'Full of wonderful insights and lessons from a world where the ability to run is viewed as something almost mysterious and magical.' - Adharanand Finn, author of Running with the KenyansWhat we can learn from Ethiopian running culture – written by an anthropologist and 2:20 marathon runner who trained with the Ethiopians.'Ethiopia is a place where I have been told that energy is controlled by angels and demons and where witchdo...

FINALISTA AL «SUNDAY TIMES» SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2025 In un mondo in cui sempre più spesso si parla di burnout lavorativo e in cui le pressioni aumentano in tanti ambiti della vita, molti si mettono alla prova rivolgendosi agli sport di resistenza e alle sfide estreme. Anche la tecnologia fa la sua parte proponendo un serie di device, strumenti e applicazioni che incentivano l'ossessione verso il proprio limite e, allo stesso tempo, cambiano il modo in cui raccontiamo queste sfide. Ma cosa s...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2025 SPORTS PERFORMANCE BOOK OF THE YEAR'A fascinating and multilayered exploration of what it means to endure'Alex Hutchinson, author of Endure'Engaging... [endurance sport] comes to lyrical life'The TLSThe author of Out of Thin Air**, winner of the Margaret Mead Award 2022, journeys through different cultu...

Bloomsbury presents Out of Thin Air by Michael Crawley, read by Raj Ghatak.‘Full of wonderful insights and lessons from a world where the ability to run is viewed as something almost mysterious and magical.’ – Adharanand Finn, author of Running with the KenyansWhat we can learn from Ethiopian running culture – written by an anthropologist and 2:20 marathon runner who trained with the Ethiopians.‘Ethiopia is a place where I have been told that energy is controlled by...

Take a walk on the wild side with Neon erotica - strictly adults-only'What I do is very simple. I take photographs of people. For my work, I mainly take photographs of people in compromising situations. I don't hire models. I use real people, in real situations, secretly. I steal their images. And I use myself.'Petra is more than just a voyeur: she finds her sexual gratification from her intrusion into the secret life of others.Living in a high-rise ...

„A futás szívét és lelkét Etiópiában találod, és ebből a könyvből ismerheted meg.” – Haile Gebrselassie olimpiai és világbajnok futó. „Az etióp futók miért kelnek fel hajnali háromkor, hogy felfussanak a hegyre? Miért lesz jobb futó, aki kimegy a terepre a hiénák közé? És miért teszi kevésbé unalmassá, sokkal inkább életre szóló kalanddá a futást, ha az ember kreatívan és veszélyesen közelít hozzá? Ha van kedved, gyere velem a sötét erdőbe, és megmutatom.” Michael Crawley 2.20 alatt futja ...

Abraham Lincoln: he brought freedom to the slaves, and held the Union together during the Civil War. His profound and poetic speeches are famous around the world, evidence of the greatness of American’s most beloved leader.But did you know that the sixteenth president of the United States was also a backwoods hillbilly from America’s western frontier, with a Kentucky accent so thick you could cut it? Or that he liked wrestling matches, dirty jokes, and had a reputation for telling ...

Who was George Washington? You probably know him as the first president of the United States, the commander of the Continental army who led American farmers and innkeepers in a victorious eight-year war against the British. But where did he get his military experience? Why was picked to take command of the army? Why was he the only American president ever to be elected unanimously (twice!), and did he really chop down that cherry tree as a kid?In this book entitled George Washingto...

Hugely successful and popular text presenting an extensive and comprehensive guide for all R usersThe R language is recognized as one of the most powerful and flexible statistical software packages, enabling users to apply many statistical techniques that would be impossible without such software to help implement such large data sets. R has become an essential tool for understanding and carrying out research.This edition:Features full colour ...

A start-to-finish guide to one of the most useful programming languages for researchers in a variety of fieldsIn the newly revised Third Edition of The R Book, a team of distinguished teachers and researchers delivers a user-friendly and comprehensive discussion of foundational and advanced topics in the R software language, which is used widely in science, engineering, medicine, economics, and other fields. The book is designed to be used as both a comple...

"...I know of no better book of its kind..." (Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Vol 169 (1), January 2006)A revised and updated edition of this bestselling introductory textbook to statistical analysis using the leading free software package RThis new edition of a bestselling title offers a concise introduction to a broad array of statistical methods, at a level that is elementary enough to appeal to a wide range of disciplines. Step-by-ste...

No One Talks About This Stuff is a support group for almost-parents. A place to share their journeys of loss and limbo, to confront social pressure and to find courage in the darkness of tragedies which happen every day yet are brushed under the carpet.So, we hear from a stepmother who wrestles with infertility. A husband and wife each tell their experience of losing their baby. A lesbian comes of age at a time when gay people rarely become parents. A father finds loss to ...