Author: Gideon A. Mailer
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1780882165
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
The Olympic Village has never been explored in literary fiction, until now...Herman arrives in a village where Iranians share the bus with Israelis; where Chinese gymnasts eat alongside their rivals from Taiwan; where German and British athletes jog through the streets together; and where Kenyans and Ethiopians waggle their medals in unison. He is on a search for the right sporting heroes to conceive and raise a child. Unable to consummate his own relationships, and having witnessed death in the Munich Olympic Village four decades earlier, he wishes to make new life from love between different peoples, nations, and ethnicities. Herman encounters Lily Wei Lee, a gymnast from Chinese Taipei. Believing she could be an ideal mother, he searches for an appropriate athletic mate to be her partner. He encourages her flirtation with Moses, a long distance runner from East Africa’s Great Rift Valley. Yet Lily develops a closer relationship with Roger Benjamin, a British sprinter. A rivalry between Roger and Moses develops, with humorous but also eventually shocking consequences.This is a novel about sporting destiny and the nature of human association, the tension between physical and spiritual love. There are references, images, and allusions to real and historical athletes, from all the world’s Olympic Villages: from Derek Redmond to Fu Mingxia, from Bob Beamon to Sharron Davies, from Roger Federer to Sally Gunnell. All their destinies become associated with Herman’s fate as “a go-between in the love and loves of the village’s youth.”
The Fastest Loser
Author: Gideon A. Mailer
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1780882165
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
The Olympic Village has never been explored in literary fiction, until now...Herman arrives in a village where Iranians share the bus with Israelis; where Chinese gymnasts eat alongside their rivals from Taiwan; where German and British athletes jog through the streets together; and where Kenyans and Ethiopians waggle their medals in unison. He is on a search for the right sporting heroes to conceive and raise a child. Unable to consummate his own relationships, and having witnessed death in the Munich Olympic Village four decades earlier, he wishes to make new life from love between different peoples, nations, and ethnicities. Herman encounters Lily Wei Lee, a gymnast from Chinese Taipei. Believing she could be an ideal mother, he searches for an appropriate athletic mate to be her partner. He encourages her flirtation with Moses, a long distance runner from East Africa’s Great Rift Valley. Yet Lily develops a closer relationship with Roger Benjamin, a British sprinter. A rivalry between Roger and Moses develops, with humorous but also eventually shocking consequences.This is a novel about sporting destiny and the nature of human association, the tension between physical and spiritual love. There are references, images, and allusions to real and historical athletes, from all the world’s Olympic Villages: from Derek Redmond to Fu Mingxia, from Bob Beamon to Sharron Davies, from Roger Federer to Sally Gunnell. All their destinies become associated with Herman’s fate as “a go-between in the love and loves of the village’s youth.”
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1780882165
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
The Olympic Village has never been explored in literary fiction, until now...Herman arrives in a village where Iranians share the bus with Israelis; where Chinese gymnasts eat alongside their rivals from Taiwan; where German and British athletes jog through the streets together; and where Kenyans and Ethiopians waggle their medals in unison. He is on a search for the right sporting heroes to conceive and raise a child. Unable to consummate his own relationships, and having witnessed death in the Munich Olympic Village four decades earlier, he wishes to make new life from love between different peoples, nations, and ethnicities. Herman encounters Lily Wei Lee, a gymnast from Chinese Taipei. Believing she could be an ideal mother, he searches for an appropriate athletic mate to be her partner. He encourages her flirtation with Moses, a long distance runner from East Africa’s Great Rift Valley. Yet Lily develops a closer relationship with Roger Benjamin, a British sprinter. A rivalry between Roger and Moses develops, with humorous but also eventually shocking consequences.This is a novel about sporting destiny and the nature of human association, the tension between physical and spiritual love. There are references, images, and allusions to real and historical athletes, from all the world’s Olympic Villages: from Derek Redmond to Fu Mingxia, from Bob Beamon to Sharron Davies, from Roger Federer to Sally Gunnell. All their destinies become associated with Herman’s fate as “a go-between in the love and loves of the village’s youth.”
The Biggest Loser Fitness Program
Author: The Biggest Loser Experts and Cast
Publisher: Rodale
ISBN: 9781594866951
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Introduces a personalized fitness program that offers nutritional advice, simple exercise routines, before-and-after testimonials, tips on how to get started, and modifications for both beginners and advanced readers.
Publisher: Rodale
ISBN: 9781594866951
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Introduces a personalized fitness program that offers nutritional advice, simple exercise routines, before-and-after testimonials, tips on how to get started, and modifications for both beginners and advanced readers.
The Biggest Loser 30-Day Jump Start
Author: Cheryl Forberg
Publisher: Rodale Books
ISBN: 1605295698
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Over the last six seasons of The Biggest Loser, you've watched as contestants shed pounds, got healthy, and dramatically changed their lives for the better. In fact, you may have been so inspired by the show's remarkable success stories that you've considered embarking on your own weight loss journey. If you're looking to get healthy now, there's good news: You don't have to spend time at the ranch to benefit from The Biggest Loser magic. The Biggest Loser 30-Day Jump Start brings all of the secrets of the ranch right into your own home. The Biggest Loser experts—the same ones who advise the contestants—are here to walk you through a 30-day plan that will kick off your weight loss and help you build new, healthy habits. In this book you'll find easy-to-follow menus, recipes, exercise plans, and motivation for each day of the week. You'll also find helpful tips and advice from past Biggest Losers who have been in your shoes, including the nine contestants from Season 7 who left the ranch early to follow this very plan at home. So far, the Biggest Losers have lost more than a combined 10,000 pounds. But for each of them, the journey started with a commitment: to health, to weight loss, and to themselves. The first steps toward a healthier future are in this book—what are you waiting for? Make the commitment, take the leap—and begin your 30 day jump start today!
Publisher: Rodale Books
ISBN: 1605295698
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Over the last six seasons of The Biggest Loser, you've watched as contestants shed pounds, got healthy, and dramatically changed their lives for the better. In fact, you may have been so inspired by the show's remarkable success stories that you've considered embarking on your own weight loss journey. If you're looking to get healthy now, there's good news: You don't have to spend time at the ranch to benefit from The Biggest Loser magic. The Biggest Loser 30-Day Jump Start brings all of the secrets of the ranch right into your own home. The Biggest Loser experts—the same ones who advise the contestants—are here to walk you through a 30-day plan that will kick off your weight loss and help you build new, healthy habits. In this book you'll find easy-to-follow menus, recipes, exercise plans, and motivation for each day of the week. You'll also find helpful tips and advice from past Biggest Losers who have been in your shoes, including the nine contestants from Season 7 who left the ranch early to follow this very plan at home. So far, the Biggest Losers have lost more than a combined 10,000 pounds. But for each of them, the journey started with a commitment: to health, to weight loss, and to themselves. The first steps toward a healthier future are in this book—what are you waiting for? Make the commitment, take the leap—and begin your 30 day jump start today!
Be a Loser!
Author: Greer Childers
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
ISBN: 9780812931419
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Through the daily, fifteenminute routine of breathing, isometrics, and isotonic exercises that makes up her BodyFlex program, the star of a bestselling series of videotapes shows readers how to slim down and attain good muscle tone. Reprint.
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
ISBN: 9780812931419
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Through the daily, fifteenminute routine of breathing, isometrics, and isotonic exercises that makes up her BodyFlex program, the star of a bestselling series of videotapes shows readers how to slim down and attain good muscle tone. Reprint.
Country Life Illustrated
Author:
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ISBN:
Category : Country life
Languages : en
Pages : 750
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Country life
Languages : en
Pages : 750
Book Description
The Wheelman
Author: Samuel Sidney McClure
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cycling
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cycling
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
Loser's Club
Author:
Publisher: Miss NA Harlow
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Publisher: Miss NA Harlow
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
The Biggest Loser Success Secrets
Author: Biggest Loser Experts and Cast
Publisher: Rodale Books
ISBN: 1605297755
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Millions of viewers have watched the contestants on The Biggest Loser, NBC's hit show, radically transform their bodies and their lives. In turn, many of those inspired fans have shed countless pounds on their own by following The Biggest Loser weight-loss program. But as anyone who has tried to get in shape knows, the hardest part of any regimen isn't the battle of the bulge--it's the battle of the mind! Now, the contestants share their diet and exercise success secrets and confess what helped them overcome their biggest challenges. Through their astonishingly candid revelations, you'll learn how to: -Find the time and energy to work out -Overcome powerful cravings for your favorite foods -Avoid slipping back into unhealthy-but comfortable-habits -Power through weight-loss plateaus -Overcome the temptation to quit and regain focus -Maintain weight after reaching your goal Staying healthy is a daily battle-and The Biggest Loser contestants have learned what it takes to win! Discover how their tried-and-true diet and exercise tips, insider wisdom, and personal stories can help you achieve your goals and live the life you've always wanted.
Publisher: Rodale Books
ISBN: 1605297755
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Millions of viewers have watched the contestants on The Biggest Loser, NBC's hit show, radically transform their bodies and their lives. In turn, many of those inspired fans have shed countless pounds on their own by following The Biggest Loser weight-loss program. But as anyone who has tried to get in shape knows, the hardest part of any regimen isn't the battle of the bulge--it's the battle of the mind! Now, the contestants share their diet and exercise success secrets and confess what helped them overcome their biggest challenges. Through their astonishingly candid revelations, you'll learn how to: -Find the time and energy to work out -Overcome powerful cravings for your favorite foods -Avoid slipping back into unhealthy-but comfortable-habits -Power through weight-loss plateaus -Overcome the temptation to quit and regain focus -Maintain weight after reaching your goal Staying healthy is a daily battle-and The Biggest Loser contestants have learned what it takes to win! Discover how their tried-and-true diet and exercise tips, insider wisdom, and personal stories can help you achieve your goals and live the life you've always wanted.
Billion Dollar Loser
Author: Reeves Wiedeman
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316461342
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
A Wall Street Journal Business Bestseller: This "vivid" inside story of WeWork and its CEO tells the remarkable saga of one of the most audacious, and improbable, rises and falls in American business history (Ken Auletta). Christened a potential savior of Silicon Valley's startup culture, Adam Neumann was set to take WeWork, his office share company disrupting the commercial real estate market, public, cash out on the company's forty-seven billion dollar valuation, and break the string of major startups unable to deliver to shareholders. But as employees knew, and investors soon found out, WeWork's capital was built on promises that the company was more than a real estate purveyor, that in fact it was a transformational technology company. Veteran journalist Reeves Weideman dives deep into WeWork and it CEO's astronomical rise, from the marijuana and tequila-filled board rooms to cult-like company summer camps and consciousness-raising with Anthony Kiedis. Billion Dollar Loser is a character-driven business narrative that captures, through the fascinating psyche of a billionaire founder and his wife and co-founder, the slippery state of global capitalism. A Wall Street Journal Business Bestseller “Vivid, carefully reported drama that readers will gulp down as if it were a fast-paced novel” (Ken Auletta)
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316461342
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
A Wall Street Journal Business Bestseller: This "vivid" inside story of WeWork and its CEO tells the remarkable saga of one of the most audacious, and improbable, rises and falls in American business history (Ken Auletta). Christened a potential savior of Silicon Valley's startup culture, Adam Neumann was set to take WeWork, his office share company disrupting the commercial real estate market, public, cash out on the company's forty-seven billion dollar valuation, and break the string of major startups unable to deliver to shareholders. But as employees knew, and investors soon found out, WeWork's capital was built on promises that the company was more than a real estate purveyor, that in fact it was a transformational technology company. Veteran journalist Reeves Weideman dives deep into WeWork and it CEO's astronomical rise, from the marijuana and tequila-filled board rooms to cult-like company summer camps and consciousness-raising with Anthony Kiedis. Billion Dollar Loser is a character-driven business narrative that captures, through the fascinating psyche of a billionaire founder and his wife and co-founder, the slippery state of global capitalism. A Wall Street Journal Business Bestseller “Vivid, carefully reported drama that readers will gulp down as if it were a fast-paced novel” (Ken Auletta)
The Autocar
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Automobiles
Languages : en
Pages : 766
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Automobiles
Languages : en
Pages : 766
Book Description