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  Right Down + Circle: Tony Hawk's...

  Cole Nowicki

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  An exuberant, incisive look at how Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater transformed a culture 
   
  Going from a hobby toy for surfers to an Olympic sport, skateboarding has had a tumultuous history. Today, professional skateboarders land endorsement deals with Nike and Adidas, while popular television series like HBO’s Betty tell the stories of diverse crews of skaters living in New York City. So how did a fledgling subculture rise from its near-death knell in the ’90s to become ubiquitous today? It was simply a matter of finding the right messenger. 
   
  In 1999, the bestselling video game Tony Hawk’sPro Skater was released, and a new generation was exposed to skateboarding culture right in their very own homes. Kids and adults alike could now spend hours playing as actual skateboarders, learning the vernacular, listening to the music skateboarders loved, and having fun onscreen before trying to skate IRL in the driveway. 
   
  Right, Down + Circle explores how a video game starring the most famous pro skater in the world brought skateboarding culture ― and its ever-shifting markers of music, subversion, and coolness ― to the masses and ultimately transformed the culture it borrowed from in the process.

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  The Mental Game - Winning the...

  Darrin Donnelly

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  In this inspirational fable, Jack McKee is a professional golfer who has just suffered through the most humiliating meltdown of his career. After years of struggle, he is ready to quit on his dream. He has convinced himself he doesn't have what it takes to make it on the PGA Tour. In an attempt to figure out why his career has ended up the way it has, Jack reaches out to one of the game's greatest former players for advice. This legendary golfer teaches Jack that the problem is not in his swing, but in his mind. As Jack learns to combat his thoughts of self-doubt and worry, his golf game improves right along with his mindset, culminating in the most important tournament of his career. 
   
   
   
  As this story plays out, you will learn: how to take control of your thoughts and make sure they are working for you instead of against you; the importance of talking to yourself instead of listening to yourself; how to develop a mental routine that will keep you in a positive state of mind; the technique used by many of the world's most successful people to make gratitude a part of their daily lives; the fastest way to fight off worry and negative thoughts; how to protect your mind from negative, anxiety-producing, and failure-oriented messages; the importance of your self-image; the key to performing at your best under pressure; how to find peace and confidence; and more.

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  The Worst-Case Survival Book For...

  Small Footprint Press

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  In The Worst-Case Survival Book for Disaster Preparedness, you’ll discover: How to become more self-sufficient in less than 4 weeks to avoid getting caught in a catastrophe 10 things to avoid as a prepper – what not to do when the pressure is onNew ways to store and cook your rations – and top tips to stop looters from getting their hands on your stashLife-saving first aid advice including the essential equipment needed to treat illness, wounds, and injuryHow to protect yourself and your family from disasters, including 6 fatal mistakes to steer clear from How to make an efficient emergency plan that’ll have you succeeding far above the restTechniques to help build short and long-term shelter (used by Bear Grylls!), so you are prepared for any situationHow to easily source and purify water without the need for expensive (and often unnecessary) equipment 
  And much more…  
  Even if you feel confident in yourself right now, there’s no room for mishaps when it truly matters. Remember, there is so much more to prepping than just owning a gun and having a larder full of food.  
  Celebrities such as Zooey Deschanel, Steve Huffman, and Kanye West are all known preppers. Get in on the action now before it becomes a trend and everyone is cleaning out the supermarket shelves!

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  Birdies Bogeys and Life Lessons...

  Os Hillman

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  Live with purpose on and off the course.
  
  
  In golf and life, you don't always hit a hole in one, but God uses all challenges to demonstrate his grace and mercy. In Birdies, Bogeys, and Life Lessons from the Game of Golf, writer and lifelong golfer Os Hillman shares reflections on golf and the spiritual realities that can be learned from it.
  
  
   
  
  
  Through fifty-two devotions, Os will encourage and challenge you with
  
  - inspiring stories of golfers and the golf experience,
  - personal insights about the joys and hardships of life and golf, and
  - spiritual truths that help renew your relationship with God.
  Discover how the lessons learned in golf reveal deeper truths about God.
  
  
   

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  The 32 Principles - Harnessing...

  Rener Gracie, Paul Volponi,...

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  Jiu-jitsu is more than a martial art; it is a lifestyle that promotes health, confidence, self-determination, and balance. Famed jiu-jitsu instructor Rener Gracie presents the core teachings of jiu-jitsu and explains how they can apply to all of our daily lives, including: 
   
   
   
  ● The Pyramid Principle: the importance of investing in a strong foundation 
   
    
   
  ● The Acceptance Principle: recognizing when it's better to yield than to resist 
   
    
   
  ● The Pivot Principle: the value of changing your perspective to increase your effectiveness 
   
    
   
  ● The Redirection Principle: using unfavorable circumstances to create favorable outcomes 
   
   
   
  Intended for both longtime fans and practitioners of jiu-jitsu as well as those completely unfamiliar with martial arts, The 32 Principles will help you take control of your personal and professional pursuits, supercharge your entrepreneurial spirit, and balance your relationships at work and at home. 
   
   
   
  Along with multi-award–winning author Paul Volponi, this book features contributions from more than 40 champion athletes, topflight coaches, and others who have benefited from the everyday life applications of these timeless jiu-jitsu principles.

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  The Endurance Artist - Lazarus...

  Jared Beasley

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  A rare look into an enigmatic accountant from the Tennessee backwoods who morphs into Lazarus Lake, the world’s most notorious race maker.The Endurance Artist is an all-access pass to the world’s most grueling races and the mastermind behind them.Gary Cantrell, better known by the nom de guerre Lazarus Lake, has been described as a “hillbilly genius” and the “Leonardo di Vinci of pain.” His Barkley Marathons is considered the most difficult ultramarathon ever devised, a fight club in the wilderness run in secret. With books hidden in the woods, a cigarette-start, and elevation gain that amounts to summiting Mount Everest twice, the Barkley defies convention. Big’s Backyard Ultra pushes human beings to their absolute limit on a four-mile loop that is run every hour starting on the hour until there is just one runner standing—most recently, a high school teacher who ran 450 miles without sleep.Author Jared Beasley uncovers the world of a recluse hell-bent on rewriting the rules to reveal a life reimagined and failure reinvented. Laz calls into question our obsession with winning and fairness, success and failure, and whether these ideas handicap potential.

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