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After realising his dream of running at least a half marathon on
all seven continents before his 70th birthday, Doug Richards
travels to new remote locations to up his lifetime total to 24,902
miles, the equivalent of the circumference of the Earth's equator.
Having discovered running late in life, Doug's journey took him
from an initial one-mile run to completing long races across
deserts, mountains, jungles, snow and ice. In Once Around the
Planet, he shares his latest adventures, contending with a pandemic
and recurring anxiety as he returns to the marathon distance in
Venice, runs among ancient Moai statues on Easter Island, across
volcanic rim trails and hot springs in the Azores, lava formations
in the Akamas peninsula of Cyprus and ventures into the mysterious
confines of the Bermuda Triangle. More than just a book for
runners, Once Around the Planet gives candid insight into Doug's
battles with anxiety and depression, the inevitable decline in
performance as he enters his 70s and the key role running can play
in good mental health.
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Lakota Woman (Paperback)
Mary Crow Dog; As told to Richard Erdoes
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Mary Brave Bird grew up fatherless in a one-room cabin, without
running water or electricity, on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in
South Dakota. Rebelling against the aimless drinking, punishing
missionary school, narrow strictures for women, and violence and
hopeless of reservation life, she joined the new movement of tribal
pride sweeping Native American communities in the sixties and
seventies. Mary eventually married Leonard Crow Dog, the American
Indian Movement's chief medicine man, who revived the sacred but
outlawed Ghost Dance. Originally published in 1990, Lakota Woman
was a national best seller and winner of the American Book Award.
It is a unique document, unparalleled in American Indian
literature, a story of death, of determination against all odds, of
the cruelties perpetuated against American Indians, and of the
Native American struggle for rights. Working with Richard Erdoes,
one of the twentieth century's leading writers on Native American
affairs, Brave Bird recounts her difficult upbringing and the path
of her fascinating life.
This book is an invaluable resource for any creative with a great
business idea. Starting your own business does not need to be a
complicated and daunting process and serial entrepreneur, Dragon's
Den investor and business educator Doug Richard, shows you how. He
sets out a ten-point plan teaching creatives how to shape their
startup business into a success. Written in plain English, without
the dense text and technical jargon of other business books, and
illustrated with visual cues to help the message stick, Doug's
practical advice is accessible to all. Real-life case studies are
interspersed throughout from successful creative startups that
include, Tatty Devine, Paul Smith, Time Out and LoveFilm, which
expand upon the theory and bring it to life. In 10 chapters, Doug
asks the fundamental questions any aspiring creative entrepreneur
must answer. By following the questions from start to finish, and
working through the get your hands dirty activities, you will get
the theory first and then apply that theory in a practical way to
the real world and your own business. By the time you reach the
last question, you will have the foundation of a very solid
creative business. You will answer: What do we do or need that
people need or want? Who is our customer? Who is our competition?
What is our pricing model? And more! Doug walks you through the
process for researching, answering and, ultimately, overcoming the
challenges posed by these questions for your own business plan.
Whether you are passionate about craft, design, advertising,
antiques, film and video, music, performing arts, or any other
creative field, this fantastic guide will help you start your
business today!
In his previous book, Running Hot & Cold, Doug described his
journey from couch potato in late middle age to running
long-distance races across deserts, mountains, jungles and snow
fields in locations as diverse as the Sahara Desert and the polar
ice-cap of Greenland. Having completed major events on four of
Earth's continents, Can We Run With You, Grandfather? describes
Doug's ongoing journey towards his ultimate dream of running at
least a half marathon on all seven continents before his 70th
birthday. Still living with occasional bouts of anxiety and
depression, as well as other health scares, Doug combines his
running travels with motivating and inspiring others, of all ages
and abilities, to discover the physical and mental health benefits
that running can bring. Join Doug as he tackles new adventures
including the villages and temples of central Myanmar, the heat of
the Australian outback and the frozen wilderness of Antarctica.
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