A concise discussion of tricks and techniques unique to today's short bolted sport routes.
Discusses the complexities of modern finance, both the basics of investment and the sophisticated innovations of the modern financial system. This book explains how the fresh economy bubble and the credit crunch - the follies of finance have threatened the stability of the world economy.[...]
Three university students go on holiday to a remote part of Wales. They are going to stay in a cottage without electricity or a telephone in a remote part of the country. But who is the bearded man that haunts them?[...]
The "New York Times" bestseller about the state of college football: Why we love the game, what is at risk, and the fight to save it--"A fascinating saga" ("Booklist").
In search of the sport's old ideals amid the roaring flood of hypocrisy and greed, bestselling author John U. Bacon embedded hi[...]
It was closing time at the strip club. The bartender was cleaning up, and the girls were looking forward to calling it a night. Then he came in, a well-dressed stranger with a lot of cash to spend. A briefcase full, in fact. But this is no normal customer, and his money is a bit unusual too. Every d[...]
A mammoth effort and the final word on climbing techniques, this guide is for the established climber to refine and polish form.
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The other Great Escape! A true story of romance and escape during the Second World War. With an introduction by Trevor Royle and a foreword by George Robertson.[...]
Begleitheft: Radfernwege, Bahn, Bett & Bike
En magiskt spännande och lustfylld faktaserie för alla unga kunskapssökare. Innovativ, informativ och intresseväckande.
"Upptäck Dinosaurier" tar med läsaren på en visuellt häftig resa till förhistorisk tidsålder. Med hjälp av modern digital bildteknik får varje uppslag en enast�[...]
A stunning visual record of feathered dinosaurs illuminates the evolutionary march from these extraordinary prehistoric creatures through to the first true flying birds and includes an engaging companion text that places these feathered dinosaurs within the larger family of dinosaurs.[...]
We all know about the birds and the bees, but what about the ancient placoderm fishes and the dinosaurs? The history of sex is as old as life itself--and as complicated and mysterious. And despite centuries of study there is always more to know. In 2008, paleontologist John A. Long and a team of res[...]
We all know about the birds and the bees, but what about the ancient placoderm fishes and the dinosaurs? The history of sex is as old as life itself--and as complicated and mysterious. And despite centuries of study there is always more to know. In 2008, paleontologist John A. Long and a team of res[...]
'How did Long John Silver Lose His Leg?' is a diverting tour through some of the bestloved classics of children's literature, addressing many of the unanswered questions that inspire intense speculation when the books are laid down. Could Bobbie's train really have stopped in time ('The Railway Chil[...]
Fishes that walk, fishes that breathe air, fishes that look like-and are-monsters from the deep. These and many more strange creatures swim through The Rise of Fishes, John A. Long's richly illustrated tour of the past 500 million years. Long has updated his classic work with illustrations of recen[...]
Since its inception, NASA has participated in over 4,000 international projects, yet historians have almost entirely neglected this remarkable aspect of the agency's work. This groundbreaking work is the first to trace NASA's history in a truly international context, drawing on unprecedented access [...]