The smell of lavender at a roadside picnic, waiting for the Tour de France to race past. The Pacific Ocean view from the 10, 000-foot summit of Hawaii`s Haleakala volcanic crater (after 5 hours of uphill riding). A fresh Fat Tire ale hitting your lips at the new Belgium brewery in Fort Collins, Colorado. These, & a wide-ranging variety of other experiences, all rooted to a specific location or event, comprise The Cyclist`s Bucket List. The book will definitively catalogue both the iconic & little known
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- sensory & emotional experiences that instill cyclists with a deep passion for the sport. In this book, Ian Dille compiles & showcases the world`s quintessential cycling experiences through extensive research & interviews with expert sources, vivid storytelling, stunning photography, & compelling design. The format

Includes:: lengthy in-depth descriptions as well as much shorter, easy to consume write-ups, ranging from locations such as Italy & Belgium to Nova Scotia & Texas.



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There is historical precedent for a book that uses roads to inflict pain on people throughout Highland Scotl&. Thanks to the various Jacobite Rebellions between 1688 & 1746 the British Government embarked on an unparalleled programme of road building to enable their troops to quickly cross the length & breadth of the land in order to quell unrest & control unruly clansmen. Under the direction of Generals Wade & Caufield, 1100 miles of roads were constructed in less than fifty years. Inevitably, almost as quickly as they covered the miles in distance, these roads racked up the metres in altitude, as they clambered their way to the lowest point or easiest route through the bealachs that connect the Highland glens that dissect the mountains of Scotl&. Following on from A Cyclists` Guide to Hillclimbs on Scottish Lowland Roads, this volume by John H Mc Kendrick features 40 of the best road climbs in the north of the country, many of them on the old military roads. As well as established classics like the Cairn o` Mount, The Lecht, Bealach Ratagan &, of course, the legendary Belach na Ba, there are some lesser-known gems & unusual challenges to keep the adventurous roadie on their toes. ...

Coach Joe Friel is the most trusted name in endurance sports coaching, & his ” Cyclist’s Training Bible” is the most comprehensive & reliable training resource ever written for cyclists. This new edition of the bestselling book

Includes:: all of the latest advances in training & technology. Using this book, cyclists can create a comprehensive, self-coached training plan that is both scientifically proven & shaped around their personal goals. Friel empowers athletes with every detail they need to consider when planning a season, lining up a week of workouts, or preparing to race. This fourth edition

Includes:: extensive revisions on the specifics of how to train & what to eat. Friel explains how cyclists can:- best gauge intensity with power meters & other new training technology to maximize form & fitness & reduce fatigue.- more knowledgeably & accurately make changes to their annual training plan over the course of a season.- dramatically build muscular endurance with strength training.- improve body composition & recovery with smarter nutrition. With more case studies to draw from & multiple contingency plans for those times when training doesn’t progress as planned, ” The Cyclist’s Training Bible” continues to be the definitive guide to optimal cycling performance.



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Designed with collaboration from cyclists & coaches, this next generation of cyclist`s training diary will make it easier than ever to record & interpret every component of cycling training & is a companion to Joe Friel`s bestselling book ” The Cyclist`s Training Bible”. Coach Joe Friel gives athletes a thorough introduction to the essential details of training & keeping a log. For athletes who are designing their own annual training schedule he provides a guide to planning the entire season. With 53 undated weekly spreads, these diaries are the most comprehensive training logs available with space for:- every training detail, from weather conditions to resting heart rate & daily nutrition- charts to organize race results & fitness indicators- physiological test results such as VO2max & lactate threshold- power meter data & weekly race results specific to cycling The Cyclist’s Training Diary takes training seriously. Athletes can be confident that they will be better prepared for competition & have insight to the progress made along the way. ...

The Cypriot by Andreas Koumi is set in the British ruled Cyprus of the 1950s. To the Orthodox Christian majority, freedom means enosis – union with Greece. To the Muslim minority, the same sort of freedom means disaster. Alongside the choice & identity of the nation are the issues of personal freedoms & choices. Andonis, a young Christian, is struggling to escape his father’s fields & become a tailor, struggling with formulating his own sense of Cypriot national identity & fighting to be with his forbidden Muslim love. ...

The Czech Reader brings together more than 150 primary texts & illustrations to convey the dramatic history of the Czechs, from the emergence of the Czech state in the tenth century, through the creation of Czechoslovakia in 1918 & the Czech Republic in 1993, into the twenty-first century. The Slav-speaking Czechs have lived for more than a millennium surrounded on three sides by German-speaking people. The Czechs have preserved their language, traditions, & customs, despite their incorporation into the Holy Roman Empire, the Habsburg Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Third Reich, & the Eastern Bloc. Organized chronologically, the selections in The Czech Reader include the letter to the Czech people written by the religious reformer & national hero Jan Hus in 1415, & Charter 77, the founding document of an influential anticommunist initiative launched in 1977 in reaction to the arrest of the Plastic People of the Universe, an underground rock b&. There is a speech given in 1941 by Reinhard Heydrich, a senior Nazi official & Deputy Reich-Protector of Bohemia & Moravia, as well as one written by Vaclav Havel in 1984 for an occasion abroad, but read by the Czech-born British dramatist Tom Stoppard, since Havel, the dissident playwright & future national leader, was not allowed to leave Czechoslovakia. Among the songs, poems, folklore, fiction, plays, paintings, & photographs of monuments & architectural landmarks are ” Let Us Rejoice, ” the most famous chorus from Bedrich Smetana`s comic opera The Bartered Bride; a letter the composer Antonin Dvorak sent from New York, where he directed the National Conservatory of Music in the 1890s; a story by Franz Kafka; & an excerpt from Milan Kundera`s The Joke. Intended for travellers, students, & scholars alike, The Czech Reader is a rich introduction to the turbulent history & resilient culture of the Czech people. ...

The Czechs, in the Xenophobe guide series; consisting of a range of pocket-sized guides which take a humorous & irreverent approach to a wide range of world cultures. Each guide explores the characteristics of a country’s people in a series of dedicated sections, encompassing nationalism & identity, behaviour, manners, character, obsessions, beliefs & values, leisure & pleasure, culture, custom & tradition, business, systems, health & hygiene, crime & punishment, government & bureaucracy, conversation & gestures & language. Written in a wholly irreverent style, Xenophobes guides attempt to forewarn readers of the main stereotypes & foibles that are associated with individual nationalities. ...

This powerful study chronicles the evolution of the invasion plan & culminates in a day-by-day account of the landings by sea & by air on the Normandy beaches, followed by the grim six-week struggle to break through the German defences. An important feature is the space devoted to the German point of view, based on the latest archival research, & the organization of the French Resistance in northern & western France. At the heart of the book are 71 maps in full colour, many drawing in detail on those used by the Allies in 1944. Specially commissioned reconstruction drawings & contemporary photographs help bring the beaches & bocage of Normandy to life. ...

June 6, 1944. The Allies land in Normandy. Recalling first the build-up to D-Day, this guide goes on to describe the German defenses confronting the assault forces. Then, sector by sector, it gives a lively account of operations on each of the beaches. Each time the units & soldier involved are presented, along with the action taking them to their objectives of the day. This will enable visitors to locate & see all the major D-Day sights with the help of this accurate & lively text backed up with numerous maps & sketches, & present day photographs matched up with some of those taken by war correspondents. ...

Now entering its seventeenth year, the Caine Prize for African Writing is Africa`s leading literary prize, & is awarded to a short story by an African writer published in English, whether in Africa or elsewhere. This collection brings together the five 2016 shortlisted stories, along with stories written at the Caine Prize Writers` Workshop, taking place April 2016. ...