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Introducing Neuroeducational Research
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 47.95Amongst educators, scientists and policy-makers there is a growing belief that the field of education can benefit from an understanding of the brain. However, attempts to bring neuroscience and education together have often been hampered by crucial differences in concepts, language and philosophy. In this book, Paul Howard-Jones explores these differences,... more...
Sex, Lies and Handlebar Tape
Mainstream Publishing 2011; US$ 12.00Sex, Lies and Handlebar Tape is the astonishing biography of French cycling star Jacques Anquetil. For the first time since his death in 1987, it reveals the extraordinary truth behind the legend, the man and the cyclist. His list of 'firsts' alone makes him worthy of a place in the cycling pantheon: the first man to win the Tour de France... more...
Riding High
Mainstream Publishing 2011; US$ 12.00The Tour de France is a world-renowned, almost mythical sporting competition. Since 1903, participants have battled not just with each other but also with the terrain, mechanical hindrances, the occasional sadism of the organisers and even with the fans. The demands on the riders are so great that the achievements and rivalries of those involved have... more...
Two Wheels on my Wagon
Mainstream Publishing 2011; US$ 14.67As bicycle races go, the attractions of the Tour Divide are not immediately apparent. For a start, it is the longest mountain-bike race in the world, running nearly 3,000 miles down the Rockies from Canada to Mexico. But the distance is not the only challenge - the total ascent of 200,000 ft is the equivalent of scaling Mount Everest nearly seven... more...
Eat, Sleep, Ride
Greystone Books 2011; US$ 14.00For Paul Howard , who has ridden the entire Tour de France route during the race itself?setting off at 4 am each day to avoid being caught by the pros?riding a small mountain-bike race should hold no fear. Still, this isn?t just any mountain-bike race. This is the Tour Divide . Running from Banff in Canada to the Mexican border, the Tour Divide... more...
Carbon Balance of Forest Biomes
Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 225.75The Carbon Balance of Forest Biomes provides an informed synthesis on the current status of forests and their future potential for carbon sequestration. This volume is timely, since convincing models which scale from local to regional carbon fluxes are needed to support these international agreements, whilst criticisms have been levelled at existing... more...
Divine Hiddenness
Cambridge University Press 2001; US$ 29.00In this new collection of essays, a distinguished group of philosophers of religion explore the question of divine hiddenness in considerable detail. The issue is approached from several religious perspectives including Jewish, Christian, atheist and agnostic. A substantial introduction clarifies the main problems of and leading solutions to divine... more...
Computer Systems Performance Evaluation and Prediction
Elsevier Science 2003; US$ 90.95Computer Systems Performance Evaluation and Prediction bridges the gap from academic to professional analysis of computer performance. This book makes analytic, simulation and instrumentation based modeling and performance evaluation of computer systems components understandable to a wide audience of computer systems designers, developers, administrators,... more...
Ross O'Carroll-Kelly, The Miseducation Years
The O'Brien Press 2004; US$ 11.65So there I was, roysh, putting the 'in' in 'in crowd', hanging out, pick of the babes, bills from the old pair to fund the lifestyle I, like, totally deserve. But being a schools rugby legend has its downsides, roysh, like all the total knobs wanting to chill in your, like, reflected glory, and the bunny-boilers who decide they want to be with me... more...









