Their achievement provided one answer to the many questions about high-altitude survival which had been asked from the beginning of the century. Their climb was the culmination of a siege-style effort in the expedition led by Sir John Hunt. Indeed, it provided the blueprint for the first ascents of the majority of the remaining 800 metre peaks through the next decade. Today Everest has been climbed by all its formidable ridges & each of its great faces. It has been climbed without supplementary oxygen, it had been soloed & parapented off. But the original ascent remains a classic story of exploring new thresholds & reaching out to achieve the highest point in the world. ...

Details: ' This is the story of how, on 29 May, 1953, two men, both endowed with outstanding stamina & skill, reached
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Traces the development of human society through our understanding of science. This title discusses human invention from the flint tool to geometry, agriculture to genetics, & from alchemy to the theory of relativity, showing how they are expressions of our ability to understand & control nature. ...

The mountains, that is where the greatest battles of the Tour de France are fought, where champions are made & where some of the toughest are defeated. It's where men like Christophe, Coppi, Bahamontes, Merckx, & Armstrong have shown their mettle. & it was where British cyclist Tommy Simpson died. This beautifully illustrated book looks at the scenic beauty of the mountain stages & at the men who have competed on them throughout the 100-year history of the Tour. This book replaces in our list a previously announced title on the same subject by Peter Leissl, which was cancelled ...

Details: Ash is James Herberts most controversial novel to date, & will make you wonder what is fact & what is fiction.
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Rick Riordan did it for Greece. Now Sarwat Chadda does it for India... Book two in the incredible action-adventure trilogy about

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When war broke out in 1914, Somerset Maugham was dispatched by the British Secret Service to Switzerland under the guise of completing a play. This title collects stories that are rooted in author's own experiences as an agent, reflecting the ruthlessness & brutality of espionage, its intrigue & treachery, as well as its absurdity. ...

In the summer of 2013, cricket's greatest rivalry will be renewed as England take on Australia to see who can win the Ashes, arguably sport's smallest trophy, but one that has cricket lovers everywhere transfixed. With almost 140 years of history behind it, the Ashes have provided some of the greatest & funniest stories in sport
- from touching moments, as when Andrew Flintoff consoled a distraught Brett Lee after England's narrow Test victory in 2005, to the truth about who holds the record for downing the most beers on the flight between the two countries. With characteristic talk SPORT insight & irreverence, Portnoi looks back at the greatest players & matches in Ashes history, reveals some of the extraordinary goings-on in the changing rooms & unearths some of the most bizarre cricketing trivia. & yes: the bushiest tache of them all, Merv Hughes, does feature!
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Ashes Legends
- ESPN's ' Legends of Cricket' takes an in-depth look into some of the greatest Cricketers from England & Australia
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Which two cricket legends have taken the most catches in Ashes matches? Which player holds the record for most beers drunk on a flight between London & Sydney? Which England star missed an Ashes series after being run over by his own car? This book contains facts, stats, lists, "es & anecdotes from the greatest sporting rivalry of them all. ...