Life In La Liga

In Life in La Liga, football writer Rab MacWilliam delves to the heart of one of Europe's most historically and politically complex nations to explore its rich football history, examining its deep-rooted rivalries and internecine vendettas, and the undoubtedly impressive standard of its football clubs. From the big five of Real Madrid, Barcelona, Athletic Bilbao, Atletico Madrid and Valencia, to the likes of Sevilla, Real Sociedad, Deportivo de La Coruna, Real Zaragoza, Celta de Vigo, Espanyol, Real Betis and Sporting Gijon, McWilliam laces an entertainingly informative narrative with short biographies of the Spanish game's main participants, players, and characters, as well as reflections on the humorous, tragic and pivotal events that have taken place since the Spanish league's origins in the late nineteenth century on its journey to becoming the dominant force in the global game that it is today.

‘A history of modern Spain told through one of world football's most intense rivalries’ Independent ‘Sports Book of the Year’ Sunday Times It’s Messi vs Ronaldo, it’s Catalonia vs Castilla. It’s the nation against the state, freedom fighters vs Franco’s fascists. It’s majestic goals and mesmerising skills, red cards and bench brawls. It’s the best two teams on the planet going face to face and toe to toe. It’s more than a game. It’s a war. It’s Barcelona vs Real Madrid. Only, it’s not that simple. From the wounds left by the civil war to the teams’ recent global domination, historian and expert on Spanish football, Sid Lowe lifts the lid on sport’s greatest rivalry. Lowe has spoken to the biggest names and the forgotten heroes who defined their clubs. Men like Alfredo Di Stéfano and Johan Cruyff as well as the only survivor of the most politically charged game in history, the Barcelona striker who knocked Madrid out of the European Cup for the first time ever, and the president who celebrated his club’s defining moment by taking a midnight dip in the Thames. By exploring the history, politics, culture, economics and language, while never forgetting the drama on the pitch, Lowe demonstrates the symbiotic nature of the relationship between these two football giants. In doing so he reveals the human story behind this explosive rivalry.

During the pandemic, Naveen & Sudhakar were exploring the possibilities of interacting with the students, like we were doing in normal times. They realized that having an opportunity to interact with the current generation using digital platforms. It would reach out to a larger audience across geographies and time zones and create a platform not only to share knowledge and have the opportunity to interact with specialists to share their experiences. They started The Guiding Voice. It is now listed in the top 3% of motivational and inspirational podcasts. This book is a collection of experiences shared by experts on The Guiding Voice Platform, TGV. We have also taken a few references from their social media. From hundreds of interviews on TGV, we have selected a few for this volume. These people have excelled in their domains and have life experience which would be helpful to people at any stage of their careers. The people you would meet in this book could be the Movers and Shakers of our society; they could be Influencers or Entrepreneurs. These are the people who are inspiring us with their determination, persistence, perseverance, vision, hard work, and passion. We have captured some of the essences of their charismatic and multifaceted personalities in this book. There is a lot more than one can emulate from them. Hence, we have included a section called “Inspiring Lives” with their profiles for our readers’ ease of connecting with them. This book also hopes to bring mentoring moments to the lives of its readers. To make referencing easier, the book is divided into four sections. These sections are focused on: 1. Self-Development 2. Career Growth 3. Leadership 4. Social Awareness & Sensitivity Each section has chapters that would help an individual in any specific sphere of their life. This book could be read in sequence, or any chapter can be referred to in any order as per the reader’s choice or need. The intent is to help an individual in their holistic growth. The topics range from deep introspection of emotions to practical implementation of ideas in reality.

Are all immigrants from the same home country best understood as a homogeneous group of foreign-born? Or do they differ in their adaptation and transnational ties depending on when they emigrated and with what lived experiences? Between Castro’s rise to power in 1959 and the early twenty-first century more than a million Cubans immigrated to the United States. While it is widely known that Cuban émigrés have exerted a strong hold on Washington policy toward their homeland, Eckstein uncovers a fascinating paradox: the recent arrivals, although poor and politically weak, have done more to transform their homeland than the influential and prosperous early exiles who have tried for half a century to bring the Castro regime to heel. The impact of the so-called New Cubans is an unintended consequence of the personal ties they maintain with family in Cuba, ties the first arrivals oppose. This historically-grounded, nuanced book offers a rare in-depth analysis of Cuban immigrants’ social, cultural, economic, and political adaptation, their transformation of Miami into the "northern most Latin American city," and their cross-border engagement and homeland impact. Eckstein accordingly provides new insight into the lives of Cuban immigrants, into Cuba in the post Soviet era, and into how Washington’s failed Cuba policy might be improved. She also posits a new theory to deepen the understanding not merely of Cuban but of other immigrant group adaptation.

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With years of meticulous research, this book is designed to train your brain to move towards path of becoming world legends like Michael Jackson, Barack Obama, Michael Jordan, etc. The book also contains the life stories of 20 legends of this century for how they went to conquer the world right from their childhood till the point they reached that glory. Then the book unfolds the secrets which are common to all these legendary personalities for their tremendous successes. Then the book goes onto unfold, ways in which any of normal human being could apply these secrets in their own life. It’s a must read for all those who want to leave an impact on this world and want to be remembered by generations and make this one life of theirs, a legendary one.