Author: Paul Howard
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1780570635
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
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 and wolves, not to mention rattlesnakes and tarantulas. Worse, the rewards for all this effort are strictly limited. Unlike in the Tour de France, there is no fabled yellow jersey and no prize money. Yet, undaunted, and in spite of never having owned a mountain bike, Paul Howard signed up. Battling the worst weather for generations, drinking whiskey with a cowboy and singing karaoke with the locals, Howard's journey turned into more than just a race - it became the adventure of a lifetime.
Two Wheels on my Wagon
Author: Paul Howard
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1780570635
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
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 and wolves, not to mention rattlesnakes and tarantulas. Worse, the rewards for all this effort are strictly limited. Unlike in the Tour de France, there is no fabled yellow jersey and no prize money. Yet, undaunted, and in spite of never having owned a mountain bike, Paul Howard signed up. Battling the worst weather for generations, drinking whiskey with a cowboy and singing karaoke with the locals, Howard's journey turned into more than just a race - it became the adventure of a lifetime.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1780570635
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
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 and wolves, not to mention rattlesnakes and tarantulas. Worse, the rewards for all this effort are strictly limited. Unlike in the Tour de France, there is no fabled yellow jersey and no prize money. Yet, undaunted, and in spite of never having owned a mountain bike, Paul Howard signed up. Battling the worst weather for generations, drinking whiskey with a cowboy and singing karaoke with the locals, Howard's journey turned into more than just a race - it became the adventure of a lifetime.
Jews and Humor
Author: Leonard Jay Greenspoon
Publisher: Purdue University Press
ISBN: 1557535973
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
"Proceedings of the twenty-second annual symposium of the Klutznick Chair in Jewish Civilization - Harris Center for Judaic Studies, October 25-26, 2009" -- P. [i].
Publisher: Purdue University Press
ISBN: 1557535973
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
"Proceedings of the twenty-second annual symposium of the Klutznick Chair in Jewish Civilization - Harris Center for Judaic Studies, October 25-26, 2009" -- P. [i].
Wagon Wheels
Author: Barbara Brenner
Publisher: Harper Trophy
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
A young African-American boy describes the wilderness adventures of his pioneering family in Kansas in the 1870s. ‘It is remarkable that a writer can convey an accurate sense of historical time and place while telling a warm, realistic (and factual) story to primary graders. Recommended for middle graders with reading difficulties as well as for younger children.’ —BL. Notable Children's Books of 1978 (ALA) A Reading Rainbow Selection Notable 1978 Children's Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC)
Publisher: Harper Trophy
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
A young African-American boy describes the wilderness adventures of his pioneering family in Kansas in the 1870s. ‘It is remarkable that a writer can convey an accurate sense of historical time and place while telling a warm, realistic (and factual) story to primary graders. Recommended for middle graders with reading difficulties as well as for younger children.’ —BL. Notable Children's Books of 1978 (ALA) A Reading Rainbow Selection Notable 1978 Children's Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC)
A Rhetorical Conversation
Author: Jordan D. Finkin
Publisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 0271048123
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Describes the role of traditional Jewish texts in the development of modern Yiddish literature, as well as the closely related development of modern Hebrew literature"--Provided by publisher
Publisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 0271048123
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Describes the role of traditional Jewish texts in the development of modern Yiddish literature, as well as the closely related development of modern Hebrew literature"--Provided by publisher
Parliamentary Papers
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bills, Legislative
Languages : en
Pages : 938
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bills, Legislative
Languages : en
Pages : 938
Book Description
The Automotive Manufacturer
The Boy Emigrants
Supreme Court New York County Case on Appeal
Supreme Court
The Southern Reporter
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 1050
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 1050
Book Description