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Indian Fairy Tales Review

March 12th, 2010 No comments
Indian Fairy Tales

This was a book of many wonderful Indian fairy tales. It includes tales both of a ‘classical’ fairy tale style and ones that are moralistic folktales instead.All are wonderful.
Stories included are:
The Lion and the CraneHow the Raja’s Son Won the Princess LabamThe LambikinPunchkinThe Broken PotThe Magic FiddleThe Cruel Crane OutwittedLoving LailiThe Tiger, the Brahman and [...]

Runner’s World Complete Book of Women’s Running: The Best Advice to Get Started, Stay Motivated, Lose Weight, Run Injury-Free, Be Safe, and Train for Any Distance Review

March 11th, 2010 No comments
Runner

I saw an add in Runners World for this book and sent away for it the same day!I had been searching for a motivational women’s running book and had no luck finding one, until now! The advice and information providedpertains to both beginners and elite runners, and in my case someone whowould like to get [...]

Match, The Review

March 11th, 2010 No comments
Match, The [Frost]

Frost has done it again!A superb retelling of American golf history, this time a sudden come together dream match brought on by two titan entrepeneurs pitting pro golfers versus amateurs.The last surviving of this foursome, Venturi, called it a dream match so good even fiction could not touch.
He was right.It is a magnificent event, with [...]

Enter The Kettlebell! Strength Secret of The Soviet Supermen Review

March 10th, 2010 No comments
Enter The Kettlebell! Strength Secret of The Soviet Supermen

For a long time I have wanted to purchase Pavel’s book on kettlebells, but honestly some of the reviews scared me away.I thought that I would purchase a 30 dollar book and have it end up being a commercial for other products, kettle bells etc., and figured that I could find out everything I wanted [...]

The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance Review

March 10th, 2010 No comments
The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance

As most people can guess by the title, the “inner game” of tennis is the game that takes place iin the mind of the player and is played against barriers such as nervousness, self-doubt, etc.
To gain clarity on the mental problems in tennis, the book looks at the concepts of “Self 1″ and “Self 2″. [...]