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 Boxing and the Mob: The Notorious History of the Sweet Science
More than any other sport, boxing has a history of being easy to rig. There are only two athletes and one or both may be induced to accept a bribe; if not the fighters, then the judges or referee might be swayed. In such inviting circumstances, the mob moved into boxing in the 1930s and profited by corrupting a sport ripe for... | | Uproar: Calm Leadership in Anxious Times
If “these are the times that test men’s souls,” never more than for the leader’s ability to think clearly, to be present calmly, and to challenge effectively. It’s a time when leaders cannot be as anxious as those they serve; otherwise, the system is leaderless. Anxiety flows down like water from a leaky... | | Tame Your Anxiety: Rewiring Your Brain for Happiness
Anxiety is natural. Calm is learned.
If you didn’t learn yesterday, you can learn today.
It’s not easy, of course. Once your natural alarm system is triggered, it’s hard to find the off switch. Indeed, you don’t have an off switch until you build one.... |
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Naked Screenwriting
LEW: What is a screenwriter? Somewhere between the pulsating
pentameters of a poet and the humdrum hindsight of a historian, there
lives a curious and wondrous creature known as a screenwriter.
Working screenwriters can be found at Vegas, the racetrack, the tennis
courts, their favorite bars; nonworking screenwriters, same or at... | | | | Women in Ming China (Asian Voices)
This groundbreaking work provides an original and deeply knowledgeable overview of Chinese women and gender relations during the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644). Bret Hinsch explores in detail the central aspects of female life in this era, including family and marriage, motherhood, political power, work, inheritance, education,... |
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