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  MIKE REILLY Finding My Voice -...

  Mike Reilly

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  IRONMAN is a sports phenomenon that has come to symbolize the very best of human striving, achievement and excellence. And race announcer Mike Reilly is known throughout the endurance sports world as the “Voice of IRONMAN.” 
  Every year, over three hundred thousand people around the world compete in a series of long-distance triathlons that test the outer limits of their physical abilities and mental toughness. Some do it for glory, some to test themselves, some to honor lost loved ones or colleagues, some to bring healing to their troubled lives. 
  Over the years, hundreds of IRONMAN athletes have shared their tales with Reilly. In this book, he tells some of the stories that have touched and inspired him, in the hope that they will do the same for the reader. 
  A young woman races in a contest against cancer that threatens her life. A soldier carries a flag through the full marathon distance to keep alive the memory of fallen comrades. Two of the sport’s most decorated champions do battle in the greatest head-to-head competition ever seen in any sport. Parents put their family back together after the loss of a child. 
  Reilly has witnessed it all, and brings it to life in a series of riveting stories that will have readers re-thinking their notions of what people are capable of when pushed to their limits. 
  Quotes About the Book: 
  “Every day for six months of training before Kona, as I visualized crossing the finish line, I didn’t see an image, I just heard the sound of Mike Reilly’s voice declaring, “Sean Astin, you are an IRONMAN!” Just the thought of the sound of Mike’s voice, saying those words, in that way, at that time, was the beacon that kept me going.” SEAN ASTIN, actor-producer-director 
  “Whether it’s on race day or getting to the start line, nobody finishes an IRONMAN without a personal struggle. Mike Reilly does a masterful job of showing us why those struggles are so worth it in the end.” MIRINDA CARFRAE, three-time IRONMAN world champion 
  “As I hit the top of the finish ramp I heard that amazing voice and those unbelievable words, ‘Hines Ward…you are an IRONMAN!’ Like the touchdown pass I caught to win the 2005 Super Bowl, hearing Mike Reilly declare me an IRONMAN was one of the greatest moments of my life.” HINES WARD, Super Bowl XL MVP 
  “No one knows the Ironman spirit better than Mike Reilly, having witnessed firsthand countless athletes come through the finish line. This is a passionate and inspiring book that will mark the beginning of the journey for tens of thousands more.” LIONEL SANDERS, 2017 ITU world championship, four-time IRONMAN champion 
  “The voice and passion of Mike Reilly bringing you home lifts you up and fulfills dreams for a lifetime. You'll love discovering what’s behind that passion in this book.” DAVE McGILLIVRAY, Boston Marathon Race Director/DMSE Sports

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  30 Years 80 Coaches Fighters...

  Bart Martin

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  This book is about fighting, learning and studying people. 
  It’s sports psychology applied. It's about personal growth through sports, based on my training in different striking and grappling disciplines for 30 years. 
  Some say you can learn more life lessons from martial arts than from documentaries and journalists’ reports.Why fight and what can I get from it? How much effort is it worth?Can I become better and fulfilled through fighting?How to learn combat efficiently? Which martial arts are currently martial and which have become just an art?How can my insecurities be related to my need to fight? How being an adrenaline junkie and my ego can harm me and others?Why are there so many weird guys in the gyms? Where are the true sensei?What can meditation techniques have to do with all this? 
  It’s for people looking in martial arts for something more than the primitive pounding, who feel that they should be about something other than “ripping the opponent's head off”. 
  This book should serve as a shortcut for not wasting your time and health on some people. Instead, I hope you will take care of sensible self-improvement, both physically and mentally – for yourself and for others. It's about mindfulness plus willpower. 
  I don’t like to fight. But I dislike aggressors and abusers even more. I’ve been doing it all these years cause I wanted to learn all dimensions of combat and self-defense. I haven’t become enlightened thanks to this, and I still can’t levitate. And I don’t think just fighting people makes you much wiser. It is about mindfulness plus willpower. It is up to us to educate ourselves.

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  Snooker: Player by Player

  Liam McCann

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  Snooker: Player by Player is a compilation of the 100 greatest snooker players in the game s history. Re-live the glorious careers of Fred and Joe Davis, examine Ray Reardon s six world titles and marvel at the genius of Stephen Hendry and Ronnie O Sullivan. Enjoy the careers of former world champions and masters of the green baize like Terry Griffiths, Jimmy White and Steve Davis, and cast your mind back to the epic 1985 Embassy Final won by Dennis Taylor. The book also features the likes of Cliff Thorburn, Kirk Stevens and John Higgins, all of whom have made maximum breaks. And no book on snooker would be complete without mentioning the game s future stars.

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  Puppy Training - A Step-by-Step...

  Zak Millan

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  Do you want to know the secrets to train an obedient puppy you will consider as a best friend? Do you want to see him enjoying through easy and fun tricks? If so, this is the right audio book for you! Even though dogs are very smart animals able to understand and follow very complex instructions, quite often it can be frustrating if they do not do what you want them to do. This might happen because you do not know how their training processes work. A correct day-to-day schedule will allow you to rely on when your dog must go to the toilet, when he has to exercise or eat, and so on. With the correct training techniques, your puppy will be able to identify when the right moment to take the right actions is. In this comprehensive guide, Zak Millan will explain you: •	When you should be consider yourself ready to have your first puppy; •	How to introduce your dog into your family; •	Techniques and general tips to train your puppy; •	Why it is important to start training soon; •	How to set up a correct nutrition plan for your puppy; •	How to understand your puppy needs; •	The biggest mistakes to avoid. By following this training program, your puppy will live a happy, low-stress life as the well-behaved, well-trained pup of your dreams. What are you waiting for? Buy the audio book now and start this excting journey with your puppy!

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  Krav Maga for Women - Your...

  Darren Levine, Ryan Hoover,...

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  Learn the fast escape maneuvers combined with powerful counterattacks that make Krav Maga the world’s most effective self-defense martial art. 
   
  With its emphasis on instinctive movements and efficient counterattacks, Krav Maga is the ideal self-defense system for any woman regardless of strength, size or age. Targeting its easiest-to-learn and most effective moves, Krav Maga for Women presents techniques and tips that quickly give you the skills and mindset to defend yourself against an attacker.  
   
  As the official defensive tactics system of the Israeli Defense Forces, Krav Maga has been battle-tested on the front lines and backstreets. With Krav Maga for Women, you can gain the physical and tactical tools to protect yourself and loved ones.  
   
  With more than 300 step-by-step photos, Krav Maga for Women makes it easy to learn the world’s best self-defense system, including:Disabling strikesEffective escapes Real-world defenses

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  Fun and Games - My 40 Years...

  Dave Perkins

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  “Covering many of the biggest names and greatest events in sports, it’s a wonderful collection of yarns and reminiscences, told in Perk’s inimitable style” (Postmedia News).   Dave Perkins was once told by a bluntly helpful university admissions officer: “You don’t have the looks for TV or the voice for radio. You should go into print.” Which he did, first at the Globe and Mail, and then for thirty-six well-traveled years at the Toronto Star.   In Fun and Games, Perkins recounts hysterical, revealing, and sometimes embarrassing personal stories from almost every sport and many major championships. After forty years of encountering a myriad of athletes, fans, team managers, and owners, Perkins offers unique observations on the Blue Jays and Raptors, fifty-eight major championships’ worth of golf, ten Olympic Games, football, hockey, boxing, horse racing, and more.   Learn why Tiger Woods asked Perkins if he was nuts, why he detected Forrest Gump in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, and why Super Bowl week is the worst week of the year. Perkins exposes the mistakes he made in both thought and word—once, when intending to type “the shot ran down the goalie’s leg,” he used an “i” instead of an “o”—and to this day, he has never found a sacred cow that didn’t deserve a barbecue.   “Few can spin a yarn with the wit and clever turns of phrase that Perky can.” —Shi Davidi, Sportsnet   “Anyone who has ever spoken to Dave Perkins, or read Dave Perkins, remembers his voice. This book is a delightful way to experience it all again, through the wise, funny man’s eyes.” —Bruce Arthur, Toronto Star sports columnist

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