Download or read book Snowboarding written by Holly Thorpe and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2012-01-06 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive look at the snowboarding phenomenon, including its history; techniques and equipment; biographies of the sport's pioneers, athletes, and heroes; key sites and events; and future directions. While snowboarding didn't become a commercial success until the early 1980s, the roots of the modern snowboard go back to at least 1964, when Sherman Poppen invented the "Snurfer" by bolting two skis together and adding a rope for stability. Today snowboarding is one of the most prominent and appealing youth sports. Want proof? Professional snowboarder and two-time Olympic gold medalist Shaun White was the highest paid athlete entering the 2010 Winter Olympics with an estimated annual salary of $10 million. The book is a highly accessible and extensive overview of snowboarding, providing an introduction to the sport and lifestyle of snowboarding; a historical timeline of the rapid growth of snowboarding; techniques and equipment used; and a discussion of key places and events, such as Alaska, Winter X Games, and the Winter Olympics.
Download or read book The Rage written by Steve De Maio and published by Rocky Mountain Books Ltd. This book was released on 2005 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Risk-taker Steve De Maio explores risk in this eclectic collection of climbing essays and poetry written over a 20-year period. Starting with the 'Hard Years' of his youth when he was out of work and moving through to the present, De Maio's stories can be sombre, humorous or just plain outrageous. Yet throughout this collection, the author examines the theme of risk: what it is, how it can be managed and how his attitude toward it has changed over time.
Download or read book Sick written by Susanna Howe and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1998-01-15 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Cultural History of Snowboarding Illustrated throughout with over 80 photographs, many in full colour, this cultural history of snowboarding takes an exhaustive look at this booming sport which will appeal to snowboarders of all ages and provide them with up-to-the-minute details of the cultural phenomenon behind it.
Download or read book A Snowboarding Life written by C. S. Williamson and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2007-12-01 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He has been living "A Snowboarding Life" for as long as he can remember. The whole point of his being in the mountains and the whole point of living is to ride his snowboard.We meet Hamish as he stands high on a mountainous peak about to drop down into a whirlwind of life changing events that not only threaten his very existence, but thrust self-analysis and doubt upon what was once his very simple, happy, and uncomplicated lifestyle.
Download or read book Ski written by and published by . This book was released on 1999-01 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ski and Snowboard America written by Corey Sandler and published by Contemporary Books. This book was released on 1999-10 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guide to resorts in Canada and the United States that feature snow-skiing and snowboarding.
Download or read book Death Grip written by Matt Samet and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-02-12 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A world-class climber's memoir of high-altitude risk and rock-bottom addiction to prescription psychiatric drugs--and his dramatic fight to free himself from their grip.
Download or read book Silent Sermons written by Shannon Turner Monroe and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2017-09-08 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My mind was racing with the what ifs and the how comes, and I was paralyzed with worry. I pleaded for answers. I longed for an empathetic mom friend who was living, breathing proof that I could and would get through this. Silent Sermons is a unique emotional combination of heart-wrenching and heartwarming experiences of an ordinary mom and her young family who have continued to be game for the learning in life, as well as through the death of their precious daughter/sister. Mallory, the gorgeous little girl with the big blue eyes and piggy tails came to earth with many unexpected physical handicaps. Struggling to breathe, swallow, and move, she faced challenges with genuine grit and grace, reminding us there is always joy to be found in the triumphsas well as the heartaches. Unable to talk, she communicated, speaking volumes about patience, gratitude, hope, and love. She showed, by example, that even a life of struggle can be a happy life. Mallory taught that amazing things can happen when we are willing to go through the process. For that truly is when lives are touched and hearts are softened. We are meant to gain strength through the struggle and, ultimately, come out better having gone through it.
Download or read book The Parents Guide to Clubfoot written by Betsy Miller and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2013-03-20 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About one in every thousand babies born each year has clubfoot, a disorder that affects foot and calf muscles. Because treatment usually begins soon after birth and continues for several years, parents play a key role in the treatment of clubfoot and need to be able to communicate effectively with their child’s doctor. The Parents’ Guide to Clubfoot is the only book about clubfoot that is written for parents so they can learn everything they need to know about their child’s condition. It is an all-in-one resource with medical information, advice from parents, comments from clubfoot experts, and even an illustrated story for preschoolers that parents can read aloud to their children. Written in everyday language, the book covers clubfoot in babies and older children from diagnosis through treatment for mild to severe cases. It provides details on clubfoot, its causes, treatment and care, along with an extensive list of resources and clubfoot assessment aids. In keeping with currently preferred treatments in the U.S., it emphasizes the Ponseti method, which minimizes surgery, and includes perspectives from Ponseti-trained clubfoot doctors and parents of children with clubfoot. However, separate chapters discuss all pre-treatment and post-treatment care options and one chapter covers surgery and post-surgery care if it becomes necessary. Parents often have a hard time coping with the diagnosis of clubfoot in their newborn children, and this book reassures them that the condition is treatable. If treated correctly, the child’s foot will look normal, and he or she will be fully able to walk, run, and play. Several world-class athletes, including Kristi Yamaguchi, Troy Aikman and Freddy Sanchez, were born with clubfoot. The book includes advice from children with clubfoot that highlights the positive effects of having clubfoot as a child, like getting presents after surgery, and shows active pictures of them after their treatment. As mentioned, the Ponseti method of treatment - once disregarded as quackery - is the most common method of clubfoot treatment in the United States. It involves a series of casts and braces that slowly reposition the foot. To prevent a relapse, these braces need to be worn until the age of four or five. The book provides instruction, advice and tips for caring for a child in a cast, putting on the different braces required for the Ponseti method, and solving common problems like bruising. It also includes a useful list of signs that a child’s foot is relapsing. The three most important aspects of the book are: 1. It reassures parents that clubfoot is treatable and that, with the right treatment, their child’s foot will look normal and he or she will be able to walk, run, and play. 2. It is important to find a doctor skilled in treating clubfoot with a nonsurgical approach. This is called the Ponseti method after the late Dr. Ponseti, who developed it. 3. Once a child’s foot is corrected, following through with brace wear as directed until the age of four or five is the best way to prevent a relapse in which the foot needs to be corrected again.
Download or read book Snowboard Champ written by Matt Christopher and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2007-10-15 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Matt Harper moves in with his uncle while his mother works for the government in a mysterious job overseas, he knows his life will change. But so long as he can hit the slopes with his snowboard, Matt figures he'll get along okay. But then he has a run-in with Riley, his new school's best snowboarder. Soon, rumors are being spread about Matt's past and challenges are being made. Will Matt be able to clear his name before Riley's campaign to ruin him snowballs out of control?
Download or read book Ski written by and published by . This book was released on 2002-02 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Skiing written by and published by . This book was released on 1998-01 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Voice of the River written by Melanie Rae Thon and published by University of Alabama Press. This book was released on 2011-09-09 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The search for a missing boy and his dog illuminiates the inner lives of a multitude of individuals with charged needs and desires; a confession of faith, and a love song to the world.
Download or read book Skiing written by and published by . This book was released on 1999-01 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book My Life Exposed written by Ashley Ledford and published by Pencil. This book was released on 2024-03-07 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mila Anderson loses her mother and has to move in with her father that she hasn't seen in over 12 years. She is dropped into this world of the upper east side of scandals and lies and she has a step mother and step sister that she has deal with. On top of that she is dealing with her step sisters ex trying really hard to get attention. All Mila wants to do is focus on her future of Yale but will all these obstacles get in her way or will she over come everything and be sucked into this life. Will she be able to resist Jace's charm while her step sister blackmails her to stay away from him. Or will she follow her heart and fall in love with Jace and take the risk of her stepsister exposing all of her secrets
Download or read book Ski written by and published by . This book was released on 2002-01 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ski written by and published by . This book was released on 2003-01 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
