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Bangka Island, 1942. Australian Army nurse Vivian Bullwinkel was just 26 when Japanese soldiers marched her and her fellow nurses into the shallow waters of a remote beach to be executed. Miraculously, Vivian would be the lone survivor. The Lieutenant-Colonel would also be the first woman to be honoured with a statue at the Australian War Memorial for her extraordinary bravery and service.

This easy-to-understand learning tool follows the critically acclaimed Sailing Made Easy, which Sailing Magazine called “best in class” upon its release in 2010. Sailing Made Easy is the #1 resource in basic sailing education, and Coastal Cruising Made Easy is poised to become the industry standard in intermediate sailing education.

Welcome to "Muscle University," your ultimate resource for mastering the science of muscle growth and optimizing physical performance! This comprehensive guide delves deep into the intricacies of exercise physiology, offering a wealth of knowledge and practical strategies to help you understand your body, enhance muscle development, and achieve your fitness goals.

Professional distance runners Elvin Kibet and Shadrack Kipchirchir grew up in rural Kenyan villages. Though their lives began in poverty, both were driven to reach their full potential, to gain an education, and make a difference. And they would find their way to do just that through the high-pressure world of distance running.

From the moment she burst onto the MMA scene, Ronda Rousey was unbeatable. She repeatedly strung together back-to-back flawless victories, racking up a collection of records and forever changing the face of sports as the UFC’s first female champion. A superstar in her sport, she transcended athletics, appearing in blockbuster films and becoming a role model for women everywhere. Then, on November 15, 2015, it all came crashing down. In OUR FIGHT, Rousey explores the greatest challenge of her life and, ultimately, how she rebuilt her life into something better in the aftermath.

Every summer in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Nick Baumgartner went to work pouring concrete, taking on the harsh physical conditions of the construction trade to support his professional snowboarding dreams come winter. To limit travel time while he trained for the Olympics an hour and a half away from home, he lived out of a crusty, old construction van, parked anywhere he could find a spot. And in 2022, after seventeen years of failure—all the crashes, injuries, and personal setbacks—he won Olympic gold at forty years old, becoming the oldest Olympic snowboard medalist in history.

In 2005, Brad Balukjian left his position as a magazine fact-checker to pursue a dream job: partner with his childhood hero, The Iron Sheik (whose real name was Khosrow Vaziri), to write his biography. Things quickly went south, culminating in the Sheik threatening Balukjian’s life. Now seventeen years later, Balukjian returns to the road in search of not only a reunion with the Sheik, but something much bigger: truth in a world built on illusion.

While many veterinarians apply, only a small number are approved to examine the elite canine athletes who, using solely their muscle and an innate drive to race, carry handlers between frozen outposts each year, risking injury, illness, and fatigue along the way. In Four Thousand Paws, Lee Morgan—a member of the Iditarod's expert veterinary corps—tells the story of these heroic dogs, following the teams as they traverse deep spruce forests, climb steep mountain slopes, and navigate over ice-bound rivers toward Nome, on the coast of the Bering Sea, where the famed Burled Arch awaits.

In Pain Performance, Ryan Whited and Matt Fitzgerald present a radically new way for athletes to understand and manage pain that exposes the shocking lack of evidence for modern medicine’s approach to pain and injury management. Based on many years of research and a greater appreciation of the complexity of pain as a lived experience, Whited’s revolutionary “Training as Treatment” method puts you in control of your pain experience as you build mental and physical resilience.

In just a few minutes a day, you'll witness transformative results. 'Wall Pilates for Seniors' is your passport to a simplified yet effective fitness journey – no complexity, just incredible benefits from the comfort of your home! These exercises are designed to meet you where you are. Our carefully curated program gently guides you, regardless of your current flexibility. You'll be surprised at how quickly your range of motion improves with every session.

Nick moved to Russia in 1998 to help build the British Embassy in Moscow, but ended up on the run with his wife and two children after leaking secrets from Vladimir Putin’s one-time deputy. Hiding off grid on Australia’s final frontier—remote beaches on the Dampier Peninsula on the far north Kimberley coast—the family faced crocodiles, sharks, snakes, raging bushfires and the devastating Cyclone Yvette, and survived only by catching fish and crabs and learning how to kill wild animals. It was a life-or-death move, but Nick felt he had no choice.

Andrea Petković ist einem breiten Publikum nicht nur als Weltklasse-Tennisspielerin bekannt, mit ihrem Debüt "Zwischen Ruhm und Ehre liegt die Nacht" hat sie sich auch als neue Stimme in der Literaturszene etabliert. In ihrem aktuellen Buch verarbeitet sie den großen Bruch in ihrem Leben: den Ausstieg aus dem Profisport. Und geht dabei existenziellen Fragen auf den Grund, die sich uns allen angesichts großer Veränderungen im Leben stellen.

Are you ready to embark on a transformative journey to become a marathon runner? "How to Run a Marathon: Your Complete Guide to Successful Long-Distance Running" is your comprehensive companion, offering invaluable insights and expert guidance to help you achieve your marathon goals.

From the award-winning author of Ice Bear: The Cultural History of an Arctic Icon comes an intimate exploration of Alaska's northernmost mountain range with observations on Indigenous cultures, conservation, and intense cross-country travel, all shaped by respect for the land. Follow author Michael Engelhard through tussock-studded tundra for a remarkable tale of bear encounters and white-knuckled river moments, as well as poetic reflections on a vast, untamed landscape.

Inspiring, valuable and ultimately transformational, this unique audiobook will help you: win the game of life while experiencing joy, peace and grace; find the courage to realise your dreams and live your greatness in complex times; grow more positive and heroic in the face of adversity so troubles become triumphs and lead a life of authenticity, decency and purpose. You have immense gifts within you. The Curveball will show you how to bring them to the world, starting today.

Over the course of a decade, authors Nandini Purandare and Deepa Balsavar conducted a series of interviews with Sherpas from Darjeeling, as well as their family members, descendants, friends, and contemporary climbers. Headstrap weaves a vivid tapestry of this particular Sherpa community, giving them the recognition in mountaineering literature that they deserve.

Take a hardcore journey. Follow a wrestler who started with just a dream, then became everything his name says he is. See his early days, his training, and his first few steps into the WWF spotlight. Jump in the ring with Aldo Montoya, go on the road with the Kliq, and watch his incredible ECW transformation to the extreme. Then, in the main event, witness PJ Polaco battle his toughest opponent to date – the demons who tried to end his life, and his subsequent struggle to make a miraculous comeback. Wrestling fans of all kinds will agree that this book is not just the coolest, not just ...

Leon White grew in Compton before taking on the world. His impressive college football days led him to the NFL and ultimately the Super Bowl. Reinventing himself as a wrestler, he battled monsters in the ring like Bruiser Brody and Jerry Blackwell, until given his own monster-like gimmick in Japan. As “Big Van Vader," he defeated Antonio Inoki for the IWGP title and had his eyeball knocked out of his head by Stan Hansen, initiating his own legendary status. Taking on all the top names and winning titles around the world, this mastodon became “The Greatest Super Heavyweight of All Time....

Ken Patera crushed competition and broke records everywhere. He hurled all Track & Field shot putters to the side. He pushed to the top of the weightlifting world winning countless medals in the Nationals, Pan Am Games and the Olympics – and was the first American to ever clean & jerk over 500 pounds. In pro wrestling, he main-evented for the AWA as one of Andre the Giant’s biggest foils and held the WWF Intercontinental Title concurrently with the NWA Missouri Championship. All these accolades were the results of hard work, but it wasn’t an easy road. With obstacles, injuries, and an...

Ex- pro wrestler Nick Merrick and other passengers disappear in a chunk of NYC subway just as World War III begins. Stuck in a time-loop, each day starts in a train derailment with 15 minutes to escape an explosion. Upon exit, they mysteriously travel back in time for a “game.” There, all players must discretely locate and TAG their younger doubles to get back to the tunnel. All agree to avoid changing the past except for one - a rulebreaker using games as getaways for armed robbery. In Merrick’s toughest match ever, he must slam the opposition and pin down help from his past without ...