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Everything a trail runner needs to know, from training to racing. Passionate authors and experienced trail runners. Introduction by Brendan Leonard, creator of Semi-Rad.com. Running through pastures and forests, hopping over rocks, and splashing through streams: trail running is humanity's original form of play--an activity we've been doing for millions of years. Adventurous runners of all ages, shapes, and sizes are leaving the pavement behind and seeking new challenges. More popular than ever, trail running is growing rapidly around the world. Trail Running Illustrated offers clear, concise advice on how to get started. Created by two longtime trail runners with a passion for the sport, this book is your key to unlocking a lifetime of exploration and challenges, whether you're running in your local park or through some of the world's most remote regions.

Learn how to be kinder to yourself--people from around the world reflect on what self-compassion means to them. Visitors to the International Museum of the Red Cross and Red Crescent in Geneva, Switzerland, were asked to describe what it means to be kind to oneself. Forty of the 5000+ responses were chosen to help readers understand what self-compassion means around the globe. The original illustrated contributions appear in a variety of languages, with English translations. Supplemented with activities and games to strengthen self-compassion, this book encourages us to be kinder to ourselves.

Fall in love with the amazing lenses that help us seeSo many of us wear glasses. They help us read, work and play. They are for the young and old, for bookworms and professional athletes, and are used by people in every country around the world.Learn how glasses bend light and what color blindness really means. How tears work and why we have eyelids. Learn all about the human eye, and about the extraordinary vision of cats, birds and flies. Take a tour through the long history of eyeglasses and learn about optical illusions, 3-D glasses and why pandas seem to be wearing spectacles.Packed with fun comics, puzzles and games, Extraordinary Eyeglasses will help young readers understand how wearing glasses is like having a superpower!

Dogs save lives and protect property. They search for treasures and sniff out criminals. They guide people who cannot see and comfort those who are sick. Dogs Who Work is about all the important jobs that real dogs do every day. Along the way, you''ll meet the breeds that excel in certain skills, from guarding priceless paintings or assisting police or gathering tennis balls! You''ll even meet the mythological dogs who could fly or bring back the dead, and the famous dog who was elected mayor. This lavishly-illustrated book is a great introduction to all the dogs we love - and cannot live without.