Books, Sports, Winter Sports, General AAS

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The Mountaineers
Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills
by Mountaineers Books (Paperback)

Gary Paulsen
Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod
by Harvest Books (Paperback)

Darren Levine, John Whitman
Complete Krav Maga: The Ultimate Guide to Over 200 Self-Defense and Combative Techniques
by Ulysses Press (Paperback)

Developed for the Israel military forces and battle tested in real-life combat, Krav Maga has gained an international reputation as an easy-to-learn yet highly effective art of self-defense. Clearly written and extensively illustrated, Complete Krav Maga details every aspect of the system including dozens of hand-to-hand combat moves, over 20 weapons defense techniques and a complete physical conditioning workout program.All the moves are described in depth from beginning Yellow Belt to advanced Black Belt, yet they are easy to learn because one of Krav Maga's strengths is its simplicity. Based on the principle that it is best to move from defense to attack as quickly as possible, Complete Krav Maga offers fast-escape maneuvers from attacks and holds. It then follows them up with specific counterattacks, including punches, kicks and throws. The authors show how anyone (big or small, man or woman) can practice self defense by using Krav Maga to protect weak spots, exploit an ...

Bruce Tremper
Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain
by Mountaineers Books (Paperback)

Winter recreation in the backcountry has increased steadily over the years and so has the number of deaths and injuries caused by avalanches. As search and rescue teams are increasingly strapped for funding, self-education has become a larger necessity for snow-sport enthusiasts. The new edition of Bruce Tremper's seminal book is organized according to the structure of American Avalanche Association classes and all chapters have been updated and reviewed by peer experts.

Roland Huntford
Two Planks and a Passion: The Dramatic History of Skiing
by Continuum (Hardcover)

Did you know that the ski is older than the wheel? Roland Huntford's brilliant history of skiing begins 20,000 years ago in the last ice age on the frozen tundra. On these icy slopes skiing began as a means of survival. That it has developed into the leisure and sporting pursuit of choice for so many, in so many countries, bears testament to its elemental appeal. Its use in both polar exploration and wartime has changed the course of history. The origins of skiing are bound up with the emergence of modern man and the making of the world we live in. The dramatic history of skiing is brought to life in this engaging book.

Ken Dryden
The Game (Penguin Sports Library)
by Penguin (Non-Classics) (Paperback)

The Game is acknowledged as the best hockey book ever written, and as one of the best sports books of all time. More than just a hockey book, it has become an enduring classic—a reflective and provocative look at a life in hockey and at the game itself. Ken Dryden, a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame and the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame, is recognized as one of the greatest goalies ever to play the game. More than that, he is one of hockey’s most intelligent and insightful commentators. In The Game, Dryden captures the essence of the sport and what it means to all hockey fans. He gives us vivid and affectionate portraits of the characters—Guy Lafleur, Larry Robinson, Guy Lapointe, Serge Savard, and coach Scotty Bowman among them—that made the Canadiens of the 1970s one of the greatest hockey teams in history. But beyond that, Dryden reflects on life on the road, in the spotlight, and on the ice, offering up a rare inside look at the game of hockey, and a ...

Norbert E. Yankielun
How to Build an Igloo: And Other Snow Shelters
by W. W. Norton (Paperback)

An illustrated guide to constructing everything from igloos and quinzees to spruce traps and snow trenches.How are the ice blocks of igloos so perfectly formed and fitted, able, it's been said, to withstand the weight of a polar bear? How can you determine if the fresh snow that's fallen outside your front door is as good to make a slab shelter with as a snowman? What is a slab shelter, anyway? For that matter, what are drift caves, spruce traps, snow block walls, and bivy bag shelters, and how would you go about building them, whether for winter fun or protection from the weather? In this instructive, whimsical, illustrated manual, Norbert E. Yankielun, a seasoned cold regions explorer and researcher, takes readers step-by-step through the process of constructing and inhabiting a range of useful snow structures—from the most basic to the more complex. Introductory material on igloo physics, proper winter hydration, fueling tips, and much more, is also included. 100 illustrations.

Neil McNab
Go Snowboard: Read It, Watch It, Do It (GO SERIES)
by DK ADULT (Paperback)

For everyone ready to take on a new sport, to engage in competition, and to carve out a new physique, the Go Series is a coach, rulebook, and starter kit-all rolled up into one fast-paced an innovative package. These step-by-step book-and-DVD packages give readers all the knowledge, instruction, advice, and encouragement they need to get up and go!

Bob Burns, Mike Burns, Paul Hughes
Wilderness Navigation: Finding Your Way Using Map, Compass, Altimeter, & Gps
by Mountaineers Books (Paperback)

*Covers tools and skills for orientation, navigation and route-finding *Gives particular attention to off-trail navigation with altimeter and GPS *Appendix offers 30 practice problems "So ah . . . where do you think we are?" While you may never have asked this question, there are thousands of hikers, backcountry skiers and snowshoers, climbers, fishermen, hunters and forest workers who have. Wilderness Navigation is the concise, focused, and affordable answer to that question. Based on the experience of helping revise the navigation section of the best-selling climbing textbook, Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills, and years of teaching wilderness navigation, the authors have expanded the material in Freedom using the most reliable, dependable, and easy-to-learn methods ever devised. Wilderness Navigation will answer all your questions on reading maps; buying a compass; using a compass, a clinometer, an altimeter, and a GPS; orientation with map ...

David Seidman, Paul Cleveland
The Essential Wilderness Navigator: How to Find Your Way in the Great Outdoors, Second Edition
by International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press (Paperback)

Now with full-color topographic maps and featuring the latest on electronic navigation, The Essential Wilderness Navigator is the clearest and most up-to-date route-finding primer available. Providing readers with exercises for developing a directional ‘sixth sense,' tips on mastering the art of map- and compass-reading, and comprehensive updates on a range of technological advances, this perennially popular guide is more indispensable than ever.

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