Second Wind
Author | : Bill Russell |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 324 |
Release | : 1980 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780345288974 |
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Author | : Bill Russell |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 324 |
Release | : 1980 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780345288974 |
Author | : Nathaniel Philbrick |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 242 |
Release | : 2018-03-06 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0143132091 |
A charming memoir of midlife by the bestselling author of Mayflower and In the Hurricane's Eye, recounting his attempt to recapture a national sailing championship he'd won at twenty-two. “There had been something elemental and all consuming about a Sunfish. Nothing could compare to the exhilaration of a close race in a real blow—the wind howling and spray flying as my Sunfish and I punched through the waves to the finish.” In the spring of 1992, Nat Philbrick was in his late thirties, living with his family on Nantucket, feeling stranded and longing for that thrill of victory he once felt after winning a national sailing championship in his youth. Was it a midlife crisis? It was certainly a watershed for the journalist-turned-stay-at-home dad, who impulsively decided to throw his hat into the ring, or water, again. With the bemused approval of his wife and children, Philbrick used the off-season on the island as his solitary training ground, sailing his tiny Sunfish to its remotest corners, experiencing the haunting beauty of its tidal creeks, inlets, and wave-battered sandbars. On ponds, bays, rivers, and finally at the championship on a lake in the heartland of America, he sailed through storms and memories, racing for the prize, but finding something unexpected about himself instead.
Author | : Philippe Pozzo di Borgo |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 274 |
Release | : 2012-05-22 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1451689705 |
"An inspiring, heartfelt, tragi-comic memoir by an aristocratic Frenchman who was paralyzed in a paragliding accident and has to adjust to his new circumstances with the help of his unlikely caregiver-a hot-headed Algerian immigrant with troubles of his own. The basis of the hit French film "Untouchables," coming to the US from the Weinstein Company in summer 2012"--
Author | : Lee Bergquist |
Publisher | : Human Kinetics |
Total Pages | : 164 |
Release | : 2009-05-15 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 149258410X |
Meet and learn why older men and women are passionate about fitness and athletics: Don McNelly has completed more than 150 marathons after the age of 80. Philippa Raschker has dedicated her life to track and was edged out for the Sullivan Award by swimmer Michael Phelps. Clarence Bass, in his 70s, has the polished physique of a man 50 years younger. Second Wind: The Rise of the Ageless Athlete is an absorbing account of a growing subculture of Americans who are challenging the notion of what it means to grow old. Visit the book's Web site at www.SecondWindAthlete.com. Contents Prologue: Sprinting Into Midlife 1. From Bench to Bench Press 2. The Comeback 3. Older and Faster 4. American Birkenbeiner 5. Fabulous Abs 6. I Want to Be a Winner 7. A Runner's Heart 8. Ironwoman 9. Streakers 10. Swimming Against the Tide 11. Racing Across America 12. Marathon Man Epilogue: Ageless Role Models
Author | : M. Festle |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 471 |
Release | : 2012-02-14 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1137011505 |
This book uses both oral and conventional historical methods to describe and analyze the history of lung transplantation in the US. While drawing on accounts from doctors and other specialists, it primarily focuses on the experiences of patients and explores themes of uncertainty, timing, identity, coping, and quality of life.
Author | : Dr. Bill Thomas |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 2015-03-24 |
Genre | : Health & Fitness |
ISBN | : 1451667574 |
Dr. Bill Thomas, one of the most innovative thinkers in medicine, explains that a new life phase is beginning to emerge within our society. When the Baby Boom generation came of age in the 1960s and 1970s, they jump-started a cultural revolution that shaped today's society. Now, many feel they are living a life of frenzied disharmony. This out-of-balance feeling is a signal that you are ready for your second coming of age, your life beyond adulthood. This title illuminates how to recognize and navigate the most challenging and fulfilling developmental stage of life. --Publishe's description.
Author | : Jimmy White |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 2015-05 |
Genre | : Snooker players |
ISBN | : 9781910335123 |
The autobiography of snooker player Jimmy White, 10-time ranking event winner and 6-time World Championship runner-up.
Author | : Dick Francis |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2005-11-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1101007222 |
When a hurricane-chasing plane is downed on a Caribbean island, TV meteorologist Perry Stuart barely escapes with his life. But he can't escape what he saw on the island--and if the people who've tracked him back to England have their way, Stuart will have a zero percent chance of survival.
Author | : Tiffany Smith |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 152 |
Release | : 2021-07-21 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781737544012 |
Life is delicate. And what gives us even more perspective is we only have one life to live. Too often, we as Believers miss such a significant yet crucial detail in our life. God created us with a purpose, which means life is meant to be lived purposefully. So many of us fail to acknowledge God has a perfect plan for our lives. God's plan is so much better than anything we could ever conceive. In my story, I share some life experiences from my teenage years through my adult life during which God allowed trials and tribulations to take place, but worked it all out for my good. I share how God was the light when I was in such a dark place in my life. A few messages can be extracted from my story. Whether you are a Believer or not, my story gives no glory to a person; my story is a testament to who God is and who He can be if you allow Him to be Lord of your life. However, let me be clear. The most important message I wish to convey throughout the entire book is this: God is faithful.
Author | : Carlos Ruiz Zafon |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 512 |
Release | : 2005-01-25 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1101147067 |
The New York Times bestseller “The Shadow of the Wind is ultimately a love letter to literature, intended for readers as passionate about storytelling as its young hero.” —Entertainment Weekly (Editor's Choice) “One gorgeous read.” —Stephen King Barcelona, 1945: A city slowly heals in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, and Daniel, an antiquarian book dealer’s son who mourns the loss of his mother, finds solace in a mysterious book entitled The Shadow of the Wind, by one Julián Carax. But when he sets out to find the author’s other works, he makes a shocking discovery: someone has been systematically destroying every copy of every book Carax has written. In fact, Daniel may have the last of Carax’s books in existence. Soon Daniel’s seemingly innocent quest opens a door into one of Barcelona’s darkest secrets--an epic story of murder, madness, and doomed love.