As bicycle races go the attractions of the Tour Divide are not immediately apparent. For a start it is the longest mountain-bike race in the world running nearly 3 000 miles down the Rockies from Canada to Mexico. But the distance is not the only challenge
- the total ascent of 200 000 ft is the equivalent of scaling Mount Everest nearly seven times. Then there are the dangerous animals likely to be encountered on the route: grizzly bears mountain lions & wolves not to mention rattlesnakes & tarantulas. Worse the rewards for all this effort are strictly limited. Unlike in the Tour de France there is no fabled yellow jersey & no prize money. Yet undaunted & in spite of never having owned a mountain bike Paul Howard signed up. Battling the worst weather for generations drinking whiskey with a cowboy & singing karaoke with the locals Howards journey turned into more than just a race
- it became the adventure of a lifetime.

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An explosive & heartbreaking story from the No. 1 bestselling author Martina Cole Danger & violence have always been part of Sue Dalstons East End upbringing. Unloved by her mother abused by her father & brutalised throughout her entire marriage she smashed her husbands skull in a final act of desperation. All that keeps her sane is knowing that shes done it to protect her four children. At last they are safe from harm. When she is celled up with murderess Matilda Enderby their fates become inextricably linked. & no one
- least of all Sue
- could have predicted the consequences...

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Theyve made their bed... Lord Kenton is surprisingly happy to be lured to a moonlit gazebo held at gunpoint by the delectable Cynthia Banester & forced to marry her. The only finger hes had to lift is the one thats caressed the neckline of her dress. Shes claimed a title
- hes secured a fortune. There are just two problems
- hes not the real Lord Kenton & shes not rich! So they might as well lie in it! Bound by their own deceptions Cynthia & Jack decide to make the best of a bad deal. They may not have two coins to rub together but consummating their vows proves deliciously satisfying...

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The 29th edition of the highly regarded guide to two-year-olds by Steve Taplin. The book profiles around 1 500 two-year-olds each year & of particular importance to the punter are the author's perceptive pedigree assessments gathered in pre-season interviews. Steve Taplin is well known & trusted by trainers in the UK & Ireland & they are therefore happy to give him the inside line on their best horses. The book also

Includes:: a foreword by leading trainer Ed Dunlop. Laid out in an easy-to-use A-Z format by trainer the book also features a wealth of detailed statistics stallion references racing trends indexes to sires & dams star two-year-olds bloodstock assessments & much more.

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Two's company but three's a calamity...A funny romantic novel from bestselling author Jill Mansell. Jack & Cass Mandeville are a dream couple ridiculously happy together & successful to boot
- Jack as a journalist & Cass with her own hugely popular radio show. Indeed almost every member of the Mandeville family is famous in their own right: from stunning Cleo a supermodel with attitude to Sean the rising star of the comedy circuit. Incredibly good-looking & likeable the family have captured the hearts of the nation
- & the nation's press. But on the day that Jack hits the big 40
- the same day that a redhead called Imogen turns up to interview Jack & Cass for Hi! magazine
- their proverbial bubble is about to burst...



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Fully revised this book takes the reader through the various modifications that can be made to a two-stroke engine & its components to give maximum useable power output & mechanical reliability. All areas of engine operation are explained & analysed from air & fuel through carburation ignition cylinders porting reed & rotary valves & exhaust systems to cooling & lubrication dyno tuning & gearing. It

Includes:: new material on the latest advances in porting reed valves exhaust valve digital controls carburettor design engine cooling techniques & synthetic lubricants.

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Discover a fun new hobby with helpful possibilities. Get directions talk to folks overseas or find out whether the fish are biting. Want to check out the morning news in London help out in emergencies or tune in to the big race? Two way radios open up a world of possibilities literally. This handy guide tells you about the equipment you need fills you in on radio etiquette shows you how to stay legal & gives you lots of cool ideas for family friendly radio activities. Discover how to: use the right radio lingo; choose & operate different types of radios; get a license if you need one; communicate in emergencies; program a scanner; & tune in to sporting events. ...

With his life literally hanging from a slender rope over a crevasse near the top of a Himalayan mountain a young man relives in his mind a relentless two-year physical & spiritual test as a Peace Corps volunteer in a remote mountain village of Nepal. Combining the elements of adventure story travel log & personal confession this absorbing account describes a wrenching experience that belies the idealistic expectations of many Peace Corps volunteers. Following a two-year stint as a science & mathematics teacher in a Nepalese village Phil Deutschle sets off alone on a three-month expedition to conquer Pharchamo 20 580 feet high which has claimed several lives & is his final goal in the Himalayas. This trek forms the framework of the book & into it Deutschle weaves the story of his experiences over the previous two years in a series of sharply etched swiftly moving often humorous anecdotes. Deutschle is not starry-eyed about Nepal & its people or least of all about the mission of the Peace Corps. He vividly describes events that are both horrible & poignant: being charged by a rhinoceros the awful fascination of watching a corpse burn on a funeral pyre the struggle to save a child's life scaling a Himalayan peak higher than Mount Mc Kinley (the highest mountain in North America). Despite his difficulties he steels himself to stay one year then the full two years & imperceptibly grows so attached to the village that he leaves it in tears. Mourning the small death" of his departure confused about his identity as an American & feeling more alienated than before he sets off on a final reckless solo climb of Mount Pharchamo hardly caring whether he survives. Apathetic from lack of oxygen & from his own malaise & only when his life literally hangs on a slender rope does he overcome despair & make a gigantic effort to save himself. The two parts of the book
- the emotional challenge of the village & physical challenge of the climb
- come together in a triumphant affirmation of life. A native Californian Phil Deutschle is currently teaching handicapped children in Denmark. " The Two Year Mountain" was originally published by Bradt in 1986 & remains as relevant to the spirit of exploration & real raw travel writing today as it was then."

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An adrenaline-fulled adventure story sure to get reluctant boys reading...now with a brand new jacket! All Joeys evenings are pretty much the same
- hanging out & pretending to be drunk. But then he discovers twocking
- taking without owners consent
- & life becomes more interesting. He knows its wrong to steal peoples cars but he just cant say no to Emily when she asks him to come along. Its thrilling dangerous & like nothing hes ever done before. Just how far will Joey go? A high-speed thriller. Particularly suitable for reluctant struggling & dyslexic teen readers.


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First & second parts of Helen Forresters poignant autobiography. Twopence was the price of the ferry-boat between Liverpool & Birkenhead. A tiny sum but an impassable barrier for the poor of Liverpool
- desperate to escape the city's grinding poverty. When Helen Forrester's father went bankrupt in 1930 she & her six siblings were forced from their comfortable middle-class life into utmost destitution in Depression-ridden Liverpool. The running of the household & the care of her younger siblings all fell to twelve-year old Helen. In slum surroundings & with little food or support from her feckless parents Helen was forced on her own resources. Told with compassion humour & a remarkable lack of self-pity this is a fascinating picture of life in Britain before the Welfare State & the moving story one young girl's courage.
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