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Rapunzel
The classic story of Rapunzel gets a fresh twist in this vibrant Indian spin on the beloved fairy tale!Once upon a time, there was a girl with long, long hair, who lived in a tall, tall tower… The classic tale of Rapunzel gets a fresh twist in this third book of a brand-new board book
Climbing: Knots
Climbing: Knots features instructional knot-making information for the novice climber. Pocket-size, it`s portable and easy-to-use, with photos throughout to assist with learning.
Climbing: From Gym to Rock
Climbing: From Gym to Rock is a pocket-size instructional climbing book with the backing of the American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA) that focuses on getting indoor climbers outdoors. Complete with color photos throughout, the book features information on environment and terrain, types of crag, best practices, and more.
The Rock Climber`s Exercise Guide: Training for Strength, Power, Endurance, Flexibility, and Stability
The only conditioning book a rock climber needs! Rock climbing is one of the most physically challenging sports, testing strength, endurance, flexibility, and stamina. Good climbers have to build and maintain each of these assets. This revised and updated edition of the classic book, `Conditioning for Climbers`, provides climbers of all ages and experience with
Why We Climb: The World`s Most Inspiring Climbers
`Why We Climb` is a celebration, in word and image, of those aspects of the climbing life that are most universal, meaningful, and long lasting- the strong connection to partners and nature; the physical and mental mastery required (and how to achieve it); the rewards of exploring oneself and the world through climbing. Through interviews
Ultralight Bike Touring and Bikepacking: The Ultimate Guide to Lightweight Cycling Adventures
Ultralight Bike Touring and Bikepacking is the result of over 100,000 miles of lightweight human-powered travel undertaken domestically and internationally by Justin Lichter and Justin Kline. Together they detail backcountry skills, bikepacking gear, and lightweight traveling techniques for self-supported cycling adventures, whether you`re planning an overnighter or multi-month adventure. Whether you are a beginner or
Travelling with Ghosts: An intimate and inspiring journey
`A courageous memoir of love and loss . . . compelling` Sunday ExpressOn a warm evening on a beautiful beach in Thailand, Shannon Leone Fowler`s life was shattered when a box jellyfish – the most venomous animal in the world – wrapped itself around her fiance Sean`s legs, stinging and killing him in minutes. Devastated
Godzilla FAQ: All That s Left to Know About the King of the Monsters
Perhaps no other character in all of international film is as beloved by American audiences as Godzilla. Since 1954, Godzilla has been one of the cinema s most enduring and popular characters, and with a total of 28 films under his massive belt (not even including two American reboots), he s also the star of
The Future Is Asian: Global Order in the Twenty-first Century
Five billion people, two-thirds of the world`s mega-cities, one-third of the global economy, two-thirds of global economic growth, thirty of the Fortune 100, six of the ten largest banks, eight of the ten largest armies, five nuclear powers, massive technological innovation, the newest crop of top-ranked universities. Asia is also the world`s most ethnically, linguistically
Aurangzeb: The Life and Legacy of India`s Most Controversial King
The Mughal emperor Aurangzeb Alamgir is one of the most hated men in Indian history. Widely reviled as a religious fanatic who sought to violently oppress Hindus, he is even blamed by some for setting into motion conflicts that would result in the creation of a separate Muslim state in South Asia. In her lively
Revolutions: How Women Changed the World on Two Wheels
Simone de Beauvoir borrowed her lover`s bike to cycle around Paris in the 1940s, instantly falling in love with the freedom it gave her (even when an accident caused her to lose a tooth). Alice Hawkins, a factory worker from Leicester, pedal-powered her fight for universal suffrage as the bicycle became a cornerstone of her
The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race and Identity; THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA Times and Sunday Times Book of the YearUpdated with a new afterword by the author`Douglas Murray fights the good fight for freedom of speech … A truthful look at today`s most divisive issues` – Jordan B. Peterson`[Murray`s] latest book is beyond brilliant and should be read, must be read, by everyone`
The Modi Effect: Inside Narendra Modi`s Campaign to Transform India
How did a `chai wallah` who sold tea on trains as a boy become Prime Minister of India? On May 16, 2014, Narendra Modi was declared the winner of the largest election ever conducted anywhere in the world, having fought a campaign unlike any before. Political parties in Britain, Australia and North America pride themselves
Jericho`s War
Selected by The Sunday Times as one of the four top thrillers of the year, JERICHO`S WAR is the new paperback from `the best thriller writer in the world` (Daily Telegraph)In a moment of nerve-shredding suspense that will affect many thousands of lives, a handful of men and women converge on a barren stretch of
The Arab of the Future: Volume 1: A Childhood in the Middle East, 1978-1984 – A Graphic Memoir
`I JOYOUSLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO YOU` Mark Haddon `RIAD SATTOUF IS ONE OF THE GREAT CREATORS OF OUR TIME` Alain De Botton `A MASTERPIECE` Posy Simmonds `EXCELLENT` Guardian `WORTH A SHELF FULL OF BOOKS` Hari Kunzru The Arab of the Future tells the unforgettable story of Riad Sattouf`s childhood, spent in the shadows of
The Wind off the Small Isles and the Lost One
The Wind Off the Small Isles is beloved author Mary Stewart`s long-lost novella, now available in paperback for the first time in 40 years and perfect for fans of Anya Seton, Daphne du Maurier and Santa Montefiore.1879. Lanzarote. A wealthy young woman elopes with an impoverished fisherman, leaving her family distraught.1968. Perdita West, secretary to
The World Beneath Their Feet: The British, the Americans, the Nazis and the Race to Summit the Himalayas
Longlisted for the 2020 William Hill Sports Book of the Year`A gripping history` THE ECONOMIST `The World Beneath Their Feet contains plenty of rollicking stories` THE TIMES`Gripping` THE SUNDAY TIMES`So far as adventure stories go, this book is tops.` Winston Groom, author of Forrest Gump`[Ellsworth] recasts the era as a great Himalayan race…[and] it works
Birds of Sri Lanka
A compact, easy-to-use bird identification guide for any nature watcher on a visit to Sri Lanka, a rich and satisfying destination for watching birds with more than 430 species identified on the island. A total of 252 species is described here in detail, from the Black-rumped Flameback to the Ceylon Blue Magpie. All of these
The Girl Who Climbed Everest: Lessons learned facing up to the world`s toughest mountains
`What I`ve learned from climbing mountains is that we can push ourselves far beyond what we think we are capable of, and it`s outside of our comfort zones that the most amazing things happen.`What drives us to go to our limits and beyond? What does it take to make dreams come true over all else?
Setting the East Ablaze
`Let us turn our faces towards Asia`, exhorted Lenin when the long-awaited revolution in Europe failed to materialize. `The East will help us conquer the West.` Peter Hopkirk`s book tells for the first time the story of the Bolshevik attempt to set the East ablaze with the heady new gospel of Marxism. Lenin`s dream was
