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Author: Nicola Naylor
Publisher: Eye Books
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781903070178
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNicola Naylor was determined that her blindness would not stop her from realising her dream of travelling around India, researching Indian massage techniques and holistic therapy. This is the story of how a journey rebuilt her shattered confidence. Originally published: 2001.
Author: Nicola Naylor
Publisher: Eye Books (US&CA)
Published: 2010-12-01
Total Pages: 293
ISBN-13: 1908646128
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMany would balk at the idea of a white woman traveling India alone—and in particular, a blind woman. Throughout her childhood Nicola Naylor had been fascinated by images of the subcontinent and was determined both to realize her dream of visiting and to push back the stifling constraints imposed by perceptions of her disability. While depending on her third eye—or sixth sense—she explores India from the inside. Her account is both sensuous and enormously visual as she gradually rebuilds her shattered self-confidence, regains her desire to live life, and rediscovers her almost forgotten love of writing.
Author: Gwen Maka
Publisher: Eye Books (US&CA)
Published: 2010-12-01
Total Pages: 321
ISBN-13: 1908646152
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrank and often outrageous, this is an account of a 40-something Englishwoman's epic 4,000 mile cycle ride from Seattle to Mexico, via the snow-covered Rockies, mostly alone and camping in the wild. She runs appalling risks and copes in a gutsy, hilarious way with exhaustion, climatic extremes, dangerous animals, eccentrics, lechers, and a permanently saddle-sore backside. We share her deep involvement with the West's pioneering past, and with the tragic traces that history has left lingering on the land. When she rides the faded trails of the vanished American Indian nations she displays a strong sensitivity to the atmosphere of the spectacular landscape, as if the moments of its vibrant past are hanging in the air, only waiting for her to conjure them up vividly—sometimes with humor, and frequently with passion. As she travels, the ghosts of Lewis and Clark, Chief Joseph and Geronimo, Custer and Crazy Horse—all the legendary figures of the Old West—ride with her.
Author: Tess Burrows
Publisher: Eye Books (US&CA)
Published: 2010-07-09
Total Pages: 279
ISBN-13: 1908646632
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSTRONGSTRONGA 60-year old woman's incredible attempt to race to the South Pole, carrying a call for compassion A grandmother of two, Tess Burrows came to climbing late in life when she found her true calling in campaigning for the Tibetan cause. Here, she races to the South Pole to promote world peace. She not only learns to push the limits of the human body, but also to push out the reaches of the human spirit. She and her partner, Pete, join the historic South Pole race to compete with Olympic champion James Cracknell and Ben Fogle. To complete this mission they have to battle severe medical problems, lack of money, hardship, and deprivation. For Tess it is more than combating cold hands with a warm heart, it is also a journey to push past the influences of the human mind.
Author: Jules Mountain
Publisher: Eye Books (US&CA)
Published: 2017-05-08
Total Pages: 228
ISBN-13: 1785630377
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJules Mountain is a survivor. The odds of surviving his type of cancer were one in five. The odds of dying on Everest are one in 60, but these are severely shortened when factoring in an avalanche triggered by the 2015 Nepal earthquake. Jules lived to tell both tales, which he does in a way that conveys the agony and euphoria that extreme adventurers face, even when things go according to plan. And yet this is not merely an account of what happened in the aftermath of the most deadly disaster ever on the world's most iconic mountain. It is an exploration—internal as well as physical—of how logic, compassion and risk assessment are affected by altitude, vested interests and the stress of extreme circumstances.
Author: Peter Burden
Publisher: Eye Books (US&CA)
Published: 2009-06-01
Total Pages: 278
ISBN-13: 190864642X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDo the great British public get the press the "Red Tops" think they deserve? Or are the tabloids' pious protestations of public interest really just a self-serving attempt to halt declining circulation? Peter Burden examines the News of the World's performance—with its Fake Sheikh and the illegal mobile phone tapping, which lead to a jail sentence for royal reporter Clive Goodman and the resignation of the editor. Burden also highlights the papers hypocrisy when Mazher Mahmood, the Fake Sheikh, was himself unmasked. This is a book for everyone concerned about standards in British tabloid journalism and people who care about privacy rights and the debate over serving the Public Interest versus the interest of the public.
Author: Hilda Reilly
Publisher: Eye Books (US&CA)
Published: 2012-11-01
Total Pages: 264
ISBN-13: 1908646519
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn account providing a human face to the realities of life in Palestine The Palestinian–Israeli conflict is one of the most widely reported and long standing struggles in the world, yet for many, misunderstanding is rife about its most basic issues. Hilda Reilly volunteered to work at An-Najah University in Nablus in order to spend time among many ordinary people, living under extraordinary circumstances. She lives among students, and relates the many conversations she has with a wide range of Palestinians about their thoughts on Hamas and Fatah, Yasser Arafat, bin Laden and Hussein, Blair and Bush, bringing readers an insight to the people behind the politics.
Author: Kerridwen Mangala McNamara
Publisher: Rising Dragon Books
Published: 2023-02-14
Total Pages: 322
ISBN-13: 1960160044
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGenevieve Stellarine inherited not only her title and duchy from her father, but Duke Aldred's vision of living in a country not ruled by an Evil Wizard. And, somehow, after eighty-three years on the throne the Old King has died, leaving behind a power struggle between his former Apprentice and his grandson, King Damien... a young man whom Genevieve saw a single time when they were both children. As the leader of the Rebellion - the so-called Rebel Duchess - it is Genevieve's job to stay back and make sure that the new young King isn't following in his grandfather's vile footsteps before making any overtures of peace. The smart thing to do is to watch and wait... But watching and waiting has never been Genevieve's strong suit, and with her dreams being haunted by a pair of beautiful grey eyes that she is sure belong to the young King... What else can a brave, redheaded warrior Duchess do than check out the situation for herself?
Author: E M Inkpen
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
Published: 2019-05-21
Total Pages: 184
ISBN-13: 178901798X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPikas are small animals with big round ears, long whiskers and very loud whistles. Kinnikinnick is a pika who lives in the Canadian Rockies and dreams of a pink mountain with wings of ice. What can he do but set out to search for it! In his adventures he meets animal friends and foes and deals with the fatal tragedy of a friend. After spending the long winter underground in a pika community, he starts out in spring with a new friend. Then Kinnikinnick nearly drowns in a river, joins the search for a lost caribou calf and wonders if he will ever find the pink mountain. There is a happy ending! Issues of loss and tragedy as well as high adventure and friendship are dealt with, accompanied by illustrations of animals that will be both familiar and new to children (caribou, pikas, grizzly bears and marmots). Aimed at 7 - 11 year olds, this is a fictional tale that will capture the young readers’ minds as well as hearts.
Author: Robbie Marshall
Publisher: Eye Books (US&CA)
Published: 2011-04-13
Total Pages: 309
ISBN-13: 1908646217
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSTRONGA humorous, soul-searching account of an aging hippie who gives up his hard-won career, family, and home life to bike around the world in search of new experiences At age 45 Robbie Marshall had it all, or so it seemed. He had been married, had two children, and built up a successful advertising agency. So what on earth made him trade his suit for leathers, his office for the saddle of a great motorcycle, and his bulging appointment book for an out-of-date world atlas? The prospect of a new challenge held such overwhelming appeal that he was prepared to risk it all—his hard won career, the trappings of wealth, and the love of a good woman—for life on the road and a lifestyle completely removed from anything he had known before. And so he shook hands with his business partner, kissed his girlfriend goodbye, and rode off into the unknown. Over the course of this double or nothing adventure he came face to face with his own ignorance, enormous danger, and wracking loneliness as well as some of the best that human nature has to offer.
