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Hockey is one of the fastest and most dynamic sports. The skill and coordination of elite players is absolutely breathtaking as is their endurance and courage. Most players are not at this level and while the national competitions are inspirational, they are a long way from junior hockey.Hockey starts for most players at school. The school perhaps has a physical education class that lets the children have a go at a variety of sports and hockey may...
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"The authors restore metaphor to our lives by showing us that it's never gone away. We've merely been taught to talk as if it had: as though weather maps were more 'real' than the breath of autumn; as though, for that matter, Reason was really 'cool.' What we're saying whenever we say is a theme this book illumines for anyone attentive." - Hugh Kenner, Johns Hopkins University
"In this bold and powerful book, Lakoff and Turner continue their use...
3) Playing Your First Music Festival - A Mini-Guide to Performing at Open-Air, Green-Field, Music Fe
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Make Your First Festival Show Rock!Are you playing your first green-field music festival or outdoor show soon? Not sure how it all works on the other side of the 'Artists Only' sign? Don't worry; help is at hand.My name is Andy Reynolds, a concert tour manager & live sound engineer, and I have written this mini-guide (50 pages), to give you my tips on making the most of your first festival slot. I have toured with bands and singers for over 25 years,...
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This is the first field guide to the identification of the birds of the islands of the tropical Pacific, including the Hawaiian Islands, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, southeastern Polynesia, and Micronesia. It is intended both as a reference for the expert and as an introduction to birding in the region for the novice. Small enough to be carried afield, it contains much previously unpublished information about behavior, vocalizations, ecology, and distribution....
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Dutton
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[2024]
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English
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"In the second book of this already internationally acclaimed series, Sean Carroll, the most trusted explainer of the most mind-boggling concepts, digs deep into matter itself. What is the universe made of? In his quest to redefine the "popular" treatment of the biggest ideas in the universe, Sean Carroll is creating a profoundly new approach to physics and math as reviewer after reviewer has attested. Adventuring in the math of fields, he now intrepidly...
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Firefly Books
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2024.
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"Turtles of North America begins with an introduction to turtle biology, how they diversified over time and how we classify the groups of turtles that exist today. A section about anatomy details the basic turtle body plan and a section about behavior covers how they live, from what they eat to what eats them, and their importance in the environment. Fully illustrated Species Accounts describe the 64 species of turtles that inhabit the continental...
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Forefront Books
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[2024]
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English
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"In The Perfect 10, Dave Liniger, cofounder of RE/MAX, the company that revolutionized real estate for agent sand home buyers everywhere, shares fifty-plus years of business insights to help guide future generations of entrepreneurs as they pursue their professional dreams. Exploring everything from pitching to venture capitalists, developing leadership abilities in an ever-changing social and economic climate, marketing in an age of so many meaningful...
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Rowman & Littlefield
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[2024]
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"This book will help readers identify strategies to understand, avoid and handle fake news, misinformation, disinformation, information overload, surveillance and privacy loss, cyberbullying, hacking and other security flaws, and online and IT behavioral conditioning"--
"It all started out so well: the online world began as an effective tool for communication that carried with it a great promise to level the playing field and eliminate borders. But...