Broken Harts : The Life and Death of Owen Hart by Eric Francis and Martha Hart (2004, Trade Paperback)

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Broken Harts : The Life and Death of Owen Hart, Paperback by Hart, Martha; Francis, Eric, ISBN 1590770366, ISBN-13 9781590770368, Brand New, Free shipping in the US The wife of wrestler Owen Hart recounts their life together, her husband's wrestling career, and his death as he fell from the top of an arena doing a stunt during a televised wrestling match.

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PublisherEvans & Company, Incorporated, M.
ISBN-101590770366
ISBN-139781590770368
eBay Product ID (ePID)30451305

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Book TitleBroken Harts : the Life and Death of Owen Hart
Number of Pages288 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2004
TopicWrestling, Sports
IllustratorYes
GenreSports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorEric Francis, Martha Hart
FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight13.8 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6.2 in

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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2003-020139
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal796.812/092
Table Of ContentAll chapters conclude with Summary and Notes. Preface. 1. Politics, Rationalism, and Social Welfare. Politics and Social Welfare Policy. Illustration 1-1: Special Tips for the Legislative Process. The Policymaking Process. The American Public and Social Welfare. Illustration 1-2: We Can Take Care of Our Own...or Can We? 2. Government and Social Welfare. Historical Perspectives on Social Welfare. Illustration 2-1: The Revolution No One Noticed. The Expansion of Social Welfare. Finances in the Welfare State. Illustration 2-2: Intelligence Report: Our Low Taxes. The Legacy of Reaganomics. Helping the Truly Needy. The Presidential Years of Bill Clinton. 3. Defining Poverty: Where to Begin? What Is Poverty? Poor and Homeless: Not Invisible Anymore. Illustration 3-1: Homeless in Paradise. Illustration 3-2: Pam Jackson's New Apartment. A Fundamental Shift. 4. Preventing Poverty: The Social Insurance Programs. Preventing Poverty through Compulsory Savings. Illustration 4-1: Social SecurityWho Qualifies, and How Much Do Beneficiaries Receive? Illustration 4-2: Will You Reap What You Sow? Unemployment Compensation. Workers' Compensation. 5. Helping the Deserving Poor: Aged, Blind, and Disabled. Public Assistance for the Deserving Poor. Illustration 5-1: Example of What Happens When You Are Disabled. Rehabilitative Services for Individuals with Disabilities. The Era of Civil Rights for People with Disabilities. Illustration 5-2: What Is Reasonable Accommodation for People with Disabilities? Disability Policy for Children. Building a Better Policy on Disability. Illustration 5-3: Guidance from the EEOC in Implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act in Cases of Psychiatric Impairment. General Assistance: The State and Community Response to Welfare. Federalism and Social Welfare. 6. Ending Welfare as We Knew It: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. From Mothers' Aid to AFDC. Trying to Make Parents Pay. Welfare and Work. Illustration 6-1: What Mothers and Fathers Think about Child Support Enforcement. Why the Fuss about AFDC? Illustration 6-2: Why Mother Slapped Me. Illustration 6-3: The Unreported Work of Mothers Receiving Public Assistance. An End to Welfare as We Knew It. 7. Fighting Hunger: Nutrition Policy and Programs in the United States. Malnutrition Amid Plenty. Setting Nutritional Policy. Tightening Food Stamps' Belt: The Welfare Reform of 1996. Food Stamp Program Operations. Nutrition Programs for Younger, Older, and Disabled Veterans. Illustration 7-1: A Client's View of the Food Stamp Program. Nutritional Politics. Illustration 7-2: The Thrifty Food PlanHow Much Is It Worth? 8. Improving Health Care: Treating the Nation's Ills. Good Health or Medical Attention? Health Care Policy Today. What Ails Medicine? Illustration 8-1: A Proposed Consumer Bill of Rights and Responsibilities. The Politics of Health Care for All. Health CareSome Ethical Dilemmas. 9. Changing Paradigms in the Poverty Wars: Victories, Defeats, and Stalemates. The Curative Strategy in the 1960s War on Poverty. Illustration 9-1: Community Development: A Foundation Perspective. LBJ and the Economic Opportunity Act. Politics Overtake the War on Poverty. Why Hasn't Head Start Cured Poverty? Fueling Employment: Make-Work versus the Real Thing. Illustration 9-2: Report Card on Empowerment Zones. Building Communi
SynopsisOwen's wife Martha, tells the story of their life together from the days as high school sweethearts, through Owen's rise to fame in the WWF.
LC Classification NumberGV1196.H34H37 2004

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  • Book that is a MUST read!!!

    Very compelling book. Difficult to put down. Tells the heartbreaking story. Understand his family’s feelings towards WWE

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