Celebrate Winter: An Olympian's Stories of a Life in Nordic Skiing, Paperback - John Morton

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A beautifully illustrated exploration of cold-water traditions in Scandinavia and around the world, and a thorough account of why winter swimming g...

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A Russian cult hit by rising filmmaker and author Nataliya Meshchaninova, Stories of a Life is a fierce and tender memoir-novel of one young woman'...

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A unique study of the great composer Dmitri Shostakovich which is an appraisal of both the composer and his music, and the tumultuous and dangerous...

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Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Felix SaltenIllustration(s): 11 b/w illus.Translator: Jack ZipesNumber of pages: 192Publication dat...

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The bestselling autobiography of the legendary Louis Zamperini, hero of the blockbuster UnbrokenA modern classic by an American legend, Devil at My...

Reducere. Athletically gifted, Louis Zamperini propelled himself from the tough streets of Southern California to the 1936 Berlin Olympics, and to an NCAA mi...

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In July 1962 Brian Smith joined British European Airways (BEA) as a steward. In 1991 he retired as a Senior Training Captain with British Airways. ...

A Little Book of Impressions describes life behind the mirror, probe and drill. Gerald Feaver has written a memoir of his life as a dentist stretch...

Skiing stories by famous authors from all round the world.Publisher: Unicorn Publishing GroupAuthor(s): Ingrid ChristophersenNumber of pages: 338Pu...

World-renowned Christian philosopher. Beloved professor. Author of the classic Lament for a Son. Nicholas Wolterstorff is all of these and more. Hi...

DescriptionIn this remarkable sequel to his critically acclaimed memoir Watching the Door, Irish journalist Kevin Myers reflects on his roller-coas...

Reducere. WINNER - PEOPLE'S BOOK PRIZE 2017This updated edition contains additional material on the Hillsborough disaster.Detective Inspector Richard Venable...

Plant-based cakes, buns, breads, cookies and crackers beautifully created in the Scandinavian stylePublisher: Quadrille Publishing LtdAuthor(s): So...

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Ski jumping, once Washington's most popular winter sport, was introduced by Norwegian immigrants in the early twentieth century. It began at Spokan...

Reducere. Peter J. Marchand's Life in the Cold remains the one book that offers a comprehensive picture of the interactions of plants and animals--including ...

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Arthur Barrow shares stories of his life as a performer, composer, studio musician, and producer. He vividly describes his work with a wide range o...

Sir Nigel Thompson walked to school around the bomb craters of the London Blitz-it made him want to build things, rather than knock them down. Thom...

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First published in 2009, CAIRNGORM JOHN: A life in mountain rescue is universally recognised as a classic mountaineering book. Sandstone Press now ...