It is often said that Rumi (aka Jalal al-Din, 1207-73) is now the most popular poet in the United States. This conquest of the new world by a middle-eastern medieval writer who died before Chaucer was even born has been achieved with extraordinary speed in less than thirty years. The main key to Rumi`s success is the spiritual appeal of his work. It combines lyrical beauty with philosophical profundity, a sense of rapture & an acute awareness of human suffering in ways which speak directly to contemporary audiences. Like the metaphysical poets, Donne, Vaughan & Herbert, Rumi yokes together everyday images with complex ideas. He talks about divine love in vivid human terms. As a religious teacher of the Dervish order, he expounds the mystical doctrines of Sufism which focus on the notion of union with the Beloved to whom many of the poems are addressed. Persian poetry of this period is not easy to translate. In order to give the greatest possible access to a wonderful poet this selection draws on avariety of translations from the early 20th century to the present, ranging from scholarly renderings to free interpretations. ...

Topographic survey of France at 1:25, 000 in IGN`s excellent TOP25 / Série Bleue series. All the maps are GPS compatible, with a 1km UTM grid plus latitude & longitude lines at 5’ intervals. Contours are at 5m intervals except for mountainous areas where the maps have contours at 10m intervals, vividly enhanced by hill shading & graphics for rocky terrain. Colouring with graphics indicates different types of vegetation or land use (deciduous or coniferous forests, moors, orchards, vineyards, etc). PLEASE NOTE: coverage of France at this scale is currently being revised – the format & the presentation of each title are indicated by the letters at the end of its Sheet Reference number (e.g. 0416ET, 3531ETR, 1923SB, etc.)MAPS WITH FULL TOURIST OVERPRINT & AN ENGLISH MAP LEGEND: all TOP25 maps & the SB editions of Série Bleue have an overprint highlighting waymarked walking trails including long-distance GR routes &, where appropriate, ski routes. Symbols indicate campsites, gîtes d’etape, refuges, equestrian centres & other recreational facilities or sites, tourist information centres, cultural heritage, etc. Towns & locations of particular interest are highlighted.- ET or OT = single-sided TOP25 map covering approx. 29x 21 km / 18x 13 miles.- ETR or OTR = waterproof & tear resistant TOP25 map covering the same area as the corresponding ET or OT number, but double-sided, printed on a smaller size sheet with a good overlap between the sides.- SB = Série Bleue map with full tourist overprint; these maps, first introduced in summer 2014, each cover approx. 29x 24km / 18x 15 miles.SÉRIE BLEUE maps with numbers ending in E (Est) or O (Ouest): most editions now indicate the GR routes, but do not show any other tourist information. Map legend is in French only. Each map covers approx. 14x 20km / 9x 12 miles. ...

Winter in South Africa
- a time of searing drought, angry stirrings in Soweto, & the shadow of the Angolan conflict cast across
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We all know how a long walk, a slow jog or a brisk run can free our minds to wander, & give us a powerful uplifting feeling. Some call it the `runner`s high`, others put it down to endorphins. But what if we could channel that energy & use it to make positive change in our lives? William Pullen is a psychotherapist who helps people to work through their issues using his revolutionary method, Dynamic Running Therapy. His is a radical new approach to mindfulness. Whether you are looking for strategies to cope with anxiety, change or decision-making, or simply want to focus your mind while pounding the streets, Run for Your Life offers a series of simple mental routines that unleash the meditative, restorative powers of exercise. ...

If you`re a mum who wants to run, there`s nothing stopping you! When busy mum Leanne Davies set up a social media group for her & a couple of friends to encourage one another to go running, she never imagined it would quickly become a nationwide network of thousands of women, all sharing a passion for the sport & a penchant for colourful compression socks. Gathering the very best of the advice & tips from the Run Mummy Run network, Leanne & co-writer Lucy have created this comprehensive beginner`s guide to running that

Includes:: sections on: From starting with a Couch To 5k plan to building up the confidence to race Fitting in running around work & family life Overcoming barriers to exercise How to keep on running when motivation wanes, & much more! Not just your average practical go-to, this book is filled with down-to-earth advice, training schedules & inspirational stories that`ll help you to be fit, healthy & happy.

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All around the world, runners are ditching the pavement & heading out on trails for mountain air & big views. Run the Alps Switzerland features 30 must-do trail runs that will appeal to novices & experts alike. From Zinal to Dent de Morcles, from Grindelwald to Kandersteg, from the wilds of the Engadine to the secret valleys of Ticino, the authors researched hundreds of routes, in search of the very best trail running in the Swiss Alps. The photos, taken during these summer days in the Swiss Alps & into the fall, will amaze you. This guide provides practical advice & precise indications, such as the level of difficulty. Read the tips, download the tracks, tie your shoes & go, go, go! ...

” Here is the pitch-perfect pairing of subject & author, a gripping deconstruction of one of recent history`s most terrible & vexing sea tragedies...A meticulous forensic study that, in Foy`s able hands, rises to the level of literature.”
- Hampton Sides ” Fans of The Perfect Storm & Into Thin Air will love this exquisitely written & dramatic book. George Foy has an action story that doesn`t quit.”
- Doug Stanton ” Foy is an experienced mariner who clearly knows his stuff, which gives the reader confidence in his account, & allows us to get lost in an amazing story that builds to a wild finish.”
- John U. Bacon In the bestselling tradition of The Perfect Storm & The Finest Hours, a harrowing true account of the mysterious disappearance of the SS El Faro, a gigantic American cargo ship that sank in the Bermuda Triangle, taking with it thirty-three lives. On October 1, 2015, the SS El Faro, a massive American cargo ship that made regular runs between Jacksonville, Florida & Puerto Rico, delivering everything from deodorant to new Chevrolets, disappeared in Hurricane Joaquin, a category 4 storm. The ship, its hundreds of shipping containers, & its entire crew plummeted to the bottom of the ocean, three miles down. The sinking was the greatest seagoing US merchant marine shipping disaster since World War II. The massive ship had a seasoned crew, state-of-the-art navigation equipment, & advance warning of the storm. It seemed incomprehensible that such a ship could sink so suddenly. How, in this day & age, could something like this happen? The answer is that a ship as large as the El Faro doesn`t vanish for just one reason; it vanishes because many factors intersect-everything from hurricane-tracking algorithms to the decay of rubber gaskets on hatches to the arcane science of loading cargo containers to the psychology of a powerful ship`s captain. All of these factors & more came into play in the sinking of the El Faro. Relying on Coast Guard inquest hearings as well as on numerous interviews, George Michelsen Foy has crafted a brilliant account that brings to life the final voyage of El Faro, a story that lasts only a few days but which grows almost intolerably suspenseful as deep-rooted flaws leading to the disaster inexorably link together & worsen. We see captain, engineers, & crew fight for their lives, & hear their actual words (as recorded on the ship`s black box) while the hurricane relentlessly tightens its noose around the ship. We watch, minute by minute, all that is happening on board-the ship`s mysterious tilt to one side, worried calls to the engine room, ship-to-shore reports, the courage of the men & women as they fight to survive, & the berserk ocean`s savage consumption of the massive hull. & through it all, the pain & ultimate resilience of the families of El Faro`s crew. Meticulous & absolutely thrilling, Run the Storm is a masterwork of stunning power.


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At the age of thirty-one, Lucy Fry was pretty certain she knew her limits. & here`s how she felt about the component parts of triathlon: swimming
- fairly terrifying, especially in open water. Cycling
- brilliant when done on a stationery bike, indoors. Running
- sometimes fantastic, sometimes hideous. But as increasing numbers of her female friends continued to sign up to tri, Lucy couldn`t help wondering: what was it about this exhausting pursuit that women seemed to find so magical, so transformative? The time had come to find out. Over one year, five triathlons & hundreds of training hours, Lucy uncovers the ins & outs of women`s triathlon: how to wear a sports bra under a wetsuit, the competition & camaraderie, whether getting over `jelly legs` makes you a more resilient human being
- & finds that maybe she doesn`t know her limits after all... Funny, warm & engaging, Run, Ride, Sink or Swim is for both the tri-curious & the dedicated tri-hard, & for any woman looking for inspiration to make the transition from sofa to start line.



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Three sports in one event? Triathletes must be crazy, right? At the age of thirty-one, Lucy Fry was pretty certain she knew her limits: triathlon was not for her. But as increasing numbers of her female friends signed up to tri, Lucy couldn`t help wondering: what was it about this sport that women found so transformative? The time had come to find out. Over one year, five triathlons & hundreds of training hours, Lucy discovers the competition & camaraderie, how to wear a sports bra under a wetsuit, whether getting over `jelly legs` makes you a more resilient human being
- & that maybe she doesn`t know her limits after all... Funny, warm & engaging, Run, Ride, Sink or Swim is for the tri-curious & the tri-hard, & for any woman looking to make the transition from sofa to start line.
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From the editor of The Good Immigrant, an adrenaline-fuelled, powerful YA novel about young people taking charge of their own destiny. A novel about standing up & being counted. Aspiring MC Taran & her twin brother Hari never wanted to move to Firestone House. But when the rent was doubled overnight & Dad`s chemo meant he couldn`t work, they had to make this tower block their home. It`s good now though; they feel part of something here. When they start noticing boarded-up flats & glossy fliers for expensive apartments, they don`t think much of it
- until Hari is caught up in a tragedy, & they are forced to go on the run. It`s up to these teenagers to uncover the sinister truth behind what`s going on in the block, before it blows their world apart.
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