Download or read book Riders Down written by John McEvoy and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2008-02-07 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No one really notices that a fix may be in until Matt O'Connor, a Chicago-based columnist for a national racing newspaper, gets a call from Moe Kellman, a horse-owning acquaintance. Kellman's question for Matt: Was the death of ninety-two-year-old Bernard Glockner, Chicago's oldest active bookmaker, suicide or murder? Glockner was Kellman's late uncle and Kellman—a man not unfamiliar with the Chicago mob, wants Matt to check it out. Matt quickly comes to believe that the fate of the bookie is tied to a series of races whose outcomes have been manipulated. His quest is aided by horse trainer Maggie Collins and Dave Zimmer, a professional gambler known as "The Fount" for his reputation as an encyclopedic source of information. Eventually, going as far afield as Las Vegas and Madison, Wisconsin, they fix their sights on a brilliant sociopath. But why would this psycho have plotted a race-fixing scheme? Spiced with the kind of lively language that marked Blind Switch, the author's debut novel (2004), Riders Down offers striking insights into the world of horse racing and the possibilities of its corruption.
Download or read book The Night Riders written by Frank Dumont and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Early Riders written by Robert Drews and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-08-02 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this wide-ranging and often controversial book, Robert Drews examines the question of the origins of man's relations with the horse. He questions the belief that on the Eurasian steppes men were riding in battle as early as 4000 BC, and suggests that it was not until around 900 BC that men anywhere - whether in the Near East and the Aegean or on the steppes of Asia - were proficient enough to handle a bow, sword or spear while on horseback. After establishing when, where, and most importantly why good riding began, Drews goes on to show how riding raiders terrorized the civilized world in the seventh century BC, and how central cavalry was to the success of the Median and Persian empires. Drawing on archaeological, iconographic and textual evidence, this is the first book devoted to the question of when horseback riders became important in combat. Comprehensively illustrated, this book will be essential reading for anyone interested in the origins of civilization in Eurasia, and the development of man's military relationship with the horse.
Download or read book The Red Riders written by Thomas Nelson Page and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Motorcycle Enthusiast in Action written by and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 718 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Riders Dictionarie corrected and augmented Whereunto is joyned a Dictionarie Etymologicall Now newly corrected and much augmented by Francis Holy Oke written by John RIDER (Bishop of Killaloe.) and published by . This book was released on 1649 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Thunder Riders written by Frank Leslie and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-09-04 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yakima Henry left his ranch cabin in the White Mountains for supplies, and rode right into a bloody shootout between the Saber Creek townsfolk and a gang of predatory banditos who just hit a stagecoach to the tune of $50,000 in cash. But what really riles Yakima is the banditos making off with his prized stallion, Wolf, and a pretty saloon girl named Anjanette. Now, caught between the banditos who think he’s chasing them and the townsfolk who think he’s one of the banditos, he’s going to recover Wolf, the cash, the girl, and his own good name. But what Yakima doesn’t know is that Anjanette isn’t as innocent as she seems. To make it out alive, Yakima must face a gang of cutthroats who unleash a rain of blood wherever they strike—the Thunder Riders.
Download or read book Specifications and Drawings of Patents Issued from the U S Patent Office written by United States. Patent Office and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 1352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Riders Dictionary Corrected and Augmented with the Addition of Many Hundred Words Both Out of the Law and Out of the Latine French and Other Languages Whereunto is Joyned a Dictionary Etymological Now Newly Corrected and Much Augmented by Francis Holy Oke written by John Rider (Bishop of Killaloe.) and published by . This book was released on 1659 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Long Way Down written by Ewan McGregor and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-07-15 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eighteen countries. Five shock absorbers. Two bikers. One amazing adventure... After their fantastic trip round the world in 2004, fellow actors and bike fanatics Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman couldn't shake the travel bug. Inspired by their UNICEF visits to Africa, they knew they had to go back and experience this extraordinary continent in more depth. And so they set off on their 15,000-mile journey with two new BMWs loaded up for the trip. Their route took them from John O'Groats at the northernmost tip of Scotland to Cape Agulhas on the southernmost tip of South Africa. Along the way they rode some of the toughest terrain in the world -- and met some of the friendliest people. They rode their bikes right up to the pyramids in Egypt and visited Luke Skywalker's house in Tunisia. They met people who had triumphed over terrifying experiences -- former childhood soldiers in Uganda and children living amidst the minefields of Ethiopia. They had a close encounter with a family of gorillas in Rwanda and were nearly trampled by a herd of elephants in Botswana. Riding through spectacular scenery, often in extreme temperatures, Ewan and Charley faced their hardest challenges yet. With their trademark humor and honesty they tell their story -- the drama, the dangers and sheer exhilaration of riding together again, through a continent filled with magic and wonder.
Download or read book Illustrated Wholesale Catalogue with Prices Current of Chemical Physical Apparatus and Assay Goods written by and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Longarm 244 Longarm and the Devil s Sister written by Tabor Evans and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1999-04-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A courtroom jailbreak leaves Longarm in the dust! Longarm couldn't be happier that Devil Dave Devereux is finally on trial for murder, until gun shots ring out in the courtroom—and Devil Dave is nowhere to be found when the smoke clears.
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Download or read book Hints for Hopeful Dressage Riders written by Jane Richards and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2011-12-12 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Horses are athletes, and as with all athletes, it takes them years of training every day to become strong, supple, and focused enough to climb to the top. In Hints for Hopeful Dressage Riders, author Jane Richards presents a toolbox of exercises to help both horse and rider train and improve through basic dressage. With more than fifty years of experience teaching and training with horses, Richards helps horse lovers succeed in their riding goals. Hints for Hopeful Dressage Riders provides a host of tips to help both novices and the more experienced riders to: purchase a suitable horse; find the correct position and effective aids; learn training techniques; recognize signs of discomfort; solve common riding problems; practice useful exercises; understand the importance of the lunge line; and discover clinics and showing. Hints for Hopeful Dressage Riders addresses the everyday problems riders may encounter at the lower levels of dressage. Richards offers solutions that contribute to enhance the performance and enjoyment of all horses and riders. The book has useful information for all riders of all disciplines. The balanced seat is the safest form of riding as opposed to gripping in order to stay on, whether or not one is riding dressage with a longer stirrup length. The techniques and exercises for the horse are to improve strength, suppleness and become balanced which are important for all disciplines. They also help the horse to focus on the rider and become more obedient and in doing so become safer and more enjoyable to ride.
