Tells the dramatic stories of 24 remarkable athletes who overcame seemingly insurmountable medical adversities to attain athletic success. A separate chapter is devoted to each, relating how that athlete developed the problem, what medical issues arose, how success was achieved despite the setback, and what personal qualities enabled the athlete to prevail.  Meer

With the possible exceptions of boxer Muhammad Ali and baseball player Babe Ruth, no athlete has made a greater impact on American society-or in the world-than Michael Jordan.  Meer

The Scottish League Cup has been keenly contested for 75 years. Unsurprisingly, the big Glasgow clubs have won it the most, but Aberdeen, Hearts, Hibs, Dundee, Raith Rovers, Livingston and East Fife have also had their moments in the sun.  Meer

The three centuries from 1200 to 1500, from the Albigensian Crusades, though the catastrophic defeats of Crécy, Poitiers and Agincourt, to the beginnings of the Italian Wars, were crucial in the development of the identity of France as a kingdom and as an idea in the minds of its people.  Meer

Literary Texts and the Roman Historian looks at literary texts from the Roman Empire which depict actual events. It examines the ways in which these texts were created, disseminated and read.  Meer

Literary Texts and the Roman Historian looks at literary texts from the Roman Empire which depict actual events. It examines the ways in which these texts were created, disseminated and read.  Meer

This volume presents the surviving correspondence of the French ambassador to the court of Elizabeth I from 1562–66, Paul de Foix. Paul de Foix was an intriguing figure: a liberal Catholic reformer suspected of heresy, a scholar and patron of scholars and a trusted agent of Catherine de Medici.  Meer

Understanding Legislation provides a practical, accessible guide to interpreting both English and European legislation of all kinds.  Meer

This book addresses contemporary Nevada fiction as one of the most probing literary explorations of the American West. It is argued that recent fictional representations of Nevada both encompass some common thematic trends in contemporary western writing and present unique features, such as its depiction of Basque immigrants, the nuclear controversy, and Las Vegas and Reno.  Meer

The popularity of the comic performers of late-Georgian and Regency England and their frequent depiction in portraits, caricatures and prints is beyond dispute, yet until now little has been written on the subject.  Meer

The popularity of the comic performers of late-Georgian and Regency England and their frequent depiction in portraits, caricatures and prints is beyond dispute, yet until now little has been written on the subject.  Meer