Alighting at the pivotal points of cultural transformation, this is an exhilarating history of the key institutions that have organised knowledge in the West from the classical period onward. With elegance and wit the authors question how history helps us understand the vast changes we are now exper[...]

Plyometrics is a training technique used by many top athletes to improve their speed and power. "Power Plyometrics" allows the reader to assess their individual needs and performance level, and then progress through three increasingly challenging training levels until they are ready to train for the[...]

From the Preface: 'How many of the comforts we enjoy and the products we use come courtesy of Nature's seemingly infinite warehouse of services? Bees pollinate the cereals we eat for breakfast, forests and wetlands purify the water that we drink, and the trees in our yards trap pollutants from the a[...]

The use of elastic resistance tubing for exercise, injury rehabilitation, and athletic training has grown exponentially for the past several years. Serious athletes have been using resistance tubing for a decade, and now increasing numbers of everyday exercisers have taken to tubing for fitness, st[...]

Gennemgang af 14 kirkegårde som konkrete udtryk for tradition og fornyelse af den danske kirkegårdskultur samt temaafsnit som beskriver historiske træk, udviklingstendenser, bevaringsopgaver, planternes brug og betydning i de grønne anlæg og gravstederne.[...]