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2) NOLS cookery
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The keystone of the NOLS library, the Cookery has been a trusted and reliable resource used in the field by NOLS students and instructors for 50 years. First published by Stackpole in 1991, NOLS Cookery is in its seventh edition with 125,000 copies in print. Whether you're a first-time backpacker or a seasoned backcountry cook, you'll learn from the cookbook used by the experts in outdoor education. With more than 2 million meals prepared in the wilderness,...
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This book focuses on the issues and trends in outdoor, nature-based recreation, leisure and tourism and explores the implications for public policy, planning, management, and marketing. 37 chapters are organized into six parts: Society, factors/forces shaping demand for and use of resources; resources, what exists and how did we reach this point; participation, how we are using resources; evaluation and valuation, determining how valuable the resources...
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"The game is on to get today's kids off video games and into the great outdoors. There is a movement upon us and it's full of parents who refuse to let their children become a statistic of childhood obesity, and who understand the fate of the environment rests with connecting their kids with the outdoors, With an informative ... look at biking, camping, swimming, paddling, fishing, snowsports, hiking, climbing and more ... Buchanan extends parents...
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At the start of the twentieth century, California became home to artists from all over America and Europe who aspired to depict the state's natural landscapes on canvas. In 1909 these artists founded the California Art Club. The club achieved distinction for its commitment to plein-air painting, an Impressionistic style in which painters work outdoors in order to capture the moment when natural lighting of a landscape elevates an already beautiful...
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Rooted in the time-tested practices of yoga and qigong (chi gong), this unique program is based in over twenty years of research on therapeutic movement and self-healing modalities. Health and fitness expert Cain Carroll reveals the methods of how to heal neck and shoulder pain naturally using gentle restorative exercises, breathing techniques, self-massage and important adjustments to everyday posture and body mechanics that reduce repetitive stress...
14) Soccer
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Soccer is considered to be hands-down the most popular sport in the world, with the FIFA World Cup netting an audience double that of the Olympic Games. This program covers in detail how soccer is played, the clothing and protective gear worn, penalty areas, FIFA rules, and the functions of the goalkeeper, defense, midfielders, and forwards. Techniques such as receiving the ball, leaving the ball, passing, and shooting, and when each may be employed,...
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Follows Andy Goldsworthy's bohemian free spirit all over the world as he demonstrates and opens up about his creative process. From his long-winding rock walls and icicle sculptures to his interlocking leaf chains and multi-colored pools of flowers. Goldsworthy's painstakingly intricate masterpieces are made entirely of materials found in Mother Nature - who threatens and often succeeds in destroying his art, sometimes before it is even finished.
17) Tennis
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The modern game of tennis can be traced back to 18th-century France, where it was once played using bare hands instead of rackets. An overview of the game is provided in this program, with information on techniques, terminology, types of racquets and tennis shoes, categories, and variations of the field of play according to International Tennis Federation rules. Viewers learn details such as what constitutes a set, and the serve, forehand drive, backhand...
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Here in this volume are the personal reflections on Montana and its people - in stories and essays - from some of the finest writers in America today. The contributors to The Big Sky Reader attempt to give the reader a sense of the spirit of Montana and its place in western literature. We read of ranches and rodeos, saloons, rivers, fires, and the never-ending Sky. In the end, this treasury captures a sense of country and home and presents a vivid...
20) Summer guide
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