Zombies, Run!: Keeping Fit and Living Well in the Current Zombie Emergency - Brossura

Alderman, Naomi

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0241256445 ISBN 13: 9780241256442

Casa editrice: Penguin Life, 2016

Riassunto

From the Baileys Prize-winning author of The Power


'OUR FIRST JOB IS SURVIVAL. IF WE SURVIVE, WE LEARN, WHEN WE LEARN, WE MAKE TOMORROW BETTER THAN TODAY. THAT'S WHAT IT MEANS TO BE HUMAN: WE JUST HAVE TO KEEP ON GOING'

The zombie apocalypse is here. We have all lost a lot, but we are surviving. Together we will overcome the outbreak but we need every man, women and child to do their bit. This is an informational guide to help you stay fit and healthy in both body and mind during the crisis. It includes:

- Indoor activities that build the strength, stamina and flexibility you need to survive contact with the zombie hordes
- Expertly-designed running, cycling and swimming programmes to build up your distance safely when venturing out for supplies
- Advice on nutritious meals when resources are sparse and treats need to be rationed
- Tips on building and maintaining a community and remaining fit of mind when humanity is pushed to the brink

The advice within the pages of ZOMBIES, RUN! will prove the difference between life and death in the coming days, weeks and months. Humans are wondrous beings; this is not the end of us.

WE CAN BECOME STRONGER. WE CAN BECOME FITTER. AND TOGETHER WE WILL SURVIVE.

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L'autore

Naomi Alderman is the author of four novels. In 2006 she won the Orange Award for New Writers and in 2007 she was named Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year, as well as being selected as one of Waterstones' 25 Writers for the Future. All of her novels have been broadcast on BBC Radio 4's Book at Bedtime. In 2013 she was selected for the prestigious Granta Best of Young British Writers. She lives in London.

Dalla quarta di copertina

It has been three years since the start of the zombie apocalypse and, although we have all lost a lot, we are surviving. Together we will overcome the outbreak but we need every man, women and child to do their bit. This is an informational guide to help you stay fit during the crisis. We can become stronger. We can become fitter. And together we will survive.

As the outbreak progresses contact with zombie hoards are becoming unavoidable. It is vital that you have the ability to outrun the undead and, when necessary, the upper-body power to beat them away. The vital skills of strength, speed and flexibility within the pages of this guide will prove the difference between life and death when the inevitable occurs.

Part fitness guide, part zombie adventure; whether you're new to running, training for a marathon or just want to shed a few pounds, Zombies, Run! is a fun and immersive way to motivate you to get moving.

Founded in 2007, Six to Start is an independent games developer based in London, specialising in story-like games. They've created games and apps for companies like the BBC, Channel 4, and Muse. Zombies, Run! is the world's most successful smartphone fitness game ever, with more than one million copies sold worldwide.

Naomi Alderman is co-creator of Zombies, Run! and an internationally acclaimed writer; her novels include Disobedience, The Lessons and The Liars' Gospel. She's Professor of Creative Writing at Bath Spa University and she's won the Orange Award for New Writers. She was lead writer on long-running alternate reality game Perplex City, has made games for the BBC, writes about games for The Guardian and her Doctor Who novel Borrowed Time was published in 2011.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Penguin Life
• Data di pubblicazione: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0241256445
• ISBN 13: 9780241256442
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 208