02930ojm 2200301z- 450 991014892220332120230912161814.00-00-731718-2(CKB)3710000000923529(BIP)026476866(EXLCZ)99371000000092352920231107c2009uuuu -u- -engOpen: An AutobiographyHarperCollins UKHe is one of the most beloved athletes in history and one of the most gifted men ever to step onto a tennis court - but from early childhood Andre Agassi hated the game.Coaxed to swing a racket while still in the crib, forced to hit hundreds of balls a day while still in grade school, Agassi resented the constant pressure even as he drove himself to become a prodigy, an inner conflict that would define him. Now, in his beautiful, haunting autobiography, Agassi tells the story of a life framed by such conflicts.Agassi makes us feel his panic as an undersized seven-year-old in Las Vegas, practicing all day under the obsessive gaze of his violent father. We see him at thirteen, banished to a Florida tennis camp. Lonely, scared, a ninth-grade dropout, he rebels in ways that will soon make him a 1980s icon. By the time he turns pro at sixteen, his new look promises to change tennis forever, as does his lightning fast return.And yet, despite his raw talent, he struggles early on. We feel his confusion as he loses to the world's best, his greater confusion as he starts to win. After stumbling in three Grand Slam finals, Agassi shocks the world, and himself, by capturing the 1992 Wimbledon. Overnight he becomes a fan favorite and a media target.Agassi brings a near-photographic memory to every pivotal match, and every public relationship. Alongside vivid portraits of rivals, Agassi gives unstinting accounts of his brief time with Barbra Streisand and his doomed marriage to Brooke Shields. He reveals the depression that shatters his confidence, and the mistake that nearly costs him everything. Finally, he recounts his spectacular resurrection and his march to become the oldest man ever ranked number one.In clear, taut prose, Agassi evokes his loyal brother, his wise coach, his gentle trainer, all the people who help him regain his balance and find love at last with Stefanie Graf.With its breakneck tempo and raw candor, Open will be read and cherished for years. A treat for ardent fans, it will also captivate readers who know nothing about tennis. Like Agassi's game, it sets a new standard for grace, style, speed and power.OpenBiography & autobiographySports & recreationBiographySports and games796.342092 BAgassi Andre1970-744940Davies ErikothAUDIO9910148922203321Open: An Autobiography3650011UNINA01337nam2 22002891i 450 UON0010823820231205102624.81920020107d1985 |0itac50 baengUS|||| 1||||ˆThe ‰Sacred direction in IslamA study of the interaction of religion and science in the Middle AgesDavid A. King[New York]Interdisciplinary science review1985pp. 315-328ill.29 cm001UON001082412001 Interdisciplinary science review210 New YorkInterdisciplinary science review19-215 v.29 cm10, 4SCIENZE ISLAMICHEUONC004684FIUSNew YorkUONL000050ARA XVIII BPAESI ARABI - SCIENZE PURE E APPLICATE - FISICO-MATEMATICHEAKINGDavid A.UONV04366320952Interdisciplinary science reviewUONV261481650ITSOL20240220RICASIBA - SISTEMA BIBLIOTECARIO DI ATENEOUONSIUON00108238SIBA - SISTEMA BIBLIOTECARIO DI ATENEOSI ARA XVIII B 040 (MISC 4) SI SA 52843 5 040 (MISC 4) ISLAM - SCIENZESCIENZE ISLAMICHEUONC008588Sacred direction in Islam1207154UNIOR02930nam 2200661 a 450 991021998510332120200520144314.01-282-03313-197866120331310-8330-4532-6(CKB)1000000000718908(EBL)423186(OCoLC)476261327(SSID)ssj0000105478(PQKBManifestationID)11127693(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000105478(PQKBWorkID)10104526(PQKB)10877094(MiAaPQ)EBC423186(MiAaPQ)EBC4969978(Au-PeEL)EBL4969978(CaONFJC)MIL203313(OCoLC)1027165843(oapen)doab114738(EXLCZ)99100000000071890820080415d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAn argument for documenting casualties violence against Iraqi civilians 2006 /Katharine Hall, Dale StahlSanta Monica, Calif. RANDc20081 online resource (71 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8330-4461-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. 49-51).Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE- Introduction; CHAPTER TWO- Counting Iraqi Civilian Deaths; The Lancet Studies; United Nations Reports; Iraq Body Count; Iraqi Government Statistics; Conclusions; CHAPTER THREE- Detailed Analysis of RAND's Civilian Violence Dataset; The RAND Dataset; A Closer Look at 2006: Who Is Being Attacked, Where, and How; Conclusions; CHAPTER FOUR- Recent Developments: COIN and the U.S. Military's Data Collection Effort; COIN and Iraq: Doctrine Versus RealityThe Reduction of Violence in 2007: General Petraeus and the SurgeConclusions; CHAPTER FIVE- Conclusions and Recommendations: A Better Collection Framework; ReferencesThe authors examine available open-source data on Iraqi civilian fatalities and assess problems associated with previous collection efforts. They present a more robust dataset and propose a framework for future data gathering in Iraq and beyond.Iraq War, 2003-2011CasualtiesCivilian war casualtiesIraqStatisticsViolent deathsIraqStatisticsCounterinsurgencyStatisticsIraq War, 2003-2011Casualties.Civilian war casualtiesViolent deathsCounterinsurgency956.7044/3Hall Katharine1237120Stahl Dale1237121MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910219985103321An argument for documenting casualties2871979UNINA