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Elizabeth Rusch (Author)

A Greater Goal: The Epic Battle for Equal Pay in Women's Soccer-And Beyond

5,YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award FinalistA CCBC ChoiceMore than 250 women have played on the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team, and most contributed to the battle for equal pay. This narrative nonfiction book by the award-winning author and journalist Elizabeth Rusch traces the evolution of that fight, bringing this important rights issue in sports and in our culture to the attention of young readers. Features extensive backmatter.With the passage of Title IX in 1972, the doors opened for young women to play sports at a higher level. But for the women on the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team, being able to compete at an international level didn't mean fair treatment and fair compensation.From economy-class airplane seats and inadequate lodging to minimal marketing and slashed wages, the women representing the United States at the Olympics, the World Cup, and other tournaments had reason to be fed up. They were expected to--and did--win, but they weren't compensated for their talent and dedication. With the help of their union and in collaboration with the men's team, they secured an equitable contract in 2022 that ultimately benefited both national teams as well as athletes ...

Nancy J. Hajeski (Author)

Atlas of True Crime: A Worldwide Guide to Murderers and Thieves, Kidnappers and Con Men

3, "Crime is a fact of the human species, a fact of that species alone." --Georges Bataille, French philosopher Interest in criminal behavior continues to flourish. The worse the crime and the greater the notoriety of the perpetrator, the more the public yearns to digest every detail. Atlas of True Crime offers a wide-ranging survey of the criminal underworld from the 1850s to the present, providing illustrated histories of dozens of infamous individuals who have left their mark on society -- in the darkest ways possible. Profiled are the apex serial killers: John Wayne Gacy, Ted Bundy and David Berkowitz; the cannibals: Jeffrey Dahmer, Ed Gein and Albert Fish; and the spree killers like Richard Speck, Charles Whitman and Charles Manson; plus murderers and cannibals from around the world. Other contents include: Crimebusters and the history of policing The advent of forensic science Bootleggers and bank robbers Top crime bosses of the past century Unsolved murders and Hollywood homicides Romances gone wrong A look into the minds of serial killers Notorious Asian, European and South American killers Kidnappers Big robberies and grand thefts White collar criminals ...

Stephen Hawking

The Grand Design.

When and how did the universe begin? Why are we here? What is the nature of reality? Is the apparent 'grand design' of our universe evidence for a benevolent creator who set things in motion? Or does science offer another explanation? In "The Grand Design", the most recent scientific thinking about the mysteries of the universe is presented, in language marked by both brilliance and simplicity. "The Grand Design" explains the latest thoughts about model-dependent realism (the idea that there is no one version of reality), and about the multiverse concept of reality in which there are many universes. There are new ideas about the top-down theory of cosmology (the idea that there is no one history of the universe, but that every possible history exists). It concludes with a riveting assessment of m-theory, and discusses whether it is the unified theory Einstein spent a lifetime searching for. This is the first major work in nearly a decade by one of the world's greatest thinkers. A succinct, startling and lavishly illustrated guide to discoveries that are altering our understanding and threatening some of our most cherished belief systems, "The Grand Design" is a book that will ...