Games of Venus
Author: Peter Bing
Publisher: Psychology Press
Published: 1991
Total Pages: 298
ISBN-13: 0415902614
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFirst Published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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Venus in Fur
Author: David Ives
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service Inc
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 60
ISBN-13: 9780822225331
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTHE STORY: Thomas, a beleaguered playwright/director, is desperate to find an actress to play Vanda, the female lead in his adaptation of the classic sadomasochistic tale Venus in Fur . Into his empty audition room walks a vulgar and equally
Venus on the Fairway
Author: Debbie Steinbach
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780809299829
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA book that addresses basic swing instruction specifically for women, focusing on the setup and hip turn, as well as swing plane. Teaches women to play better through learning the correct impact position and feeling how to get there rather than intellectualizing about how to get there. Also guides women through the basics of etiquette and the rules of golf, how to choose equipment, the importance of fitness in golf, and tips on playing golf with men, including business situations.
Game, Set, Sisters!
Author: Jay Leslie
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Published: 2021-03-30
Total Pages: 40
ISBN-13: 1250831377
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA stirring picture book biography of Venus and Serena Williams that celebrates their achievements...and their sisterhood. This is the story of two sisters... who took the tennis world by storm, who achieved everything possible in the sport...and then some, and who stood by one another through thick and thin. Featuring illustrations by Ebony Glenn, Jay Leslie's Game, Set, Sisters! The Story of Venus and Serena Williams tells the inspirational story of two of the most beloved athletes in history. It takes us from their beginnings on a crumbling Compton tennis court to their shining achievements on the most prestigious stages and shows us that despite being served the most challenging hardships in life—illness, family, loss, racism—Venus and Serena always continued to swing back stronger.
The Transit of Venus
Author: Shirley Hazzard
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2021-03-09
Total Pages: 385
ISBN-13: 0143135651
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe award-winning, New York Times bestselling literary masterpiece of Shirley Hazzard—the story of two beautiful orphan sisters whose fates are as moving and wonderful, and yet as predestined, as the transits of the planets themselves A Penguin Classic Considered "one of the great English-language novels of the twentieth century" (The Paris Review), The Transit of Venus follows Caroline and Grace Bell as they leave Australia to begin a new life in post-war England. From Sydney to London, New York, and Stockholm, and from the 1950s to the 1980s, the two sisters experience seduction and abandonment, marriage and widowhood, love and betrayal. With exquisite, breathtaking prose, Australian novelist Shirley Hazzard tells the story of the displacements and absurdities of modern life. The result is at once an intricately plotted Greek tragedy, a sweeping family saga, and a desperate love story.
Venus
Author: Suzan-Lori Parks
Publisher: Theatre Communications Group
Published: 2012-12-15
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 1559367385
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSuzan-Lori Parks continues her examination of black people in history and stage through the life of the so-called "Hottentot Venus," an African woman displayed semi-nude throughout Europe due to her extraordinary physiognomy; in particular, her enormous buttocks. She was befriended, bought and bedded by a doctor who advanced his scientific career through his anatomical measurements of her after her premature death.
Games That Time Forgot
Author: Adam Shefts
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Published: 2019-10-03
Total Pages: 135
ISBN-13: 1796062049
DOWNLOAD EBOOKParlor games were a staple of indoor entertainment during the 19th and early 20th century. Millions partook in these games which slowly fell out of favor for more modern forms of entertainment by the early 1910s.Eventually these games fell into obscurity, becoming lost over time.Games That Time Forgot shines a light on over 100 forgotten parlor games, which include detailed easy-to-follow instructions for those interested inreviving these games in their own households.This book will aid in turning any home into a location of living history, where you can enjoy these games as many did so long ago.
Come to Win
Author: Venus Williams
Publisher: Harper Collins
Published: 2010-06-29
Total Pages: 390
ISBN-13: 006200283X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMultiple grand slam tennis champion and entrepreneur, Venus Williams and 46 of her colleagues, friends, and mentors deliver a volume of invaluable wisdom, motivation, and inspiration. Come to Win demonstrates how the principles of competitive athletics translate into business success. With contributions from a wide range of men and women who reached the very top of their games—including former CEO and bestselling author Jack Welch, fashion designer Vera Wang, actor Denzel Washington, and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice—Venus Williams’s Come to Win is a book every aspiring professional, coach, and sports enthusiast should read.
The Comet of 44 B.C. and Caesar's Funeral Games
Author: John T. Ramsey
Publisher:
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 264
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis unique collaboration between a classicist and physicist at the University of Illinois at Chicago is the first work to combine the evidence from both China and Rome for the spectacular daylight comet of 44 BC, perhaps the most famous comet in antiquity. This investigation, which alsoexamines allusions to this comet in astrological literature from later antiquity, sheds new light on the significance of the comet as a powerful symbol in the political propaganda that launched Augustus' career.
Games and Dances
Author: William Albin Stecher
Publisher:
Published: 1926
Total Pages: 436
ISBN-13:
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