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Health Fitness Management, Third Edition, provides an in-depth picture of the challenging and rewarding role of the health and fitness club manager. Leading experts in the fitness industry share their insights in a practical manner, making this text the most authoritative and field-tested guide to fitness management success. Whether they are providing service to members, ensuring club safety and profitability, or motivating staff to perform at their best, health and fitness club managers need the right mix of skills and flexibility to support the success and continued growth of their clubs. This third edition addresses recently emerging topics and offers practical tools that will help health club managers succeed: Opening chapter scenarios set the stage and put readers in the shoes of a club manager. New case studies emphasize the importance of thoroughly understanding legal responsibilities and obligations. Best practices and tips for managing social media pages give the reader practical ways to maximize marketing efforts and grow the business. Reproducible forms save time in creating templates for common agreements and records, such as a membership agreement, an equipment maintenance form, and a guest registration and exercise liability waiver. To further support its applied approach, Health Fitness Management, Third Edition, incorporates updated research and industry trends as it leads readers through key managerial development areas. It starts with organizational fundamentals and the payoffs of thoughtful staff recruitment, training, development, and retention. It then shifts to methods for attracting and retaining members while also increasing profitability with the right mix of products and services. Finally, it reviews operational and facility management functions, covering everything from reading financial statements and maintaining equipment to understanding and managing risk. To aid with retention and for easy reference, The Bottom Line segments sum up the key points to emphasize the most important topics in the text. Learning objectives, key terms, and a list of references round out each chapter to foster a better learning experience. Instructors will have access to an instructor guide, which contains additional practical assignments, and a test package for gauging student comprehension. Written by industry experts, Health Fitness Management, Third Edition, is the fundamental resource for the management and operation of health and fitness facilities and programs. Enhanced with practical scenarios and applied knowledge, it provides a solid foundation for students preparing for a management career in the health and fitness industry, and it serves as an essential reference for professionals already enjoying the challenges and opportunities of club management.

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The definitive IT auditing resource—thoroughly revised to cover the latest technologies and developmentsThis fully updated guide explains, step by step, how to plan and implement a successful enterprise-wide IT audit program. You will discover how to assemble an effective IT audit team and maximize the value of the IT audit function. New chapters discuss auditing strategies for cybersecurity programs and big data; all existing chapters have been expanded to reflect recent technological developments, including an expanded chapter on auditing cloud computing.Written by a team of experts, IT Auditing: Using Controls to Protect Information Assets, Third Edition offers solid techniques, templates, checklists and forms, explanations of leading-edge tools, and systematic procedures for conducting effective IT audits. Each concept is clearly demonstrated through real-world examples. Standards, frameworks, regulations, and risk management techniques are also covered in this definitive resource.●Provides a flexible, tested framework to use when performing IT Audits ●Contains the latest auditing tools along with configuration tips●Written by industry experts with experience in managing international audits

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Mike Davis radiografía minuciosamente las consecuencias que el impacto del neoliberalismo y la acumulación de crisis económicas, políticas y ecológicas han tenido en las aglomeraciones urbanas surgidas en el Sur global, tras treinta años de desregulación de los mercados, desmantelamiento de las estructuras asistenciales públicas y supresión de la intervención de los Estados.

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The greatest threat we face is not robots replacing us, but our reluctance to reinvent ourselves.We live in an age of wonder: cars that drive themselves, devices that anticipate our needs, and robots capable of everything from advanced manufacturing to complex surgery. Automation, algorithms, and AI will transform every facet of daily life, but are we prepared for what that means for the future of work, leadership, and creativity? While many already fear that robots will take their jobs, rapid advancements in machine intelligence raise a far more important question: what is the true potential of human intelligence in the twenty-first century?Futurist and global nomad Mike Walsh has synthesized years of research and interviews with some of the world's top business leaders, AI pioneers and data scientists into a set of 10 principles about what it takes to succeed in the algorithmic age. Across disparate cultures, industries, and timescales, Walsh brings to life

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A colourful, fun and durable jigsaw puzzle inspired by 'Millennial Loteria'.

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Put your shades on, because this special edition of Millennial Loteria is shiny AF! And now up to 20 people can play!Every single card and board in this premium edition got a glow-up to guarantee your party is more lit than ever. Born from the viral Instagram account @MillennialLoteria, this game is a modern twist on the popular Mexican Bingo and features extra boards, cards, and bitcoins for up to 20 players. Millennial Loteria Shiny AF features:56 Iridescent Cards (a combo of our original favorites made shiny + new cards that are funny AF) 20 Game Boards 160 Bitcoins1 Enamel Pin...All in one Shiny BoxNo filter necessary, the Millennial Loteria La Shiny AF Edition already shines bright like a diamond!OMG IMPORTANT INFO: This Shiny AF version is a stand alone game, and is not an expansion pack to be combined with other game sets.

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Be extra AF with these 240 extra bitcoin tokens and play with even more friends. This package DOES NOT include the full Millennial Loteria game, just the extra bitcoin tokens.

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Readers who have entertained existential questions about their pets will appreciate the absurd brainstorm. —PUBLISHERS WEEKLY What would it be like if our narrator’s dog had thumbs? Would she still be lots of fun, or would she sometimes feel glum? Written in rollicking rhyme and brought to life with funky, fluorescent illustrations, this hilarious tale of what-ifs will leave readers in an uproar, making this a book to read again and again!

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Return to the world of Blade Runner with this, the officially sanctioned box-set of the comic book series based on the cult 1982 science fiction movie Blade Runner, directed by Ridley Scott. Includes 3 stunning art cards! Voted Best Licensed Comic 2021 by Multiversity Comics This boxed set edition collects all three volumes of the Blade Runner 2029 - the second year of the Blade Runner saga. Set ten years after the first year's critically acclaimed series, these three volumes see Blade Runner Ash return to the rain-soaked streets of a slowly crumbling Los Angeles to hunt down renegade Replicants. But this time ASH now has a new agenda that, if discovered, will make her the enemy of humanity. Collects Blade Runner 2029 Vol 1: Reunion, Blade Runner 2029 Vol 2: Echoes, Blade Runner 2029 Vol 3: Redemption BLADE RUNNER 2029 VOL 1: REUNION Los Angeles, 2029. Aahna 'Ash' Ashina is back with the LAPD BLADE RUNNER UNIT and determined to save as many Replicants as she can. When Ash is confronted by an old adversary, one long believed dead, she is drawn into a deadly cat-and-mouse game with a Replicant unlike any she has ever faced before - a Replicant with no fear of death and with a dream to finish off what the Blackout started in 2022... BLADE RUNNER 2029 VOL 2: ECHOES Following the REPLICANT uprising, Ash is now a prisoner of the Replicant YOTUN - a genetically defective NEXUS 6 who has somehow managed to outlive his four-year lifespan. With Yotun's guerrilla army of fanatical Replicants now in control of the city, Ash must find a way of escaping and stopping Yotun before he burns the city to the ground and kills the woman she loves. BLADE RUNNER 2029 VOL 3: REDEMPTION Yotun has started to succumb to the ravages of time, and even the regular blood transfusions from his loyal supporters has started to fail. As the city fights back to take control from the Replicant rebel army, Yotun races to locate an old diary of ELDON TYRELL that he believes holds the key to his final victory.

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War Dragons. Fearsome Raiders. A Daemonic Warlord on the Rise.When the citizens of Black Keep see ships on the horizon, terror takes them because they know who is coming: for generations, the keep has been raided by the fearsome clanspeople of Tjakorsha. Saddling their war dragons, Black Keep's warriors rush to defend their home only to discover that the clanspeople have not come to pillage at all. Driven from their own land by a daemonic despot who prophesises the end of the world, the raiders come in search of a new home . . .Meanwhile the wider continent of Narida is lurching toward war. Black Keep is about to be caught in the crossfire – if only its new mismatched society can survive.The start of an unmissable fantasy series.

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On the evening of 24 February 1944, RAAF Lancaster bomber J for Jig took off from an airfield in Lincolnshire. On board was a crew of seven young men-five Australians, two Scots-whose mission was to bomb factories in Schweinfurt, Germany. But J for Jig never reached its target. It was shot down in the night skies over France.This book is about the seven lives on that aircraft-who they were, what they did, whom they loved, and whom they left behind. Some were to die that night, and others were to survive, withstanding incredible hardships and adventures as prisoners and evaders in a war that was far from over.Crew brilliantly recreates J for Jig's final mission but, more than that, in telling seven individuals' stories Mike Colman has captured the achievements, loss and the enduring legacy of the generation that fought in the Second World War.

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A maker's home is their DIY palace. From simple personalization to tricking out a custom connected home, Make: Volume 59 is all about adding maker flair to your abode. In this issue you'll make a NeoPixel map to track the traffic for your morning commute, build a levitating planter straight from the future, and learn how to automatically water your garden.Plus 13 projects inside, including: Build a DIY thermal imaging cameraPrank your friends with a pint-sized, noise-making throwie3D print an articulated blooming flower night lightLearn to code with the BBC micro: bit and Make: CodeAnd more!

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Duck and the gang are camping out, in the fourth installment of the “cool” graphic chapter book series that Kirkus Reviews dubbed “a rad read!” Right on the heels of One Cool Duck #3: Summer Games, Duck, Cat, and the rest of the gang plan to camp out at the far-out fort! With a campfire roaring, they settle in to tell spooky stories. Duck tells the far-fetched tale of Scrambled Eggs the Possum. Locals say he still haunts the woods around the fort, and to keep your lights low while out in the woods at night. Or he might just appear looking for his . . . SCRAMBLED EGGS! Campfire fun follows when, disguised as a possum, Jeff scares the s’mores out of the whole gang!With laugh-out-loud dialogue and vibrant illustrations, Mike Petrik is back at it with Duck and the gang in his fourth installment in the One Cool Duck series.

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Duck and the gang want to build a cool hangout in the second book in this graphic chapter book series perfect for fans of Narwahl and Jelly.When the gang decides to build a hangout where everyone can chill together, there are supplies to gather, the puuurrrfect tree to find, and of course: an awesome name to pick! (Turkey wonders: What about the Doozy Den?) But when Cat tells the gang that tree forts aren’t cool, everybody’s feathers get ruffled—especially Duck’s. In three short chapters, perfect for readers just gaining confidence, Duck and his friends once again show Cat that being cool is never about being mean!Hippo Park graphic chapter books are ideal for beginning and newly independent readers, with approachable page counts, easy-to-follow paneling, and artwork that supports text comprehension.

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What's cool, anyway? Skateboards, pizza, arcade games—and being kind! This buoyant young graphic chapter book introduces Duck and pals, kicking off a series that makes real-life friendship issues fun.Duck is feeling pretty good about himself. He can flip on a skateboard, and he’s a great friend, too. Then Cat comes along and seems so cool, with his high scores on video games—but Cat also does some mean stuff nobody likes! Then Cat gets caught up a tree and needs help. In three short chapters, perfect for readers just gaining confidence, Duck and his pals show Cat that being cool includes helping others and not dissing your friends. Each character has a distinct way of speaking, and readers will love learning how to read and pronounce entertaining slang expression from the fifties and other "cool" eras.Hippo Park graphic chapter books are ideal for beginning and newly independent readers, with approachable page counts, easy-to-follow paneling, and artwork that supports text comprehension.

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The best part about brownies - aside from the fact that they’re decadent and delicious, of course - is that they’re both simple to make and impressive to serve. And with Mike Johnson’s rich, indulgent recipes for brownies, blondies, cheesecake bars and more, your favorite bar treats are tastier than ever. With Mike’s approachable, easy to make recipes, you’ll have a brownie or bar for every occasion imaginable. From his classic Ultimate Fudge Brownies to more unique takes on this favourite chocolate treat, like Hazelnut-Tahini Brownies and Peppermint-Mocha Brownies, each recipe is full of standout flavour and is sure to please a crowd. A variety of blondie and bar recipes ensure that you’ll find the perfect dessert no matter what you’re craving. Try Raspberry Coffee Cake Bars for a fruity treat, Maple-Pecan Oatmeal Cookie Bars for a sweet to end your day or Pumpkin Spice Blondies for a delectable seasonal snack. Mike’s insightful tips and techniques for each kind of bar make whipping up a delicious dessert simple and straightforward and ensure perfect results every time. This book contains 50 recipes and 50 photographs.

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In the second book of the Blue Gemini trilogy, Air Force Majors Scott Ourecky and Drew Carson continue to fly highly classified missions to intercept and destroy suspect Soviet satellites.But after experiencing numerous close calls in orbit, the astronauts soon discover that not all perils reside in the sky. With his marriage already at risk because he cannot explain his frequent absences and strange activities to his wife, Ourecky learns that his unborn child may be in grave danger as a radiation consequence of his flights into space.Even as the Ourecky and Carson accumulate successful mission after successful mission in space, other crucial events occur much closer to home. Interservice rivalries reach new heights as a caustic but highly influential Navy admiral schemes to steal control of the Project from the Air Force. Realizing that a Soviet GRU agent is operating in their midst, a shadowy team of counter-intelligence operatives scramble to shield the Project’s secrets from discovery, leading to a confrontation that bears fatal consequences.As they train to accomplish more difficult missions against complicated targets, Ourecky and Carson are asked to volunteer to risk their lives one more time in an extremely hazardous rescue mission. The stakes are high; even as they leave the launch pad, there is no certainty that either man will return.Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade, Yucca, and Good Books imprints, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fiction—novels, novellas, political and medical thrillers, comedy, satire, historical fiction, romance, erotic and love stories, mystery, classic literature, folklore and mythology, literary classics including Shakespeare, Dumas, Wilde, Cather, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

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Newcomers and experienced fly tiers alike will find that The Fly Tier’s Companion is a must-have book that both teaches and expands. With 180 fly patterns in both classic and more modern styles and lists of required materials and instructions on how to tie them, everyone is made to feel welcome in the wonderful world of fly tying. The book itself covers everything the amateur and the professional could want, featuring sections on nymphs, dry flies, wet flies, lures and streamers, steelhead flies, sea-trout flies, tube flies, and even waddingtons. All the ties were tied by Bev Harper-Smith, and the gorgeous photographs were taken by Mike Dawes himself.With big, clearly labeled instructions, The Fly Tier’s Companion is useful for everyone, from the amateur fisherman looking to up his game to the professional fly tier looking for a new avenue to try. As a sequel to Mike Dawe’s masterful book The Fly Tier’s Manual, this book expands on the techniques laid out within its pages. With brilliant flies from around the world, you’ll be tying beautiful flies and catching big fish in no time at all.Skyhorse Publishing is proud to publish a broad range of books for fishermen. Our books for anglers include titles that focus on fly fishing, bait fishing, fly-casting, spin casting, deep sea fishing, and surf fishing. Our books offer both practical advice on tackle, techniques, knots, and more, as well as lyrical prose on fishing for bass, trout, salmon, crappie, baitfish, catfish, and more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

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