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The Complete Running and Marathon Book
How to Run Faster, Further, Smarter
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2014
For anyone interested in running - from beginners to those looking to improve their techniques or preparing for their first marathon - The Complete Running and Marathon Book includes a comprehensive range of programs for all aspects of training.
Ideal for runners, personal trainers, coaches,...
On the Warrior's Path, Second Edition
Philosophy, Fighting, and Martial Arts Mythology
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2010
The urge to forge one’s character by fighting, in daily life as well as on the mat, appeals to something deep within us. More than a collection of fighting techniques, martial arts constitute a path to developing body, spirit, and awareness. On the Warrior’s Path connects the martial arts with...
by Alexander L. Co
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2011
Simple, direct, and deadlyit's the art of ngo cho kun, or fists of the five ancestors.
In its approach to iron body training, its reliance on the sam chien stance, and its special emphasis on hard and soft techniques, this Fukien style of kungfu is believed to be the root of the Gojuryu...
Karate Dojo
Traditions and Tales of a Martial Art
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2011
Learn the background of Japanese Karate along with the ins and outs of belonging to a dojo with this readable martial arts guide.
The Japanese martial art of Karate is not only a means of self-defense; it is also a sport and a philosophy. The Karate Dojo: Traditions and Tales of a Martial Art...
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
The Ultimate Guide to Dominating Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts Combat
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2013
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a guide to the most effective and devastating techniques in popular martial arts by World Champion and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu legend Alexandre Paiva.
The book contains over 1,000 full-color photographs demonstrating the moves that made the author the most feared competitor...
by Hidetaka Nishiyama, Richard C. Brown
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2011
Master the techniques and theory of Japanese Karate with this easy-to-follow, illustrated martial arts guide.
Karate: The Art of "Empty-Hand" Fighting has inspired hundreds of thousands of karateka, and it remains one of the finest texts available on the technique, art, and spirit...
Bruce Lee Jeet Kune Do
Bruce Lee's Commentaries on the Martial Way
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2015
Compiled from Bruce Lee's own notes and writings, Bruce Lee Jeet Kune Do is the seminal book presenting the martial art created by Bruce Lee himself.
Jeet Kune Do was a revolutionary new approach to the martial arts in its time and is the principal reason why Bruce Lee is revered as a pioneer...
Lo specchio magico
Pensieri e parole di un formatore riflessivo
Language: Italian
Release Date: September 10, 2013
Una guida innovativa per la crescita professionale del formatore
Per ogni adulto che lavora l’identità professionale è dimensione molto importante per la costruzione di una salda identità personale. Ma questa identità professionale quando può dirsi raggiunta?
Ogni adulto, di tanto in tanto,...
What Doctors Feel
How Emotions Affect the Practice of Medicine
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2013
A look at the emotional side of medicine—the shame, fear, anger, anxiety, empathy, and even love that affect patient care
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Physicians are assumed to be objective, rational beings, easily able to detach as they guide patients and families through some of life’s most challenging moments....
Hospital Emergency Response Teams
Triage for Optimal Disaster Response
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2009
Hospital Emergency Response Teams aims to provide authoritative training for hospital personnel in the emergency department, as well community-level medical service personnel, assisting them in times of disaster and emergency.
Comprised of six chapters, the book covers various aspects of emergency...
Florence Nightingale: The Nightingale School
Collected Works of Florence Nightingale, Volume 12
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2011
Although Florence Nightingale is famous as a nurse, her lifetime’s writing on nursing is scarcely known in the profession. Nursing professors tend to “look to the future, not to the past,” and often ignore her or rely on faulty secondary sources.
Nightingale’s work on nursing is now...
by Ben Greenfield
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2012
Are you ready to be inspired? This book contains amazing tales of extreme endurance from athletes around the globe. These aren't pros or elites these are everyday people who decided to step outside their comfort zone and attempt to achieve the extraordinary. You'll get to read stories that include:
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by Sophia J. Ferguson
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2015
At last we have a book which focuses exclusively on stool withholding in children and how to overcome it. Inspired by the author's experience of this issue with her own son, this easy-to-understand guide gives detailed advice on every aspect of stool withholding including soiling (encopresis), toilet...
Building The Perfect Star
Changing the Trajectory of Sports and the People in Them
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2015
Today, it is inconceivable for a professional or even small college sports team to go without a coach designated to enhancing conditioning, strength training, and overall performance. But someone had to be first. In 1976, the Dallas Cowboys and Pro Football Hall of Fame head coach Tom Landry hired...