passionate night with Tess Chambers and wakes up to discover she has left him nothing but a note. He never thinks he'll see her again--until he returns to London and discovers she works for his team's newest sponsor. Tempting the Player (London Legends Book 3): Matt Ogden's extreme fear of flying is keeping his career from taking off. But when he gets one final chance to prove himself, he turns to the one woman he can trust--his best friend Libby Hart, a pilot who has secretly loved Matt for years. Can she tempt him into her cockpit to help him overcome his phobia... of planes and commitment? Unwrapping Her Perfect Match (London Legends Book 3.5): At six-foot-nine, "Little" John Sheldon is known more for his strength than his finesse. But this Christmas is shaping up to be the toughest of his life. Fortunately, emergency room nurse Gwen Chambers has the skills he needs to get him through--but can he convince shy Gwen to trust him to be her perfect match? Taming the Legends (London Legends Book 4): In this passionate story of lovers reunited, legendary rugby player Ash Trenton fights to help Camila Morales--his first-and-only love--save her indebted sports camp...while also fighting to keep from losing his heart to her all over again.Please note that this is a sampler, giving readers a taste of each book so they can decide whether to buy the full book. This sampler does not contain the complete stories.
The Church and Kindness to Animals
Author: Church
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Animal rights
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Passages on the treatment of animals selected from lives of the Saints and writings of the Fathers and others.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Animal rights
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Passages on the treatment of animals selected from lives of the Saints and writings of the Fathers and others.
The Legend of Starcrash
Author: Dolores Cannon
Publisher: Ozark Mountain Publishing
ISBN: 0963277677
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 349
Book Description
Through regressive hypnosis a lost legend of the history of mankind has been retrieved from the recesses of time. Did the American Indians descend from the inhabitants of an alien spacecraft that crashed in the Alaska-Canada region thousands of years ago? Starcrash indicates that aliens continued to come to Earth, some intentionally and by accident, throughout our history. In order to adjust to harsh conditions they were forced to interbreed with the local aborigines. This was the only way to insure the survival of their race. Does their blood still flow in the veins of certain American Indian tribes?
Publisher: Ozark Mountain Publishing
ISBN: 0963277677
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 349
Book Description
Through regressive hypnosis a lost legend of the history of mankind has been retrieved from the recesses of time. Did the American Indians descend from the inhabitants of an alien spacecraft that crashed in the Alaska-Canada region thousands of years ago? Starcrash indicates that aliens continued to come to Earth, some intentionally and by accident, throughout our history. In order to adjust to harsh conditions they were forced to interbreed with the local aborigines. This was the only way to insure the survival of their race. Does their blood still flow in the veins of certain American Indian tribes?
One Hundred and One Things Malay
Author: GHULAM-SARWAR YOUSOF
Publisher: Partridge Publishing Singapore
ISBN: 1482855348
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
This book, dedicated by its author to all who understand or do not understand the Malays as well as to those who wish to know them better, provides a rare and insightful entry into those elements that best define and represent the Malaysian Malay community. Fully aware of the fact that the Malays, as a relatively small race in global terms, has been influenced in terms of their traditional beliefs as well as cultural practices by elements from India, Indonesia as well as the World of Islam, the author yet manages to successfully indicate what makes the Malays unique when it comes to their identity. In essence, he catches the spirit or soul of the Malays. The features selected for this purpose have been defined or described in a relatively uncomplicated manner and in simple terms so that the work is accessible to non-expert readers both at home and abroad. It makes an interesting and almost casual entry into what may be defined as Malay. The photographs and illustrations provided add value to the work, which in many ways is a unique piece of writing.
Publisher: Partridge Publishing Singapore
ISBN: 1482855348
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
This book, dedicated by its author to all who understand or do not understand the Malays as well as to those who wish to know them better, provides a rare and insightful entry into those elements that best define and represent the Malaysian Malay community. Fully aware of the fact that the Malays, as a relatively small race in global terms, has been influenced in terms of their traditional beliefs as well as cultural practices by elements from India, Indonesia as well as the World of Islam, the author yet manages to successfully indicate what makes the Malays unique when it comes to their identity. In essence, he catches the spirit or soul of the Malays. The features selected for this purpose have been defined or described in a relatively uncomplicated manner and in simple terms so that the work is accessible to non-expert readers both at home and abroad. It makes an interesting and almost casual entry into what may be defined as Malay. The photographs and illustrations provided add value to the work, which in many ways is a unique piece of writing.
The Legend and Cult of Upagupta
Author: John S. Strong
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400887143
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 409
Book Description
The Buddhist monk Upagupta, who preached and taught meditative practices in Northwest India over two thousand years ago, is venerated today by the laity in parts of Burma, Thailand, and Laos as a protective figure endowed with magical powers. In this monumental work John Strong offers a systematic presentation of the Indian and Southeast Asian legends and rituals surrounding this popular saint. Once considered by Buddhist authorities as only marginally important, Upagupta emerges here as a central, ubiquitous figure within the Buddhist world. The author demonstrates the remarkable continuity among traditions focused on Upagupta in ancient Sarvastivadin Sanskrit materials, key Pali texts, medieval Thai and Burmese texts, and contemporary oral traditions and religious rituals in Southeast Asia. In so doing he reflects the orientation of popular Sanskrit Hinayana Buddhism, which allows for new perspectives on such classic questions as the nature of enlightenment, the role of asceticism, the problem of evil, the worship of the Buddha image, the veneration of saints, master-disciple relationships, the treatment of heterodoxy, and the relation of myth and ritual. Originally published in 1992. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400887143
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 409
Book Description
The Buddhist monk Upagupta, who preached and taught meditative practices in Northwest India over two thousand years ago, is venerated today by the laity in parts of Burma, Thailand, and Laos as a protective figure endowed with magical powers. In this monumental work John Strong offers a systematic presentation of the Indian and Southeast Asian legends and rituals surrounding this popular saint. Once considered by Buddhist authorities as only marginally important, Upagupta emerges here as a central, ubiquitous figure within the Buddhist world. The author demonstrates the remarkable continuity among traditions focused on Upagupta in ancient Sarvastivadin Sanskrit materials, key Pali texts, medieval Thai and Burmese texts, and contemporary oral traditions and religious rituals in Southeast Asia. In so doing he reflects the orientation of popular Sanskrit Hinayana Buddhism, which allows for new perspectives on such classic questions as the nature of enlightenment, the role of asceticism, the problem of evil, the worship of the Buddha image, the veneration of saints, master-disciple relationships, the treatment of heterodoxy, and the relation of myth and ritual. Originally published in 1992. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Taming Texas
Author: Ed H Whorton
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1465374353
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Ed H Whorton was born in New Mexico but has lived in Texas most of his life. He has recently renewed his interest in history and historical fiction. His mother was an avid reader of books and poetry and encouraged her son to do likewise. His father was in the Army Communications Corp during World War II and was awarded the Bronze Star. Ed served in the United States Navy during the Viet Nam war both on shore and shipboard. He is married, has two daughters and three grand children. He has one sister who lives in California and no brothers. For the last few years he has been looking at family history and discovered that a Great Great Grandfather was an itinerant preacher know as The Fighting Parson riding the circuit in Texas during the early years of that state. Ed also has written religious commentary and a childrens book which are yet to be published. He currently resides in Houston, Texas with his wife who is a registered nurse and education coordinator for a local hospital.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1465374353
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Ed H Whorton was born in New Mexico but has lived in Texas most of his life. He has recently renewed his interest in history and historical fiction. His mother was an avid reader of books and poetry and encouraged her son to do likewise. His father was in the Army Communications Corp during World War II and was awarded the Bronze Star. Ed served in the United States Navy during the Viet Nam war both on shore and shipboard. He is married, has two daughters and three grand children. He has one sister who lives in California and no brothers. For the last few years he has been looking at family history and discovered that a Great Great Grandfather was an itinerant preacher know as The Fighting Parson riding the circuit in Texas during the early years of that state. Ed also has written religious commentary and a childrens book which are yet to be published. He currently resides in Houston, Texas with his wife who is a registered nurse and education coordinator for a local hospital.
Invincible Villian
Author: Ni Xi
Publisher: Funstory
ISBN: 1648464092
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 739
Book Description
Chu Xiao had teleported over, his previous self had stolen the woman from a trash youth, but on the day of their wedding, the trash youth had been reborn, and had sharpened his blade and blade as he rushed over to seize the bride ..."AHH!" What do we do if we fight with the child of destiny? ""Waiting online. It's quite urgent!"
Publisher: Funstory
ISBN: 1648464092
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 739
Book Description
Chu Xiao had teleported over, his previous self had stolen the woman from a trash youth, but on the day of their wedding, the trash youth had been reborn, and had sharpened his blade and blade as he rushed over to seize the bride ..."AHH!" What do we do if we fight with the child of destiny? ""Waiting online. It's quite urgent!"
Taming Cannibals
Author: Patrick Brantlinger
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 0801462649
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
In Taming Cannibals, Patrick Brantlinger unravels contradictions embedded in the racist and imperialist ideology of the British Empire. For many Victorians, the idea of taming cannibals or civilizing savages was oxymoronic: civilization was a goal that the nonwhite peoples of the world could not attain or, at best, could only approximate, yet the "civilizing mission" was viewed as the ultimate justification for imperialism. Similarly, the supposedly unshakeable certainty of Anglo-Saxon racial superiority was routinely undercut by widespread fears about racial degeneration through contact with "lesser" races or concerns that Anglo-Saxons might be superseded by something superior—an even "fitter" or "higher" race or species. Brantlinger traces the development of those fears through close readings of a wide range of texts—including Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, Fiji and the Fijians by Thomas Williams, Daily Life and Origin of the Tasmanians by James Bonwick, The Descent of Man by Charles Darwin, Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad, Culture and Anarchy by Matthew Arnold, She by H. Rider Haggard, and The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells. Throughout the wide-ranging, capacious, and rich Taming Cannibals, Brantlinger combines the study of literature with sociopolitical history and postcolonial theory in novel ways.
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 0801462649
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
In Taming Cannibals, Patrick Brantlinger unravels contradictions embedded in the racist and imperialist ideology of the British Empire. For many Victorians, the idea of taming cannibals or civilizing savages was oxymoronic: civilization was a goal that the nonwhite peoples of the world could not attain or, at best, could only approximate, yet the "civilizing mission" was viewed as the ultimate justification for imperialism. Similarly, the supposedly unshakeable certainty of Anglo-Saxon racial superiority was routinely undercut by widespread fears about racial degeneration through contact with "lesser" races or concerns that Anglo-Saxons might be superseded by something superior—an even "fitter" or "higher" race or species. Brantlinger traces the development of those fears through close readings of a wide range of texts—including Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, Fiji and the Fijians by Thomas Williams, Daily Life and Origin of the Tasmanians by James Bonwick, The Descent of Man by Charles Darwin, Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad, Culture and Anarchy by Matthew Arnold, She by H. Rider Haggard, and The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells. Throughout the wide-ranging, capacious, and rich Taming Cannibals, Brantlinger combines the study of literature with sociopolitical history and postcolonial theory in novel ways.