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The goddess and the American girl : the story of Suzanne Lenglen and Helen Wills
Published: Oxford University Press, 1988Contributor biographical informationDescription: xiv, 464 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Josephine : the hungry heart 1st ed.
Published: Random House, 1993Subjects:Description: xxiii, 532 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.Book -
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The art of finding springs : a translation of L'art de decouvrir les sources, seconde edition Second edition.
Published: The Geological Society of America, 2019Description: xvii, 127 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.Book -
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René Blum and the Ballets russes : in search of a lost life
Published: Oxford University Press, 2011Description: xxiii, 277 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.Book -
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The great American sports page : a century of classic columns from Ring Lardner to Sally Jenkins
Published: Library of America, 2019Description: xxv, 396 pages ; 22 cm.Book -
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My polar flights; an account of the voyages of the airships Italia and Norge [1st American ed.]
Published: Putnam, 1961Description: 288 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.Book -
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The player : Christy Mathewson, baseball, and the American century
Published: Four Walls Eight Windows, 2003Publisher descriptionDescription: xi, 198 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
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Disneyland and culture : essays on the parks and their influence
Published: McFarland & Co., 2011Description: viii, 232 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.Book -
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Jazz dance : a history of the roots and branches
Published: University Press of Florida, 2014Contents:Description: xix, 310 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.Book -
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Valuing local knowledge : indigenous people and intellectual property rights
Published: Island Press, 1996Contents: “…New environmentalist movement of Latin American indigenous people /…”Description: xiv, 337 pages ; 24 cm.
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Reflecting on nature : readings in environmental philosophy
Published: Oxford University Press, 1994Table of contentsDescription: xvii, 362 pages ; 24 cm.
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Apollo's angels : a history of ballet Random House trade pbk.
Published: Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2011Contents: “…: Communist ballet from Stalin to Brezhnev ; Alone in Europe : the British moment ; The American century I : Russian beginnings ; The American century II : The New York scene -- The masters are dead and gone.…”Description: xxv, 642 pages, 32 pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Dance a while : a handbook for folk, square, contra, and social dance Tenth edition.
Published: Waveland Press, 2015Contents: “…Rhythm and meter -- Analysis of a basic rhythm -- Fundamental locomotor movements -- Basic dance steps -- Suggestions for teaching basic dance steps -- Procedure for teaching basic dance steps and turns -- Dance formations -- Dance positions -- Guidelines for reading dance directions -- Music in relation to dance -- Dance style -- American dance sampler. Dances from the European courts to the American ballrooms -- The unique contributions of African Americans -- The Spanish-Mexican influence -- Dance styles of the people -- Music -- Dress -- A social occasion -- Revival of folk traditions -- The melting pot versus ethnic identity -- Play party games: dances for children -- A selection of American dances -- Nonpartner dances -- Mixers -- Partner dances -- Cajun dance -- Country western dance -- Folk dance from the Hawaiian Islands -- Square dance. …”Description: xix, 580 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm + 1 CD (4 3/4 in.)
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The wealth of nature : environmental history and the ecological imagination
Published: Oxford University Press, 1993Table of contentsDescription: x, 255 pages ; 24 cm.
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Whatever it takes : women on women's sport 1st ed.
Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1999Contents: “…-- Smells like team spirit: portrait of a rank season / Holly Morris -- They're pooling their power / Shawn Hubler -- The value of girl's basket ball / A Kokomo High School student -- A Peaches fan for life / Susan E. Johnson -- American past time / Barbara Crooker -- In praise of bush leagues / Michelle Brockway -- Camper of the year / Carol Bergman -- Recognition / Kim Schaefer -- From A wheel within a wheel / Frances E. …”Description: x, 323 pages ; 21 cm.
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Reading sport : critical essays on power and representation
Published: Northeastern University Press, 2000Contents: “…McDonald -- Hegemonic masculinity on the mound: media representations of Nolan Ryan and American sports culture / Nick Trujillo -- "Hertz, don't it?"…”Description: 326 pages ; 24 cm.
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Mapping the West : America's westward movement 1524-1890
Published: Rizzoli, 2002Description: 208 pages : illustrations, maps (chiefly color) ; 28 cm.Book -
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Encyclopedia of Christmas : nearly 200 alphabetically arranged entries covering all aspects of Christmas, including folk customs, religious observances, history, legends, symbols,...
Published: Omnigraphics, 2000Description: xvii, 729 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.Book