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Even the Defeats

Author : John Silk

Publisher : eBook Partnership

Page : 271 pages

File Size : 38,69 MB

Release : 2020-10-19

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 178531811X

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Even the Defeats is the story of how painful moments in Sir Alex Ferguson's early reign inspired him to lead Manchester United to some of their greatest successes. A heavy 5-1 loss at Manchester City in Ferguson's early tenure led pundits and supporters to question the Scot's position, but by the season's end he was holding aloft his first trophy at the club -- the FA Cup. This trend continued when an end-of-season collapse handed Leeds United the league title in the spring of 1992, only to galvanise United to their first championship in 26 years the very next year. From struggles in Europe to winning the treble, from losing the title on goal difference to their city rivals to winning the Premier League in Ferguson's final season in charge - rising from the depths of despair to achieve glory, and using failure to fuel success, was arguably Sir Alex's greatest strength. John Silk brings you the inside story of what made Ferguson tick, with views from players, coaches and other members of staff from the great Scot's reign.



Roma Victa

Author : Simon Lentzsch

Publisher : Springer Nature

Page : 429 pages

File Size : 39,81 MB

Release : 2023-04-24

Category : History

ISBN : 3476059421

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The history of the Roman Republic was a military success story. Texts, monuments and rituals commemorated Rome's victories, and this emphasis on its own triumphs formed a basis for the Roman nobility's claim to leadership. However, the Romans also suffered numerous heavy defeats during the Republic. This study is the first to comprehensively examine how Rome's defeats at the hands of the Celts, Samnites, and Carthaginians were explained and interpreted in the historical culture of the Republic and early imperial period. What emerges is a specifically Roman culture of dealing with defeats, which helped the Romans to find meaning in the stories of their failures and to assign them a place in their own past.



Spirit Calling

Author : Michael Wuehler

Publisher : LifeRich Publishing

Page : 381 pages

File Size : 42,40 MB

Release : 2021-01-27

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1489733531

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You Found Me. Finding Me here was no accident, My child. You heard the sound of Spirit Calling to you, and you responded by coming to this webpage. I am almost in your hands now; you can place Me in your heart and soul each day by entering the sacred space prepared in this inspirational devotional. I am eager to be with you. Let us journey through this year together. Yes, God still speaks to us today. Unfortunately, we sometimes forget to listen to that still small voice of God within each of us. Spirit Calling completes the trinity trilogy of God Calling and Jesus Calling of the first-person voice of God daily devotional readings. Spirit Calling is devoted to helping you find a deeper spiritual meaning in your everyday life. Nothing is closer to you than the Spirit of God.



Lenin Reloaded

Author : Sebastian Budgen

Publisher : Duke University Press

Page : 356 pages

File Size : 30,32 MB

Release : 2007-06-11

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 9780822339410

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DIVAt a time when few people seriously consider alternatives to global capitalism, this work argues that Lenin demonstrates the inseparability of truth and partisanship (the taking of sides), an argument liberal leftists must hear now./div



The Hundred Years War

Author : Christopher Allmand

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 236 pages

File Size : 38,44 MB

Release : 1988-02-04

Category : History

ISBN : 1107392861

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This is a comparative study of how the societies of late-medieval England and France reacted to the long period of conflict between them commonly known as the Hundred Years War. Beginning with an analysis of contemporary views regarding the war. Two chapters follow which describe the military aim of the protagonists, military and naval organisation, recruitment, and the raising of taxes. The remainder of the book describes and analyses some of the main social and economic effects of war upon society, the growth of a sense of national consciousness in time of conflict, and the social criticism which came from those who reacted to changes and development brought about by war. Although intended primarily as a textbook for students, Dr Allmand's study is much more than that. It makes an important general contribution to the history of war in medieval times, and opens up new and original perspectives on a familiar topic.



The Fall of France 1940

Author : Andrew Shennan

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 196 pages

File Size : 27,5 MB

Release : 2014-07-30

Category : History

ISBN : 1317887964

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Offering a fresh critical perspective on this momentous event, Andrew Shennan examines both the continuities and discontinuities that resulted from the events of 1940. The main focus is on the French experience of the war, but this experience is framed within the larger context of France's - and Europe's - protracted mid-twentieth century crisis.



Political Participation in the USSR

Author : Theodore H. Friedgut

Publisher : Princeton University Press

Page : 375 pages

File Size : 22,29 MB

Release : 2014-07-14

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 140085511X

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Theodore H. Friedgut scrutinizes mass political participation in the Soviet system, examining in detail the electoral process, the local councils, and the neighborhood committees from 1957 to the present. Originally published in 1979. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.



Finding Our Voice

Author : Marc H. Ellis

Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers

Page : 144 pages

File Size : 16,21 MB

Release : 2018-06-19

Category : Religion

ISBN : 153263093X

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Finding Our Voice is a series of meditations on how to express the deepest sense of who we are in a troubled world. What is the core of our being? How do we find the language to name that core? If the core of our faith is identifying and embodying the prophetic for our time, surviving that naming is as challenging as finding our voice. Often as not, the prophetic lands us in hot water. We feel alone and abandoned. Recognizing others in the same situation is crucial to our ability to hold fast. With others our voice grows more certain and finds a home, even in exile. Soon the community we left is replaced by a new community of fellow travelers. We are not alone.



V was for Victory

Author : John Morton Blum

Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Page : 388 pages

File Size : 37,5 MB

Release : 1976

Category : History

ISBN : 9780156936286

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A noted historian examines the impact of culture and politics on the wartime attitudes and experiences of Americans and their expectations concerning the postwar world.



Self-Criticism After the Defeat

Author : Sadik al-Azm

Publisher : Saqi

Page : 140 pages

File Size : 33,59 MB

Release : 2012-01-16

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 0863564844

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A devastating critique of the Arab world's political stagnation by one of its most revered thinkers. The 1967 War - which led to the defeat of Syria, Jordan and Egypt by Israel - felt like an unprecedented and unimaginable disaster for the Arab world at the time. For many, the easiest solution was to shift the blame and to ignore some of the glaring defects of Arab society. Syrian philosopher Sadik al-Azm was one of the few to challenge such a view in his seminal Self-Criticism after the Defeat. Exposing the political and cultural faults that led to the defeat, he argued that the Arabs could only progress by embracing secularism, gender equality, democracy, and science. Available in English for the first time, Self-Criticism after the Defeat is a milestone in modern Arab intellectual history. It marked a turning point in Arab discourse about society and politi on publication in 1968, and spawned other intellectual ventures into Arab self-criticism.