The Leyland Olympian was probably the last mass-market double-deck bus produced in the UK with several thousand constructed both for the domestic & export market. Apart from the UK significant sales for the type occurred in for example Hong Kong where a three-axle version was hugely successful. The Olympian's origins date back to the 1970s with Leyland looking to build upon the earlier B15 (the integrated Titan bought in large numbers by London Transport) & the B45 project (effectively the replacement for the Bristol VR). The first of the Olympians was constructed in 1980 with 350 supplied to London Transport with customers ranging from many of the PTEs through to municipal operators & constituents of the National Bus Company. Under Leyland the bulk of the production was handled at the company's Workington factory but in 1988 Leyland Bus was acquired by Volvo & production was subsequently shifted to Volvo's factory at Irvine in Scotl&. Production of the type ceased in 2000 although many including some in London remain in service. ...

The Olympic Games is the biggest sporting event on the planet & has developed beyond all proportion since Baron Pierre du Coubertin first raised the idea of reviving the Ancient Olympic ideal in 1889. The first modern Olympic Games appropriately held in Athens in 1896 featured only 241 athletes from 14 countries; by the time the event hits London in 2012 4 200 athletes from up to 208 countries will compete in front of a global television audience of 6.7 billion. In the intervening 116 years some of the greatest stories in world sport have been written & names have been etched into sporting folklore. The Olympic Games & World Records Book" is a collection of the finest achievements on sports greatest platform & a celebration of the legends created by some of the most distinguished names in sporting history. It is essential reading for any fan of the Olympic Games
- the greatest & most revered spectacle in world sport."
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Restlessly vital & possessed of great physical strength Jose Beyaert lived many lives. During the Second World War he boxed & trafficked arms for the Resistance on his bicycle. After it he became an international cyclist. In 1948 a mile from the end of the Olympic road race around Windsor Park he broke away alone to take the gold medal & started an adventure that would last the rest of his life. A Tour de France rider in the sports golden age Jose was invited to open a new velodrome in Colombia South America. He travelled intending to stay a month. Instead driven by his thirst for adventure he stayed for fifty years becoming by turns athlete coach businessman emerald-trader logger smuggler perhaps even hired killer. Matt Rendell who knew Jose Beyaert & met many of his family friends & associates tells the fascinating story of an almost-forgotten sporting hero who incapable of living by other peoples rules lived his many lives on his own terms. ...

THE REAL BATTLE
- Roger Stevens. On the school field Or in the Olympic Stadium Your competitors smile While plotting to beat you
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Stunning photography & lively narrative explore the excitement of the Torch Relay as the countdown towards the London 2012 Games gathers pace. The book traces the route around the UK week by week celebrating the diverse regions in powerful images of landscape buildings banners & local specialities from biscuits to beers. Evocative photography joins with amusing anecdotes & intriguing stories from spectators & torch bearers as well as the perspective of &8216;local heroes competing in the London 2012 Games. The Olympic Torch Relay is a fascinating portrait of a nation full of expectation poised on the brink of a sporting phenomenon. It is a book to relish & return to
- a reminder of your hometowns place in history
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The Olympics Strangest Moments recounts the bizarre controversial inept heroic & plain unlucky from the first modern games in 1896 to the return of the games to their birthplace in Athens in 2004 & up to the Beijing 2008 games. The worlds greatest sporting occasion has been packed with unusual occurrences as well as creating unlikely heroes such as Dorando Pietri who missed out on marathon gold after being helped over the finish line by over-anxious officials & Eric the Eel" from Equatorial Guinea who was acknowledged as the slowest swimmer in the history of the games." ...

Desperate to make his dreams come true a young man named Heinz appeals to the heavens for divine intervention. But he wasnt expecting a beautiful ginger-haired boy to appear before him in the midst of his prayer... Apollo the god of the sun brings Heinz to a realm beyond reality
- an endless field of flowers beneath an infinite expanse of stars. There Heinz meets Ganymede prince of Troy who has remained here for hundreds of years bound by his own uncertainty & despair. At Apollos bidding Heinz attempts to convince Ganymede to leave with him in exchange for having his own wish granted but can anyone free Ganymede from the trappings of his mind?
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A friendly guide to the Olympus E-PL1 the latest trend in digital cameras Hybrids offer the flexibility of interchangeable lenses & a large sensor in a smaller body. The Olympus E-PL1 lightens your load without sacrificing shooting power & this fun & friendly guide helps you better understand your cameras controls features & potential. Veteran author Julie Adair King presents you with examples on how to use your cameras main functions in order to create effective & memorable digital photos. Explains how to work with lenses & shoot in auto mode Covers the on-board controls & situational shooting Addresses manipulating focus & color controls Discusses printing posting online & other ways to share images Get started shooting with Olympus E-PL1 For Dummies! ...

One of the last remote corners of the Arabian Peninsula Oman has only recently permitted tourism fearing it would engulf the local culture before it was ready. Today a growing number of visitors are discovering a land of awe-inspiring natural landscapes: mountains ravines cliffs canyons desert & coastline sweltering under the Middle Eastern sun. In this fully revised & updated Bradt guide author Diana Darke describes in detail the archaeological wonders nature reserves & world-class diving sites of this spellbinding sultanate. Visitors can soak up the spicy perfumed souk atmosphere watch a camel race or camp out with the Bedouin under the stars. Brimming with up-to-date information on restaurants & bars hotels sports facilities & trip itineraries Bradts Oman" has everything for the traveller who wants to explore the land beyond the myth." ...

The new Oman Road Map is the most accurate & comprehensive map of Oman & the best way to find your way around the country. With a clean easy-to-read design the whole of Oman is covered on one large scale map that reaches as far west as the UAE & Saudi Arabia & up to the Strait of Hormuz in the north. Using the most up-to-date mapping available it shows all cities towns & villages & key landmarks such as hotels airports markets mountains & wadis with a handy directory of map references so you can easily find your way about. ...