The creator and host of the Emmy Award-winning show "Sports Science" uses hard data and scientific research to uncover the absolute limits of human performance.
The sequel to the "New York Times" bestseller "The Last Kingdom" continues the exhilarating adventures of Uhtred and King Alfred the Great. Uhtred discovers--in his moment of greatest peril--a newfound loyalty and love for his native country and ruler.
ISBN: 9780061144837
Издательство:
HarperCollins USA
Дата выхода: январь 2007
Let`s face it: Managers hate conducting performance appraisal discussions. In "The Performance Appraisal Question and Answer Book", renowned performance appraisal expert Dick Grote answers more than 140 of the most common - and most difficult - questions about this powerful but misunderstood management technique. His guidance will help you and your organization use the appraisal process for the benefit of all involved.
Kagan argues that hopes for a new peaceful international order after the end of the Cold War have proved wrong. He stresses that peoples of the liberal world need to choose whether they want to shape it or let others shape it for them.
This unusual book traces the author s connection with a "Faery" or Sidhe being. Full of wisdom and interesting details about this "cousin" race to humanity, the text includes six exercises and an illustration of a "Great Glyph," which acts as a tool of attunement with these graceful beings.
Belly has spent her summers at the beach house with Conrad and Jeremiah, who had never noticed her noticing them. Every summer Belly hoped it would be different. This time, it is. The summer that Belly turns pretty is the summer that changes everything--for better and for worse.
With the same hilarious blend of schematic diagrams, troubleshooting tips, and step-by-step instructions as the bestselling "The Baby Manual," this sequel explores issues of childhood from ages one to three.
If you thought Sudoku was difficult, wait until you try Killer Sudoku! The next step up from normal Sudoku, the Killer puzzles use the same grid as Sudoku and require the reader to fill in the numbers 1 to 9 as before. But this time the numbers in the outlined boxes must also all add up to a specific number. Already hugely popular in the national press, the puzzles are a must for Sudoku fans. With five difficulty ratings, from `very easy` to `deadly`, the 100 brand new Killer Sudoku puzzles in this book will provide a challenge to the most ardent Sudoku addict.
ISBN: 9780753511589
Издательство:
Virgin Publishing
Дата выхода: январь 2007
This outstanding collection features short stories by great writers from America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Western Europe. Ranging from the 19th to the 20th centuries, writers include Poe, Chekhov, Joyce, Kafka, Faulkner, Pirandello, Mann, and other major writers of world literature. A wonderfully wide-ranging and enjoyable anthology.
ISBN: 9780486447162
Издательство:
Daedalus
Дата выхода: апрель 2006
"What does it mean to introduce time into thought? Bergson formulated this question in the nineteenth century; Deleuze took it up again in postwar France. In her philosophical travels through legal studies, new technologies, and debates in Darwinism, Elizabeth Grosz brilliantly pursues its punch for us today: What would it mean for feminism to include an evolutionary materialism of time, and what would it mean for it to become an ineliminable part of a new Bergsonism of the twenty-first century?"--John Rajchman, author of "The Deleuze Connections"
This fictionalized account of the life of Tina Modotti is a fascinating story of the complex woman caught up in the social and political turbulence of the pre-World War II era.
В данной книге приводятся сведения по эксплуатации и ремонту автомобилей VW Golf II / Jetta II, выпускавшихся с 1983 по 1992 годы. Впервые рассмотрены все модификации двигателей: Бензиновые двигатели: 1,3; 1,6; 1,8 л. Дизельные и турбодизельные двигатели: 1,6 л. Приведены рекомендации по устранению типичных неисправностей систем этих автомобилей.
ISBN: 5-8245-0040-1
Издательство:
Атласы автомобилей
Дата выхода: декабрь 2005
Компактные и красочные путеводители издательства "Томас Кук" известны во всем мире. Они предлагают путешественникам маршруты, полные красот и чудес, сопровождая их исчерпывающей информацией и дельными советами, позволяющими туристу самостоятельно знакомиться с историей, традициями и культурой разных стран, осматривать достопримечательности, ходить по магазинам, наслаждаться местной кухней,...
ISBN: 9781841577869
Издательство:
ФАИР
Дата выхода: март 2009
Trekking guide to the Everest region of Nepal s Himalayas. Ranging from lush terraced fields to the highest mountain on earth, the scenery is breath-taking. There are trekking possibilities to suit all budgets - from independent trekkers on a shoestring staying in simple lodges with Sherpa families to travelers on all-inclusive guided treks with every luxury provided.
Trotsky was a hero to some, a ruthless demon to others. To Stalin, he was such a threat that he warranted murder by pickax. This polarizing figure set up a world conflict that lasted through the twentieth century, and in Trotsky: A Graphic Biography, the renowned comic artist Rick Geary uses his distinct style to depict the stark reality of the man and his times. Trotsky’s life becomes a guide to the creation of the Soviet Union, the horrors of World War I, and the establishment of international communism as he, Lenin, and their fellow Bolsheviks rise from persecution and a life underground to the height of political power. Ranging from his boyhood in the Ukraine to his fallout with Stalin and his moonlight romance with Frida Kahlo,...