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Practical MRI of the Foot and Ankle
by Alison R. Spouge Thomas L. PopeEXPAND YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF MRI OF THE FOOT AND ANKLE.The introduction of MRI, together with rapid technological advancements over the last five years, has provided a powerful diagnostic tool. Despite this development, clinicians are unfamiliar with MRI of the foot and ankle, due to the complexities of this imaging modality and the anatomy and
Practical Pistol
by Ben StoegerA Straightforward, No-nonsense Instructional Guidebook on Pistol Shooting Practical Pistol holds nothing back, sharing the knowledge collected from a plethora of expert sources. Top shooters such as Bob Vogel, Dave Sevigny, and Matt Mink collaborated with Ben Stoeger to compile the so-called &“Grand Master Secrets&” into one easy-to-read location. This book answers the "how to" questions about shooting technique. How do you hold the gun? How do you shoot fast? The knowledge in Practical Pistol answers these questions and many more, spanning from marksmanship fundamentals to shooting on the move and competition skills such as stage breakdown and managing match pressure. Finally, this book contains many little tips, drills, and exercises to help improve any shooter&’s ability.
Practical Procedures in Elective Orthopaedic Surgery: Pelvis and Lower Extremity
by Peter V. GiannoudisWith the time available to surgeons-in-training ever dwindling, there is great emphasis placed on practical learning tools. Mirroring his earlier book on practical procedures in trauma surgery, Prof Giannoudis has produced a reference in more elective techniques. In most medical schools, most emphasis is placed on orthopaedic trauma surgery, with elective techniques often delayed until much later in a surgeon's training.
Practical Procedures in Elective Orthopaedic Surgery: Upper Extremity and Spine
by Peter V. GiannoudisWith the time available to surgeons-in-training ever dwindling, there is great emphasis placed on practical learning tools. Mirroring his earlier book on practical procedures in trauma surgery, Prof Giannoudis has produced a reference in more elective techniques. In most medical schools, most emphasis is placed on orthopaedic trauma surgery, with elective techniques often delayed until much later in a surgeon's training.
Practical Procedures in Orthopaedic Surgery
by Peter V. GiannoudisThis highly illustrated text book will be an essential guide for surgeons in training, providing step by step approaches to performing Joint Aspiration/Injection, Bone Graft Harvesting and Lower Limb Amputations. Practical guidance will be given on Indications- Preoperative assessment, positioning and preparing the patient, approach required, tips and tricks, closure, postoperative complications, protocol of mobilization and follow-up procedure. All the procedures performed will include numerous intraoperative photographs and illustrations.
Practical Self-Defense
by Mike LordenIllustrated w1th over 250 photographs, Practical Self-Defense offers an 1n depth look at self defense tcchn1ques w1th tips strategies, and scenarios that can help new students to develop the skills they need. Based on Kyokushin Karate, th1s book presents bas1c techniques including:Throws and takedownsPunches, k1cks, and strikesGround techniques and fightingEscapes from holds and grabsDistancing and body and foot movementsPractical Self-Defense also covers how to prepare yourself for an attack; how to respond to attacks in unique situations , such as in a car, on a plane, or in a restaurant;and how to defend yourself using everyday items, such as a book, a magazine, a hairbrush, or a pen. Presented in an easy-to-follow manner, this book is an authoritative and thorough introduction to self-defense training.
Practical Self-Defense
by Mike LordenIllustrated w1th over 250 photographs, Practical Self-Defense offers an 1n depth look at self defense tcchn1ques w1th tips strategies, and scenarios that can help new students to develop the skills they need. Based on Kyokushin Karate, th1s book presents bas1c techniques including:Throws and takedownsPunches, k1cks, and strikesGround techniques and fightingEscapes from holds and grabsDistancing and body and foot movementsPractical Self-Defense also covers how to prepare yourself for an attack; how to respond to attacks in unique situations , such as in a car, on a plane, or in a restaurant;and how to defend yourself using everyday items, such as a book, a magazine, a hairbrush, or a pen. Presented in an easy-to-follow manner, this book is an authoritative and thorough introduction to self-defense training.
Practical Shooting Training
by Ben Stoeger Joel ParkThe Most Detailed and Specific Training Manual for Practical Shooting! Practical Shooting Training offers a layered approach to training. Instead of dumping out all the information you need for your training and then having you sift through hundreds of pages of drills and training information, this book is structured in a new, easy to use way. There are 4 levels of training with different mixes of drills, goals, and standards. Each level is a self-contained training book on its own and allows every reader to be able to find where they fit in and get to work from that point. The same exercises evolve and change over time as your shooting grows and changes. If you have never fired a round at a match before, you start out at level one. If you are chasing your fourth National title, you go to level four. The structure allows this book to work for a wide audience and will give you plenty of room to grow as you work through the book.
Practical Sports Coaching
by Christine NashPractical Sports Coaching is a thorough and engaging guide for all sports coaching students and practitioners. Drawing on real-life case studies and examples, the book is designed to develop practical coaching skills and provides readers with the methods and tools they need to become an expert coach. Structured around all facets of the coaching process, the text comprehensively covers topics such as: preparation for coaching mentoring the philosophy of coaching direct intervention coaching methods the use of modern technology. The book’s practical approach allows the reader to consider common challenges faced by coaches, suggesting solutions to performance concerns and preparing students for the realities of professional sports coaching. A companion website containing presentation slides and useful weblinks makes the book a complete resource for students and lecturers alike. Practical Sports Coaching helps to bridge the gap between theory and practical coaching skills, and is an essential text for coaching students looking to deepen their understanding of sports coaching and experienced coaches developing their own practical skills.
Practical Sports Coaching
by Christine NashPractical Sports Coaching is a thorough and engaging guide for all sports coaching students and practitioners. Drawing on real-life case studies and examples, the book is designed to develop practical coaching skills and provides readers with the methods and tools they need to become an expert coach. Structured around all facets of the coaching process, the text comprehensively covers topics such as: Preparing to Coach, the Role and Philosophy of Coaching, Coaching Environments and the use of Modern Technology in Coaching. This new and fully updated edition includes several new chapters that examine new and critical research areas such as the Coaching Professional, Coach Wellness & Mental Health and Performance Analysis for Coaches. The book’s practical approach allows the reader to consider common challenges faced by coaches, suggesting solutions to performance concerns and preparing students for the realities of professional sports coaching. The contributors draw upon their practical coaching experience as well as an understanding of coach learning and development. Practical Sports Coaching helps to bridge the gap between theory and practical coaching skills, and is an essential text for coaching students looking to deepen their understanding of sports coaching and experienced coaches developing their own practical skills.
Practical Taekwondo: Back to the Roots
by Matthew SylvesterWith over 500 photos and step-by-step instructions, Practical Taekwondo offers a wealth of interpretations of ITF and WTF taekwondo patterns. Packed with information that will make your training practical and relevant to the social challenges of the twenty-first century, this book will help you look at patterns in a totally different way.
Practical Taekwondo: Back to the Roots
by Matthew SylvesterWith over 500 photos and step-by-step instructions, Practical Taekwondo offers a wealth of interpretations of ITF and WTF taekwondo patterns. Packed with information that will make your training practical and relevant to the social challenges of the twenty-first century, this book will help you look at patterns in a totally different way.
Practice Husband
by Judith McWilliamsWANTED: MARRIAGE-MINDED MENAddy Edson was looking for a husband, and she knew just the guy to help her with her search. But what she hadn't expected were the warm, sensuous "practice kisses" that her childhood friend Joe Barrington was bent on giving her-or the way they made her feel....Joe was more than happy to help Addy find a groom, especially since it meant the redheaded beauty would be practicing her sexy charms on him! But how could he convince her that a lifetime of happiness-and nighttimes of passion-could be found in his arms?
Practice Makes Perfect (A Varsity Novel #3)
by Melanie SpringBehind every squad, there's a story.It's spring semester at Northside High and the girls of the JV cheer squad are trying out for next fall. The pressure is on as Chloe, Devin, Kate, and Emily practice Varsity-level stunts amidst the drama of best friends, boyfriends, and frenemies. When jealousy and competition threaten to tear these besties apart, can the girls band together to dominate at tryouts?Book 3 in the Varsity series has more best-friend drama, boy trouble, and, of course, sideline spirit!
Praxis der Sporternährung: Ein Leitfaden für Studierende und Fachkräfte der Ernährungs- und Sportwissenschaften
by Daniel König Anja CarlsohnDieses Lehrbuch richtet sich an Studierende und Fachkräfte der Sport- und Ernährungswissenschaften sowie an Sportlerinnen und Sportler, die an einem tiefgreifenden, evidenzbasierten und trotzdem gut verständlichen Einblick in die komplexen Verbindungen zwischen Ernährung und Sport interessiert sind. Die Autorinnen und Autoren sind allesamt Mitglieder der Expertenkommission für Sporternährung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Ernährung (DGE). Innerhalb des Buchs werden die neuesten wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnisse in klar strukturierten Kapiteln behandelt. Von den Grundlagen der Ernährung bis hin zu spezifischen Ernährungsstrategien für verschiedene Sportarten deckt das Buch alle relevanten Themen ab und orientiert sich an den Richtlinien zur Sporternährung der DGE. Besonders wertvoll ist die praxisorientierte Herangehensweise: Anhand von verschiedenen Sportarten wird, illustriert durch anschauliche Tabellen und Abbildungen, die Theorie anwendungsorientiert in die Praxis transferiert. Obwohl das Buch als Lehrbuch konzipiert ist, können mit dem erlernten Wissen somit auch praktische Ernährungskonzepte auf der Basis evidenzbasierter Kriterien erstellt werden. Praxis der Sporternährung ist daher ein wichtiges Buch für alle Akteure im Sport, die ein grundlegendes Verständnis der Sporternährung aufbauen, vertiefen und praktisch anwenden möchten. Studierende finden hier ein Lehrbuch und Nachschlagewerk, das sie während ihres Studiums und darüber hinaus begleitet.
Praxistipps für erfolgreiche Teamarbeit: Handlungsempfehlungen aus dem Sport für Unternehmen und Organisationen (essentials)
by Marco MeierUnternehmen und Organisationen befinden sich in einem tiefgreifenden Wandel und haben es schwer, qualitativ gutes Personal zu rekrutieren und die Mitarbeitenden langfristig und emotional an das Unternehmen zu binden. Die Konkurrenzsituation auf dem Arbeitsmarkt hat sich stark verändert. Dieser Wandel bringt nicht nur Risiken, sondern auch Chancen mit sich. Die Bedeutung und die Wichtigkeit von Teams setzen sich nicht nur im Sport, sondern auch in der Wirtschaft immer stärker durch. Marco Meier liefert zu den Bereichen Teamgeist und Zusammenhalt, Rahmenbedingungen und Regeneration, Ziele und messbare Erfolge sowie Flexibilität wertvolle Hinweise und praktische Handlungsempfehlungen für Unternehmen und Organisationen, um neues und aktuelles Personal emotional und langfristig an sich zu binden.Der Autor:Der Sportmanager (B.A.) und Wirtschaftspsychologe (M.A.) Marco Meier ist langjähriger Fußballtrainer von Herren- und Jugendmannschaften im Amateur- und Leistungsbereich. Er hat sich in den Bereichen Coaching, Training und Beratung für Sportler, Privatpersonen und Unternehmen selbstständig gemacht. Er ist außerdem Lehrbeauftragter an den Fakultäten Sportmanagement und Wirtschaftspsychologie der Hochschule für angewandtes Management (HAM) in Ismaning.
Pray
by Nick HornbyNick Hornby, author of the bestselling soccer classic Fever Pitch, offers an insightful account of an extraordinary sports season. Concentrating on a number of significant games in British soccer during the 2011-2012 season, Hornby chronicles the emotional, political, and societal highlights and woes that played out on the field. There were alleged racist clashes, revealing the deep cultural fissures still present in British life. There was a fairy-tale return for the legendary Thierry Henry, and the terrifying collapse of Bolton's Fabrice Muamba, clinically dead for seventy-eight minutes after a heart attack. Throughout, Hornby delves into the impact of the economy on the beloved sport of Britain. As sheikhs and oligarchs buy and sell teams and players at astronomical financial levels, other teams are left behind to struggle with diminished talent. And as income inequality hits all-time highs worldwide, so it does in British soccer. It was a season of tumultuous incident and enormous entertainment, a season more glorious than most. By the end, in May 2012, fans of most clubs had been enthralled, appalled, depressed, elated, shocked, and enraged. Along the way, soccer had somehow managed to encompass politics, high finance, the law, and matters of life and death. Read all about it, and relive it, here.
Praying for Gil Hodges
by Thomas OliphantFrom the BOOK JACKET -- PRAYING FOR GIL HODGES is built around a detailed reconstruction of the seventh game of the 1955 World Series, which has always been on the short list of great moments in baseball history. On a sunny, breezy October afternoon, something happened in New York City that had never happened before and never would again: the Brooklyn Dodgers won the world championship of baseball. For one hour and forty-four minutes, behind a gutsy, twenty-three-year-old kid named Johnny Podres, a left-hander from the iron-mining region of upstate New York, everything that had gone wrong before went gloriously right for a change. Until that afternoon, leaving out the war years, the Dodgers and their legions of fans had endured ten seasons during which they lost the World Series to the New York Yankees five times lost the National League pennant on the final day of the season three times-facts of history that give the famous cry of "Wait Till Next Year!" its defiant meaning. Pitch by pitch and inning by inning, Thomas Oliphant re-creates a relentless melodrama that shows this final game in its true glory. As we move through the game, he builds a remarkable history of the hapless "Burns," exploring the Dodgers' status as a national team, based on their fabled history of near-triumphs and disasters that made them classic underdogs. He weaves into this brilliant recounting a winning memoir of his own family's story and their time together on that fateful day that the final game was played. And it also thrilled a nine-year-old boy on the Lower East Side of Manhattan who was raised in a loving, struggling family for whom the Dodgers were a rare source of the joys and symbols that bring families together through tough times. Every once in a while a book provides a certain view of America, and whether it is The Greatest Generation, Big Russ & Me, or Wait Till Next Year, these works strike a chord with readers everywhere. Praying for Gil Hodges is such a book. Written with power and clarity, this is a brilliant work capturing the majesty of baseball, the issue of race in America, and the love that one young boy, his parents, and the borough of Brooklyn had for their team.
Praying for Gil Hodges: A Memoir of the 1955 World Series and One Family's Love of the Brooklyn Dodgers
by Thomas OliphantThomas Oliphant's Praying for Gil Hodges is a brilliant work capturing the majesty of baseball, the issue of race in America, and the love that one young boy, his parents, and the borough of Brooklyn had for their team. On a steamy hot Sunday, the Reverend Herbert Redmond was celebrating Mass at a church in Brooklyn, when he startled his congregation thus: "It's far too hot for a sermon. Keep the Commandments and say a prayer for Gil Hodges."Praying for Gil Hodges is built around a detailed reconstruction of the seventh game of the 1955 World Series, which has always been on the short list of great moments in baseball history. On a sunny, breezy October afternoon, something happened in New York City that had never happened before and never would again: the Brooklyn Dodgers won the world championship of baseball. For one hour and forty-four minutes, behind a gutsy, twenty-three-year-old kid left-hander from the iron-mining region of upstate New York named Johnny Podres, everything that had gone wrong before went gloriously right for a change. Until that afternoon, leaving out the war years, the Dodgers and their legions of fans had endured ten seasons during which they lost the World Series to the New York Yankees five times and lost the National League pennant on the final day of the season three times--facts of history that give the famous cry of "Wait Till Next Year!" its defiant meaning. Pitch by pitch and inning by inning, Thomas Oliphant re-creates a relentless melodrama that shows this final game in its true glory. As we move through the game, he builds a remarkable history of the hapless "Bums," exploring the Dodgers' status as a national team, based on their fabled history of near-triumphs and disasters that made them classic underdogs. He weaves into this brilliant recounting a winning memoir of his own family's story and their time together on that fateful day that the final game was played.This victory thrilled the national African-American community, still mired in the evils of segregation, who had erupted in joy at the arrival of Jackie Robinson eight years earlier and rooted unabashedly for this integrated team at a time when the country was thoroughly segregated.And it also thrilled a nine-year-old boy on the East Side of Manhattan in a loving, struggling family for whom the Dodgers were a rare source of the joys and symbols that bring families together through tough times.
Pre: The Story of America's Greatest Running Legend, Steve Prefontaine
by Tom JordanThe story of America's greatest running legend.For five years, no American runner could beat him at any distance over a mile. But at the age of 24, with his best years still ahead, long-distance runner Steve Prefontaine finally lost. Driving alone at night after a party, Prefontaine crashed his sports car, putting a tragic, shocking end to the life and career of one of the most influential, accomplished runners of our time.More than 20 years later, Pre continues to influence the running world.From his humble origins in Coos Bay, Oregon, Pre became the first person to win four NCAA titles in one event. Year after year, he was virtually unbeatable. Instead of becoming one of the new breed of professional track athletes, Pre chose to stay amateur and fight for the adequate funding he felt American amateur athletes deserved.A man of incredible desire and energy, Pre trained relentlessly. In his drive to be the best, he spurred others to do their best. As one racer said, "He ran every race as if it were his last."But Pre not only touched runners; his exciting technique as well as his maverick lifestyle made him a favorite of the fans. A race with Prefontaine in it was automatically an event.His brief but brilliant life—documented by author Tom Jordan—is the tale of a true American hero.This is his story."Some people create with words or with music or with a brush and paints. I like to make something beautiful when I run. I like to make people stop and say, 'I've never seen anyone run like that before.' It's more than just a race, it's style. It's doing something better than anyone else. It's being creative." —Steve Prefontaine*The e-book edition does not include photos
Precarity, Critical Pedagogy and Physical Education (Routledge Studies in Physical Education and Youth Sport)
by David KirkThis unflinching analysis explains the nature of precarity and its detrimental effects on the health and wellbeing of young people. It exposes physical educators’ unpreparedness to provide inclusive, fair and equitable forms of physical education that might empower young people to overcome the mal effects of precarity. Following a thorough analysis and critique of critical pedagogy, David Kirk advocates for critical pedagogies of affect as physical education’s response to precarity, providing detailed outlines of these pedagogies and their grounding in research. He argues that now more than ever physical educators need to be alive to the serious social and economic challenges that shape young people’s health, happiness and life chances. This bold and provocative book is essential reading for all researchers in the field of physical education and health education pedagogy, as well as teacher educators, curriculum policy makers, and other professionals who work with young people living in precarity.
Precision Archery
by Steve Ruis Claudia StevensonHere, all in one place, you will find much of the information you need to excel at archery. Master archers and coaches will lead you through all the mazes surrounding archery equipment, physical and mental skills, tuning, practice, and competition.
Predation ID Manual: Predator Kill and Scavenging Characteristics
by Kurt Alt Matthew EckertPart of the challenges and rewards of being a field biologist is being able recreate a predation event. But that experience is often difficult and frustrating, as time, weather, and other factors can be make clues sparse. Even the most careful of investigators can spend hours of time second-guessing themselves while exhausting every possibility from inconclusive evidence.The Predation ID Manual is designed to help assuage some of those difficulties by providing the reader with practical, expert advice, including:• A step-by-step approach for gathering evidence.• Suggestions of what to focus on at carcass site• A template of terminology to use when classifying a predation• A guide for investigating and determining signs of hemorrhage • Signs of kill and kill sites by species, including deer, elk, and lynx• And dozens more tipsWith a waterproof cover and sturdy pages, the SCIF’s Predation ID Manual is a must have for every serious hunter and field biologist.
Predator Hunting: Proven Strategies That Work From East to West
by Ron SpomerDrawing on his years of experience, well-known hunter, writer, and television personality Ron Spomer provides valuable information on how to call a variety of predators into range; how to choose rifles, scopes, bullets, shotguns, and shells; how to use decoys and predator calls effectively; how to set up in the field; how to use weather to your advantage; and much more.
Preferred Lies: A Journey to the Heart of Scottish Golf
by Andrew GreigA book about golf that will appeal to both players and non players, by Scottish poet and novelist.Surely golf is a game for posh people, country clubs and networking businessmen, for unfortunate sweaters, politics and trousers? Andrew Greig grew up on the East coast of Scotland, where playing golf is as natural as breathing. He sees the game as the great leveller, and has played on the Old course at St Andrews as well as on the miners' courses of Yorkshire. He writes about the different cultural manifestations of the game, the history, the geography, the different social meanings, as well as the subjective experience, the reflections between shots. He plays alone, with friends and brothers, with ghosts. He is looking for the essence of golf, the pure heart of it, which can be found, Andrew Greig believes, on the free 9 hole course on North Ronaldsay.