Not Without a Fight

Not Without a Fight
Author: Helen Zille
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
Total Pages: 894
Release: 2016-10-07
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1776090438

Helen Zille’s long-awaited autobiography is one of the most fascinating political stories of our time. Zille takes the reader back to her humble family origins, her struggle with anorexia as a young woman, her early career as a journalist for the Rand Daily Mail, and her involvement with the End Conscription Campaign and the Black Sash. She documents her early days in the Democratic Party and the Democratic Alliance, at a time when the party was locked in a no-holds-barred factional conflict. And she chronicles the intense political battles to become mayor of Cape Town, leader of the DA and premier of the Western Cape, in the face of dirty tricks from the ANC and infighting within her own party. This is a story about political intrigue and treachery, floor-crossing and unlikely coalitions, phone tapping and intimidation, false criminal charges and judicial commissions. It documents Zille’s courageous fight against corruption and state capture and her efforts to realign politics and entrench accountability. And it describes a mother’s battle to raise children in the pressured world of South African politics. This book is as frank, honest and unflinching as Helen Zille herself, and will appeal to anyone interested in the story of South African politics over the past fifty years.

Not Without a Fight

Not Without a Fight
Author: Donna Redman
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Total Pages: 155
Release: 2013-05-21
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1466993820

After she finished her PhD at the University of Alabama in Birmingham, Tammy Redman continued working there as a postdoctoral fellow, but in 1997 she decided to move back to Albuquerque, New Mexico, to be near her family, which included her twin sister, Terri; her older sister, Cindy, and Cindy’s two young daughters; and her parents. Terri bought an old house near the University of New Mexico, and Tammy shared the house and the house payments with her. They fixed up the house, refurbished the yard, and became a part of the delightful old neighborhood. In 1998 Tammy was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. She was determined to declare war on this monster and face it head-on. Along the way she learned many things—practical, scientific, and personal things. Tammy spent most of her last year traveling, seeking some way to vanquish the monster that was cancer. The author, her mother, went with her to offer companionship and support. Not Without a Fight is the story of Tammy’s battle with cancer, seeking a cure but finding a miracle of strength and devotion and family unity through her courageous quest.

Not Without a Fight

Not Without a Fight
Author: D.W. Duke
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 367
Release: 2017-08-04
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1532026684

It is September 1, 1939 when Germany invades Poland and transforms eight-year-old Casimir Biebersteins world forever. The son of a wealthy Jewish businessman, Cass happily lives in a thirty-room mansion. But when his family is forcibly ejected from their opulent and luxurious existence, Cass is immersed in a dark life he never could have envisioned in his wildest dreams. After moving from one apartment to the next, Cass and his family are eventually forced into the Jewish ghetto in Warsaw nearly three years later. Cass, who is seeking justice and the neutralization of Arturo, responds in the only way he knows and becomes a sniper for the Jewish Resistance. As battles lead him to fight in the 1943 and 1944 uprisings as well as with the Soviet Army when they finally drive Germany out of Poland, Cass ultimately turns the tables on his oppressors and becomes a shining example of the inner-strength and determination of the Jewish people to never give up, no matter what. Not without a Fight shares the true story of a Polish Jews journey to become a Resistance Fighter intent on seeking justice for wrongs while attempting to survive the atrocities of the Holocaust.

Not Without a Fight

Not Without a Fight
Author: Scott C. Benyacko
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2009-10-22
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0557054354

Turning thirty leaves scars. It's like watching the odometer roll over on you car. For Kevin Andrews, the morning of his thirtieth birthday signals another nail in his coffin. When his wife tells him that morning that she's pregnant, Kevin knows his days of youth are slowly coming to an end. In an attempt to recapture those glory days, Kevin embarks on a trek to make Odysseus hang his head in shame. Kevin meets drunken neighbors, receives advice from an old hippy, and nearly ruins his marriage when he runs into an old girlfriend. This novel proves what women already know. Men are idiots.

Not Without a Fight: Ten Steps to Becoming Your Own Champion

Not Without a Fight: Ten Steps to Becoming Your Own Champion
Author: Ramla Ali
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2021-09-23
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1529119146

Ramla Ali's life inside and outside the ring represents her ruthless refusal to quit and passion to fight for what she believes in. In her first book, Ramla details ten key fights - a combination of life's constant challenges and real bouts she's endured both in and outside of the ring - that have shaped her remarkable rise to date. From her arrival in England as a refugee to being drawn to the energy and spirit of her first boxercise class; from the adrenaline of her first amateur fights to how she often powered on alone, searching for a community of women like her, and her biggest win of all: letting love into her life. Each relatable lesson is packed full of honesty and urgency, powering the reader on to become their own champion.

Raise Winning Kids Without a Fight

Raise Winning Kids Without a Fight
Author: William H. Hughes
Publisher: JHU Press
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2009-10-15
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0801893399

Emphasizing personal choice, free will, and dispassionate parent-child interactions, Dr. Hughes's approach recommends to parents that they set expectations, monitor behavior, and give rewards when expectations have been met.

The Fight

The Fight
Author: Norman Mailer
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2013-10-15
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0812986121

In 1974 in Kinshasa, Zaïre, two African American boxers were paid five million dollars apiece to fight each other. One was Muhammad Ali, the aging but irrepressible “professor of boxing.” The other was George Foreman, who was as taciturn as Ali was voluble. Observing them was Norman Mailer, a commentator of unparalleled energy, acumen, and audacity. Whether he is analyzing the fighters’ moves, interpreting their characters, or weighing their competing claims on the African and American souls, Mailer’s grasp of the titanic battle’s feints and stratagems—and his sensitivity to their deeper symbolism—makes this book a masterpiece of the literature of sport. Praise for The Fight “Exquisitely refined and attenuated . . . [a] sensitive portrait of an extraordinary athlete and man, and a pugilistic drama fully as exciting as the reality on which it is based.”—The New York Times “One of the defining texts of sports journalism. Not only does Mailer recall the violent combat with a scholar’s eye . . . he also makes the whole act of reporting seem as exciting as what’s occurring in the ring.”—GQ “Stylistically, Mailer was the greatest boxing writer of all time.”—Chuck Klosterman, Esquire “One of Mailer’s finest books.”—Louis Menand, The New Yorker Praise for Norman Mailer “[Norman Mailer] loomed over American letters longer and larger than any other writer of his generation.”—The New York Times “A writer of the greatest and most reckless talent.”—The New Yorker “Mailer is indispensable, an American treasure.”—The Washington Post “A devastatingly alive and original creative mind.”—Life “Mailer is fierce, courageous, and reckless and nearly everything he writes has sections of headlong brilliance.”—The New York Review of Books “The largest mind and imagination [in modern] American literature . . . Unlike just about every American writer since Henry James, Mailer has managed to grow and become richer in wisdom with each new book.”—Chicago Tribune “Mailer is a master of his craft. His language carries you through the story like a leaf on a stream.”—The Cincinnati Post

What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker

What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker
Author: Damon Young
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 303
Release: 2019-03-26
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0062684337

A Finalist for the NAACP Image Award A Finalist for the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for Nonfiction A Finalist for the Thurber Prize for American Humor Longlisted for the PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay An NPR Best Book of the Year A Washington Independent Review of Books Favorite of the Year From the host of podcast "Stuck with Damon Young," cofounder of VerySmartBrothas.com, and one of the most read writers on race and culture at work today, a provocative and humorous memoir-in-essays that explores the ever-shifting definitions of what it means to be Black (and male) in America For Damon Young, existing while Black is an extreme sport. The act of possessing black skin while searching for space to breathe in Americais enough to induce a ceaseless state of angst where questions such as “How should I react here, as a professional black person?” and “Will this white person’s potato salad kill me?” are forever relevant. What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker chronicles Young’s efforts to survive while battling and making sense of the various neuroses his country has given him. It’s a condition that’s sometimes stretched to absurd limits, provoking the angst that made him question if he was any good at the “being straight” thing, as if his sexual orientation was something he could practice and get better at, like a crossover dribble move or knitting; creating the farce where, as a teen, he wished for a white person to call him a racial slur just so he could fight him and have a great story about it; and generating the surreality of watching gentrification transform his Pittsburgh neighborhood from predominantly Black to “Portlandia . . . but with Pierogies.” And, at its most devastating, it provides him reason to believe that his mother would be alive today if she were white. From one of our most respected cultural observers, What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker is a hilarious and honest debut that is both a celebration of the idiosyncrasies and distinctions of Blackness and a critique of white supremacy and how we define masculinity.

Never Give Up Without a Fight

Never Give Up Without a Fight
Author: Lee Heiman
Publisher: Writers Republic LLC
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2020-02-28
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1646202627

For six months, Lee Heiman lay in a hospital bed at the mercy of doctors, nurses—and the disease that nearly killed him. During that time, he relied on the strength of family, friends, and his own memories to help pull him through. Now, let Lee take you on that journey of survival and self-discovery. Go behind the scenes of the music artists he worked with and the music festivals he produced, and see firsthand some of the business battles that helped Lee realize you should never give up without a fight.

How to Win a Fight

How to Win a Fight
Author: Lawrence Kane
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2011-10-04
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1101535717

Two veteran martial arts instructors and a renowned comic book illustrator deliver the ultimate course in self-defense More than three million Americans are involved in a violent physical encounter every year. In these situations, knowledge is power, and few teachers are better equipped to deliver that knowledge than Lawrence Kane and Kris Wilder. Veteran martial arts instructors and masters in their field, Kane and Wilder have teamed up with DC Comics artist Matt Haley to produce a step-by-step guide revealing the secrets of surviving-and preventing-violent encounters. The defense begins by scanning the environment for dangerous situations and using verbal de-escalation to defuse tense situations. If a fight is unavoidable, the authors offer clear guidance for being the victor, along with advice on legal implications, including how to handle a police interview after the attack.