“This is a wonderful piece of work—something all athletes need to read.” —Paula Newby-Fraser, eight-time Ironman World ChampionUsing basic Zen techniques, the author provides a guide to improving athl
Endurance runners and coaches have tended to neglect weight training and conditioning techniques, often in the belief that they don't benefit performance, add unwanted muscle bulk, or cause excessive
Nga Tai Matatu: Tides of Maori Endurance describes and analyzes the position of the Maori people and Maori interests at the start of the third millennium. It also recognises the journeys from the past
Few people in America today live with the dangers and deprivations that Appalachian coal mining families experience. But to the eighteen West Virginia women Carol Giesen interviewed for this book, har
Providing comprehensive discussion of this newly developing branch of sports medicine, this unique and up-to-date book focuses specifically on the treatment of athletes who train for and participate i
- A photographic collection that salutes the strong will of women through times of war, poverty and hardship - Photographic assignments from The Balkans, The Sudan, Mozambique, South Africa, India, Ba
From the first people to leave Africa to the first to leave the planet, the urge to explore the unknown has driven human progress. DK's Explorers tells the story of humanity's explorations, taking th
Charlie Engle’s “fascinating account of the high and low points of his life as an ultramarathon runner…is uplifting and inspirational” (Publishers Weekly) as he describes his g
Whether you're an extreme exercise enthusiast or you're just looking to shed a few pounds, this is the last book on training, endurance, health, and life you will ever need.In this book you
You seriously mean to tell me that the ship is doomed?" asked Frank Worsley, commander of the Endurance, stuck impassably in Antarctic ice packs. "What the ice gets," replied Sir Ernest Shackleton, t
Nathan Kanney lost his spleen in Poland. Kanney, the main subject of Theresa Ortolani’s Endurance,?crashed his dirt bike during the 2004 International Six Days?Enduro race in Poland, but he kept going
Sooner or later, we all go through our times of suffering and heartache, and the ancient story of Job offers timeless truth for us if we'll only listen. Now, in this study guide to accompany Charles S
Bests-elling author Charles Swindoll unveils the life and trials of Job and helps readers understand the key to developing heroic endurance. The trials of Job are legendary. One righteous man sufferi
Microaggressions and Modern Racism: Endurance and Evolution explores the causes, manifestations, and consequences of microaggressions, macroaggressions, and modern racism within society. Using surveys
In Russia, both rulers and ruled long endeavoured to transform their country, each in their own forcible way. Their efforts never quite seemed to bring the results hoped for, and despite reform and re
