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'Incredibly moving and inspiring' Gabby Logan'It's brilliant - I loved it' Lorraine Kelly'Brilliant . impressive and vividly told' The Times ---JOIN LOUISE MINCHIN ON 17 EXHILARATING ADVENTURES WITH TRAILBLAZING WOMEN WHO ARE BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS, SMASHING RECORDS AND CHALLENGING STEREOTYPES. 'To get to the heart of who these women are. I decided to do it the way that I know best, by taking part, spending time right beside them to experience the things they love.'Driven to bring more attention to female stories of courage and endeavour, Louise Minchin pushes herself to the extreme and embarks on thrilling endurance adventures with trailblazing women.She freedives under the ice in the dark in Finland with Cath, the first woman to swim a mile in the Antarctic Circle; she cycles across Argentina with Mimi, one of the world's most famous female endurance runners; and she swims from Alcatraz with Anaya and Mitali, two young sisters who have braved the shark-infested waters over 70 times.With her natural empathy and sense of humour, Louise forms close bonds with 18 incredible women. She explores what drives them and how they find the resilience and determination to go on despite life's setbacks. Louise reminds us of the bravery inside us all, and how essential it is to celebrate women's achievements. Prepare to be touched and inspired by these fearless women.

What do extreme eaters, MMA fighters, ultramarathon runners, and BDSM practitioners have in common? What drives some people to push their bodies and minds to the brink, putting everything on the line to test the bounds of their capacity? When Jenny Valentish worked through her own addictions, she became fascinated by extremes in their myriad and unexpected manifestations. In the darkly funny, brash, and irresistible Everything Harder Than Everyone Else, Valentish immerses herself in the lives of sex workers, body builders, and dedicated fighters and finds that many of the people she encounters have overcome addictions and trauma to find release and community where the stakes are at their highest.

From the world's most famous survival expert: former Special Forces soldier Bear Grylls delivers the ultimate guide to living off the land when in the wild

Bouldering guidebook for the Columbia River Gorge (in color).

In case your ego gets in the way and you start worrying about how to please others, you will let it ride, any distraction from your goal of playing the shot at hand. Subsides. You, your equipment and your Skills, so just give the birdies something to see and the boagies will be as they may be. Regardless of your shot the birds will always be chirping, calmly allow the thought to come and pass. Do not attempt to eliminate it; allow it to pass naturally, like a wave on the ocean. note from the creator: This is a Zen-based book of insightful mind challenges that collectively organize mind, body and soul, making the game of golf the highlighted factor and focusing on perfecting the game while enjoying all the green grass flying with a dash of Dirty and a poke, slap, squeeze of Biker in every tee drive at one in the hole. Fill up the Tip cup and spike the punch for A round of, "putt-ing" the Zen on the dirty birdie. Let's get started...

Die schönste Städte der Welt als Spielplatz für die besten Extremsportler dieses Planeten.Kann man Städte nicht auch anders sehen? Als riesige Spielwiese auf der man sich nach Herzenslust austoben kann? Mal auf den Gebäuden von Oskar Niemeyer in Brasilia skaten, auf den Dächern von Istanbul herumtollen, oder durch den Louvre flitzen? Mit Hilfe von Red Bull hat sich dieser Traum für einige der besten Skateboarder, BMX Fahrer und Parkour Läufer erfüllt und sie zeigen in diesem Buch, wie das aussieht: Spaß in der Stadt zu haben. Gleichzeitig ist das Buch aber auch ein Denkanstoß, Städte mal anders zu sehen und im urbanen Raum Freiräume zuzulassen und jungen Menschen so ihre Spielplätze zu geben und zu lassen.

Breathtaking....Crazy for the Storm will keep you up late into the night.Washington Post Book WorldNorman Olsteads New York Times bestselling memoir Crazy for the Storm is the story of the harrowing plane crash the author miraculously survived at age eleven, framed by the moving tale of his complicated relationship with his charismatic, adrenaline-addicted father. Destined to stand with other classic true stories of man against natureInto Thin Air and Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer; Sebastian Jungers The Perfect Stormit is a literary triumph that novelist Russell Banks (Affliction) calls, A heart-stopping story beautifully told.Norman Olstead has written a book that may well be read for generations.

From the age of three, Norman Ollestad was thrust into the world of surfing and competitive downhill skiing by the charismatic father he both idolized and resented. These exhilarating tests of skill prepared "Boy Wonder," as his father called him, to become a fearless champion?and ultimately saved his life.Flying to a ski championship ceremony in February 1979, the chartered Cessna carrying Norman and his father crashed into the San Gabriel Mountains. "Dad and I were a team, and he was Superman," Ollestad writes. But now Norman's father was dead, and the devastated eleven-year-old had to descend the treacherous, icy mountain alone.Set amid the spontaneous, uninhibited surf culture of Malibu and Mexico in the late 1970s, this riveting memoir, written in crisp Hemingwayesque prose, recalls Ollestad's childhood and the magnetic man whose determination and love infuriated and inspired him?and also taught him to overcome the indomitable. As it illuminates the complicated bond between an extraordinary father and his son, Ollestad's powerful and unforgettable true story offers remarkable insight for us all.