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  Be Expert with Map & Compass

  Björn Kjellström

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  This classic map and compass navigation guide—newly revised for the age of GPS—offers a clear and concise master class on the art of orienteering.   GPS devices are great, but they can break, get lost, or easily be hampered by weather conditions, making basic map and compass skills essential for anyone who spends time outdoors. This popular, easy-to-use orienteering handbook has been helping people find their way for more than fifty years. Now updated to include information on GPS as well as current Web sites, references, sources, and photographs, Be Expert with Map and Compass remains the book of choice for professional outdoorsmen and novice orienteers, as well as teachers, scout leaders, recreational hikers, hunters, and others around the world. Coverage includes understanding map symbols; traveling by map alone, by compass alone, or by map and compass together; finding bearings; sketching maps; and traveling in the wilderness. If you want to feel at home in the wilderness, this updated guide is an indispensable reference.

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  Forever Blue - The True Story of...

  Michael D'Antonio

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  Resented by some in New York and beloved in Los Angeles, O'Malley is one of the most controversial owners in the history of American sports. He remade major league baseball and altered the course of history in both Brooklyn and Los Angeles when he moved the Dodgers to California. But while many New York critics attacked him, O'Malley looked to the future, declining to argue his case. As a result, fans across the nation have been unable to stop arguing about him-until now. 
   
  Using never-before-seen documents and candid interviews with O'Malley's players, associates, and relatives, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Michael D'Antonio finally reveals this complex sportsman and industry pioneer. Born into Tammany Hall connections, O'Malley used political contacts to grow wealthy during the Great Depression, and then maneuvered to take control of the formerly downtrodden Dodgers. After his defeat in a war of wills with the famed power broker Robert Moses, O'Malley uprooted the borough's team and transplanted them to Los Angeles. Once in Los Angeles, O'Malley overcame opponents of his stadium and helped define the city. Other owners came to regard him as their unofficial commissioner as he worked behind the scenes to usher in the age of the players' union and free agency. 
   
  Filled with new revelations about O'Malley's battle with Moses, his pioneering business strategies, and his relationship with Jackie Robinson, Forever Blue is a fascinating history of baseball, business, and the American West.

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  Fight Like a Marine - Close...

  Defense U.S. Department of

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  This book thoroughly explains military techniques of close combat fighting necessary for self-defense in every situation. They will enhance your strength, flexibility, balance, and cardio-respiratory fitness. The practice will help you build personal courage, self confidence and self-discipline. Be as prepared and skillful as a U.S. Marine and act instantly when an unexpected confrontation occurs. Close combat fighting is an engagement between two or more persons in an empty-handed struggle, or with hand-held weapons such as knives or sticks.
  Table of Contents:
  Introduction:
  Definition of Combatives
  Purposes of Combative Training
  Safety…
  Training:
  Responsibilities of Trainers
  Safety Precautions
  Warm-Ups and Stretches
  Crawl, Walk, and Run
  Execution at Combat Speed
  Drills…
  Basic Ground-Fighting Techniques: 
  Back Mount
  Front Mount
  Guard
  Side Control 
  Body Positioning Moves
  Finishing Moves
  Drills
  Defense Against Headlocks…
  Advanced Ground-Fighting Techniques:
  Advanced Body Positions
  Pass the Guard
  Attacks from the Mount
  Attacks from the Back Mount 
  Attacks from the Guard
  Knee Mount
  Leg Attacks
  Striking from Side Control
  Defending Against Strikes in the Guard…
  Takedowns and Throws:
  Breakfalls
  Closing the Distance and Achieving the Clinch
  Takedowns from Against a Wall
  Double Leg Attack
  Single Leg Attack
  Attacks from the Rear
  Throws and Takedowns
  Strikes:
  Arm Strikes
  Punching Combinations
  Kicks
  Transition Between Ranges
  Handheld Weapons:
  Angles of Attack
  Rifle with Fixed Bayonet
  Knife-against-knife sequence
  Entrenching Tool
  Three-Foot Stick
  Defense Against the Knife…
  Standing Defense: 
  Lethal Force Scenarios
  Restrictive Force Scenarios
  Two Against One
  Three Against Two
  Group Tactics 
  Lethal Force Scenarios
  Restrictive Force Scenarios
  Competitions

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  Cycling Plus: Power List -...

  Rob Kemp

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  The Most Influential People in British Cycling Today

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  World Cup Top 100 Players

  Felix de Vere Hunt

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  The somewhat controversial staging of the World Cup in Qatar in November and December 2022 could not detract from the fact that the skills and talents of the very best players in the world would be showcased at this very special tournament. Indeed, it has always been so since the tournament was first hosted by Uruguay in 1930.
  This selection of the top 100 players to have graced the finals includes the golden generation of Brazilians such as Pele, Carlos Alberto and Jairzinho as well as the most gifted players of the 1970s and 80s including Johan Cruyff, Diego Maradona, Gary Lineker and Gheorghe Hagi.
  Current stars such as Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric, Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe are also featured as are the finest English players from the World Cup-winning side of 1966: Bobby Moore, Bobby Charlton, Geoff Hurst and Gordon Banks.
  Each entry provides information and statistics about the player's career and their impact on the World Cup.

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  Failure is an Option - On the...

  Matt Whyman

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  'We're not at parkrun any more,' I mutter to myself, quietly longing for the presence of nice marshals in high-visibility vests.
  Failure is an Option is the story of an average runner who sets out to discover just how far he can go. With the support (and misgivings) of his family, and aware that his quickest years are behind him, Matt Whyman leaves the Saturday morning 5K to push towards 100-mile ultramarathons and beyond. By slowing things down to run a very long way, he joins a growing number of men and women from all walks of life striving to do something extraordinary.
  A newcomer to a world that can often seem off-limits, Matt finds his feet as an ultrarunner by learning the hard way. He battles monster hallucinations on endurance races spanning day and night, loses himself on tantalising trails across landscapes far from home, and forges bonds with fellow competitors in which small, kind gestures mean more than any medal. Determined to touch the boundaries of his running world before it starts to shrink, ultimately Matt sets his sights on a six-day mountain ultra that even hardened veterans consider to be the most formidable on earth: the Dragon's Back Race.
  Brimming with good humour, honesty and joy, Failure is an Option pits ambition against ability to uncover human truths that resonate with us all. A mid-pack competitor who could win prizes for enthusiasm – if nothing else – Matt takes us on a journey far beyond his comfort zone and with no guaranteed outcome of success. The results are entertaining from start to finish, often very funny and at times deeply moving.

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