Skills category: 6777 books
Paracord Project Inspirations
Classic and Original Knots and Ties for Fundraising, Fashion, or Fun
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2014
Paracord Project Inspirations (PPI) is another impressive addition to bestselling author J.D. Lenzen's growing catalog of paracording instruction books. Showcasing twenty-five carefully chosen classic and original knots and ties, its focus is stylish and readily reproducible pieces tailored for promotion...
The Lost Art of Reading Nature's Signs
Use Outdoor Clues to Find Your Way, Predict the Weather, Locate Water, Track Animals—and Other Forgotten Skills
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2015
Turn Every Walk into a Game of Detection
When writer and navigator Tristan Gooley journeys outside, he sees a natural world filled with clues. The roots of a tree indicate the sun’s direction; the Big Dipper tells the time; a passing butterfly hints at the weather; a sand dune reveals prevailing...
Rock Climbing Technique
The Practical Guide to Movement Mastery
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2018
If you have ever wanted to move effortlessly and get the most from your hard-won climbing fitness, this is the guide you've been waiting for.
Getting better at rock climbing doesn’t have to be about strength, endurance, flexibility or hours spent on repetitive training. It doesn’t need...
Every Shot Counts
Using the Revolutionary Strokes Gained Approach to Improve Your Golf Performance and Strategy
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2014
Columbia Business School professor Mark Broadie’s paradigm-shifting approach that uses statistics and golf analytics to transform the game.
Mark Broadie is at the forefront of a revolutionary new approach to the game of golf. What does it take to drop ten strokes from your golf score? What...
The Last Flight
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2016
Set against the harsh beauty of Alaska, a veteran helicopter pilot is torn between ending his own embattled life and rescuing survivors from a mountain plane crash.
Last Flight is the heroic story of Gil Connor, a senior Army helicopter pilot and aging Vietnam vet, as he struggles with an impending...
How to Shit in the Woods, 3rd Edition
An Environmentally Sound Approach to a Lost Art
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2011
It’s the feisty third edition of How to Shit in the Woods, jam-packed with new information for outdoor enthusiasts of every stripe. Hailed in its first edition as “the most important environmental book of the decade” by Books of the Southwest, and in its second as “the real shit” by the...
How to Stay Alive
The Ultimate Survival Guide for Any Situation
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2018
The ultimate survival guide from Bear Brylls, former Special Forces soldier and #1 world-renowned "King of Survival" (Outside)
For more than a decade, Bear Grylls has introduced TV viewers to the most dramatic wilderness survival situations, through his hit shows such as Man Vs. Wild....
Without Rule of Law
Advanced Skill to Help You Survive
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2012
WARNING: This book contains material that may be offensive to some readers. It is an instructional guide covering tactical actions and capabilities which should only be executed in last-resort survival situations. This book was written for non-military readers who believe in self-reliance and wish...
by Nam Nguyen
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2015
Learning a new language or a second language is not easy or quick. Especially the first few months, it requires a lot of time, a lot of patience, and commitment.
Learning a new language or a second language allows you to connect with the country and culture you are working on...
by Harvard Business Review
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2014
Feeling stressed about your upcoming presentation? Whether you're nervous about how you'll organize your thoughts or how you'll articulate them on the big day, Presentations provides the quick guidelines and expert tips you need to:
Craft your message
Prepare and rehearse effectively
Engage your...
by Harvard Business Review
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2014
Overwhelmed by the sheer volume of work you need to accomplish? Being pulled in different directions by competing priorities? Getting Work Done runs you through the basics of being more productive at work. You’ll learn to:
Align your schedule with your priorities
Focus your attention and avoid...
Winning at Leadership
How to Become an Effective Leader
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2011
With heart, candor and wisdom, Sal Monastero here delivers invaluable guidance that parents, teachers, coaches, leaders, and managers at every level in all walks of life can apply to their own betterment and to the well-being and affirmation of their colleagues and teammates.
David M. Darst,...
Jumpstart Your Publishing Dreams
Insider Secrets to Skyrocket Your Success
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2014
Jumpstart Your Publishing Dreams covers the essential skills for every writer to be published and uses the word “publish” in the broadest possible sense including books, online writing and printed magazine. Each chapter includes a mixture of personal storytelling from the author combined with...
Writing for Others, Writing for Ourselves
Telling Stories in an Age of Blogging
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2010
Using a narrative thread that ties practical advice to his personal experience as reporter, blogger and professor, Jerry Lanson fills his new book on nonfiction writing with time-proven techniques to beat writer's block and hone the skills necessary to write well. Examples from Lanson's own work as...