101 Finish Lines

Author : Dr. Peter Nieman
Publisher : Balboa Press
ISBN 13 : 1982264977
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 101 Finish Lines written by Dr. Peter Nieman and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2021-04-30 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is not just about what it took to complete over 100 marathons before age 60, but it shares stories about lessons learned along the way. It is filled with inspirational stories about places visited, people met and about the mindset cultivated along this amazing quest.

Author : Alan Seidman
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1475838921
Total Pages : 131 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Crossing the Finish Line written by Alan Seidman and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-07-30 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: College student retention continues to be a vexing issue for colleges and universities. There are some very simple steps that a college or university can take to help students persist until they reach academic and/or personal goal attainment. This book is intended to give the reader the necessary tools, for all types of educational institutions and delivery systems, to implement a retention formula and success model that will actually help students meet their academic and personal goals and thus increase college retention and graduation rates. Regardless of the academic ability, socioeconomic status, gender, first generation, ethnicity of students, the retention formula and model presented will help each and every college type increase student retention and graduation rates.

Author : Dr. David C. Johnson
Publisher : FriesenPress
ISBN 13 : 1460283082
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Unexpected Finish Line Leaves a Unique Legacy written by Dr. David C. Johnson and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2016-04-27 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This biography was written by Kenneth's parents.

Author : Jonathan Finn
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 0228004519
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Beyond the Finish Line written by Jonathan Finn and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2020-09-23 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1880s photographers and sports enthusiasts confidently declared the end of dead heats in sporting competition. Reflecting a broader social belief in technology, proponents of the camera stressed that the device could provide definitive proof of who won and who lost. Yet despite this remedy for the inadequate human eye, competitive races between horses, boats, and bicycles ended too close to call a sole champion. More than a century later, when cameras can subdivide the second into ten-thousandths and beyond, athletes continue to cross the finish line in ties. In this fascinating journey through the history of the photo-finish in sports, Jonathan Finn shows how innovation was animated by a drive for ever more precise tools and a quest for perfect measurement. As he traces the technological developments inspired by this crusade - from the evolution of the still camera to movie cameras, ultimately leading to complex contemporary photo-finish systems - Finn uncovers the social implications of adopting and contesting the photograph as evidence in sport. At every turn empirical obsession intersects with the unpredictability of sports, creating a paradox wherein the precision offered by photo-finish technology far exceeds the realities of human performance and its measurement. Separating athletes by the hundredth, thousandth, or ten-thousandth of a second is often a fiction that comes with significant material and cultural implications. A lively biography of a critical technology, Beyond the Finish Line illuminates the cultural role of the photo-finish in win-at-all-costs culture and warn that in our pursuit for precision we may threaten the human element of sport that galvanizes mere spectators into fans.

Author : William G. Bowen
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400831466
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Crossing the Finish Line written by William G. Bowen and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2009-09-08 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why so many of America's public university students are not graduating—and what to do about it The United States has long been a model for accessible, affordable education, as exemplified by the country's public universities. And yet less than 60 percent of the students entering American universities today are graduating. Why is this happening, and what can be done? Crossing the Finish Line provides the most detailed exploration ever of college completion at America's public universities. This groundbreaking book sheds light on such serious issues as dropout rates linked to race, gender, and socioeconomic status. Probing graduation rates at twenty-one flagship public universities and four statewide systems of public higher education, the authors focus on the progress of students in the entering class of 1999—from entry to graduation, transfer, or withdrawal. They examine the effects of parental education, family income, race and gender, high school grades, test scores, financial aid, and characteristics of universities attended (especially their selectivity). The conclusions are compelling: minority students and students from poor families have markedly lower graduation rates—and take longer to earn degrees—even when other variables are taken into account. Noting the strong performance of transfer students and the effects of financial constraints on student retention, the authors call for improved transfer and financial aid policies, and suggest ways of improving the sorting processes that match students to institutions. An outstanding combination of evidence and analysis, Crossing the Finish Line should be read by everyone who cares about the nation's higher education system.

Author : Francis D. K. Ching
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Architectural Graphics written by Francis D. K. Ching and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The completely updated, illustrated bestseller on architectural graphics with over 500,000 copies sold Architectural Graphics presents a wide range of basic graphic tools and techniques designers use to communicate architectural ideas. Expanding upon the wealth of illustrations and information that have made this title a classic, this Fourth Edition provides expanded and updated coverage of drawing materials, multiview drawings, paraline drawings, and perspective drawings. Also new to this edition is the author's unique incorporation of digital technology into his successful methods. While covering essential drawing principles, this book presents: approaches to drawing section views of building interiors, methods for drawing modified perspectives, techniques for creating accurate shade and shadows, expert styles of freehand sketching and diagramming, and much more.

Author : Tom Forest
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595250270
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Finish Line written by Tom Forest and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2002-10-01 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A highly skilled group of domestic terrorists pull off the largest hostage taking incident in U.S. history.

Author : Alexis Morgan
Publisher : Kensington Cozies
ISBN 13 : 149673128X
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Death by the Finish Line written by Alexis Morgan and published by Kensington Cozies. This book was released on 2021-12-28 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a dead body turns up on a race route, Abby McCree hits the ground running to catch a killer . . . Overcommitted Abby has once again been drafted to use her organizing superpowers—this time for a 5k charity run that’s part of the Founder’s Day Celebration in Snowberry Creek, Washington. At least she has help, albeit from an unlikely source: Gil Pratt, a member of her handsome tenant Tripp Blackston’s veterans group and co-owner of a motorcycle repair shop with his brother. Abby and Gil may seem like an odd couple, but they work great together. The event seems to be running smoothly—until city council member James DiSalvo is found murdered in a ravine along the race route. Unfortunately, Gil’s brother Gary had a very public argument with DiSalvo minutes before the race, making him the prime suspect. Now the two race organizers must again team up to prove Gary’s innocence—before the real killer makes a run for it. But one wrong step and Abby may be the next one to come in dead last . . .

Author : Cliff Ryder
Publisher : Gold Eagle
ISBN 13 : 1426826850
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Finish Line written by Cliff Ryder and published by Gold Eagle. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The espionage game has a brand-new rule book. Agents joining the international clandestine group known as Room 59 are the new spymasters. Working beyond the reach of government bureaucracy, Room 59 recruits only the best of the best. The risks, the rewards--and the rush--are worth everything, including the ultimate sacrifice. After a routine surveillance mission on a quiet London street goes awry, operative David Southerland's reaction leaves him branded a cowboy. While his quick thinking gained valuable intelligence, breaching procedure is a violation that can end a career--or a life. His future in question, Southerland embarks on a desperate pursuit through the capitals of Europe. His mission is to hunt down the beautiful thief in possession of highly classifi ed security information. But the Room 59 agent is not the only hunter. Other very dangerous players are also seeking the prize, and he could become the prey....

Author : Alex Montoya
Publisher : Tate Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1622950682
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Finish Line written by Alex Montoya and published by Tate Publishing. This book was released on 2013-02-05 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alex Montoya's story of training and "running" the San Diego Rock'n'Roll Marathon is a continuation of his memoir of an immigrant child who lived his entire life with prosthetics and followed his dreams to work in major league baseball.