History Weights

What will it take to run a marathon in less than two hours? The world's fastest times for the marathon have been dropping since the distance of 26.2 miles was made official nearly one hundred years ago. But after a noticeable decline that occurred for a half century, the times, while still edging lower, have stalled several minutes north of two hours for the past decade. For the first time, 1:59 examines what it will take for an elite distance runner to go subtwo hours.

WINNER OF A NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD A USA TODAY BESTSELLER "A gifted writer, astonishingly adept at nuance, narration, and the politics of passion."—Toni Morrison Set in London of the 1660s and of the early twenty-first century, The Weight of Ink is the interwoven tale of two women of...

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AN INDIE BESTSELLER “One of the great thinkers of our generation . . . I feel fresher and smarter and happier for sitting down with her.”—Jameela Jamil, iWeigh Podcast The co-host of the Maintenance Phase podcast and creator of Your Fat Friend equips you with...

A personal and cultural look at the dark underbelly of Western beauty standards and the lethal culture of disordered eating they've wrought "An authoritative, generous, and persuasive debut that I wish I could go back in time and gift to my teenage self.”—Melissa Febos, author of Girlhood...

Bestselling author Dr. Josh Axe explains how to treat more than seventy diseases, lose weight, and increase vitality with traditional healing practices passed down through the ages. “Engaging, accessible and comprehensive.” —Amy Myers, MD, author of The Autoimmune Solution Long before the...

There are very few modern hobbies that can honestly claim they have lived three distinct lives. Most begin as a craze, settle into a niche, and then either fade or become quietly institutional. The Pokémon Trading Card Game did something stranger and more enduring. It began as a children’s pastime, became a cultural flashpoint that adults argued about in staff rooms and school assemblies, then returned decades later as a booming adult obsession with its own economy, celebrities, and mythology. That alone would make it worth studying.

From the New York Times bestselling author of Bad Feminist: a searingly honest memoir of food, weight, self-image, and learning how to feed your hunger while taking care of yourself. I ate and ate and ate in the hopes that if I made myself big, my body would be safe. I buried the girl I was...

🌿 Aloe Vera: Nature’s Timeless Healer for Skin, Digestion & Everyday Wellness 🌿 For over 6,000 years, Aloe Vera has been cherished as the “plant of immortality.” From Cleopatra’s beauty rituals to Ayurvedic tonics and modern scientific validation, this humble green leaf has stood the test of time — soothing burns, calming digestion, nourishing hair, and restoring balance to the body. In Aloe Vera: The Essence of Healing, Rowan Hart invites you on a journey through history, tradition, and science to discover why Aloe remains one of the world’s most trusted natural remedies....

Sally Fallon Morell, bestselling author of Nourishing Traditions, debunks diet myths to explore what our ancestors from around the globe really ate—and what we can learn from them to be healthy, fit, and better nourished today. The Paleo craze has taken over the world. It asks curious dieters...

Through interviews, research, and her own experience, Brown not only gives us the real story on weight, health, and beauty, but also offers concrete suggestions for how each of us can sort through the lies and misconceptions and make peace with and for ourselves.

The Spark: Book 2, The Weight of Gold, is a continuation of the perilous trek to rescue Clara's best friend and nursemaid, Annie, from the clutches of an evil slave holder in Missouri. The group Clara has brought together lands on the shore of the Mississippi and travels by night to avoid slave traders and bounty hunters. A new character briefly enters the scene, adding more danger to their trip. Through deep forests of a mostly unsettled state and over rugged rocky hillsides, the group barely avoids capture on their quest to rescue Annie. Cookie, the gruff cook who had taken Clara under ...

The classic Weight of Glory by C.S. Lewis, the most important Christian writer of the 20th century, contains nine sermons delivered by Lewis during World War Two. The nine addresses in Weight of Glory offer guidance, inspiration, and a compassionate apologetic for the Christian faith during a...

Can one rash decision prove the difference between a life well lived and a life destroyed? When the Marquess of Queensberry left his calling card at the Albemarle Club in February 1895, it bore only his name and five words: “For Oscar Wilde, posing somdomite.” The most celebrated playwright...

Brought to you by Penguin. Can one rash decision prove the difference between a life well lived and a life destroyed? When the Marquis of Queensbury left his calling card at the Albemarle Club in February 1895, it bore only his name and five words: ‘For Oscar Wilde, posing Somdomite’. The...

The Samurai Sword Under the Fossilized Tree Beneath a sun-bleached, fossilized tree, a man prepares to die according to an ancient ritual, watched by the one who must carry out the final blow. Between them rests a sword passed down through generations — a blade that carries not only family honor, but the weight of a silenced history. What begins as an intimate act of ceremonial death unfolds into a harrowing reckoning with the past: the internment of Japanese American citizens during World War II, the stripping of identity, the humiliation of confinement, and the cost of enforced silence....

A timely reflection in the midst of an increasingly nuclear age, this book offers a sobering look at the implications of scientific advancement and our shared future. It is an essential listen for anyone interested in the complexities of history, science, or the delicate dance between human achievement and moral introspection.

In The Weight of Vengeance, Bickham provides a provocative new account of America's forgotten war, underscoring its significance for both sides by placing it in global context. This shifting balance of power provided the United States with the opportunity to challenge Britain's dominance of the Atlantic world. territorial expansion.

The History of Measurement and Standards: How Time, Distance, Weight, and Precision Shaped Science, Trade, and Civilization explores one of the most overlooked foundations of human progress: our ability to measure the world. From early counting systems and body based units to atomic clocks and digital precision, this book traces how shared standards made cooperation, trade, and scientific discovery possible. Written for curious non-specialists, it reveals how measurement evolved not just as a technical tool, but as a social agreement that allowed civilizations to organize reality itself. ...

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Mettle and Pasture - the story of the part played during the Second World War in Europe by the 2nd Battalion The Lincolnshire Regiment. Entering France in September 1939 as part of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF), they witnessed from the front line the blistering attack on Belgium at Louvain and first hand the German Blitzkrieg beginning on 10 May 1940.