Dan Martin

'This is Dan Martin's long-awaited autobiography, full of 'the warmth, sharp insights and vivid colour of his 14-year career' GuardianKnown, thanks to his racing style and attitude, for being one of road cycling's last romantics, Dan has always shied away from revealing too much about himself and his story. Now, having retired at the end of the 2021 season aged 35 and no longer bound by the constraints of the racing circuit, Dan feels the time is right to tell his story in the same forthright and honest manner that he rode his bike. This book reflects Dan's generous and outspoken spirit, his resilience to pain, crashes, bad luck and, finally, his acceptance of destiny. Each chapter's title has a sub-title based on a typical cyclist's fear: the fear of losing a race, the fear of retiring from the sport, the fear of mountains or downhills, the fear of doping and, ultimately, the fear of death. Dan also discusses every aspect of the professional cyclist's life - food, discipline, money, dreams, friendship and betrayal. Dan is unashamed when it comes to exposing these dark feelings, his weaknesses and how he tried to deal with them, his attitude exemplifying Mark Twain's quote: 'Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear'. Written with his long-time friend and best-selling author Pierre Carrey, this is the story of a rider who never sought to conform to modern cycling's norms and someone who, in many ways, embodies an age in cycling which has long since disappeared. This is the celebration of a true cyclist's career, which will appeal to anyone who's embraced the weekend ride whilst dreaming of the mountains.'[Chased by Pandas] is not a conventional study of wins, losses and conquering mountains but overcoming the mental challenges of a sport into which he was seemingly born' The Times'Records the brave and tough journey of 'one of road cycling's last romantics' Irish Independent 'Chronicles the former Irish road champion's journey through the ranks of professional cycling' Cycling Weekly

When a crisis hits, we all wish we could be a little more self-sufficient. With Breaking the Grid, you can learn to live completely off the grid or just be a little more environmentally conscious. In this comprehensive guide, you can find step-by-step photographed instructions for everything from making your own paper products to microgardening, from building furniture to harnessing solar power, and from making your own brown sugar to sewing sutures in an emergency situation. With projects for first-time gardeners and hardcore homesteaders alike, there’s something for everyone!

This is Dan Martin's long-awaited autobiography.

The first complete English translation of an important thirteenth-century history that sheds light on Tibet's imperial past and on the transmission of the Buddhadharma into Central Asia. Translated here into English for the first time in its entirety by perhaps the foremost living expert on Tibetan histories, this engaging translation, along with its ample annotation, is a must-have for serious readers and scholars of Buddhist studies. In this history, discover the first extensive biography of the Buddha composed in the Tibetan language, along with an account of subsequent Indian Buddhist history, particularly the writing of Buddhist treatises. The story then moves to Tibet, with an emphasis on the rulers of the Tibetan empire, the translators of Buddhist texts, and the lineages that transmitted doctrine and meditative practice. It concludes with an account of the demise of the monastic order followed by a look forward to the advent of the future Buddha Maitreya. The composer of this remarkably ecumenical Buddhist history compiled some of the most important early sources on the Tibetan imperial period preserved in his time, and his work may be the best record we have of those sources today. Dan Martin has rendered the richness of this history an accessible part of the world's literary heritage.

WILL THE WORLD, AS WE KNOW IT, END IN OUR LIFETIME? That is to say, will some type of event or combined series of events economically, societally, governmentally or literally breaks down what we humans have come to know as our fragile little world, with its vulnerable technologies and antiquated systems and structures? Experts on all sides agree it's no longer a definitive 'no', not after 9/11 and Covid. Therefore, it's the intention of this book and the will of its author to show you what you need to do IF something were to occur. Spiritual prophecy and scientific predictions of natural disasters, viral pandemics, economic and governmental collapse, solar flares, failing electrical grids, climate change, peak oil, meteor impacts, WW3, all covered in this book, even alien invasion. It tells you how the government's preparing and why you should too. A complete self-help guide, not only for the end-times, but any crisis, local or global, which we seem to be having a lot as of lately. Written by a retired Aerospace Engineer, who left society and spent 8yrs off-grid 100% self-sufficient, completely cut off, not seeing or speaking with another person the entire time. Martin now travels the world providing relief to victims of natural and manmade crisis. He was actually 'boots on the ground' in places like Haiti after the earthquake and cholera outbreaks, New Orleans after Katrina, Japan for Fukushima, Detroit and Venezuela during their societal collapses and Mexico during the cartel wars. With 3 published books and over 100,000hrs in the field, Martin's widely considered one of the foremost experts on the topic. He knows firsthand the ins and outs of day-to-day life in environments when humanity is at its lowest and society stops providing for us. Martin possesses and is able to convey in, Apocalypse, and all his books, that on-site, eyewitness account, only imprinted on an individual by actually being there, seeing firsthand the trauma and chaos-induced behaviors, reactions and horrific chain of events that unfold during, and in the aftermath. Apocalypse provides eye-opening views of us at our worst, and his insight into future events, forecasted by experiencing the same ones (history repeats) are incredible, at least, life saving at best. It makes you wonder, "Is the end closer than you think? Are you prepared?" If 9/11, Covid or Katrina taught us anything it's, we won't see it coming and we won't be prepared

Thirteen year old Donny Boss lives on an isolated farm with his parents. His father is given to increasing bouts of drunken rage, paranoia and violence. Donny's mother is powerless in the grip of loyalty and conviction to her husband. In a lawless Canadian frontier Donny must make terrifying decisions for survival.

Ever wonder about the forces of personality that attract or repel? In this satire, two boys grow up in the same small urban setting. But their characters are as different as the dust and the wind. When fate brings them together under the most terrifying circumstance, they discover a synergy more powerful than either ever imagined.

Are you totally tired of your HIGH GOLF SCORE? Do those "Why did I do that?" moments continue to haunt your enjoyment of golf? We can help you solve that problem The Golf magazines say "Golf is 80% mental then spend 90% of the articles discussing the physical parts of the golf swing. We don't do that Our book, Play Smart Golf Today takes the mental part seriously. In golf, the mind really does MATTER MOST Every golf shot requires a focused and confident series of decisions. Those decisions literally determine the effectiveness of your swing and the outcome of the shot. In our book we don't just talk about th important of the mental aspects of golf. We use practical examples that arise as we take you through 18-holes of a real course. We show you how to focus on both strategy and rhythm that lead to LOWER SCORES