'Quite simply, it contains the tools to make you a better runner. Make space on your bookshelf for this timeless, classic marathon manual.' - Paul Tonkinson**'Drawing on decades of running and coaching experience, Murphy provides a current resource that long-distance runners are sure to return to time and again' - BooklistLearn how to run your best marathon and get the most out of your training.**There's no shortage of advice out there on h...

The term ‘sensitive research’ is applied to a wide range of issues and settings. It is used to denote projects that may involve risk to people, stigmatising topics, and/or require a degree of sensitivity on behalf of the researcher. Rather than take the notion of ‘sensitive research’ for granted, this collection unpacks and challenges what the term means.This book is a collective endeavour to reflect on research practices around ‘sensitive research’, providing in-depth explorations...

Bloomsbury presents Run Your Best Marathon by Sam Murphy, read by Emma Powell.'Quite simply, it contains the tools to make you a better runner. Make space on your bookshelf for this timeless, classic marathon manual.' — Paul Tonkinson'Drawing on decades of running and coaching experience, Murphy provides a current resource that long-distance runners are sure to return to time and again' — BooklistLearn how to run your best marathon and get the most out of your train...

Spend two hours with Pete Magill’s Fast 5K and you’ll know how to run your fastest 5K.In his fast–paced, ultimate guide to 5K running races, celebrated running coach Pete Magill reveals the 25 crucial keys to setting your next 5K personal record. Magill shares hard–earned lessons he gained while leading 19 teams to USA national championships and setting multiple American and world age–group and masters records.To r...

Do you want to lose fat, double testosterone, get the perfect posterior or give your partner a fifteen-minute female orgasm? Whatever your physical goal, The 4-Hour Body eclipses every other health manual by sharing the best kept secrets in the latest science and research to provide new strategies for redesigning the human body.And you don't need to exhaust yourself. International bestselling author, Timothy Ferriss, helps you reach your true genetic potential in 3-6 month...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERHow to train for anything and everything, anywhere and everywhereThe World's Fittest Book is set to become every fitness enthusiast's bible. Dubbed the body's complete user guide, it will become the go-to resource for learning all you need to know about building muscle, losing fat, eating (healthy) cake and unlocking your superhuman physical potential.Pa...

All social work students study theory and undertake practice placements. Integrating the two – so that each informs the other – is both essential and notoriously tricky. This accessible book demystifies the process and offers helpful evidence-based strategies for doing it successfully.Structured around different approaches to learning, Integrating Social Work Theory and Practice covers:Adult and student centred learningLearning a...

The Triathlete's Training Bible is the bestselling and most comprehensive guide for aspiring and experienced triathletes.Joe Friel is the most trusted coach in the world and his proven triathlon training program has helped hundreds of thousands find success in the sport of triathlon.Joe has completely rewritten this new Fourth Edition of The Triathlete's Training Bible to incorporate new training principles and help athletes train smarter than ever.The Triathlete's Training Bible equips tr...

The first dedicated book on marathon and half marathon training from the renowned experts at Runner's WorldRunner's World Big Book of Marathon and Half-Marathon Training gives readers the core essentials of marathon training, nutrition, injury prevention, and more.The editors of Runner's World know marathon training better than anyone on the planet. They have spent the last few years inviting readers to share the long, sweaty journey to the starti...

Train to win with Joe Friel and the definitive guide to optimal cycling performance. Inside this all-new Cyclist's Training Bible, Joe Friel—cycling's most experienced personal coach—presents the latest discoveries in cycling science, data analysis, daily planning, and skills development to help you create a personal training plan for success. Whether you are training for road races, criteriums, time trials, or gravel races, or you just need to improve your climbing, sprinting, endurance, ...

Rosaline Barbour draws on her extensive teaching experience to provide a clear, user-friendly introduction to the craft of doing qualitative research. Each chapter includes examples of real-life qualitative data and a range of exercises to help students get a feel for the process of generating and analysing qualitative data.The second edition includes:New examples from a range of social science disciplines, making this the perfect book no matter what course you’re stu...

Time is every woman's most precious commodity—and a lack of it is the number one reason, in survey after survey, that women give for why they don't exercise. But research now shows that as little as 15 minutes of resistance training is just as effective in spiking one's metabolism as a workout lasting more than twice as long. All it takes is 15 minutes to achieve lifelong results—and women are more likely to stick to an exercise plan if it's chopped down to those 15 minutes.The...