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  Tales of a Louisiana Duck Hunter

  Fielding Lewis

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  Duck hunters from Cajun South Louisiana share their stories, plus hunting tips and observations, in this collection of essays.Tales of a Louisiana Duck Hunter, by Fielding Lewis, is a delightful collection of anecdotes and stories set in Cajun South Louisiana. The author, a hunter for over forty years, has garnered an extensive knowledge of the geography and fauna and flora of his home state. Interspersed throughout the book are hunting tips and observations that will be of use to any current or burgeoning duck hunter. Advice on how to build a blind, use a pirogue, or even modify a push pole is included in this compendium of the sport of duck hunting.  Over the years, Mr. Lewis has become associated with many “characters” of beguiling charm and eccentricity, who will entertain the reader through the author’s candid storytelling. We meet those who have super-refined sensibility to the ways of nature. There are also separate sections on retrievers, exotic reptiles and birds, including the ivory-billed woodpecker, and even duck calling. Tales of a Louisiana Duck Hunter is both a book filled with pertinent information for the enjoyment of outdoor sport and a heartwarming memoir of the author’s good friends.

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  Surfer girls make waves and defy...

  PBS NewsHour

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  In Bangladesh's only beach town, there are just a handful of girls who ride the waves. In fact, most people there frown upon seeing girl surfers, who have faced threats from conservative Muslims in the neighborhood. But surfing makes them feel empowered when they might otherwise be expected to assume traditional roles and marry before they become adults. Special correspondent Tania Rashid reports.

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  Mastermind - Mental training for...

  Jerry Moffatt

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  'The brain is the most important muscle for climbing.' – Wolfgang Güllich
  
  Mastermind by climbing legend Jerry Moffatt is a guide to mental training for climbers. Drawing on his own personal experiences, as well as inspiring stories from the current elite of the sport including Alex Megos, Adam Ondra, Alex Honnold and Barbara Zangerl, Jerry invites climbers and other sportspeople to explore and maximise their mental potential.
  Broken down into easy-to-read sections, including Mind Control, Self Image and Visualisation, Mastermind will help you utilise the power of your mind to make the most of your existing strength, technique and ability so that you can perform under pressure – not just in climbing, but in all sport.

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  Net Gains - Inside the Beautiful...

  Ryan O'Hanlon

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  "This in-depth examination of soccer takes listeners on a tour across the world and throughout history, introducing the many people who have attempted to shine a light onto and innovate a sport that, in many ways, is still stuck in the Dark Ages. This deep dive into the rise of analytics in soccer—a sport where tradition reigns supreme—shows how revolutionary tactics and underexplored metrics are breaking the beautiful game wide open. By exploring how massive institutions built on billions of dollars can function for so long without any kind of introspection—and what happens when people from the outside attempt to question the status quo—author Ryan O'Hanlon, a staff writer at ESPN, shows how time and again experts, managers, coaches, players, and fans feel they know the best approach for any given team or player and yet get undermined by the complexity of the game—and human behavior. To tell this globe-trekking story, O'Hanlon takes listeners inside the front offices and analytics departments of the top professional leagues’ most cutting-edge clubs and profiles a misfit cast of number-crunchers, behavioral economists, tech insiders, and managers all working to move beyond the philosophical side of soccer and uncover the hard truths behind possession, goals, and developing talent."

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  The Art of Longsword Fighting -...

  Benjamin J. Smith

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  The teaching of Historical European Martial Arts has widespread appeal with numerous clubs in many countries. However, comparatively few people who run their own club have qualifications that would make them an instructor in traditional martial arts organizations. Even those with such qualifications lack in-depth cohesive resources for teaching a given style – often because they can only work from incomplete sources. Thus, the need for a book which is grounded in exhaustive research into historical teaching methods and in particular focusing on the specific style of Sigmund Ringeck, who was himself a teacher of fighting arts in the late 14th century or the early or mid-15th century.  In The Art of Longsword Fighting, Benjamin J. Smith therefore offers the broader information necessary for teachers of historical swordsmanship to deliver courses based on original, authentic techniques. This includes the various cutting methods, the role of competition in learning these arts, the mechanics of the interpretive process, and insights into how to use a wide range of activities to enhance students’ experience.  All of this is achieved through a panoply of photographs showing each move along with explanatory diagrams as well as detailing how and when to introduce each next step in a manner that is faithful to Ringeck’s style. There is no current literature available which demonstrates how each move should be undertaken and, most importantly, why each step should be taken in the sequences described.  There is no doubt that a book of this nature has been long awaited and will be welcomed by instructors and students alike as well as those general readers interested in fencing and the longsword of the Renaissance period.

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  The Girls of Summer - The US...

  Jere Longman

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  Now with a new afterword, The Girls of Summer, by the award- winning New York Times sportswriter Jere Longman, takes a serious, compelling look at the women who won the 1999 World Cup and brings to life the skills and victories of the American team. Longman explores the issues this unprecedented achievement has raised: the importance of the players as role models; the significance of race and class; the sexualization of the team members; and the differences between men and women's sports. Provocative and insightful, this book reminds us that the real struggles are off the field -- and some remain to be won.

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