Costing and Control for materials . / by Or born F.

• Record Nr.: UNINA990002694950403321
• Autore: Osborn, F.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Londra, : MacMillan, 1980
• ISBN: 0-333-25744-8
• Descrizione fisica: xii, 241 p. ; 22 cm
• Collana: Istitute of cost and management accountants ; 3
• Locazione: ECA
• Collocazione: C3-P12-17-RA
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia

The People's Race Inc. : Behind the Scenes at the Honolulu Marathon / / Michael S. K. N. Tsai

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910153136303321
• Autore: Tsai Michael S. K. N.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Honolulu : , : University of Hawaii Press, , [2016]; ©2016
• ISBN: 0-8248-6677-0; 0-8248-6675-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (217 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 796.42/520996931; 796.4252099600
• Soggetti: SPORTS & RECREATION / History
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- PART I. THE PEOPLE'S RACE -- CHAPTER 1. ; A Good Day for a Marathon -- CHAPTER 2. Birth of the Honolulu Marathon -- CHAPTER 3. Rapid Growth Years -- CHAPTER 4. Transitional Times -- PART II. TURNING POINTS -- CHAPTER 5. The Marathon from Myth to Modernity -- CHAPTER 6. The Michigan Guys -- CHAPTER 7. The Coup -- CHAPTER 8. A Japanese Marriage -- CHAPTER 9. The Living Legacy of Bikila and Wolde -- CHAPTER 10. Challenges of the Big Time -- PART III. HONOLULU MARATHON INC. -- CHAPTER 11. An Economic Engine -- CHAPTER 12. Behind the Scenes -- CHAPTER 13. The Road Ahead -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR
• Sommario/riassunto: The Honolulu Marathon debuted in 1973 as the shared vision of a maverick cardiologist bent on proving the benefit of long-distance running for cardiac patients and an impetuous mayor eager to prove Honolulu the equal of the top cities in the country. Over a span of forty-plus years, the race matured into one of the largest marathons in the world, a