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In August, 2005, Tomaž Humar was trapped on a narrow ledge at 5900 metres on the formidable Rupal Face of Nanga Parbat. He had been attempting a new route, directly up the middle of the highest mountain face in the world - solo. After six days he was out of food, almost...
Editeur :
Cornerstone Digital
Parution :
2010-01-26
ePub
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Ossie Ardiles is one of the most iconic footballers ever to have graced the game. After winning the World Cup with Argentina in 1978,Ossie became the first foreign player to make an impact in England, paving the way for the modern era of multinational teams. and was...
Editeur :
Transworld Digital
Parution :
2010-01-26
ePub
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With 70 million fans, NASCAR is the #2 spectator sport, after football. But unlike football, going to a race is a full weekend of events. From the tailgating, to the qualifying, to the checkered flag and post-parties -- there's enough to fill several days at every...
Editeur :
Center Street
Parution :
2010-01-08
ePub
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Women run for all kinds of reasons. We run for health, to ease tension, for strength, to challenge ourselves, to be social with friends, as professional athletes or the dream of being one, to turn our minds on, and to turn them off. Whether running a marathon, taking a...
Editeur :
Seal Press
Parution :
2010-01-08
ePub
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WOULD YOU SURVIVE THE APOCALYPSE? INTRODUCING THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE FOR PREPPERS AND SURVIVALISTS.'Save those wine corks. Burned cork makes quick and cheap face camouflage.'Financial crash. Terrorist attack. Flu pandemic. Just ONE unthinkable event could disrupt our way...
Editeur :
Penguin
Parution :
2010-01-07
ePub
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Once Barack Obama joined the presidential race and attended events with wife at his side, the media, bloggers, and people everywhere started buzzing about Michelle's toned arms--and asking how on earth she does it. Even at the Presidential Inauguration, much of the talk...
Editeur :
Grand Central Life & Style
Parution :
2010-01-06
ePub
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Lengthen spine, tuck pelvis under, bend knees...and shovel that driveway!The goal of functional training is getting the various muscle groups to work together for real-life activities, such as snow shoveling. The guide includes: a functional fitness self-assessment;...
Editeur :
Dk
Parution :
2009-12-01
ePub
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From Triathlete magazine––the most popular source for triathlete information––comes an essential guidebook of weekly training plans for all skill levels.As popular as the swim-bike-run sport has become in recent years, triathlon training remains...
Editeur :
Grand Central Life & Style
Parution :
2009-11-29
ePub
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In RUGBY TALES, Lawrence Dallaglio recalls with affection and razor-sharp humour, the behind-the-scenes stories that have previously only been shared within the world of international rugby, together with some classics from his rugby-playing colleagues and mates.There's...
Editeur :
Headline
Parution :
2009-11-29
ePub
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The revealing and honest autobiography of Britain's leading National Hunt trainer.Paul Nicholls is the former jockey who began training in 1991. Gradually he built up a reputation as one of the most astute and successful trainers in the business, with a special knack...
Editeur :
Orion
Parution :
2009-11-26
ePub
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From working the land in Narromine to winning cricket's World Cup three times, Glenn McGrath has always faced life with fierce determination and an unerring will to succeed, despite the odds. Now, following his retirement from international cricket, McGrath tells his...
Editeur :
Vintage Digital
Parution :
2009-11-24
ePub
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MotoGP is enjoying a period of unprecedented popularity and Ring of Fire details the acclaim, the heroism and the pressures of riding motorbikes at speeds of more than 200mph. This is a world where manufacturers invest millions and the world champion celebrates by...
Editeur :
Transworld Digital
Parution :
2009-11-24
ePub
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The classic map and compass navigation guide-revised for the age of GPS 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,...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2009-11-16
PDF, ePub
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Boy Racer steps behind the scenes of the Tour de France. It unmasks the exotic, contradictory, hysterical and brutal world of professional cycling from the compellingly candid viewpoint of someone right in the thick of it.Written off as 'fat' and 'useless' in his youth,...
Editeur :
Ebury Digital
Parution :
2009-11-10
ePub
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Voted the most popular Italian sportsman of the twentieth century, Fausto Angelo Coppi was the campionissimo - champion of champions. The greatest cyclist of the immediate post-war years, he was the first man to win cycling's great double, the Tour de France and Tour of...
Editeur :
Vintage Digital
Parution :
2009-11-10
ePub
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It may be natural to play games, but the sports we love aren't natural at all. Each and every one of them has been invented, tweaked, pushed and pulled to come up with better rules, cleverer tactics and more effective techniques. There are no prizes for guessing who...
Editeur :
Vintage Digital
Parution :
2009-11-10
ePub
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'A real knock-out' DAILY TELEGRAPHRandom occurences that shaped the history of football - an alternative history of the game from loveable broadcaster Colin Murray.Nowadays a top Premiership football club can spend £50 million on a Portuguese pin-up or a legendary...
Editeur :
Orion
Parution :
2009-11-05
ePub
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The Wimbledon champion's early life in his own words'With Andy, the sky's the limit...' John McEnroeAt Wimbledon 2005, Andy Murray announced himself on the tennis world stage by thrashing star pros George Bastl and Radek Stepanek: a legend was born and Britain had a new...
Editeur :
Cornerstone Digital
Parution :
2009-11-05
ePub
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What is the place of leisure in societies where people complain of 'over-work'? How do personal freedom and choice relate to the inequalities of class, gender, disability and ethnicity? This critical introduction to the field offers a systematic account of the...
Editeur :
SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2009-10-29
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Dónal Óg Cusack has been one of Ireland's leading hurlers for the past decade, winning five Munster titles and three All-Ireland medals with Cork, and establishing himself as one of the game's most compelling and articulate figures. In this book, he tells the story of...
Editeur :
Penguin
Parution :
2009-10-21
ePub
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