In Southeast Asia, atmospheric violence emerges from the haze plumes of burning of palm oil plantations, the invisible but powerful spread of viral flows, and the subordination of upland farmers who have long depended on fire to clear land for new crops. Yet only recently have political ecologists drawn attention to such events’ volumetric social and environmental character. Violent Atmospheres brings the political ecology of crisis to bear on atmospheric violence in Southeast Asi...

｜徐國峰　策畫・選書．導讀　臉譜出版　科學化運動訓練書系KFCS 作品｜「《自行車功率訓練全書》是功率訓練的終極指南。杭特．艾倫和安德魯．考根無疑是地球上對功率計最有知識的人。」──喬．福瑞（Joe Friel），世界知名耐力運動教練、《自行車訓練聖經》（The Cyclist's Training Bible）作者近20年長銷不墜，自行車功率訓練終極指南最新版從功率訓練原理、工具、數據分析、課表安排到比賽策略讓你手中的功率計發揮最大效用，掌握讓你能騎得更快的關鍵地圖不論你是一位自行車或鐵人三項的專業選手，或者單純只是一位自行車運動的愛好者，你應該都會知道「功率」（Power）在自行車運動訓練中扮演了關鍵角色。透過功率數據，你能精準掌握自己的運動表現與體能狀況，更能進一步優化自己的訓練方式與表現。而隨著科技進步，用以測量功率的功率計（Power Meter）體積愈來愈小，性能愈來愈精準，價格也不再如同以往高昂，人人皆可入手。但對於剛接觸功率訓練的人來說，究竟該如何實際運用...

Training and Racing with a Power Meter brings the advanced power-based training techniques of elite cyclists and triathletes to everyone.A power meter can unlock more speed and endurance than any other training tool—but only if you understand the data. This new third edition of Training and Racing with a Power Meter updates the comprehensive guide so that any rider can exploit the incredible usefulness of any power meter.Pioneering cycling coach Hunter Allen and exercise physiologists Dr. ...

Hunter Allen, Dr. Andrew Coggan und Dr. Stephen McGregor erläutern in diesem Buch die zentralen Aspekte des wattgesteuerten Trainings. Sie stellen verschiedene Wattmesssysteme und Auswertungsprogramme für ambitionierte Radsportler aller Leistungsstufen vor und erklären, wie damit das Training optimiert werden kann.Anhand von Leistungs- und Ermüdungsprofilen kann jeder Fahrer seine individuellen Stärken und Schwächen identifizieren und gezielt trainieren. Zahlreiche Trainingspläne f...

Humanity is not alone.At the edge of explored space, a scout ship discovers an ancient fleet hiding in the dark.He announces himself.Something answers.One of the alien ships is erased in an instant. The scout survives.Years later, the furthest human colonies fall silent.The pattern takes time to see.The echoes are spreading.

‘I was so busy keeping him happy I didn’t notice how long it had been since I’d seen my friends. I seemed to apologise for everything. I was constantly tense, holding my breath, trying to predict his mood. Slowly my world became smaller, darker and lonelier.’Coercive Control is an insidious fog. The first ‘red flags’ are so small you don’t notice them: a simple remark about how to do something ‘the right way’ or a suggestion about how you should dress. He cares about where you are ...

Training and Racing with a Power Meter brings the advanced power-based training techniques of elite cyclists and triathletes to everyone.A power meter can unlock more speed and endurance than any other training tool—but only if you understand the data. This new third edition of Training and Racing with a Power Meter updates the comprehensive guide so that any rider can exploit the incredible usefulness of any power meter.P...

'Perhaps the best introduction yet to the roots of Thailand's present political impasse. A brilliant book.'Simon Long, The EconomistStruggling to emerge from a despotic past, and convulsed by an intractable conflict that will determine its future, Thailand stands at a defining moment in its history. Scores have been killed on the streets of Bangkok. Freedom of speech is routinely denied. Democracy appears increasingly distant. And many Thais fear that the death of K...

Land surveyor Oscar Murphy is working on a hilltop in Paternoster on South Africa’s west coast when he catches a glimpse of imminent danger through a telescope and rushes to the scene to help Ruby, a young, talented woman with a bright future.When Oscar’s friend Luke Watson, a lawyer, travels to Paternoster to help banker Lisa-Marie Pieterse uncover financial fraud and hold the perpetrator, Stephen Banting, to account, a riveting plot unfolds with Banting at the centre of a tale of...

Understanding justice, for many, begins with questions of injustice. This volume pushes us to consider the extent to which our scholarly and everyday practices are, or can become, socially just. In this edited collection, international contributors reflect on what the practice of ‘justice’ means to them, and discuss how it animates and shapes their research across diverse fields from international relations to food systems, political economy, migration studies and criminology.Givin...

Entrenar y correr con potenciómetro aporta todas las técnicas avanzadas de entrenamiento basadas en la potencia de ciclistas y triatletas de élite. Un potenciómetro puede desbloquear más velocidad y resistencia que cualquier otra herramienta de entrenamiento, pero solo si se entienden los datos que proporciona. Esta nueva edición de Entrenar y correr con potenciómetro actualiza la completa guía que se publicó por última vez hace casi diez años. Mediante esta actualización, cualquier deport...

Learn about the awe-inspiring journey of one the greatest UFC fighter, Conor McGregor; his early life, amazing achievements and fun facts about him. This book will help you to become familiar with this amazing superstar and will no doubt motivate you too to work hard at your dreams.