by Fred R. Shapiro (2006)
This reader-friendly volume contains more than 12,000 famous quotations, arranged alphabetically by author. It is unique in its focus on American quotations and its thorough coverage of items not only from literary and historical sources but also from popular culture, sports, computers, politics, law and the social sciences. Anonymously authored items appear in sections devoted to folk songs, advertising slogans, film lines, television catchphrases, proverbs and others. For each quotation, a source and first date of use are cited. In many cases, new research for this book has uncovered an earlier date or a different author than had previously been understood. It was Beatrice Kaufman, not Sophie Tucker, who exclaimed, ʺIʼve been poor and Iʼve been rich. Rich is better!ʺ William Tecumseh Sherman wasnʼt the originator of ʺWar is hell!ʺ Its earliest attribution was to Napoleon. Numerous entries are enhanced with annotations to clarify meaning or context. These fascinating annotations, along with extensive cross-references that identify related quotations, and a large keyword index, will satisfy both the reader who seeks specific information and the curious browser who appreciates an amble through entertaining pages.--Provided by publisher.
Steve Silverman
"The history of the Phoenix Suns professional basketball team from its start in 1968 to today, spotlighting the franchise's greatest players and reliving its most dramatic moments"--Provided by publisher.
Karl Spracklen
"This book is a crucial contribution to the debate about the meaning and purpose of leisure at the end of modernity. Karl Spracklen uses Jurgen Habermas's work on the tension of rationalities to situate leisure and critical studies of leisure as meaningful and valuable in the twenty-first century. In particular, Spracklen uses Habermas' concerns between free, communicative discourse and globalizing, commodifying instrumentality to interrogate leisure as a critical, theoretical concept. Drawing on examples from sport, popular culture and tourism, and going beyond concerns about the grand project of leisure, Spracklen argues that leisure is central to understanding wider debates about identity, postmodernity and globalization."--Publisher's website.
Reiner Theis
Existieren Unterschiede in den Sichtweisen und Wünschen von Hauptschülern und Gymnasiasten zu ihrem Sportunterricht? In dieser empirischen qualitativen Untersuchung, die die Angemessenheit von Lehrplänen hinterfragt, steht die Schülerperspektive im Vordergrund. Mittels qualitativer Interviews werden die Sichtweisen der Hauptschüler und Gymnasiasten zu ihrem Sportunterricht erfasst und verglichen.
James Kelley
The most trusted nonfiction series on the market, Eyewitness Books provide an in-depth, comprehensive look at their subjects with a unique integration of words and pictures. With information on everything from bats and balls to great players and World Series games. Eyewitness: Baseball includes spreads on the minor leagues, college baseball, and more.