The violence of combat sports left a mark on how fans and communities remembered athletes. As individual endeavors, combat sports have often produced more detailed, emotionally poignant, and deeply personal stories of triumph than those associated with team sports. Commemorative statues to combat athletes are therefore unique as historical markers and sites of memory. These statues tell remarkable stories of the athletes themselves, but also the people and communities that planned and buil...

A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of 2013A joint biography of John Foster Dulles and Allen Dulles, who led the United States into an unseen war that decisively shaped today's worldDuring the 1950s, when the Cold War was at its peak, two immensely powerful brothers led the United States into a series of foreign adventures whose effects are still shaking the world.John Foster Dulles was secretary of state while his brothe...

The Gospel Coalition Book Awards Winner – Theological StudiesModern theology claimed that it ignited a renaissance in trinitarian theology. Really, it has been a renaissance in social trinitarianism. Classical commitments like divine simplicity have been jettisoned, the three persons have been redefined as three centers of consciousness and will, and modern agendas in politics, gender, and ecclesiology determine the terms of the discussion. Contemp...

A timely debut novel from an exciting new voice in women's fiction about cancel culture and appearance versus reality.'A riveting debut: thoughtful, compassionate, nuanced and so very topical.' Liane Moriarty, author of Here One Moment'As compulsive as any app. Clare Stephens creates a cautionary tale for our times, full of wit and nuance.' Jane Harper, author of The Dry and Exiles...

A joint biography of John Foster Dulles and Allen Dulles, who led the United States into an unseen war that decisively shaped today's worldDuring the 1950s, when the Cold War was at its peak, two immensely powerful brothers led the United States into a series of foreign adventures whose effects are still shaking the world.John Foster Dulles was secretary of state while his brother, Allen Dulles, was director of the Central Intelligence Agency. In this book, Stephen Kinzer p...

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...

Nowhereville: Weird Is Other People is an anthology of urban weird fiction. These are stories of the city, of people interacting with the complexities that are other people. These 19 short stories explore the genre of weird fiction, tales not quite fantasy and not quite science fiction, tales blurring the lines between genres. These are the strange stories of the strange decisions we make and the strange ways the city affects us.And there's an amazing cast of authors:...

For the first time, The Australian Wars brings what for too long has been considered the historical past into connection with its reverberations in the present.It is estimated up to 100,000 people died in the frontier wars that raged across Australia for more than 150 years. This is equivalent to the combined total of all Australians killed in foreign battles to date. But there are few memorials marking these first, domestic wars.The Australian...

Up-to-date strategies for thwarting the latest, most insidious network attacksThis fully updated, industry-standard security resource shows, step by step, how to fortify computer networks by learning and applying effective ethical hacking techniques. Based on curricula developed by the authors at major security conferences and colleges, the book features actionable planning and analysis methods as well as practical steps for identifying and combating both targeted ...

Increase speed, power, endurance, and efficiency with Cutting-Edge Cycling. You’ll learn how to apply the latest in cycling research, science, and technology to train smarter, ride longer, and race faster.Renowned cycling coach Hunter Allen and leading scientist Stephen Cheung share the most recent biomechanical, physiological, and technical advances and research, why they matter, and how you can incorporate them for maximal training and optimal performance.From th...

A revealing biography featuring an exclusive first interview with the new Pope Leo XIV, written by one of the world's most respected Vatican correspondentsWho is Robert Prevost, the man who is now Leo XIV?What personal traits led him to be chosen as pontiff at a time when the Catholic Church was debating whether to continue the legacy of Francis I or roll back the reforms advanced by him? How did he rise as pope in an overwhelmingly majorit...

Brought to you by Penguin.An icon of the last fifty years, Stephen Hawking seems to encapsulate genius: not since Albert Einstein has a scientific figure held such a place in our popular consciousness. In this enthralling memoir, writer and physicist Leonard Mlodinow tells the story of his friend and colleague, offering an intimate account of this giant of science.The two met in 2003, after Stephen asked Leonard if he would consider writing a book with him....