It is probably not surprising to learn that the modern craze for running is not new: our species has been running since we were able to stand upright. What may be surprising, however, are the many ways and reasons we have performed this painful, exhausting and yet exhilarating activity down the ages. In this original, humorous and almost improbable world history, Thor Gotaas br...(展开全部)

You may be contemplating your first Linux installation. Or you may have been using Linux for years and need to know more about adding a network printer or setting up an FTP server. Running Linux, now in its fifth edition, is the book you'll want on hand in either case. Widely recognized in the Linux community as the ultimate getting-started and problem-solving book, it answers ...(展开全部)

Ash Maurya is the author of the international bestseller "Running Lean: How to Iterate from Plan A to a plan that works" and the creator of the one-page business modeling tool "Lean Canvas". His new book is "Scaling Lean: Master the Key Metrics for Startup Growth". Ash is praised for offering some of the best and most practical advice for entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs all ove...(展开全部)

Contents Chapter 1: The Evolution of the Human Runner Chapter 2: Cardiovascular and Cardiorespiratory Components Chapter 3: The Runner in Motion Chapter 4: Adaptations for Speed and Terrain Chapter 5: Upper Torso Chapter 6: Arms and Shoulders Chapter 7: Core Chapter 8: Upper Legs Chapter 9: Lower Legs and Feet Chapter 10: Common Running Injuries Chapter 11: Anatomy of Running F...(展开全部)

Ash Maurya is the author of the international bestseller "Running Lean: How to Iterate from Plan A to a plan that works" and the creator of the one-page business modeling tool "Lean Canvas". His new book is "Scaling Lean: Master the Key Metrics for Startup Growth". Ash is praised for offering some of the best and most practical advice for entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs all ove...(展开全部)

Winner of the 2012 Schneider Family Book Award Jessica thinks her life is over when she loses a leg in a car accident. She's not comforted by the news that she'll be able to walk with the help of a prosthetic leg. Who cares about walking when you live to run? As she struggles to cope with crutches and a first cyborg-like prosthetic, Jessica feels oddly both in the spotlight ...(展开全部)

A small wonder of writing and humanity. -- L'EXPRESS Following his brilliant portrait of Maurice Ravel, Jean Echenoz turns to the life of one of the greatest runners of the twentieth century, and once again demonstrates his astonishing abilities as a prose stylist. Set against the backdrop of the Soviet liberation and post-World War II communist rule of Czechoslovakia, Runn...(展开全部)

A small wonder of writing and humanity. -- L'EXPRESS Following his brilliant portrait of Maurice Ravel, Jean Echenoz turns to the life of one of the greatest runners of the twentieth century, and once again demonstrates his astonishing abilities as a prose stylist. Set against the backdrop of the Soviet liberation and post-World War II communist rule of Czechoslovakia, Runn...(展开全部)

Winner of the 2012 Schneider Family Book Award Jessica thinks her life is over when she loses a leg in a car accident. She's not comforted by the news that she'll be able to walk with the help of a prosthetic leg. Who cares about walking when you live to run? As she struggles to cope with crutches and a first cyborg-like prosthetic, Jessica feels oddly both in the spotlight ...(展开全部)

Kane joined up with an international team—if that's the word for this squabbling group—to paddle from the high Andes all the way to the Atlantic through terrifying rapids and everything else. Their feat may not match John Wesley Powell's, but the cast is colorful, the action exciting, and the human drama as interesting as the physical.