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The Complete Nutrition Guide for Triathletes is a thorough nutritional guidebook tailored specifically for the three-sport athlete to reach his triathlon goals and to cross the finish line with the best nutrition plan possible.

Genius is not just about intelligence and aptitude, it's also a word that embodies our inner soul, nature, or character. In this illuminating book, a former principal and father shares heartwarming stories and wise advice that offers a rare insight into children and the process of education. The Genius in Every Child celebrates the moments in the lives of children, their parents, and their teachers. The stories of unique characters in action illustrate some of the principles of education and the disciplines we need to be good stewards of our children's character and intellect. The vignettes provide both delight and enjoyment in the miracle of it all, and perspective and solace in the difficulty of it all, encouraging parents and teachers to work hand-in-hand. This book urges parents to focus on the long run, entrusting the trials, struggles, and sufferings of the short run to the kids. It proposes a shift in focus from test scores to enthusiasm, from perfect behavior to learning from mistakes, from measuring up to making something of yourself, from independence to interdependence, from goodness to integrity, from fear to love. The value of this experience to hundreds of children, parents, and teachers derives from the depth of Rick Ackerly's perception and the subtlety of his understanding. He offers perspective and guidance on a wide range of challenges faced by parents of today's school-aged children, including: self-confidence, discipline, boundary-setting, building character, integrity, taking responsibility, facing challenges, handling disappointment, peer pressure, reading, testing, homework, academic achievement, failure, and success. [Excerpt] Mr. Rick's Words of Wisdom Children need teachers at school and parents at home.Failure is at least as powerful an educator as success.Kids need consequences and they need forgiveness We put our kids at risk by trying to engineer their success.Our children need us to have confidence in them.The core of building character is taking responsibility. If we are open to the surprise, we can let them educate us.

A humorous, yet poignant reflection on gratitude and loss about a childhood that takes place on a vast Wyoming landscape where the author grew up with adventure-crazed, raucous brothers and friends, and a colorful collection of Western characters, most particularly her own mother.

Insubordinate Spirit is a unique exploration into the life of Elizabeth Winthrop and other seventeenth-century English Puritans who emigrated to the rough, virtually untouched wilderness of present-day New England. Excerpts from newly discovered personal diaries and correspondence provide readers with not only fascinating insights into the hardships, dangers, and losses inherent to English and Dutch settlers in the 1600s, but also first-hand descriptions of the local Native Americans' family life, allegiances, and society. Caught between the unendurable expectations of her Puritan relatives and land disputes with the neighboring Dutch, Elizabeth Winthrop demonstrated a tremendous strength of resolve to protect her own family and remain true to her heart.

A comprehensive examination of the latest trout fishing methods, it investigates the most recent research in ocular, aural, and scent characteristics of trout, contemporary trends in dry fly, nymph, and streamer fishing, useful approaches to casting and fly presentation, and the newest and hottest fly patterns for saltwater, warm water, and anadromous fishing, as they are applied to trout.

Falcon Field Guides are full-color, visually appealing, easily packable guides for identifying animals and learning about nature.

Draws on both science and humanism to explore the scope of contemporary anthropological fieldwork in practice. This thoroughly revised second edition also features new chapters addressing online ethnography; mixed methods and social survey research; and network and geospatial analysis.

Here is the captivating story of a young man living in Israel in the 1970s and his encounters with love, war and politics as he navigates the difficult transition into adulthood.

This biography of noted scientist Frank Eugene Lutz is especially designed for young naturalists, as his life story is accompanied by fun and accessible projects for the budding entomologist. 20 b&w illustrations.

Moving from London to rural Maine in the middle of January, British physician Anthony Betts and his wife and children quickly learned practical lessons about snow tires, long johns, and dry gas. Dr. Betts's sense of humor helped him adapt to the culture he encountered in Maine. That same wry amusement makes this memoir so immensely enjoyable.

Through this collection of delightful essays and beautiful illustrations, Sharon Lovejoy shares the boundless joys of a country garden. Lovejoy has chosen to focus on the natural world to be found just outside the door, including hummingbirds, caterpillars, and dragonflies, but her informative and witty prose also covers traditional plant care.

The Civil Wat memoirs of John W. Haley, a private with the 17th Maine Regiment. Includes his experiences in the Battle of Gettysburg, the Siege of Petersburg, and the Battle of Appomattox.

In October 1947, Maine experienced the worst fire disaster in its history. Wildfire Loose describes how the fires started and spread so quickly through rural villages, down Millionaire's Row in Bar Harbor, and across southern Maine beach resorts. Originally published in 1979, it remains the definitive account of "The Week Maine Burned."

A number of nefarious characters have passed through Maine on their way to infamy, including the pirates Dixie Bull and Edward Teach (aka Blackbeard) and gangster Al Brady. The scoundrels assembled in this book, however, are either Maine natives or notorious individuals whose mischief, misdeeds, or mayhem were perpetrated in the Pine Tree State.

In the exclusive world of New York Society, Darcy Snow Statton's wealth and bloodline place her at the very top of the city's elite. Yet, for all her jewelry and dazzling ballroom gowns, Darcy has no freedom. Darcy's husband, Claude Statton, is a man of uncertain birth but enormous wealth, a man whose polished exterior belies his dark habits and the unspeakable plans he has for his wife. Darcy is a prisoner of Claude's Fifth Avenue mansion and she has sworn to escape or die trying.One snowy night, former Pinkerton agent Tavish Finn discovers Darcy attempting to flee. Though he's an acquaintance of Claude Statton, he has a way of extracting the truth from the gilded lies of the rich, and he knows shocking secrets about Darcy's husband. He knows that Darcy is suffocating in her rarefied prison, and in Tavish's eyes, Darcy sees a glimmer of hope…and a blessed promise of freedom.The excitement and grandeur of America at the turn of the century provide a glittering backdrop for Blind Trust, a story of passage and growth, of cool danger and heated greed, and of the passionate struggle waged by one woman determined to break free of the chains of convention.

Abbey Sutton leaves all she's ever known back in Wyoming when she accepts a job as a governess on Nantucket Island. She soon finds her affections torn between her widowed employer and mysterious lighthouse keeper. Wrangling with her conflicting emotions, she stumbles on a dangerous and illegal slave smuggling operation, and finds her life in peril.

New York business woman and heiress Rose Mackenzie seems to have it all--looks, intelligence and wealth, but she is lonely. When Dan Masters swoops into town, he seems to be the missing piece to her life's puzzle; but even as she finds herself falling for the handsome stranger, she finds his strange knowledge of the details of her life unsettling.

This intricately woven novel follows the paths of three women through the streets of turn of the century New York City, as they navigate their respective worlds of women's suffrage, New York anarchist groups, and the theater, all united by their search for love and purpose.

French journalist Jean Larteguy's provides an rare perspective on life in the Israeli army in the late 1960s, as he details the time he spent living with and joining the operations of Israel's army men.

With case studies from the technology, natural resource, security, manufacturing, and financial sectors, the volume shows not only how African realities shape Chinese actions, but also how African governments and entrepreneurs are learning to leverage their competitive advantages and to negotiate the growing Chinese presence across the continent.

This book addresses a variety of topics regarding the nature of "play" in our society. It takes a close look at the concept of "helicopter parenting" and the impact that hyper-involved parents have upon the play of their children. It also examines how kids are chosen for various sports team, the lack of unstructured play, specialized sports, and our hyper-competitive society. This book addresses the structural and cultural issues around the changing role of play and the way in which kids sports are viewed in our society today.

Brutal and powerful, with all the elements of a good thriller, The Whore-Mother tells the riveting story of a man who wants to flee the IRA in the troubled Ireland of the Seventies.

A classic Western tale of redemption and revenge, Peter Buckow gets a new lease on life after surviving the noose. He must decide whether he will buckle down and earn an honest living, or ride off, guns blazing, in pursuit of them men who viciously left him for dead.

Willie Goodwin begins his odyssey of death and vengeance when he tracks a faceless and chilling murderer across western plateaus, ultimately facing a dilemma that pits the values of friendship against honor.

Whether they seek freedom, love, gold, blood, or justice, the vibrant cast of characters of Buscadero head to the frontier-under the vast western skies lies the potential for exhilarating success, crushing failure and stalking danger that alters fates as fast as a bullet flies.

For every glorious legend of the Old West there are a thousand workaday stories of the boundless persistence and courage that turned a wilderness into civilization. Jennifer Vandermeer and the story of her hardship, disasters and triumphs, is one of the real stories of how the West was won.

The first book of its kind for the largest national park in the United States. Six times the size of Yellowstone National Park, Wrangell-St. Elias welcomes 40,000 visitors every year, and each of them will maximize the visit with this all-new guidebook. Detailed information is provided for navigating fifty of the best hiking routes through 13.2 million acres of Alaskan wilderness. The book is organized by type of trip: day hikes, frontcountry treks (starting from road-accessible trailheads), and remote backcountry treks (accessible via fly-in). There are detailed maps and black and white photographs as well as sidebars and narratives about river crossings, navigation, bear safety, wildlife, seasonal changes, and finding the routes.

From the gender of God to what happens when we die, Questions for Christians digs into some of the thorniest questions of the Christian faith-questions that many people would rather ignore. Drawing on sources both ancient and modern, John Morreall explores issues while identifying points of controversy. Some of the answers are surprising, while others provide a more complete understanding of common beliefs.

Nash is in top form with this rollicking poem about an aardvark who takes a cruise to escape from soggy weather. Arrogant and vain, Aardvark wins few friends among the other animals squeezed aboard the crowded vessel--until he and his tongue save the day and the ark.