The Champion"s Comeback: How Great Athletes Recover, Reflect, and ReIgnite

The Champion’s Comeback: How Great Athletes Recover, Reflect, and ReIgnite by Jim Afremow
2016 | ISBN: 1623366798 | English | 272 pages | EPUB | 1 MB

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.

In The Champion’s Comeback, he offers winning strategies for athletes of any age or skill level to get mentally psyched for competition, quickly rebound after a loss, and overcome injuries (and the fear of re-injury). Afremow explores the psychology of commitment and shows you how to develop the core confidence of repeat champions.

Featuring unique tips and advice, including guided imagery scripts, easy-to-follow mental training exercises, and motivating stories of famous “comeback” athletes, The Champion’s Comeback is the ultimate athlete’s handbook, encouraging you to not only stay in the game but also achieve greatness, no matter what.

The Empress of Art: Catherine the Great and the Transformation of Russia

The Empress of Art: Catherine the Great and the Transformation of Russia by Susan Jaques
2016 | ISBN: 160598972X | English | 384 pages | EPUB | 44 MB

Ruthless and passionate, Catherine the Great is singularly responsible for amassing one of the most awe-inspiring collections of art in the world and turning St. Petersburg in to a world wonder. The Empress of Art brings to life the creation of this captivating woman’s greatest legacy

An art-oriented biography of the mighty Catherine the Great, who rose from seemingly innocuous beginnings to become one of the most powerful people in the world. A German princess who married a decadent and lazy Russian prince, Catherine mobilized support amongst the Russian nobles, playing off of her husband’s increasing corruption and abuse of power. She then staged a coup that ended with him being strangled with his own scarf in the halls of the palace, and she being crowned the Empress of Russia.

Intelligent and determined, Catherine modeled herself off of her grandfather in-law, Peter the Great, and sought to further modernize and westernize Russia. She believed that the best way to do this was through a ravenous acquisition of art, which Catherine often used as a form of diplomacy with other powers throughout Europe. She was a self-proclaimed “glutton for art” and she would be responsible for the creation of the Hermitage, one of the largest museums in the world, second only to the Louvre. Catherine also spearheaded the further expansion of St. Petersburg, and the magnificent architectural wonder the city became is largely her doing. There are few women in history more fascinating than Catherine the Great, and for the first time, Susan Jaques brings her to life through the prism of art.

16 pages of color images

The Great Invention: The Story of GDP and the Making and Unmaking of the Modern World

The Great Invention: The Story of GDP and the Making and Unmaking of the Modern World by Ehsan Masood
2016 | ISBN: 1681771373 | English | 352 pages | EPUB | 8 MB

The fascinating story of one of the twentieth-century’s most influential and dangerously addictive ideas, told through the lives of those who invented it.

The world’s principal measure of the health of economies is gross domestic product, or GDP: the sum of what all of us spend every day, from the contents of our weekly shopping to large capital spending by businesses. GDP also includes the myriad things that our governments pay for, from libraries and road-line painting to naval dockyards and nuclear weapons.

The Great Invention reveals how in just a few decades GDP became the world’s most powerful formula: how six algebraic symbols forged in the fires of the 1930’s economic crisis helped Europe and America prosper, how the remedy now risks killing the patient it once saved, and how this fundamentally flawed metric is creating the illusion of global prosperity―and why many world leaders want to be able to ignore it but so far remain powerless to do so.

Drawing on interviews, firsthand accounts, and previously neglected source materials, The Great Invention takes readers on a journey from Capitol Hill to Whitehall―on the trail of theories made in Cambridge, tested in Karachi, and designed for global application―into the minds of unworldly geniuses seduced by the allure of power and the demands of politics.

Betty Crocker Great Cookies (repost)

Betty Crocker Great Cookies by Betty Crocker
English | 2008 | ISBN: 047038753X, 0470450460 | 48 pages | EPUB | 3 MB

Discover the magic of home-baked cookies with Betty Crocker!

There’s nothing better than home-baked cookies hot out of the oven. Now Betty Crocker gives you cookie-baking tips and more than 20 terrific recipes to try at home—super-easy drop cookies, classic rolled and pressed cookies, holiday favorites and irresistible bars. All are guaranteed to put smiles on the faces of your family and friends.

The Great Acceleration: How the World is Getting Faster, Faster

The Great Acceleration: How the World is Getting Faster, Faster by Robert Colvile
2016 | ISBN: 163286455X | English | 400 pages | EPUB | 0.7 MB

In this revelatory study of modern living, Robert Colvile inspects the various ways in which the pace of life in our society is increasing and examines the evolutionary science behind our rapidly accelerating need for change, as well as why it’s unlikely we’ll be able to slow down . . . or even want to.

Exploring theories surrounding the effect of this speed on our minds and bodies, Colvile reveals how, contrary to gloomier predictions, living in a faster age might be beneficial for us, both physically and mentally. In addition to the universe of social media, he examines the opportunities that faster communication and operation could bring to everything from music, film, and books to transportation, politics, and government.

Comparing developments in cities and villages, advanced economies and underdeveloped countries, East and West, The Great Acceleration explains how the positives outnumber the negatives and, if this acceleration is truly inevitable, why we should rush to embrace it.

50 Great American Places: Essential Historic Sites Across the U.S.

Brent D. Glass, “50 Great American Places: Essential Historic Sites Across the U.S.”

ISBN: 1451682034 | 2016 | EPUB | 320 pages | 34 MB

A one-of-a-kind guide to fifty of the most important cultural and historic sites in the United States guaranteed to fascinate, educate, and entertain—selected and described by the former director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.

From Massachusetts to Florida to Washington to California, 50 Great American Places takes you on a journey through our nation’s history. Sharing the inside stories of sites as old as Mesa Verde (Colorado) and Cahokia (Illinois) and as recent as Silicon Valley (California) and the Mall of America (Minnesota), each essay provides the historical context for places that represent fundamental American themes: the compelling story of democracy and self-government; the dramatic impact of military conflict; the powerful role of innovation and enterprise; the inspiring achievements of diverse cultural traditions; and the defining influence of the land and its resources. Expert historian Brent D. Glass explores these themes by connecting places, people, and events and reveals a national narrative that is often surprising, sometimes tragic, and always engaging—complete with photographs, websites for more information, and suggestions for other places nearby worth visiting.

Sites you would expect to read about—in Boston, New York, and Washington, DC—are here, as well as plenty of surprises, such as the Palace of the Governors in Santa Fe, or Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, or the Village Green in Hudson, Ohio; less obvious places that, together with the more well-known destinations, collectively tell the story of America. For families who want to take a trip that is both educational and entertaining, for history enthusiasts, or anyone curious about our country’s greatest places, this book is the perfect guide.

The Seventy Wonders of the Ancient World: The Great Monuments and How They Were Built

The Seventy Wonders of the Ancient World: The Great Monuments and How They Were Built

Thames & Hudson | 1999 | ISBN: 0500050961 | English | 312 pages | PDF | 77.2 MB

How were the ancient wonders of the world built? How many people did it take to build the Great Wall of China and the Sphinx at Giza? This text seeks to answer such questions, examining these spectacular feats of engineering and celebrating the achievements of the builders who worked without the aid of modern technology.

Great Scale Modeling (FineScale Modeler Special)

Great Scale Modeling (FineScale Modeler Special)
2011 | English | 84 pages | PDF | 56 MB

Philip Andrews, Michael Langford - Langford"s Starting Photography: The guide to creating great images 6th Edition [Repost]

Philip Andrews, Michael Langford – Langford’s Starting Photography: The guide to creating great images 6th Edition
2008 | ISBN: 0240521102 | English | 352 pages | PDF | 27 MB

This established, detailed beginner’s guide is the perfect choice if you’re looking to develop your knowledge and skills, and take your photography to the next level. This authoritative classic by leading photography writer and lecturer Michael Langford has been refreshed and revised by best-selling photography author Philip Andrews for today’s photographers. Strongly focused on digital, but with key references to traditional photography where relevant, offer a full grounding in the topic. Langford’s Starting Photography is an ideal technical introduction.

All the core basics are included, from how to select and compose a good picture to how different cameras operate and how to decipher their controls. Different subjects are explored, with advice on how to tackle people, places, animals, landscapes and close-ups, and valuable guidance on presenting and assessing finished work.

Charles Carroll - Leadership Lessons From a Chef: Finding Time to Be Great [Repost]

Charles Carroll – Leadership Lessons From a Chef: Finding Time to Be Great
2007 | ISBN: 0470125306 | English | 192 pages | PDF | 5.2 MB

Leadership Lessons from a Chef is about creating excellence in the professional kitchen. Here the difference between good and great comes down to the details, and attention to these details comes from the right attitude reaching across all staff. A good culinary manager, according to author and award-winning Certified Executive Chef Charles Carroll, skillfully cultivates this attitude for success, and so leads the way toward kitchen excellence.

Using stories and examples drawn from his many years’ experience, Chef Carroll gives you a leader’s tour through the working kitchen. Offering proven wisdom in plainspoken terms instead of abstract management theories, the practical tools and ideas found in this groundbreaking book can be used immediately to motivate and develop an effective team environment among kitchen staffs.

Leadership Lessons from a Chef features:

Chef Carroll’s formula for managing kitchen staffs?SEF: Scheduling, Empowering, and Follow up?and how the formula works in practice

Take-away boxes that reinforce key points

Chapters that progress logically, helping you evaluate and refine your goals, develop a mission and principles, and implement these in a motivational and positive way

Helpful forms for both greater efficiency and esprit de corps

Inspiring quotations, as well as life and work tips from Chef Carroll

Whether you’re a student just starting your culinary education, or an executive chef seeking to take your operation to a whole new level of excellence, Leadership Lessons from a Chef is an indispensable resource for all stages of your culinary career.

The Great Tradeoff: Confronting Moral Conflicts in the Era of Globalization

The Great Tradeoff: Confronting Moral Conflicts in the Era of Globalization by Steven R. Weisman
English | 2015 | ISBN: 088132695X | 200 pages | PDF | 3,3 MB

The global financial and economic crisis that began in 2008 has blasted livelihoods, inspired protests, and toppled governments. It has also highlighted the profound moral concerns long surrounding globalization. Did materialist excess, doctrinaire embrace of free trade and capital flows, and indifference to economic injustice contribute to the disaster of the last decade? Was it ethical to bail out banks and governments while innocent people suffered? In this blend of economics, moral philosophy, history, and politics, Steven R. Weisman argues that the concepts of liberty, justice, virtue, and loyalty help to explain the passionate disagreements spawned by a globally integrated economy.

How It Works - Book of Great Inventors & Their Creations 3rd Edition

How It Works – Book of Great Inventors & Their Creations 3rd Edition
Imagine Publishing Ltd | 2016 | English | ISBN: 1785462903 | True PDF | 164 pages | 148 MB

Featuring – among many others – brilliant mathematicians Archimedes of Syracuse and Charles Babbage, celebrated scientists Michael Faraday and Alfred Nobel, and photography pioneers Nicephore Niépce and George Eastman, the How It Works Book Of Great Inventors & Their Creations is the ultimate guide to learning how these geniuses worked and what incredible inventions earned them their rightful place in history.

Feature – 10 inventions that changed the world.

Inventors – Discover how the world’s greatest inventors created their innovations.

Inventions – Explore archaic apparatus, examine medical breakthroughs, and understand how technological systems evolved.

Historical artefacts – Read selected pages from inventors’ books, and analyse technical drawings, diagrams, study notes, letters and diary entries.

The Hard Hat: 21 Ways to Be a Great Teammate

The Hard Hat: 21 Ways to Be a Great Teammate by Jon Gordon, Jeremy Schaap
English | 2015 | ISBN: 111912011X | 128 pages | EPUB | 4,5 MB

Great teammates don’t just impact you today; they impact you for the rest of your life.

From the moment Jon Gordon heard about George Boiardi and the Hard Hat he was intrigued and captivated. Over the years he visited George’s coaches, attended several “21 Dinners” held in his honor, met his family, talked to his teammates and observed how he inspired all who knew him.

The Hard Hat is an unforgettable true story about a selfless, loyal, joyful, hard-working, competitive, and compassionate leader and teammate, the impact he had on his team and program and the lessons we can learn from him.

The book features:

A True Story about George Boiardi, his Team and their Legacy.

21 Lessons to be a Great Teammate

Insights from George’s Teammates and Coaches that Bring the Lessons to Life.

21 Exercises to help you Build a Great Team

Infused with practical insights and life changing lessons, The Hard Hat will inspire you to be the best teammate you can be and to build a great team.

Insight Guides: Great Breaks Brighton, Sussex & the South Downs

Insight Guides, “Insight Guides: Great Breaks Brighton, Sussex & the South Downs”

ISBN: 1780055218 | 2016 | EPUB | 128 pages | 53 MB

Ideal for on-the-spot use, Great Breaks Brighton, Sussex and the South Downs makes the perfect companion for both first-time and repeat visitors. The Top 10 section is designed to help you get the most out of your trip, highlighting the best the region has to offer, from fun-filled Brighton to the picturesque villages of Sussex. Carefully planned walks and tours take you on a journey through the lanes and beachfront attractions of the city and beyond to the nearby coastline and countryside. All routes are timed and accompanied by easy-to-follow maps with detailed information on transport and where to find the best locally produced food, plus fascinating facts and tips. Accommodation listings cover everything from family-friendly B&Bs and self-catering cottages to stylish boutique hotels. Containing beautiful full-colour photography and invaluable information, Great Breaks Brighton, Sussex and the South Downs is the perfect companion for any visitor to this delightful part of England.

About Insight Guides: Insight Guides has over 40 years’ experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce around 400 full-color print guide books and maps as well as picture-packed eBooks to meet different travelers’ needs. Insight Guides’ unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture together create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure.

‘Insight Guides has spawned many imitators but is still the best of its type.’ – Wanderlust Magazine

Great Medieval Projects: You Can Build Yourself

Kris Bordessa, “Great Medieval Projects: You Can Build Yourself”

ISBN: 0979226805 | 2008 | EPUB | 128 pages | 6 MB

History comes to life in this interactive guide to the Middle Ages, which explores the fascinating period leading up to the Renaissance-including siege warfare, markets and fairs, medieval medicine, and the feudal system-through numerous hands-on activities. From monastic life and castle living to the Crusades and the Plague, each section provides a vivid glimpse into the daily life of medieval Europeans and ends with one or more fun activities. With little adult supervision and common household objects, children can experience the Middle Ages firsthand by participating in more than 30 projects-such as building a marshmallow cannon, a reliquary, or juggling sticks. Recipes and instructions for creating a medieval feast fit for a king are included, providing kids with an opportunity to step into character and sample traditional fare such as pokerounce, potage, and (nonalcoholic) mead.