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The Maurice Burton Way
'A welcome look at the life of a fascinating rider and man' Cycling Plus 'Maurice has lived a hell of a life. The world needs to hear about it' Ned Boulting 'This book is an inspiration to those who want to achieve in both sport and life' Phil Liggett MBE Maurice Burton rose above racism in British society and sport to triumph over adversity. This is the long-awaited, authorised biography of a ground-breaking British cyclist. On a still summer's evening at Leicester's Saffron Lane Velodrome in June 1974, Maurice Burton defeated an elite field to become Britain's first ever Black cycling champion. For his father, it was a moment of intense pride; Rennal arrived in 1948 from Jamaica and made h...
The Enigma of Loch Ness
Like UFO's, Big Foot, and the Bermuda Triangle, the Loch Ness monster continues to fascinate us by the persistence of its mystery. While many authors have focused upon the search for Nessie, Bauer is the first to present a detailed and balanced look at the history of the controversy surrounding this search.Bauer is much more concerned with examining the sociological, psychological, and philosophical aspects of the Loch Ness controversy than with proving or disproving Nessie's existence. He shows that the Nessie phenomenon has much to tell us about how we acquire our beliefs, about the nature of the scientific enterprise, and about the adversarial relationship between mainstream science and "fringe" subjects, such as Nessie.The result of more than a decade of research, Bauer's study includes both famous and little known photos and illustrations, the most complete bibliography yet compiled on the subject, and a list of close to 800 reported sightings. Whether you believe in Nessie or laugh at the mere thought of believing, you'll find The Enigma of Loch Ness both entertaining and enlightening.
No Straight Lines
40 years ago, British Junior Sprint Champion Maurice Burton, barely out of his teens, journeyed from his home in London to Ghent in Belgium, to ride the 'winter boards'. In the years that followed, Burton made the historic city his base for the European circuit of gruelling six-day cycling races on indoor tracks. As well as the handicaps of language barriers and acceptance as a young rider on the circuit, there was another hurdle for Burton to overcome - the colour of his skin. With a Jamaican father and English mother, he stood out in races where often all the other competitors were white, and throughout his career he regularly encountered racism and intolerance. Despite these obstacles, Burton competed in the 1974 Commonwealth Games and went on to ride 56 'races to nowhere', drawn by the money, the buzz and the sheer joy of being fit and fast. But more than that, he thrilled in the satisfaction of being one of the best in the world, competing against the likes of the legendary Eddy Merckx to become a great of the six day circuit himself. In No Straight Lines, Edmond Hood documents the tumultuous, searing and vibrant life of man who was a true pioneer in British cycling.
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The Marshall Cavendish International Wildlife Encyclopedia
A familiar format in collections serving schools and the public: 25 volumes, nearly 3,000 pages, heavily illustrated with color photos and line-drawings, range maps, and many bandw pictures. Covers all animals in articles of a few lines to a few pages. The text is simple enough for age twelve, or so. A genre that is calculated to entertain, inform, and, we hope, lead the reader to more detailed study. The bibliography offers more sophisticated books but is concentrated in v.25. The primary impression is "a picture book" with perhaps 10,000 illustrations. These are of indifferent quality: faded colors, many being fuzzy. The arrangements of the set is by common name (without reference to the L...
Encyclopedia of Insects & Arachnids
Describes and illustrates the living conditions of insects, and arachnids, giving details of their life history, feeding habits and how they are equipped to protect themselves in the habitats.
