Download or read book Thrill Sports in the Great Lakes Region written by William L Bailey and published by Glovebox Guidebooks of America. This book was released on 1994-04 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Great Lakes and Midwest Catalog written by Partners Book Distributing and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Extreme Sports written by Kelly Boyer Sagert and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2008-12-30 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Students and extreme sport enthusiasts will not only learn about the sports themselves, but also about the techniques, innovations, engineering, and physics behind them. How do ice yachters achieve speeds of up to 150 MPH? What does take to become a pro snowboarder? Other parts of the encyclopedia highlight key areas of study, such as extreme sports and the media, the controversies surrounding, and the impact of extreme sports on our culture. A resource guide of print and electronic sources, competitions, organizations offers students an insider's guide to all things extreme. Inside readers will discover BASE (Building, Antenna tower, Span, Earth) Jumping. What's more dangerous than leaping off of a tall building? Jumping off a structure that's much closer to the ground, and that's exactly what many BASE jumpers regularly do. The risks include malfunctioning parachutes, landing on rocks, into electrical wires and more. Readers will learn about Bhang Gliding, where experienced pilots perform full barrel rolls, inverted maneuvers and other stunt flying moves. It is no longer unusual for an experienced hang glider to travel 200 miles or reach altitudes above 10,000 feet. Coverage also includes information on caving, which involves exploring caves that travel deep into the earth, moutain biking, and many other sports.
Download or read book Outing Sport Adventure Travel Fiction written by and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Extreme Sports Medicine written by Francesco Feletti and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-09-19 with total page 461 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This technically oriented book on medicine as applied to extreme sports offers broad coverage of the field extending well beyond the usual focus on major trauma and acute injuries. In addition to the injuries and diseases associated with individual extreme sports, this book also addresses the topics of psychology, dermatology, ophthalmology, infectious diseases, physiology, nutrition, training, injury prevention strategies, rehabilitation, doping, treatment in hostile environments, and legal aspects. Innovative and less frequently considered topics are also discussed, such as recent advances in protective equipment and materials, the effects of exposure on whole-body vibration, and cold exposure risk management. More than 60 of the most authoritative experts from across the world have contributed to this book, drawing on their personal experiences and including practical examples whenever relevant. Both subject matter and illustrations have been selected with the utmost care, the latter including photographs of world-class athletes.The book’s multidisciplinary approach to the subject ensures that it will be relevant to a wide readership.
Download or read book Adventure written by and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Great Lakes Island Escapes written by Maureen Dunphy and published by Wayne State University Press. This book was released on 2016-05-16 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anyone interested in island travel or learning more about the Great Lakes will delight in this comprehensive collection.
Download or read book Every Other Sunday written by and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Sports in America 2 volumes written by Murry R. Nelson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2008-12-30 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sports and leisure activities serve as a mirror, allowing us to examine the attitudes and values of everyday people. This new reference explores the development and influence of sports in American culture, as well as how sports icons, commercial enterprises, organizations, sporting events, and even fan culture have changed from decade to decade and from era to era, from the foot races of colonial times to the extreme sports of today. Each chapter focuses on key aspects of sports in American culture, including such topics as ethnicity, gender, and economics. Enhanced with numerous sidebars on the movers and shakers, key sporting trends, as well as the controversies that threatened to tear the sports world apart, this insightful reference is ideal for high school and college students who are interested in tracing the evolution of sports and American culture throughout the nation's history. Features include a timeline of important events, numerous photographs, and a bibliography of print and electronic sources for further
Download or read book Outside Magazine s Urban Adventure Chicago written by Lynn Schnaiberg and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2003 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The very best Chicagoland spots for running, biking, kayaking, and other outdoor or gym activities are revealed by an ETHS graduate from the class of 1987.
Download or read book The American Midwest written by Andrew R. L. Cayton and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2006-11-08 with total page 1918 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This first-ever encyclopedia of the Midwest seeks to embrace this large and diverse area, to give it voice, and help define its distinctive character. Organized by topic, it encourages readers to reflect upon the region as a whole. Each section moves from the general to the specific, covering broad themes in longer introductory essays, filling in the details in the shorter entries that follow. There are portraits of each of the region's twelve states, followed by entries on society and culture, community and social life, economy and technology, and public life. The book offers a wealth of information about the region's surprising ethnic diversity -- a vast array of foods, languages, styles, religions, and customs -- plus well-informed essays on the region's history, culture and values, and conflicts. A site of ideas and innovations, reforms and revivals, and social and physical extremes, the Midwest emerges as a place of great complexity, signal importance, and continual fascination.
Download or read book Adventure Guide to New Hampshire written by Elizabeth L. Dugger and published by Hunter Publishing, Inc. This book was released on 1998 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Share the day with a moose. Or with falcons, or deer, or a loon calling out at dusk. In New Hampshire these moments still wait for you. Visit the state that nurtured Robert Frost and find your own road less traveled by. Come in summer when the lupines display their pink and lavender blooms and hawks soar above. Visit in autumn for the glorious scarlet and gold foliage.Be a winter explorer on snowshoes or skis, then warm up inside a historic homestead in front of the fireplace. Do it all with the help of this detailed and delightful guide. Lodging and dining, fall foliage tours, crafts festivals, museums, hiking, sailing, biking, ballooning – this guide tells you how to do it all.
Download or read book The Endless Adventure in the California Outback written by Jr. Ronnie Fife and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2009-10 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is a combination of art and adrenaline by mixing the most beautiful locations in California with popular outdoor sports associated with the area. The book lists all the public lands in California unique to certain adventures with some commercial operations also listed. It is broken up into five (5) regions based on landscape and average annual weather. This helps plan what time of year to go. Wild caves and commercialized caverns are listed with some maps and pictures to assist in locating them. Popular rivers for rafting are mapped out with names and locations of the rapids and access points. Some well known rock climbing areas are classified by the Yosemite Decimal System (YDS) and V-Scale for bouldering. Popular wind sport locations are also listed.
Download or read book Adventure Seekers written by Lost Century of Sports Collection and published by The Lost Century of Sports Collection. This book was released on 2024-05-20 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume of the Sports She Wrote series is an adrenaline rush through daring women adventurers' exploits, featuring 46 articles of bravery and audacity (114,000 words). From exhilarating hot-air balloon flights to death-defying circus acts, these women push boundaries and defy norms. Eleven articles showcase hair-raising feats, while fourteen narratives recount the Alaska Klondike Gold Rush, revealing tales of survival amid harsh conditions. Elizabeth Taylor's ten articles detail Arctic Circle expeditions, while global perspectives explore traditional sports from Italy to Samoa. These stories unveil the indomitable human spirit and the pursuit of adventure against all odds, offering a rich tapestry of women's historical engagement in daring pursuits during the Victorian Era. Sports She Wrote is a 31-volume time-capsule of primary documents written by more than 400 women in the 19th century.
Download or read book Nevada Adventure Guide written by Matt Purdue and published by Hunter Publishing, Inc. This book was released on 2009-10-09 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We travel to grow - our Adventure Guides show you how. Experience the places you visit more directly, freshly, intensely than you would otherwise - sometimes best done on foot, in a canoe, or through cultural adventures like art courses, cooking classes, learning the language, meeting the people, joining in the festivals and celebrations. This can make your trip life-changing, unforgettable. All of the detailed information you need is here about the hotels, restaurants, shopping, sightseeing. But we also lead you to new discoveries, turning corners you haven't turned before, helping you to interact with the world in new ways. That's what makes our Adventure Guides unique. This signature Hunter series targets travelers eager to really explore the destination, not just visit it. Extensively researched and offering the very latest information, Adventure Guides are written by knowledgeable, experienced authors. The focus is on outdoor activities -- hiking, biking, rock climbing, horseback riding, downhill skiing, parasailing, backpacking, waterskiing, scuba diving -- and these user-friendly books provide all the details you need, including prices. The best local outfitters are listed, along with contact numbers, addresses and recommendations. A comprehensive introductory section provides background on history, geography, climate, culture, when to go, transportation and planning. The books then take a region-by-region approach, plunging into the very heart of each area and what adventures it offers, as well as a full range of accommodations, historical sites, walking tours, museums, shopping, restaurants for every budget, and festivals. Adventures throughout the state, from Great Basin National Park to Winnemucca, Ruby Mountain Wilderness to Angel Lake, from Cathedral Gorge State Park to the Las Vegas strip. Urban and rural destinations offer a good mix of activities. There's something for everyone, so take your pick! Useful tips on travel in the wilderness included. "The print edition of this book is 210 pages. It's a guide to every corner of Nevada - what to see and do, where to stay, the best places to eat, the ghost towns, the mountains, the lakes the towns and the cities - with an accent on enjoying the great outdoors. The author details the best places for hiking, mountain biking, jeeping, boating and fishing, with info on all the outfitters and guides. There are 22 state parks in the state, plus 14 national recreation areas, 14 wildlife refuges and a sliver of the newest national park, Death Valley. He covers them all - what to see and do, how to get there, how to get around. Lake Tahoe and Lake Mead are covered as well. While everybody else heads for the Strip, with its faux Sphinx, plastic volcano and campy lounge acts, you can head out to the Great Basin, with this book on your laptop, where you will have the whole wild and naturally amazing state almost to yourself." -- Amazon reviewer
Download or read book THE ROVER BOYS Boxed Set 26 Illustrated Adventure Novels written by Edward Stratemeyer and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-11-19 with total page 4994 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rover Boys Series for Young Americans is a popular juvenile series that retails adventures of brothers Tom, Sam, and Dick Rover. The Rovers are students at a military boarding school: adventurous, prank-playing, flirtatious, and often unchaperoned adolescents who were frequently causing mischief for authorities as well as criminals. Table of Contents: The Rover Boys at School, or, The Cadets of Putnam Hall The Rover Boys on the Ocean, or, A Chase for a Fortune The Rover Boys in the Jungle, or, Stirring Adventures in Africa The Rover Boys Out West, or, The Search for a Lost Mine The Rover Boys on the Great Lakes, or, The Secret of the Island Cave The Rover Boys in the Mountains, or, A Hunt for Fun and Fortune The Rover Boys on Land and Sea, or, The Crusoes of Seven Islands The Rover Boys in Camp, or, The Rivals of Pine Island The Rover Boys on the River, or, The Search for the Missing Houseboat The Rover Boys on the Plains, or, The Mystery of Red Rock Ranch The Rover Boys in Southern Waters, or, The Deserted Steam Yacht The Rover Boys on the Farm, or, Last Days at Putnam Hall The Rover Boys on Treasure Isle, or, The Strange Cruise of the Steam Yacht The Rover Boys at College, or, The Right Roads and the Wrong The Rover Boys Down East, or, The Struggle for the Stanhope Fortune The Rover Boys in the Air, or, From College Campus to the Clouds The Rover Boys in New York, or, Saving their Father's Honor The Rover Boys in Alaska, or, Lost in the Fields of Ice The Rover Boys in Business, or, The Case of the Missing Bonds The Rover Boys on a Tour, or, Last Days at Brill College The Rover Boys at Colby Hall, or, The Struggles of the Young Cadets The Rover Boys on Snowshoe Island, or, The Old Lumberman's Treasure Box The Rover Boys Under Canvas, or, The Mystery of the Wrecked Submarine The Rover Boys on a Hunt, or, The Mysterious House in the Woods The Rover Boys in the Land of Luck, or, Stirring Adventures in the Oil Fields The Rover Boys at Big Horn Ranch, or, The Cowboys' Big Roundup
