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  Striking Distance - Bruce Lee &...

  Charles Russo

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  In the spring of 1959, eighteen-year-old Bruce Lee returned to San Francisco, the city of his birth, and quickly inserted himself into the West Coast’s fledgling martial arts culture. Even though Asian fighting styles were widely unknown to mainstream America, Bruce encountered a robust fight culture in a San Francisco Bay area that was populated with talented and trailblazing practitioners such as Lau Bun, Chinatown’s aging kung fu patriarch; Wally Jay, the innovative Hawaiian jujitsu master; and James Lee, the no-nonsense Oakland street fighter. Regarded by some as a brash loudmouth and by others as a dynamic visionary, Bruce spent his first few years back in America advocating a more modern approach to the martial arts and showing little regard for the damaged egos left in his wake. 
  In the Chinese calendar, 1964 was the Year of the Green Dragon. It would be a challenging and eventful year for Bruce. He would broadcast his dissenting view before the first great international martial arts gathering and then defend it by facing down Chinatown’s young ace kung fu practitioner in a legendary behind-closed-doors, high-noon-style showdown. The Year of the Green Dragon saw the dawn of martial arts in America and the rise of an icon. 
  Drawing on more than one hundred original interviews and an eclectic array of sources, Striking Distance is an engrossing narrative chronicling San Francisco Bay’s pioneering martial arts scene as it thrived in the early 1960s and offers an in-depth look at a widely unknown chapter of Bruce Lee’s iconic life.

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  How To Play Cricket - Your Step...

  HowExpert

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  If you want to learn how to play cricket then check this "How To Play Cricket" guide. 
  In this step-by-step guide, you will reap the following benefits: 
  - Learn the basics of playing cricket. 
  - Learn the areas of the cricket field. 
  - Become good in the fielding position in the ground. 
  - Learn how to bat 
  - Learn how to catch the ball. 
  - Learn how to bowl. 
  - Learn how to field. 
  - Learn how to do power play. 
  - Learn the different formats of cricket. 
  - And much more. 
  HowExpert publishes quick 'how to' guides on all topics from A to Z by everyday experts.

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  GeopOlympics - English version -...

  Kévin Veyssière

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  Why have the Olympic Games always been a geopolitical event in their own right? How did the Olympic Games in Mexico City in 1968, Moscow in 1980 and Barcelona in 1992 reflect international tensions, despite the Olympics' political neutrality? In2024, what are the stakes for France in the Paris Olympics, against the backdrop of the Israeli-Palestinian and Russian-Ukrainian conflicts? Why have new powers such as China, Qatar and Saudi Arabia made the organization of the Games an objective of their influence strategy?
  
  In his fourth book, Kévin Veyssière invites sports fans, geography buffs and the curious to explore the history of our world through the Olympic Games. From Athens in 1896 to Paris in 2024, he unveils the most striking geopolitical backdrops to a theater of 206 nations, where sporting performances and power games come together.

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  Them Days 72 - Toys Games and...

  Jean Martin, Leo O'Brien, Albert...

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  This special edition of Them Days Magazine from 1982 is all about toys, games, amusements and pastimes. Dive into dozens of short stories about dolls, balls, and boats; learn how to slide on seal skins; listen to memories of specialty holiday games and so much more!

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  From Your Head to Their Hands -...

  Guy Windsor

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  “Our favourite writer of instructional manuals”- Neal Stephenson, from his foreword to Swordfighting, for writers, game designers, and martial artists. 
  Guy Windsor’s historical martial arts training manuals are legendary. His first was published in 2004, and he’s been producing them ever since. They generate about half his income. So he is expert in writing, publishing, and marketing books for historical martial artists, and in this book he’ll teach you how to do it. 
  The goal of training manuals is to teach skills. This one will teach you: 
  •   How to write well 
  •   How to plan your book, or write without a plan 
  •   How to get reader feedback as you go 
  •   How to avoid procrastination and imposter syndrome 
  •   What tools to use 
  •   How to write without destroying your body 
  •   How to incorporate photos and videos  
  •   How to edit your work 
  •   What should be outsourced 
  •   How to publish: commercial, indy, or something else? 
  •   What metadata you need, and how to create it 
  •   How to choose your publishing platform 
  •   How to market your book 
  •   How to find your readers 
  •   How to launch 
  •   Everything you need to know about copyright and piracy 
  •   The best book marketing strategy of all time. 
    
  Also included: Guy’s article Show Your Work: how to communicate your historical martial arts research with the historical martial arts community. 
  If you’ve ever wanted to write a training manual for historical martial arts (or anything else), this book will show you how to do it. Buy it, listen to it, and get writing! 
   

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  Riding for America

  Nancy Hays

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  Riding for America is a story about a mother's sacrifice and inspiration as she guides her only son, Isaac Burns Murphy, to become the highest-paid and most successful sports icon of the 19th century. 
  Although both of Isaac's parents, America Murphy and Jerry Burns, were born into slavery-and Jerry fought in some of the most decisive battles of the Civil War-Isaac was able to overcome challenges and become the "Prince of Jockeys." Isaac was known for his intellect, strategy, good sportsmanship, and kindness to the horses he cared for and rode to victory. A few of his notable wins and accomplishments include three Kentucky Derbys, four of five American Derbys, and the first photo finish in American sports history-a match race between a White and a Black rider. 
  Readers will learn about a Black horse trainer named Eli Jordan, who coached Isaac to become the first jockey inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. 
  A page-turner and a quick read, Riding for America moves at a fast pace with unpredictable twists and turns that keep readers on the edge of their seats throughout. 
  Educational, entertaining, and historically significant, Riding for America is a journey of excitement filled with tenderness and a love of literature, life, animals, mothers, teachers, spouses, and friends. 
  Isaac Murphy was a superstar with class, sophistication, and impeccable integrity. His life exemplifies perseverance and triumph against unimaginable odds. Isaac was a great American. He deserves to be remembered and celebrated as one of the most extraordinary sports heroes in U.S. history.

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