books about: crosses (lavransdatter performance marathoning)

books about: crosses

books:

31 reviews
Lesley Thomas

Far Eastern Press, 2005

A Mesmerizing Story and a Timely Tale
That FLIGHT OF THE GOOSE is a first novel by Lesley Thomas is the first hurdle the reader must overcome, so rich in detail, research, and technical finesse are the over four hundred pages of this fascinating book. What does become obvious with even the first few pages is the fact that here is a writer who can address significant world environment issues while building love stories - between a ...

Cross-Train Your Horse: Book One: Simple Dressage for Every Horse, Every Sport
Jane Savoie

Trafalgar Square Books, 1998

Jane Savoie shows how basic dressage techniques can be used to improve every horse's athleticism and performance, no matter what the rider's chosen sport.

The Cross Centered Life: Keeping the Gospel The Main Thing

32 reviews
C.J. Mahaney

Multnomah Books, 2002

The Cross is the Main Thing
When we walk into our rooms we turn on the lights. Do you ever stop with a jaw-dropping awe for the ability to see so clearly? Imagine bringing anyone from the past centuries into our modern-day world. They would revel and be continually astonished as they walk into rooms where light is of no scarcity, literally a fingertip away. It has been pointed out that familiarity often breeds contempt. In ...

Material World: A Global Family Portrait

55 reviews
Peter Menzel, Charles C. Mann, ..., 2008

Material World...
This is a great book and it came in two days - way earlier than we anticipated! Good shape , great product!

Incredible Cross-sections of Star Wars, Episode I - The Phantom Menace: The Definitive Guide to the Craft

32 reviews
Dorling Kindersley, David West Reynolds

DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley), 1999

A definate for vehicle lovers!
I always wanted to see more and to be able to look inside of the vehicles more closely, and this book provides that information (and more more) in great detail. I really like the mini illustrations of where in the vehicles that events from the movies took place, it helps to "put a name to a face".

Culture Clash: Managing the Global High-Performance Team (The Global Leader Series)

33 reviews
Thomas D. Zweifel

Select Books (NY), 2003

Essential for Working in Another Country
Culture Clash is one of the most helpful books I've ever read, but it is also an easy book to read. It is helpful if you manage any kind of team, even if you're not working in another country. But if you work outside of your native country, you should definitely read this book.

The Nonrunner's Marathon Guide for Women: Get Off Your Butt and On with Your Training

56 reviews
Dawn Dais

Seal Press, 2007

Highly Recommended Fun!
I finished this book the day after it arrived. So funny, so inspiring. This author freely admits that she was committed to laziness and yet finished a marathon. (albeit in pain!) This is truly more of a memoir than a training manual, but it should inspire you to get off your butt! Even if you have no intention of ever running a marathon, this book will convince you to set a goal and ...

A Burden of Silence: My Mother's Battle with AIDS

38 reviews
Nancy A. Draper

AuthorHouse, 2004

A Loving Tribute
"A Burden of Silence: My Mother's Battle with AIDS," is a gripping and tender account of a daughter's love for her dying mother due to a tainted blood transfusion. In this heartwarming book dealing with a nightmarish subject, Nancy succeeds in revealing her story with courage, compassion, humor, and unwavering love. Through this story, Nancy hopes to erase some of the stigma surrounding AIDS. ...

Subversive Cross Stitch

71 reviews
Julie Jackson

Chronicle Books, 2006

Perfect for the non-traditional with a foul mouth
While wandering through an antique store one day, I saw an aged, framed cross stitch pattern which said "No one likes a smart mouth" surrounded by the usual flowers and patterns. This caused me to wonder if there were any available patterns with similar or stronger sentiments. After an internet search, I stumbled upon the author's website and was immediately in love with the concept and the ...

Kristin Lavransdatter: The Bridal Wreath; The Mistress of Husaby; The Cross

63 reviews
Sigrid Undset

Alfred A. Knopf, 1951

Marvellous Medieval Epic - Unforgettable
"Kristin Lavrandatter", Sigrid Undset's Nobel-prize winning trilogy from the 1920s, doesn't appear on any college reading list that I have ever seen, despite its beauty, depth of observations about love, marriage, and family psychology, tour de force representation of life in medieval Norway, and the critical praise heaped upon it. It's length (1,000 pages plus in most translations) is probably ...

Advanced Marathoning

26 reviews
Pete Pfitzinger, Scott Douglas

Human Kinetics Publishers, 2008

Great book if you want to train seriously for a personal best
I really can't say enough good things about this book. I'll start by saying that having just followed the "below 70 miles per week" training plan pretty faithfully, I just lowered my personal best in the marathon by 19 minutes, breaking 2:50 for the first time. I also actually enjoyed running the marathon, right to the finish, did not hit "The Wall", and sustained my highest weekly mileage ever ...

My Life on the Run: The Wit, Wisdom, and Insights of a Road Racing Icon

21 reviews
Bart Yasso, Kathleen Parrish

Rodale Books, 2008

Great running stories by a well-traveled runner
I was wondering when Bart would get around to writing a book about his running experiences. My Life On The Run made it worth the wait. If you want to find out what it's like to run in some of the strangest and most exotic races around the globe (and how to train for them), this is the book for you. Bart's writing pulls you into the event and holds you there with ease. You find that running is not ...

Noughts & Crosses

23 reviews
Malorie Blackman

Chivers North America, 2005

My favorite book, though i don't recommend for adults
As a teen, I absolutely loved this book! I finished it and for weeks on end i couldn't stop thinking about it. I know that this book ( no joke) made me think in different ways about the world and about love...it utterly took my breath away! There is definitly something about the way the author writes that keeps you wanting more and also keeps you questioning...Though it is a great book for teens ...

In My Sister's Shoes

26 reviews
Jetola Anderson-Blair

Cross Keys Press, 1999

One Size Does Fit All!
In My Sister's Shoes is not just another self-help book. It touches on real life situations that every woman has experienced in one way or another. The selections let you know that someone else has walked in your shoes; it gives another way of looking at your situation; most of all it lets you know that there is always hope. The recommended songs, reading passages, and scriptures add life to ...

No Wonder They Call Him Savior: Chronicles of the Cross

23 reviews
Max Lucado

Multnomah Books, 1986

Jesus made real and personal
Max Lucado has done a marvelous thing by blessing humanity with his portrayal of the Cross of Jesus Christ. In his own unique style of writing, the author takes you on a vivid journey of discovery as you see the Cross, and the characters who "surround" it, from a new light. Max Lucado has such a powerful ability to express himself in words. Tears filled my eyes as I was touched, transformed, and ...

Cross Stitch

23 reviews
Diana Gabaldon

Century, 1991

A Breath of Snow and Ashes
Could anyone please tell me why this book series has not been made into a movie series? I volunteer to be the casting agent, since I have read these books over and over, and like an old friend, they get better with age. My husband can't believe I read these humungous novels consistantly, but I really enjoy being swept away back into time, with a modern girl's perspective. The adventure and ...

A Ride on Mother's Back: A Day of Baby Carrying around the World

21 reviews
Emery Bernhard

Gulliver Books, 1996

Love this one for my little one
The illustrations are beautiful. I love the way it goes through different cultures showing the examples of babywearing. We are a babywearing family, so it fits in perfect for him.

Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy

26 reviews
Ally Carter

Hyperion Book CH, 2008

If You LOVE "I'd Tell You I Love You But Then I'd Have to Kill You"
Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy is even better than I'd Tell You I Love You But Then I'd Have to Kill You! This second Gallagher Girls novel has more adventure, espionage, and boy questions than the first, taking everything a step further. In this second book, find out what happens when the Gallagher Girls get some new students at their school. Will the new students blend in seamlessly or ...

The Collected Works of St. John of the Cross

23 reviews

ICS Publications, 1979

Wisdom is simplicity
A masterpiece. The clarity of the text is unsurpassed and the effect is ultimately transcendant. I can see how it might be difficult for people who have not participated in at least the first night of this process to absorb the experience he is trying to relate. Nonetheless he is absolutley correct. If you could only have one book in life, this would definetely be a consideration, in that it ...

Another One Bites the Grass: Making Sense of International Advertising

28 reviews
Simon Anholt

John Wiley & Sons, 2000

Highly Recommended!
Author Simon Anholt, an international advertising consultant, says that the dangers of globalization can be just as formidable as the opportunities - if you fail to research the culture of your new markets. We've all heard the marketing legends of companies that embarrassed themselves by launching products into foreign markets without checking the translation of their brand names. Anholt retells ...