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Challenges to a Gay Life in the Early 1990s
Stan Leventhal's novel gives a fairly accurate depiction of what it was like to be a gay man of the Baby Boomer/Sexual Revolution generation inManhattan in the early 1990s. Stuck in a going-nowhere relationship andliving in a tiny apartment in the West Village, the narrator (whose name isnever mentioned, or at least it is not mentioned often) has to come toterms with being HIV+, after having lost many close friends himself. Thebook is an interesting glimpse that should have been a lot longer. But, itis the last writing Leventhal did before his own death. Some aspects of thestory seem awfully abbreviated, especially the narrators very quickacceptance of his HIV+ status (there are many other better books on thattopic). But, Leventhal touches on a lot of challenges facing a gay NewYorker of his generation in the early 1990s: bad bosses, alienation fromheterosexual siblings, issues with parents, gentrification, and losses onmany levels. The writing styles change from one chapter to the next, butit's a quick read and not unworthwhile, as the protagonist faces hisproblems and manages to keep optimism in sight.

Leventhal's legacy to gayfiction: helping found the Pat Parker/Vito Russo Library at the Lesbian andGay Community Service Center in NYC. ... Read more

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Early Skydiving
This book looks at what I like to call the "Bronze Age" of skydiving, when the sport still relied a great deal on military-style chutes and novices who "solo'd" after a bout of ground instruction (no tandems or wind tunnels in those days!). Illustrated with black and white photos, this is an interesting look at just how far the sport has come in the last 50 years... a subject only briefly discussed in current skydiving books. ... Read more

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Excellent
One hellova great, funny, insightful little book!Fitzsimons captures the spirit and the timeless, devil-may-care spirit of the skydiver.

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"I love life. I want our family life to be rich, vibrant, alive, full of adventure. But what happens when your children haven't read the same manual?"Author Jane Bullivant intermingles anecdotes and observations with practical tips and reflections "from one parent to another" in this warmhearted and practical book on parenting. ... Read more

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Topics Covered:
Are You Nuts? The Basics of BASE Jumping
Bouncing to the Extreme: The Basics of Bungee Jumping
Dive Right In: Different Extreme Diving Sports
Free Diving Not for the Faint of Heart
Getting to the Drop Zone: Skydiving Down to the Basics
It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! No--It’s a Sky Diver!
Look Out Below: Bungee Jumper Heading Down!
The Ultimate in Water Sports: Cliff Diving
Two’s Company with Tandem Sky Diving
Top Five Places That Take Your Cave Diving Experience to the Extreme
Cave Diving: One of the Least Talked About Extreme Sports
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Table of contents:
Part 1 - Kitesurfing: Kitesurfing, Kitesurfing Safety Tips, Mastering Various Kitesurfing Techniques, Kitesurfing Videos: Share the Wind, Great Kitesurfing Videos, How to Find the Cheapest Kitesurfing Kites, Kitesurfing Schools in Brazil – Finding the Right One, Preventing Kitesurfing Accidents, Kitesurfing Gear – Things You Need to Know, Kitesurfing Equipment: What You Really Need!, How Kitesurfing Equipment Reviews can Help You, Finding Kitesurfing Equipment in UK, Looking for Great Kitesurfing Magazines, Kitesurfing Packages and the Basic Gear, Going on a Kitesurfing Holiday, Where Are The Best Kitesurfing Locations?, Vietnam – The New Kitesurfing Destination, Mauritius kitesurfing – Your Dream Vacation, Kitesurfing in South Florida, Experience Ultimate Kitesurfing in Florida, Why You Should Try Fort Lauderdale Kitesurfing, Kitesurfing in Australia: Feel the Power of a Breeze, Kitesurfing in Costa Rica, Tips to Durban Kitesurfing, Kitesurfing Babes

Part 2 - Parachuting: All About Parachuting, What are Parachutes?, Types of Parachutes, A Brief History of Parachutes, Military Parachuting – History and Later Developments, Parachute Shapes: History and Relevance, How do Parachutes Work?, How to Survive Without a Parachute, Jump without a Parachute, Three Ways of Making a Parachute, Parachuting Statistics on Accidents, Parachute Games and Sports, from the Innocent to the Extreme, Thrill Seeker's Guide to the Right Parachute, A Brief Guide to Parachute Pants, Parasailing: The Thrill of Flying with Less Risks, Parachute School and Courses, Parachute Science Projects, Parachute Science, Finding the Best Parachuting Equipment, Parachuting Gear – Knowing What to Wear, Parachute Skydiving and Other Sports, Powered Parachutes, Making Sense of Powered Parachutes, Videos of Parachuting – Fun Way to Know the Sport Better, Finding the Best Sites for Parachuting in Ohio,

Part 3 - Skydiving: Why do people skydive?, 4 Great Skydiving Tips For You, Great Skydiving Tips for Beginners, Reasons to take skydiving lessons, Skydiving Tutorial - How can we learn to Skydive?, Getting your skydiving certification, Going Skydiving, Skydiving training methods, Training methods for skydiving, How to Choose a Skydiving Training Method, Skydiving Schools: Picking the School and Training That’s Right for You, Tips To Choose a Method Of Skydiving For You, Tips for first time skydivers, Skydiving equipment, Skydiving myths, Top 5 Skydiving Safety Myths, How to store a parachute, Skydiving Equipment At San Diego For Beginners And Experts, Illinois Skydiving And Extreme Sports Centres, Skydiving Training With Accelerated Free Fall, The Feeling Of Tandem Skydiving, Learn Skydiving: Skydiving Equipment Parts, Skydiving Equipment And Supplies, Skydiving Pants And T-shirts For Men, Profile Of A Skydiving Accident, Proposing while skydiving, Skydiving In New York, Strap Into Fun And Free Falling While ew York Skydiving, Strap Into Fun And Free Falling While Tandem Skydiving In New Jersey, Las Vegas adventure skydiving, Las Vegas Skydiving - Tandem Jumps In The Desert, Las Vegas Skydiving And Other Extreme Sports ... Read more

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Describes the history, equipment, and techniques of the sport of skydiving and relative work, or team skydiving. ... Read more

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Children's section book
Upon opening the amazon package in excitment I was shocked to see the book was bound like a child's hardbook. I opened it and was completely disappointed in that they even published this book it gives an overview like all other skydive books but has titled it "Team Skydiving". The book was 47 pages long and 10 pages of it were about what a team skydive looks like. It had a picture and an excerpt of what kind of skydive they were doing. It gave no real purpose for what the book should have been about. I would not recomend this unless you are showing it as a picture book to a 9 year old. ... Read more

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Chapters: Sándor Katona, Alejandro Maclean, Michael Goulian, Nicolas Ivanoff, Tandem Skydiving, Hannes Arch, British Parachute Association, Aero Gp, Freestyle Skydiving, Kermit Weeks, Glen Dell, Accuracy Landing, Formation Skydiving, Vicki Cruse, Birdman Rally, Skyhook, 3rd Fai World Rally Flying Championship, Herman Salmon, Masters of Disaster, Model Airplane Field, Drop Zone, Aileron Roll, Cut-Away, Cross-Country Jump, Parachute Landing Fall, Coupe Icare, London Parachute School, Headcorn Parachute Club, Soft Single Skin Kite, Joint Services Parachute Centre, Banzai Skydive, the Parachute Centre, Skyboard, Soaring Association of Canada, North West Parachute Centre, North London Parachute Centre, Freefall Style, Red Bull X-Alps, Cornish Parachute Centre, Ripcord, Fieseler, Shroud Lines, Sled Kite. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 112. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Sándor Katona is a Hungarian glider aerobatic pilot. He is a professional aerobatics instructor and competed in most World and European Glider Aerobatic Championships. The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) awarded him the Paul Tissandier Diploma in 1992, and the Léon Biancotto Aerobatics Diploma in 2006. ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=18235347 ... Read more