The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday: Making Navy SEALs Review

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(More customer reviews)Bravo to Richard for his hard work and dedication to the SEAL/SOF community. I was an instructor in BUDS during the making of Richards book and couldnt have asked for a more genuinely interested person to be around us. Richard has the unique ability of photographing his subjects in the most intimate situations, all while maintaining unshakeable rapport with instructors and students alike. Richard has given a much needed inside look (without going too far) at what these men go through during training. Hats off to Richard for a first class photo journal. BH

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This is the second edition of the "The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday". The book has been revised and contains a new dedication page. Now published by the Naval Institute Press.

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Action Learning: How the World's Top Companies are Re-Creating Their Leaders and Themselves (J-B US non-Franchise Leadership) Review

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(More customer reviews)The book contains really basic information that is not a new revelation. For a better book on the subject read "Action Learning in Action: Transforming Problems and People for World-Class Organizational Learning"; Michael J. Marquardt.Marquardt's is slightly better and provides better real life examples.

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Performance-Enhancing Technologies in Sports: Ethical, Conceptual, and Scientific Issues Review

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(More customer reviews)College-level sports collections serious bout ethical and scientific technologies in sports will welcome Performance-Enhancing Technologies in Sports. It brings together an interdisciplinary group of experts in bioethics, sports, law and philosophy who examine the need for regulating such athletic performance-enhancing technologies as steroids and gene doping. The policy and culture surrounding doping in competitive athletics provides both a history and analysis of past and present drug use in sports and is key to any serious sports collection.

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This book brings together an interdisciplinary group of experts in bioethics, sports, law, and philosophy to examine the need for regulating such athletic performance-enhancing technologies as steroids and gene doping.The use of performance-improving drugs in sports dates back to the early Olympians, who took an herbal tonic before competitions to augment athletic prowess. But the permissibility of doing so came into question only in the twentieth century as the popularity of anabolic steroid use and blood doping among athletes grew. Sports officials and others-aided by the development of technologies to test participants for proscribed substances-became concerned over the physical safety of athletes and competitive fairness in sporting events. In exploring the culture, ethics, and policy issues surrounding doping in competitive athletics, the contributors to this volume detail the history and current state of drug use in sports, analyze the distinctions between acceptable and unacceptable usages, evaluate the ethical arguments for and against permitting athletes to avail themselves of new means of improving athleticism, and discuss possible future doping technologies and the issues that they are likely to raise. They explain how and why some athletes resort to doping and assess what the fair opportunity principle means in theory and practice and how it relates to the concept of an equal opportunity to perform.This frank discussion of doping in sports includes accounts by former elite athletes and offers an illuminating exchange over the meaning and value of natural talents and genetic hierarchies and the essence of fair competition. (2010)

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Once upon a Potty: Hers Review

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(More customer reviews)Having twins boys, everything was a challenge. Potty training being no exception. After trying for what seemed like forever and the twins being three years old, I was ready to give up. I purchased this video as a last resort, played it and in no time at all I had successfully potty trained my twins. I used this tape with my next child and had successfully potty trained him before the age of two!! I didn't need to push my children to learn, it just came naturally, with them wanting to mimic the video. It is a cute tape with such a catchy song,(which we sang all over town) that my children continued to watch it even after they had mastered Potty Training! There is also a parent section that has some great information and reasuring words of encouragement.I will definetly be using this tape on the grandkids!! Bring them on.....

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Toilet training! It can be agonizing, frustrating, elusive, and seemingly impossible. Whatever it is, it usually isn't easy. At last there's an honest, amusing book about the struggles and triumphs of toilet training. It's available in "Hers" and "His" editions to help parents and toddlers work through the trauma of training.

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Successful College Teaching: Problem-Solving Strategies of Distinguished Professors Review

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(More customer reviews)This book combines practicality with theory, giving ideas for improving college teaching to the rank and file--college teachers themselves--and the department chairs and administrators who support them.
What is striking is the readability of this book--no scholarly tome guaranteed to cure insomnia, this one! Baiocco and DeWaters write in a flowing style that invites the reader into the conversation about teaching and makes this reader stand back and admire the way they use words. The descriptions of the classrooms of the award-winning teachers--"Studies in Excellence"--are thought-provoking; they show how excellent teachers differ from one another but have some beliefs about teaching in common.
Altogether the best book about college teaching I've seen. I'd recommend it to beginners and seasoned teachers alike.

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Teaching Strategies of Award-Winning Professors! Based on extensive interviews with 30 award-winning professors. Examines the personal teaching philosophies of distinguished professors. Investigates the forces of change currently pressuring college teachers Today college professors are teaching to amore diverse student body than ever before. Budgets are under fire, and financial "solutions" range from cutting back on sabbaticals to increasing class sizes. Legislatures, businesses and college administrations are escalating their demands for faculty "productivity." Yet, distinguished professors are winning awards for teaching excellence. How do they do it? Readers will enter the classrooms of award-winning faculty whose classes range from a lab section of nine students to a lecture hall of 400 students with standing room only. They'll observe the teaching style of these professors, their relationships with students, and how they solve instructional problems. They'll discover the traits that set distinguished teachers apart from their colleagues, including an infectious love of learning, high-level problem-solving skills, and a radar-like system that scans and interprets the learning environment. Sharon A. Baiocco is Assistant Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, at Jacksonville University. She has taught technical writing, journalism, public relations writing, and a variety of literature courses. Jamie N. DeWaters is a professor of special education at D'Youville College in Buffalo where she has taught graduate and undergraduate courses and has directed the field experience programs for U.S. and Canadian students.

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Labradoodle: Comprehensive Owner's Guide (Kennel Club Books Designer Dog) Review

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(More customer reviews)I FOUND THIS BOOK TO BE NOT ONLY INFORMATIVE BUT VERY INTERESTING AS WELL!!!!I ESPECIALLY ENJOYED THE BEAUTIFUL PICTURES THROUGHOUT THE BOOK!!!!!

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Sashaying down the runway, the designer dogs have entered the new century with panache and style. No longer the taboo pups of a lost generation of Doodles, today's Labradoodles rank among America's most fashionable companion dogs. Who can deny the allure and near perfection of this designer dog, the cross between the world's two favorite companion dogs, the Poodle and the Labrador Retriever? The Labradoodle possesses the superior intelligence of the Poodle and the unbeatable athleticism of the Labrador Retriever; further he boasts the personality, good looks and hypoallergenic coat of his Poodle parent and the friendly disposition and desire to please of his Labrador parent. An Australian creation from the 1960s, the Labradoodle was designed to serve mankind as a Seeing Eye dog, though his many virtues and appealing temperament have drawn him into the homes of countless pet dog owners around the world. Now in its fifth decade, this Doodle is finally receiving his due with the first major publication devoted exclusively to him and his many colorful virtues. This new Designer Dog Series™ edition on the Labradoodle benefits from the expertise of author and professional dog trainer Miriam Fields-Babineau and the color images of world-renowned dog photographer Mary Bloom. The book covers all aspects of selecting, caring and training the Labradoodle and much more.

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A Level Playing Field: African American Athletes and the Republic of Sports (Alain Locke Lecture Series) Review

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(More customer reviews)I'm a big fan of David Halberstams books on sports. Gerald Early's book on African American athletes is the equal of anything written by Halberstam. Blending the historical, political and culture influences and effects of sports, Early opens up a discussion for any serious fan of sports. I especially loved his chapter on Curt Flood, a very good ball player and a Hall of Fame man.

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As Americans, we believe there ought to be a level playing field for everyone.Even if we don't expect to finish first, we do expect a fair start. Only in sports have African Americans actually found that elusive level ground. But at the same time, black players offer an ironic perspective on the athlete-hero, for they represent a group historically held to be without social honor.

In his first new collection of sports essays since Tuxedo Junction (1989), the noted cultural critic Gerald Early investigates these contradictions as they play out in the sports world and in our deeper attitudes toward the athletes we glorify. Early addresses a half-century of heated cultural issues ranging from integration to the use of performance-enhancing drugs. Writing about Jackie Robinson and Curt Flood, he reconstructs pivotal moments in their lives and explains how the culture, politics, and economics of sport turned with them. Taking on the subtexts, racial and otherwise, of the controversy over remarks Rush Limbaugh made about quarterback Donovan McNabb, Early restores the political consequence to an event most commentators at the time approached with predictable bluster.

The essays in this book circle around two perennial questions: What other, invisible contests unfold when we watch a sporting event? What desires and anxieties are encoded in our worship of (or disdain for) high-performance athletes?

These essays are based on the Alain Locke lectures at Harvard University's Du Bois Institute.
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The Hurricanes: One High School Team's Homecoming After Katrina Review

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(More customer reviews)I'll start out by saying that this is a good story. This book focuses on football, and the story of a team and teams coming together to rebuild their lives. It's a "rags-to-riches" tale that will surely one-day make a good movie, but it ignores the real tragedy that I was thinking about the entire time. What it doesn't focus on is the real tragedy of why rural Louisiana is dirt poor and uneducated. A year after Katrina, officials are proud to announce that the new sod is on the field, yet there is no school cafeteria. The scoreboard works, but there are not enough books to go around at school. More examples abound like this abound, but it is clear to me why communities like this will continue to decline as they focus more on their fleeting football success than on graduating educated kids from their high schools. A few of these kids will end up in college, and maybe one every few years will play pro ball, but 200 others will be poorly served by their lack of a decent education.

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Extreme Ironing Review

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(More customer reviews)This book was a big hit with my family this Christmas. Worth every penny - and then some.

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In 2003, extreme ironing is the world's newest adrenalin sport, combining the thrill of extreme outdoor activity - rock climbing, mountaineering, canoeing, scuba diving or surfing - with the satisfaction of well-pressed clothing. Participants of the sport are known as ironists and pride themselves on returning to work on Monday morning in a shirt which was ironed at the weekend whilst dangling from a rock face or riding the rapids. From its humble beginnings in the English East Midlands city of Leicester in 1997, the sport has gone global, with the first Extreme Ironing World Championships being held in Munich 2002. Since then even more people have taken ironing outside, under the sky, where it belongs. Written by the sport's founding father, this book, illustrated throughout with photographs, is a guide to equipment and clothing; a description of the different styles of extreme ironing; and an overview of worldwide developments.

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Soft-Hackled Fly: And Tiny Soft Hackles: A Trout Fisherman's Guide, 2nd Edition Review

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(More customer reviews)Years ago the only book on fly fishing I had was "Trout" by Ray Bergman. At that time all I fished were wet flies. The flies were simple to tie and they also caught a lot of trout for me. As time progressed it seemed that with Dry flies, nymphs, pre-emergers, emergers, duns, and spinners life along the trout stream seemed to get more difficult and frustrating if not complicated.
Sylvester Nemes, took me back to the time with fly fishing was relaxing fun and simple. I enjoy creating the soft hackles at my vise and fishing them. It always impresses me at just how effective these soft hackles are considering the simplicity of their make up. Anyone who wants to rediscover the simplicity and enjoyment of fly fishing as it was meant to be will enjoy reading "The Soft-Hackled Fly and Tiny Soft Hackles"


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61 fly patterns: Partridge and Orange, Iron Blue Dun, and many more historically proven flies
Ten new chapters on tiny soft hackles and how to tie them
New color photos of 38 tiny soft hackles
Sylvester Nemes is singlehandedly responsible for the popularity of the soft-hackled fly in American fly fishing today. The Soft-Hackled Fly, Nemes's first book, written in 1975, was the catalyst for the resurgence. Now revised with ten new chapters on tiny flies and full-color photos, Nemes shares colorful experiences at home and abroad, the history of the soft-hackled fly, and illustrated step-by-step instructions for tying the flies. He also describes his technique of fishing the flies.

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Gower Handbook of Training and Development Review

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(More customer reviews)It is now crystal clear that, in today's ever-changing world, an organization's very survival depends upon how it supports its people to learn and keep on learning. Of course this new imperative has considerable implications for trainers who are now playing an increasingly critical role in supporting individuals, teams and business management. In this respect today's trainers may need to be more than excellent presenters; they are also likely to require a range of consultancy and coaching skills, to understand the place of technology in supporting learning and be able to align personal development values with business objectives.
This brand new edition of the Gower Handbook of Training and Development will be an invaluable aid for today's training professionals as they face up to the organizational challenges presented to them. All 38 chapters in this edition are new and many of the contributors, whilst being best selling authors or established industry figures, are appearing for the first time in this form. Edited by Anthony Landale, this Handbook builds on the foundations that previous editions have laid down whilst, at the same time, highlighting many of the very latest advances in the industry.
The Handbook is divided into five sections-learning organizations, best practice, advanced techniques in training and development, the use of IT in learning, and evaluation issues.
Anthony Landale is currently Editor-in-Chief of Management Skills & Development magazine, having been the editor from 1992-1998. He is a regular contributor to The Guardian's management page, and is a freelance trainer specializing in areas including facilitation, coaching and personal development. Additionally, he is a qualified counsellor with his own private practice.
Reviewed by Azlan Adnan. Formerly Business Development Manager with KPMG, Azlan Adnan is currently Managing Partner of Azlan & Koh Knowledge and Professional Management Group, an education and management consulting practice based in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysian Borneo. He holds a Master's degree in International Business and Management from the Westminster Business School, London.

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This new edition aids training professionals in facing up to the organizational challenges presented to them. All 38 chapters are new.

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Psychological Dynamics of Sport and Exercise, Third Edition Review

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(More customer reviews)I purchased this for my youngest daughter for one of her college courses. It's the same book the campus bookstore sells but alot cheaper. Arrived very quickly. We'll be purchasing as many textbooks that she'll need over the next 4 years thru Amazon and save a bundle. Only wish we knew about this with our first two children!!

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Psychological Dynamics of Sport and Exercise, Third Edition, reflects the latest developments in the field of sport and exercise psychology and presents various applications in a range of physical activity settings. The text emphasizes practical theory, which allows students, teachers, personal trainers, consultants, athletic trainers, and other professionals to enhance sport and exercise experiences for all based on the best available knowledge in the field. By using practical theory, readers can incorporate the basic skills of sport and exercise psychology into both their professional and personal experiences.

Psychological Dynamics of Sport and Exercise, Third Edition, builds on information presented in previous editions with revised content and new research that is more relevant to current practice. Emphasis is placed on sport and exercise psychology concepts as they apply to three key areas of sport science professions: physical education teaching and coaching; exercise instruction and fitness leadership; and sports medicine, rehabilitation, and athletic training. By focusing on these settings, readers will understand how psychology concepts are integral to real-world situations outside of the classroom.

Through this text, sport and exercise psychology will come alive for students as they prepare for their professional lives. This new edition encourages learning with the following features:

-Expanded sections on cognitive skills, participation motivation, emotion, and cultural diversity that emphasize recent areas of interest in sport and exercise psychology

-Updated references throughout the book that are designed to keep readers on top of a fast-growing field

-New case studies at the end of each chapter that allow students to immediately apply the content in real-world coaching, physical education, fitness instruction, and sport rehabilitation settings

-Distinct research and application boxes that will help students tie theory with professional practice

-Chapter summaries, review questions, and annotated recommended readings that aid comprehension of material and direct students to additional resourcesPsychological Dynamics of Sport and Exercise, Third Edition, is organized into five parts representing major topics that may be found in a sport and exercise psychology curriculum. Part I provides an overview of sport and exercise psychology. The section presents a framework for the psychological factors related to sport and exercise with chapters covering the scope, historical development, and current approaches to sport and exercise psychology.

Part II focuses on the individual and includes chapters addressing personality, attention and cognitive skills, and self-perceptions. In part III the discussion turns to motivation. These chapters address behavioral approaches, social-cognitive theories and models, motivational orientation, intrinsic motivation, and lifestyle physical activity. Part IV goes beyond competitive anxiety to include a wider range of emotions and physical activity settings. Part V explores the individual in relation to others. This section on social processes contains chapters on social influence, social development, group dynamics, gender, and cultural diversity.

Throughout the text, research findings, theories, and themes are pulled together to provide guidelines for professional practice. Psychological Dynamics of Sport and Exercise, Third Edition, provides readers with updated information in both exercise and sport psychology that they can use as they move into or continue professional practice.

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Success in Soccer Basic Training: Techniques and Tactics for Developing the Serious Player (Ages 6-14) Review

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(More customer reviews)excellent for ages 9-14. solid pictures and simple to set up game plans. a must have.

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Weather Flying Review

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(More customer reviews)Bob Buck is a retired airline captain who spent over 30 years flying for Trans World Airlines. He is also regarded as first person to make reading about weather interesting. This is the book he wrote to convey the pilot's perspective of flying through fronts, circumnavigating thunderstorms, and surviving icing conditions. If you are a pilot desirous of learning about how to predict weather, learning the tricks of the pros, and how to get there through the 'muck', this is the book to read. It is not an easy read, and Buck assumes you already know some weather basics, but it puts together all that you learned reading those boring FAA manuals, and Buck makes it interesting. (This is a review of the first edition, Weather Flying is now in its fourth edtion.)

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Weather Flying is regarded in the industry as the bible of weather flying. Robert Buck, a general aviation and commercial pilot with tens of thousands of hours of flight time, explains weather in a nontechnical way, giving pilots useful understanding of weather and practical knowledge of how to judge it and fly it. Covers weather flying psychology, en route weather changes, radar and how to use it, taking off in bad weather, and much more. Winner of the Flight Safety Foundation's Publication Award; recommended by the FAA.

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Your Brain on Cubs: Inside the Heads of Players and Fans Review

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(More customer reviews)YOUR BRAIN ON CUBS: INSIDE THE HEADS OF PLAYERS AND FANS blends medical science with insights on how the Chicago Cubs offers a method for understanding brain functions and ballpark attractions. From issues of loyalty and illusion to how viewers become experts, sports here is used as a foundation for considering brain functioning, game controversies from drugs to perception, and more: perfect for both sports and health libraries.


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Athletic and Sport Issues in Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation (Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Series ( Mrs )) Review

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(More customer reviews)This text does a great job in showing the clinician what exercises not to do - especially for swimmers. So much focus has been placed on the biomechanics of traditional sports like the quarterback throw and pitcher's throw. It's nice to see a text devoted to the biomechanics of various swim strokes, cyclists, and golf. Thank you!

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Part of David J. Magee's Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Series, Athletic and Sport Issues in Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation provides expert insight and clear rehabilitation guidelines to help you manage injuries and special medical needs unique to athletic clients. Contributions from leading physical therapists, athletic trainers, and orthopedic surgeons give you a comprehensive, clinically relevant understanding of common sports-related injuries and help you ensure the most effective therapeutic outcomes.

Addresses a broad range of sports-related injuries and conditions

Reinforces key concepts with highlighted content and hundreds of detailed illustrations
Summarizes essential information for fast, easy reference in class or in clinical settings

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The Art of the Canoe with Joe Seliga Review

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(More customer reviews)I stopped by Joe's house in Ely to have him autograph my copy. We had never met before but he greeted me warmly, offered me cookies and a drink, showed me his shop, and added me to his list of people who want a canoe. This man is a national treasure and his canoes will be timeless heirlooms.
This book goes into great detail on how he crafts each of his beautiful, rustic, canvas-covered wooden canoes by hand and has given me a bold appreciation for how much work goes into just one canoe. I have no idea how he ever made a living charging only a couple thousand per canoe.
The author Jerry Stelmok did a fine job of breaking a complicated process down into simple text that anyone can enjoy. And National Geographic photographer Deborah Sussex filled the book with enticing photos.
The book sits on my office wall along with other non-fictional works about the woods of Northern Minnesota, and this one by far gets the most attention. It's a wonderful addition to anyone's library.
Enjoy!

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Joe Seliga has been hand building canvas-on-wood canoes in his Ely, Minnesota, workshop for more than 60 years. Seliga's work is considered the best-of-the-best among canoe aficionados and wooden boat builders alike. This all-color celebration of hand craftsmanship and rustic elegance details from start-to-finish the construction of Seliga's canoes, from selecting the right woods through the project's inaugural launch. Within these pages the legacy of this master craftsman is passed on for all to enjoy.

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