bloomsbury usa jun 2007 (2 resultados)

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Bryan, Tony Ilustrador. Neuware - During World War II the Imperial Japanese Navy was at the forefront of submarine technology. It fielded the largest pre-nuclear submarines in the world, some capable of carrying floatplane bombers, which operated alongside fast combat vessels and midget submarines, all equipped with the best torpedoes available. The Japanese submarine fleet should have been an awe-inspiring force but, despite playing a crucial scouting role and enjoying several notable successes, it was surprisingly ineffective. Using unique color plates, Mark Stille describes the astounding technical advances of this range of vessels, and the wartime tactics responsible for their failure.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - After spending two years in bed with Lyme disease, Steven Kotler had lost everything: his health, his job, his girl, and, he was beginning to suspect, his mind. Kotler, not a religious man, suddenly found himself drawn to the sport of surfing as if it were the cornerstone of a new faith. Why, he wondered, when there was nothing left to believe in, could he begin to believe in something as unlikely as surfing What was belief anyway How did it work in the body, the brain, our culture, and human history With the help of everyone from rebel surfers to rocket scientists, Kotler undertakes a three-year globetrotting quest. The results are a startling mix of big waves and bigger ideas: a surfer's journey into the biological underpinnings of belief itself. Steven Kotler's novel The Angle Quickest for Flight was a San Francisco Chronicle bestseller and won the William L. Crawford IAFA Fantasy Award. His nonfiction has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, GQ, Discover, Outside, Details, Wired, Men's Journal, and elsewhere. He lives in Los Angeles. Praise for West of Jesus: 'West of Jesus is one of the smartest books ever about the sport and religion of surfing.'-Los Angeles Magazine 'The ideal book for any readers who have ever asked themselves, 'How did surfing take over my life ' Kotler brings us closer to the answers via a wild, globe-trotting journey in search of surfing's much-referenced but rarely discussed spiritual side.'-Los Angeles Times 'A surprisingly entertaining nonfiction account of his own spiritual quest through surfing. Kotler is often laugh-out-loud funny.'-San Francisco Chronicle 'Kotler's tale starts slow and then, like a seasoned surfer calibrating his board to his ride, monumentally catches stride.Call it mysterioso or the oceanic feeling, what Kotler's seeking is nothing less than the big explanation.'-Village Voice.