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A Games Changer

The International Olympic Committee, Tokyo 2020, and COVID-19

by Stephen R. Wenn, Robert K. Barney ...

From the emergence of the COVID pandemic in early 2020 through the delayed staging of the Tokyo Olympic games in summer 2021, A Games Changer takes the reader behind the scenes to explore the myriad challenges the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Japanese officials faced during the months of uncertainty leading up not only to the postponement of the Games but also to their delayed.Drawing ... Read more

$36.99 CAD

From the emergence of the COVID pandemic in early 2020 through the delayed staging of the Tokyo Olympic games in summer 2021, A Games Changer takes the reader behind the scenes to explore the myriad challenges the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Japanese officials faced during the months of uncertainty leading up not only to the postponement of the Games but also to their delayed.Drawing
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Barney Kotler Mafia Bookmaker Jewish Murder, Inc., Killer

by Robert Grey Reynolds ...

Barney Kotler was a lynchpin in the Harry Gross bookmaking syndicate that flourished in New York City in the late 1940s and 1950s. Kings County District Attorney Miles F. McDonald was incremental in breaking up the Gross' gambling network. Much of the betting was on horse racing and baseball. My e-book names many of the ring's co-conspirators and those indicted in connection with it. Intriguingly, ... Read more

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Barney Kotler was a lynchpin in the Harry Gross bookmaking syndicate that flourished in New York City in the late 1940s and 1950s. Kings County District Attorney Miles F. McDonald was incremental in breaking up the Gross' gambling network. Much of the betting was on horse racing and baseball. My e-book names many of the ring's co-conspirators and those indicted in connection with it. Intriguingly,
... Read more
Secession Winter

When the Union Fell Apart

by Robert J Cook, William L Barney, Elizabeth R. Varon ...

Series series The Marcus Cunliffe Lecture Series
Three historians examine what drove southern secession in the winter of 1860-1861 and why it culminated in the American Civil War.Politicians and opinion leaders on both sides of the Mason-Dixon line struggled to formulate coherent responses to the secession of the deep South states. The Confederate attack on Fort Sumter in mid-April 1861 triggered civil war and the loss of four upper South states ... Read more

$14.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Three historians examine what drove southern secession in the winter of 1860-1861 and why it culminated in the American Civil War.Politicians and opinion leaders on both sides of the Mason-Dixon line struggled to formulate coherent responses to the secession of the deep South states. The Confederate attack on Fort Sumter in mid-April 1861 triggered civil war and the loss of four upper South states
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The Gold in the Rings

The People and Events That Transformed the Olympic Games

by Stephen R Wenn, Robert Barney ...

Series series Sport and Society
Once a showcase for amateur athletics, the Olympic Games have become a global entertainment colossus powered by corporate sponsorship and professional participation. Stephen R. Wenn and Robert K. Barney offer the inside story of this transformation by examining the far-sighted leadership and decision-making acumen of four International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidents: Avery Brundage, Lord ... Read more

$21.99 CAD

Once a showcase for amateur athletics, the Olympic Games have become a global entertainment colossus powered by corporate sponsorship and professional participation. Stephen R. Wenn and Robert K. Barney offer the inside story of this transformation by examining the far-sighted leadership and decision-making acumen of four International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidents: Avery Brundage, Lord
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The Cambridge Handbook of Stakeholder Theory

Edited by Jeffrey S. Harrison, Jay B. Barney, R. Edward Freeman, Robert A. Phillips ...

In the decades since R. Edward Freeman first introduced stakeholder theory, which views firms in terms of their relationships to a broad set of partners, the stakeholder approach has drawn increasing attention as a model for ethical business. Edited by Freeman, alongside other leading scholars in stakeholder theory and strategic management, this handbook provides a comprehensive foundation for ... Read more

$41.99 CAD

In the decades since R. Edward Freeman first introduced stakeholder theory, which views firms in terms of their relationships to a broad set of partners, the stakeholder approach has drawn increasing attention as a model for ethical business. Edited by Freeman, alongside other leading scholars in stakeholder theory and strategic management, this handbook provides a comprehensive foundation for
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Interviews with American Composers

Barney Childs in Conversation

by Barney Childs, Virginia Anderson, Robert Fink, Kevin Holm-Hudson, Thomas S. Clark, Gayle Sherwood Magee1, Sara Haefeli4, Frances White6, James Pritchett7, Jay M. Arms9, Dave Headlam1, John Schneider2, Ronald Kuivila5, Bruce Quaglia7, Rob Haskins0, Michelle Fillion2, Stuart Dempster4, David Neal Lewis6, Jeffrey Perry8, Peter Gena1, Horace J. Maxile Jr.4 ...

Series series Music in American Life
In 1972-73, Barney Childs embarked on an ambitious attempt to survey the landscape of new American concert music. He recorded freewheeling conversations with fellow composers, most of them under forty, all of them important but most not yet famous. Though unable to publish the interviews in his lifetime, Childs had gathered invaluable dialogues with the likes of Robert Ashley, Olly Wilson, Harold ... Read more

$32.99 CAD

In 1972-73, Barney Childs embarked on an ambitious attempt to survey the landscape of new American concert music. He recorded freewheeling conversations with fellow composers, most of them under forty, all of them important but most not yet famous. Though unable to publish the interviews in his lifetime, Childs had gathered invaluable dialogues with the likes of Robert Ashley, Olly Wilson, Harold
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Turnen around the World

by Gerald Gems, Karl Graf, Wendy Gray, Rob Hess, Alec Hurley, Toshiyuki Ichibai, Michael Krüger, Gertrud Pfister, Josef Ulfkotte, Lothar Wieser0, Annette R. Hofmann2, Evelise Amgarten Quitzau3, Robert K. Barney4 ...

Series series Sport, Identity, and Culture
Turnen around the World represents an international effort by an assemblage of prominent sport historians to detail and assess the worldwide scope, effects, and residual influences of the German Turnen movement over the course of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. A male nationalistic movement based on gymnastics and other physical activities established in response to the Napoleonic wars ... Read more

$120.99 CAD

Turnen around the World represents an international effort by an assemblage of prominent sport historians to detail and assess the worldwide scope, effects, and residual influences of the German Turnen movement over the course of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. A male nationalistic movement based on gymnastics and other physical activities established in response to the Napoleonic wars
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Tarnished Rings

The International Olympic Committee and the Salt Lake City Bid Scandal, Revised Edition

by Stephen Wenn, Robert Barney, Scott Martyn ...

Series series Sports and Entertainment
In late 1998 and the early months of 1999, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was an organization in crisis. Revelations of a slush fund employed by Salt Lake City officials to secure votes from a number of IOC members in support of the city’s bid for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games invited intense scrutiny of the organization by the international media. The IOC and its president, Juan ... Read more

$34.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

In late 1998 and the early months of 1999, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was an organization in crisis. Revelations of a slush fund employed by Salt Lake City officials to secure votes from a number of IOC members in support of the city’s bid for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games invited intense scrutiny of the organization by the international media. The IOC and its president, Juan
... Read more
Financial Justice

The People's Campaign to Stop Lender Abuse

by Larry Kirsch, Robert N. Mayer ...

This provocative and accessible narrative recounts the inside story of how a broad-based people's campaign was mobilized and subsequently succeeded in pushing Congress to create a consumer financial regulator with clout.What would Congress do—if anything—to tame Wall Street and the nation's lenders following the financial meltdown of 2008? This book tells the true story of how an alliance of ... Read more

$71.99 CAD

This provocative and accessible narrative recounts the inside story of how a broad-based people's campaign was mobilized and subsequently succeeded in pushing Congress to create a consumer financial regulator with clout.What would Congress do—if anything—to tame Wall Street and the nation's lenders following the financial meltdown of 2008? This book tells the true story of how an alliance of
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Highly Sensitive Empaths and Narcissistic Abuse

How to Recognize and Eliminate Personality Disorders and Toxic Relationships in Narcissists, Energy Vampires, and Highly Sensitive People

by Barney Roberts ...

Narrated by Bruce Enrietto ...

Unabridged

3 hours 27 min

**Break Free from the Grip of Narcissism**Are you trapped in a relationship with a narcissist? If so, you’re not alone.Living with a narcissist can feel like navigating a maze with no exit. Victims often find themselves caught in a web of confusion, trying to make sense of behaviors that defy logic. The narcissist’s actions are deliberate, designed to erode your confidence, autonomy, and ability ... Read more

$17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

**Break Free from the Grip of Narcissism**Are you trapped in a relationship with a narcissist? If so, you’re not alone.Living with a narcissist can feel like navigating a maze with no exit. Victims often find themselves caught in a web of confusion, trying to make sense of behaviors that defy logic. The narcissist’s actions are deliberate, designed to erode your confidence, autonomy, and ability
... Read more
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Highly Sensitive Empaths and Narcissistic Abuse

How to Recognize and Eliminate Personality Disorders and Toxic Relationships in Narcissists, Energy Vampires, and Highly Sensitive People. (2nd edition)

by Barney Roberts ...

Narrated by Betty Johnson ...

Unabridged

3 hours 26 min

**Understanding Narcissism: A Guide to Growth and Healing**Have you ever been called a narcissist or wondered if your behavior aligns with narcissistic traits? Is narcissism a personality disorder, or could it be something more nuanced?This book is your essential guide to understanding narcissism, its origins, and how it manifests in behavior. Narcissism often involves grandiosity, a need for ... Read more

$17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

**Understanding Narcissism: A Guide to Growth and Healing**Have you ever been called a narcissist or wondered if your behavior aligns with narcissistic traits? Is narcissism a personality disorder, or could it be something more nuanced?This book is your essential guide to understanding narcissism, its origins, and how it manifests in behavior. Narcissism often involves grandiosity, a need for
... Read more
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If This Then That

Stories of Unintended Consequences

by Gareth Cadwallader, Ken Coombs, Bardy Thomas, E J Jennings, Elise Ruby, Geoffrey Frosh, Harri Evans, Maisie Kitton, Olly Goodall, Robert Golden, S A Finlay ...

Narrated by Barney Goodall, Leo Goodall ...

Unabridged

3 hours 54 min

Millennial #snowflakes clash with #baby-boomers: Nineteen tales of human connection and disconnection that collide and subvert the half-crazed romantic contemporary, the not so distant rosy past, our dodgy looking promised cyberpunk utopia and our post-apocalyptic dystopian future. Provocative, wistful, melancholic, nightmarish and darkly funny satire, these episodes…must surely play out logically ... Read more

$9.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Millennial #snowflakes clash with #baby-boomers: Nineteen tales of human connection and disconnection that collide and subvert the half-crazed romantic contemporary, the not so distant rosy past, our dodgy looking promised cyberpunk utopia and our post-apocalyptic dystopian future. Provocative, wistful, melancholic, nightmarish and darkly funny satire, these episodes…must surely play out logically
... Read more

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A Games Changer

Barney Kotler Mafia Bookmaker Jewish Murder, Inc., Killer

Secession Winter

The Gold in the Rings

The Cambridge Handbook of Stakeholder Theory

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Turnen around the World

Tarnished Rings

Financial Justice

Highly Sensitive Empaths and Narcissistic Abuse

Highly Sensitive Empaths and Narcissistic Abuse

If This Then That

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