Download or read book Dead Reckoning written by Helen Whybrow and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2005 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are few thrills as exciting as weather at its worst. We often hear on the news that the day was the hottest, coldest, wettest, or snowiest on record. Is the climate really becoming more extreme as a result of global warming? The facts are in this book. Extensively illustrated with colour photographs of some of the most extreme weather ever captured on camera, more than fifty colour maps, and tables of weather records for over three hundred U.S. cities, this book is both an entertainment and an indispensable reference. Also included are historical examples of some of the more bizarre weather events observed: heat bursts, electrified dust storms, snow rollers, pink snowstorms, luminous tornadoes, falls of fish and toads, ball lightning, super bolts, and other strange meteorological events. Here's the must-have book for Weather Channel and Guinness Book of World Records fans.
Download or read book Royal Robbins written by Royal Robbins and published by . This book was released on 2012-07-30 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Golden Age is the third volume of legendary mountain climber, Royal Robbins, autobiography.
Download or read book My Adventures with Your Money written by T. D. Thornton and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2015-11-03 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today, we talk about Bernard Madoff, but in the early 20th century, they talked about George Graham Rice. Born Jacob Simon Herzig in 1870, he later changed his name - just as he would frequently change his swindles to make himself into one of the most colorfully successful villains in American history. T.D. Thornton now tells the story of Rice's life as it unfolded against the dark rise of American greed in the early 20th century. In the early 1900s, Rice made market-manipulation killings valued at billions in today's dollars by inventing fictitious boom towns in Death Valley and flagrantly exaggerating worthless mining claims throughout the West. As a shameless racetrack tipster, Rice cultivated a national following of 100,000 daily subscribers who paid for the privilege of being tipped to bet on hopeless nags. Vilified by securities regulators as the "Jackal of Wall Street," Rice sparked riots in Manhattan's financial district by perfecting the art of "bucket shop" trading with the sole purpose of bilking the public blind. He was capable of pulling off everything from street corner rip-offs for pocket change to elaborately scripted gambling hoaxes, all while being vilified by old-guard profiteers like J.P. Morgan and befriended by gangsters like Arnold Rothstein. In My Adventures With Your Money, T.D. Thornton has given us a real-life version of The Sting with one of America's most colorful con men at it's center.
Download or read book Adventures Into the Unknown written by and published by Dark Horse Comics. This book was released on 2012 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Systematic reprint of the periodical that began in Fall 1948.
Download or read book Moonrise written by Michael Ashley and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before the Apollo 11 mission succeeded in landing on the Moon in 1969, writers and visionaries were fascinated by how we might get there and what we might find. The Greeks and Romans speculated about the Moon almost 2000 years before H.G. Wells or Jules Verne wrote about it, but interest peaked from the late 1800s, when the prospect of lunar travel became more viable. This anthology presents 11 short stories from the most popular magazines of the golden age of SF, including The Strand Magazine, Astounding Science Fiction, and Amazing Stories, and features classic SF writers as well as lesser-known writers for dedicated fans of the genre to discover.
Download or read book The Lives and Extraordinary Adventures of Fifteen Tramp Writers from the Golden Age of Vagabondage written by Ian Cutler and published by Feral House. This book was released on 2020-02-25 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The combined events of the end of the American Civil War in 1865, the first transcontinental railroad opening in 1869, and the financial crash of 1873, found large numbers—including thousands of former soldiers well used to an outdoor life and tramping—thrown into a transient life and forced to roam the continent, surviving on whatever resources came to hand. For most, the life of the hobo was born out of necessity. For a few it became a lifestyle choice. Some of the latter group committed their adventures to print, both autobiographical and fictional, and together with their British and Irish counterparts, whose wanderlust was fueled by an altogether different genesis, they account for the fifteen tramp writers whose stories and ideas are the subject of this book. The lives of some, like Jack Everson, Jack Black and Tom Kromer, are told in a single volume, others, like Morley Roberts and Stephen Graham, have eighty and fifty published works to their credit respectively. Some remain completely unknown and their books are long since out of print, others, like Trader Horn and Jim Tully, were Hollywood celebrities. Others yet, such as Black, Tulley, Horn, Bart Kennedy, Leon Ray Livingstone, and Jack London, had their stories immortalized in film.
Download or read book A Golden Age of Cycling written by Charles James Pope and published by 535. This book was released on 2017-06 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Full of brilliant imagery, genial quotations and latter-day Victorian idiosyncrasies, A Golden Age of Cycling brings to life the timeless and inclusive joys of cycling. Born in Hammersmith in 1879, Charles James Pope was part of the generation of cyclists who cycled in a golden era, the time of pioneer cycling writer Wayfarer and of the Cycle Club. His diaries beautifully describe the adventures of Charles and his brother's annual holidays and short breaks, each spent cycling from one destination to the next, whilst stopping at various established cycling watering holes for their bread, cheese and a well-earned pint of ale. Wonderfully written and including some brilliant original photography from their journeys, Charles' diaries describe the feeling of being able to travel on the new roads of Britain without the dangers of heavy traffic, and of an age when time moved at a more peaceful pace." -- Provided by publisher.
Download or read book X Venture The Golden Age of Adventure H10 Trial Of The Sacred Tribe written by Tadatada and published by Kadokawa Gempak Starz Sdn Bhd. This book was released on 2021-10-08 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aiming for the top! Uncovering the mystery of the forbidden orb! The Ancient Mariner fights desperately to keep the Sky Demon at bay - but will the marine monarch's mightiest efforts be enough to keep the villain from seizing even more power? Meanwhile, Alex and his allies get a major boost, as the world's most legendary Adventurers prepare to return to duty in full force!
Download or read book X Venture The Golden Age of Adventure H09 Vigil Of The Golden Guardian written by Tadatada and published by Kadokawa Gempak Starz Sdn Bhd. This book was released on 2021-10-08 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aiming for the top! Encountering El Dorado! Now that the Sky Demon has seized one of the mysterious orbs, he has become even stronger! To prevent the remaining two orbs from falling into the villain's hands, Alex teams up with the Ancient Mariner again in the Pacific Ocean. There, they encounter old foes - and unexpected friends!
Download or read book My Adventures in the Golden Age of Music written by Henry T. Finck and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book X Venture The Golden Age of Adventure H12 Defenders Of The Earth written by Tadatada and published by Kadokawa Gempak Starz Sdn Bhd. This book was released on 2021-10-08 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aiming for the top! To save the world! Akhator has declared war on Earth - and the Earth is losing! To reverse the situation, all Adventurers mobilise and push back Akhator's forces. But in response, Akhator unleashes his ultimate attack to wipe out all life on the planet! How will Alex and the other adventurers save the Earth from the certain doom?
Download or read book My Adventures in the Golden Age of Music written by Henry T. Finck and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book X Venture The Golden Age of Adventure H07 Domain Of the Sacred Dragon written by Tadatada and published by Kadokawa Gempak Starz Sdn Bhd. This book was released on 2021-10-08 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aiming for the top! Seeking the legendary dragon! After rescuing Lulu from her sister's smothering affections, Alex, continues to journey through China. Along the way, they witness the No.1 Adventurer, Akhator, battling with the mythical Qilin. However, Alex is more interested in a recently discovered archaeological site. Is it the nest of the Qilin - or of a creature unknown to humanity?
Download or read book Golden Age and Other Stories written by Naomi Novik and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of Temeraire-themed short stories, including "Planting Season," "Dragons and Decorum," and "Golden Age."
Download or read book X Venture The Golden Age of Adventure H08 Bastion Of The Sky Warriors written by Tadatada and published by Kadokawa Gempak Starz Sdn Bhd. This book was released on 2021-10-08 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aiming for the top! Leaping into the unknown! While on his first solo adventure after Lulu's departure, Alex encounters the mercenary Jackal in Japan. After the two boys team up to fight off an attack by the savage Kamaitachi, they agree to join forces for the time being. But even with the capable Jackal's support, will Alex succeed in his adventure without Lulu by his side?
Download or read book The Adventures of Gremlin written by DuPre Jones and published by Pomegranate Communications. This book was released on 2013-06-15 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this fairly far-fetched fairy tale, a plucky little girl named Gremlin and her brother, Zeppelin, leave their childhood home - a woodsman's cottage, of course - in the kingdom of Etaoin and set out to see the world. Clambering through an enchanted forest and navigating pirate-infested seas en route to the Royal Palace (where a drastic change of circumstance awaits), they encounter a host of quirky characters beyond anything the Brothers Grimm ever imagined. Yes, there are knights (good and evil), a giant and the requisite fairy godmother. But there's also an inn full of doom-and-gloom beatniks, a peevish wombat, a poet whose limericks probe the meaning of life and a flightless parrot who spouts Latin. Anything but a fainthearted waif, Gremlin takes surprises and setbacks in stride, retaining her innocence and good humour all the while. DuPre Jones's witty, clever and decidedly grown-up text full of puns, double entendres, literary references and sly characterisations of human foibles - coupled with pen-and-ink illustrations by renowned artist Edward Gorey - makes The Adventures of Gremlin a devilishly fun read for adults, as well as a welcome update to the Gorey illustration canon.
Download or read book China s Wings written by Gregory Crouch and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2012-02-28 with total page 545 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the acclaimed author of Enduring Patagonia comes a dazzling tale of aerial adventure set against the roiling backdrop of war in Asia. The incredible real-life saga of the flying band of brothers who opened the skies over China in the years leading up to World War II—and boldly safeguarded them during that conflict—China’s Wings is one of the most exhilarating untold chapters in the annals of flight. At the center of the maelstrom is the book’s courtly, laconic protagonist, American aviation executive William Langhorne Bond. In search of adventure, he arrives in Nationalist China in 1931, charged with turning around the turbulent nation’s flagging airline business, the China National Aviation Corporation (CNAC). The mission will take him to the wild and lawless frontiers of commercial aviation: into cockpits with daredevil pilots flying—sometimes literally—on a wing and a prayer; into the dangerous maze of Chinese politics, where scheming warlords and volatile military officers jockey for advantage; and into the boardrooms, backrooms, and corridors of power inhabited by such outsized figures as Generalissimo and Madame Chiang Kai-shek; President Franklin Delano Roosevelt; foreign minister T. V. Soong; Generals Arnold, Stilwell, and Marshall; and legendary Pan American Airways founder Juan Trippe. With the outbreak of full-scale war in 1941, Bond and CNAC are transformed from uneasy spectators to active participants in the struggle against Axis imperialism. Drawing on meticulous research, primary sources, and extensive personal interviews with participants, Gregory Crouch offers harrowing accounts of brutal bombing runs and heroic evacuations, as the fight to keep one airline flying becomes part of the larger struggle for China’s survival. He plunges us into a world of perilous night flights, emergency water landings, and the constant threat of predatory Japanese warplanes. When Japanese forces capture Burma and blockade China’s only overland supply route, Bond and his pilots must battle shortages of airplanes, personnel, and spare parts to airlift supplies over an untried five-hundred-mile-long aerial gauntlet high above the Himalayas—the infamous “Hump”—pioneering one of the most celebrated endeavors in aviation history. A hero’s-eye view of history in the grand tradition of Lynne Olson’s Citizens of London, China’s Wings takes readers on a mesmerizing journey to a time and place that reshaped the modern world.
