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Richard Halliburton’s Second Book of Marvels - The Orient
By Richard Halliburton. 2018
Boys and girls all over the world know the name of Richard Halliburton. They have heard grown-ups talk about The…
Royal Road to Romance, The Glorious Adventure, New Worlds to Conquer, The Flying Carpet and Seven League Boots. These books have broken records in the field of travel and adventure. They are bestsellers year in and year out.Now Mr. Halliburton has written a book just for his younger friends (but just to try and keep father and mother or uncle and aunt away from it!) and in it he has kept a promise he made to himself when he studied geography in school. In those days his eager wish was to travel, to see the places he had read about. He swore that when he became a man he would see that his sons not only studied their geography but lived it too. Now he has been to the four corners of the world and beheld the wonders of nature and man. But he is a bachelor, and has no sons of his own. So he has adopted all boys and girls and here he takes them with him on a personally conducted tour to live geography with him—the most thrilled geography anyone could imagine.Following on from his Book of Marvels: The Occident, this present volume provides another exciting tour for school students—introducing the people, religions, architecture, customs, and scenery from Greece to Mt. Fuji in Japan, multi-cultural regions then called “The Orient,” complete with maps of his travel routes.No dramatic incident, no fascinating legend relating to his marvels has been omitted. Richard Halliburton has spared himself no trouble, no expense to make this book complete and beautiful. The illustrations are many and inspiring. Out of his first-hand knowledge of the notable scenes and works of our world, he has chosen those that have most appealed to his own imagination, and with his story-telling gift, simple, direct, enthusiastic, he makes them live to the imagination of all boys and girls. For he has the heart of a boy and he speaks to the heart of youth.Richard Halliburton’s Book of Marvels: The Occident
By Richard Halliburton. 2018
Boys and girls all over the world know the name of Richard Halliburton. They have heard grown-ups talk about The…
Royal Road to Romance, The Glorious Adventure, New Worlds to Conquer, The Flying Carpet and Seven League Boots. These books have broken records in the field of travel and adventure. They are bestsellers year in and year out.Now Mr. Halliburton has written a book just for his younger friends (but just to try and keep father and mother or uncle and aunt away from it!) and in it he has kept a promise he made to himself when he studied geography in school. In those days his eager wish was to travel, to see the places he had read about. He swore that when he became a man he would see that his sons not only studied their geography but lived it too. Now he has been to the four corners of the world and beheld the wonders of nature and man. But he is a bachelor, and has no sons of his own. So he has adopted all boys and girls and here he takes them with him on a personally conducted tour to live geography with him—the most thrilled geography anyone could imagine.This book represents the cream of his adventures. Beginning with the wonders of our own continent we travel and adventure with him to South America and to Europe.No dramatic incident, no fascinating legend relating to his marvels has been omitted. Richard Halliburton has spared himself no trouble, no expense to make this book complete and beautiful. The illustrations are many and inspiring. Out of his first-hand knowledge of the notable scenes and works of our world, he has chosen those that have most appealed to his own imagination, and with his story-telling gift, simple, direct, enthusiastic, he makes them live to the imagination of all boys and girls. For he has the heart of a boy and he speaks to the heart of youth.Cielo Drive: El culto de Charles Manson, Sharon Tate y la leyenda diabólica que inspiró a Tarantino
By Sebastián De Caro. 2019
A cincuenta años de los crímenes del Clan Manson, un original recorrido por su historia y su huella en la…
cultura pop; en particular, el cine (y la nueva película de Tarantino), la música y la literatura, con entrevistas a escritores y periodistas y una mirada absolutamente inédita sobre un personaje diabólico que obsesionó a varias generaciones. El 9 de agosto de 1969 varios miembros del Clan Manson, conocido como "La Familia", ingresaron a la casa ubicada en el 10050 de Cielo Drive, California, y asesinaron a puñaladas a cuatro personas. Entre ellas se encontraba Sharon Tate, la esposa embarazada del cineasta Roman Polanski. Al día siguiente el Clan prosiguió su brutal raid criminal, dando muerte al matrimonio de Leno y Rosemary LaBianca. Medio siglo más tarde la huella que estos crímenes imprimieron en la memoria colectiva y en la cultura popular ha inspirado infinidad de canciones, textos y películas documentales y de ficción. Pero, lejos de la trivia que abunda en internet, lo que se propone Sebastián De Caro en su nuevo libro no es reiterar la truculenta cronología, sino emprender un viaje enteramente nuevo a través de recuerdos y obsesiones personales disparados por este relato satánico. En compañía de un conjunto notable de escritores (Carlos Busqued y Mariana Enriquez), periodistas culturales (Alfredo Rosso, Darío Lavia, Juan Manuel Domínguez) y músicos (Nekro, Marcelo Pocavida y Mariano Roger, el guitarrista de Babasónicos), lleva adelante un recorrido digresivo e imprevisible, repleto de conexiones inesperadas, que aspira a reconstruir no tanto el escenario de los hechos como el clima de una época; el universo social y cultural que los hizo posibles y los volvió tan significativos. Finalmente, este libro puede también leerse como una lista de objetos y relatos por descubrir o a los cuales volver, así como una entusiasta guía para acercarse a la película de Quentin Tarantino, Había una vez en Hollywood, la cual, convertida en uno de los eventos cinematográficos del año, prueba que el interés en este cuento diabólico se mantiene absolutamente vigente cincuenta años después.Cuentos breves para leer en el colectivo
By Maximiliano Tomas. 2019
Veintiocho autores indispensables de la literatura universal y cuarenta relatos doblemente buenos, ideales para leer en el colectivo o en…
cualquier trayecto corto. «Tal vez muchos nos hayamos visto obligados hoy a convertirnos en una suerte de 'lectores en tránsito' aunque deseemos, en verdad, [...] dedicarle a la lectura todo el tiempo que se merece. Mientras tanto, nos parece una buena idea compartir estos cuentos fugaces y permanentes, tan breves como eternos».Del prólogo de Maximiliano Tomas Un libro indispensable para leer en el colectivo y durante cualquier trayecto corto. Cuarenta relatos breves que, en sintonía con aquella famosa reflexión del escritor español Baltasar Gracián, son doblemente buenos. Veintiocho autores de los más destacados de la literatura universal, entre los que se cuentan Antón Chéjov, Franz Kafka, Katherine Mansfield, Herman Melville, Oscar Wilde y Edgar Allan Poe, quien le dio al cuento nada menos que la entidad literaria que hacía tiempo venía reclamando.Kurt Vonnegut: Letters
By Kurt Vonnegut, Dan Wakefield. 2012
This extraordinary collection of personal correspondence has all the hallmarks of Kurt Vonnegut's fiction. Written over a sixty-year period, these…
letters, the vast majority of them never before published, are funny, moving, and full of the same uncanny wisdom that has endeared his work to readers worldwide. Included in this comprehensive volume: the letter a twenty-two-year-old Vonnegut wrote home immediately upon being freed from a German POW camp, recounting the ghastly firebombing of Dresden that would be the subject of his masterpiece Slaughterhouse-Five; wry dispatches from Vonnegut's years as a struggling writer slowly finding an audience and then dealing with sudden international fame in middle age; righteously angry letters of protest to local school boards that tried to ban his work; intimate remembrances penned to high school classmates, fellow veterans, friends, and family; and letters of commiseration and encouragement to such contemporaries as Gail Godwin, Günter Grass, and Bernard Malamud. Vonnegut's unmediated observations on science, art, and commerce prove to be just as inventive as any found in his novels--from a crackpot scheme for manufacturing "atomic" bow ties to a tongue-in-cheek proposal that publishers be allowed to trade authors like baseball players. ("Knopf, for example, might give John Updike's contract to Simon and Schuster, and receive Joan Didion's contract in return.") Taken together, these letters add considerable depth to our understanding of this one-of-a-kind literary icon, in both his public and private lives. Each letter brims with the mordant humor and openhearted humanism upon which he built his legend. And virtually every page contains a quotable nugget that will make its way into the permanent Vonnegut lexicon. * On a job he had as a young man: "Hell is running an elevator throughout eternity in a building with only six floors." * To a relative who calls him a "great literary figure": "I am an American fad--of a slightly higher order than the hula hoop." * To his daughter Nanny: "Most letters from a parent contain a parent's own lost dreams disguised as good advice." * To Norman Mailer: "I am cuter than you are." Sometimes biting and ironical, sometimes achingly sweet, and always alive with the unique point of view that made him the true cultural heir to Mark Twain, these letters comprise the autobiography Kurt Vonnegut never wrote.Harlequin Historical August 2019 - Box Set 1 of 2
By Annie Burrows, Lucy Ashford, Laurie Benson. 2019
Do you dream of wicked rakes, gorgeous Highlanders, muscled Viking warriors and rugged Wild West cowboys? Harlequin® Historical brings you…
three new full-length titles in one collection! A Marquess, a Miss and a Mysteryby Annie Burrows(Regency)To find her brother’s killer, Miss Horatia Carmichael must join forces with rake Lord Devizes—and allow the marquess to pretend to seduce her! But as danger grows, so does their desire...Unbuttoning Miss Matildaby Lucy Ashford(Regency)Ex-army officer Jack Rutherford must go to Aylesbury to prove his innocence! Opportunity strikes as Matilda Grey needs help to pilot her canal barge. Travelling closely, their mutual craving becomes impossible to ignore…Mrs. Sommersby’s Second ChanceThe Sommersby Bridesby Laurie Benson(Regency)Widowed society matchmaker Mrs. Clara Sommersby thinks handsome businessman Mr. William Lane is perfect for her neighbor’s daughter—until shockingly his attention turns to Clara herself!Look for Harlequin® Historical’s August 2019 Box Set 2 of 2, filled with even more timeless love stories!Harlequin Historical August 2019 - Box Set 2 of 2
By Bronwyn Scott, Helen Dickson, Jenni Fletcher. 2019
Do you dream of wicked rakes, gorgeous Highlanders, muscled Viking warriors and rugged Wild West cowboys? Harlequin® Historical brings you…
three new full-length titles in one collection! Captivated by Her Convenient HusbandAllied at the Altarby Bronwyn Scott(Victorian)Avaline hasn’t seen her husband for seven years, after he was presumed dead at war. Now he’s back in her life—and her bed—she’s cautious. Why is he so different from the selfish soldier she married?Reclaimed by Her Rebel Knightby Jenni Fletcher(Medieval)Matthew Wintour has finally returned and he’s a valiant knight! He and Constance hadn’t even had a wedding night all those years ago. Now she must reach out to discover her husband beneath the armor…The Governess’s Scandalous Marriageby Helen Dickson(Regency)Governess Linnet Osborne is tempted to explore beyond the fleeting kisses she’s had with Christian, Lord Blakely… But that would mean scandal…or they’d have to wed!Look for Harlequin® Historical’s August 2019 Box Set 1 of 2, filled with even more timeless love stories!La felicidad de correr
By Gonzalo Zapata. 2019
Como vivir en plenitud a través de la práctica del deporte, una adecuada alimentación, el debido descanso y el entrenamiento…
de la mente. Gonzalo Zapata es el más grande de los maratonistas amateur de Chile. Tras un cambio en su vida, pasó de trabajar siete días a la semana a encontrar el equilibrio a través de la práctica del running. Se plateó un desafió singular: correr, durante un año, las seis grandes maratones del mundo. A través del relato de su experiencia en Tokio, Boston, Londres, Berlín, Chicago y New York, nos comparte su testimonio y además, nos entrega las claves para abandonar la vida sedentaria y atreverse a experimentar el placer del running. "Hay personas que dicen "no tengo tiempo para hacer deporte". Yo quiero demostrar que es una cuestión de actitud."Performing Under Pressure: Psychological Strategies for Sporting Success
By Josephine Perry. 2020
Performing Under Pressure is an essential resource on improving sporting performance in high-pressure situations. Perry’s work guides coaches and athletes…
through nine key elements of the sporting mindset to help athletes to perform at the highest standards, even under the most pressurized of situations. This valuable read includes empirically-based advice on areas such as embracing competition; building confidence, concentration and focus; maintaining emotional control; learning from and coping with failure or injury; being braver; and being able to push harder. Perry also provides 64 strategies to support each sporting mindset, offering not just the evidence as to why they work but exactly how to implement them. This book uniquely offers those supporting athletes a toolkit of sport psychology strategies and interventions in a way that is evidence-based, accessible and engaging, whether you are starting out studying sport psychology, on a sports science course, or are a coach of many years' standing, for both elite and amateur athletes.Sport Volunteering
By Russell Hoye, Graham Cuskelly, Chris Auld, Pam Kappelides, Katie Misener. 2020
Volunteers are central to sport at all levels, from mega-events to grassroots clubs. Sport Volunteering is a definitive guide to…
the issues associated with managing volunteers in sport. The book focuses on the psychology of the voluntary experience, the challenges inherent in managing a volunteer workforce for not-for-profit and other groups, and the development of volunteers. It provides a perspective on the roles of volunteers in the development and delivery of sport in a range of contexts – events, clubs, associations and other non-profit groups – and explores important contemporary issues such as sustainability, diversity and the management of risk. This book is essential reading for anybody studying sport volunteering or managing volunteers in sport, and a valuable resource for students of sport development, sport management, sport business, sport events, sport administration, sport policy, community sport, sport facilities, sport operations, event management or sport coaching.LIFE Manson Family Murders
By The Editors of LIFE. 2019
August 9, 1969: the hills of Los Angeles were so quiet, as one of the killers would later say, "You…
could almost hear the sound of ice rattling in cocktail shakers" in the famed canyon houses. Those killers, disciples of cult leader Charles Manson, would soon be famous for committing a series of grisly murders at his behest. While Manson's goal was to sow race riots was intentional, his victims were random: a young actress and her friends; a grocer and his wife. Few crimes have been so dramatic, engrossing, and difficult to truly understand. Now, 50 years later, people are still fascinated by the crimes that seemed to mark the end of an era of peace and love, and the editors at LIFE present the special edition, "Manson." Revisit "Manson's World," with the hippies, the forming of the Family, and the man himself. Then, explore the shocking details of "The Manson Murders." Consider "The Aftermath," including the dramatic trial, the cultural shift toward violence and fear, and Manson's life in prison. Filled with rare photographs, including images of Manson's followers living on Spahn Ranch, LIFE's 'Manson' continues to explore, like Quentin Tarantino's new film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, the motivations, the magnetism, and the mayhem that possessed the man behind the murders.Introduction to Statistics in Human Performance: Using SPSS and R
By Dale P. Mood, James R. Morrow Jr., Matthew B. McQueen. 2019
An understanding and working knowledge of the basic principles of statistics are of central importance in understanding the sport and…
health sciences. Introduction to Statistics in Human Performance: Using SPSS and R provides students facing statistical problems for the first time with an accessible and informal introduction to the key concepts and procedures of statistical analysis. Now in its second edition, the book covers processes involved in using both SPSS and R, and includes chapters on: research methods descriptive statistics the normal curve and standard scores correlation and regression inferential statistics introduction issues in inferential statistics t-tests anova, factorial anova and manova advanced statistics, and nonparametric statistics Including examples relevant to the field, review questions, practice computer problems and activities throughout, and online materials including step-by-step video guides, data tables for importing into computer activities, a bank of possible test questions, and PowerPoint® slides, the book offers students all the tools they need to understand statistical concepts in sport and exercise. This is a vital resource for any students of sport and exercise science, kinesiology, physical therapy, athletic training, and fitness and health taking classes in statistics.Sporting Gentlemen: Men's Tennis from the Age of Honor to the Cult of the Superstar
By E. Digby Baltzell. 2013
Tennis is a high-stakes game, played by prodigies identified early and coached by professionals in hopes of high rankings and…
endorsements. This commercial world is far removed from the origins of the sport. Before 1968—when Wimbledon invited professional players to compete for the first time—tennis was part of a sportsmanship tradition that emphasized character over money. It produced well-rounded gentlemen who expressed a code of honor, not commerce.In this authoritative and affectionate history of men's tennis, distinguished sociologist E. Digby Baltzell recovers the glory of the age. From its aristocratic origins in the late ninteenth century, to the Tilden years, and through a succession of newcomers, the amateur era and its virtues survived a century of democratization and conflict. Sporting Gentlemen examines the greatest players and matches in the history of tennis. Baltzell explores the tennis code of honor and its roots in the cricket code of the late-nineteenth-century Anglo-American upper class.This code of honor remained in spite of the later democratization of tennis. Thus, the court manners of the Renshaw twins and Doherty brothers at the Old Wimbledon were upheld to the letter by Don Budge and Jack Kramer as well as Rod Laver, John Newcombe, and Arthur Ashe. Baltzell's final chapter on the Open Era is a blistering attack on the decline of honor and the obliteration of class distinctions, leaving only those based on money. For all who love the game of tennis, Sporting Gentlemen is both fascinating history and a badly needed analysis of what has made the sport great.Out of the Shadows: A Memoir
By Shannon Moroney, Timea Nagy. 2019
An unforgettable story of an ordinary woman in astonishing circumstances who defies the odds.Timea Nagy was twenty years old when…
she answered a newspaper ad in Budapest, Hungary, calling for young women to work as babysitters and housekeepers in Canada. Hired by what seemed like a legitimate recruitment agency, Timea left her home believing she would earn good money to send back to her family. What she didn't know was that she'd been lured by a ring of international human traffickers--and her life would never again be the same.Upon her arrival in Toronto, she was forced into sex labour in some of the city's seediest nightclubs, starved and controlled by her agents, and brainwashed to believe she was to blame for her situation. The only way she'd be free was when her debt was paid--but, no matter how hard she worked, that debt seemed only to go up, not down.Out of the Shadows is a gripping, heartbreaking and eye-opening journey deep into the underworld of human trafficking and the sex trade, told in riveting detail by one brave survivor. At once tragic and powerfully redemptive, Timea Nagy's story will stay with you long after you've read the last page.In the winter of 1875, two rebellious spirits travel from England to Australia. Harriet Rowell (age 22) and Alice Moon…
(age 18) were champion swimmers in a time when women didn't go into the sea; and they were in love in a time when many women were in love with each other but held such love secretly. Harriet and Alice took on the world at a dangerous time for women's freedom of expression, but their love ended when Alice moved to Sydney to become a writer. Before Harriet can get over her grief from the breakup, tragedy strikes; Alice is found dead in her bed at thirty-seven. Suspicions rest upon the powerful, chauvinistic scientist, John McGarvie Smith, with whom Alice had been working in her newfound capacity as a journalist. This book seeks to uncover the truth of Alice's death and seek justice.Dumbbell Workout Handbook: 100 Best Workouts for Building Muscle and Maximizing Gains
By Michael Volkmar. 2019
THE ULTIMATE HANDBOOK FOR BUILDING MUSCLE WITH DUMBBELLS Perfect anyone looking to develop explosive power and build strength, dumbbells remain…
the most common—and most effective—tool to reach your fitness goals. The Dumbbell Workout Handbook: Strength & Power combines an all-new collection of dumbbell workouts to create a complete fitness program focused on using dumbbells to pack on muscle, build power and burn fat while improving total body conditioning. With workout circuits perfect for every fitness level, from beginner to advanced, The Dumbbell Workout Handbook: Strength & Power is the final word on building muscle with dumbbells. The Dumbbell Workout Handbook: Strength & Power features: • Over 100 dumbbell workouts designed to fit any program • Progression-focused programming for guaranteed results • Workouts to increase size and maximize power • Nutritional and recovery tips • Intense power super sets for extra challenge • Programs for endurance athletes utilizing dumbbells Whether you’re looking to supercharge your workouts, improve on your personal bests, or overcome your personal fitness plateau and achieve never before seen results, The Dumbbell Workout Handbook: Strength & Power shows you how!FORTNITE: Collectors' Edition (Official Fortnite Books)
By Epic Games. 2019
From the fun to the fearsome, discover the best Outfits in the ONLY official collectors' guide from Epic Games, including…
exclusive concept art and insights from legendary gamers and featuring the authentic Fortnite holographic seal.What do you have in your locker? Keep track of your Outfits and find new favorites in the only official collectors' guide from Epic Games! You'll be able to:KEEP TRACK OF YOUR FAVORITES: Look back on Fortnite's most popular Outfits and make note of the rare ones you might have missed in the first seven seasons!PEEK BEHIND THE SCENES: Learn the stories behind your favorite Outfits and admire Epic's exclusive concept art!HEAR FROM THE LEGENDS THEMSELVES: Find out what well-known gamers think of your favorite Outfits.BE COOL AND CUSTOMIZE: Discover all of the contrails, gliders, harvesting tools, and back bling you need to complete your look!Whether you choose to be Wild Card or Whiplash, Beef Boss or Burnout, your look says a lot about you--so take one last look in the mirror and LET'S GO!The I-5 Killer
By Ann Rule. 2017
The terrifying true crime story of the I-5 serial killer from Ann Rule, the #1 New York Times bestselling author…
of The Stranger Beside Me. Randall Woodfield had it all. He was an award-winning student and star athlete. he was drafted for pro football by the Green Bay Packers, and chosen by Playgirl as a centerfold candidate. Working in the swinging West Coast bar scene, he had his pick of willing sexual prospects. But Randall Woodfield wanted more than just sex. An appetite for unspeakable violent acts led him to cruise the I-5 highway through California, Oregon, and Washington, leaving a trail of victims along the way. As the list of his victims grew to a total of at least 44, the police faced the awesome challenge of catching and convicting a suspect who seemed to handsome and appealing to have committed such ugly crimes—crimes that filled every woman within his striking range with feat and horror....A Savage Life: Holiday Stories
By Michael Savage. 1985
Radio legend Michael Savage reveals the man behind the microphone, sharing his extraordinary American journey and the adventures that shaped…
him.**FEATURING EXCLUSIVE, NEVER-BEFORE-PUBLISHED NEW MATERIAL**For twenty-five years, Michael Savage has captivated listeners on his national radio show The Savage Nation, which reaches a loyal audience of more than ten million each week. In A Savage Life, the usually private man tells his own compelling story in forty-six vignettes that span his childhood to today. These tales of Savage’s journey from poor immigrant’s son in New York City to media star are deeply personal and revealing: he writes of being so poor as a child that he had to wear a dead man’s pants; of the various trials that beset his parents and “silent brother,” Jerome, who was sent to an institution; of his botanical expeditions to Fiji in the 1970’s; and, most of all, of his family, his sustaining force throughout. “A marvelous storyteller.” — THE NEW YORKER“Vivid storytelling.” — WASHINGTON TIMESDit boek is bedoeld om 50+ Advanced Body Weight Strength Training Exercises te presenteren. Het bevat gedetailleerde stapsgewijze instructies voor…
het uitvoeren van elk van de oefeningen. Dit boek onderzoekt ook de gewijzigde vormen van sommige lichaamsgewicht oefeningen die worden gebruikt in sporttraining. Voor elk van de oefeningen in dit boek zijn slechts minimale gereedschappen nodig, zoals stoelen, touwen en tralies. De beoefenaars kunnen de tools altijd vervangen door vergelijkbare items die thuis beschikbaar zijn. Het is niet nodig om in een sportschool te gaan voor deze oefeningen. Ze kunnen thuis of in de achtertuin worden gedaan. Veel plezier met lezen!