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Inside Team Sky
by David WalshThe inside story of Team Sky's challenge for the 2013 Tour de France. After the victory of Bradley Wiggins and Team Sky in the 2012 Tour de France, the pressure was on the team to repeat their success in 2013. When Wiggins had to pull out of the defence of his yellow jersey, attention moved to Chris... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2013 -
Seven Deadly Sins: My Pursuit of Lance Armstrong
by David WalshThe basis for the upcoming major motion picture The Program directed by Stephen Frears (High Fidelity, The Queen, Philomena), starring Chris O'Dowd as journalist David Walsh and Ben Foster as Lance Armstrong.When Lance Armstrong won his first Tour de France in 1999, the sports world had found a char... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2013 -
No: Why Kids--of All Ages--Need to Hear It and Ways Parents Can Say It
by David WalshNo. It's not just a one-word answer, it's a parenting strategy. By saying No when you need to, you help your children develop skills such as self-reliance, self-discipline, respect, integrity, the ability to delay gratification, and a host of other crucial character traits they need to be successful... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2007 -
After Ideology: Recovering the Spiritual Foundations of Freedom
by David Walsh<p>The crises of the twentieth century - wars, genocide, the proliferation of atomic weapons, the rise and fall of communism, the breakup of the family - have shaken our faith in modernity and in the fundamental conceit upon which it is grounded: that human beings are capable of providing their own ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 1995 -
From Lance to Landis: Inside the American Doping Controversy at the Tour de France
by David WalshFor eight years, the Tour de France, arguably the world's most demanding athletic competition, was ruled by two men: Lance Armstrong and Floyd Landis. On the surface, they were feature players in one of the great sporting stories of the age-American riders overcoming tremendous odds to dominate a s... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2007 -
A bone of fact
by David WalshDavid Walsh - the creator of The Museum of Old and New Art (Mona) in Hobart - is both a giant and an enigma in the Australian art world. A millionaire who made his wealth gambling, he has turned a wild vision into a unique and bizarre reality; he is in turns controversial, mysterious and idolised. A... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2016 -
The Military Balance in the Cold War: US Perceptions and Policy, 1976-85
by David WalshThis book examines the impact of American perceptions of the military balance between the United States and the Soviet Union during the key period of 1976-1985. That decade witnessed the decline of the US-Soviet d nte and the resurgence of superpower confrontation, often called theSecond Cold War. A... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 1999 -
The Russian Affair: The True Story of the Couple who Uncovered the Greatest Sporting Scandal
by David WalshIt was the story that shocked the world: Russian athletics was revealed to be corrupt from top to bottom, with institutionalised doping used to help the nation's athletes win medals they did not truly deserve. But the full story of the couple who blew the whistle has never been told - until now. Whe... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2020 -
Seven Deadly Sins
by David WalshThe story of Lance Armstrong - the cyclist who recovered from testicular cancer and went on to win the Tour de France a record seven times, the man who wrote a bestselling and inspirational account of his life, the charitable benefactor - seemed almost too good to be true. And it was. As early as ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2012 -
Smart Parenting, Smarter Kids: The One Brain Book You Need to Help Your Child Grow Brighter, Healthier, and Happier
by David WalshEvery week new discoveries about the brain make the news, often promising parents the latest "right" way to nurture their kids' developing brains and behavior. And every day there's a new technology that demands your child's attention, a new game or toy that purports to make your kid smarter, and a ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2011 -
Dr. Dave's Cyberhood
by David WalshYou wouldn't let your children wander off into an unfamiliar neighborhood alone -- nor should they be left to explore the vast world of electronic media by themselves. You may have read about the effects violent television shows and video games can have on children, but you know the solution isn't ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2001 -
No: Why Kids--of All Ages--Need to Hear It and Ways Parents Can Say It
by David WalshNo. It's not just a one-word answer, it's a parenting strategy. By saying No when you need to, you help your children develop skills such as self-reliance, self-discipline, respect, integrity, the ability to delay gratification, and a host of other crucial character traits they need to be successful... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2007 -
Why Do They Act That Way? A Survival Guide to the Adolescent Brain for You and Your Teen
by David Walsh • Nat BennettIn this national bestseller, acclaimed, award-winning psychologist Dr. David Walsh explains exactly what happens to the human brain on the path from childhood into adolescence and adulthood. Revealing the latest scientific findings in easy-to-understand terms, Dr. Walsh shows why moodiness, quick... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2004 -
Public Schools and The Great War: The Generation Lost
In this pioneering and original book, Anthony Seldon and David Walsh study the impact that the public schools had on the conduct of the Great War, and vice versa. Drawing on fresh evidence from 200 leading public schools and other archives, they challenge the conventional wisdom that it was the publ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2018 -
Public Schools and the Second World War
A historical analysis of the contribution of Great Britain’s public schools to the conduct of World War II.Following their ground-breaking book on Public Schools and the Great War, David Walsh and Anthony Seldon now examine how those same schools fared in the Second World War. They use eye-witness t... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2020 -
WHY Do They Act That Way?
by David Walsh • Nat BennettIn this national bestseller, acclaimed, award-winning psychologist Dr. David Walsh explains exactly what happens to the human brain on the path from childhood into adolescence and adulthood. Revealing the latest scientific findings in easy-to-understand terms, Dr. Walsh shows why moodiness, quicknes... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2014 -
Smart Parenting, Smarter Kids
by David WalshEvery week new discoveries about the brain make the news, often promising parents the latest "right" way to nurture their kids' developing brains and behavior. And every day there's a new technology that demands your child's attention, a new game or toy that purports to make your kid smarter, and a ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2011 -
Community Care of Older People
by David BealesThis comprehensive book gives an up-to-date profile of all aspects of the care of older people in the community, with particular emphasis on the importance of maintaining function and independence as well as health. In a uniquely broad approach, the book is edited by two family doctors with a partic... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 1998 -
Art & Fear
by David Bayles • Ted Orland"This is a book about making art. Ordinary art. Ordinary art means something like: all art not made by Mozart. After all, art is rarely made by Mozart-like people; essentially--statistically speaking--there aren't any people like that. Geniuses get made once-a-century or so, yet good art gets made a... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 1993 -
Emotional Healing For Dummies
At some point in their lives, most people will have thought: “He should never have said that” “How could she treat me this way?” “I feel guilty when I remember what I said to him” “I’m so angry I can’t bear it” Usually, we don’t feel that we can discuss these hurtful emotions, such as guilt, anger... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2010 -
Art and Fear: Observations On the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking
by David Bayles • Ted Orland"This is a book about making art. Ordinary art. Ordinary art means something like: all art not made by Mozart. After all, art is rarely made by Mozart-like people; essentially--statistically speaking--there aren't any people like that. Geniuses get made once-a-century or so, yet good art gets ma... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 1993 -
Preventing Corruption
This book reveals the extent, types, investigation, enforcement and governance of international corruption. Providing a unique international coverage, it reveals the limits of current anti-corruption strategies and explores the involvement of western democratic states in corruption.... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2013 -
International Developments and Practices in Investigative Interviewing and Interrogation: Volume 2: Suspects (Routledge Frontiers of Criminal Justice)
Techniques in the investigative interviewing and interrogation of victims, witnesses and suspects of crime vary around the world, according to a country’s individual legal system, religion and culture. Whereas some countries have developed certain interview protocols for witnesses (such as the ABE G... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015 -
International Developments and Practices in Investigative Interviewing and Interrogation: Volume 1: Victims and witnesses (Routledge Frontiers of Criminal Justice)
Techniques in the investigative interviewing and interrogation of victims, witnesses and suspects of crime vary around the world, according to a country’s individual legal system, religion and culture. Whereas some countries have developed certain interview protocols for witnesses (such as the ABE G... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015 -
UnrealScript Game Programming Cookbook
by Dave VoylesFilled with a practical collection of recipes, the UnrealScript Game Programming Cookbook is full of clear step-by-step instructions that help you harness the powerful scripting language to supplement and add AAA quality to your very own projects.This essential Cookbook has been assembled with both ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2013