Browse Results

Select your format based upon: 1) how you want to read your book, and 2) compatibility with your reading tool. To learn more about using Bookshare with your device, visit the Help Center.

Here is an overview of the specialized formats that Bookshare offers its members with links that go to the Help Center for more information.

• Bookshare Web Reader - A customized reading tool for Bookshare members offering all the features of DAISY with a single click of the "Read Now" link.
• DAISY (Digital Accessible Information System) - A digital book file format. DAISY books from Bookshare are DAISY 3.0 text files that work with just about every type of access technology that reads text. Books that contain images will have the download option of ‘DAISY Text with Images’.
• BRF (Braille Refreshable Format) - Digital Braille for use with refreshable Braille devices and Braille embossers.
• MP3 (MPEG audio layer 3) - Provides audio only with no text. These books are created with a text-to-speech engine and spoken by Kendra, a high quality synthetic voice from Ivona. Any device that supports MP3 playback is compatible.
• DAISY Audio - Similar to the DAISY option above; however, this option uses MP3 files created with our text-to-speech engine that utilizes Ivonas Kendra voice. This format will work with Daisy Audio compatible players such as Victor Reader Stream and Read2Go.
• EPUB - A standard e-book format that can be read on many tools, such as iBooks, Readium or others.
• Word - Accessible Word output, which can be unzipped and opened in any tool that allows .docx files

Asymmetrische frühkindliche Kopfgelenksbeweglichkeit: Bedingungen und Folgen Untersuchungen zur Bewegungs- und Entwicklungssymmetrie von Kopf, Rumpf und Becken

Frühkindliche funktionelle Seitneigeasymmetrie in der oberen Halswirbelsäule ist altersspezifischer Ausdruck menschlicher Lateralität und Hintergrund für die Entwicklung funktioneller und morphologischer Asymmetrien in anderen Regionen des Haltungs- und Bewegungssystems. Das Buch ist die erste Longitudinalstudie über ausgewählte Asymmetrien des Haltungs- und Bewegungssystems von der Geburt bis zum 18. Lebensmonat. Sie bietet statistisch gesicherte Vergleichswerte, um Normalbefunde von pathologischen Entwicklungen abgrenzen zu können. Deren Kenntnis ist Voraussetzung für eine prophylaktische Entwicklungsbetreuung von Säuglingen und Kleinkindern. Das Buch vermittelt dem Kinderarzt und Orthopäden umfassende, statistisch gesicherte Angaben über die Problematik von Symmetrie und Asymmetrie an wesentlichen Teilen des frühkindlichen Halte- und Bewegungssystems.

Clough: A Biography

Brian Clough is no ordinary football manager. He has walked on water at Nottingham Forest and through hellfire at one or two other clubs without once conceding an inch to anybody. Even his enemies are mesmerized. Tony Francis has talked at length to more than 200 people about Clough, including former partner Peter Taylor and his current chairman Fred Reacher. Why, despite his television attacks on his own supporters, did he remain his people's choice as England manager for so long?. What is the Trent Enders view of the man they used to worship whose behaviour gets stranger and stranger and whose bloated face turns even more purple? Why did Fred Reacher feel he has to issue him a warning? This book traces Clough's life from early Middlesbrough days and the knee injury that crippled him as a centre forward to the outspoken Hartlepeool manager who toppled the chairman, the idolized Derby manager who resigned on the eve of glory, the Leeds manager who told Revie's men they had won all their trophies by cheating and the triumphant Nottingham Forrest manager who took his team from nowhere to the peak of Europe and seemingly back down again.

Cricket My Way

Ian Botham’s approach to cricket is simple: keep fit, play hard, aim to win and, above all, enjoy the game. His advice on the skills is equally straightforward: attempt to master the basics … But never be afraid to try something new.

Gazza Daft as a Brush

Daft as a brush? At last Paul Gascoigne reveals everything you really wanted to know about football: the Waddle haircut and how to achieve it; how to do the two-step with Vinny Jones; and why Spurs can win the League. Gazza also offers handy hints on improving your skills in goal celebration, after-match interviews and Geordie for beginners and shares the truth behind the scandal of Kevin Keegan's missing boot ... This is truly a book of two halves.

Gundogs; their learning chain: Their Learning Chain (Shooting Ser.)

Joe Irving's greatly respected handbook on gundogs shows how to train a dog for any type of shooting by following a series of basic lessons which form a special sequence or 'learning chain'. From buying a puppy to working it in the field, the author describes in detail how to adapt each stage of training to suit individual temperaments and all breeds of gundog.

Handbuch für Tauchunfälle

Das Sporttauchen findet immer mehr begeisterte Anhänger und auch das berufsmäßige Tauchen erhält zunehmend Bedeutung. Parallel dazu steigt zwangsläufig auch die Zahl der Zwischenfälle und Notfallsituationen unter Wasser. Das Handbuch der Tauchunfälle vermittelt dem Hobby- und Sporttaucher ohne tauchmedizinische Vorkenntnisse die notwendigen Informationen, die für eine Erstversorgung bei Tauchunfällen notwendig sind. Das aus der Praxis abgeleitete Symptomen-Suchregister erlaubt in der Notfallsituation schnell und mit hoher Sicherheit das Unfallgeschehen richtig zu erkennen. Mit dem Stichwortsystem kann die Unfallursache differenziert werden, der Vergleich beider Systeme ermöglicht die Einleitung der Erste-Hilfe-Maßnahmen nach präziser Schritt-für-Schritt-Anleitung. Die klare, didaktische Aufbereitung des Stoffes ohne theoretischen Ballast machen dieses aus Kunststoff gefertigte, wasserfeste Buch zu einer unentbehrlichen Anschaffung für jede Tauchbasis und jeden aktiven Taucher.

Home and Family: Creating the Domestic Sphere

Examining the role of home and family in the latter part of the 20th century, this book covers such subjects as the single parent, institutions and homes, the role of the mother in the family, and domestic architecture and domestic life.

Hypermobility of Joints

Joint hypermobility, joint laxity or "double-jointedness" is no longer regarded as just a quaint clinical entity, but has gained recognition as a feature common to a heterogeneous group of generalized hereditary connective tissue disorders. This monograph examines the scientific basis, clinical features and treatment of this syndrome. The second edition has been thoroughly updated, with new contributions to cover in depth three areas in which new scientific advances have been made: biochemistry, genetics, and biomechanics. The case histories make fascinating reading, and the comprehensive coverage of the rarer hereditary disorders provides a valuable reference. From the reviews of the first edition: "This little book deals with a somewhat neglected subject and will prove useful in a number of ways." British Journal of Plastic Surgery #1 "This is a delightful book full of stimulating ideas, by three authors who have pooled their thoughts and the results of their studies." Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine #2

K2: Triumph And Tragedy

K2 is the second highest mountain in the world, at 8611 metres only a couple of hundred metres lower than Everest. It is one of the most unrelenting and testing of the worlds 8000-metre peaks. Jim Curran came to K2 as a climbing cameraman with an unsuccessful British expedition, but stayed on through the climbing season. This is his account of the dramatic events of that summer, a story of ambitions both achieved and thwarted on a mountain which all high-altitude climbers take the most pride in overcoming. In 1986 K2 took its toll of those ambitions. Curran vividly describes the moments that contribute to the exhilaration of climbing on the world's most demanding mountain, and he assesses the tragedy of that summer with compassion and impartiality.

Leisure for Leisure: Critical Essays

A collection of critical essays which reject the assumptions that leisure relations are relations of freedom, self determination, life satisfaction and growth. The essays look at power and policy issues in leisure relations and attempt to produce a critical sociology of the subject.

Philosophy Of Leisure (Warwick Studies In The European Humanities Ser.)

Physiological Function in Special Environments

The numerous ways in which man and animals are affected by their physical environment, and the inborn and adaptive responses to change in the "milieu exterieur" have fascinated curious minds since the earliest days of recorded history. Development of the scientific method with its emphasis on evidence obtained through experimentation-perhaps best illustrated in this field by Paul Bert's encyclopedic work-allowed several generations of our predecessors to establish firmly some facts and reject erroneous beliefs, but it was only during the early 1940s that environmental physiology put on its seven-league boots. In 1941, a young physiologist named Hermann Rahn was recruited by Wallace O. Fenn, then Chairman of the Department of Physiology at the University of Rochester, who was engaged in a study of the effects of altitude on human performance. The years that followed witnessed some of Hermann Rahn's early achievements not only in the area of altitude, but in other aspects of environmental physiology as well. In particular, he participated in the definitive studies of human adaptive mechanisms in arid climates which formed the basis of Edward Adolph's classic "Physi­ ology of Man in the Desert" (Wiley/Interscience, NY 1947). During those golden years, environmental physiology flourished, and important dis­ coveries were reported in a seemingly endless stream from many labora­ tories.

Realistic Weight Control: The Healthy Guide to Weight Loss (By Appointment Only Ser.)

Whatever you might call it - being overweight or corpulent or carrying excess fat - one thing is certain: obesity is one of the major problems of the developed world today. It is not simply a matter of being too fat: those who are severely overweight are prone to a tremendous range of other health problems such as back pain and coronary heart disease. In Realistic Weight Control Jan de Vries clearly and sensibly explains why these problems occur and how best to avoid them. Moreover, in view of the overwhelming variety of slimming methods on the market, each claiming to be better than the last, he points out the dangers to health caused by following an inappropriate diet.

The Rules Book: Complete 2017-2020 Rules

This bestselling pocket-sized racing rules book is unique in covering the rules by race situation. It explains the rules affecting each part of the race course, from the start line, round the marks and on to the finish line, and clear diagrams show which boat is in the right or the wrong.The entire 2017-2020 racing rules are also included in this edition.This book is ideal for all racers because the rules are explained by race situation, using explanatory diagrams to show the rules that apply all around the race course. The rules are graded for all levels of competition - club, national and international championship. This unique method of presentation has proved extremely popular with racers over ten editions.

Tackle Without a Team

Unjustly dismissed from the football team for drug possession, Scott learns that only by finding out who planted the marijuana in his duffel bag can he clear himself with his parents.

Take Time for Paradise: Americans and Their Games

A philosophical musing on sports and play, this wholly inspiring and utterly charming reissue of Bart Giamatti's long-out-of-print final book, Take Time for Paradise, puts baseball in the context of American life and leisure. Giamatti begins with the conviction that our use of free time tells us something about who we are. He explores the concepts of leisure, American-style. And in baseball, the quintessential American game, he finds its ultimate expression. "Sports and leisure are our reiteration of the hunger for paradise- for freedom untrammeled." Filled with pithy truths about such resonant subjects as ritual, self-betterment, faith, home, and community, Take Time for Paradise gives us much more than just baseball. These final, eloquent thoughts of "the philosopher king of baseball" (Seattle Weekly) are a joyful, reverent celebration of the sport Giamatti loved and the country that created it.

Tauglichkeitsuntersuchungen bei Sporttauchern

Durch die Ausweitung des Tauchsports über alle Altersgrenzen hinaus, im Behinderten- und Rehabilitationssport, hat die Tauchtauglichkeitsuntersuchung große Bedeutung gewonnen. In diesem Buch werden neben Fragen wie Tauchen nach Herzinfarkt, bei Diabetes oder Asthma und in der Schwangerschaft alle gesundheitlichen Probleme, die durch das Tauchen beeinflußt werden können, behandelt. Die Darstellung des Stoffes ist am ärztlichen Untersuchungsgang orientiert. Ziel des Buches ist es, Klarheit in viele Unsicherheiten bei der Beurteilung der Tauchtauglichkeit zu bringen und allen Ärzten, auch Tauch- und Sportärzten, die diese Untersuchungen durchführen, klare Richtlinien an die Hand zu geben. Somit darf das Buch als neues Standard- und Nachschlagewerk für Tauchtauglichkeitsuntersuchungen gelten.

Ultrasonography of Muscles and Tendons: Examination Technique and Atlas of Normal Anatomy of the Extremities

Sonography is an ideal real-time imaging technique for the evaluation of muscles and tendons of the extremities, and this book is a useful reference for both the technique of examination and normal ultrasound anatomy. The first part considers technical aspects of the examination such as sonographic equipment, water-path systems, and dynamic maneuvers. The basic sonographic patterns of normal muscles, tendons, and other components of the extremities are then presented. Emphasis has been placed on pitfalls and artifacts. The other available imaging techniques for muscles and tendons are also discussed. The second part comprises an atlas of normal ultrasound scans of shoulder, arm, elbow, forearm, wrist, hand, thigh, knee, leg, ankle, and foot, with accompanying explanatory line drawings.

West Ham United FC Trivia Cards Volume 2

Are you an WHUFC brain-box? If so, then put that claim to the test with the Official West Ham United FC Trivia Cards Volume 2.There are 200 questions in total, split between four categories of ‘True or False?’, ‘Multiple Choice’, ‘Name the Season’ and ‘Who Are Yer?’. All aspects of the Hammers are covered, bang up-to-date with questions on the 2019/20 season and stars.

The Dodgers Move West

For many New Yorkers, the removal of the Brooklyn Dodgers--perhaps the most popular baseball team of all time--to Los Angeles in 1957 remains one of the most traumatic events since World War II. Neil J. Sullivan's controversial reassessment of a story that has reached almost mythic proportions in its many retellings shifts responsibility for the move onto the local governmental maneuverings that occurred on both sides of the continent. Conventional wisdom has it that Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley cold-heartedly abandoned the devoted Brooklyn fans for the easy money of Los Angeles. Sullivan argues that O'Malley had, in fact, wanted to stay in Brooklyn, hoping to build a new stadium with his own money. Situated in an increasingly unsafe neighborhood and without parking facilities, Ebbets Field had become obsolete. Yet an uncooperative New York City administration, led by Robert Moses, blocked O'Malley's plan to use the ideal site at the Atlantic Avenue Long Island Railroad terminal. A political battle over the Dodgers' move also erupted in Los Angeles. Mayor Poulson's suggestion to use Chavez Ravine as the new stadium site triggered opposition from residents concerned about a giveaway. Eventually a telethon campaign that enlisted the help of celebrities such as Groucho Marx, George Burns, and Ronald Reagan enabled the approval of the deal. Set against a backdrop of sporting passion and rivalry, and appearing over thirty years after the Dodgers' last season in Brooklyn, this engrossing book offers new insights into the power struggles existing in the nation's two largest cities.

Adapted Physical Activity: An Interdisciplinary Approach

From 21-24 June 1989 the International Federation of Adapted Physical Activity (IF APA) held its 7th International Symposium "Adapted Physical Activity -An Interdisciplinary Approach" in Berlin (West). This was the first time that this symposium has been held in a German speaking country, and it presented unique challenges to the organizers. For example, neither the term nor the field of adapted physical activity was known in Germany before the symposium. Thus, at the outset, the organizers' task was to define the meaning of adapted physical activity as a concept and to identify areas and professionals associated with it. After lengthy and intense discussions we agreed on the following definition: Adapted physical activity refers to movement, physical activity, and sports in which special emphasis is placed on the interests and capabilities of individuals with limiting conditions, such as the disabled, health impaired or aged. Despite the fact that the use of an English term for a symposium in Germany would not be accepted by all German speaking professionals, it was decided to use this term because no translation appeared to be fully adequate. "Sports for the Disabled", "Modified Movement Activites", "Sport Therapy", or "Psychomotor Exercises" would have represented only single aspects of adapted physical activity and were thus incomplete.

Atlas of Human Limb Joints

In this work, the author provides the most complete description of human limb joints available today. His presentation is divided into 2 parts. The first part contains a summary of the functional anatomy of each of the joints. The second part is devoted to the pictorial illustration of the joints, consisting of photographs, drawings and diagrams of meticulously prepared dissections of the ligamentous structures surrounding the joints as well as the joints themselves. From the reviews of the first edition: "...of great importance and interest for anatomists, surgeons, specialists in sports medicine and physiotherapists, and departmental libraries must include this book. The quality of dissections, photographs and artistic diagrams must be seen to be believed. The book is higly recommended and will be of great delight to those concerned with the function and surgery of joints." The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery#1

Ballgymnastik zur funktionellen Bewegungslehre: Analysen und Rezepte

Susanne Klein-Vogelbachs Einführung in die "Ballgymnastik", die nun in einer dritten, aktualisierten Ausgabe vorliegt, beschreibt die praktische Anwendung der funktionellen Bewegungslehre anhand von Ballübungen, durch die die Gleichgewichtsreaktionen, vor allem im Bereich der Wirbelsäule, geübt und verbessert werden; der bewegungs- und körperbehinderte Patient kann mit diesem Programm auf nahezu spielerische Weise sein natürliches Bewegungsvermögen zurückgewinnen. Die Anleitungen zu den einzelnen Übungen werden durch eine ausführliche Fotodokumentation differenziert veranschaulicht. Das Buch wendet sich an Physiotherapeuten, Sportmediziner und Sportpädagogen, aber auch an die Patienten selbst, die durch die anschauliche Darstellung in Wort und Bild zum selbständigen Üben angeregt werden können.

The BASC Gameshooter's Pocket Guide: The Essential Handook for the Sporting Gun

• Wanting the latest BASC guidance? • Sudden invitation to a shoot and feeling a bit rusty? • New to shooting? • Shooting a different species to your usual one? The invaluable pocket book for everyone who shoots It includes: up-to-date proofing law, game licences, shot size advice for all the species, despatch and carriage of game, shooting season dates. And for the relative newcomer, much invaluable advice: what to expect from a shooting day, your responsibilities, usual shoot rules, dress code, shooting terms explained, gundog handling, gun safety, checklist of what to take, plus many sound tips on how to ensure an enjoyable sporting day for you and your fellow guns.

Baseball: The People's Game

In Baseball: The People's Game, Dorothy Seymour Mills and Harold Seymour produce an authoritative, multi-volume chronicle of America's national pastime. The first two volumes of this study -The Early Years and The Golden Age -won universal acclaim. The New York Times wrote that they "will grip every American who has invested part of his youth and dreams in the sport," while The Boston Globe called them "irresistible." Now, in The People's Game, the authors offer the first book devoted entirely to the history of the game outside of the professional leagues, revealing how, from its early beginnings up to World War II, baseball truly became the great American pastime. They explore the bond between baseball and boys through the decades, the game's place in institutions from colleges to prisons to the armed forces, the rise of women's baseball that coincided with nineteenth century feminism, and the struggles of black players and clubs from the later years of slavery up to the Second World War. Whether discussing the birth of softball or the origins of the seventh inning stretch, the Seymours enrich their extensive research with fascinating details and entertaining anecdotes as well as a wealth of baseball experience. The People's Game brings to life the central role of baseball for generations of Americans. Note: On August 2, 2010, Oxford University Press made public that it would credit Dorothy Seymour Mills as co-author of the three baseball histories previously "authored" solely by her late husband, Harold Seymour. The Seymours collaborated on Baseball: The Early Years (1960), Baseball: The Golden Age (1971) and Baseball: The People's Game (1991).