Download or read book Rowing to Latitude written by Jill Fredston and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2002-10-10 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two by sea: a couple rows the wild coasts of the far north in Rowing to Latitude: Journeys Along the Arctic's Edge. Jill Fredston has traveled more than twenty thousand miles of the Arctic and sub-Arctic-backwards. With her ocean-going rowing shell and her husband, Doug Fesler, in a small boat of his own, she has disappeared every summer for years, exploring the rugged shorelines of Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Spitsbergen, and Norway. Carrying what they need to be self-sufficient, the two of them have battled mountainous seas and hurricane-force winds, dragged their boats across jumbles of ice, fended off grizzlies and polar bears, been serenaded by humpback whales and scrutinized by puffins, and reveled in moments of calm. As Fredston writes, these trips are "neither a vacation nor an escape, they are a way of life." Rowing to Latitude is a lyrical, vivid celebration of these northern journeys and the insights they inspired. It is a passionate testimonial to the extraordinary grace and fragility of wild places, the power of companionship, the harsh but liberating reality of risk, the lure of discovery, and the challenges and joys of living an unconventional life.
Download or read book Single Scull Rowing for Beginners written by Al Jenkins and published by . This book was released on 2017-06-06 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get ready to Row. Rowing is the new spinning. While rowing machines are soaring in popularity, nothing beats exercise on a beautiful body of water. Those who love to be outside and on the water will fall in love with this full-body workout. Pick up the sport of sculling to usher in better cardiac health, a toned body, and outdoor enjoyment. Although many rowers learned to scull in college or with a club, you can learn this alone. After a few outings, most people can find their rhythm. Pick up a life-long sport for better living. This short guide is for those interested in sculling. Beginners can learn to scull with this guide.
Download or read book Mind Over Water written by Craig Lambert and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 1999-09-07 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this wise and thrilling book, Criag Lambert turns rowing--personal discipline, modern Olympic sport, grand collegiate tradition--into a metaphor for a vigorous and satisfying life.
Download or read book Blind Vision written by James Pittar and published by Australian Self Publishing Group. This book was released on 2019 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When 10-year-old James Pittar started having trouble seeing at night he could never have predicted that within a decade, his vision would be all but gone. For a kid that dreamed of representing his country, it was a hard blow. And for most people, it would have spelled the end of that dream. But not for James. Just a few months shy of his thirtieth birthday, James did what no blind person has ever done before – he swam the English Channel. It signalled a shift in his mindset – from that point onwards, he would never think of himself as the underdog. He would learn that disability is only a barrier if you let it be. James is incredibly generous in sharing his experiences and emotions, and it’s hard not to be drawn in as he takes us on a personal journey through his childhood, the loss of vision in his teens, the decision not to let it define him, and his continual dedication to growth and self-improvement throughout his life. Blind Vision is a fascinating account of a unique and inspiring career in open-water swimming. But more than that, it is a story for anyone that’s ever been told they can’t. James Pittar is living proof that no matter what the odds, with dedication, passion, and the right people around you, you can.
Download or read book Love Ever After Box Set One written by Cate Lawley and published by Cate Lawley. This book was released on with total page 519 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When romance needs a nudge… Fairy godmother Madeleine takes on three sets of clients in this collection of fun-filled, magical romances. Heartache in Heels: Hillary finds romance while helping her Grandpa with a tricky roommate problem. Skeptic in a Skirt: Beth meets her very own One True Love…who happens to live in Victorian England. Pretty in Peep-Toes: While working on a case, Madeleine gets her very own happily ever after! This light-hearted collection of magical matchmaking romances has a lady with a reluctant heart, time travel, second chance love, and enemies to lovers.
Download or read book The 4 Year Olympian written by Jeremiah Brown and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2018-03-24 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Improbable, heart-wrenching, and uplifting, Jeremiah Brown’s journey from novice rower to Olympic silver medallist in under four years is a story about chasing a goal with everything you’ve got. After nearly being incarcerated at age seventeen and becoming a father at nineteen, Jeremiah Brown manages to grow up into a responsible young adult. But while juggling the demands of a long-term relationship, fatherhood, mortgage payments, and a nine-to-five banking career, he feels something is missing. A new goal captures his imagination: What would it take to become an Olympian? Guided by a polarizing coach, Brown and his teammates plumb the depths of physical and mental exertion in pursuit of a singular goal. The 4 Year Olympian is a story of courage, perseverance, and overcoming self-doubt, told from the perspective of an unlikely competitor.
Download or read book LIFE written by and published by . This book was released on 1957-09-09 with total page 124 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.
Download or read book The Kiwi Pair written by Eric Murray and published by Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited. This book was released on 2016-08-26 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gritty story of commitment, self-discovery and the outer limits of human endurance. Hamish Bond and Eric Murray’s domination of world rowing is legendary. Double Olympic champions, world record holders and the winners of six World Championship titles in the coxless pair, they have been at the pinnacle of their sport since they captured their first title together in 2009. The Kiwi Pair shares the story of Bond and Murray’s unique partnership. Some would describe them as chalk and cheese, two contrasting personalities who nevertheless bring out the best in each other. Join them as they share the secrets to their success, their extreme training regime, the highs and lows of top level sport, and the extraordinary dedication it takes to be world-beating oarsmen. ‘This is a story of dedication, and that is a story that is not told often enough.’ — Sir Steve Redgrave
Download or read book Rowing News written by and published by . This book was released on 2001-08-16 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Four Men in a Boat written by Tim Foster and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 2015-04-30 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Great Britain won gold at the Sydney 2000 Olympics coxless four, seven million people watched and voted it the greatest sporting moment of the year. This moment, and Steve Redgrave's fifth Olympic gold medal, has eclipsed the long and troubled journey four men made to peak at exactly the right time. Tim Foster brings vividly to life what it's like to be one of four headstrong, and at times conflicting, personalities and reveals how close they all came to implosion as the Sydney Olympics approached. FOUR MEN IN A BOAT is structured around the 2000m final itself, with Tim Foster analysing the story of the crew as they progress towards the gold medal. He also gives a compelling insight into the hardships of sport at the highest level, and what it takes for four men to come together and win Olympic gold.
Download or read book The Boys in the Boat Movie Tie In written by Daniel James Brown and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2023-12-05 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The inspiration for the Major Motion Picture Directed by George Clooney—exclusively in theaters December 25, 2023! The #1 New York Times bestselling true story about the American rowing triumph of the 1936 Olympics in Berlin—from the author of Facing the Mountain For readers of Unbroken, out of the depths of the Depression comes an irresistible story about beating the odds and finding hope in the most desperate of times—the improbable, intimate account of how nine working-class boys from the American West showed the world at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin what true grit really meant. It was an unlikely quest from the start. With a team composed of the sons of loggers, shipyard workers, and farmers, the University of Washington’s eight-oar crew team was never expected to defeat the elite teams of the East Coast and Great Britain, yet they did, going on to shock the world by defeating the German team rowing for Adolf Hitler. The emotional heart of the tale lies with Joe Rantz, a teenager without family or prospects, who rows not only to regain his shattered self-regard but also to find a real place for himself in the world. Drawing on the boys’ own journals and vivid memories of a once-in-a-lifetime shared dream, Brown has created an unforgettable portrait of an era, a celebration of a remarkable achievement, and a chronicle of one extraordinary young man’s personal quest.
Download or read book Rowable Classics written by Darryl J. Strickler and published by Wooden Boat Publications. This book was released on 2008 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Darryl J. Strickler tarted building boats and sculling at the age of 12 and still is rowing more than 50 years later-always in wooden boats propelled by wooden oars.
Download or read book Rowing News written by and published by . This book was released on 2002-07-05 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Realism Writing Disfiguration written by Michael Fried and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1987 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A highly original and gripping account of the works of Eakins and Crane. That remarkable combination of close reading and close viewing which Fried uniquely commands is brought to bear on the problematic nature of the making of images, of texts, and of the self in nineteenth-century America."—Svetlana Alpers, University of California, Berkeley "An extraordinary achievement of scholarship and critical analysis. It is a book distinguished not only for its brilliance but for its courage, its grace and wit, its readiness to test its arguments in tough-minded ways, and its capacity to meet the challenge superbly. . . . This is a landmark in American cultural and intellectual studies."—Sacvan Bercovitch, Harvard University
Download or read book Rowing News written by and published by . This book was released on 1999-09-18 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Half a Man written by Tony Jacobs and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2016-07-18 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Half a man is a simple story that highlights the true strengths of great mateship. It also endeavours to recall the struggle that returning soldiers faced after the Great war and describes the challenges, the way of life and the ways of the Australian bush in the 1920s and glories in the absolute beauty of the Murrindindi valley through all of the seasons. It is also a love story and tells of Jessies great love and compassion for her Peter, her wounded husband and of the healing power of Tims love for Penny
Download or read book Rowing News written by and published by . This book was released on 1998-09-26 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
