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Chris Brasher

Author : John Bryant
Publisher : Aurum
ISBN 13 : 1845136845
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (451 download)

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Download or read book Chris Brasher written by John Bryant and published by Aurum. This book was released on 2012-03-15 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most remarkable – and controversial – sporting figures in British history, Chris Brasher piled unique achievement on unique achievement. It was Chris Brasher who, along with Chris Chataway, paced Roger Bannister to break the 4-minute mile. Then he won his own Olympic Gold Medal in the steeplechase at the 1956 Olympics. Probably best known now for founding the London Marathon, Chris went on to become one of the founders of the modern sports of fell-running and orienteering.. At the Observer, he also effectively invented modern sports feature writing. Plus, he also invented the now-ubiquitous Brasher walking boot, with the revolutionary aim of making heavy boots as comfortable as training shoes. Along the way he built up a highly successful sportswear chain, and even, in later life a stable of racehorses. But Chris Brasher was also a highly controversial individual: irascible, domineering – a good friend but a bad enemy – and above all a hugely competitive man who had to win in everything he did. Now, John Bryant, who knew Brasher well as a friend, has written the extraordinary story of this impossible and amazing man’s life. Whether you’re a sports journalist, a Lakeland fell-runner, a weekend rambler or one of the 50,000 competitors in the London Marathon, Chris Brasher changed your life.

LIFE

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book LIFE written by and published by . This book was released on 1954-05-17 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LIFE Magazine is the treasured photographic magazine that chronicled the 20th Century. It now lives on at LIFE.com, the largest, most amazing collection of professional photography on the internet. Users can browse, search and view photos of today’s people and events. They have free access to share, print and post images for personal use.

The Perfect Mile

Author : Neal Bascomb
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0618391126
Total Pages : 478 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (183 download)

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Download or read book The Perfect Mile written by Neal Bascomb and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2004 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher Description

In the Running

Author : Phil Hewitt
Publisher : Summersdale
ISBN 13 : 1783729287
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (837 download)

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Download or read book In the Running written by Phil Hewitt and published by Summersdale. This book was released on 2016-09-08 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the strength and stamina of well-known runners who achieve the almost impossible to the extraordinary runners who have changed lives and history, this collection of unforgettable stories will inspire anyone who’s ever pounded the pavement to keep on running and enjoy every minute of this liberating sport.

Entrepreneurs

Author : John Thompson
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1040009387
Total Pages : 421 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Entrepreneurs written by John Thompson and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-05-31 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does it take to be – or to become – a successful entrepreneur? Are there specific personality types that are best suited to entrepreneurship? And can these types, or rather the attributes that combine to forge them, be learned or acquired? In this book, John Thompson answers these questions – and many more – to let the reader see through the eyes of the entrepreneur. Entrepreneurs: Talent, Temperament, Opportunity and Mindset introduces the world of entrepreneurship from a person-centred perspective. Part 1 builds an understanding of the entrepreneur as a person based on the key factors of talent and temperament – a unique framework for understanding and exploiting entrepreneurial opportunities. Part 1 also explores the entrepreneurial mindset and how it can be honed and strengthened. The process of starting and growing a business is then described in detail in Part 2, which also examines entrepreneurship in the context of opportunity and strategy. Part 3 introduces the infrastructure and environment in which the entrepreneur has to operate and tells the stories of famous entrepreneurs through dozens of case vignettes, including classic figures such as Henry Ford, through to social entrepreneurs and even anti-social entrepreneurs such as Al Capone! This insightful, empirically-based take on the entrepreneur provides students with an accessible and original way into entrepreneurship. Whatever their background, students at all levels will value the author’s accessible writing style and invaluable insights.

Twin Tracks

Author : Roger Bannister
Publisher : Biteback Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1849547386
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (495 download)

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Download or read book Twin Tracks written by Roger Bannister and published by Biteback Publishing. This book was released on 2014-04-17 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was a blustery late spring day in 1954 and a young Oxford medical student flung himself over the line in a mile race. There was an agonising pause, and then the timekeeper announced the record: three minutes, fifty-nine point four seconds. But no one heard anything after that first word - 'three'. One of the most iconic barriers of sport had been broken, and Roger Bannister had become the first man to run a mile in under four minutes. To this day, more men have conquered Mount Everest than have achieved what the slender, unassuming student managed that afternoon. Sixty years on and the letters still arrive on Roger Bannister's doormat, letters testifying to the enduring appeal of the four-minute mile and the example it set for the generation of budding athletes who were inspired to attempt the impossible. In this frank memoir, Sir Roger tells the full story of the talent and dedication that made him not just one of the most celebrated athletes of the last century but also a distinguished doctor, neurologist and one of the nation's best-loved public figures. With characteristically trenchant views on drugs in sport, the nature of modern athletics and record breaking, the extraordinary explosion in running as a leisure activity, and the Olympic legacy, this rare and brilliant autobiography gives a fascinating insight into the life of a man who has lived life to the fullest.

Goal!

Author : Gladys Stone
Publisher : Linden Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1610350855
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Goal! written by Gladys Stone and published by Linden Publishing. This book was released on 2009-04-01 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if you could achieve any goal you wanted, and you knew you would succeed? Would you start a business? Switch careers? Lose weight? Based on the authors' real-world experience coaching the world's top executives, GOAL! presents a proven, step-by-step program for achieving any goal in your career or your life. The book's unique 30-Day Goal Track will keep you motivated and disciplined to move any project forward in just 30 days. Easy-to-follow worksheets guide you from precisely conceiving your goals to taking action to achieve them. Each exercise takes only minutes a day, but following the GOAL! plan will put you on a guaranteed path to realizing even your most ambitious dreams.

Self-Leadership

Author : Christopher P. Neck
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1544324324
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (443 download)

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Download or read book Self-Leadership written by Christopher P. Neck and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2019-02-14 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by the scholars who first developed the theory of self-leadership, Self-Leadership: The Definitive Guide to Personal Excellence by Christopher P. Neck, Charles C. Manz, and Jeffery D. Houghton offers powerful yet practical advice for leading oneself to personal excellence. Grounded in the most recently published, cutting-edge self-leadership research, this milestone book is based on a simple yet revolutionary principle: first learn to lead yourself, and you will then be able to effectively lead others. This inclusive approach to self-motivation and self-influence equips readers with the strategies and tips they need to build a strong foundation in the study of management, as well as enhancing their own personal effectiveness. The updated Second Edition resonates with today’s students by featuring contemporary examples and showcasing a greater degree of diversity throughout. New to this Edition Self-Leadership Research features have been updated or replaced to offer the most up-to-date, cutting-edge research, exposing students to timely developments in the field. Real-World Self-Leadership Cases and new Profiles in Self-Leadership are updated to feature new, contemporary personalities that will resonate with today’s diverse students, with more cases featuring women and/or people of color. Self-Leadership in the Movies features have been updated to reflect contemporary people and movies that showcase a greater degree of diversity, offering students relatable, exciting examples to keep them engaged. All in-text examples and supporting citations have been updated.

The Commonwealth Games

Author : Brian Oliver
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1472907329
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (729 download)

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Download or read book The Commonwealth Games written by Brian Oliver and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2014-07-17 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Journalist Brian Oliver brings to life phenomenal stories from around the world - heartwarming human interest tales of sport and life at the Commonwealth Games.

The Race of the Century: The Battle to Break the Four-Minute Mile (Scholastic Focus)

Author : Neal Bascomb
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1338628496
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (386 download)

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Download or read book The Race of the Century: The Battle to Break the Four-Minute Mile (Scholastic Focus) written by Neal Bascomb and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2022-04-05 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Highly acclaimed author Neal Bascomb brings his peerless research and fast-paced narrative style to a young adult adaptation of one of his most successful adult books of all time, The Perfect Mile, an inspiring and moving story of three men racing to achieve the impossible -- the perfect four-minute mile. Scholastic Focus is the premier home of thoroughly researched, beautifully written, and thoughtfully designed works of narrative nonfiction aimed at middle-grade and young adult readers. These books help readers learn about the world in which they live and develop their critical thinking skills so that they may become dynamic citizens who are able to analyze and understand our past, participate in essential discussions about our present, and work to grow and build our future. There was a time when running the mile in four minutes was believed to be beyond the limits of human foot speed. In 1952, after suffering defeat at the Helsinki Olympics, three world-class runners each set out to break this barrier: Roger Bannister was a young English medical student who epitomized the ideal of the amateur; John Landy the privileged son of a genteel Australian family; and Wes Santee the swaggering American, a Kansas farm boy and natural athlete. Spanning three continents and defying the odds, these athletes' collective quest captivated the world. Neal Bascomb's bestselling adult account adapted for young readers delivers a breathtaking story of unlikely heroes and leaves us with a lasting portrait of the twilight years of the golden age of sport.

It's a Hill, Get Over It

Author : Steve Chilton
Publisher : Sandstone Press Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1908737581
Total Pages : 315 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (87 download)

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Download or read book It's a Hill, Get Over It written by Steve Chilton and published by Sandstone Press Ltd. This book was released on 2013-09-19 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a detailed history of the sport of fell running. It also tells the stories of some of the great exponents of the sport through the ages. Many of them achieved greatness whilst still working full time in traditional jobs, a million miles away from the professionalism of other branches of athletics nowadays. The book covers the early days of the sport, right through to it going global with World Championships. Along the way it profiles influential athletes such as Fred Reeves, Bill Teasdale, Kenny Stuart, Joss Naylor, and Billy and Gavin Bland. It gives background to the athletes including their upbringing, introduction to the sport, training, working life, records and achievements. It also includes in-depth conversations with some of the greats, such as Jeff Norman and Rob Jebb. The author is a committed runner and qualified athletics coach. He has considerable experience of fell running, competing in the World Vets Champs when it was held in Keswick in 2005. He is a long-time member of the Fell Runners Association (FRA). Using a mixture of personal experience, material from extensive interviews, and that provided by an extensive range of published and unpublished sources, a comprehensive history of the sport and its characters and values is revealed.

Do the Best You Can't!

Author : Bud Stumbaugh
Publisher : Archway Publishing
ISBN 13 : 166572126X
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (657 download)

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Download or read book Do the Best You Can't! written by Bud Stumbaugh and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2022-04-24 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We’ve all been encouraged to “to do the best you can.” If you want to excel, this book suggests that may be too little. After all, anybody can do what they can do. To make the most positive impact on your own life, and maybe the whole world, you must “do the best you can’t.” You remember the names of the people who didn’t listen when they were told you can’t sail west to get east; you can’t fly an object heavier than air; you can’t sit in the front of the bus. You don’t remember the names of the people who didn’t dare to try the difficult. Maybe your “can’ts” are not as bodacious as proving the earth is not flat. But whether it’s “can’t quit smoking,” “can’t lose weight,” “can’t read a book a month,” “can’t start my own company,” “can’t control my temper” or some other “can’t,” this book reveals the processes, procedures and principles you need to practice if you want to “do the best you can’t.” Even better, it will inspire you to do it right now.

The Rough Guide to Travel Online

Author : Samantha Cook
Publisher : Rough Guides
ISBN 13 : 9781843533283
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (332 download)

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Download or read book The Rough Guide to Travel Online written by Samantha Cook and published by Rough Guides. This book was released on 2004 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rough Guide to Travel Online shows you how to make the Web work for you as you plan, book and enjoy your next trip - anywhere in the world. In plain English it explains how to use the web to research a destination or interest, find cheap tickets for flights, buy you holiday online with complete security, choose a hotel, find out about visa and vaccinations and even how to stay in touch when you''re out on the road. Drawing on Rough Guides'' unrivalled expertise in travel, this book will help you find the perfect short break or the holiday of a lifetime - whatever your budget.

A Guide to the Olympic Games and London 2012

Author : Maurice Crow
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1844686493
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (446 download)

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Download or read book A Guide to the Olympic Games and London 2012 written by Maurice Crow and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2012-07-19 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to legend, the ancient Olympic Games were founded by Heracles (the Roman Hercules), a son of Zeus. The first Olympics were held in 776 BCE and continued to be played every four years for nearly 1200 years. In 393 CE, the Roman emperor Theodosius I, a Christian, abolished the Games because of their pagan influences. Approximately 1500 years later, a young Frenchmen named Pierre de Coubertin began their revival and the first modern day Olympics were held in Athens in 1896.The modern day Summer Olympics consist of approximately 10,500 competitors from 204 countries competing in more than 300 events. This pocket guide provides a brief history of the Olympics from their origin until the present day, including a guide to London 2012. The History of the Olympic Games is the perfect accessory to the London Olympics acting as a handy guide to Olympic venues, events and achievements. Also included are tables of previous winners making this the perfect gift for any Athletics fan.

XVI Olympiad

Author : Carl Posey
Publisher : eBook Partnership
ISBN 13 : 1987944135
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (879 download)

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Download or read book XVI Olympiad written by Carl Posey and published by eBook Partnership. This book was released on 2015-11-18 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, were unique in several respects: they were the first Games held outside Europe or North America, as well as the first held in the southern hemisphere. The XVI Olympiad, the fourteenth volume in The Olympic Century series, begins with the story of Melbourne 1956, known as "e;The Friendly Games"e;.The book profiles the heroes of Melbourne, like the 18-year-old Australian sprinter Betty Cuthbert, the "e;Golden Girl,"e; who claimed gold in the 100, 200 and 4x100 relay; and the American Bobby Morrow who mirrored Cuthbert's achievements on the men's side. There were also unlikely winners, like Ronnie Delany of Ireland, who held off the powerful Americans to claim gold in the 1500 metres. The book also explores how Cold War tensions surfaced in Melbourne in disputes over officiating, and most violently in water polo, where Hungary and Russia engaged in what became known as the "e;Blood in the Water Match."e;Following Melbourne, the book turns its focus to Squaw Valley, California, and the Winter Games of 1960. Squaw Valley saw the Olympic debut of the biathlon and women's speed skating, along with technological innovations like artificial ice surfaces, instant replay and results tabulated by computer. The book also recounts the story of the plucky American ice hockey team, made up of college players, which defeated the experienced Canadians and dominant Russians to claim gold.Juan Antonio Samaranch, former President of the International Olympic Committee, called The Olympic Century, "e;The most comprehensive history of the Olympic games ever published"e;.

In High Places

Author : Dougal Haston
Publisher : Canongate Books
ISBN 13 : 1847677398
Total Pages : 187 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (476 download)

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Download or read book In High Places written by Dougal Haston and published by Canongate Books. This book was released on 2013-02-04 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his own words Dougal Haston covers the years from his childhood in Scotland, where his love of climbing was first sparked, through to his development into perhaps the most formidable climber of his generation; his reputation was forged by his successful ascents of familiar peaks by unfamiliar routes (of which the most famous was the Eiger Direct). Infused throughout with his passion for climbing and his great determination to succeed, In High Places is a compelling and eye-opening portrait of the climber as a young man and a must read for all those with an interest in mountaineering.

The Big Rounds

Author : David Lintern
Publisher : Cicerone Press Limited
ISBN 13 : 1783627565
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (836 download)

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Download or read book The Big Rounds written by David Lintern and published by Cicerone Press Limited. This book was released on 2019-05-15 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guidebook to walking or running Britain's three most challenging long-distance mountain rounds: the Bob Graham Round (Lake District), the Paddy Buckley Round (Wales) and the Charlie Ramsay Round (Scotland). Includes practical information and advice, notes on access and environmental impact, plus insights and strategies from the likes of Jasmin Paris, Nicky Spinks, Charlie Ramsay, Jim Mann and Paddy Buckley. Designed to inform and inspire, this larger format book is aimed at both walkers and runners (against the clock, or otherwise) keen to discover these epic and extremely challenging routes. Showcasing spectacular photography, tales from the Rounds, and the history of each - as well as invaluable information to help with planning and preparing - this book is a must for anyone embarking on one (or all!) of these iconic Rounds. Known to mountain runners as three of the most difficult 24-hour challenges in the world, each Big Round is a long-distance classic in the history and culture of 'fell' or hill running. Collectively, the 'Big 3' take in 113 mountain summits (including the highest peaks in England, Wales and Scotland), over 25,000m (83,000ft) of ascent and nearly 300km (183 miles) across three of Britain's most distinct mountain ranges - the Snowdonia National Park in Wales, the Lake District National Park in England, and a vast area of Lochaber in the highlands of Scotland.