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Racing The Clock
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Author : Bernd Heinrich
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release Date : 2021-07-06
Racing The Clock written by Bernd Heinrich and has been published by HarperCollins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-06 with Sports & Recreation categories.
An award-winning, much-loved biologist turns his gaze on himself, using his long-distance running to illuminate the changes to a human body over a lifetime Part memoir, part scientific investigation, Racing the Clock is the book biologist and natural historian Bernd Heinrich has been waiting his entire life to write. A dedicated and accomplished marathon (and ultra-marathon) runner who won his first marathon at age thirty-nine, Heinrich looks deeply at running, aging, and the body, exploring the unresolved relationship between metabolism, diet, exercise, and age. Why do some bodies age differently than others? How much control do we have over that process and what effect, if any, does being active have? Bringing to bear research from his entire career and in the spirit of his classic Why We Run, Heinrich probes the questions of how we use energy and continue to adapt to our mutable surroundings and circumstances. Beyond that, he examines how our bodies change while we age but also how we can work with, if not overcome, many of these changes—and what all this tells us about evolution and the mechanisms of life, health, and happiness. Racing the Clock offers fascinating and surprising conclusions, all while bringing the reader along on Heinrich’s compelling journey to what he says will be his final race—a fifty-kilometer race at age eighty.
Hands To Work
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Author : LynNell Hancock
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2002-12-24
Hands To Work written by LynNell Hancock and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-12-24 with Social Science categories.
In this illuminating examination of our national welfare policy, award-winning veteran reporter and writer LynNell Hancock offers an intimate, heart-wrenching, and beautifully rendered portrait of three women and their families as they struggle to find their way through the new rules and regulations of the public assistance system. Hands to Work takes us on a journey within the day-to-day struggles of these women, describing their hopes, regrets, and deepest dreams. Hancock demystifies contemporary misconceptions of poverty and illustrates how welfare policy and reform have been conceived, offering a thought-provoking look at the most divisive questions about America's neediest citizens.
Mordin On Time
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Author : Nick Mordin
language : en
Publisher: Aesculus Press Ltd
Release Date : 2003-02
Mordin On Time written by Nick Mordin and has been published by Aesculus Press Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-02 with Games & Activities categories.
In Mordin On Time, Nick Mordin sets out his method for answering the most fundamental question facing punters in any race, namely: which is the fastest horse? He was timing the sections of races with a stop watch, estimating wind strength and direction, adjusting for movements of running rails, using projected times and calculating average times years before the best-selling American books on speed rating were published. This new edition incorporates much new material, including standard times for all Irish racecourses (plus the major French ones). Mordin On Time enables the reader to construct their own speed ratings wherever they live.
Racing The Antelope
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Author : Bernd Heinrich
language : en
Publisher: Ecco
Release Date : 2001-04-24
Racing The Antelope written by Bernd Heinrich and has been published by Ecco this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-04-24 with Nature categories.
Racing the Antelope "The human experience is populated by dreams and aspirations. For me, the animal totem of these dreams is the antelope, swift, strong, and elusive. we chase after 'antelope,' and sometimes we catch them. Often we don't. But why do we bother? I think it is because without dream 'antelopes' to chase we become what a lapdog is to a wolf. And we are inherently more like wolves than lapdogs, because the communal chase is part of our biological makeup." In 1981, Bernd Heinrich, a lifelong runner, decided to test his limits at age forty-one and race in the North American 100-Kilometer Championship race in Chicago. To improve his own preparations as a runner, he wondered what he could learn from other animals--what makes us different and how we are the same--and what new perspective these lessons could shed on human evolution. A biologist and award-winning nature writer, he considered the flight endurance of insects and birds, the antelope's running prowess and limitations, the ultraendurance of the camel, and the remarkable sprinting and jumping skills of frogs. Exploring how biological adaptations have granted these creatures "superhuman" abilities, he looked at how human physiology can or cannot replicate these adaptations. Drawing on his observations and knowledge of animal physiology and behavior, Heinrich ran the race, and the results surprised everyone--himself most of all. In Racing the Antelope, Heinrich applies his characteristic blend of scientific inquiry and philosophical musing to a deft exploration of the human desire--even need--to run. His rich prose reveals what endurance athletes can learn about the body and the spirit from other athletes in the animal kingdom. He then takes you into the heart of his own grueling 100-kilometer ultramarathon, where he puts into practice all that he has discovered about the physical, spiritual--and primal--drive to win. At once lyrical and scientific, Racing the Antelope melds a unique blend of biology, anthropology, psychology, and philosophy with Heinrich's passion for running to discover how and why we run.
Racecar Alphabet
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Author : Brian Floca
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2003-11
Racecar Alphabet written by Brian Floca and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-11 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
An exciting day at the races highlights the letters of the alphabet as a variety of automobiles burn fuel speeding through the curves of the track.
Why We Run
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Author : Bernd Heinrich
language : en
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Release Date : 2002-05-07
Why We Run written by Bernd Heinrich and has been published by Harper Perennial this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-05-07 with Nature categories.
In Why We Run, biologist, award-winning nature writer, and ultramarathoner Bernd Heinrich explores a new perspective on human evolution by examining the phenomenon of ultraendurance and makes surprising discoveries about the physical, spiritual -- and primal -- drive to win. At once lyrical and scientific, Why We Run shows Heinrich's signature blend of biology, anthropology, psychology, and philosophy, infused with his passion to discover how and why we can achieve superhuman abilities.
Racing The Clock
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Author : Bernd Heinrich
language : en
Publisher: Ecco
Release Date : 2021-07-06
Racing The Clock written by Bernd Heinrich and has been published by Ecco this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-06 with Health & Fitness categories.
An award-winning, much-loved biologist turns his gaze on himself, using his long-distance running to illuminate the changes to a human body over a lifetime Part memoir, part scientific investigation, Racing the Clock is the book biologist and natural historian Bernd Heinrich has been waiting his entire life to write. A dedicated and accomplished marathon (and ultra-marathon) runner who won his first marathon at age thirty-nine, Heinrich looks deeply at running, aging, and the body, exploring the unresolved relationship between metabolism, diet, exercise, and age. Why do some bodies age differently than others? How much control do we have over that process and what effect, if any, does being active have? Bringing to bear research from his entire career and in the spirit of his classic Why We Run, Heinrich probes the questions of how we use energy and continue to adapt to our mutable surroundings and circumstances. Beyond that, he examines how our bodies change while we age but also how we can work with, if not overcome, many of these changes--and what all this tells us about evolution and the mechanisms of life, health, and happiness. Racing the Clock offers fascinating and surprising conclusions, all while bringing the reader along on Heinrich's compelling journey to what he says will be his final race--a fifty-kilometer race at age eighty.
Racing The Moon
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Author : Alan Armstrong
language : en
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Release Date : 2012
Racing The Moon written by Alan Armstrong and has been published by Random House Books for Young Readers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
In 1947, eleven-year-old Alex and her impulsive, older brother Chuck befriend an army scientist who shares their interest in rockets and outer space travel.
The Clock Strikes Midnight
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Author : Joan Curtis
language : en
Publisher: Museitup Publishing
Release Date : 2015-08-16
The Clock Strikes Midnight written by Joan Curtis and has been published by Museitup Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-16 with Fiction categories.
Janie Knox wants nothing more than to live her life quietly in Savannah, Georgia and never return to her hometown of Atlanta. At age 17, a week after a jury convicted her stepfather of killing her mother, she packed all her worldly possessions in a single duffle bag, hopped on a bus, and vowed never to return. But, when she learns that she's got a few months to live, she journeys back home to finish what she couldn't do when she left--kill her stepfather. As the clock ticks away, Janie uses the last days of her life to right the wrongs that have haunted her for 20 years. She faces more than she bargained for when she discovers her sister's life in shambles. Meanwhile, her stepfather, recently released from prison, blackmails the sisters and plots to extract millions from the state in retribution. The Clock Strikes Midnight is a race against time in a quest for revenge and atonement. This is a story about unleashing the hidden truths that haunt a quiet Southern family.
The Big Thaw
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Author : Eric Scigliano
language : en
Publisher: Braided River, the conservation
Release Date : 2019
The Big Thaw written by Eric Scigliano and has been published by Braided River, the conservation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with Science categories.
Permafrost--dark, ice-flaked, permanently frozen ground that lies under tundra and boreal forests across our northern regions--covers more than 12 percent of the earth's land mass. It exists in places that seem otherworldly and unimaginably remote to most of us, but the changes taking place in the permafrost layer may ultimately affect the lives of every person on Earth. InThe Big Thaw, readers meet a diverse team of scientists and students who have been studying the permafrost and what lies beneath: a vast store of ancient carbon, more than four times the quantity found in all of today's forests, which is releasing carbon dioxide and methane as the permafrost melts. The release of all this carbon would alter Earth's climate forever. Braving endless hordes of mosquitoes, quicksand, and extreme temperatures, the researchers are racing against the clock to educate us all about the changes we must make in order to preserve Earth's carbon balance.