Maison d'édition: Madeley publishing
Dive into the world of Taekwondo and discover a comprehensive guide designed to elevate your skills, mindset, and mastery of this revered martial art. This book isn't just about learning techniques; it's a journey towards personal growth, resilience, and achieving your full potential.
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.Voir livre
This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. You don't need to live at the gym, spend a fortune on supplements, or follow a celebrity's impossibly complex program to build real strength. You just need the right plan, the right mindset, and the will to start. Lift for Life is the beginner's guide to strength training that cuts through the noise and gives you exactly what you need: clear instruction, simple programming, and the motivation to keep going long after the excitement of day one fades. Most people who try to get into strength training quit within the first few weeks. Not because they lack willpower, but because nobody ever showed them the fundamentals. They walk into a gym, feel overwhelmed, perform exercises with poor form, and either hurt themselves or feel embarrassed into giving up. This book is the antidote to all of that. You'll start by understanding why strength training is one of the most powerful investments you can make in your health—not just for aesthetics, but for longevity, bone density, metabolic health, mental clarity, and daily energy. The science is clear: people who regularly engage in resistance training live longer, move better, and age more gracefully than those who don't. From there, you'll learn how to move safely and confidently. This book walks you through the six foundational movement patterns—squat, hinge, push, pull, carry, and brace—that form the basis of every effective strength program. You'll understand not just what to do, but why each movement matters and how to execute it with good technique from your very first session. Then you'll get the programming. A full 12-week beginner program is laid out session by session, with clear guidance on sets, reps, rest periods, and how to progressively add weight over time. Whether you have access to a full gym, just a barbell and some plates, or even a pair of dumbbells at home, there's a version of this plan for you.Voir livre
As Baby Boomers (born between 1946 and 1965) reach their golden years, they reminisce about a unique time in sports history. Born just after World War II, this generation experienced the first wave of live televised sports, transforming how fans engaged with their favorite athletes and teams. No longer reliant on radio broadcasts or newspapers, they witnessed iconic sports moments in real-time, forever shaping their love for the game. In A Lifetime of Sports: A Baby Boomer’s Memoirs, author Chuck Spinner offers a heartfelt and humorous look at the unforgettable sports memories that defined his life—and the lives of countless others. Narrated by the talented Kyle Goodknight, this audiobook brings the exhilarating highs, personal encounters, and heartwarming stories to life, making listeners feel as if they're reliving those incredible moments. Published by Audiobook Publishing Services, this autobiography isn't just about sports—it's a time capsule of personal and historical milestones that shaped a generation. With chapters brimming with nostalgia, sports fans and Baby Boomers alike will enjoy tales such as: How the author’s uncle became a pro wrestler to pay his way through law school. A 40-year reunion with a boyhood sports idol. Riding in a pace car with his grandsons. Playing international basketball in Senegal. Beating a future Supreme Court justice in a basketball game! Meeting the only ambidextrous pitcher in Major League Baseball history. The most comfortable pole vault landing pit ever! The day Larry Bird ruined a local TV sports broadcast. Running with Olympic gold medalist Bob Richards. The author’s wife nearly meeting Michael Jordan. And many more engaging stories! Through Spinner's captivating storytelling and Goodknight's engaging narration, A Lifetime of Sports captures the magic of sports and the power of shared experiences.Voir livre
"This book provides practical strategies for developing the mental skills which help speed you to your full potential."---Dave Winfield What does it mean to play heads-up baseball? A heads-up player has confidence in his ability, keeps control in pressure situations, and focuses on one pitch at a time. His mental skills enable him to play consistently at or near his best despite the adversity baseball presents each day. "My ability to fully focus on what I had to do on a daily basis was what made me the successful player I was. Sure I had some natural ability, but that only gets you so far. I think I learned how to focus; it wasn't something that I was necessarily born with." -- Hank Aaron "Developing and refining my mental game has played a critical role in my success in baseball. For years players have had to develop these skills on their own. This book provides practical strategies for developing the mental skills that will help speed you toward your full potential." -- Dave WinfieldVoir livre
In May of 1973, a group of eight divers embarked on an exploration of a sink hole in Australia, since named The Shaft. Unfortunately, their expedition took a horrifying turn.Voir livre
FULLY REVISED AND UPDATED 'The finest Fergie book of them all' – Tom English, BBC Sport When Sir Alex Ferguson retired at the end of the 2013 season he was the most successful football manager Britain had ever seen, having won twice as many trophies as his nearest rival. But that success had not come easily. Thirty-five years previously he had arrived at the rain-swept training ground at Aberdeen F.C. as the recently sacked manager of St Mirren. Already a divisive figure, this Alex Ferguson came with a reputation for trouble and a lot still to prove. Not for nothing, many thought he was a risky choice. Fergie Rises returns to a time when Ferguson was lucky to get Aberdeen, not the other way around. It's the story of an eight-year revolution that saw the Dons and their ambitious young manager knock the Old Firm off their perch, taste victory in Europe for the first time, and electrify Scottish football. When Ferguson finally left the club for Manchester United, in 1986, fans and rivals were unanimous in believing he had engineered one of the most astonishing upheavals in the game's history. The author also examines the personal tragedies Ferguson overcame – the deaths of his father and his mentor Jock Stein – and the rivalries, setbacks and triumphs that shaped a sporting genius. 'A masterful retelling of how Ferguson was "made" at Aberdeen' – Alan Pattullo, The ScotsmanVoir livre
