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Odd-Shaped Balls: Mischief-Makers, Miscreants and Mad-Hatters of Rugby (Mainstream Sport)
Odd-Shaped Balls captures the humor, the agony, and the ecstasy of one of the world's most popular sports, rugby. The book is no less than a who's who of the game, with both old and young getting the opportunity to have their say. It looks at players such as Max Boyce, Keith Wood, Sean Fitzpatrick, Austin Healy, and Bill Beaumont and his streaker. All exponents of surrealism, comic genius, and savage wit, they offer a quirky insight into the sporting psyche as well as provide some riotous good laughs. With hundreds of funny stories, Odd-Shaped Balls is a light-hearted romp through decades of rugby tomfoolery that is guaranteed to put a smile on the face of all sports fans. .
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Miscreants: Poems
"A wonderful, fresh, and striking collection" (Eavan Boland) from the winner of the 2001 Gerald Cable Book Award.At the heart of this collection is an intense rendering of a young boy's murder and the lives of those who endured it. Reminiscent of the work of B. H. Fairchild and Larry Levis, Miscreants investigates memory, family, violence, and the transition from boyhood to adolescence in the decaying, working-class towns of New Jersey and Pennsylvania..
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Autolycus, or the Future for Miscreant Youth Thrasymachus, the Future of Morals Romulus, or the Future of the Child Procrustes, or the Future of English ... and Tomorrow Volume Six (Today and Tomorrow)
"Autolycus or the Future for Miscreant Youth" by R G Gordon was originally published in 1928. 'His clear and spirited presentation of the problem should rekindle interest in the subject and help towards legislation!' - "Times Educational Supplement". Methods are outlined for dealing with the difficult problem of young offenders. The volume is aimed not only at teachers, doctors and social workers but also parents."Thrasymachus or the Future of Morals" by C E M Joad was originally published in 1925. '!outspoken and unequivocal. A book that will startle' - "Daily Chronicle". A study of the conventional morality of the day, prophesying a Puritan revival in morals with intolerance which will lead to the Americanization of England and a great increase in irregular sexual relationships. "Romulus or the future of the Child" by Robert T Lewis was originally published in 1929. 'This interesting and stimulating book should be read by all!' - "Daily Chronicle". Concentrating on the pre-school child, this book pays particular attention to the question of the only child and advocates making nursery schools an integral part of our educational system. A guide to psychological and educational theory, this book challenges our accepted ideas of discipline, gives play its true importance in child education and helps the parent or carer in handling issues which most seriously affect the future of the child."Procrustes, or the Future of English Education" by M Alderton Pink was originally published in 1927. 'Undoubtedly he makes out a very good case' - "Daily Herald". 'This interesting addition to the series' - "Times Educational Supplement". If everyone receives a higher education, who is going to do manual work? Can a man with a superior education be happy if he has to do heavy work? These are the questions which the author discusses. He also considers whether all children are qualified for anything more than a rudimentary education and discusses the modern day curriculum..
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Guided Miscreants: Liberalism, Myopias, and the Politics of Representation [An article from: World Development]
This digital document is a journal article from World Development, published by Elsevier in 2005. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Description: This paper reviews the political representation of the chronically poor within political liberalism. It highlights the problem caused by the theoretical expectation of formal institutional inclusion found in models of good governance and political development, and the widespread exclusion of the chronically poor from political institutions in practice. Moreover, the paper reviews how the discursive representation of the chronically poor in political liberalism undermines their agency and leads to flawed poverty reduction policy. The paper then offers an alternative approach to political development which proceeds from the reflexive subjectivity of ''the politics of everyday life'' in urban Zimbabwe. .
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