This is the true inside story of the "Miracle on Ice," in which a ragtag team of collegiate and amateur athletes united in the shadow of the Cold War to defeat the seemingly invincible Soviet ice hockey team at the 1980 Winter Olympics. Sixty-two action photographs complement this triumphant tale.

What do faculty members, academic administrators, or development officers need to know if they want to be successful fundraisers in higher education? Going for the Gold demystifies these worlds for anyone interested in higher education fundraising and provides practical, field-tested tools that everyone involved in academic development will want in his or her toolkit.

Going for the Gold is an all-season story, but it does have a seasonal focus on Easter folk customs involving coloring eggs. It can appeal to all levelschildren and adults alike. It also has a teaching-language component instructive for teachers of English whether students are youngsters learning the language or adults learning English as a second language.

Hades reveals the true story behind why Atalanta lost that race to Melanion.

The Summer Olympics are coming, and this year Mad Libs is taking home the COLOR medal! Test your skills in the Olympic games with these 21 hilarious fill-in-the-blank stories! From PIZZA-vaulting to the 100 meter ANKLE-stroke, this Mad Libs has every sporting event fully covered! Cheer on as your favorite athletes compete for glory under the Olympic torch!

"An indispensable look at the working conditions, social lives, and collective action of black miners. . . . [Moodie's] meticulous, reflective, incessantly questioning approach to power, drink, sexuality, conflict, and routine life in mines and compounds reveals an extraordinary world at the edge of hope and desperation."—Charles Tilly, The New School for Social Research "Combines a rigorous use of theory with a marvellous and sensitive sympathy."—Terence O. Ranger, co-editor of The Invention of Tradition