An epic spanning six thousand years - the history of writing. From the valleys of the Tigris and the Euphrates to the shores of the Mediterranean, from hieroglyphics and cuneiform to the Phoenicians and the alphabet as we know it, we follow its...
In the 1988 Winter Olympics, the Soviet bloc athletes won 56 medals, while the United States won six. Written by the former sports psychologist for the Soviet Olympic team, this book reveals Russian and East German techniques for peak performance...