With fewer than 200 pages, The Pilates Body is a slim volume, but every page contains valuable gems of information. The focus here is on mat work, which Siler points out was the initial movement system before the invention of the Reformer. Pilates history and the key elements to matwork are explained in short but comprehensive chapters before the exercises are introduced. The approach to the exercises is pure Pilates - sharp and meaningful, with all meat and no fluff. Each move is described step-by-step, and Siler offers a visual clue or two to help you get the form right, along with including an illustration to help you see what she means

This book serves as the catalog for a major exhibition and conservation project organized by the Addison Gallery of American Art and The Studio Museum in Harlem, in association with the Williamstown Art Conservation Center and the six participating HBCUs. The book contains a profile of each university collection, color reproductions of many artworks included in the exhibition, biographical information on all the represented artists, and documentation of the conservation and care practices helping to preserve the art for future generations

This book helps parents and students confidently navigate through the twists, obstacles, surprises and roadblocks they are sure to encounter as they seek to find the right college, the right coach, and the right offer of athletic financial aid. Topics covered include: Constructing a profile to stand out; Understanding the recruiting process; Why prospects and families get hurt; and, Negotiating tips and guidelines

The book can be definitive third-party reference handbook during the process of selecting a college program that is right for student. The goal of this guide is to supply students enough information, so that students can make an intelligent and informed decision on the contination of their athletic and academic career

This book is an engaging survey of circus imagery in twentieth-century American art. Author chronicles the history of the American circus, showing how and why it came to be an important subject for American art and she examines how the circus has been represented both as a microcosm of society and as an alternative reality

This book is about America's first great architect, father of american architect and architectural history of America

From his childhood in the segregrated Soth to his current fight with Parkinson

It is a biographical book of whole life of Lois Armstrong

Looks at the history of the world championship of soccer, played every four years since 1930 by athletes from countries on every continent except Antarctica.

Looks at people, track, and machines of the Daytona 500, the unofficial opening event of North America