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26.2 - The Incredible True Story of the Three Men Who Shaped The London Marathon
John Blake Publishing 2013; US$ 8.74This is the thrilling account of heroism, ambition and scandal of three remarkable men whose actions at the 1908 Olympics overshadowed the first London Olympic Games?. A diminutive Italian, Dorando Pietri, who fell five times, and was practically carried across the finish line. Scottish sprinter, Wyndham Halswelle and American competitor, Johnny Hayes... more...
The Accidental Adventurer
Transworld 2011; US$ 12.00Ben Fogle's life has been action-packed to say the least. He has rowed across the Atlantic, walked to the South Pole, run the Sahara and ice-skated across Sweden. He has encountered isolated tribes in deepest Papua New Guinea, caused a Boeing 747 to dump £100k of fuel before making an emergency landing in Sao Paolo, and frequently been mistaken... more...
Adventure Education
Taylor and Francis 2011; US$ 55.95Adventure Education is a form of experiential learning typically associated with activities involving risk, from cooperative games such as raft building to high adventure activities such as rock climbing. Adventure Education: An Introduction provides a comprehensive introduction to the planning, delivery and evaluation of Adventure Education, with... more...
The Adventurer's Handbook
Palgrave Macmillan 2010; US$ 13.99What makes a good explorer? Adaptability, ambition, stamina, self-confidence, curiosity, optimism, authority?and fund-raising ability. Though few of us will ever have to face a charging elephant, or survive solely on penguin stew, when it comes to project management, crisis aversion, or any number of everyday problems, there is much we can learn... more...
Against The Wall
Random House Group Ltd 2010; US$ 13.34Simon Yates is 'the one who cut the rope' in Joe Simpson's award-winning account of their epic struggle for survival in Touching the Void . Afterwards, Yates continued mountaineering on the hardest routes. Perhaps the most testing of all was one of the world's largest vertical rockfaces, the 4, 000-ft East Face of the Central Tower of Paine in Chile.... more...
Along the Trail in Algonquin Park
Dundurn 2001; US$ 9.99This book, by the legendary "Mr. Algonquin," has delighted readers across Canada and the U.S. from the time of its first publication. more...
Animal Day
Summersdale Publishers Ltd. 2004; US$ 14.99Written with the intention of educating the reader in all aspects of "pressure testing" the martial arts to ensure that the technique and character fit when it really matters. This book aims to explode the myths about what does and what does not work in martial arts on today's dangerous streets. more...
The Ascent of Everest
Hodder & Stoughton 2013; Not AvailableWhen Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay stepped onto the summit of Mount Everest on 29 May 1953 they caught the imagination of the world in a way that was to be unmatched until man stood on the surface of the Moon. more...
The Ascent of Everest
Hodder & Stoughton 2013; US$ 20.83When Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay stepped onto the summit of Mount Everest on 29 May 1953 they caught the imagination of the world in a way that was to be unmatched until man stood on the surface of the Moon. more...
Backpacker's Cookbook
Neil Wilson Publishing 2011; US$ 7.28A practical rucksack item for any hillwalker or camper who wants to do more than simply open a boil-in-the-bag meal or some powdered soup on the hill. Some 100 recipes by Munro-bagger Dave Coustick show that it is possible to eat hearty meals without having to carry masses of ingredients or be wieghed down with cans and packets. Helpful hints on how... more...









