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  The Big Fix - How South Africa...

  Ray Hartley

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  Between June and July 2010, 64 games of football determined that Spain was the world's best team at the World Cup in South Africa. South Africans – and the world – celebrated a brilliantly hosted tournament where everything worked like clockwork and the stands were packed with vuvuzela-wielding fans.
  But the truth was not yet known. Behind this significant national achievement lay years of corporate skulduggery, crooked companies rigging tenders and match fixing involving the national team.
  As late as 2015 it was revealed that the tournament's very foundations were corrupt when evidence emerged that South Africa had encouraged FIFA to pay money to a bent official in the Caribbean to buy three votes in its favour.
  As Sepp Blatter's FIFA edifice crumbled, a web of transactions from New York to Trinidad and Tobago showed how money was diverted to allow South Africa's bid to host the tournament to succeed.
  In The Big Fix: How South Africa Stole the 2010 World Cup, Ray Hartley reveals the story of an epic national achievement and the people who undermined it in pursuit of their own interests. It is the real story of the 2010 World Cup.

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  Survival Guide - The Ultimate...

  Jordan Gunner

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  This is a 3-book bundle, which addresses various subtopics, including but not limited to these: 
    
    
  Book 1: When it all hits the fan, some know how to survive and some don’t. Knowledge and experience are at the root of survival in troubled times. We do not always know when those times come, so it can be useful to explore the possibilities of living off the grid, becoming independent, and living without water from the faucet, electricity, or internet. 
    
  In this book, we’ll touch on some of the most important elements of survival, such as: 
    
  ·     Creating water filters 
  ·     Getting clean, purified water. 
  ·     Staying cool during hot seasons without technology or airconditioning. 
    
    
    
  Book 2: This book covers a range of topics that don’t seem to be related at first, but if you look closer, you’ll see the bigger picture. All of these topics are more or less connected to the idea of fending for yourself, being able to survive off the grid, or in case of a major disaster. 
    
  The first chapter focuses on something specific: Survival in the jungle. As we all know, the jungle is beautiful but also infested with bacteria, bugs, venomous and predatorial animals, and full of both toxic and edible plants. Learning what to do there can make all the difference if you were ever to make it through in such a climate. 
    
  Book 3: In this short but informative book, we will focus on three essentials of survival skills: 
    
  First, we’ll talk about the best ways to purify water. This, alone, is something all people need to know. Water can make you sick or heal you and keep you alive. Knowing what you’re doing, is what will help you most.

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  BeBalanced! - The innovative...

  Frank Thömmes

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  BeBalanced!® is a training program using the AIREX® Balance products. The unique, closed-cell foam in these fitness mats is supportive on the one hand, and warm, soft and cushioning on the other, allowing joints, tendons and muscles to be trained in an extremely gentle yet effective manner. All areas of proprioception, sensorimotor function and co-ordination can be improved using the AIREX® Balance-pads, with the secret of the program being the softness of the equipment.
  The book uses clear, simple language to explain the relationship between balance, co-ordination, and their importance for health, posture and sporting activities. A wide variety of target groups can improve their skills through the different exercise modules, whose extensive illustrations make them a valuable aid for amateur sportspeople, fitness enthusiasts and elite athletes using this training equipment, which has been tried and tested in physiotherapy for many years.
  Featuring over 200 illustrations"

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  The Story of Thomond Park

  Charlie Mulqueen, Brendan O'Dowd

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  'What's so special about Thomond Park? The crowd. Simply the crowd. The atmosphere is electric.' Donal Spring, one of Munster rugby's greatest. Since the first game played there in 1934, Thomond Park has become one of the world's iconic rugby venues. It is a magnificent stadium, famous for many great occasions, notably Munster's 1978 victory over the All Blacks and the 'Miracle Match' against Gloucester in 2003. It also has a worldwide reputation for tradition, wit and an outstanding sense of fair play. Here the history of Thomond Park is traced in a colourful and entertaining style, featuring some rare photos of Munster favourite Paul O'Connell, and highlighting great games played and great characters who have graced the arena.

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  Adventures in the Northlands -...

  Tony Howard

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  Lightning hit the cliff high above us, sending a dumper-load of rocks thrumming like jagged cannonballs out of the clouds to explode around us. Bill took a direct hit on his helmet, which was smashed. He hung limply and silently on the rope. His face, which was streaming with blood from a gash in his head, was a ghastly shade of white. For a horrible moment, we thought he was dead, but he came round slowly. We suggested bivouacking until he recovered but Bill, who always thrived in adversity, was having none of it. Having bandaged his head and reversed his helmet so that the hole in it wasn't over the hole in his head, and at his insistence bunged a fag in his mouth to keep him happy, we continued into the storm up the last 300 metres of the snow covered cliff. We emerged triumphantly over the cornice into the blizzard and whiteout, another first ascent in the bag.' Adventures in the Northlands is a collection of short stories written by British adventurer and mountaineer Tony Howard. From a life spent in the mountains and wilderness, Tony recalls epic tales of climbing, kayaking and adventure from Greenland, the kon and, his home-from-home, Norway. Journey with Tony into some of the most incredible wild places on earth. Vertebrate Mountain Shorts are collections of mountaineering, climbing, adventure and wilderness writing, published as ebooks and intended to be read in one go. Written by some of the world's leading outdoor adventure authors, they include rare, previously out of print and exciting new works. Vertebrate Mountain Shorts will always be inspirational, direct and to the point.

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  The Prepper’s Pantry -...

  Ted Riley

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  Do you know how to stay healthy in the face of an emergency? Prepare now to keep your immune system on your side, no matter what happens tomorrow. 
  The chances of being stuck in our homes for long periods of time are greater than ever, and when disaster strikes, it can be difficult to get hold of crucial supplies. 
  Preppers have been evangelizing about food preservation and stockpiling for years. It turns out they were right, and now it’s time to learn their secrets. 
  In The Prepper’s Pantry: Nutritional Bulk Food Prepping to Maintain a Healthy Diet and a Strong Immune System to Survive Any Crisis, you’ll find a comprehensive guide to preparing for good health in the face of an emergency. You’ll discover: The #1 way to stay healthy, no matter what disaster is thrown your waySolid nutritional foundations for good health and strong immunityThe importance of immune health in the event of an emergency4 crucial food preparation techniques you’ll need to adopt in order to stock your pantry efficientlyA fool-proof guide to shopping, preparing, and storing your stocks for safe-keepingWhat cupboard essentials you should get a hold of now, and how to prolong their shelf-lifeLost skills previous generations had down to a fine art, yet how you can pick these up once again 
  And much more. 
  You won’t just be preparing to survive: you’ll be preparing to thrive.Know exactly how to prepare for good health in the face of a crisis.

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