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All the Gear, All the Attitude, All the Time! With about eight million annual participants, paintball could very well be the fastest growing outdoor activity or game in America and perhaps the world. Although a relatively young game – it was started in the 1980s – there are now players and playing fields in all 50 states, Canada and several dozen foreign countries. If you play the game of paintball, you'll love Paintball Digest , the most comprehensive guide to the game and everything...
| Автор | Richard Sapp |
This new edition is revised and greatly expanded to include detailed information for the 59 most often disassembled shotgun designs (plus over 285 variations); clearly illustrated by some 1,600 photos – all in 592 pages. Shotgun disassembly/reassembly has never been easier! Clean and maintain your shotguns yourself. This book makes it simple, thanks to author Wood's expertise, step-by-step instruction and crisp photography. Detailed photos show field-stripping and detailed disassembly...
| Автор | J B Wood |
Cleaning, Repairing and Maintaining Rimfire Rifles Has Never Been Easier! Gun Digest Book of Rimfire Rifles Assembly/Disassembly has long been the standard for easy-to-understand instructions on cleaning and maintaining a huge variety of rimfire rifles. Now, in this 3rd edition, author Kevin Muramatsu has added and updated it with many of the latest models. More than 1,800 detailed photos show field-stripping and detailed disassembly steps in proper order. Along with easy-to-understand,...
| Автор | J.B. Wood |
Turbocharge your metabolism for energy and lifelong health Metabolic Syndrome: As the modern Western lifestyle spreads around the globe, so too does metabolic syndrome – a cluster of symptoms that increases the risk of developing heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and other conditions. The good news: metabolic syndrome can be tamed by a sensible program of exercise, natural foods, stress management, and quality sleep. In this concise and lively book, Dr. Pankaj Vij...
| Автор | Pankaj Vij |
The Classic Reference – Bigger and Better than EverOne of the most respected reloading texts of all time, Reloading for Shotgunners is now bigger, more comprehensive and more profusely illustrated than ever! This all-new fifth edition includes exhaustive data for lead and non-toxic shot – and it goes well beyond the ho-hum 2-3/4" 12-gauge data contained in other books. From .410 bored to 10-gauge magnum, from 2" hulls to the mammoth 3-1/2", if it can be fired in a shotgun, it's in this...
| Автор | Rick Sapp |
As the son of a California Highway Patrolman who was a contemporary of the slain officers in the famed 1970 Newhall shooting, Michael E. Wood grew up hearing about the event and its influence on the CHP and law enforcement community. That experience led to his authoring Newhall Shooting: A Tactical Analysis , arguably the most thoroughly researched and documented account of the shooting to date. He is a lifelong shooter and student of armed self-defense and a graduate of civilian self-defense...
| Автор | Michael E. Wood |
Standard Catalog of Colt Firearms contains Colt classics and cutting-edge models including Tommy guns, 1911 autos, and Monitors. Provides pricing and identification data useful when monitoring online auction sites and research online sites for the best deals. Features a foreword from Colt Manufacturing Co. Still America's oldest continually produced firearms brand, Colt may not be making as many new models as it once did, but the value of what's out there is on the rise; creating a...
| Автор | Rick Sapp |
This New Edition is revised and expanded to include the 72 most often disassembled pistol designs (plus 250 variations) and 1,800 photos – all in 592 pages. Pistol disassembly/reassembly has never been easier. Clean and maintain your autoloading pistols yourself. This book makes it simple, thanks to author BJ Wood's expertise, step-by-step instructions, and crisp photography. Detailed Photos show field-stripping and detailed disassembly step in proper order and clearly illustrate the...
| Автор | J B Wood |
Paddles Up! provides an in-depth look at dragon boating from its beginnings in ancient China to the modern-day prominence of Canadian teams on the international scene, as told in the words of top coaches of men’s and women’s teams, experts and enthusiasts, and sports health professionals across Canada. Contributing writers include Mike Haslam, executive president International Dragon Boat Federation; Matthew Smith, president Dragon Boat Canada; Kamini Jain, Vancouver; Albert MacDonald, Halifax;...
| Автор | Arlene Chan |
Known around the world as football, soccer is the world's most watched and played sport. Now Doug Lennox, the striker of Q&A, scores with a pitch full of tidbits that delivers the goods on Pelé, Maradona, Beckham, Zidane, and other superstars, as well as the history, traditions, and rules of the game. Doug has compiled a World Cup of trivia about a truly universal phenomenon that has legions of passionate, and sadly sometimes violent, fans. How did soccer originate?, Who was the first...
| Автор | Doug Lennox |
Ever wonder where the figure skating terms axel, salchow, and lutz came from? Or why a curling tournament is called a «brier»? And how about a «haymaker» in boxing or a «high five» in any sport? Well, Doug Lennox, the world champion of trivia, is back to score touchdowns, hit homers, and knock in holes-in-one every time with a colossal compendium of Q&A athletics that has all anyone could possibly want to know from archery and cycling to skiing and wrestling and everything in between. What’s...
| Автор | Doug Lennox |
Winter has shaped Canada’s image and has been embraced with hearty enthusiasm from snowshoeing hikers in the nineteenth century, to future hockey stars on backyard rinks, to the indoor spectacle of figure-skating carnivals and curling bonspiels. Much of our literature, our songs, and our memories of youth reflect the bracing tonic that winter brings even as we curse the ice-laden roads on morning commutes or during weekend ski trips. But alas, winter’s demise to a weak reminder of its former...
| Автор | Darryl Humber |
Over the years, Canadians have smugly asserted their country’s more tolerant culture in race relations. Yet as this story of African-Canadian participation in sports demonstrates, the record is far more troubling. In reality, Canada’s record in matters of race was a disturbing blend of occasional good intentions and ugly practices. The study of the Black athletic experience in Canada is not only a revealing portrait into our past, but also one more demonstration of some time-honoured truths...
| Автор | William Humber |
For many, being a Toronto Maple Leafs fan has become a curse from cradle to grave. False hope, hollow promises, and a mind-numbing lack of success – these words describe the Toronto Maple Leafs and the hockey club’s inexplicable mediocrity over much of the past decade. Author Peter Robinson has attended some 100 games over the past six seasons and has little to show for it except an unquenched thirst that keeps him coming back. Why does a team that hasn’t won a Stanley Cup since 1967, long...
| Автор | Peter Robinson |
An entertaining book of trivia, anecdotes, and observations about heritage travel in Canada. Inspired by and drawing on Canadian exploration, Bob Henderson’s newest book, More Trails, More Tales , strikes a balance with travel literature, history, geography, anthropology, literature, and philosophy. It will delight outdoor enthusiasts, serious naturalists, educators, and armchair travellers alike. It is essentially a storytelling book, highlighting Canadian stories and examining different...
| Автор | Bob Henderson |
Confidence affects how we deal with stress and how we fulfill our potential to achieve the results we desire. In sports and in life, confidence is the underlying factor determining mental and physical performance, leading to overall success. This book by experienced mental performance specialist Isabelle Hamptonstone contains a collection of powerful techniques and tips to help hockey players overcome lack of confidence.Clear instructions and illustrative case studies show how training the brain...
| Автор | Isabelle Hamptonstone MSc. |
Ein Mann – eine Legende. Reinhold Messner hat in seinem Leben zahlreiche «Grenzgänge» gewagt. Nicht selten begegneten ihm Wunder der Natur, oft verfolgte ihn der Tod. Ob auf den höchsten Gipfeln, in trockenen Steinwüsten oder im antarktischen Eis, überall suchte Messner seine Grenzen. In drei Vorträgen berichtet er u. a. vom Everest und Nanga Parbat, der Wüste Gobi und seinen Reisen in die Polarregionen. Diese Hörbuch-Sammlung weiß zu unterhalten und zu informieren, eine gelungene Mischung.
| Автор | Reinhold Messner |
The Flat Tops Wilderness Area is unique, a high plateau at 11,000 feet. Its nearly flat surface is covered with woodlands and alpine meadows, pockmarked with hundreds of lakes and drained by mountain streams. The wilderness is accessed by a network of trails for hikers and horseback riders alike. A visitor could spend an entire season here and not see all of this magnificent wilderness. This book is the only comprehensive guide to the Flat Tops Wilderness. It gives detailed directions to each...
| Автор | Al Marlowe |
Take taekwondo beyond just kicking and punching—discover powerful grappling moves that build on the patterns you already know! Taekwondo is the most popular Korean martial art, with over 70 million practitioners in the world. Taekwondo Grappling Techniques presents the most effective grappling maneuvers ever developed for taekwondo. With this comprehensive taekwondo book as your guide, you'll confidently defend yourself against attacks and apply your own devastating grappling...
| Автор | Tony Kemerly, Ph.D. |
Learn the ins and outs of managing a successful martial arts school with this practical business guide. Do you dream of opening your own martial arts dojo some day? Are you in the process of planning and building a school? Do you have a school but struggle to run it efficiently and pay the bills? Then Starting and Running Your Own Martial Arts School is for you. This practical business guide teaches you the skills you need to ensure the success of your martial arts business. It includes...
| Автор | Karen Levitz Vactor |
"The straight punch is the core of Jeet Kune Do."—Bruce Lee The straight lead was a key element in Bruce Lee's development of his own personal style. It was designed to be uncomplicated, economical, and brutally effective but is not as simple as it might seem. Bruce Lee once described it the most difficult move in the Jeet Kune Do arsenal.Lee developed JKD as a response to the shortcomings he found in traditional martial arts, but it also includes elements of Western combat...
| Автор | Teri Tom |
This martial arts guide is an introduction to Shoto-Kan Karate, a unique Japanese style of karate.Shoto-Kan Karate is the popular ancient art of 'empty-hand' self-defense. This karate book explains and illustrates two of the major kata, or forms, in which all karate techniques are contained.The first few chapters are devoted to warm up exercises, stances, and blocking and kicking techniques that prepare the student for the study and practice of the two kata — Bassai No. 1 and...
| Автор | Peter Ventresca |
Learn devastating mixed martial arts techniques from all over the world with this expert guide. Superb fighting skills are essential in all sorts of situations and can save your life if you are attacked. Mixed Martial Arts Fighting Techniques is a complete how-to manual for the modern fighter, presenting a detailed overview of all the best MMA fighting techniques and the various situations in which they can be used.Comprehensive and well laid-out, with hundreds of tips such as grappling your...
| Автор | Danny Indio |
Master the effective, practical style of Kung Fu practiced by the Taiwanese police with this illustrated martial arts guide.Police Kung Fu: The Personal Combat Handbook of the Taiwan National Police is a comprehensive approach for the realistic use of traditional kung fu by law enforcement and corrections officers—and ordinary citizens—to maximize personal safety while minimizing the necessary use of force. Lavishly illustrated with photographs of Taiwanese police officers...
| Автор | Man Kam Lo |