My First 1 000 Jumps

Author : Norm Heaton
Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
Page : 910 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2019-06-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781645443971

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My First 1,000 Jumps by Norm Heaton Pdf

You are holding the only comprehensive history of the early days of the sport of skydiving yet published. It is the story of not just one skydiver but the story of many, the true pioneers of the sport. Just as important this book includes a complete history of the national organization established for the express purpose of promoting sport parachuting. While this history is restricted to a short fifteen years (1961-1975), those years were the most productive, most far-reaching, and the most exciting for the fledgling idea of jumping out of perfectly good airplanes for the sheer joy of it all, eventually establishing the sport of skydiving as an integral part of the world of aviation sports. This book tells the story of those formative years with details of battles fought to maintain freedom of the skies for all parachutists when government and corporate interests made numerous attempts to severely restrict the right of skydivers to use our nation's airspace. This story is told by a man who dedicated his life to the advancement of the sport, serving for twelve years as the chief executive officer of the national organization for skydivers, the Parachute Club of America / US Parachute Association. The reader will embark on a most exciting journey, a journey not told before, continually laced with personal stories that will touch your heart, make you smile, and occasionally make you laugh. This book contains over 400 photographs and 1,500 names of people from around the world who participated in that wonderful and exhilarating sport called skydiving.

Author : Shawn Baker
Publisher : Victory Belt Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2019-11-19
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781628603507

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The Carnivore Diet by Shawn Baker Pdf

Shawn Baker’s Carnivore Diet is a revolutionary, paradigm-breaking nutritional strategy that takes contemporary dietary theory and dumps it on its head. It breaks just about all the “rules” and delivers outstanding results. At its heart is a focus on simplicity rather than complexity, subtraction rather than addition, making this an incredibly effective diet that is also easy to follow. The Carnivore Diet reviews some of the supporting evolutionary, historical, and nutritional science that gives us clues as to why so many people are having great success with this meat-focused way of eating. It highlights dramatic real-world transformations experienced by people of all types. Common disease conditions that are often thought to be lifelong and progressive are often reversed on this diet, and in this book, Baker discusses some of the theory behind that phenomenon as well. It outlines a comprehensive strategy for incorporating the Carnivore Diet as a tool or a lifelong eating style, and Baker offers a thorough discussion of the most common misconceptions about this diet and the problems people have when transitioning to it.

Author : Matthew T. Bolland
Publisher : Casemate
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2022-05-19
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781636241227

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Among the Firsts: Lieutenant Colonel Gerhard L. Bolland's Unconventional War by Matthew T. Bolland Pdf

In his own words, the war of the doubly pioneering Lt Col Gerhard L. Bolland—82nd Airborne paratrooper on D-Day and senior OSS field operative on Operation Rype. Unconventional warfare tactics can have a considerable effect on the outcome of any war. During World War II, the United States government developed and employed two new methods of fighting. The first was the development of "paratroop" units, as they were first called. The second was the formation of a covert and sabotage operations branch called the Office of Strategic Services (OSS). Lt. Colonel Bolland was involved in both of these "firsts." During the D-Day invasion he parachuted behind enemy lines, jumping out of the 82nd Airborne lead aircraft with General James Gavin. After fighting with the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment for thirty-three days straight, he returned to England and became involved with the OSS Scandinavian Section. He served as Field Commander for their Operation, code named Rype. This was the only American military undertaking, albeit covert, in Norway during the entire course of the war. As a young boy growing up in rural western Minnesota, Bolland got his military start with the Minnesota National Guard, before being accepted to West Point, solely on merit. His military career lasted seventeen years. Lt. Colonel Bolland ended up with numerous decorations including the Norwegian Liberation Medal and Citation, the Bronze Star for valor, the French Fouragerre of Croix de Guerre with Palms and posthumously the Congressional Gold medal awarded to the OSS Society on behalf of all former OSS members that served during the war. His story reveals the struggles, successes, failures and ultimate victories, detailing what went right and what went wrong with these new unconventional methods of fighting.

Author : Jonathan Schaeffer
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 511 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-09
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781475727333

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One Jump Ahead by Jonathan Schaeffer Pdf

This extraordinary book tells of the creation of the world-class checkers computer program, Chinook. From its beginnings in 1988, Chinook became a worthy opponent to the world champion and by 1992 had defeated all the worlds top human players. In his fascinating account, Jonathan Schaeffer, the originator and leader of the Chinook team, provides an engrossing story of failures and successes. He describes the human story behind Chinook and his own feelings in his continuous effort to improve the programs performance. We follow the development of Chinook from an innocent question asked over lunch, through to the final match against the then world champion, Marion Tinsley. As the story unfolds, readers are introduced to the rules of checkers and the basics of computer game programs, as well as to the key figures in the story. The culmination of this new edition expounds upon checker finally perfected and solved by Chinook ten years after the story was originally told.

Author : Sergeant Major David Carden U.S. Army
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2009-08-31
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781449020484

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The Army Insider by Sergeant Major David Carden U.S. Army Pdf

This is the true story of a man who fulfilled his destiny. He was just a country boy from Nebraska who grew up to achieve great things for his country. A multitude of short stories that chronicle his life begins with his parents. To know them is to know him. Through them, he received an adventurous childhood and he was instilled with a value system that governed his life. The story continues with wartime exploits, travels to Iran and Pakistan, and world-wide assignments. The story includes some people that he met along the way; some famous and some not so famous. The man was a soldier. A professional soldier who rose through the ranks and was considered the expert at the top of his chosen career field. Life after the Army has involved local politics, community service, recreation and retail sales. His primary wish in life is to see his grand children grow up and not have to follow in his footsteps.

Author : Bill Neely
Publisher : Outskirts Press
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2019-09-06
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781977214126

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Over 1,000 Beatings, Spiritual Sanity and the Rejection of Evil by Bill Neely Pdf

This is a memoir and narrative of relentless terror and of combating hatred through following a path of a higher good and an inner guiding light as a child, a teenager, and an adult. From age 4 until 18 (1951-65) he is conditioned like one of Pavlov’s dogs to scream and cry for his life at the hands of his biological father who is a monster. What gifts him with a spiritual sanity and a living soul to persevere is he cares for his 3 younger brothers, and he doesn’t do to them or anyone else what is being done to him.

Author : Gary C. Boegel
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2007-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781412059411

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Boys of the Clouds by Gary C. Boegel Pdf

Boys of the Clouds tells the fascinating stories, in their own words, of over seventy veterans of the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion during the Second World War. The Battalion, part of the British 6th Airborne Division, was among the very first Allied soldiers to land on French soil on June 6, 1944. Despite a widely scattered drop, they managed to take and hold all their objectives on D-Day, and continued to hold off German counter attacks through that fateful summer. After suffering heavy losses in Normandy, the unit returned to England in September 1944 to refit and train for the next airborne operation. This training was interrupted when they were hastily sent to defend against the German offensive in the Ardennes, commonly known as the Battle of the Bulge. They were the only Canadian unit to take part in this action. After the threat had passed, and the German offensive halted, they once again returned to England to prepare for the next drop. This finally came on March 24, 1945 when the Allies were able to cross the Rhine in a massive combined airborne and river crossing operation, the largest the world has ever seen. Success came quickly on the drop zone and within three days, they embarked on a hectic journey that would take them from the Rhine River all the way to Wismar on the Baltic Sea by May 2nd, where they linked up with Russian forces. This historic meeting signified the end of the war in Europe. The Battalion then had the honour of being the first Canadian unit to return to Canada as a complete group. They landed in Halifax to a tumultuous welcome and were awarded the key to the city. Follow their arduous and often hilarious journey and discover why they joined up, what the parachute training was like, especially their first jump, what it was like jumping into action for the first time in Normandy, the conditions in the Ardennes, crossing the Rhine and the fateful trek to Wismar to end the war. It's all here, in their own words.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 724 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Soldiers
ISBN : UIUC:30112099970433

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Soldiers by Anonim Pdf

Author : Kasia Wezowski
Publisher : Nicholas Brealey
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2017-10-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781473657519

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Taking the Leap by Kasia Wezowski Pdf

Organized into three sections: Finding Yourself and Your Purpose, Finding Your Clients, and Finding Success, Taking the Leap provides relevant and practical advice from twenty-four well-known coaches who have built sustainable coaching businesses whole doing what they love-helping people. Success tips and strategies from global, coaching masters infused with their own personal accounts of how they got their start: MARSHALL GOLDSMITH on becoming a better businessperson JACK CANFIELD on continuous improvement KIERON SWEENEY on promoting yourself HEATHER RAMSEY on selecting a business model MARK THOMPSON on partnering with industry leaders and influencers KELVIN LIM on specialization JOHN DEMARTINI on putting your mission first PATRYK WEZOWSKI on scaling your business MARC STEINBERG on inner wisdom MIRNA BACUN on leveraging LinkedIn VISHEN LAKHIANI on building a visionary business

Author : Olivia Abdallah
Publisher : Olivia Abdallah
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2021-01-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Glass Floor by Olivia Abdallah Pdf

A story about two people and the impact they leave on the world through a blend of art and artificial intelligence.

Author : United States. Congress
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1020 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1933
Category : Law
ISBN : UCR:31210025933274

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Congressional Record by United States. Congress Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781616778903

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My First Piano Adventure: Lesson Book B with Online Audio by Anonim Pdf

(Faber Piano Adventures ). Book B of the Fabers' method for the young beginner moves the student into staff-reading. Music notation is explored through stepwise directional reading, pattern recognition, and changing hand positions, all in the context of engaging songs, games and creative exploration at the piano. Maintaining the child-centered philosophy of the series, the "friends at the piano" from the A Books introduce students to the music of two new composer friends Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven. Classic themes share the stage with contemporary pop and jazz sounds for young ears to absorb and enjoy. The Book B audio presents a vibrant mix of sounds, from boogie to Beethoven. The tracks serve as a listening resource which educates and as accompaniment tracks for play-along. Audio is accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.

Author : Gregory Orfalea
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2010-05-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781439143681

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Messengers of the Lost Battalion by Gregory Orfalea Pdf

The author of Before the Flames and the son of a member of the ill-fated infantry battalion discusses America's 551st Battalion and their heroic, little-known role during World War II's Battle of the Bulge.

Author : Nigel Goodall
Publisher : Andrews UK Limited
Page : 111 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781849893770

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Jump Up - The Rise of the Rolling Stones by Nigel Goodall Pdf

Jump Up – The Rise of the Rolling Stones was originally a coffee-table illustrated softback that traced the band's first ten years from 1963 onwards. Now available in digital format for the first time since it was published in 1995, the book, taken from author Nigel Goodall's original unedited manuscript, assembles an amazing picture of the first decade of the ‘Greatest Rock ‘n’ Roll Band In the World’ – and includes details of previously unheard interviews with the Stones and with all those that knew and worked with them during the period the book covers. Hailed as one of the first biographies to potray a vivid and dramatic telling of the early life and career of the band, the book covers everything from Jagger and Richards meeting on Dartford Railway Station to the early days of playing West London blues clubs, the package tours, the drug busts, the women, the death of Brian Jones, the beginning of the sticky 70s and the major stadium gigs.

Author : Anne M. Fletcher
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2003-03-31
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780547346342

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Thin for Life by Anne M. Fletcher Pdf

The completely revised and updated national bestseller. “You can lose weight on any diet, but if you want to keep it off, read Thin for Life, 2nd Edition.”—Shape In this new edition of the acclaimed bestseller, award-winning nutritionist Anne M. Fletcher incorporates exciting recent scientific research to show that permanent weight loss is far easier than is commonly believed. Whether you want to lose 10 pounds or 100, Thin for Life will help you master your weight problem by sharing the techniques of the real experts—hundreds of women and men who have lost weight for good. Their hard-won wisdom has been distilled down into ten Keys to Success that will change your body—and your mind . . . Believe that you can become thin for life Take the reins Do it your way Accept the food facts Nip it in the bud Learn the art of positive self-talk Move it to lose it Face life head-on Get more out of life Don’t go it alone “Anyone who has tried and failed to lose unwanted pounds and keep them off should read this book.”—Jane Brody, New York Times personal health columnist, from the foreword