All You Need is Rhythm and Grit


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'Everything Wharton-Malcolm does has the aim of helping people achieve the best version of themselves' Evening Standard 'In a world where expectations of others is making people drop out of sport, Cory hooks you back in. With his straight up communication and infectious sense of humour, Cory inspires people from all around the world to find the joy in running.' Chris Watt, Runner, Friend, Brand Director Think running isn't for you? Running coach Cory Wharton-Malcolm challenges this idea head-on with this joyful love letter to running and motivational guide for beginners. Advocating running as an inclusive and community-focused activity, Cory shows us how to celebrate the incredible mind-body connection by getting your trainers on and starting your running journey from the couch to the end of the road and beyond. Sharing stories of his own mental and physical health challenges and the way running - both alone and with track buddies - lifted him up, All You Need is Rhythm and Grit includes advice on kit, running routes, pacing, good beats and the will to start and keep going. Cory believes you don't have to be a tall and slim superhuman to run and feel good doing it! For anyone who thinks running isn't for them, here is a vibrant and inclusive guide to one of the most egalitarian sports for people of all genders, all bodies, all identities and every class and colour.




All You Need is Rhythm & Grit


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An infectiously positive and inclusive guide to running, from everyone's favourite Apple Fitness+ and Nike trainer, Coach Cory Wharton-Malcolm. "Everything Wharton-Malcolm does has the aim of helping people achieve the best version of themselves."—Evening Standard Think running isn't for you? Cory Wharton-Malcolm challenges this idea head-on with this joyful love letter to running and motivational guide for everyone. Advocating running as an inclusive and community-focused activity, Cory shows us how to celebrate the incredible mind-body connection by getting your sneakers on and starting your running journey from the couch to the end of the road and beyond. Sharing stories of his own mental and physical health challenges and the way running—both alone and with track buddies—lifted him up, All You Need is Rhythm and Grit includes advice on gear, running routes, pacing, good beats, and the will to start . . . and keep going. Cory believes you don't have to be a tall and slim superhuman to run and feel good doing it! For anyone who thinks running isn't for them, here is a vibrant and inclusive guide to one of the most egalitarian sports for people of all genders, all bodies, all identities and every class and color.




I Choose To Try Again


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In this rhyming story, Kiara learns how to keep going even when things get too hard. Through colorful illustrations and rhythmic rhymes, Kiara reflects on her mistakes and realizes that mistakes help her grow. Instead of avoiding them, she learns from them so she can improve. Do you want your child to learn about perseverance and diligence? Your child will learn how easy it is to get back up after failing. "I Choose to Try Again" is a story with social emotional learning (SEL) in mind. It has been praised by teachers and therapists worldwide. This story told from Kiara's point of view will help open your child's mind to what it feels like to fail, and then try again. Kiara will teach your child how to be mentally strong. With Kiara in real life examples, your child will learn to develop their understanding of their own emotions. Throughout the story, Kiara will show you what perseverance looks like. Teacher and Therapist Toolbox: I Choose is an empowering series curated to empower young children to become aware of big emotions. A new book series developed in tandem with teachers and therapists to help children cope with a range of emotions and teach them that they indeed hold the power to choose their actions and reactions. Try not to say 'never.'. That brainwashes you to fail. It means that you won't have the chance To raise the victory sail. "I Choose to Try Again" was developed alongside counselors and parents to be used as a resource in a social emotional curriculum.




The Kid


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Fifteen years after the publication of Push, one year after the Academy Award-winning film adaptation, Sapphire gives voice to Precious's son, Abdul. In The Kid bestselling author Sapphire tells the electrifying story of Abdul Jones, the son of Push's unforgettable heroine, Precious. A story of body and spirit, rooted in the hungers of flesh and of the soul, The Kid brings us deep into the interior life of Abdul Jones. We meet him at age nine, on the day of his mother's funeral. Left alone to navigate a world in which love and hate sometimes hideously masquerade, forced to confront unspeakable violence, his history, and the dark corners of his own heart, Abdul claws his way toward adulthood and toward an identity he can stand behind. In a generational story that moves with the speed of thought from a Mississippi dirt farm to Harlem in its heyday; from a troubled Catholic orphanage to downtown artist's lofts, The Kid tells of a twenty- first-century young man's fight to find a way toward the future. A testament to the ferocity of the human spirit and the deep nourishing power of love and of art, The Kid chronicles a young man about to take flight. In the intimate, terrifying, and deeply alive story of Abdul's journey, we are witness to an artist's birth by fire.




Boys' Life


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Boys' Life is the official youth magazine for the Boy Scouts of America. Published since 1911, it contains a proven mix of news, nature, sports, history, fiction, science, comics, and Scouting.




Sweethearts of Rhythm


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A collection of poems and paintings paying tribute to the 1940's all-female jazz band. The International Sweethearts of Rhythm originated in a boarding school in Mississippi and eventually found their way to the most famous ballrooms in the country, offering solace during the hard years of the war. Includes chronology of the band's history.




St. Hawk's Medical: A Box Set


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St. Hawk's Medical - the complete box set 1 - Take Heart A gentle hippie with a new heart, a hellion making good, and a rebel doctor discover together how healing takes more than just medicine. 2 - Give Chase Declan's always been careful to guard his heart, but Isaac's catching up at last. Some things are worth fighting for, even when they're running fast. 3 - Breathe Deep A golden-hearted mountain man. A nursing tech with a secret. Life and death are on the line - and they're running out of time. When the heart needs healing as much as the body, the lucky ones find their way to St. Hawk's Medical in Blue Creek. It can be hard to convince the stubborn ones that they need help and treatment isn't always by the book—but for those who are willing, there's a second chance at life and love waiting for them in the foothills.




Give Chase


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Declan's always been careful to guard his heart, but Isaac's catching up at last. Some things are worth fighting for, even when they're running fast. Dr. Isaac Paliades has never been much for letting sleeping dogs lie, and he's been intrigued by his colleague Dr. Declan Day from the moment they met. Declan's a hard man to get a read on, one minute cool as snow and the next minute hot-blooded enough to give Isaac a run for his money. Though they work together, play together—and occasionally sleep together—Isaac has yet to get a good look at the man Declan is behind the carefully constructed masks he shows to the world. But when the pair of physicians rescue an abandoned baby discovered while they're out for a jog, Isaac sees cracks start to appear in Declan's façade. He's taking the care of their foundling more seriously than anyone imagined he would, and bringing Isaac along for the ride. He's asking for dominance in bed, and a deeper friendship at St. Hawk's. Isaac thinks he's finally found the key to unlocking Declan's guarded heart. But even when the walls come down, can Declan find the courage and will to let Isaac in?




Bay Banner


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