books about: recreation     books:       Merle's Door: Lessons from a Freethinking Dog172 reviews Ted Kerasote Harvest Books, 2008 Awesome book It has been a week since I have finished this book and I can't stop thinking about it. I don't live in the country or live off the land like the author but I could still relate to everything. I love the fact that he made his own assumptions and opinions and never pushed it on the reader. For those of the readers who were disgusted by the owners behavior with Merle, I laugh. He let this ...             Peek-A Who?96 reviews Nina Laden Chronicle Books, 2000 Peek-a WHO? I bought this for my daughter at 18 mos based on the reviews. She loves books. This was an instant favorite. From the moment she picks it up she is smiling in anticipation of what is to come. She is now turning 2 this month and still it is her favorite book. She likes to fill in the blank for you when you read it to her. Peek-a...WHO, Peek-a...ZOO!, Peek-a...CHOO-CHOO! etc. This is really ...             A Child Called "It": One Child's Courage to Survive1922 reviews Dave Pelzer HCI, 1995 A LOSS FOR WORDS!!! this book was amazing i am at a loss of words here......??? i just dont know buy it it is worth it!!!!! amazing that anyone could endure that!!!!             SAS Survival Handbook: How to Survive in the Wild, in Any Climate, on Land or at Sea107 reviews John Lofty Wiseman Collins, 2004 SAS Survival Handbook The book is very nice with pictures inside that explain a lot of things i would like to know. Its is a great survival guide! i definitely recommend it!             Starting Strength (2nd edition)110 reviews Mark Rippetoe, Lon Kilgore The Aasgaard Company, 2007 The definitive weight book. This is a must buy for the beginner. Amazon is full of books filled with before and after pictures of little weeds who gained 200lbs of pure muscle in 7 days of training. They are all fads. This book is about lifting free weights until you get good at it. I've been doing nothing but what this book says for months and I've had nothing but gains both in terms of weight lifted and physical ...             Michael Phelps: Beneath the Surface11 reviews Michael Phelps, Brian Cazeneuve Sports Publishing LLC, 2008 A Must Read for Any Swimmer or Parent Although this book leaves swim training to the coaches, this book offers the incredible journey of Michael Phelps from childhood swimming to the 2004 Olympics. As a college swimmer, it was a relief to read about his training and see similarities with my own. He offers lessons for life that are necessary for any young athlete. Phelps had help writing the book, but his words and experiences ...             The Winners Manual: For the Game of Life9 reviews Jim Tressel, Chris Fabry, ... Tyndale House Publishers, 2008 It's a Winner This book was a joy. It's one of those that you savor, reading a little at a time. There isn't a page that doesn't have a story or anecdote that will touch your heart. I especially liked the section on hope where Maurice Clarett was mentioned. Coach Tressel is a treasure. Thank you for writing this.             The Dangerous Book for Boys629 reviews Conn Iggulden, Hal Iggulden Collins, 2007 My Son loves this book I bought this for my son and he's carried it with him to and from school for nearly a month. He won't be parted with it, and any book that interests my kid that much has GOT to be good. The book is filled with fun projects, and is not just a father/son book (although my husband does read it with him), but also a brother/brother book, or a fun book on its own. I will probably purchase this book ...             Strength Training Anatomy249 reviews Frederic Delavier Human Kinetics Publishers, 2005 unreal help even for the experienced readers this book is phenominal and i strongly suggest buying this book if you are at all serious about the gym... actually even if your not serious, this book might make you serious             The Match: The Day the Game of Golf Changed Forever68 reviews Mark Frost Hyperion, 2007 The best book on golf competition I have ever read. In The Greatest Game Ever Played, Mark Frost provides a brilliant account of 20-year-old Francis Ouimet's 18-hole playoff victory over Britons Harry Vardon and Ted Ray in the 1913 U.S. Open at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts, where Ouimet once caddied. That said, I think his account of an 18-hole match at Cypress Point Golf Club on the Monterey Peninsula (just before the annual ...             Total Immersion: The Revolutionary Way To Swim Better, Faster, and Easier100 reviews Terry Laughlin Fireside, 2004 Solid drills that definitely work I am by far much more of a runner than a swimmer and swimming has always been perplexing and a little frustrating for me. I could knock out a half marathon, but swimming 50 yds left me winded and blue in the face. I committed myself to doing the drills wholeheartedly for the last month instead of just swimming laps. I've only been through about half the drills and this morning I decided to swim ...             Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation6 reviews John Carlin Penguin Press HC, The, 2008 riveting and essential This is one of those incredibly rare books which is both thrilling to read and morally uplifting. The 1995 Rugby World Cup provides a wonderful fulcrum for Carlin to talk about South Africa and the genius of Mandela as both a man and politician. The chapter about the mostly white team learning the anthem of black South Africa is worth the price alone.             The Daring Book for Girls141 reviews Andrea J. Buchanan, Miriam Peskowitz Collins, 2007 Great book Would recommend this book to anyone that wants to give a gift to a girl.             The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding : The Bible of Bodybuilding, Fully Updated and Revised298 reviews Arnold Schwarzenegger Simon & Schuster, 1999 Try reading this and NOT working out... a great motivational book with amazingly detailed information. It weighs 7 lbs, you'll get stronger just reading it. It is the best money I've spent in a LONG time.             Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning24 reviews Human Kinetics Publishers, 2008 essentials of strength training and conditioning great book. anybody interested in the field of strength and conditioning NEEDS to get this book             Maniac Magee712 reviews Jerry Spinelli Little, Brown Young Readers, 1999 Maniacs are good friends After reading Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli, I have learned a lot about what it takes to be a good friend. I thought I had good friends before I read it. Friends are supposed to be people you can laugh with, remember forever, and trust enough to ask for a payday loan without any threat of interest. Spinelli produced in Jeffrey Magee a completely different kind of friend. Maniac, as he came ...             Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster1489 reviews Jon Krakauer Anchor, 1999 Utterly riveting, un-put-downable Into Thin Air is a true account of a fatal expedition to the summit of Mount Everest in 1996. Jon Krakauer, a journalist and hobby mountaineer, went with a group of climbers on their quest for the summit in order to document the effort for an American publication. Due to bad weather, some poor choices, and competition between summit guide companies, four of the five teammates in his climbing ...             50/50: Secrets I Learned Running 50 Marathons in 50 Days -- and How You Too Can Achieve Super Endurance!11 reviews Dean Karnazes Wellness Central, 2008 Inspiration Incarnate And by "Incarnate" I mean "In Karno." If you're into running, adventure, logistics, being inspired, getting motivation, losing weight, getting fit, or life, you have to read this book. Dean Karnazes is a legend, a hero, and an icon, and if you haven't read his first book, you must.             Pro Football Prospectus 2008: The Essential Guide to the 2008 Pro Football Season (Pro Football Prospectus)12 reviews Plume, 2008 Must read for football fans As always a great read for any football fan. The in depth essays and analysis show interesting trends behind the scenes. The chapters on teams and the profiles on players are so much fun to read through. Some of the research they've only started on looks to have very promising new material for next year as well.             Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game377 reviews Michael Lewis W. W. Norton & Company, 2004 Sports Fan unfamiliar with Baseball I love sports. I love business, finance, and statistics. I've never been a baseball fan. This book was very well written to appeal to a very broad audience with a wide variety of backgrounds on the topic. The principle observations are delivered through expert story telling around very compelling central figures. Without flowery language or paragraph after paragraph of adjectives - Lewis ...              search for books anatomy, bodybuilding, changed, conditioning, dangerous, disaster, edition, encyclopedia, endurance, essential, essentials, football, forever, freethinking, handbook, immersion, mandela, marathons, moneyball, personal, prospectus, revised, revolutionary, starting, strength, surface, survival, training, updated, winners books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen gourmet food: La Perla del Mayab Achiote Verde, 100 grms home  impressum - about us