Ergebnis für "The Institution" in Biografien & Erinnerungen

For decades, osteopathic physician Larry Nassar built a sterling reputation as the go-to doctor for America's Olympians while treating countless others at his office on Michigan State University's campus. It was largely within the high-pressure world of competitive gymnastics that Nassar exploited young girls, sexually assaulting hundreds of them under the guise of medical treatment. In Start by Believing, John Barr and Dan Murphy confront Nassar's acts, which represent the largest sex abuse scandal to impact the sporting world.

In 2012, Hakeem al-Araibi was a promising young player on Bahrain's national football team when he was arrested for attacking a police station during the Arab Spring, despite television footage showing him playing soccer at the time of the alleged attack. After three months of torture and wrongful imprisonment, Hakeem was released. He fled the country and made his way to Australia, where he was granted refugee status. Hakeem made a life here and was playing for the suburban Pascoe Vale Football Club, in Melbourne. He thought he was safe.

Albemarle Street: Portraits, Personalities and Presentations at The Royal institution is a lively and compelling personal selection of the remarkable personalities and achievements of some of the extraordinary scientists and individuals who, during the 19th and 20th centuries, worked or lectured at 21 Albemarle Street in Mayfair, central London. John Meurig Thomas offers a unique and valuable insight into the history of this prestigious address, having himself lived and worked at the Royal Institution for some 20 years.

With Cutler Dawson at the helm for the last 14 years, Navy Federal Credit Union, the world's largest credit union, has quadrupled the size of the organization and made it an industry leader in customer service. It is now one of the most fiercely trusted and smoothly run financial institutions in the world ranked by Fortune magazine as a Best Place to Work for eight years. This book reveals an honest and straightforward look at Dawson's leadership philosophy and guiding principles.

The autobiography of Louis Hughes serves as a window on the daily lives of slaves before and during the Civil War. Born into slavery near Charlottesville, Virginia in 1832, the narrative charts his life through Pontotoc, Mississippi to Memphis where he met his wife Matilda Morgan, to Tombigbee, Alabama and escape from slavery in Mississippi in 1865. Hughes provides unique historical insight into slavery in the Confederacy during the Civil War and concludes with the family living as free people in Milwaukee.

Explore Marcus Aurelius' enduring wisdom with "Stoic Quotes About Life, Love & Success," a fascinating anthology chosen by Boris Mullayev. The stoic ideas of ancient Rome and the unrelenting demands of modern life are bridged by this deep collection of wisdom. Listeners will learn how the Stoic principles of virtue, self-control, and reason may set the groundwork for happiness and personal development through Mullayev's insightful comments. Discover how to separate oneself from the turmoil of the outside world and discover inner calm, just as Aurelius did more than two millennia ago.

R. Allen Stigger is a native Chicagoan who currently resides in the western suburbs and is father to three amazing daughters. He is an army veteran who enjoys writing about the human experience and his personal life childhood experiences.

The Lighthouse Legacy is a podcast created by Bethany Institutions, Bangalore to honour the community that has grown within its walls for the past 60 years. This student-run venture offers an inside look into the lives of the teachers, alumni and staff that have been impacted in Bethany as it celebrates its diamond jubilee year! Follow us on Instagram (lighthouselegacypod) and YouTube (The Lighthouse Legacy Podcast)

A heart-warming collection of first-hand accounts from RNLI volunteers, this remarkable book shines a light on the bravery of the volunteers and the necessity of these rescues—not only to save animals at risk of drowning, but to prevent people putting themselves in danger when trying to save a cherished furry friend.

It’s argued that those who have endured hardship have also experienced wisdom, and that what has broken you can also bless you. The most important question hurt people have to eventually ask is simple, “How can my pain fuel personal evolution and revolution?” We will help you answer that question! Broken Open offers you the opportunity to be a voyeur each week-peeking behind the scenes into an individual's journey to explore what they’ve learned from the most challenging times of their lives. We will explore themes in the form of infidelity, loss, tragedy, financial ruin, illness and ...