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Author : Chris Craggs
Release : 2009-03
Genre : Peak District (England)
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 223/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Western Grit by : Chris Craggs
Download or read book Western Grit written by Chris Craggs. This book was released on 2009-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a climbing guidebook for those interested in the huge variety of cliffs that are scattered up the western side of the Peak District and the Pennines.
Author : Charles Portis
Release : 2010-11-05
Genre : Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 509/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis True Grit by : Charles Portis
Download or read book True Grit written by Charles Portis. This book was released on 2010-11-05. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The #1 New York Times bestselling classic frontier adventure novel that inspired two award-winning films! Charles Portis has long been acclaimed as one of America’s foremost writers. True Grit, his most famous novel, was first published in 1968, and became the basis for two movies, the 1969 classic starring John Wayne and, in 2010, a new version starring Academy Award® winner Jeff Bridges and written and directed by the Coen brothers. True Grit tells the story of Mattie Ross, who is just fourteen when the coward Tom Chaney shoots her father down in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and robs him of his life, his horse, and $150 in cash. Mattie leaves home to avenge her father’s blood. With one-eyed Rooster Cogburn, the meanest available U.S. Marshal, by her side, Mattie pursues the killer into Indian Territory. True Grit is eccentric, cool, straight, and unflinching, like Mattie herself. From a writer of true status, this is an American classic through and through.
Author : Angela Duckworth
Release : 2016-05-03
Genre : Self-Help
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 124/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Grit by : Angela Duckworth
Download or read book Grit written by Angela Duckworth. This book was released on 2016-05-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this instant New York Times bestseller, Angela Duckworth shows anyone striving to succeed that the secret to outstanding achievement is not talent, but a special blend of passion and persistence she calls “grit.” “Inspiration for non-geniuses everywhere” (People). The daughter of a scientist who frequently noted her lack of “genius,” Angela Duckworth is now a celebrated researcher and professor. It was her early eye-opening stints in teaching, business consulting, and neuroscience that led to her hypothesis about what really drives success: not genius, but a unique combination of passion and long-term perseverance. In Grit, she takes us into the field to visit cadets struggling through their first days at West Point, teachers working in some of the toughest schools, and young finalists in the National Spelling Bee. She also mines fascinating insights from history and shows what can be gleaned from modern experiments in peak performance. Finally, she shares what she’s learned from interviewing dozens of high achievers—from JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon to New Yorker cartoon editor Bob Mankoff to Seattle Seahawks Coach Pete Carroll. “Duckworth’s ideas about the cultivation of tenacity have clearly changed some lives for the better” (The New York Times Book Review). Among Grit’s most valuable insights: any effort you make ultimately counts twice toward your goal; grit can be learned, regardless of IQ or circumstances; when it comes to child-rearing, neither a warm embrace nor high standards will work by themselves; how to trigger lifelong interest; the magic of the Hard Thing Rule; and so much more. Winningly personal, insightful, and even life-changing, Grit is a book about what goes through your head when you fall down, and how that—not talent or luck—makes all the difference. This is “a fascinating tour of the psychological research on success” (The Wall Street Journal).
Author : Chris Craggs
Release : 2006
Genre : Peak District (England)
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 568/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Eastern Grit by : Chris Craggs
Download or read book Eastern Grit written by Chris Craggs. This book was released on 2006. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to rock climbing in the Peak District, covering Wharncliffe, Rivelin, Dovestone Tor, Bamford, Stanage, Burbage North, Higgar Tor, Burbage South, Millstone, Lawrencefield, Yarncliffe, Froggatt, Curbar, Baslow, Gardoms, Birchen, Chatsworth, Cratcliffe and Black Rocks.
Author : Scott F. Stoddart
Release : 2016-02-19
Genre : Performing Arts
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 208/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The New Western by : Scott F. Stoddart
Download or read book The New Western written by Scott F. Stoddart. This book was released on 2016-02-19. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American moviegoers have long turned to the Hollywood Western for reassurance in times of crisis. During the genre's heyday, the films of John Ford, Howard Hawks and Henry Hathaway reflected a grand patriotism that resonated with audiences at the end of World War II. The tried-and-true Western was questioned by Ford and George Stevens during the Cold War, and in the 1960s directors like Sam Peckinpah and George Roy Hill retooled the genre as a commentary on American ethics during the Vietnam War. Between the mid-1970s and early 1990s, the Western faded from view--until the Gulf War, when Kevin Costner's Dances with Wolves (1990) and Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven (1992) brought it back, with moral complexities. Since 9/11, the Western has seen a resurgence, blending its patriotic narrative with criticism of America's place in the global community. Exploring such films as True Grit (2010) and Brokeback Mountain (2005), along with television series like Deadwood and Firefly, this collection of new essays explores how the Western today captures the dichotomy of our times and remains important to the American psyche.
