The first of its kind Body Space Image is a remarkable book about improvisation
- a narrative of discovery that sets the mind loose
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Mo Rossers unique bestselling text has been fully updated to reflect the latest standards in Beauty Therapy with new photographs & a wealth of learning features to reinforce study & place the theory in the context of the salon. In order to provide the most effective treatments for their clients students & practitioners of beauty therapy need to fully comprehend the science that underpins each treatment. This book enables you to understand the scientific aspects of both body & facial therapy explaining the theory in an accessible yet comprehensive manner. Therapies covered include: mechanical massage vacuum suction galvanic treatment electro-muscle stimulation micro-current treatments micro-dermabrasion infra-red & ultraviolet & heat therapy treatments. ...

Club Gouge: Chicagos edgiest night spot where a woman calling herself the Body Artist invites the audience to use her naked body as a canvas. The show attracts all kinds of people from a menacing cop to Ukrainian mobsters & Iraq war veterans. A tormented young painter comes too & the designs she creates on the Body Artist drive one of the soldiers into a violent rage. When the painter is shot the police assume the shell-shocked veteran went off the rails. But his family hires V.I. to clear his name
- & the detective discovers a chain of ugly truths stretching from Iraq to Chicagos South Side.
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This work is aimed at bodybuilders strength training enthusiasts & as a reference for fitness professionals. It is a new addition to the best-selling Anatomy" series. The original text " Strength Training Anatomy" has sold over 500 000 copies worldwide & has been translated into over 20 languages. This book has enough detail for any serious strength training enthusiast with training for specific body image goals & key emphasis on technique to avoid injury. It is a combination of top medical & anatomical knowledge with 280 illustrations to guide the reader. Organised by muscle group each body part is subdivided into muscle target zones allowing the reader to select the specific exercises they need to emphasise hard-to-hit target spots in their physique. Each chapter

Includes:: detailed variations on modifying grip body position exercise trajectory & range of motion in order to emphasise different muscle groups."

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The Bodybuilding.com Guide to Your Best Body is a plan that promotes health from the inside out starting by breaking down the mental blocks that are holding you back then by building up the muscles on your body & finally by fortifying you with delicious healthy food. Rather than subtracting things from your life-cutting out calories losing weight banishing your belly-heres how to add more of the right things: more muscle more support & more success. Motivation is the key factor that drives permanent change & The Bodybuilding.com Guide to Your Best Body helps you activate your inner motivation & find the proper balance of weight training to make fit happen forever. Even people who have struggled with fitness for their entire lives can achieve spectacular lasting results. Based on the best practices found at Bodybuilding.com (the worlds leading online fitness site with more than 2 million members worldwide) The Bodybuilding.com Guide to Your Best Body shows that amazing things can happen when people get the tools they need to achieve their personal fitness goals. ...

In a dangerous world everyone needs protection. Bodyguard: Hostage" is the new thriller from Chris Bradford bestselling author of " Young Samurai". " Bodyguard" is a bulletproof action-adventure series that fans of Cherub & Alex Rider will love. This is Lee Child for younger readers
- Jason Bourne for the next generation. With the rise of teen stars the intense media focus on celeb families & a new wave of billionaires adults are no longer the only target for hostage-taking blackmail & assassination
- kids are too. That's why they need a young bodyguard like Connor Reeves to protect them. Recruited into the ranks of a covert young bodyguard squad 14-year-old Connor Reeves embarks on a rigorous close protection course. Training in surveillance anti-ambush exercises hostage survival & unarmed combat he's put through his paces & wonders if he will actually survive the course. But when the US President summons Connor to protect his impulsive teenage daughter Connor's training is put to the ultimate test. For Connor discovers that the First Daughter Alicia doesn't want to be guarded. She just wants to have fun. & with no clue Connor is her bodyguard Alicia tries to elude her Secret Service agents & lead Connor astray. But unknown to her a terrorist sleeper cell has been activated. Its mission: to take the president's daughter Hostage... And don't miss " Bodyguard: Ransom" coming soon."

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In 1932 Englands cricket team led by the haughty Douglas Jardine had the fastest bowler in the world: Harold Larwood. Australia boasted the most prolific batsman the game had ever seen: the young Don Bradman. He had to be stopped. The leg-side bouncer onslaught inflicted by Larwood & Bill Voce with a ring of fieldsmen waiting for catches caused an outrage that reverberated to the back of the stands & into the highest levels of government. Bodyline as this infamous technique came to be known was repugnant to the majority of cricket-lovers. It was also potentially lethal
- one bowl fracturing the skull of Australian wicketkeeper Bert Oldfield
- & the technique was outlawed in 1934. After the death of Don Bradman in 2001 one of the most controversial events in cricketing history
- the Bodyline technique
- finally slid out of living memory. Over seventy years on the 1932-33 Ashes series remains the most notorious in the history of Test cricket between Australia & Engl&. David Friths gripping narrative has been acclaimed as the definitive book on the whole saga: superbly researched & replete with anecdotes Bodyline Autopsy is a masterly anatomy of one of the most remarkable sporting scandals.



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This fresh analysis of the England
- Australia ' Bodyline Controversy' of 1932-33 uncovers hypocrisy on both sides of the furore
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In the 20 years since the publication of the first edition of Bodyspace" the knowledge base upon which ergonomics rests has increased significantly. The need for an authoritative contemporary & above all usable reference is therefore great. This third edition maintains the same content & structure as previous editions but updates the material & references to reflect recent developments in the field. The book has been substantially revised to include new research & anthropometric surveys the latest techniques & changes in legislation that have taken place in recent years. New coverage in the third edition
Includes:: Guidance on design strategies & practical advice on conducting trials; overview of recent advances in simulation & digital human modes; dynamic seating; recent work on hand/handle interface; computer input devices; laptop computer use & childrens use of computers; design for an aging population & accessibility for people with disabilities; and; new approaches to risk management & new assessment tools legislation & standards. As the previous two editions have shown " Bodyspace" is an example of the unusual: a text that is a favourite among academics & practitioners. Losing none of the features that made previous editions so popular the author skilfully integrates new knowledge into the existing text without sacrificing the easily accessible style that makes this book unique. More than just a reference text this authoritative book clearly delineates the field of ergonomics."
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When the Boeing 747 first flew commercially in 1970 it ushered in a new era of affordable air travel. Often referred to by the nickname Jumbo Jet the 747 was the worlds first wide-body commercial airliner & its advent has proved to be one of the major milestones in aviation history. The centrepiece of this Haynes Manual" is the 747-400 which is the most numerous version. As well as being the highest-selling model in the 747 family there are more 400s currently in service than any other version." ...