Sports Books

I am a beginner to this program (bought it a few weeks ago) and have just started using the program. I have given three stars because it was a very informative book for which a lot (not all) of the concepts make a lot of sense.

I cant give it more or less (yet) because I have just started using the program. I wont judge before I try it. which is what I advise to everyone. open yourself up and forget about your opinion use something and if it doesnt work for you then you actually can state why it is so bad. Not because you read it and felt like stating some other facts.

anyways, ill post back in a few months and honestly state a fact of whether it worked or not for me.

I don't know how long ago I bought this book, but I forgot about it, and recently I saw an article about Dorian Yates in a magazine and he was talking about how he adapted his style from Mike Mentzer. So, I was looking for a Mike Mentzer book at the store when I remembered I had bought this one and that it must be somewhere mixed in with all my other books. So, I wetn home and found it.

Much of the book just seems to be Darden's biased opinions: his love of Arthur Jones, his bashing of Arnold and the Mentzers, etc. If you want a book that just talks about HIT training, then you don't want this one. It's not worth the money. You can learn just as much about HIT training by asking on any messageboard that discusses bodybuilding.

You want me to review a book I have YET TO RECEIVE, it takes 2-6 business days to get my book, today is the 6th day and I checked my mail - no books. I bought 3 books (each book from a different amazon seller), so far I have one book which I received promptly and paid 1 penny for but THIS BOOK - which cost me $7.50 has yet to show up, much less the other book from another seller for .99. They took my money, the order is complete and there is NO FED EX DELIVERY EMAIL OR ACTIVITY OF ANY KIND, but all 3 orders show COMPLETE, according to Amazon rules, I have to wait until 04/11 (5 days after final due date) to contact the seller and either get my book or a refund, so be it. I want a refund for the full amount and I'll try buying this same book from someone else on amazon...complete waste of my time! Maybe its a good book, I'll never know. It's not about the money, its about the time I've wasted when I have other things to be concerned with. I but things from Amazon all the time, I never have this problem. Do yourself a favor and buy the book from someone else.

I bought this book once and read through it and hi-lighted important parts. I went to the gym and implemented my knowledge and ate healthy . I ate lots of red meat and BBQ food. After just 3 months I had a huge difference. No steroids or drugs. Simply hard work and this book and I was really finally getting some where. This book is based off of proven research and test's and is great to begin with and learn everything you will ever need to know. I was amazed at how many people were in the gym wasting their time with bad posture and work outs. I passed many of them in size, strength and endurance in only 3 months and they had been at it for many more. Plus with the quality of the muscle mass I could out perform often bigger weight lifters with my more quality muscle mass. I passed it on to some one else. This book is effective and will get you results and keep you from getting frustrated because you wont waste your time and you will see results fairly soon . Keep a log containing dates, excercise, reps, and weight and see how you go up in weight in only a few weeks. If you can agree that gorilla's are strong than you can see where Ellington got his data from. It simply works and is all you need to know . I bought it again and may give this copy to a dedicated person who could use it . I really liked this book .

I've been reading HIT books and doing it for a while, especially Mike Mentzer's books.The techniques from this book are very strenuous and perhaps over-the-top. I am not saying that the techniques don't work, but only buy this book if you know you will fully commit yourself to training in a systematical way. These techniques require a range certain training exercises where you sometimes need a spotter in order to do them. Buy with caution

If Twist had billed the book as an autobiography, it could have worked. This is not about money but about Lynne Twist's spiritual view of the world.

that money had less power over your life? Thsi book is a certain guide to breaking emotional and metal molds in one of life's touchiest areas. Lynne Twist's exploration of the spiritual side of money adn wealth is a heartening introduction to a way of thinking that can change the way the world does business. Her insights are that powerful.

I will keep this very brief as I don't want to waste your time like the way I wasted mine by reading this book.
Key Points of the author:
- Align your transactions with your morals
- Scarcity is not real. Believe in sufficiency
- Focus on the qualitative aspects of life, like relationships

That is pretty much it. The book is a VERY touchy-feely book filled with her real life examples of volunteering with Third World countries and how deep down in peoples' souls is where fulfillment lies, not in materialistic goods. Some of the things she says and suggests borders on socialist doctrine.

If you are looking for a way to better understand yourself, happiness, and the role money plays, I suggest you look into the field of positive psychology. Money has diminishing marginal returns...in other words, the guy who earns $500,000 is not 10X happier than the guy who earns $50,000. With that said, remove yourself from the rat race, be content with the things around you, don't focus so much on tomorrow, and dedicate yourself (career/volunteer) to something you believe in. That simple equation is more valid and will transform your life more than this entire book.

This wokderful lady adds the spirt to the money. She has accomplished much in the world, so this is not a "how to" book that is for the purpose of making money for the writer, but one whom I know lives the life and walks the talk.

Lynne Twist has written a very inspiring book that can totally tranform one's relationship with money and self.

I bought this months ago and still have it out on my coffee table - that's how much I love this! It is loaded with excellent pictures and makes a great conversation starter when friends and family that come over. The history of the NFL is covered well and the articles offer terrific insights into sports past.

This is a unique, beautifully photographed book! It includes the history of football and large, clear photos of some of the best games! My husband loves it! If you're a football fan, you will treasure this book!

This was the comment of my 7 year old nephew (a Jets fan) when I gave him this book. It has the trademark Sports Illustrated photography, plus lots of old photos showing the infancy of the sport, which are interesting to adults and kids alike. He's a beginning reader, but we enjoyed looking at the pictures, with his guessing which teams were shown based on the uniforms. The Amazon price is a bargain. Highly recommended for boys and fans of all ages!

I bought this book for my 17-yr old who is a visual thinker, not a strong reader, but I loved it too! There are some amazing photos in the book and lots of history of the game and some players. I got a strong sense of the traditions of the game and the excitement for the sport. I am a stronger football fan because of it! I also recommend the rest of this 'series' by Sports Illustrated, The Baseball Book and The Basketball Book.

I got this book for my Dad for xmas & he loved it. It has a lot of great pictures, great articles and goes into the history of football. This is a great gift for older football fans.

This thing is a life saver! I've always wanted to play the violin but new nothing about it or even how to read music. I bought a cheap violin here on amazon and this book helped me set it up, tune it and play a song...and i don't even know how to read music!!!! this thing is a great companion if you are just starting out. Even before i had my violin fully tuned i was sounding good...not at all with the screetching people think of when a person is starting out. This book rocks! plus super fast delivery...just a couple of days!!

As a book about violin basics, this is OK. However as a book about learning to play the violin, it fails. There is an included disk containing both audio and video clips, but it is only good for the audio clips. The video did not work on my copy of Real Player. I finally learned that if I were to pay another $40 to Real Player I could look at the videos that I had purchased. While the line drawings in the book are good, the photographs are very difficult to make sense of. They are all black and white and they have not been well done. For this reason, I would not recommend this book. Spend your money elsewhere.

Even though I am learning violin, I am not a dummy, and I do not like to be taught like one. There are much better book out there to learn how to play violin.

I am an adult who wanted to learn to play the violin without the expense of private lessons. So far, this book has been very easy to follow and the instructions are very clear. The CD is wonderful, it includes short videos and mp3 songs. I can play along with the songs and know that the notes are correct.
My only compaint is that I found alot of the photos in the book hard to see. They are in black and white and the photos are far to dark.

Katharine Rapoport brings a lot of experience to light in this book; designed for the very beginner through advanced. If you are trying to tackle violin pedagogy on your own maybe because you can't afford private lessons or maybe your schedule is not conducive for private lessons, or whatever reason; this book is a good place to start. The instruction is informative, structured, and relaxed in nature.

I own a copy of this book and it made me want to take getting in shape seriously. I have no intentions of being in a race but I do plan to lose some weight. I bought a bike before I bought the book but I know that my next bike I will be following Selene's advise. I love this book. It is so helpful. Even to my boyfriend! I just wished that it talked about racing and road bikes less and more about the other aspects of riding and biking.

This book is a great source of information for the female cycling enthusiast. It needed to read about how to select the right bike, how to ride in a group, what to do for training and nutrition. It gave me much more confidence going to bike shops to ask about the bikes and what was suitable for me. I enjoyed reading the book. I would recommend it to anyone who would like some more information about the specific issues faced by women who ride.

I purchased this book with the intent of getting back into cycling and learning the appropriate techniques. It is exactly what I was looking for!! The info on buying women specific bikes made me feel more confident while shopping. The tips on shifting, etc. has really helped me riding. I highly recommend this book for anyone new or just getting back into the sport.

I have always ridden a bike from Walmart but am training for a triathlon and thought it was time for a "real bike" so I bought this book. I know next to nothing about the bike scene, so this book was perfect. Everything was covered from which bike to buy to training for a race. There were some secrets on how to actually be comfortable on a bike and be able to walk straight the next day even if you're a beginner. I continually go back to this book for info.

I am a 50-year old woman who has decided, at this late stage in life, to get into bike racing. Just got a copy of Selene's new book, and am enjoying it immensely. Her writing style is accessible, and the book holds my interest from beginning to end. Particularly inspiring are the short profiles of women who have made big changes in their lives through biking.

The training plans are helpful - I was able to map out a six month (so far) training schedule using the examples provided, with a few personalized tweaks. I feel excited and confident with my new plan in place, especially knowing it is based on scientific principles, and real life experience. That said, it would be great if Selene would write and publish a separate training log as it is difficult to use this book as a daily log - I don't like to write in my books, and it doesn't really open flat.

Of the books I have purchased thus far - "Cycling Past 50", "Fitness Cycling", "The Complete Book of Long-Distance Cycling", and "The Heart Rate Monitor Book for Outdoor and Indoor Cyclists" - this book is by far the best for a beginner, and the perfect starting point. It is a fun read, and the training information is presented in a very accessible manner. I was able to quickly understand the concepts and apply them to specific goals. Can't say enough about "Every Woman's Guide to Cycling".

The product came as it was described and was shipped in a timely manner. The book was like new and was available at a great price. I plan to buy from this seller again and recommend them to others.

I found this book inspiring. His will to live drove him to make decisions that most of us cannot even imagine. It will drive readers to value their lives even more.

I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 because, as it is well written, it is a bit drawn out. I kept wanting to skip ahead.

Overall - Very good read.

Aron is an inspiration to all of us and an incredible writer. He fully acknowledges his flaws as a human being which makes this book all the more powerful. He loves life to the limit and paid a high price to do so.

My son was seriously injured in the Iraq war and I purchased a copy for him. It takes courage to make a good life...and Aron has no shortage of that.

Like many I heard about this in the national media and read some about it in Outside. Like many I thought what a jerk! This guy is an idiot. Well he is not. In this book he comes off as a very capable thoughtful adventurer. He managed his "problem" very well this book is highly entertaining. Even though you know what is going to happen it is still riveting. There is none of the jerk seen at the post press rescue press conference. Turns out he was high on painkillers for most of the presser. Luckily for readers he was not when he recorded this book. Excellent work of a most interesting life. Strong recommend for adventurers of both the outside and arm chair variety.

I've a feeling we have not heard the last of Aron Ralston, but it won't be long before we do.

His narration of the nearly fatal idiocy that cost him his right hand is interspersed with flashback stories of even greater follies accomplished during previous wilderness "adventures." We are regaled with accounts of running barefoot through the snow with a bear in pursuit, leaping fully clothed into a raging Colorado River for no apparent reason, rock climbing (in sandals, no less) over, and then falling into, a patch of prickly pear cactus, having his footwear fall apart midway up the face of a 2,000-foot sheer granite wall - these apparently recounted in hopes of showing what an accomplished (or at least, passionate) outdoorsman he is - are not the stuff of legend, or inspiration, or courage; they are the tales of a bonehead in search of a Darwin Award. An Hero.

I continually found myself wondering why anybody who suffered such an unbroken string of disasters brought about by poor decision-making, unpreparedness, naivete, or downright pigheadedness would be set up as an inspirational character (or why anyone would seek to publicize their own stupidity thus); but then I remember Timothy Treadwell and his ardent supporters and followers.

In any event, the straw that broke this camel's back was Aron's reviling us with an event he saw as amusing and clever: he and his friends composed a "joke" distress note and put it in an empty vodka bottle which they then threw into Havasupai Creek, to flow over Mooney falls, to perhaps "be found by a jet skier in Lake Mead." Right. More likely broken glass discovered by the waders barefoot downstream.

Oh, I could go on and on.. and Aron does. A litany of grief and stupidity haunts this guy and anyone who does business with him. He manages to lose not only his ice axe on one winter ascent, but the team's only map as well, resulting in abandonment of their summit bid in lieu of an emergency hunt for a way off the mountain.

I think of the disaster that befell the Everest climbers in Krakauer's "Into Thin Air", or the mystery of what happened to Irvine and Mallory detailed in "Ghosts of Everest" and innumerable other actually heroic stories, of excruciating ordeals, unbelievable fortitude and character displayed by many climbers and outdoorsfolk, and then I think of this clown losing his team's map while traipsing around on a 14,000 foot mountain, for cripe sake.

I think about this jamoke going out in the wintertime to scale Colorado's mountains without proper clothing or food, or common sense or respect for the nature in general and mountains in particular. He hikes up mountains in the wintertime but has not the sense to put his chocolate bars or water in an inside pocket where they won't freeze, then bemoans the fact as if it were some giant life lesson Gaia bestows only on hardy souls (who venture forth thus unencumbered with brains).

Feh. Do yourself a favor and skim the tripe. There are perhaps 100 readable pages in the book, and don't swallow any of Aron's stultifying psuedo-religious gobbledygook or cerulean blue prose-poems; it's mostly blather perpetrated by a not-too-bright adrenaline junkie who very well could be the next famous bear scat.

I think readers would be better served by skipping every other chapter in this book or just searching online for Aron Ralston, you'll find it. A reader above mentioned he doesn't come off as bragging about his exploits, I found exactly the opposite.

On one hand, Aron and I have been in many of the same places, (probably around the same time) and in a way, reading about his adventures in various places brought back great memories for me. On the other hand, If I wanted to read about his memoir, I'd have bought that book. Halfway through the book I found myself saying, just cut it off already!

While I do respect his accomplishments in his winter solo ascents, I simply don't respecting his risky backcountry decisions. He is redeemed though by calling himself out, recognizing that he's lost friends over his past irresponsible backcountry recklessness. In a sense, the book is a primer for what not to do in the winter backcountry.

I thought it was interesting how with Ralston's considerable experience, intelligence, engineering rigging skills and strength none of it mattered in the end. Just a guy with no more options that did what needed to be done.

This book is a great early step in understanding suspensions. No one book can tell you how to build a sports car suspension, but this one is easy to read, and left me in a place where I was beginning to be able to ask intelligent questions, and also assuaged a signifigant amount of my fear. Ackerman effect, castor, camber, toe-in, anti-dive, anti-squat, and much more will be demystified in this fine book.

book starts with basics of suspension. if your planning modifying or completely design a suspension this is a nice book to add to the library.

Tons of information, Good explanations of suspension angles and the effects on tire attitude, handling, and weight transfer.

I recently purchased this book and have read it twice from front to back. It had a lot of good solid information, however the title is decieving in the fact that it has the word "engineering" in it. This book touches lightly on the subject of engineering, however it stops there. This book is mainly designed for those with Camaros or Corvettes and doesnt really give much information regarding independent suspensions or anything else besides what may be found on those two vehicles. I am by no means an engineer but I do know a thing or two about mechanics and this book does not help me to understand the complete dynamics involved in a vehicle chassis. It barely goes into detail about shocks or springs and the only information that seems relevant to that is "How to cut your springs". This book is written more for the back-yard mechanic than for the aspiring automotive engineer.

Book goes over a lot of information in a very short time, but not much of that information is worth anything unless you're building a circle-track or drag car. Took the hit and ordered Stanforth's Competition Car Suspension.

The Benoit story is a very sad episode. But I can't blame professional wrestling for it. These guys can make a lot of money and there are costs for those opportunities. Look at all professional athletes. Most of them end up with injuries that affect the rest of their lives.

This author presents a case against the McMahon family that is seriously one-sided and hateful. Vince is a great entertainer and he has some bad ideas every now and then, but a lot of folks really enjoy his shows. And a lot of athletes end up making plently of money because of the extraordinary opportunities given to them by the McMahons.

I thought the material about Benoit in Japan was facinating. That was probably worth the price of the book.

The author's obvious dislike of the business, the McMahons, the wrestling fans and most of the wrestlers make this an unpleasant read.

Do you know why Hulk Hogan wears a fanny pack everywhere he goes? Do you know who Hulk Hogan really is off camera? Did you know that the President of one of the biggest promotions in wrestling history was hired off a gig selling meat off the back of a truck -- possibly in an attempt by TV execs to sabotage the show? Did you know one of the biggest names in wrestling now works at a Target? What does Vince McMahon reveal to those who work with him the closest? How does the hard line between real life and fictional play on TV fade away for some wrestlers? And when is what you see on TV really a reflection of reality? The answers to these questions and so much more will be answered in this book.

Outrageous and hilarious, disturbing and revealing, Ring of Hell reads like a New Yorker piece, proving to be entertaining, well-written, and relentlessly probing. You will not find such brutally honest and unrefined opinions, personal recollections, and anecdotes about this business in any other book on wrestling. Regardless of what people think of wrestling (even if they think it is garbage), should still take interest in this book because of the adverse effects it has on both regular hard-working people, for who wrestling is a means for putting food on the table, and for those in the public eye, for who wrestling is a struggle for political power, fame, and fortune. Wrestling a side, it is an extremely well written investigative piece. Both outright funny and other times intense and grisly, this expose neither censors nor sugar coats some of the darkest traditions and aspects of an industry that has, like it or not, been a part of the history of American entertainment (especially kids entertainment) and recreation. Know the truth about your childhood heroes and what happens outside the ring. It will shock you. Read this book!

The book met my expectations, and is quite informative (as well as being controversial). I was impressed by Amazon's quick delivery of the product; their superlative service is the reason that I turn to them first when I am seeking a product.

Ok, first ... this is an absolutely awful book. It's littered with hyperbole, and redundancy, as Randazzo works overtime in his attempt to prove he can write. The editing is also terrible, as the work is filled with violations of the rules of basic grammar, and spelling errors -- some of which are typos that should have been caught and others that look like neither the writer nor the editor really knew the meaning of the word they used.

Second, Randazzo does a terrible job of sourcing the book. Sure, there are long lists of sources, but those sources provided the information anyone could have gotten. What Randazzo doesn't source nearly enough, are the accusations against McMahon, Hart, Sullivan, Bischoff, etc.; the details of Benoit's descent into insanity, etc. Yes, there are a couple of people - WWE writers, if memory serves - who are quoted. But I suspect there are varying degrees of bias and grudges in those sources. It doesn't sound like they were exactly happy former employees.

But, all that said, it is one very interesting read ... if you like professional wrestling, which I do. Early on, I decided "Ring of Hell" was just another Pay-Per-View ... it's great gossip if you allow yourself to lower your intellectual standards and take it as sports/literary entertainment. I would highly recommend that you read "Ring of Hell" with some pork rinds and maybe a sixer of Pabst Blue Ribbon.

A year after the Benoit murders, the media circus has forgotten and moved on. Now is a great time to make a book that reinforces what went wrong and help other wrestlers. Unfortunately, this is not that book.

Lance Storm called this the "Jerry Springer" of wrestling books. I'd rather think of it as the "Rush Limbaugh" of wrestling books. If you are a wrestling fan, this book would more likely insult you into staying one. It seems to be written for the folks that say "Yeah, you stick it to `em, Randazzo!"

The book chronicles the life of Chris Benoit and what changed him over his career. You get an idea of each organization that he wrestled for and how each atmosphere may have affected him. If you weren't already knowledgeable, this book can teach a lot about the industry and its history.

That is, if the book didn't seem like it was written by a high school student that didn't know Word had a spell check option (exactly how much is "tenty"?). There are odd phrases like "finding the hell out of Jesus". There is a mountain of curse words and f-bombs. This is book is so well researched, it's just a crying shame that all that great info couldn't be compiled in a less insulting way, either to wrestling fans or to the reader's intelligence.

As for the truth in this book, who lets the truth get in the way of a good wrestling book anymore? Many say it's full of lies, though not many specific statements have been challenged. From the stories I've heard over the years, I'd say at least 80-90% of this book is true. Some statements do seem do seem far fetched: When Randazzo says "[Stu] made Helen Hart feel like a brood mare", did she specifically say she felt this way or is this speculation? When Kevin Sullivan suplexed Tazz, did Dean Malenko say "I'll have what he's having"? (You'd have to read the book to get THAT one...) But hey, controversy is what wrestling, much less wrestling books, are all about!

The one thing missing: Benoit is painted as a driven man, no dispute there. This drive is only explained by "he was smaller than the others". If a child is brought up well, that one fact doesn't lead putting yourself through anything to be accepted. The father gets a free pass, here.

As a long time fan, I enjoyed reading about the atmosphere of the sport I once enjoyed, although everything is painted in the most negative light possible. Almost every character is displayed as despicable. Sure, wrestlers are a dysfunctional bunch, but I know there are plenty of happy and enjoyable stories. They just aren't here.

Maybe they shouldn't be. The book does give you an excellent insight into the stress that Chris went through. Drug use, dying friends, locker room politics and physical abuse eat away at Benoit until he spirals out of control. You get a pretty clear understanding why the tragedy happened.

This book could save lives, sure. But it would have had a better chance if it was written more professionally.