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Walking with Rocks: An English Woman Loose in the Woods - Paperback

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by Esther Parry (Author)Determined to have an original mid-life crisis to celebrate her 50th birthday, Esther Parry sold her house, quit her jobs, and flew to America with nothing but a backpack and plans to walk the Appalachian Trail. After finishing a successful undergraduate degree - and a not so successful second marriage - the journey she embarks upon turns out to be as much spiritual and emotional as it is physical. It's a journey of discovery...mostly discovering that she really, REALL...

Sport in Aotearoa New Zealand: Contested Terrain - Paperback

$85.84

by Damion Sturm (Editor), Roslyn Kerr (Editor)This fascinating book investigates the sporting traditions, successes, systems, "terrains" and contemporary issues that underpin sport in New Zealand, also known by its Māori name of Aotearoa.The book unpacks some of the "cliches" around the place, prominence and impact of sport and recreation in Aotearoa New Zealand in order to better understand the country's sporting history, cultures, institutions and systems, as well as the relationship betwee...

Navy SEAL Mental Toughness: A Guide To Developing An Unbeatable Mind - Hardcover

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by Chris Lambertsen (Author)This book will introduce to you some of the methods used by Navy SEALs to develop mental toughness and self-confidence. These techniques also apply to anyone who is interested in becoming more mentally tough, and who is willing to work toward achieving their specific personal and professional goals.Topics covered include: - Navy SEAL Training Overview- BUD/S and Hell Week: Lessons You Can Use!- Earning The Trident Every Day: How SEALs Sustain Excellence- SEAL Missi...

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by Russell Estes (Author)It happens every fall. On Friday nights all across the south. The lights come on and it changes everything. Adults forget about the bills, work and stress. Students forget about finals, peer pressure and those part time jobs. There's something about the stadium lights in a small town that hold a special place in our hearts... and always will. In this heartfelt novel filled with southern dialect and cliff-hanging decisions, Russell L. Estes shares the wins-and losses. ...

A Practical Guide to Korean Traditional Archery - Paperback

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by Nicholas Duvernay (Author)Koreans have been shooting bows and arrows for millennia, in war, hunting, and for recreation and competition. Koreans are well-known in the world as champion archers. Once reserved for the rich and elite of Korea, Korean traditional archery is now enjoyed by men, women, and youth from all backgrounds. With great concentration, they practice daily to improve their skills to send an arrow 145 meters down range to hit their target. If that sounds like a challenge yo...

Happy Hiker: The Epic Journey of an Unlikely Appalachian Trail Thru-Hiker - Paperback

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by Max Mason (Author)A UNIQUE PORTRAYAL OF THE APPALACHIAN TRAILHappy Hiker: The epic journey of an unlikely Appalachian Trail thru-hiker is an entertaining story of an ordinary person who achieves an extraordinary accomplishment. It is a guide showing how everyday people can challenge their self-limiting beliefs and achieve their biggest dreams.Thru-hiking the full 2190-mile Appalachian Trail (AT) is one of the world's most grueling adventures. Hiking a half-marathon a day, six days a week, ...

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by Hock Hochheim (Author), Margaret Eden (Editor)"For more than four decades I wanted to create a program that was the essence of combatives. Style-free. Arts-free. Sports-free. The essence of hand, stick, knife, and gun fighting. I envisioned a person skilled in unarmed combatives, yet armed with a rifle, or a pistol, or a stick, or a knife, or all of them. They could fight standing, seated, kneeling and on the ground. They could utilize their hands or whatever weapon was needed, while doing...

The Flower of Battle: MS M 383 - Hardcover

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by Michael Chidester (Author), Jay Leccese (Appendix by)Fiore dei Liberi was a weapons-master from Italy who was active in the 14th and early 15th century. After fifty years of training Italy's elite, he put his art to paper and created the Flower of Battle. The Flower of Battle covers the use of the dagger, sword, spear, axe as well as fighting in armor, on horseback, and other odds and ends. MS M 383, owned by the Morgan Library and Museum, differs from the other Italian versions by beginni...

Chasing Twilight: A Joy Journal for Runners - Paperback

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by Adam Kimble (Author), Connor Crouch (Author), Jim O'Brien (Author)As a runner, you know: running is not just a sport of body but also of mind and spirit. You might not always know how to express these feelings, though. In these pages, you'll meet three runners-Adam, Connor, and Jim-who are expert at expressing their thoughts about the sport, from keen insights to laugh-out-loud truths. Even better, they invite you to join them on a year-long (or longer; the pages are not dated) expedition....

Park Games Gold - TooCool Series - Paperback

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by Phil Kettle (Author), Craig Smith (Illustrator)TooCool already has the egg-catching silver medal from last year's Park Games. Can he outwit Marcy this year and win gold?"I am the greatest sportsperson in the world! I have never been beaten at anything! I am a natural champion -- especially in my own backyard! I am TOOCOOL!!"Children love to pretend and it is within this world of make believe that they can feel security and success. The Toocool series makes use of imagination and allows chi...

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by Moshe Feldenkrais (Author), Moti Nativ (Foreword by), Moti Nativ (Preface by)Moshe Feldenkrais published Jiu-Jitsu and Self Defense as a training manual for Haganah recruits in 1930. The Haganah was a Jewish paramilitary organization, which sixteen-year-old Moshe Feldenkrais joined at its inception in 1920. Ten years later, this book describing his training method was published based on a decade of field experience.His years of hand-to-hand combat spurred Moshe to write this book that pres...

Van Life Cookbook: Resourceful Recipes for Life on the Road: From Small Spaces to the Great Outdoors - Hardcover

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by Danny Jack (Author), Hailee Kukura (Author)The Van Life Cookbook goes beyond a collection of recipes that can be made on a two-ring gas hob. It's about an approach to cooking and eating that saves time and money, is good for the soul and makes the most of your immediate environment.Chef Danny Jack and his wife Hailee Kukura have travelled around the UK and USA in their self-build campervan, rediscovering the simple pleasures of a life spent in the great outdoors. In this book they have cap...

Harder Than I Thought, Easier Than I Feared: Sports, Anxiety, and the Power of Meditation - Paperback

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by Billy Hansen (Author)The perfect book to hand to a struggling athlete. A short, readable story about recovering skills and love for sport."This is a fun read and a must read for those interested in mindfulness, psychology, or athletics." - Brady Bergeson, Head Coach of Regis University Men's Basketball"Billy provides an intimate and relatable account of his personal journey as a student athlete, his quest to find his place in the world and how meditation changed the direction of his life."...

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by Destiny Phillip (Author), Whimsical Designs Cj (Illustrator)Hello Baseball is a story about a grandfather spending a day with his grandsons on the baseball field. Together they learn about teamwork, faith in oneself and enjoying the outdoors. Number of Pages: 32 Dimensions: 0.25 x 10 x 8 IN Publication Date: August 01, 2021

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by Michael Cloyd (Author) Have you ever been riding on the school bus and look to see a big buck deer crossing an open tree line along the woods. And dream of going out on the big hunt and wonder if you had the skills to become a big game hunter. Well, I believe you do, so come along on this hunt with me and my two sons. I had dreams of hunting a big buck at a very young age and so might you. So I wrote this story to help all young children learn the skills it may take to hunt in the wild. I ...

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by Phil Kettle (Author), Craig Smith (Illustrator)TooCool's pushbike has been seriously modified. Can he win the Grand Prix? Will he even survive the race?"I am the greatest sportsperson in the world! I have never been beaten at anything! I am a natural champion -- especially in my own backyard! I am TOOCOOL!!"Children love to pretend and it is within this world of make believe that they can feel security and success. The Toocool series makes use of imagination and allows children to consider...

Habilidades Básicas de Fútbol para Niños: 150 ejercicios, tácticas y estrategias de entrenamiento de fútbol para mejorar las habilidades y la capacida - Hardcover

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by Chest Dugger (Author)Quieres llevar el juego de tus hijos (menores de 15 años) al siguiente nivel?El autor ha entrenado a equipos que han llegado a las finales de competiciones nacionales; sus equipos han jugado dos veces en St George's Park, la sede del fútbol inglés. Fue invitado a formar parte del panel de expertos cuando el Gobierno reestructuró el plan de estudios para el deporte en la escuela, aproximadamente en 2010. Ha entrenado a lo largo de muchas edades, pero su experiencia prin...

The Camping and Caravan Holiday Journal: Capture All of Your Adventures, Stories and Moments RV Travel Journal - Paperback

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by The Life Graduate Publishing Group (Author)Capture all of those special memories, moments and experiences from your adventures in one handy location. The Camping and Caravan Holiday Journal has been designed specifically for you to capture all of those important details when enjoying the beautiful outdoors. The two-page format was designed and tailored with 5 key purposes: (1) Key details of the journey(2) Features and information of each camping site(3) Overall satisfaction of the camping...

Recovery and Well-being in Sport and Exercise - Paperback

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by Michael Kellmann (Editor), Jürgen Beckmann (Editor)Bringing together the world's leading experts, this multi-disciplinary collection examines both the psychological and physiological dimensions to recovery from sport. Featuring chapters on overtraining, sleep, the relationship to injury, as well as the role of stress, this volume illustrates how performance, both as an individual and as a team, can be better managed through understanding the recovery process. It also covers the impact of...

Unleash the Girls: The Untold Story of the Invention of the Sports Bra and How It Changed the World (And Me) - Hardcover

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by Lisa Z. Lindahl (Author)Named a Kirkus "Best Books of 2022""... the author's narrative is as much an inspiring business memoir as it isan absorbing chronicle of a surprisingly significant piece of sports clothing. An engrossing account of the entrepreneur-and the bra-that changed women's sports." -Kirkus Reviews"With cogent reflections on American cultural history and the shifts that laid the groundwork for women's liberation, Lindahl weaves a narrative that is both intimate and topical......

Sorcery at Caesars: Sugar Ray's Marvelous Fight - Paperback

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by Steve Marantz (Author)On the night of April 6, 1987, Sugar Ray Leonard stole a fight. A couple of million witnesses saw him get away with it.Leonard's theft was so slick that the victim, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, didn't know until it was too late. His middleweight title was picked clean and gone, forever....In its own way, it was a perfect Sting.Of course, Hagler did not see it that way.But if winners write history, a salesman, a con, a Sweet Scientist, and a sorcerer wrote this one. Leonar...

The Wondrous World of Social Dancing in Canada: Come Dance Ballroom, Salsa, Square-Dance and Argentine Tango with Me! - Paperback

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by Yuen (Author)Dance instructor and journalist John Yuen details for the first time how Canadians who dance for social reasons have made a phenomenon of our times: a fun activity, exceptional exercise, spiritual awakening, and a therapeutic medium. The Wondrous World of Social Dancing in Canada: Come Dance Ballroom, Salsa, Square-Dance and Argentine Tango with Me! takes a deep dive into the social dance subculture to show the true nature of Canadians' interplay with four popular dance styles...

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by Daria Kratz (Author)Do you have friends that can't get enough of hiking? Have you gone for a beautiful yet simple walk in nature that makes you feel great, and you wonder why? Does nature seem to calm you down and awaken your senses? For the past three decades, we have been immersing ourselves in a technological boom like no other. Escaping technology seems impossible, and burnout continues, but there is a solution gaining traction in the last 40 years: forest bathing.Forest bathing isn't ...

El gallo de combate: Breve panorama de la gallística - Paperback

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by Mauricio Zea (Author)Las páginas del libro nos conducen por los caminos enrevesados que el hombre ha tenido que transitar en su periplo como gestor de la civilización y la cultura humanas, un recorrido no exento de obstáculos y controversias que habría de legar a la modernidad. Uno de ellos es una práctica milenaria y otrora en auge, que hoy se torna controvertida, pero no por ello menos real: la gallística o la afición a los gallos de riña que es practicada alrededor del mundo desde época...

Fly by the Seat of Your Kayak: A Guide to Simplified Kayak Flyfishing in Tidal Creeks and Freshwater Ponds - Paperback

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by Mark Adam Bange (Author)The popularity of kayak fishing has grown immensely in recent years. But relatively few kayak anglers realize the potential of their vessels for flyfishing. This book explains why, how and where kayaks make superior flyfishing boats. Using the backdrop of his home waters in the Chesapeake Bay Region, the author describes a style of kayak flyfishing that transfers easily to tidal creeks and freshwater impoundments anywhere. Topics include: * Choosing the proper flyfi...

The Ninja Mindset: Awaken the Warrior Within - Paperback

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by Randell Stroud (Author)The world is a mean and nasty place that will subdue even the strongest of men; that is unless you develop the proper mindset. This title explains the basic mental, social and physical requirements needed to survive the daily challenges of life that include emotional, financial, and physical threats to your life. The author draws on harrowing life experiences and over 20 years of work in the legal, investigative, and personal protection field Number of Pages: 80 Dime...

Ice Hockey: History, Rules, Equipment, Players, & Facts: Hockey Books 2020 - Paperback

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by Blaine Ahrent (Author)Hockey is a game played on ice or in a field by two teams who try to drive a puck or ball through a goal by hitting it with a stick. More from Merriam-Webster on hockey.You'll discover: - Why the author (and others) faced a shocking battle with Flyers former management.- How the Flyer's ownership cost the franchise and their fans a dynasty.- How the Broad Street Bullies Alumni were once nearly defeated by an amateur men's hockey team.- Why did the author's association...

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by Rebecca Lawton (Author)2014 WILLA Literary Award Winner for Original Softcover FictionRiver guide Madeline Kruse wishes she could save the world-or at least her family. With her father MIA in southeast Asia and her ill mother growing weaker searching for him, Maddie escapes into her work. This time she runs to the deep canyons of Utah, where new dramas are unfolding: oil drilling encroaching on wild rivers and threatening water on ranches and farms-everyone's lifeblood. From farmer Chris S...

Remembering Roberto: Former Teammates and Players from his Era Share Thoughts on Roberto Clemente - Paperback

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by Jim Bark (Author)Remembering Roberto is a collection of handwritten thoughts on Roberto Clemente by former teammates and players from his era. Over a two year period the author wrote to these men who now range in age from mid seventies to early nineties and asked them to comment on Roberto. The players featured in this book graciously replied. Each comment is accompanied by a baseball card of the player along with career statistics and highlights to make this book a unique and enjoyable re...

The Ultimate Detroit Tigers Time Machine Book - Paperback

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by Martin Gitlin (Author)The Detroit Tigers have been marked neither by dynasties nor doldrums. The Tigers captured just four World Series championships since becoming a charter member of the junior circuit in 1901. They compiled a record barely above .500 during that 120-year span. They have suffered through seasons of failure so pronounced that they have gone down as some of the worst in the annals of baseball. But their periodic years of greatness have proven so memorable that they have re...

The Nordic Model and Physical Culture - Paperback

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by Mikkel Tin (Editor), Frode Telseth (Editor), Jan Ove Tangen (Editor)This book examines the relationships between the Nordic social democratic welfare system ('The Nordic Model') and physical culture, across the domains of sport, education, and public space. Presenting important new empirical research, it helps us to understand how the paradoxical blend of social democracy and liberalism in the Nordic countries influences physical culture, which in turn contributes to a quality of life that...

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by Kim Fieldmann (Author)Padel is the fastest growing and most exciting sport in the world. All About Padel: The Complete Guide for Beginners will tell you everything you need to know about padel. The book covers the rules, techniques, equipment and etiquette of padel. You will also learn how to use court positioning to your advantage and how to make most of teamwork in doubles play. The guide also features several interviews with international padel players. Among them are enthusiastic amate...