Tag: Times

Free Download Jenny Landreth, "Swell: A Waterbiography The Sunday Times SPORT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017"
English | 2018 | pages: 336 | ISBN: 1472938968, 1472938941 | EPUB | 3,6 mb
These days, swimming may seem like the most egalitarian of pastimes, open to anyone with a swimsuit-but this wasn’t always the case. In the 19th century, swimming was exclusively the domain of men, and access to pools was a luxury limited by class. Women were (barely) allowed to swim in the sea, as long as no men were around, but even into the 20th century they could be arrested and fined if they dared dive into a lake. It wasn’t until the 1930s that women were finally, and reluctantly, granted equal access to the water. This is the story of the women who made that possible, a thank-you to the fearless "swimming suffragettes" who took on the status quo, fought for equal access, and won.

Free Download Leadership In Disruptive Times: Negotiating the New Balance
English | 2023 | ISBN: 1637422342 | 340 Pages | EPUB (True) | 3 MB
As the business community has learned through the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s more important than ever for leaders to anticipate and plan for the possibility of an unplanned disruptive event. The more prepared you are to manage shocks, the less likely you’ll fall victim to the serious harm a crisis has the potential to inflict.

Free Download Richard Taruskin, "Musical Lives and Times Examined: Keynotes and Clippings, 2006-2019"
English | ISBN: 0520392000 | 2023 | 576 pages | PDF | 8 MB
In this new and final collection, Richard Taruskin gathers a sweeping range of keynote speeches, reviews, and critical essays from the first twenty years of the twenty-first century. With twenty-three essays in total, this volume presents five lectures delivered in Budapest on Hungarian music and ten essays on Russian music. Reviews of contemporary work in musicology and reflections on the place of music in society showcase Taruskin’s trademark wit and breadth.