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Buddha Can Improve Your Sports Performance and Life

“No other person has had more influence on my thirty-six years of coaching than Jerry Lynch.”—Missy Foote, Head women's lacrosse coach, Middlebury College

#1 New Release in Coaching Hockey, Tennis, and Eastern Philosophy

The Competitive Buddha is about mastery, leadership, spirituality, and the Kobe Bryant Mamba Mentality. Discover how people from all parts of the world have brought together the Buddha and athletics for greater fun, enjoyment, and pleasure during their performances.

Connect spirituality to sports.  Learn what you need to keep, what you need to discard, and what you need to add to your mental, emotional, and spiritual skill set as an athlete, coach, leader, parent, CEO, or any other performer in life. Understand how Buddhism can help you to be better prepared for sports and life, and how sports and life can teach you about Buddhism.

On the court, field, and beyond. Dr. Lynch is an avid runner and biker and he has coached athletes at the high school and AAU level. He earned his doctorate in psychology at Penn State University and has done extensive post-doctoral work in the area of philosophy, Taoist and Buddhist thought, comparative religions, leadership development, and performance enhancement. Dr. Jerry Lynch demonstrates how certain timeless core Buddha values inspire you to embrace and navigate unchartered waters and understand the Buddha-mind and the Kobe Bryant Mamba Mentality.

Become a master coach of your own life. When it comes to leadership and coaching, The Competitive Buddha teaches how the best coaches today use the ancient methods for our modern times. Learn specific strategies and techniques for implementing this special way to guide and lead.

The Competitive Buddha teaches:

• Leadership Skills
• How to use Buddhism as an approach to competition
• How to master athletics and life

Readers who enjoyed Win the Day, Mamba Mentality, or Relentless Optimism will love The Competitive Buddha.

The Definitive Guide to Bonaire Scuba Diving and Snorkeling, now updated!

"With a mapping style and key information presented in a way that really prepares you for each dive site, this book is exactly what divers want." –Ocean Frontiers 

#1 Best Seller in Water Sports & Caribbean

The authors of the Reef Smart Guide series are back with an updated Reef Smart Guides: Bonaire featuring 32 new dive sites and 16 new maps!

A great Caribbean travel guide. The ultimate travel guide for beach and marine activities in Bonaire. The detailed descriptions and illustrations of beaches, coral reefs, shipwrecks, and other dive spots are ideal for divers, snorkelers, kitesurfers and windsurfers. Make the most of your time on Bonaire island and in the water.

Detailed descriptions and map art. With the help of Reef Smart’s unique 3D-mapping technology, learn all you need to know about the regions' top dive and snorkel sites. These maps provide useful information such as depths, currents, waves, suggested routes, potential hazards, unique structures and species information.

Don’t go diving without it. This indispensable resource helps you plan and execute dives without a hitch. Make sure to pack this guidebook with the rest of your scuba gear when you visit Bonaire island, the shore diving capital of the Caribbean.

In this updated essential guide you get:

• In-depth analysis of over 100 dive and snorkel sites from across Bonaire and how to access them
• Detailed 3D models of 36 of the island’s most popular spots such as 1000 Steps, Karpata and Salt Pier
• Species guide to help you identify and understand the marine creatures you will encounter – 95 species documented
• NEW: 32 new dives sites, including Klein Bonaire and the East Coast
• NEW: 16 new dive and snorkel site maps

Reef Smart Guides: Bonaire Revised Edition is the perfect addition to your diving collection! Also don’t miss other Reef Smart Guides for the best diving in Florida: Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach, Deerfield Beach and Palm Beach; Barbados, and Grand Cayman.

The Definitive Guide to Scuba Diving and Snorkeling in Curaçao

#1 New Release in Scuba Travel Guides and in Aruba & Netherlands Antilles Travel

From the authors of the Reef Smart Guides series comes Reef Smart Guides Curaçao, a unique and essential scuba, snorkel, and surf travel guide for the island of Curaçao─one of the top shore diving and snorkeling islands in the Caribbean.

A great travel gift. The ultimate guide for visitors and locals looking to explore the underwater world in Curaçao. This guidebook provides detailed descriptions and imagery of the island’s best dive and snorkel sites, including shipwrecks and coral reefs. The guide also details popular beaches, surfing and kiteboarding sites and gives recommendations for dive operators to use and restaurants to visit.

Detailed descriptions and 3D maps. With the help of Reef Smart’s unique 3D-mapping technology, learn all you need to know about the region’s top dive and snorkel sites, including the world famous Superior Producer wreck, Tugboat, and popular shore-accessible coral reef sites like Director’s Bay, Double Reef and Fisherman’s Wharf and Playa Marie Pampoen.

Don’t go diving without it. This indispensable resource helps you plan and execute dives without a hitch. Make sure to pack this unique guidebook with the rest of your scuba gear!

This guidebook provides:

• Descriptions of 95 dive and snorkel sites in Curaçao, including Klein Curaçao
• Detailed 3D maps of 38 of the most popular sites, with access imagery for an additional 46 sites
• A 31-page species guide to help you identify and understand the marine creatures you’ll encounter
• And so much more!

A unique and comprehensive scuba diving book. Also look for Reef Smart Guides Bonaire; Grand Cayman, and Barbados, as well as our guides to diving and snorkeling throughout the state of Florida. If looking to learn more about the world’s ocean, and specifically coral reefs, check out Beneath the Blue Planet.

Wild Animals Might Eat You—Learn Which Ones

“Informative and very entertaining”—Readers of Richard’s books

Creatures That Eat People is an action-packed deep dive on predators that turn man eater. Learn about past and present cases on human eating animals—big and small—so you can survive being hunted!

Avoid getting eaten! Do you find yourself wondering: Do bears eat humans? Do snakes eat people? Could I survive people-eating predators of any kind? Perfect for anyone with a fun or morbid interest in wildlife or survivalism, Creatures That Eat People is full of stories of strange animals that eat humans and the situations that lead to it.

Learn which wild animals might eat you—from an expert. Cryptozoologist, former zookeeper, current zoological director, best-selling author, and animal enthusiast Richard Freeman examines all the cool man eaters in the animal kingdom—so you can be prepared on your next adventure.

Inside, you’ll find:

• Tips for visiting different types of areas with apex predators in them
• Bears, sharks, crocodiles, snakes, and other other weird, wild animals that eat people
• Real-life, thrilling stories of animals eating people—and some survive and some don’t

If you liked How To Survive A Freakin’ Bear Attack, Plants That Kill, Surviving the Wild, or In Search of Real Monsters, and if you enjoyed shows like Tiger King or Human Prey, you’ll love Creatures That Eat People.

Find the Best Beach in the Keys to Dive

#1 New Release in Florida Keys Travel Books and Scuba Travel Guides

The newest addition to the Reef Smart series, Reef Smart Guides Florida Keys is the #1 guide to finding the best beach in the Keys to dive—from North Key Largo to the Dry Tortugas.

An essential guide to exploring the Florida Keys. Whether you’re looking to spice up your current dive log book or if you're looking for the perfect adventure gift to give, Reef Smart Guide Florida Keys is it! This guide helps snorkelers, swimmers, and scuba divers in the keys find the best beach in the keys—along with access points and what to expect along the way.

Detailed descriptions and maps for your cool new hobby in Florida. With incredible detail, and Reef Smart’s 3D rendered illustrations, learn every aspect of over 100 sites. From currents and depths to dangers and suggested routes—even reef guides and common wildlife—everything is planned out—so you can dive without a hitch!

In this guide to snorkeling Florida Keys beaches, you’ll find:

• A guide to diving in the Keys with descriptions to over 100 sites
• 3D rendered illustrations to prepare you for each site on your Florida adventure
• Information on Florida nature and species, you’ll find while snorkeling Florida Keys sites

If you enjoy diving books like 100 Dives of a Lifetime, Florida Bucket List Adventure Guide & Journal, or Reef Smart Guides Bonaire, you’ll love Reef Smart Guide Florida Keys.

Take a Deep Dive into the Secrets of Our Blue Planet

"The author is one of the most experienced in the world. A fascinating and engaging toom. Well worth the read. A valued forever reference." —Amazon review

#1 New Release in Scuba Travel Guides

Venture into the thrilling realm of underwater exploration with Beneath the Blue Planet by the founders of the popular Reef Smart Guides series for snorkelers and scuba divers. A perfect travel gift for nature lovers and a rich source of shark facts, this book unearths the secrets of the ocean, from coral reefs to the world of deep diving.

Dive into the ocean's untold stories. Discover the captivating universe that exists beneath the waves. From the diverse inhabitants of the coral reefs to the deepest, most mysterious corners of the ocean, Beneath the Blue Planet unveils everything you've ever wanted to know about our underwater world.

Experience the thrill of ocean exploration. This immersive guide provides fascinating shark facts, explores the incredibly beautiful world of coral reefs, and encourages sustainable tourism for divers. Designed for anyone who loves the ocean, this book is a treasure trove of knowledge, making it an excellent travel gift for adventure seekers.

Immerse yourself in Beneath the Blue Planet and:

• Unearth the hidden world of ocean reefs, and understand their essential role in marine ecosystems
• Gain invaluable insights into snorkeling and deep diving, enhancing your ocean exploration adventures
• Explore intriguing shark facts, providing a closer look at these fascinating marine creatures
• Discover practical ways to contribute to ocean conservation, turning your love for the seas into meaningful action

If you've read Oceanology, National Geographic A Diver's Guide to the World, or100 Dives of a Lifetime, and are a fan of the Reef Smart Guides dive and snorkel travel series, you’ll love Beneath the Blue Planet.

The Definitive Guide to Scuba Diving and Snorkeling in Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach and Deerfield Beach

"This is what divers want. A mapping style and key information presented in a way that really prepares you for each dive site. I expect this book will be the tool that dive shops give to their new divemasters to learn all of the top dive sites quickly." Ocean Frontiers

#1 New Release in Travel South Atlantic

For  Lonely Planet fans comes a unique and essential scuba, snorkel, and surf travel guide.

A great travel gift. The ultimate guide for beach and marine activities in Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach and Deerfield Beach. The detailed descriptions and illustrations of beaches, coral reefs, shipwrecks, and other dive spots are ideal for divers, snorkelers, kitesurfers and windsurfers. Make the most of your time in the city and in the water.

Detailed descriptions and map art. With the help of Reef Smart’s unique 3D-mapping technology, learn all you need to know about the regions' top dive and snorkel sites. These maps provide useful information such as depths, currents, waves, suggested routes, potential hazards, unique structures and species information.

Don’t go diving without it. This indispensable resource will help you plan and execute dives without a hitch. Make sure to pack this unique guidebook with the rest of your scuba gear.

This guidebook provides:

• The best locations for diving, snorkeling and surfing, and how to access them
• Detailed 3D maps, graphics and information to help you plan your time in and out of the water
• Species guide to help you identify and understand the marine creatures you’ll encounter
• And much more!

A unique and comprehensive SCUBA diving book. Also look for Reef Smart Guides Florida: Palm Beach; Reef Smart Guides Barbados; and the best selling Reef Smart Guides Bonaire.

The Definitive Guide to Scuba Diving and Snorkeling in Northwest Florida

“Reef Smart’s waterproof cards and guidebook have become an essential part of all of our dive charters. They make the site briefing much more readily understood by our divers, letting them accurately see the dive before getting in the water. Highly recommended by this Captain and Instructor!” Pat Green (owner) – Panama City Diving, Panama City Beach 

#1 New Release in Scuba Travel Guides

From the authors of the Reef Smart Guide series comes Reef Smart Guides Northwest Florida, a unique and essential scuba, snorkel, and surf travel guide for Northwest Florida diving.

A great travel gift. The ultimate guide for visitors and locals looking to spend time in Northwest Florida’s Gulf of Mexico. This guidebook provides detailed descriptions and illustrations of beaches, shipwrecks, shore-accessible dive and snorkel reefs, and the top surfing sites in the area.

Detailed descriptions and map art. With the help of Reef Smart’s unique 3D-mapping technology, learn all you need to know about the region’s top dive and snorkel sites, including the world famous Oriskany and historical wrecks of the Tarpon and Empire Mica. Snorkelers enjoy the maps of 27 shore-accessible sites along the coast, and all the information necessary for a great day in the water.

Don’t go diving without it. This indispensable resource helps you plan and execute dives without a hitch. Make sure to pack this unique guidebook with the rest of your scuba gear!

This guidebook provides:

• Descriptions of 137 dive and snorkel sites in the region, including 2 freshwater springs
• Detailed 3D maps of 48 of the most popular sites, with details for an additional 9 sites
• A 33-page species guide to help you identify and understand the marine creatures you’ll encounter
• And so much more!

A unique and comprehensive SCUBA diving book. Also look for Reef Smart Guides Florida: Palm Beach; Reef Smart Guides Florida: Fort Lauderdale; and the best-selling Reef Smart Guides: Bonaire.

The Definitive Guide to Scuba Diving and Snorkeling in The Grand Cayman Islands

“The collection of Reef Smart Guides is a great resource for the touring diver. Incredible detailed 3D maps and up to date editorial content based on information from local dive experts, these cutting edge guidebooks are a must have for all scuba divers before they travel.” Clearly Cayman Dive Resorts

#1 New Release in Scuba Travel Guides, Caving & Spelunking, and Swimming

For Lonely Planet fans comes a unique and essential scuba, snorkel, and surf travel guide.

A great Caribbean travel book. The ultimate guide for beach and marine activities in the Grand Cayman Islands. The detailed descriptions and illustrations of beaches, coral reefs, shipwrecks, and other dive spots are ideal for divers, snorkelers and surfers. Make the most of your time on the Island and in the water.

Detailed descriptions and map art. Reef Smart catalogues the beaches, surf spots, and dive and snorkel sites in the Cayman Islands. With the help of Reef Smart’s unique 3D-mapping technology, learn all you need to know about the regions' top dive and snorkel sites. These maps provide useful information such as depths, currents, waves, suggested routes, potential hazards, unique structures, and species information.

Don’t go diving without it. This indispensable resource will help you plan and execute dives without a hitch. Pack this guidebook with the rest of your scuba gear.

Guidebook provides:

• The best locations for diving, snorkeling, and surfing, and how to access them
• Detailed 3D maps, graphics, and information to help you plan your time in and out of the water
• Species guide to help you identify and understand the marine creatures in the Cayman Islands and its surrounding areas
• And much more!

A unique and comprehensive SCUBA diving book. Also look for Reef Smart Guides Florida: Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach, and Deerfield Beach; Reef Smart Guides Barbados; and the best-selling Reef Smart Guides Bonaire.

The Definitive Guide to Bonaire Scuba Diving and Snorkeling

"With a mapping style and key information presented in a way that really prepares you for each dive site, this book is exactly what divers want." –Ocean Frontiers 

#1 Best Seller in Water Sports & Caribbean

From the authors of the Reef Smart Guide series comes Reef Smart Guides: Bonaire, a unique and essential scuba, snorkel, and surf travel guide for Bonaire diving.

A great Caribbean travel guide. The ultimate travel guide for beach and marine activities in Bonaire. The detailed descriptions and illustrations of beaches, coral reefs, shipwrecks, and other dive spots are ideal for divers, snorkelers, kitesurfers and windsurfers. Make the most of your time on Bonaire island and in the water.

Detailed descriptions and map art. With the help of Reef Smart’s unique 3D-mapping technology, learn all you need to know about the regions' top dive and snorkel sites. These maps provide useful information such as depths, currents, waves, suggested routes, potential hazards, unique structures and species information.

Don’t go diving without it. This indispensable resource helps you plan and execute dives without a hitch. Make sure to pack this guidebook with the rest of your scuba gear when you visit Bonaire island, the shore diving capital of the Caribbean.

In this essential guide you get:

• The best locations for diving, snorkeling, kitesurfing and windsurfing, and how to access them
• Detailed 3D maps, graphics and information to help you plan your time in and out of the water
• Species guide to help you identify and understand the marine creatures you will encounter

If you enjoyed 100 Dives of a Lifetime, Fifty Places to Dive Before You Die, or Dive Atlas of the World, than Reef Smart Guides: Bonaire is the perfect addition to your diving collection! Also don’t miss other Reef Smart Guides for the best diving in Florida: Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach, Deerfield Beach and Palm Beach; Barbados, and Grand Cayman.

Don't Just Be Good ─ You Can Be Great!

Optimum Drive is the complete step-by-step guide to maximizing human performance in any endeavor you choose to conquer

Attaining peak performance. Optimum Drive is a motivational book that uses top level race car driving as a metaphor for peak performance. As a professional racing driver and a driving coach for over 20 years, author Paul F. Gerrard gives you his unique perspective on what causes people to stagnate with the idea of being merely good, when each of us has the potential to be great. Gerrard believes that peak performance is within our grasp. He lays out his step-by-step process for attaining peak performance with detailed nuance threaded throughout. If you have ever been curious about maximizing your own ultimate potential, Optimum Drive is for you!

Mental toughness. Greatness is as hard to quantify as it is to achieve…probably not a coincidence. In this book, Optimum Drive, professional driver Gerrard helps you understand the mental toughness that it takes to reach that greatness. He starts off by taking you onto the track as he explores what driving at 200 mph can teach us about who we are. Using his experiences from behind the wheel at death-defying speeds, Gerrard breaks down the psychology of driving, what it takes, and how we can use it to achieve greatness in life.

Flow psychology and staying in the zone. The key to the mental toughness that Gerrard believes it takes to achieve peak performance is the nirvana-like sensation of flow psychology or being in the zone. Flow psychology, or being in the zone, is a mental state in which one who is performing an activity is fully immersed in a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and joy. It is through flow psychology that Gerrard introduces a blend of holistic mindset combined with a competitive edge, which is essential to successful professional driving. This mix of guts, tenacity and endurance is the foundation of Gerrard’s philosophy for attaining greatness.

Why you should read Optimum Drive

• This book is not just about learning how to drive race cars. Use it for anything.
• Auto Racing (by far the richest sport in the world) has invested more money evaluating human performance than any other sport.
• Optimum Drive is a step-by-step guide to unlock your hidden potential.
• Former Top Gear US Stig, Paul F. Gerrard has taught and refined his principles for over 20 years with thousands of successful students.

The Definitive Guide to Scuba Diving and Snorkeling in Palm Beach

"This is what divers want. A mapping style and key information presented in a way that really prepares you for each dive site. I expect this book will be the tool that dive shops give to their new divemasters to learn all of the top dive sites quickly." Ocean Frontiers

#1 New Release in Scuba Travel Guides

For Lonely Planet fans comes a unique and essential scuba, snorkel, and surf travel guide.

A great Florida travel book. The detailed descriptions and illustrations of beaches, coral reefs, shipwrecks, and other dive spots are ideal for divers, snorkelers, kitesurfers and windsurfers. This guidebook will help you make the most of your time in the city and in the water.

Detailed descriptions and map art. Reef Smart catalogues the beaches, surf spots, and dive and snorkel sites in Palm Beach. With the help of Reef Smart’s unique 3D-mapping technology, learn all you need to know about the regions' top dive and snorkel sites. These maps provide useful information such as depths, currents, waves, suggested routes, potential hazards, unique structures and species information.

Don’t go diving without it. This indispensable resource will help you plan and execute dives without a hitch. Make sure to pack this guidebook with the rest of your scuba gear.

This guidebook provides:

• The best locations for diving, snorkeling and surfing, and how to access them
• Detailed 3D maps, graphics and information to help you plan your time in and out of the water
• Species guide to help you identify and understand the marine creatures you’ll encounter
• And much more!

A unique and comprehensive SCUBA diving book. Also look for Reef Smart Guides Florida: Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach and Deerfield Beach; Reef Smart Guides Barbados; and the best selling Reef Smart Guides Bonaire.

The Definitive Guide to SCUBA Diving and Snorkeling in Barbados

"This is what divers want. A mapping style and key information presented in a way that really prepares you for each dive site. I expect this book will be the tool that dive shops give to their new divemasters to learn all of the top dive sites quickly." Ocean Frontiers

#1 New Release in Sports & Caribbean

For Lonely Planet fans comes a unique and essential SCUBA, snorkel, and surf travel guide.

A great Caribbean travel book. The ultimate guide for beach and marine activities in Barbados. The detailed descriptions and illustrations of beaches, coral reefs, shipwrecks, and other dive spots are ideal for divers, snorkelers, kitesurfers and windsurfers. Make the most of your time on the island and in the water.

Detailed descriptions and map art. With the help of Reef Smart’s unique 3D-mapping technology, learn all you need to know about the regions' top dive and snorkel sites. These maps provide useful information such as depths, currents, waves, suggested routes, potential hazards, unique structures and species information.

Don’t go diving without it. This indispensable resource will help you plan and execute dives without a hitch. Make sure to pack this guidebook with the rest of your SCUBA gear.

This guidebook provides:

• The best locations for diving, snorkeling and surfing, and how to access them
• Detailed 3D maps, graphics and information to help you plan your time in and out of the water
• Species guide to help you identify and understand the marine creatures you’ll encounter in Barbados
• And much more!

A unique and comprehensive SCUBA diving book. Also look for Reef Smart Guides Florida: Palm Beach; Reef Smart Guides Florida: Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach and Deerfield Beach; and the best selling Reef Smart Guides Bonaire.