The gripping story of the greatest race in cycling history, when Greg LeMond cinched victory by a mere eight seconds.
For a race as long as the mighty Tour (three weeks of testing the limits of human endurance), to have the ultimate victory decided by a margin of just eight seconds almost boggles the mind. But that's exactly what happened between American legend Greg LeMond and Laurent Fignon. After more than 2,000 miles in the saddle, it remains the smallest margin of victory in the Tour's one-hundred-plus-year history.
But as dramatic as that Sunday afternoon on the streets of Paris was, the race wasn't just about that one time-trial. During the previous fortnight, the leader's yellow jersey had swapped back and forth between LeMond and Fignon in a titanic struggle for supremacy. At no point during the entire three weeks were the pair separated by more than fifty-three seconds, a razor thin margin between ultimate triumph or agonizing torment.
In Three Weeks, Eight Seconds, Nige Tassell brings one of cycling's most astonishing stories to life, examining that extraordinary race in all its multifaceted glory, complete with fresh first-hand testimony.
Brought to you by Penguin.
Winning Not Fighting draws on the philosophy of Wing Tsun, an ancient Chinese martial art, to offer a profound and practical guide to achieving success at work, life and business.
By explaining what these teachings reveal about decision-making, professional relationships, personal targets and positivity, it challenges some of our deepest-held assumptions and forces us to unlearn many ideas that inform our current ideas on professional success.
Why, for example, do we refer to business through a lens of conflict? Why does winning always require confrontation, competition and a loser? John Vincent and Julian Hitch challenge our ingrained assumptions about success and achievement to to guide us through a path of self-cultivation using the eight wisdoms of Wing Tsun.
John Vincent, the co-founder of LEON, has applied these mantras to his healthy fast-food empire with enormous success. In Winning Not Fighting, he collaborates with Wing Tsun master, Sifu Julian Hitch to sculpt this timeless wisdom into a practical and accessible guide to achieving success for your business.
From the earliest corrals of the mid-1800s (Union Grounds in Brooklyn was a 'saloon in the open air'), to the much mourned parks of the early 1900s (Detroit's Tiger Stadium, Cincinnati's Palace of the Fans), to the stadiums we fill today, Paul Goldberger makes clear the inextricable bond between the American city and America's favorite pastime. In the changing locations and architecture of our ballparks, Goldberger reveals the manifestations of a changing society: the earliest ballparks evoked the Victorian age in their accommodations-bleachers for the riffraff, grandstands for the middle-class; the 'concrete donuts' of the 1950s and '60s made plain television's grip on the public's attention; and more recent ballparks, like Baltimore's Camden Yards, signal a new way forward for stadium design and for baseball's role in urban development. Throughout, Goldberger shows us the way in which baseball's history is concurrent with our cultural history: the rise of urban parks and public transportation; the development of new building materials and engineering and design skills. And how the site details and the requirements of the game-the diamond, the outfields, the walls, the grandstands-shaped our most beloved ballparks.
A fascinating, exuberant ode to the Edens at the heart of our cities-where dreams are as limitless as the outfields.
If your one of the many people who struggle to reach the rim and dunk over their opponents, don't get disheartened - because what many don't realize is that dunking a basketball requires more than on-court skill alone.
And it is certainly not determined by either your height or your age.
In fact, our ability to dunk is dictated by our muscle strength, muscle power, and our vertical jump performance.
Which in itself is an extremely positive thing, because these factors are not necessarily inherited, nor are they determined at birth. Rather, each of these factors can be trained independently in the gym and on the court, allowing us to improve our vertical jump height, ensuring we can dunk with ease - irrespective of either our age or our height!
In the following book you will find:
- Successfully implemented methods of strength training that will build the foundation for your dunking ability
- Power training methods to improve your muscular power
- Jump training methods to rapidly increase your vertical jump and dunking capacity
- Information pertaining to jump technique and dunking performance that have been honed through decades of work
- Dietary information to ensure you get the most out of your training
This book is essentially the written culmination of my many years working with basketball athletes. The results of this learning experience, and the processes I have used extensively to maximize athletic performance are summarized in this book, ready for you to apply immediately into your own training.
This has further been summarized in a thorough 8-week training program - involving strength training methods, power training methods, and jump performance training techniques - that will lead you to a massive vertical jump, and some crazy dunking ability.
While I can provide the HOW, you need to provide the DO, so don't keep waiting - become an absolute beast on the court and take the first step to improve your dunking ability today!
The story of the rise of daily fantasy sports, and the brilliant entrepreneurs disrupting the way we consume sports
The inside story of the rise, fall, and rise of FanDuel and DraftKings-two companies that began as obscure start-ups and, seemingly overnight, became billion-dollar companies, and just as quickly found themselves the target of the FBI and Department of Justice and the center of a national scandal.
Veteran sportswriter Albert Chen draws on candid, unprecedented interviews with every key player in tech, sports, gambling, and the fantasy leagues to create a breakneck narrative around a group of entrepreneurs, players, and gamblers. Billion Dollar Fantasy recounts the origins of modern gambling and fantasy sports in America, and follows the unlikely rise of the fantasy sports world through the lens of the two start-ups at the center of the story.
For fans of The Big Short, The Facebook Effect, or Bringing Down the House, this book tells the tale of a culture of risk, hubris, greed, redemption, and a group of larger-than-life characters trying to make sense of the complex new world they've created.
Want More Freedom and Travel in Your Life? Read on to Discover an Increasingly Popular Lifestyle That's Surprisingly Affordable.
Ubiquitous technologies and flexible societal structures have created opportunities that were previously unimaginable. For example, remote and freelance work has become incredibly common and highly popular given its desirable flexibility and convenience.
The RV lifestyle takes these ideals a step further. Living entirely in an RV, you untether completely from a traditional home base and start having a new experience of life.
Despite what you might think, the RV lifestyle, isn't just for the wealthy or the retired. While it's an alternative living arrangement, you can still continue to work, have a place to come home to every night, and raise a family.
9 million families in the US currently own an RV. Of those, nearly half a million live in theirs full time. This trend is only increasing.
"The RV Lifestyle Manual" helps you see if this is for you, get everything up and running, and plan while on the road. In the book, you'll discover:
- Tons of details and requirements covering every aspect of the RV lifestyle that most people don't think of until they're on the road
- Answers the riddle of how to live comfortably on the open road (easier than you think).
- Key requirements for earning an income while traveling
- Baby steps to downsizing your life and making money in the process
- RV Purchasing guide - what to look for in an RV based on your situation, intended use, and budget
- How to change things up to make RVing work with children and pets
- Surprisingly simple things you can do to make a small space feel bigger and homey.
- Planning your route with lesser-known campgrounds to save money and delight your soul.
- Frequently asked questions and concerns resolved
And much more...
If you want to upgrade to a lifestyle that gives you more of what you're looking for in life, scroll up and click the Add to Cart button.
Be warned: Reading this may cause you to quit your job and chase the RV adventure of your dreams...
In the words of Bob Dylan, "The Times They Are A-Changin'." And while this sentiment will always be true, right now it means some pretty exciting things are happening. You have the potential to revolutionize your lifestyle and dramatically increase your quality of life.
Ubiquitous technologies and flexible societal structures have created opportunities that were previously unimaginable. For example, remote and freelance work has become incredibly common and highly popular given its desirable flexibility and convenience.
The RV lifestyle takes these ideas a step further. Living entirely in an RV, you untether completely from a traditional home base and start having a new experience of life.
Maybe you've had a dream destination in your mind for years, only to push it away until next summer, again, hoping you'll have the time and money for it then.
But what if I told you there was a way to go to this dream destination right now, this year, and that afterward, you could bring your job with you wherever you wanted? This isn't a Hollywood movie scene here folks, but something entirely possible for you.
By working online and becoming your own boss, you will no longer remain tied down to any one place. You can quit your job and explore the adventurous world RV-living has to offer you.
It's a fantastic opportunity to get out of the daily grind with more...
- Freedom
- Travel
- Connection to nature and outdoor activities
- Focus on experiences and relationships (rather than stuff)
... and adventure.
Did you know that 9 million families in the US currently own an RV? Of those, nearly half a million live in theirs full time.
The trend is only rising.
If you want to discover the secrets to quitting your 9-5 job and exploring the world in an RV, then scroll up and click the "Add to Cart" button right now.
¿Te encanta el fútbol y quieres mejorar de manera sistemática? ¿O alguna vez te has preguntado cómo piensan los entrenadores y jugadores de alto nivel sobre el juego?
Este audiolibro es tu respuesta.
Los análisis en el fútbol están desempeñando un papel cada vez más importante en este mundo. Los días de "corazonadas" que representan la táctica principal en un juego están pasando de moda, y un enfoque más analítico se está aplicando al entrenamiento y al juego.
Esto tiene la ventaja de proporcionar una base segura en la que los entrenadores y jugadores pueden aplicar sus habilidades, sus toques de magia que pueden convertir un juego en ganancia. Este libro explicará qué son los análisis de fútbol y cómo funcionan en un juego.
Analizará diferentes partes del juego durante un juego y proporcionará ideas y detalles sobre cómo el análisis puede mejorar un equipo durante varias etapas. Mostrará que es posible llevar a cabo análisis sin recurrir a software de alto valor y el tipo de equipo de trabajo que sólo es posible en los niveles más altos del juego profesional.
Esto es lo que se incluye en este audiolibro:
Cómo se utilizan los análisis en el fútbol
Análisis de formación de equipos
Atacar el análisis de set-play
Análisis de set-play defensivo
Análisis del rendimiento del jugador
Análisis de lesiones de jugadores
Análisis de combinación de jugadores
A rousing and empowering story of dedication and overcoming all odds, featuring the tough and unforgettable athletes of the champion Lady Tigers softball team
Violence was a way of life for the girls of Mott Middle School in the South Bronx. Some woke up to it at home, and others dodged it on the way to school. Vicious physical fights broke out in classrooms, hallways, and bathrooms. These girls filed their fingernails into sharp points because they had to be ready to go at any time. Then a new coach joined the ranks at Mott Middle, and a new program began: girl's softball.
Coach Astacio offers the girls the time and attention they need to take their first steps to success. As they learned to throw, hit and field, they also dealt with the foul balls life threw at them: abuse, fractured homes, and violence wherever they looked. But the biggest challenge they faced was learning to think and act like a team, not just a bunch of fierce girls against each other?and the world.
Lady Tigers in the Concrete Jungle is the incredible true story that captured the hearts of millions when they were invited to appear on Ellen earlier this year. The Lady Tigers were invited onto the field at Yankee Stadium where the Yankees honored Coach Astacio with "Coach of the Year" at their Hispanic Heritage Month Community Achievement Awards in September 2017. But beyond the headlines, this is a story of a self-selected community coming together with faith, courage, and new-found values to overcome fear, violence, and crippling doubt.
These girls have ushered in a new confidence and pride not only in themselves, but in their school, the faculty, and their friends. And while not all of them have continued down this new path, many are now the first in their families to go to college and are beginning to see how being a Lady Tiger will always be a part of their lives.
Tienes en tus manos un libro de sabiduría esencial para vivir una vida plena. Dejar de luchar, perseverar, ser flexible y confiar son algunos de los conceptos inspirados en la milenaria sabiduria ninja y adaptados a tu vida moderna. Este es tu momento de descubrir tu poder ninja, reconocer que el verdadero maestro está en tu interior y entrenarte en el arte de la vida. Has comenzado un poderoso viaje donde encontrarás formas de desarrollar tus habilidades mentales, emocionales y espirituales para conectar con tu grandeza interior y despertar al ninja que llevas dentro. ¿Estás preparado? Hay personas que están en esta vida para bajar el cielo a la tierra; en eso consiste la magia.
Grabado en español ibérico (España).
The life of an athlete has evolved into a 24 hour continuum. The advancement of technology and social media communities, the development of the successful athlete has evolved. This Field Guide has been developed by the experienced author to provide insights and guidance to stimulate new practices and thought among coaches and athletes.
The Road to San Donato is an adventurous and nostalgic bicycling memoir of an American father and son tracing their Italian heritage. Riding rental bikes and carrying a bare minimum of supplies, Rob Cocuzzo and his sixty-four-year-old father, Stephen, embark on a 425-mile ride from Florence to San Donato Val di Comino, an ancient village in the mountains outside of Rome from which the Cocuzzo family emigrated a hundred years earlier.
Prompted by Rob's ailing grandfather, who regrets having never visited his home village, the two cyclists pledge to make the trip in the old man's honor. Despite an expired passport, getting lost, some near misses, and other misadventures, the father and son finally reach the quirky village of San Donato. For Italian Jews in the 1940s, the road to San Donato was one of exile, and many of the people in the village banded together to protect nearly a hundred Jews. While meeting his many new "cousins," Rob attempts to unlock this history and glean what role his family played at the time-resistors or collaborators? The Road to San Donato is a generational story that many Americans share and a travel adventure not to be missed.
