Amped: A Soldier's Race for Gold in the Shadow of War
Author: Bill Briggs
"When above-the-knee amputeeswalk, we generate seven to nine times the force of our body weight right into the point where the prosthesis meets our residual leg. For me, that's almost 1,500 pounds slamming into that socket."
For any amputee, learning to walk with a prosthetic leg is a painful, grueling ordeal. Soon after army medic Kortney Clemons, who lost his right leg to a roadside bomb in Baghdad, began the process, he had more than walking in mind. He wanted to run, and run fast. Barely three years after the awful attack that changed his life forever, he aimed to join the elite corps of international athletes vying for gold in the 2008 Paralympics in Beijing. His account of his recovery from this catastrophic wound and his drive to become the first Iraq veteran to win Paralympic gold is one of the most remarkable, inspiring, and compelling stories in the history of sports.
Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments.Author’s Note.
PART I: BLOOD AND TEARS.
Chapter One: Medic Down.
Chapter Two: Southern Roots.
Chapter Three: Missing Pieces.
Chapter Four: Into the Void.
Chapter Five: Baby Steps.
PART II: WEARING THE COLORS.
Chapter Six: Vision of Hope.
Chapter Seven: Off and Running.
Chapter Eight: Big Lift.
Chapter Nine: Precious Time.
Chapter Ten: History and Headlights.
Chapter Eleven: Heavy Lessons.
Chapter Twelve: Full Circle.
Pocket Idiot's Guide to Your Carbon Footprint
Author: Nancy Grant
Take the first step toward a better environment.
Awareness of global climate change has reached critical mass around the world, and people are looking to see how the choices they make affect the environment. This highly practical and easy-to-use reference helps readers understand how to do their part to combat global warming in simple but effective ways.
• Clear explanations of the relationship between energy use and carbon emissions, and an individual's carbon "footprint"
• The topic is gaining momentum on a worldwide basis
• Easy-to-use, with accessible information
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