Positive Pedagogy is an athlete-centred, inquiry-based approach that transforms the way we understand learning and coaching in sport. This book demonstrates how Positive Pedagogy for sport coaching (PPed) can be successfully employed across a range of sports and levels of performance, while also providing insight into coaches’ experiences.Now in a fully revised and updated second edition, the book introduces the key concepts that underpin Positive Pedagogy and offers detailed case ...

Contemporary sports coaching studies have moved beyond simple biophysical approaches to more complex understandings of coaching as a set of social relationships and processes. This is the first book to examine what that means in the context of one major international sport, rugby union. Drawing on cutting-edge empirical research in the five most powerful rugby-playing nations, as well as developments in pedagogical and social theory, the book argues for an holistic approach to coaching, co...

This issue of Weird Tales presents a batch of entirely new short stories, flash fiction, poems, and an essay dealing with monsters who defy death, including zombies, vampires, mummies, and various and assorted revenants. There are some real heavy hitters here—bestsellers and names listeners might not yet know … but should. And will.Like Weird Tales itself—the magazine that never dies—these monsters are coming for you and they are very, very hungry.“The Eyr...

A unique collection of stories from bestselling authors Angela Marsons, Rob Sinclair, Joy Ellis, Louise Beech and many more!Written in the Stars is a festive charity anthology with short stories from a variety of authors, including international bestsellers and award-winning writers. There's something for everyone, with tales that will make you laugh, make you cry, or make you sleep with the light on. It's the perfect book to curl up with on a cold winter's...

For the first time showcasing a unique and extensive range of Australian War Memorial photographs, Gallipoli: a Ridge too far describes the pivotal events of that momentous year as they affected all the countries involved. The book combines fresh perspectives from the worlds leading authorities, including Turkish and German historians, together with soldiers letters and diary accounts. In early August 1915, after months of stalemate in the trenches on Gallipoli, British and Dominion troops...

German Scholars in Exiledeals with intellectuals who fled Nazi Germany and found refuge in either the United States or in American Services in Great Britain and post-WWII Germany. The volume focuses on scholars who were outside the commonly known Max Horkheimer-Hannah Arendt circles, who are less well-known but not less important. Their experiences ranged from an outstanding career at an Ivy-League university to a return to the German Democratic Republic and a position as an econo...

Shadows deepen, mysteries linger, and the unknown draws closer. In The Book of Shadows Vol. 3, a remarkable group of authors—including Mary Elizabeth Penn, Herbert Stephen, Vincent O'Sullivan, Edith Nesbit, Margaret Oliphant, M. R. James, Ellen Glasgow, William Fryer Harvey, Hugh Walpole, and E. F. Benson—come together to deliver another haunting volume of supernatural and mysterious tales. This collection invites readers deeper into a world where reality is uncertain and the unseen quietl...

Unable to sleep, eleven-year-old Harvey Ranger sends his drone out the window to search for whales over Weymouth Bay. Whales are nowhere to be found, but what Harvey does find sends him on a journey that leaves him floating alone on a raft in the English Channel and makes him the central figure in solving the largest robbery in the history of the world.“An epic adventure with a memorable hero and just the right combination of humour and imagination make this a ...

This book is essential reading to understand the social abilities of adults with Asperger's syndrome. The contributors each have different personalities and experiences, but together they provide a range of strategies to encourage people with Asperger's syndrome to achieve the social relationships they desire.'- Professor Tony AttwoodSocial interaction among neurotypical people is complex and in many ways illogical. To the person with Asperger Syndrome (AS) it is also woefu...

For some stories there is no happy resolving of the narratives and the characters struggle against the odds that are always destined to overwhelm them. In these stories our authors reveal and examine situations where the only possible outcome is sadness, and sometimes even worse.

Daily Strength, a year-long devotional, walks Christian men through Scripture passages that speak to their most pressing issues. Featuring content from the ESV Men's Devotional Bible, each daily devotion features a short summary of a Bible passage with a thought-provoking message from from one of more than forty contributors. Arranged canonically from Genesis to Revelation with short introductions to each Bible book, Daily Strength encourages and enlightens men t...

Unlock the final chapter of mystical wisdom with The Book of Shadows Vol III, a powerful continuation of the journey into witchcraft, ritual, and spiritual discovery. This volume gathers advanced practices, esoteric teachings, and sacred knowledge for seekers who wish to deepen their connection to the unseen realms. With spells, invocations, and guidance for personal transformation, it offers tools to harness inner strength and universal energy. More than a grimoire, it is a guide...