Aerial Geology
Title | Aerial Geology PDF eBook |
Author | Mary Caperton Morton |
Publisher | Timber Press |
Pages | 306 |
Release | 2017-10-04 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 1604697628 |
“Get your head into the clouds with Aerial Geology.” —The New York Times Book Review Aerial Geology is an up-in-the-sky exploration of North America’s 100 most spectacular geological formations. Crisscrossing the continent from the Aleutian Islands in Alaska to the Great Salt Lake in Utah and to the Chicxulub Crater in Mexico, Mary Caperton Morton brings you on a fantastic tour, sharing aerial and satellite photography, explanations on how each site was formed, and details on what makes each landform noteworthy. Maps and diagrams help illustrate the geological processes and clarify scientific concepts. Fact-filled, curious, and way more fun than the geology you remember from grade school, Aerial Geology is a must-have for the insatiably curious, armchair geologists, million-mile travelers, and anyone who has stared out the window of a plane and wondered what was below.
Applied Anatomy of Aerial Arts
Title | Applied Anatomy of Aerial Arts PDF eBook |
Author | Emily Scherb, D.P.T. |
Publisher | North Atlantic Books |
Pages | 209 |
Release | 2018-08-28 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 1623172179 |
An illustrated guide to anatomy and biomechanics for aerialists who want to optimize their performance and train safely Specifically designed for aerialists—including those who do trapeze, silks, and other aerial arts— Applied Anatomy of Aerial Arts is an invaluable resource for those who want to optimize their performance and train safely. Using a biomechanical and movement-based approach, Emily Scherb—a physical therapist who specializes in the care, treatment, and education of circus performers—explains the anatomical rationale for progressions of learning and demonstrates simple movements to achieve the coordination, muscular control, strength, and fitness to hang with correct form, how to progress from hanging into a pull up, an inversion, and beyond with a strong center, precise muscle sequencing, and ease of movement. Aerialists will learn how bones, joints, muscles, and soft tissues allow for specific movements and gain an appreciation for concepts of proximal stability. This full-color illustrated guide lays a solid foundation for beginners and advanced students with a wealth of insights into their own performance as well as refreshers on fundamentals in warm ups and conditioning. It explains how to structure a training session, how to care for injuries, and best practices for basic self first aid.
Walking on Air
Title | Walking on Air PDF eBook |
Author | Janann Sherman |
Publisher | Univ. Press of Mississippi |
Pages | 217 |
Release | 2011-08-01 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1617031259 |
Aviation pioneer Phoebe Fairgrave Omlie (1902–1975) was once one of the most famous women in America. In the 1930s, her words and photographs were splashed across the front pages of newspapers across the nation. The press labeled her “second only to Amelia Earhart among America's women pilots,” and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt named her among the “eleven women whose achievements make it safe to say that the world is progressing.” Omlie began her career in the early 1920s when aviation was unregulated and open to those daring enough to take it on, male or female. She earned the first commercial pilot's license issued to a woman and became a successful air racer. During the New Deal, she became the first woman to hold an executive position in federal aeronautics. In Walking on Air, author Janann Sherman presents a thorough and entertaining biography of Omlie. In 1920, the Des Moines, Iowa, native bought herself a Curtiss JN-4D airplane and began learning how to fly and perform stunts with her future husband, pilot Vernon Omlie. She danced the Charleston on the top wing, hung by her teeth below the plane, and performed parachute jumps in the Phoebe Fairgrave Flying Circus. Using interviews, contemporary newspaper articles, archived radio transcripts, and other archival materials, Sherman creates a complex portrait of a daring aviator struggling for recognition in the early days of flight and a detailed examination of how American flying changed over the twentieth century.
Aerial Dance
Title | Aerial Dance PDF eBook |
Author | Jayne C. Bernasconi |
Publisher | Human Kinetics |
Pages | 164 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 9780736073967 |
This aerial dance book covers its historical roots and place in the lineage of modern dance with writings from the movers and shakers that helped mould this art form.
Beginning Aerial Fabric Instructional Manual
Title | Beginning Aerial Fabric Instructional Manual PDF eBook |
Author | Rebekah Leach |
Publisher | Lulu.com |
Pages | 102 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Acrobatics |
ISBN | 0557110807 |
With over 250 step-by-step pictures on over forty beginning moves, this manual is designed for students and teachers of beginning fabric or silks. This manual focuses on footlocks (covering basic, single, and double), but also includes an introduction to the hiplck and various climbs. Focusing on injury prevention, there are tips on how to spot and how to avoid common mistakes.
Aerial Physique FIT
Title | Aerial Physique FIT PDF eBook |
Author | Jill Franklin |
Publisher | |
Pages | 150 |
Release | 2017 |
Genre | Acrobatics |
ISBN | 9780692822838 |
Aerial exercises based on pilates based concepts, stretching methods and human anatomy intended to build strength and endurance.
Beginners Guide to Aerial Silk
Title | Beginners Guide to Aerial Silk PDF eBook |
Author | Jill Franklin |
Publisher | |
Pages | 78 |
Release | 2014-10-01 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780692288238 |
Jill Franklin's Beginners Guide to Aerial Silk provides complete easy to follow instruction for the beginning aerialist. In clear concise directions along with beautiful photos, Jill takes you on a lively tour from aerial silk fundamentals to learning how to climb, wrap, invert and spiral your body into and out of an array of positions. The book also includes an at home guide of strength building exercises that will help you excel more rapidly. Safety, clean technique and proper form are all emphasized throughout this guide. Beginners Guide to Aerial Silk is not intended as a sole learning avenue but rather a tool to assist you when taking aerial with a qualified instructor. This guide will help you gain the strength of a cirque performer, the lovely lines of a ballet dancer and the ease of movement like a Pilates pro. For information about Aerial Physique visit www.aerialphysique.com.