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Brian Winter

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Discover why New York Times bestselling author Brian Winter calls São Paulo the ugliest city you’ll ever fall in love with.How in the world did a humble Jesuit trading post manage to overtake its glamorous sibling, Rio de Janeiro, and become the engine of modern-day Brazil—and indeed the premier city of the Southern Hemisphere?Brian Winter, who lived in São Paulo with his family for half a decade and still returns multiple times a ...

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Brian Winter, Pelé

Pelé—legendary footballer and humanitarian—explores the sport’s recent history and shares his most inspiring experiences, heartwarming stories, and hard-won wisdom.“I know in my heart that soccer was good to me, and great to the world....I saw, time and again, how the sport improved countless millions of lives, both on and off the field. For me, at least, that’s why soccer matters.”The world’s most popular sport goes by many names—soccer, football,...

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Brian Winter

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The story of how an “unlovable” city became the powerhouse that reshaped Brazil.São Paulo is the ugliest city you’ll ever fall in love with.How in the world did this humble Jesuit trading post manage to overtake its glamorous sibling, Rio de Janeiro, and become the engine of modern-day Brazil—and indeed the premier city of the Southern Hemisphere?Brian Winter, who lived in São Paulo with his family for half a decade and still return...

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Brian Winter

After moving to Argentina on a whim, Brian Winter, a young American reporter, embarks on a crusade to learn that devilishly difficult dance that demands both discipline and passion: the tango. While he dances the night away in the milongas with the fiery denizens of Buenos Aires, the country around them collapses, gripped by inflation, street riots, and revolution.In a book that is part travelogue and part history, the author evokes his immersion in a dark underworld. He v...

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Brian Winter, Pelé

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Sean Pratt

Soccer. Football. The beautiful game. The world’s most popular sport goes by many names, but for decades, fans have agreed on one thing: the greatest player of all time was Pelé. Now the legendary star, ambassador, and humanitarian shares a global vision for what soccer can accomplish. Now he shares his story, his experience, and his insights on the game for the very first time.Before Messi, before Ronaldo, before Beckham, there was Edson Arantes do Nascimento—known simply as Pelé....

Professional Skills in Sport Psychology Consultancy raises awareness of intrapersonal and interpersonal professional practice skills. The book chapters focus on the aspiring practitioner’s personal and professional development when working with all kinds of recipients of psychological support in sport including individual athletes, teams, coaches, parents, and administrators.Organized in two sections – intrapersonal processes and interpersonal dynamics – this new book stee...

Both novices and experts will benefit from this insightful step-by-step discussion of phage display protocols.Phage Display of Peptides and Proteins: A Laboratory Manual reviews the literature and outlines the strategies for maximizing the successful application of phage display technology to one's research. It contains the most up-to-date protocols for preparing peptide affinity reagents, monclonal antibodies, and evolved proteins. - Prepared by experts in the field - Provides proven labo...

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Cassandra Moll

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Brian Arens, Daphne Winters

Jamison is running from his past.Claire is scared for her future.Six years after aging out of the foster care system, where he was bounced from house to house, Jay is trying to make a life for himself as a mechanic but can never seem to escape the darkness of his past — until he meets her.Stuck at a crossroads of maintaining an old dream or following a new one, Claire, a middle school English teacher from a loving home, is quickly r...

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic

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James Hillier

'Guardiola has no balls. He drove me like a Fiat . . . I'm a Ferrari'Zlatan Ibrahimovic - professional football's most mercurial player, Swedish national hero, tabloid fixture, fashion icon, modern day-philosopher and black belt in Taekwondo. Born to a Muslim father from Bosnia, and a Catholic mother from Croatia, Zlatan recounts his extraordinary life story, from his poverty-stricken upbringing as an immigrant in Malmö, Sweden, to becoming one of the world's most sought-after and ...

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Pelé

Even people who don't know football know Pelé. The best of a generation of Brazilian players universally acknowledged as the most accomplished and attractive group of footballers ever to play the game, he won the World Cup three times and is Brazil's all-time record goalscorer.But how did this man -- a sportsman, a mere footballer, like many others -- become a global icon? Was it just by being the best at what he did, or do people respond to some other quality?The world's g...

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Tom Flanagan

From an acclaimed professor and former advisor to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, a passionate and edgy defense of free speech in Canada, and the role the internet plays in the issue.In February 2013, Tom Flanagan, acclaimed academic, University of Calgary professor, and former advisor to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, made comments surrounding the issue of viewing child pornography that were tweeted from the event he was speaking at and broadcast worldwide. In the t...

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Rick Atkinson

From Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling author Rick Atkinson (The Liberation Trilogy) comes an eyewitness account of the war against Iraq and a vivid portrait of a remarkable group of soldiers."A beautifully written and memorable account of combat from the top down and bottom up as the 101st Airborne commanders and front-line grunts battle their way to Baghdad.... A must-read."—Tom BrokawFor soldiers in the 101st Airborne Division, the r...