Get ready to run the race of your life Marathons in the U.S. have seen record increases in participation during the past few years. Running a Marathon For Dummies helps aspiring marathon runners prepare to successfully complete their first race & shows experienced runners how to take their game to the next level. Running a Marathon For Dummies gives you exercises programs & tips to improve your running stamina speed & overall health. It takes you from sitting on the couch through running your first 26.2 mile marathon--and beyond. For seasoned runners Running a Marathon For Dummies offers tips & advice for how to continue improving performance through drills exercises & other techniques. Provides a timed training promise for runners of all skill levels from non-runners first marathoners & mid-race runners to more experienced runners

Includes:: information on how running increases heart strength keeps illnesses away keeps arteries clear & improves a person's mood Gives you drills exercises & techniques to improve your endurance Whether you're a couch potato or a regularly hit the asphalt Running a Marathon For Dummies gives you everything you need to run the race of your life.

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The easy way to successfully run a profitable restaurant Millions of Americans dream of owning & running their own restaurant -- because they want to be their own boss because their cooking always draws raves or just because they love food. Running a Restaurant For Dummies covers every aspect of getting started for aspiring restaurateurs. From setting up a business plan & finding financing to designing a menu & dining room youll find all the advice you need to start & run a successful restaurant. Even if you dont know anything about cooking or running a business you might still have a great idea for a restaurant -- & this handy guide will show you how to make your dream a reality. If you already own a restaurant but want to see it get more successful Running a Restaurant For Dummies offers unbeatable tips & advice for bringing in hungry customers. From start to finish youll learn everything you need to know to succeed. New information on designing re-designing & equipping a restaurant with all the essentials--from the back of the house to the front of the house Determining whether to rent or buy restaurant property Updated information on setting up a bar & managing the wine list Profitable pointers on improving the bottom line The latest & greatest marketing & publicity options in a social-media world Managing & retaining key staff New & updated information on menu creation & the implementation of Federal labeling (when applicable) as well as infusing local healthy alternative cuisine to menu planning Running a Restaurant For Dummies gives you the scoop on the latest trends that chefs & restaurant operators can implement in their new or existing restaurants. ...

Double action thrillers by the classic adventure writer about a notorious Russian double agent Slade set in Iceland & Malta. RUNNING BLIND The assignment begins with a simple errand
- a parcel to deliver. But to Alan Stewart standing on a deserted road in Iceland with a murdered man at his feet it looks anything but simple. The desolate terrain is obstacle enough. But when Stewart realises he has been double-crossed & that the opposition is gaining ground his simple mission seems impossible...THE FREEDOM TRAP The Scarperers a brilliantly organised gang which gets long-term inmates out of prison spring a notorious Russian double agent. The trail leads Owen Stannard to Malta & to the suave killer masterminding the gang. Face to face at last with his opponents Stannard must try to outwit both men
- who have nothing to lose & everything to gain by his death...
Includes: a unique bonus
- A Matter of Months a previously unpublished short story about a murder in a casino.



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Everyone knows Danny Powell was born to run. But no one knows Danny dreams of beating the fastest man on the planet. Until one day Danny accidentally lets it slip & thats it. His ambition is out there
- & everyones laughing at him. Except what if Danny could be the next 100m world champion? With the Olympic Games on his doorstep theres only one way to find out. Will Dannys family & friends cheer him over that finishing line
- & watch his dream come true? This title comes from an award-winning chief sports reporter for The Times". Owen will be reporting on the Olympics for " The Times" lending even more authority as the author of this series in the lead-up to the Games. The 100m mens final is the one of the most popular Olympic events & " Running for Gold" features non-fiction facts & figures woven into an inspiring fictional story."

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Can you imagine being trapped in your own body? Able to see & hear everything going on around you but unable to move or speak
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Very funny very honest & very emotional whether you're in serious training or thinking about running for the bus this book will make you want to put on your trainers. Alexandra Heminsley had high hopes: the arse of an athlete the waist of a supermodel the speed of a gazelle. Defeated by gyms & bored of yoga she decided to run. Her first attempt did not end well. Six years later she has run five marathons in two continents. But as her dad says you run with your head as much as with your legs. So while this is a book about running it's not just about running. You could say it's about ambition (yes getting out of bed on a rainy Sunday morning counts) relationships (including talking to the intimidating staff in the trainer shop) as well as your body (your boobs don't have to wobble when you run). But it's also about realizing that you can do more than you ever thought possible. Very funny very honest & very emotional whether you're in serious training or thinking about running for the bus this is a book for anyone who after wine & crisps for supper a few too many times thinks they might.. .just might.. .like to run like a girl. ...

Currently the number-one selling running book on Amazon.co.uk Running Made Easy" is quite simply the easiest friendliest most inspiring running book ever written. Fully revised & updated for 2008 this must-have guide is designed to get everyone who thought they could never run on their way to a better body bags of confidence & soaring energy levels. ' Running Made Easy' takes things right back to basics with the easiest-ever beginner's plan fill-in charts & diary sections plus all the jargon-free tips & advice you need to learn to love running. This book is there to support you with amazing stories & tips from runners just like you & also has chapters on goal setting self-hypnosis & mind games to get you back on track. Read this book & we guarantee that you'll run away with a healthier mind & body feeling empowered to succeed at whatever challenge you set yourself
- whether that's running a lap of your local park tackling your first race or marathon or just changing your life for the better."
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One second in time may separate the great athlete from the merely good. Seb Coe has made every second count. From an early age he has been driven to be the best at everything he does. Since the moment Coe stood alongside a scrubby municipal running track in Sheffield he knew that sport could change his life. It did. Breaking an incredible twelve world records & three of them in just forty-one days Seb became the only athlete to take gold at 1500 metres in two successive Olympic Games (Moscow 1980 & Los Angeles 1984). The same passion galvanised Coe in 2005 when he led Britains bid to bring the Olympic & Paralympic Games to London. He knew that if we won it would regenerate an East London landscape & change the lives of thousands of young people. It has. Born in Hammersmith & coached by his engineer father Coe went from a secondary modern school & Loughborough University to become the fastest middle-distance runner of his generation. His rivalry with Steve Ovett gripped a nation & made Britain feel successful at a time of widespread social discontent. From sport Coe transferred his ideals to politics serving in John Majors Conservative government from 1992 to 1997 & developing sharp elbows to become chief of staff to William Hague leader of the Party from 1997 to 2001 & finally a member of the House of Lords. Running My Life is in turns exhilarating inspiring amusing & extremely moving. Everyone knows where Sebastian Coe ended up. Few people realise how he got there. This is his personal journey. ...

One second in time may separate the great athlete from the merely good. Seb Coe has made every second count. From an early age he has been driven to be the best at everything he does. Since the moment Coe stood alongside a 'scrubby' municipal running track in Sheffield he knew that sport could change his life. It did. Breaking an incredible twelve world records & three of them in just forty-one days Seb became the only athlete to take gold at 1500 metres in two successive Olympic Games (Moscow 1980 & Los Angeles 1984). The same passion galvanised Coe in 2005 when he led Britain's bid to bring the Olympic & Paralympic Games to London. He knew that if we won it would regenerate an East London landscape & change the lives of thousands of young people. It has. Born in Hammersmith & coached by his engineer father Coe went from a secondary modern school & Loughborough University to become the fastest middle-distance runner of his generation. His rivalry with Steve Ovett gripped a nation & made Britain feel successful at a time of widespread social discontent. From sport Coe transferred his ideals to politics serving in John Major's Conservative government from 1992 to 1997 & developing 'sharp elbows' to become chief of staff to William Hague leader of the Party from 1997 to 2001 & finally a member of the House of Lords. Running My Life is in turns exhilarating inspiring amusing & extremely moving. Everyone knows where Sebastian Coe ended up. Few people realise how he got there. This is his personal journey. ...

Aspiring actress & part-time private investigator Fran Varady knew there would be maximum disruption when her friend Ganesh decided to modernise his uncle's newsagents starting with the washroom. But she isn't prepared for the nightmare that begins when an agitated passer-by asks to use it: hours later he's found stabbed to death leaving a message for Fran to meet him & a mysterious roll of film hidden behind the old pipes.. . Fran realises that whoever wanted the negatives knows where they were hidden. & probably where they are now. With her police protection more a hindrance than a help an old friend Tig on the verge of collapse & the builders wreaking havoc in the shop can Fran find out why someone is prepared to murder for the negatives
- before they find her?
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