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  Going AWOL - Inspiration and...

  Mary Somervell

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  Are you interested in living a more authentic and adventurous life? Would you like to be inspired by incredible outdoor adventures around New Zealand? Instead of making excuses for missing out, are you ready for experiences that will enrich your life? If so, this book is for you. You will be captivated by the ups and downs of real-life shared experiences of Adventurous Women on the Loose (AWOL), hiking up mountains, across golden sandy beaches and through spectacular bush, kayaking across idyllic fiords and busy harbours, exploring an active volcano, and so much more. In Going AWOL you will learn: • how being adventurous boosts our resilience for handling change, disruption and upheavals • when we step outside our comfort zone on stretch challenges, real growth happens • midlife transitions take longer than we think to recalibrate and become fully alive. Discover how being more courageous, choosing your own adventures and trying new experiences rebuild confidence and resilience to navigate through work and personal challenges. Mary Somervell is a transition guide, blogger and outdoor adventurer who lives in Nelson, New Zealand. Mary founded AWOL (Adventurous Women on the Loose) to share her passion for being active outdoors with other women. Including AWOL, she has organised over 70 different outdoor adventures around New Zealand. 
  Request your free AWOL guide: www.insideoutworks.co.nz/free-going-awol-guide

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  The Perfect Game - How...

  Frank Fitzpatrick

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  Critically acclaimed veteran sportswriter Frank Fitzpatrick takes readers courtside for one of the greatest upsets in college basketball history, the 1985 Villanova/Georgetown national championship showdown.A veteran Philadelphia Inquirer sportswriter and Pulitzer Prize finalist, Frank Fitzpatrick has long followed and covered Villanova basketball.  In all that time, nothing compares with the Wildcats' legendary 1985 upset of Georgetown—a win so spectacular and unusually flawless that days after its conclusion, sports columnists were already calling it "The Perfect Game." The game, particularly its second half, was so different from what observers expected—so different, in fact, from what anyone had ever seen that a shroud of myth almost immediately began to envelop it. Over the years, the game took on mythological proportions with heroes and villains, but with a darker, more complex subtext. In the midst of the sunny Reagan Administration, the game had been played out amid darker themes—race, death, and, though no one knew it at the time, drugs.It was a night when the basketball world turned upside down. Villanova-Georgetown would be a perfect little microcosm of the 1980s. And it would be much more. Even now, a quarter-century later, the upset gives hope to sporting Davids everywhere. At the start of every NCAA Tournament, it is recalled as an exemplar of March's madness. Whenever sport's all-time upsets are ranked, it is high on those lists, along with hockey's Miracle on Ice. Now, through interviews with the players and coaches, through the work of sociologists and cultural critics, through the eyes of those who witnessed the game, Fitzpatrick brings to life the events of and surrounding that fateful night.

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  Thieves Liars and Mountaineers -...

  Mark Horrell

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  This is the tale of Mark Horrell’s not-so-nearly ascent of Gasherbrum in Pakistan, of how one man’s boredom and frustration was conquered by a gutsy combination of exhaustion, cowardice, and sheer mountaineering incompetence. 
  He made not one, not two, but three intrepid assaults, some of which got quite a distance beyond Base Camp, and overcame many perilous circumstances along the way. The mountaineer Joe Simpson famously crawled for three days with a broken leg, but did he ever have to read Angels and Demons by Dan Brown while waiting for a weather window? 
  But that’s enough about Mark’s attempt; there were some talented climbers on the mountain as well, and this story is also about them. How did they get on? Heroes, villains, oddballs and madmen – 8,000m peaks attract them all, and drama, intrigue and cock-ups aplenty were inevitable.

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  Cycling London 4th Edition -...

  Tom Bogdanowicz

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  London Cycling Guide, 4th Edition is your complete, newly updated guide to life in the bike lane! Written by the author of London's most popular cycling blog, and using years of experience and contributions from readers, it offers more than 40 leisurely bike routes covering both inner and outer London. Each itinerary is described in detail with a series of points of interest also pinpointed on an accompanying route map, including cafes, shops, and other must-stop spots. Boxed information with each route features the start point, likely duration, and some suggestions for where to eat and drink along the way. The book also covers important practical information on cycling, such as choosing the right bike for your style of cycling, tips on urban cycling, social cycling, and cycling with children, guidance on security and insurance, and information on accessories and clothing. This best-selling guide to cycling in London is completely updated with new routes, maps, and photographs. 

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  Right Down + Circle - Tony...

  Cole Nowicki

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  An exuberant, incisive look at how Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater transformed a culture
  		 
  Going from a hobby toy for surfers to an Olympic sport, skateboarding has had a tumultuous history. Today, professional skateboarders land endorsement deals with Nike and Adidas, while popular television series like HBO’s Betty tell the stories of diverse crews of skaters living in New York City. So how did a fledgling subculture rise from its near-death knell in the ’90s to become ubiquitous today? It was simply a matter of finding the right messenger.
  		 
  In 1999, the bestselling video game Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater was released, and a new generation was exposed to skateboarding culture right in their very own homes. Kids and adults alike could now spend hours playing as actual skateboarders, learning the vernacular, listening to the music skateboarders loved, and having fun onscreen before trying to skate IRL in the driveway.
  		 
  Right, Down + Circle explores how a video game starring the most famous pro skater in the world brought skateboarding culture — and its ever-shifting markers of music, subversion, and coolness — to the masses and ultimately transformed the culture it borrowed from in the process.

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  The Horses of Second Wind Farm -...

  Diane Moschera

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  This heart-warming book delivers uplifting stories which will speak to your head and transform your heart with beautiful photographs capturing the essence of the horses of Second Wind Farm. 
  It is an easy to read but hard to put down book. Each horse has come into Diane’s life in a different way. Each came to teach a lesson or bring a message. `Horses may be without speech, but they are not without a voice. Life can get complicated, but its truths are often very simple. Her horses are loved no matter who they are or where they are in life. God loves each of us too, individually and completely. We are all “keepers” in his sight. We each carry a spark of God’s heart with an important message to be shared with the world. We can and do make a difference in other’s lives. Let these stories bring new wisdom, salvaged strength, hope for your future, and the eternal message of how loved and special you are. May you find your “second wind”. May it make you stronger and take you farther than you ever dreamed possible.

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