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  Coming About - Life In the Balance

  Dr. Mario Dell'Olio

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  A mid-life crisis, a sailing adventure, and a rescue at sea, Coming About tells a story of survival and inner-strength through a foundational loving relationship. Coming About is a memoir of Mario and Jim who, at 40, quit their jobs and sell their home in San Francisco to follow their dream. They buy a 50-foot sailboat and move to St. Thomas, Virgin Islands where they discover many quirky facets of adjusting to life on the island as well as its many cultural idiosyncrasies. During the maiden voyage from the US mainland to St. Thomas, they encounter treacherous weather conditions and a series of life-threatening events that lead to a rescue at sea and the destruction of their dreams of retirement in a Caribbean paradise. Battling relentlessly crushing waves and shark-infested waters, their lives hang in the balance. Their struggles are vividly recounted as they search for meaning in the near loss of their lives and the shattering of their dreams.

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  Gibby - Tales of a Baseball Lifer

  Greg Oliver, John Gibbons, Josh...

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  Over eleven years and two separate managerial stints with the Toronto Blue Jays, John Gibbons endeared himself to fans with his folksy manner and his frequent battles with umpires: "Here comes Gibby!" Winning helped too. Under Gibbons's management, the Jays made the American League Championship Series in 2015, ending a twenty-two-year playoff drought; then they did it again in 2016. Along the way the team defied odds, won over a nation, and with one flip of a bat produced one of the most iconic moments in MLB history. Now, in his memoir, Gibby shares the story: an on-field career that didn't pan out, but a managing career that did . . . eventually. 
   
   
   
  Raised in a military family, he played his first competitive baseball in Newfoundland and Labrador, and, with the family now in San Antonio, Texas, Gibby, a catcher, developed into a first-round draft pick of the New York Mets. While Gibbons only played eighteen major league games, he did earn a World Series ring as the 1986 Mets bullpen catcher and knew all the characters from that team, including Doc Gooden, Darryl Strawberry, Lenny Dykstra, and Gary Carter. In 1990, Gibby began his journey as a coach and manager. An old teammate, J. P. Ricciardi, hired him to work with the Jays, and he moved his way up the ranks and into the hearts of baseball fans.

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  SAS Survival Guide: Climate &...

  John ‘Lofty’ Wiseman

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  THE MULTIMILLION COPY BESTSELLER 
  THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO SURVIVING ANYWHERE 
  The SAS Survival Guide is an essential companion for adventurers everywhere. From making camp and finding food in the wild to security and self-defence in the streets, be prepared on land or sea. 
  This unrivalled guide from SAS legend John ‘Lofty’ Wiseman’s will cover Climate and Terrain and On the Move – the characteristics and climates of different regions and zones (including polar, arid, and tropical), how to plan a route, and where to travel. 
  This book is a treasure trove of knowledge, offering insights into the history of military forces and their survival skills. It's a top reference for anyone interested in outdoor recreation, emergency preparedness, and safety. 
  For fans of Dave Canterbury (The Bushcraft Essentials Field Guide), Ted Riley (When Crisis Hits Suburbia), Bear Grylls (Mind Fuel), Thomas Erikson (Surrounded by Liars), and Ryan Holiday (The Obstacle is the Way).

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  Navigation & Voyage Planning...

  Tim Davison, Alastair Buchan

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  Fernhurst Books' compact, handy guides to navigating at sea, nautical calculations and passage planning bundled together in e-book form for the first time. The perfect quick reference guides to keep on your phone or tablet, easily accessible when you are on board. They contain all the essential information for when you need it most about navigating and passage planning. The Navigation Companion covers all the navigation essentials: charts, compass, tides, standard and secondary ports, dead reckoning, estimated position, course to steer, lights, GPS, waypoints and buoyage in a highly illustrated format making it easy to understand at a glance – ideal for those moments when you need an answer, and you need it fast! The Nautical Calculation Companion is an aide memoire of those calculations frequently needed (but often forgotten) for traditional coastal and offshore navigation and other equations and formulae which can be useful afloat. Each topic has worked examples, and there are frequent diagrams to illustrate the process. The Passage Planning Companion details the timetable for developing a passage plan and goes through all the elements you should consider: port information, routeing, weather, tides, timings and safety. It then takes you through ship management on the passage: the crew briefing, roles, routines, pre-sail checks, watch keeping and much more. This will be a valued companion when planning and executing a sea voyage.

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  Dog Behiviour Training Learn Dog...

  Maree Hart

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  If you already have a dog in your life or you are considering adopting a dog into your life then this book is a must-read. Whether you have behavioral or obedience issues or not, there is always something new to learn when you understand how the mind and body of a dog actually works.Maree is so tuned in to animals, dogs in particular, that she understands exactly how they are feeling and what they are thinking. This book will teach you how to ‘speak dog’. It’s all about teaching humans to speak dog, not training the dog to understand what their human is asking of them. Maree often get's called the Practical Dog trainer or the Dog Whisperer because of her methods.

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  How to Run the Perfect Race -...

  Matt Fitzgerald

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  FULLY UPDATED & REVISED 
  BETTER RACING THROUGH BETTER PACING 
   
  Pacing can be the difference between a breakthrough workout and a backbreaker, a PR and a DNF. In How to Run the Perfect Race, acclaimed running coach and author Matt Fitzgerald reveals how conventional training and device overdependence will keep you from accessing the full power of pacing.  
   
  With a mix of fascinating science and compelling stories spanning the sport, Fitzgerald shows that pacing is the art of finding your real limit—running out of gas just as you complete the workout or cross the finish line. This quintessential running skill unlocks hidden potential and unleashes confidence, enabling runners of all experience and ability levels to continue to improve.  
   
  16 TRAINING PLANS FOR 5K, 10K, HALF-MARATHON, AND MARATHON EVENTS 
   
  Hone your pacing through improved body awareness, judgment, and toughness.  
   
  Choose from four plans for your race distance accommodating runners at all levels, novice to expert. How to Run the Perfect Race equips you mentally and physically with a proven strategy to become a better runner, capable of knowing and executing your best effort on any given day. 
   
  This audiobook contains a supplemental PDF.

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