Understanding the motivations behind those who partake in extreme sports can be difficult for some. If the popular conception holds that the incentive behind extreme sports participation is entirely to do with risking one’s life, then this confusion will continue to exist. However, an in-depth examination of the phenomenology of the extreme sport experience yields a much more complex picture.This book revisits the definition of extreme sports as those activities where a mismanaged ...

Super science. Madness. Transhumanism.This is the dawn of posthumanity. Some things can’t be unlearned.Gleaming labs whir with the hum of servers as scientists unravel the secrets of the universe. But as we peel away mysteries, the universe glances back at us. Even now, terrors rise from the Mariana Trench and drift down from the stars. Scientists are disappearing—or worse. Experiments take on minds of their own. Some fight back against the unknown, some gi...

In the 1940s and 1950s, Albert Schweitzer was one of the best-known figures on the world stage. Courted by monarchs, world statesmen, and distinguished figures from the literary, musical, and scientific fields, Schweitzer was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1952, cementing his place as one of the great intellectual leaders of his time. Schweitzer is less well known now but nonetheless a man of perennial fascination, and this volume seeks to bring his achievements across a variety of areas...

The fifth volume in the Science Fiction Megapack series collects 25 tales of high adventure through other worlds and times, including 5 Hugo and Nebula Award-winners and nominees. Featured this time are:AGAPE AMONG THE ROBOTS, by Allen SteeleTHE STARSHIP MECHANIC, by Jay Lake and Ken ScholesPEACEMAKER, by Gardner DozoisOR ALL THE SEAS WITH OYSTERS, by Avram DavidsonGRANDMA, by Carol EmshwillerTHE GIFT BEARER, by Charles L. FontenayI, ROBOT,...

Jugendliche zum Glauben einladen - das ist das Ziel vieler christlicher Organisationen und Kirchen. Das Handbuch missionarische Jugendarbeit setzt sich mit wichtigen Grundfragen von Mission unter Jugendlichen auseinander, reflektiert aktuelle Herausforderungen und zeigt auf, wie missionarische Jugendarbeit in der Praxis gelingen kann. Das Handbuch verbindet dabei theologische mit sozialwissenschaftlichen Perspektiven und wurde gemeinsam von Wissenschaftlern und Fachleuten aus der Praxis en...

We hebben voor u 100 geweldige offertes geselecteerd om uw leiderschap te ontwikkelen. Leiderschap is een praktische vaardigheid, met betrekking tot het vermogen van een individu of organisatie om andere individuen, teams of hele organisaties te "leiden" of te begeleiden. Het hebben van een groot gevoel van leiderschap kan grote mannen en vrouwen inspireren in hun acties, in hun gedachten, in hun leven en in het leven van veel mensen om hen heen. Leiderschap wordt ook gedefinieerd als een ...

The Weird Fiction Megapack collects both modern and classic stories from the classic pulp magazine, Weird Tales, with selections ranging throughout the 20th Century, but focusing mainly on the classic era of the 1930s. Included are works by many famous authors, such as H.P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard, Clark Ashton Smith, Manly Wade Wellman, E. Hoffmann Price, Tennessee Williams, and many more -- with an emphasis on great but less-well-known stories that readers may not have encountered be...

I hope the title of this book is not misleading. If you are expecting an entire volume of spinoffs from Lovecraft's The Shadow Out of Time, complete with consciousness-swapping across the aeons, cone-shaped scholarly beings compiling their archives while dinosaurs roam outside their cities and some nameless doom threatens them from below, this isn't it. I did indeed include a few stories of that sort, as such titles as Robert Guffey's "Toward a General Theory of Yithian Psychology" and Rob...

Vi har valt ut 100 stora citationstecken för att utveckla ditt ledarskap. Ledarskap är en praktiska färdigheter relaterade till förmågan hos en individ eller organisation för att "leda" eller övervaka andra individer, grupper och hela organisationer. Att ha en stor känsla av ledarskap kan inspirera stora män och kvinnor i sina handlingar i sina sinnen, i deras liv och i livet för många människor runt dem. Ledarskap definieras som en process av social påverkan där en person stöd kan lita på...

Sie sind gefährlich, sie sind prickelnd, und manchmal können sie das Leben von jetzt auf gleich völlig verändern: Seitensprünge sind etwas Verbotenes, Verschwiegenes, Aufregendes! Erzählt wird von Ehen und Partnerschaften, die vor modernen Herausforderungen stehen und im besten Falle an ihnen wachsen. Dabei geht es nicht nur um Sexualität mit einem Partner außerhalb der Beziehung, sondern auch um neue Perspektiven, die den eigenen Blick erweitern. Im Vrockhaus kann man zu dem Thema Seitens...

Abbiamo selezionato per voi 100 grandi citazioni per sviluppare la vostra leadership. La leadership è un'abilità pratica, che riguarda la capacità di un individuo o di un'organizzazione di "guidare" o guidare altri individui, team o intere organizzazioni. Avere un grande senso della leadership può ispirare grandi uomini e donne nelle loro azioni, nei loro pensieri, nella loro vita e nella vita di molte persone che li circondano. La leadership è anche definita come un processo di influenza ...

Expanding American Anthropology, 1945–1980: A Generation Reflects takes an inside look at American anthropology’s participation in the enormous expansion of the social sciences after World War II. During this time the discipline of anthropology itself came of age, expanding into diverse subfields, frequently on the initiative of individual practitioners. The Association of Senior Anthropologists of the American Anthropological Association (AAA) called upon a number of its leaders ...