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  Skiing Success - Techniques for...

  Zane Ryder

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  Skiing is a thrilling and exhilarating sport that has captivated people for centuries. From its origins as a mode of transportation in snowy regions to becoming a popular recreational activity, skiing has evolved into a global pastime enjoyed by millions. Whether you're gliding down a slope for the first time or you’re looking to refine your skills, understanding the basics of skiing is essential for both safety and enjoyment. 
  The history of skiing dates back thousands of years, with early evidence suggesting that skis were used in Scandinavia and Central Asia as early as 6,000 years ago. These early skis were simple wooden boards designed to help people travel across snow-covered landscapes. Over time, skiing grew in popularity, particularly in Europe and North America, where it became a competitive sport in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. 
  For beginners, the idea of skiing can be both exciting and intimidating. Before stepping onto the slopes, it's important to familiarize yourself with the sport’s fundamental principles. Skiing is essentially about balance, control, and technique. The more you understand these concepts, the more enjoyable your experience will be. Proper preparation, including the right gear, is crucial. Having the right equipment not only enhances your performance but also keeps you safe on the slopes. At a minimum, you'll need skis, poles, boots, and bindings. It’s also important to wear the appropriate clothing, including layers to stay warm and dry, as well as protective gear such as a helmet and goggles.

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  Head On - A Memoir

  Larry Csonka

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  Larry Csonka ran the football with audacity and authority. He lived his off-the-field life with equal abandon. As part of the NFL's 100th Anniversary, he and his undefeated 1972 Miami Dolphins teammates were named the best team in NFL history. 
   
   
   
  In Head On, Csonka shares how they achieved their legendary Perfect Season. From quitting football at a young age, to his often-combative relationship with Coach Don Shula, to brazen exploits with his NFL pals, Csonka narrates a life that is colorful, unbridled, and thrilling. 
   
   
   
  Csonka found himself hanging out with Burt Reynolds, Dick Butkus, Lee Majors, Joe Namath, and Elvis Presley during his football years. But his moments outside the spotlight reveal the most about this larger-than-life figure—raising critters and a little hell in his formative years on an Ohio dirt farm, early run-ins with the law, confronting thieves with a sawed-off shotgun, taking sniper fire on a USO tour of Vietnam, and being adrift at night on the Bering Sea with gale-force winds raging. 
   
   
   
  Csonka's Head On is a captivating account of grit, grace, and gumption told by an iconic Hall of Famer who continues to gain ground—figuratively, literally, and unapologetically—every day.

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  Kicking Back

  Nedum Onuoha

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  "A searingly honest account … Nedum tells it like he played, with nothing left out." – Guy Mowbray, Match of the Day
  "A frank, thought-provoking and compelling insight into one of football's most articulate voices." – Rory Smith, New York Times chief soccer correspondent
  "Nedum Onuoha's autobiography is considerably more compelling than most of those by more decorated players." – When Saturday Comes
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  Nedum Onuoha was not a typical footballer. Picked by the Manchester City Academy aged ten, he was determined to continue his education despite the lure of a career under the floodlights. Fiercely intelligent on and off the pitch, Onuoha developed into a talented defender and played his part in City's meteoric rise.
  In this characteristically forthright book, Onuoha reveals what goes on behind the scenes at top-tier clubs. Stuffed with insights into household names like Stuart Pearce, Sven-Göran Eriksson, Roberto Mancini and Harry Redknapp, this is football and its most famous figures as you've never seen them before.
  Kicking Back is also the story of one man's search for identity: as a footballer, as a black man in England and as an outsider in the US during the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests. What is it like to receive horrific racist abuse while doing your job? And how has football failed the black community? Onuoha provides a damning assessment of the sport's authorities as he dives deep into a life spent on the pitch.

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  Summary: Relentless - From Good...

  Brooks Bryant

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  Disclaimer: This is NOT the official book; this is a summary book & it does NOT accompany the official book. 
  Dive into our summary of "Relentless" to discover:The key mental principles that drive greatness, called the "Relentless 13", including "Decide, Commit, Act, Succeed, Repeat" and "When You're a Cleaner... You don't recognize failure".Grover's categorization of competitors into "Coolers", "Closers", and "Cleaners", each displaying different levels of determination, mental toughness, and ability to handle pressure.Real-world examples and stories from Grover's career working with the top athletes in the world, demonstrating how they utilized these principles to excel in their sports.Strategies to push beyond your comfort zone, overcome failures, and rise to any challenge.How to harness your dark side and control your inner demons to achieve success. 
  Our summary of "Relelentless" offers valuable insights into the world of elite sports and delivers a blueprint for developing a powerful, success-oriented mindset, applicable not just in athletics, but in business and all aspects of life.

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  Marc Marquez: Everything or...

  Stuart Barker

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  *THE INCREDIBLE COMEBACK STORY OF THE 2025 MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPION*Marc Márquez is the apex predator of the MotoGP world: arguably the greatest motorcycle racer who ever lived, he is a nine-time world champion. He is the man who dethroned Valentino Rossi, and who changed the sport of MotoGP forever.Márquez's hyper aggressive riding style has made him many enemies, his epic championship battle with Valentino Rossi in 2015 led to one of the most controversial moments in the history of MotoGP and his closely-fought battle with his brother, Alex, for the 2025 title capped off an astonishing sporting comeback story.But his story off the track is just as incredible: devastating accidents, surgeries and recoveries, racing on despite a diagnosis that left him knowing one more head injury could leave him blind. His self-admittedly ruthless personality and desire to win make him an explosive, dominant and at times controversial character.Told by bestselling author Stuart Barker, with the insight of rivals, team members, pundits, managers and many close to his story, this is the a story of pure sporting theatre and white-knuckle speed twinned with real human drama. Marc Marquez: Everything or Nothing is the Márquez told in full for the very first time.

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  Living Through The Gale - Being...

  Tom Cunliffe

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  Heavy weather is a lurking spectre that most of us hope and plan to avoid, but not even internet forecasting can make it go away. Anyone intent on crossing oceans must be ready to deal with it if it comes, as well it may. Even well-informed inshore and continental-shelf sailors will inevitably be caught out sooner or later. The object of this slim, quickly absorbed volume is to give everyone, whatever their passage-making aspirations, a sound brief so that whether they find themselves at the wrong end of a force-six blow along the coast, or confronting serious waves far out at sea, they are fully aware of their options for taking it in their stride.Heavy weather is a lurking spectre that most of us hope and plan to avoid, but not even internet forecasting can make it go away. Anyone intent on crossing oceans must be ready to deal with it if it comes, as well it may. Even well-informed inshore and continental-shelf sailors will inevitably be caught out sooner or later. The object of this slim, quickly absorbed volume is to give everyone, whatever their passage-making aspirations, a sound brief so that whether they find themselves at the wrong end of a force-six blow along the coast, or confronting serious waves far out at sea, they are fully aware of their options for taking it in their stride.

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