Download or read book Naked Soccer on the Beach written by Harold J. Pokorny and published by Austin Macauley Publishers. This book was released on 2023-11-10 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The wind of change was beginning to blow. And in its wake, stagnation and conformity were being swept aside while creating a fresh and exciting opportunity for a new generation perched on the cusp of release. Bobby McGuire stood poised and determined to carve out a place for himself and to fully indulge his inquisitive nature. His passion for travel and adventure spurred him onward as he stepped out into the world on his chosen path. With eyes wide open and armed with an indomitable spirit, he never looked back. How does it feel to walk along the Appian Way through Roman antiquity, stroll through a bustling Arab souk, cross countless miles of burning desert, only to spend the night in a West African jungle, sleeping in a thatched hut? To figuratively stand before the gates of Heaven one day, only to be plunged into the pit of Hell the next. If your curiosity has now been sufficiently stimulated, then step onto these pages and join Bobby McGuire on his journeys through space and time. You’ll be glad you did./span

Download or read book Naked Soccer on the Beach written by Harold J. Pokorny and published by Austin Macauley. This book was released on 2023-11-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The wind of change was beginning to blow. And in its wake, stagnation and conformity were being swept aside while creating a fresh and exciting opportunity for a new generation perched on the cusp of release. Bobby McGuire stood poised and determined to carve out a place for himself and to fully indulge his inquisitive nature. His passion for travel and adventure spurred him onward as he stepped out into the world on his chosen path. With eyes wide open and armed with an indomitable spirit, he never looked back. How does it feel to walk along the Appian Way through Roman antiquity, stroll through a bustling Arab souk, cross countless miles of burning desert, only to spend the night in a West African jungle, sleeping in a thatched hut? To figuratively stand before the gates of Heaven one day, only to be plunged into the pit of Hell the next. If your curiosity has now been sufficiently stimulated, then step onto these pages and join Bobby McGuire on his journeys through space and time. You'll be glad you did.

Download or read book Bohemian Rhetoric written by Lucas D. Camaney and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2019 with total page 1036 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My friend, a pseudo-intellectual like so many of us out here, once told me that culture, class and sophistication are concepts that are for everyone to grasp and not only meant for the rich people to enjoy. If any person should think that cultural likings, can’t give to him or her an international type of robust living, it is because that person has decided to stay introverted by choice, rather than circumstance. If humanity doesn’t destroy the ecospheres or plunges itself into a nuclear war, the end of our basic existence will become phenomenal with impersonal technology. As it is the children of today seldom climb a tree to look into the nest of an amazing bird and for that we can only imagine what will be of the children living one thousand years from now? I have written them a letter in hope that the life sustaining properties of our planet Earth are still there for them to use and get to also enjoy the sun being born out of the Caribbean Sea. We should consider ourselves bless for having nature be so nice, to you and I, till this day already gone by.

Download or read book Worldwide Nude Horizons written by Victoria Collins and published by eBookIt.com. This book was released on 2024-09-03 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the World in Your Most Natural State Imagine a vacation where freedom knows no bounds, where the feel of the sun and breeze on your skin is your constant companion. "Worldwide Nude Horizons: The Best Naturist Vacations Around the Globe" is your ultimate guide to experiencing the liberating world of naturist travel. This comprehensive book takes you on an unforgettable journey through the most stunning and welcoming naturist destinations worldwide. Explore the fascinating allure of naturist travel and uncover the numerous benefits of going nude, from total relaxation to a profound sense of freedom. With detailed insights into what to pack, how to navigate legalities, and etiquette, your preparation for a naturist adventure has never been easier. From North America's top naturist resorts to the sun-drenched beaches of the Caribbean, every chapter is packed with hidden gems and must-visit spots. Imagine basking under the radiant sun in Brazil or finding peace on secluded shores in Argentina. Venture through Europe's naturist capitals, from the birthplace of modern naturism in France to Spain's golden costa. Revel in the untamed beauty of Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean marvels of Greece and Italy, each offering unique, breathtaking experiences for the naturist at heart. Expand your horizons with less-trodden paths in the Middle East and Africa, and uncover Asia's hidden naturist paradises. Whether it's Australia's vast coastline or New Zealand's unspoiled freedom, Oceania promises boundless naturist delights. This book also guides you through family-friendly naturist vacations, solo adventures, group travels, and even naturist cruises, ensuring a deluge of choices for every type of traveler. With invaluable travel tips, deep dives into cultural sensitivities, and sustainable travel practices, "Worldwide Nude Horizons" sets a new standard for naturist adventures. Embrace the wellness benefits of naturism, from mindfulness and relaxation to yoga and meditation. Embark on this exhilarating journey and open the door to a world where every horizon is a nude horizon.

Download or read book Beach Soccer Histories written by Lee McGowan and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-09-22 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beach Soccer Histories is the first text to consider the sport as a historical, social and cultural phenomenon, to define its traditions, and present leading research on the development and significance of football played on sand. Following a period of expansive, rapid growth, beach soccer is an internationally governed professional sport, which has come a long way from its origins in Rio de Janeiro in the 1920s. The sand-based variant is distinguished from football by a range of factors, including the dramatic impact of the playing surface. Yet, the game has undergone very little academic scrutiny. This research adopts and adapts qualitative methods related to oral history and football studies, including extensive archival research, semi-structured interviews, and textual and thematic analyses. As it looks beneath the game’s contemporary reach, it considers origins, organisations – including FIFA’s influence – and the beach cultures that underpin its sporting and historical development. This the most comprehensive exploration of beach soccer and a century of its existence. Beach Soccer Histories examines the game’s historical development, critical moments and movements in its progress, successes and contentions, and its contemporary state of play with a view to deepening and advancing our understanding of the game.

Download or read book The Idiot and the Odyssey written by Joel Stratte-McClure and published by The Idiot and the Odyssey. This book was released on 2008 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When inquisitive American journalist Joel Stratte-McClure decides to walk around the Mediterranean Sea, we're in for an exhilarating adventure. As a 30 year expatriate in France, he explores the coast, countryside and regional cultures - as well as his own mind - with compulsive vigour. Armed with a copy of Homer's Odyssey, he re-opens this great book for us as he ponders life, divorce, Buddhism, alcoholism, the art of trekking and a vast collection of weird, wicked, wonderful people along the way. This is a trip to get into!

Download or read book Age is Only a Number written by and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Miss Ivy s Tea Room written by Marlene Rose-Clarke and published by LifeRich Publishing. This book was released on 2013 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Miss Ivy's Tea Room has a quilt of characters, each with a story of adversity. They find solace in a hot cup of tea within the warm atmosphere of a tea room operated by the proprietor, Ms. Julia Horne. The beautiful Ms. Horne also has a story; born to Jamaican immigrants, she strives to accomplish the American dream through feminism, assimilation, and love. Her daughter Victoria Horne, a young, corporate executive is living the American Dream with resentment. At the tea room, Julia meets new and fascinating people; the one thing Julia and Victoria never expected to find in the tea room is love. Enter Charles Blackman, a former professional basketball player turned entrepreneur and Mason Green, a famous Broadway and television actor, each embrace the unexpected during turning points in their lives.

Download or read book Bright Lines written by Tanwi Nandini Islam and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-08-11 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Named a finalist for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, the Brooklyn Eagles Literary Prize, and the Edmund White Debut Fiction Award ONE OF THE CUT’S 13 BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS CELEBRATING PRIDE MONTH “A Brooklyn-by-way-of-Bangladesh Royal Tenenbaums.”—The Denver Post A vibrant debut novel, set in Brooklyn and Bangladesh, follows three young women and one family struggling to make peace with secrets and their past For as long as she can remember, Ella has longed to feel at home. Orphaned as a child after her parents’ murder, and afflicted with hallucinations at dusk, she’s always felt more at ease in nature than with people. She traveled from Bangladesh to Brooklyn to live with the Saleems: her uncle Anwar, aunt Hashi, and their beautiful daughter, Charu, her complete opposite. One summer, when Ella returns home from college, she discovers Charu’s friend Maya—an Islamic cleric’s runaway daughter—asleep in her bedroom. As the girls have a summer of clandestine adventure and sexual awakenings, Anwar—owner of a popular botanical apothecary—has his own secrets, threatening his thirty-year marriage. But when tragedy strikes, the Saleems find themselves blamed. To keep his family from unraveling, Anwar takes them on a fated trip to Bangladesh, to reckon with the past, their extended family, and each other.

Download or read book From Notes to Narrative written by Kristen Ghodsee and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2016-05-10 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ethnography centers on the culture of everyday life. So it is ironic that most scholars who do research on the intimate experiences of ordinary people write their books in a style that those people cannot understand. In recent years, the ethnographic method has spread from its original home in cultural anthropology to fields such as sociology, marketing, media studies, law, criminology, education, cultural studies, history, geography, and political science. Yet, while more and more students and practitioners are learning how to write ethnographies, there is little or no training on how to write ethnographies well. From Notes to Narrative picks up where methodological training leaves off. Kristen Ghodsee, an award-winning ethnographer, addresses common issues that arise in ethnographic writing. Ghodsee works through sentence-level details, such as word choice and structure. She also tackles bigger-picture elements, such as how to incorporate theory and ethnographic details, how to effectively deploy dialogue, and how to avoid distracting elements such as long block quotations and in-text citations. She includes excerpts and examples from model ethnographies. The book concludes with a bibliography of other useful writing guides and nearly one hundred examples of eminently readable ethnographic books.

Download or read book Maldives written by Vincenzo Berghella and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-05-06 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trip to the Maldives, plus history, geography and ocean life in the atolls

Download or read book A Yank Back to England written by Denis Lipman and published by Gemma. This book was released on 2010-01-30 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Denis Lipman left London’s East End for Washington, DC more than 20 years ago, but made an annual pilgrimage year after year to visit aging parents, a pair of cantankerous, real-life Cockneys. He endured the visits as best he could. Enter an American wife. Not content with a grin-and-bear-it attitude, she declares that since each year’s trip to England was inevitable, it was to be enjoyed: see the sites, taste the culture, go places! Against his will, our expat becomes a tourist in his homeland and comes to discover it’s not so bad after all. Through new eyes, England is certainly better than he remembered! Enjoy a travel memoir more carbolic than bucolic. Discover a place where the sun rarely shines, where electricity is coin-operated, and where canned beans on toast is a cornerstone of cuisine. Taste the real East End and tour with a colorful, combative and fundamentally affectionate family as they rent cottages, host outrageous relatives, meet the locals and discover the English countryside.

Download or read book The Last Chapter written by Laylá Abū Zayd and published by American Univ in Cairo Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thought-provoking, semi-autobiographical book tells the story of Aisha, a young Moroccan woman, and her struggle to find an identity in the Morocco of the second half of the twentieth century. Charting Aisha's path through adolescence and young adulthood up to the present, her story is told through a series of flashbacks, anecdotes, and glimpses of the past, all bound up with a strong, often strident, always compelling worldview that takes in Morocco, its politics, people, and traditions, Islam, and marriage. Male-female relationships feature strongly in the narrative, and by exposing us to Aisha's troubled romantic encounters, Abouzeid uncovers the shifting male/female roles within the Morocco of her lifetime. Many aspects of Moroccan society are also explored through the other clashes of the modern and the traditional in Aisha's life. The workplace and corruption, the struggle for women's rights, the clash between Islamic and Western values as well as with the older practices of sorcery and witchcraft, and the conflict between colonial and native language use are all intertwined in a narrative that is both forceful and often poetic. Through a series of tales of emotional disasters, the reader becomes aware not only of Aisha's frustrations but also of her deep commitment to her country and her struggle to defeat suffering, uphold justice, and retain a fierce independence as a woman and a clarity of conviction in her life. Leila Abouzeid is a pioneer among her Moroccan contemporaries in that she writes in Arabic rather than in French and is the first Moroccan woman writer of literature to be translated into English. This stimulating and revealing book adds a new perspective to Maghrebi women's writing, and is an important addition to the growing body of Arab women's writing in translation.

Download or read book How to Be a Carioca written by Priscilla Goslin and published by Morgan James Publishing. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An international bestseller since 1992, this is a humorous look at what makes up one of the world's most colorful characters: the Carioca--those charming inhabitants of Rio de Janeiro, written by a U.S. native who has made Rio her home for more than thirty-eight years. If you dream of blending in with the locals while visiting Rio, help is at hand. Natives of Rio have a unique way of maintaining an up-beat samba-like swing while dealing with the woes of the day-to-day in paradise. How to Be a Carioca will help any traveler understand the endearing Carioca attitude about life and gives an insider's view into the unique daily rituals of the charming natives who populate this marvelous city.

Download or read book Schlepping Through the Alps written by Sam Apple and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2009-01-16 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hans Breuer, Austria’s only wandering shepherd, is also a Yiddish folksinger. He walks the Alps, shepherd’s stick in hand, singing lullabies to his 625 sheep. Sometimes he even gives concerts in historically anti-Semitic towns, showing slides of the flock as he belts out Yiddish ditties. When New York-based writer Sam Apple hears about this one-of-a-kind eccentric, he flies overseas and signs on as a shepherd’s apprentice. For thoroughly urban, slightly neurotic Sam, stumbling along in borrowed boots and burdened with a lot more baggage than his backpack, the task is far from a walk in Central Park. Demonstrating no immediate natural talent for shepherding, he tries to earn the respect of Breuer’s sheep, while keeping a safe distance from the shepherd’s fierce herding dogs. As this strange and hilarious adventure unfolds, the unlikely duo of Sam and Hans meander through a paradise of woods and high meadows toward awkward encounters with Austrians of many stripes. Apple is determined to find out if there are really as many anti-Semites in Austria as he fears and to understand how Hans, who grew up fighting the lingering Nazism in Vienna, became a wandering shepherd. What Apple discovers turns out to be far more fascinating than he had imagined. With this odd and wonderful book, Sam Apple joins the august tradition of Tony Horwitz and Bill Bryson. Schlepping Through the Alps is as funny as it is moving.

Download or read book Research Handbook on Sport and COVID 19 written by Paul M. Pedersen and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2022-11-11 with total page 463 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This timely Research Handbook examines sport-related research and analysis pertaining to how the sport industry has been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Taking stock of the changes over the course of the pandemic, it also provides key insights into how the sport industry and its stakeholders might move forward in post-pandemic times.

Download or read book Around the World At 75 written by John Guy LaPlante and published by Infinity Publishing. This book was released on 2005-02 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author offers his experiences to those who plan to travel around the world.