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Author: Neal Collins Publisher: AuthorHouse ISBN: 1449057489 Category : Hosting of sporting events Languages : en Pages : 213
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The greatest football tournament on earth will take place in Africa for the first time next year, with the World Cup kicking off in Johannesburg on June 11. A GAME APART tries to explain just how miraculous that simple fact is. Based largely on what I witnessed myself as a student, footballer and sports journalist, this is an honest - but fictional - account of what it was like to play football in South Africa before democracy came rolling in with Nelson Mandela in 1993. There was trouble on the pitch, trouble on the streets, trouble on the beaches. Apartheid and trouble went hand in hand. A lot of the publicity surrounding the upcoming World Cup has been negative, with the focus on crime and corruption. My perception is very different. I believe the country has changed massively for the better in 16 short years. I've waited all that time to let my memories loose, and the World Cup seems an appropriate time to write a novel that, I hope, will help people to remember exactly what the Rainbow Nation has been through. This novel will annoy some, please others. All I ask is that the reader recognizes this is how a young Englishman might have viewed the South Africa I grew up in. A strange but beautiful country riven by cruelty and mistrust and headed for a bloody revolution... until the release of Mandela in 1990. For those who visit the country, for those who view it on a television screen, for those who read about it in the newspapers, I hope to offer some perspective. Apartheid should never be forgotten. Otherwise somebody will repeat the process. And that must never be allowed to happen.
Author: Neal Collins Publisher: AuthorHouse ISBN: 1449057489 Category : Hosting of sporting events Languages : en Pages : 213
Book Description
The greatest football tournament on earth will take place in Africa for the first time next year, with the World Cup kicking off in Johannesburg on June 11. A GAME APART tries to explain just how miraculous that simple fact is. Based largely on what I witnessed myself as a student, footballer and sports journalist, this is an honest - but fictional - account of what it was like to play football in South Africa before democracy came rolling in with Nelson Mandela in 1993. There was trouble on the pitch, trouble on the streets, trouble on the beaches. Apartheid and trouble went hand in hand. A lot of the publicity surrounding the upcoming World Cup has been negative, with the focus on crime and corruption. My perception is very different. I believe the country has changed massively for the better in 16 short years. I've waited all that time to let my memories loose, and the World Cup seems an appropriate time to write a novel that, I hope, will help people to remember exactly what the Rainbow Nation has been through. This novel will annoy some, please others. All I ask is that the reader recognizes this is how a young Englishman might have viewed the South Africa I grew up in. A strange but beautiful country riven by cruelty and mistrust and headed for a bloody revolution... until the release of Mandela in 1990. For those who visit the country, for those who view it on a television screen, for those who read about it in the newspapers, I hope to offer some perspective. Apartheid should never be forgotten. Otherwise somebody will repeat the process. And that must never be allowed to happen.
Author: Thorwald Lorenzen Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers ISBN: 1592445179 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 369
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The authority of the Bible in the Gospel narratives and Paul's impassioned epistles revolve around the factual basis and foundational nature of Christ's resurrection for Christianity. The question is: how can the resurrection best be understood? In 'Resurrection and Discipleship', Thorwald Lorenzen provides a balanced and nuanced investigation of this question.
Author: Mahnaz B. Consolver Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 1450232701 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 163
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Before Mahnaz Consolver came to the United States, she held some positive preconceived notions about the people and the lifestyles in the country. But what she found surprised her. In this memoir, Consolver shares her impressions, framed by her experiences as an immigrant, and provides ideas and solutions to maintain the United States status as the land of opportunity. In Is America Falling Apart?, Mahnaz discloses a wealth of observations and concludes with a list of lessons shes learned while living in the United States. From the moment she departed the airplane and entered the airport, Mahnazs life became a series of new and different experiences. She comments on everything American, including bathrooms, drug use, homelessness, media, television, video games, driving, wastefulness, sports, and even dogs. Through these observations, experienced by someone new to the country, Mahnaz hopes to wake up the American public and encourage them to get involved to solve the problems that threaten this land of glory.
Author: Patricia Hersch Publisher: Ballantine Books ISBN: 0307829936 Category : Family & Relationships Languages : en Pages : 418
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For three fascinating, disturbing years, writer Patricia Hersch journeyed inside a world that is as familiar as our own children and yet as alien as some exotic culture--the world of adolescence. As a silent, attentive partner, she followed eight teenagers in the typically American town of Reston, Virginia, listening to their stories, observing their rituals, watching them fulfill their dreams and enact their tragedies. What she found was that America's teens have fashioned a fully defined culture that adults neither see nor imagine--a culture of unprecedented freedom and baffling complexity, a culture with rules but no structure, values but no clear morality, codes but no consistency. Is it society itself that has created this separate teen community? Resigned to the attitude that adolescents simply live in "a tribe apart," adults have pulled away, relinquishing responsibility and supervision, allowing the unhealthy behaviors of teens to flourish. Ultimately, this rift between adults and teenagers robs both generations of meaningful connections. For everyone's world is made richer and more challenging by having adolescents in it.
Author: Nicolas Cornell Publisher: Harvard University Press ISBN: 0674244974 Category : Law Languages : en Pages : 302
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It is common to regard rights and wrongs as mirror images: to be wronged is to have one's rights violated. Nicolas Cornell rejects this view. Drawing on diverse real-world examples, he argues that rights determine how we ought to shape our interpersonal conduct, while wrongs alone tell us what corrective action is appropriate after a violation.
Author: William Webb Publisher: Ridiculously Simple Books ISBN: Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 135
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Delve into the rich and complex history of the Negro Leagues in this enlightening exploration that captures the spirit, struggles, and profound influence of African American baseball from its inception to its enduring legacy. This book traces the origins of the leagues, beginning with the early days of African American baseball, set against a backdrop of the harsh social and racial climates of the era. From the founding of the first major league by Rube Foster in 1920, through the highs of the legendary players like Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson, to the pioneering efforts of integration before Jackie Robinson and beyond, these narrative weaves a detailed tapestry of the leagues' pivotal moments. It not only highlights the triumphs and challenges on the field but also the cultural resonance of the leagues in the arts and their role in the civil rights movement. Discover the stories of iconic teams like the Kansas City Monarchs and Homestead Grays, and learn about the lesser known, yet equally compelling, tales of female players who defied gender norms to play the game they loved. As the leagues faced the impacts of the Great Depression, World War II, and the eventual decline post-integration, this book examines the broader implications of these events on players' lives and the community.
Author: John A. Desteian Publisher: Chiron Publications ISBN: 1630519480 Category : Psychology Languages : en Pages : 324
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Relationships are hard enough to negotiate without advice from outsiders who don’t know you at all. This book is not a “how-to” aimed at attaining the ideal. Rather, it is a how-it-is, an exploration of how relationships are, how they develop, how they deteriorate, how they may end and how they may even revive. Strange as it may seem, it is not a book about how individual human beings are. It doesn’t concern itself with individual human failings. Those failings are given in being human. Instead, it describes the potentials for joy, disappointment and burden that are intrinsic to relationship and by extension to the process of becoming fully human. In a world obsessed with attaining an illusory ideal, becoming fully human is the greatest threat.
Author: Daniel McIntosh Publisher: Harrison House Publishers ISBN: 1577948815 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 193
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From the staff of the progressive Believers Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma including popular author Mark Steele, these spiritually enlightening readings will refresh those who are tired religion and ready for a vibrant, living relationship with God.
Author: Vikas Sharma Publisher: Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd ISBN: 9356844038 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 308
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Never Together Never Apart is an attempt to raise humanity above the thoughts of caste and communalism. Sabir and Chinta love each other, but time does not support them. Sabir is forced to marry Saira to support his failing business. Saira's father Tahir Hussein buys land in Khandala and Lonavala where Sabir plans to set up a university and medical college. Saira dies during childbirth, and Sabir returns to his first love, the widowed Chinta. How could he have struggled through the darkness alone? It was important to ignite a new spark, a new light. It is this hope that has been nurtured in the novel.
Author: Neal Collins
Author: Neal Collins
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Author: Mahnaz B. Consolver
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Author: Vikas Sharma