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  Two Hours

  Ed Caesar

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  Two hours, to cover 26 miles and 385 yards. Its running's Everest, a feat once seen as impossible for the human body. Now we can glimpse the mountaintop. The sub-two hour marathon requires an exceptional feat of speed, mental strength, and endurance. The pioneer will have to endure more, live braver, plan better, and be luckier than any who has run before. Ed Caesar takes us into the world of elite runners: the greatest marathoners on earth. From big-money races in the United States to remote villages in Kenya, Two Hours is a book about a beautiful sport, that few people understand. It's about talent, heroism, and refusing to accept defeat. It's a book about running that is about much more than running... it's a human drama like no other.

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  Talking Irish - The Oral History...

  Steve Delsohn

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  An entertaining fusion of fact, legend, and lore, Notre Dame football has transcended the boundaries of the sport and the university to become a time-honored American tradition. For its legions of devoted fans and alumni, Talking Irish vividly captures it all: the exhilarating wins, the stunning defeats, the tumultuous coaching changes, and the celebrated mystique that surrounds this beloved football dynasty.With never-before-told anecdotes, this candid and revealing oral history -- the first ever written on Fighting Irish football -- is told in the words of more than 150 Notre Dame players, coaches, leading sports journalists, and school faculty. This rousing narrative begins in the 1940s, a decade after the death of the fabled Knute Rockne, and concludes five decades later, with the formidable exploits of Notre Dame football at the end of the twentieth century.

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  Thanks Johnners: An Affectionate...

  Jonathan Agnew

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  READ BY JONATHAN AGNEW AND FOREWORD READ BY THE MAGNIFICIENT STEPHEN FRY WITH SURPRISE CONTRIBUTIONS FROM JONATHAN’S TEST MATCH SPECIAL COLLEAGUES!! Perfect for cricket fans everywhere, Thanks Johnners is a warm and witty tribute to Brian Johnston and his time at the helm of Test Match Special. 
  READ BY JONATHAN AGNEW, FOREWORD BY STEPHEN FRY AND SPECIAL GUEST APPEARANCES FROM TEST MATCH SPECIAL COLLEAGUES. The Test Match Special on-air incident, in which Jonathan Agnew's comment on Ian Botham's attempt to avoid stepping on his stumps – "He just couldn't quite get his leg over" provoking prolonged fits of giggles, most notably from Brian Johnston, has been voted the greatest piece of sporting commentary ever. The friendship between "Aggers" and "Johnners" became immortalised through that broadcasting classic, but there was a far deeper bond between the two men, as this fascinating book reveals. 
  Jonathan Agnew had grown up to the sound of Johnston, Arlott, and a young Martin-Jenkins et al on TMS as he followed his father around on the family farm, ear glued to the transistor radio, but the two men met formally only when Agnew joined the BBC team at Headingley in 1991. 
  Thus began a great working partnership which, fuelled by a mutual passion for the noble game, bridged the generation gap and ended only with Johnston's sudden death in 1994. As this book demonstrates so convincingly, Johnners's wit, warmth and sense of fun was a feature not only of his cricket commentaries, but also in the way he lived his life. His influence on "Aggers" is clearly recognisable in the same amiable and informal manner in which his successor presents Test Match Special today. 
  Thanks, Johnners is a rich blend of biography and anecdote, of antics and dramas on and off the pitch, in and out of the commentary box, its pages filled with stories about the great names of cricket including Fred Trueman, Geoffrey Boycott, Vivian Richards, Michael Holding and Ian Botham. Just as TMS is the sound of summer, so Thanks, Johnners is the fresh breeze rippling the long grass of remembered pleasures. 
  Jonathan Agnew's Thanks, Johnners is a top-rated book that delves into the heart of sports and recreation, specifically cricket. It encapsulates the best moments of Test Match Special, making it a compelling read for fans and enthusiasts alike. 
  For fans of Barry Johnston (The Wit of Cricket), Tim Wigmore (Cricket 2.0), Simon Hughes (A New Innings), Gideon Haigh (Ashes 2023), and Jimmy Anderson (Bowl. Sleep. Repeat.).

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  Bushcraft - A Guide to Surviving...

  Ray E Reeves

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  The Best Outdoor Survival Tips Everyone Should Know to Find Shelter in The Woods Without Professional Gear And Prior Knowledge 
  To survive, you need practical bushcraft skills passed from one generation onto the next. You need to know how to protect yourself from the elements, how to keep predators away, where to seek food and water. 
  Surprisingly, young people lack all the essential skills required to survive in the wild. Our urbanized, detached lifestyles have made us forget basics like tying knots, starting a fire and distilling water to keep us safe. 
  Anyone can benefit from the basic bushcraft skills and experiences to survive a disaster or an emergency. 
  In Bushcraft, you will discover:The top 3 causes of wilderness fatalities and how to reduce each of the risksThe rule of threes – a powerful survival strategy that makes all the difference between life and deathWhy bears, wolves and other predators aren’t the biggest risk you’ll face in the wilderness15 essential bushcraft tools to address any kind of situationNative wisdom: learning to hunt, fish and forage without modern conveniences and suppliesWhy believing the common wilderness myths will get you killedThe one life-threatening mistake newbies make when trying to find clean drinking water5 ways to start a fire without matches8 practical shelter types that will save your life and protect you from the elementsPractical steps anyone can follow to find help in an emergencyFirst aid basics – can you clean a wound without disinfectants (the answer is YES!) 
  And much more!If you want to optimize your chances of survival in every possible situation, scroll up and click the “Add to Cart” button now.

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  The Art of Hurling: - Insights...

  Daire Whelan

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  How are some hurling managers able to transform losing teams to All-Ireland champions in a short time? What is it about their philosophies and beliefs that makes them unique and successful? What are their thoughts on the future of hurling in this period of unprecedented focus on the game and its development? Daire Whelan uncovers the ideas and methods of some of the game's most successful managers. Tracing the evolution of hurling managers from the 1970s up to the present day, he has spoken to some of the game's most enlightened thinkers from that period, including Eamon O'Shea, Anthony Daly, Justin McCarthy, Eamonn Cregan, Babs Keating, John Allen, Cyril Farrell, Liam Griffin, Ger Loughnane, Diarmuid Healy and Terence 'Sambo' McNaughton.Managers who not only won All-Irelands or provincial titles in unique circumstances, often ending decades-long losing streaks and usually bringing success within a season or two. They provide an insight into the traits and techniques of the greatest hurling managers.

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  Quality Time? - Celebrating 50...

  Mike Peyton

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  Published to celebrate the life of Mike Peyton, 'the world's greatest yachting cartoonist', this second edition features personal tributes from some 12 other successful and well-known sailors (including Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, Sir Ben Ainslie and Tom Cunliffe). They all recognise Mike's observational talent and comment on how sailors see themselves (or their friends) in his cartoons. Along with 80 of his incomparable cartoons, Mike Peyton recounts how he became a yachting cartoonist and his fifty years of sailing. So as well as chuckling at the cartoons themselves there is the opportunity to learn from Peyton's 50 years of experience of sailing different boats, meeting a variety of sailors, and getting into – and out of – some truly hilarious situations.

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