The Champion's Comeback: How Great Athletes Recover, Reflect, and Reignite
Added by: Anonymous | Karma: | Other | 23 June 2016
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Your ultimate guide to overcoming losses and injuries and achieving greatness―on and off the field. Leading sports psychologist Jim Afremow, author of The Champion’s Mind, knows what makes good athletes great, especially when they come back to win after facing devastating injuries, tough obstacles, or seemingly insurmountable odds. Making a comeback isn’t just about raw talent or athletic ability―it’s the mental game that counts most.
A Company of Heroes: Personal Memories about the Real Band of Brothers and the Legacy They Left Us
Added by: Anonymous | Karma: | Other | 23 June 2016
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After the Band of Brothers went home, they never forgot the lessons of war… After chronicling the personal stories of the Band of Brothers in We Who Are Alive and Remain, author Marcus Brotherton presents a collection of remembrances from the families of the soldiers of Easy Company—and how their wartime experiences shaped their lives off the battlefield. A Company of Heroes is an intimate, revealing portrait of the lives of the men who fought for our freedom during some of the darkest days the world has ever known—men who returned home with a newfound wisdom and honor that they passed onto their families, and that continue to inspire new generations of Americans.
What We Cannot Know: Explorations at the Edge of Knowledge
Added by: Anonymous | Karma: | Other | 22 June 2016
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In this very personal journey to the edges of knowledge, Marcus du Sautoy investigates how leading experts in fields from quantum physics and cosmology, to sensory perception and neuroscience, have articulated the current lie of the land. In doing so, he travels to the very boundaries of understanding, questioning contradictory stories and consulting cutting edge data.
Added by: Anonymous | Karma: | Other | 22 June 2016
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In Bollywood, anthropologist and film scholar Tejaswini Ganti provides a guide to the cultural, social and political significance of Hindi cinema, outlining the history and structure of the Bombay film industry, and the development of popular Hindi filmmaking since the 1930s.
The Secret History of the Mongols: The Life and Times of Chinggis Khan
Added by: Anonymous | Karma: | Other | 22 June 2016
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There has long been a need for a scholarly English edition of the great 13th century historical epic, The Secret History of the Mongols, the only surviving Mongol source about the empire. The book is mainly about the life and the career of Chinggis Khan, his ancestors and his rise to power. Chinggis Khan was not only a military genius, but also a great statesman and diplomat. Through a combination of armed force and diplomacy, he managed to merge the complex system of alliances which existed between diverse tribes into a powerful confederacy that swept across most of Eurasia, starting in 1219.