Boxing Legends & Champions is a compilation of articles from The Boxing History Blog. The book starts with Floyd Patterson's intriguing heavyweight title defence against Pete Rademacher, who was making his professional debut and carries on through the years to the modern era. This book includes great fighters such as Muhammad Ali, Azumah Nelson, Jeff Fenech, Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Lennox Lewis and the late Pernell Whitaker, who was tragically killed in July 2019. It also chronicles the epic duels between Roberto Duran, Mavelous Marvin Hagler, 'Sugar' Ray Leonard, and Thomas 'Hit Man' Hearns, plus many, many more.
Early Jazz Trumpet Legends By: Larry Kemp Early Jazz Trumpet Legends is an examination of the lives and contributions of jazz trumpeters born before 1925. Included are Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, Harry James, Bix Beiderbecke, Bunny Berigan, and Roy Eldridge along with scores of other men and women who created jazz with a trumpet. This is an essential guide for the student of jazz, those interested in history, and those who just like to read entertaining true stories about the most colorful people. Early Jazz Trumpet Legends is the most comprehensive book on the subject. More than 320 trumpeters are discussed. There is a glossary of jazz terminology and a Forward explaining the nature of a trumpet, the nature of jazz, and what a legend is along with background information about New Orleans during the first 30 years of jazz. The scholarship involved is impeccable, while the text reads as easily as a novel. Those who travel to New Orleans will find the information in this book extremely useful to understand the soul of this exotic city and its role as the incubator of jazz. An ideal gift for any musician or lover of jazz. Early Jazz Trumpet Legends is the first of three volumes organized chronologically by date of birth. The second volume, Modern Jazz Trumpet Legends covers those born between 1925 and 1940 and the third volume, Current Jazz Trumpet Legends, covers those born after 1940.
Legends of Pro Wrestling offers the first comprehensive look at the entire world of wrestling. With detailed biographies and never-before-seen statistics of some of the greatest athletes in the sport, you will be able to read about hundreds of wrestlers, dating back to the mid-1800s. As the first of its kind, this centralized reference book offers wrestling enthusiasts a range of information at their fingertips and stands alone as the ultimate wrestling resource. This book offers readers a link between what happened a century ago to what is currently happening today. An older fan of Bruno Sammartino or “The Nature Boy” Buddy Rogers can enjoy this book as much as someone who follows John Cena or The Undertaker today. This collection is a never-ending source of facts, figures, and other entertaining data. Professional wrestling is a world of accomplishment, legacy, and, most importantly, fate. Through injuries, sickness, and family tribulations, many wrestlers have given everything they have to give in the ring, and true fans of the sport love every single second of it. No matter your age, if you’re a fan of professional wrestling, Legends of Pro Wrestling is the book for you to own and cherish. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, is proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sports—books about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team. In addition to books on popular team sports, we also publish books for a wide variety of athletes and sports enthusiasts, including books on running, cycling, horseback riding, swimming, tennis, martial arts, golf, camping, hiking, aviation, boating, and so much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Some of the most memorable images in the history of photography have come about through the creative tension between art and commerce - creating images that have been able to transcend the time in which they were made, and enabling them to represent that time in perpetuity. Many of the artists featured in this edition are the hidden names behind the some of the world's biggest and most prestigious brands, like Bruce Weber the photographer who defines the semi erotic brand imagery behind Abercrombie & Fitch and Calvin Klein, or a name less well known Solve Sundsbo who crafts the provocative brand imagery for Tom Ford. London based but Peruvian Mario Testino is almost as famous as the subjects he shoots. forever remembered for his Tom Ford era Gucci campaigns with styling by none other than Corinne Roitfeld, and who could forget the "rock with royalty" campaign Testino launched to launch the new Burberry image to stellar heights around the world. Featuring the greats; Miles Aldridge David Bailey Steven Klein Mert and Marcus Sarah Moon Rankin Stéphane Sednaoui Mario Testino Fashion Industry Broadcast’s “MASTERS OF PHOTOGRAPHY” is a series: MASTERS OF PHOTOGRAPHY – Vol 9 Living Legends MASTERS OF PHOTOGRAPHY – Vol 10 Living Legends MASTERS OF PHOTOGRAPHY – Vol 11 Immortals MASTERS OF PHOTOGRAPHY – Vol 12 Immortals MASTERS OF PHOTOGRAPHY – Vol 13 Australians MASTERS OF PHOTOGRAPHY – Vol 50 Living Legends MASTERS OF PHOTOGRAPHY – Vol 51 The Muse MASTERS OF PHOTOGRAPHY – Vol 52 New Gen Fashion Industry Broadcast is a leading global publisher of lifestyle titles, this multi edition set has been created as a hard cover colour coffee table books for $45.00, e-books for $9.99 from Amazon Kindle, Barnes and Noble Nook, Apple iBook’s, Google books, Stanza and Kobo, Apps for mobile devices and a TV documentary series is also in the works. A very special video rich multimedia App version with hundreds and hundreds of original videos, interviews, runway shows, behind the scenes at fashion shoots and advertisements, is available through Apple’s iTunes App store and other major App stores for just $4.99 per edition. Look for “MASTERS OF PHOTOGRAPHY” on the Apple App store. Contact [email protected]
The Encyclopedia of Sixties Cool profiles over 250 of the most intriguing personalities of the 1960s. The men and women covered in the book include a wide range of celebrities—from well-known superstars (the Beatles, Dustin Hoffman, Muhammad Ali) to lesser-known icons (Nico, Terry Southern, Bo Belinsky)—who had a significant impact on popular culture. The figures include musicians, actors, directors, artists, athletes, politicians, writers, astronauts . . . anyone and everyone who made the sixties the most influential decade of the twentieth century! Over 200 vintage photographs and more than fifty sidebars are featured throughout the text. The sidebars include lists of Best Picture winners, great quarterbacks, Playmates of the Year, memorable TV theme songs, favorite toys, Disneyland rides, Wimbledon champions, groovy screen cars, surf stars, Indy 500 winners, cool cartoons, sci-fi classics, Bond girls, “bubblegum” hits, beach-movie cameos, and legendary concerts. A “what happened on this day” calendar highlighting landmark events in the lives of those profiled appears on every page. Entertaining and enlightening, The Encyclopedia of Sixties Cool is truly a celebration of the grooviest people, events, and artifacts of the 1960s!
Research and Analytic Book ,“VASANTRAO NAIK: A Pioneer In Politics And The Father Of Agro-Industrial Revolution” Volume-One is written and edited by the author, Dr. Dinesh Sewa Rathod to review the family, social and political inception of the former Chief Minister of Maharashtra State & MP, Hon.Vasantrao Phulsing Naik alias Hajusing Naik. He is one of the truly enigmatic personalities on the contemporary Indian political canvas. So that the footsteps of the political career of such a great Statesman could be written on the pages of history and in order to record his historical and revolutionary work and as inspired by this unique intuition, the author has written this book based on the perspective and parameters of research at national and international forums. During the three consecutive terms as Chief Minister for eleven years, Vasantrao Naik has made Maharashtra at the forefront of India in terms of sustainable and balanced development materializing distinctiveness and strong faith in democratic values.Through the democratic decentralization, as an Epoch Maker, Vasantrao Naik's political upheaval in political tenure by empowering the roots of grassroots democratic political processes and in order to review the creation of the new Maharashtra State through various political principles, socialism and considering his political tenure of more than three decades with competent leadership and foresight in times of adversity and crisis, the author has attempted to analyze above issues of Vasantrao Naik's revolutionary work for Maharashtra's overall development. Through the Agro-Industrial and Green Revolution, Vasantrao Naik accelerated the process of social and agricultural development of Maharashtra State with his socio-political management, the ideology of an ideal ruler and prudent nationalism. As a successful Statesman, his diplomacy carved a distinct identity not only in the politics of Maharashtra but also in India. An overview of the implementation of plans and policies in each of his tenures as Chief Minister for the overall development of a prosperous Maharashtra state is chronologically included in this volume. His Vasantism: Ideology and Fundamentals, principles of humanism, realism and socialism in politics and his four main principles of political policy - broad social interest, implementation of socialist economy, democratic approach and individualistic approach have brought the reader to know how the advanced Maharashtra State emerged, has been systematically analyzed here. Due to the validity of the explanatory framework of Vasantrao Naik's constitutional and development- oriented performance, using appropriate research methodology and techniques by author under an institutional framework of theoretical information and guidelines, with the information and the appropriate conclusions, the personality of Mahanayak, Vasantrao Naik, as a pioneer of Indian politics, a knowledgeable diplomat and as an accomplished king of peasants, Banjara-tribe, the father of agro-industrial revolution and architect of modern Maharashtra, will continue to emerge with great force not only in front of the people of Maharashtra but all over the world. Hence, Vasantrao Naik will continue to enrich abundantly in ages to come.
Find out what's going on any day of the year, anywhere across the globe! The world’s datebook, Chase's is the definitive day-by-day resource of what America and the wider world are celebrating and commemorating. Founded in 1957 on a reputation for accuracy and comprehensiveness, this annual publication has become the must-have reference used by experts and professionals for more than fifty years. From celebrity birthdays to historical anniversaries, from astronomical phenomena to national awareness days, from award ceremonies and sporting events to religious festivals and carnivals, Chase's is the one-stop shop for everything that is happening now or is worth remembering from the past. The 2017 Edition of Chase's Calendar of Events brings you information about: The 500th anniversary of Martin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses The 150th anniversary of the Dominion of Canada The 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution The 100th anniversary of splitting the atom The 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love Frank Lloyd Wright's 150th birth anniversary and much more!
Chase's Calendar of Events is the most comprehensive and authoritative reference available on special events, holidays, federal and state observances, historic anniversaries, astronomical phenomena, and more. Published since 1957, Chase's is the only guide to special days, weeks, and months.
Founded in 1957, Chase's observes its 60th anniversary with the 2018 edition! Users will find everything worth knowing and celebrating for each day of the year: 12,500 holidays, historical milestones, famous birthdays, festivals, sporting events and much more. "One of the most impressive reference volumes in the world."--Publishers Weekly.
