Michael Davenport

Row a boat rigged better than your competitionThe most comprehensive book on rowing equipment and rigging techniques ever written, The Nuts and Bolts Guide to Rigginghas long been the go-to guide for rowing coaches, rowing athletes, and self-taught individuals who want to improve their skills and get the most they can from their equipment and the sport.Written by expert rowing coach Mike Davenport, Ed.D, The Nuts and Bolts Guide to Riggingoffers a full 444 pages of top-level advice presented in simple, easy-to-understand and step-by-step methods, with over 100 illustrations that demystify the sport.Get the Most from Your Rigging and Rowing EquipmentThe Nuts and Bolts Guide to Rigging teaches you the mechanics, theories, and realities of rowing equipment and rigging, including how to use rowing equipment correctly and safely. You'll also discover insider secrets to getting the most out of your rigging and rowing equipment, and much more...The best ways to buy and use rigging toolsHow to rig almost any type of rowing equipmentHow to identifying rigging problems and solving them quicklyHow to buy, store, and maintain your rowing equipmentMethods to find your perfect rigging numbersThis go-to guide also teaches you hundreds of ways to get the most from your rowing equipment, including: How to use the right tools, the right wayHow to easily decipher rigging measurementsHow to prepare your equipment for practices and racesThe ins and outs of buying new or used boatsInsider designs to make your own rowing toolsThe best ways to quickly adjust your measurementsFinding the right rigging numbers for youWhether you're a sweep rower, a sculler, a rowing coach, or a self-taught individual learning the ropes, the Nuts and Bolts Guide to Rigging provides useful tricks and expert advice to anyone who wants to maximize the results they get from their rowing equipment - without having to spend tons of money or invest tons of time.Expert Knowledge in Simple, Clear TermsThe comprehensive guide breaks down rigging and rowing equipment concepts into simple terms, step-by-step methods, and easy-to-understand explanations anyone can use, in 3 major modules: Rigging Concepts - the basics of rowing, rigging, and rowing equipmentRigging Specifics - detailed explanations of rigging, including the physics of rowing, as well as major and minor adjustments that can and should be made to your equipmentRigging Extras - immense problems and how to avoid them, while enhancing rowing equipment riggingSave Thousands with This Go-To GuideNew rowing equipment costs thousands of dollars - and that amount doesn't include maintenance or small repairs. The Nuts and Bolts Guide to Rigging helps you take care of your investment so you can get the most out of your equipment.Find out how to rig and use your boat the right way, discover easy maintenance tips, and learn how to make small repairs that help save thousands of dollars. You'll increase your knowledge and skills, as well as your independence, so you can spend more practice time on the water.

Humanity has been on an unending quest to find inner peace and happiness since the dawn of time. Two components necessary for a quality life yet oh so difficult to find. It was not until the rise of Ancient Greece that we came close with the ideology of Stoicism. The Ancient Art of Stoicism: An Insight into the Stoic Philosophy, Ethics, Wisdom, and Meditation explores this timeless philosophy while adding new insights you may not have thought of. Many of us already endure pain and hardships without articulating emotions. That stoic nature is difficult to attain, and even harder to control. The Ancient Art of Stoicism traverses back to Ancient Greece where debate saw to the rise of the greatest philosophers in history. Famous for much of the modern world's greatest inventions and history altering dynamics, Greece is truly the foundation upon which society has been built. The Ancient Art of Stoicism began when men learned how to focus on those aspects of life that are controllable, while tuning out those that are out of reach. A worthy edition to add to any collection, the Ancient Art of Stoicism sheds light on a subject many think they know but few understand.

The 1980s saw an alarming revival of protectionism among Western countries, as a result of a decade of persistent economic crises, slow growth, industrial decline and rising unemployment. The two major actors, the US and the European Community, between them bore the major responsibility for the breakdown of the liberal world trading system. Protection in the 1970s and 1980s took the form of replacing free international markets by bilateral agreements. This book, first published in 1986, examines the European Community’s Generalized System of Preferences, whereby the manufactured exports of developing nations would have duty-free access to the markets of the EEC, and the consequences to this System of the new protectionism.

The 1980s saw an alarming revival of protectionism among Western countries, as a result of a decade of persistent economic crises, slow growth, industrial decline and rising unemployment. The two major actors, the US and the European Community, between them bore the major responsibility for the breakdown of the liberal world trading system. Protection in the 1970s and 1980s took the form of replacing free international markets by bilateral agreements. This book, first published in 1986, examines the European Community’s Generalized System of Preferences, whereby the manufactured exports of developing nations would have duty-free access to the markets of the EEC, and the consequences to this System of the new protectionism.