Running High

New York Times bestselling author and ultramarathoning legend Dean Karnazes has pushed his body and mind to inconceivable limits, from running in the shoe melting heat of Death Valley to the lung freezing cold of the South Pole. He’s raced and competed across the globe and once ran 50...

What happens when someone with a love of ocean sailing gets asked to smuggle tons of marijuana into South Florida on sailboats? If you’re a fun-loving young guy who’s always game to try anything, you say yes without a thought. 

Pirates of Key West is the true story of author Kelly Ryan Harriger, who found himself pulled into the seductive, illicit, and exhilarating world of smuggling in the wild and woolly 1980s in Key West and the Caribbean. Although he’d planned to just do one trip for the experience and some quick money, he was easily lured into more trips with the promise of ...

Whether you’re chasing a personal best or gearing up for your very first ultra, The Ultra Marathon Plan is your go-to guide for running stronger, longer, and smarter. Packed with practical tips and cutting-edge science, this isn’t just another sports nutrition book—it’s a deep dive into the advanced fueling strategies, recovery techniques, and performance bio-hacks used by elite endurance athletes. Now, they’re yours too, whether you're a seasoned runner or just starting out. Inside, you'll learn how to: Fuel your body for long-distance endurance Enhance oxygen levels for maximum ...

The true story of a high school cross country team that went from obscurity to becoming the fastest squad the country, and perhaps the world, has ever seen, called “inspiring and entertaining” (Jerry Schumacher) and “a deliciously rich tale” (Neal Bascomb). When Sean Brosnan arrived at...

What happens when you run 50 miles on LSD? Can LSD make you happy, gay, or even a better runner? In Runner's High or: Can LSD Make You Gay? Lucas Simon Drake goes on a journey to find out what happens when you combine psychedelic drugs with somethings as extreme as ultra running. He's new to both drugs and ultra running - join in on his journey and you will learn: Why getting high on your own supply is the best habit in the world How LSD and the Salem Witch Trials are connected How the Ultramarathon came to be How the CIA tested LSD as a mind control substance How safe it is to buy drugs ...

Written for leaders of high-growth companies, a framework for predicting and overcoming obstacles to scale successfully. Growth is hard. CEOs must constantly evolve to make it through the gauntlet of never-ending challenges. This book is written for leaders like you who recognize that success depends upon harnessing your people’s strengths to build a high-functioning and resilient organization.

The Ogallala aquifer has nourished life on the American Great Plains for millennia. But less than a century of unsustainable irrigation farming has taxed much of the aquifer beyond repair. The imminent depletion of the Ogallala and other aquifers around the world is a defining planetary crisis of our times. Running Out offers a uniquely personal account of aquifer depletion and the deeper layers through which it gains meaning and force.

From writer, political cartoonist, and bestselling author Henry James Garrett comes a bold collection of prescriptions for living: rejecting the false courage peddled by contemporary “thought leaders” and manosphere gurus to instead embrace a life of joy, moral conviction, and true courage...

Great minds think of success as a product of cause and effect and mediocre minds think of success base on luck and chance. The difference between a successful person and an unsuccessful person is in way of thinking and exposure to information. In this book you will discover the weapons used by high archivers to unlock success and triumph in running the race of life. You will get to understand the prize required for attaining greatness and simple strategies to overturn obstacles to stepping stones. The motivational quotes, stories and messages in this book can change your life dramatically ...

Her cat is missing. Her aunt was murdered. And the truth has been buried for twenty years. Claire Donovan and Deputy Sam Whitaker have finally begun to believe this valley's fifty-year corruption might be behind them. That belief lasts exactly as long as it takes for Helen Castille — the one person who could finally confirm what happened to Claire's aunt's missing partner decades ago — to be found murdered, her carefully guarded documents gone. That same night, Cab disappears. As Claire searches for her cat and for the truth in equal, desperate measure, the investigation uncovers ...

"Running Against the Wind" describes the life of Bill Brooks, a Black man who grew up impoverished in the racially hostile town of Little Rock, Arkansas. He made his way from the infamous Central High School into the bigger world and eventually lived a prosperous life. It is an ordinary American story in that Brooks became neither the president of the nation nor a drug dealer in the ghetto. It is an extraordinary story in that he overcame poverty and prejudice to go further than many contemporaries did, regardless of color, while also never losing his sense of self, his heart, or his ...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Amazing Grace Adams comes a wryly resonant and deeply moving family dramedy investigating the question so many of us have asked ourselves: do my parents have a favorite? Vivienne and Patrick Fisher have done an excellent job raising their three...

Most healthcare practices are clinical businesses. They deliver excellent care but run their operations on tribal knowledge, informal processes, and the owner's personal bandwidth. They generate income but not enterprise value. They grow by adding providers but not by building systems. And when the owner steps back, the organization stumbles—because it was never designed to operate without them. THE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT BLUEPRINT is the operating manual that changes this. It is the complete ten-domain framework for running a high-performing healthcare practice as an enterprise—an ...

Do you wish your dog would listen to you on walks, rather than running after squirrels? Tired of getting left in the dust if a cat shows up nearby? Concerned that your dog’s prey drive is coming between the two of you? Conventional training protocols stifle your dog’s natural predatory behaviours through punishing or constantly forcing them to return. These restrictive protocols work against your dog’s nature and against what they want most: to go for a hunt! Predation is an inner need that makes your dog happy. Suppressing those natural urges is like putting an airtight lid on a ...

Vassos Alexander shares his insight from interviews with legends of the sport and his own gruelling but rewarding experiences of extraordinary endurance racing - including the legendary 152 mile Spartathlon, widely regarded as the world's most relentless race. Vassos dissects and explores the tenacity that propels many to keep on running and running and running....

Business Plan Secrets for Breakthrough Performance This comprehensive manual is an eye-opener, packed with practical advice that goes beyond simply writing a business plan. It is a lesson in how to create, launch, and operate a business successfully. Business Plan Secrets takes you how step-by-step, through the process of how you too can create, launch, run, and fund a successful high-growth business. You will learn how to raise funds for your business, and the section on 'A peek into panel members' minds' will show you what to expect, and how to present to investors and funding panels. As ...

From award-winning poet Carrie Fountain comes a debut audiobook set in Las Cruces, New Mexico, about a half-Latina girl stepping outside of the shadow of her best friend. It’s senior year, and Miranda Black’s best friend, Syd, has run away—suddenly and inexplicably, leaving behind nothing...

Create your dream future by tapping into your deepest intuition and manifesting your goals, all with the help of Brigit Esselmont, world-renowned founder of Biddy Tarot and author of Everyday Tarot. Have you ever wanted to manifest your wildest dreams, but weren't sure where to begin? The answer...

I was hired to capture the rogue dragon. Track him, take him alive, walk away rich. Simple job. I don't take simple jobs anymore. Because when I finally corner him in a dead-end shaft with one way out, he doesn't run and he doesn't fight. He says my name like he's been saying it for years. He knows my history. He names a scar I've never shown a living soul. He says I'm his mate. That he's known for two years. That he's been keeping me alive from the shadows because he doesn't believe he deserves to do it from any closer. I should put a bolt in him and collect my fee. But the people who ...

A clear and proven framework that allows adults with ADHD to take charge of their emotions, from the founder of The Center for ADHD. As a clinical psychologist specializing in Adult ADHD, Dr. Marcy Caldwell has found through her research that the regulatory system in the ADHD brain is wired...