Vive le Tour!
Vive le Tour!

Author: Nick Brownlee

Publisher: Portico

Published: 2013-07-23

Total Pages: 262

ISBN-13: 1909396346

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The Observer, July 1, 2007 "A quirky and inventive collection of history, statistics and random trivia, Brownlee's book would be perfect for whipping out of the back pocket of your cycling jersey to settle arguments or impress your friends." The Guardian, 30 June, 2007 "an accessible if at first unprepossessing blend of history-lite, helpful explanation and bizarre factoids." The Tour De France is one of the most revered, thrilling sporting events in the world, not to mention one of the most physically exhausting. Every year top cyclists from around the globe break speed records and push themselves harder and faster in pursuit of the legendary yellow jersey. Vive le Tour! is the ultimate guide to the competition's heroes, cheats, controversy, extreme terrain, triumphs and tragedy – on and off the trail. Now fully revised and updated, this edition reflects the huge interest generated in the Tour thanks to the recent success of British cyclists, the high-profile launch of Team Sky in 2010 and the fact that the event once again returns to freeview TV (ITV 4). Vive Le Tour! is your essential companion to this awe-inspiring event, with a wealth of tales and trivia drawn from the Tour's century-long history.

Tomorrow, We Ride--
Tomorrow, We Ride--

Author: Jean Bobet

Publisher: Mousehold Press for Basque Children of '37 Association UK

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781874739517

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An account of the lives of the Bobet brothers - Louison, triple Tour de France winner and Jean who gave up an academic career to ride in the service of his brother. This story brings alive the romance of the great races and star riders of those post war days whose exploits lifted the public spirit after years of conflict and economic hardship.

Vive la Revolution
Vive la Revolution

Author: Mark Steel

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 0743208056

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For most of us, the French Revolution has been reduced to jokes about Marie-Antoinette, guillotines and the Scarlet Pimpernel. But for Mark Steel, bestselling author of REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL, the French Revolution was one of the most inspirational moments in human history - a moment when ordinary people changed the world and became extraordinary. It deserves better jokes than that. In this revolutionary new book, Steel banishes stuffiness from history, telling us what happened in France between the storming of the Bastille and the rise of Napoleon, bringing to life the people who made them happen. His account is dominated by bizarre events and splendid characters, from the famously odd Robespierre, Danton and Thomas Paine, to the less well known Drouet, the local postman who arrested the fleeing King because he recognised him as the man off of the money. VIVE LA REVOLUTION is an uproariously serious work of history - brilliantly funny and insightful, it puts the peculiarity of individual people back at the centre of the story.

Vive Le Color! Peace (Adult Coloring Book and Pencils)
Vive Le Color! Peace (Adult Coloring Book and Pencils)

Author: Abrams Noterie

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams

Published: 2016-06-14

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781419722875

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Coloring is calming--especially when you have all of the supplies at your fingertips! This highly giftable kit contains a 96-page adult coloring book, eight soft-leaded vibrant colored pencils, and a sharpener. Fill in the meditative designs with a radiant spectrum of color and let the stress of daily life fade away! Kit includes 8 pencils (12 colors, including metallic and neon) and a pencil sharpener Top-bound coloring pad is perfect for the right- and left-handed Detachable sheets make it easy to display your finished work or share pages at coloring parties 94 images are printed double-sided on high-quality paper Compact size is great for travel, and a smaller page is less time-consuming to complete Pad has a thick backer board so that you can color with the book on your lap The Vive Le Color! collection includes: Vive Le Color! Africa (Adult Coloring Book) - ISBN 9781419722523 Vive Le Color! Arabia (Adult Coloring Book) - ISBN 9781419722530 Vive Le Color! Butterflies (Adult Coloring Book) - ISBN 9781419719806 Vive Le Color! Energy (Adult Coloring Book and Pencils) - ISBN 9781419720529 Vive Le Color! Flowers (Adult Coloring Book) - ISBN 9781419722547 Vive Le Color! Harmony (Adult Coloring Book and Pencils) - ISBN 9781419720536 Vive Le Color! India (Adult Coloring Book) - ISBN 9781419719820 Vive Le Color! Japan (Adult Coloring Book) - ISBN 9781617691812 Vive Le Color! Mandala (Adult Coloring Book) - ISBN 9781419722554 Vive Le Color! Meditation (Adult Coloring Book and Pencils) - ISBN 9781419722868 Vive Le Color! Peace (Adult Coloring Book and Pencils) - ISBN 9781419722875 Vive Le Color! Serenity (Adult Coloring Book and Pencils) - ISBN 9781419720543 Vive Le Color! Vitality (Adult Coloring Book and Pencils) - ISBN 9781419720550

Manhattan Transfer
Manhattan Transfer

Author: John Dos Passos

Publisher: Courier Dover Publications

Published: 2022-10-19

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 0486850714

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Love, loss, and alienation unify a collage of characters chasing the American Dream during New York’s industrial expansion. A thinly veiled critique of American capitalism from the Gilded Age to the Jazz Age.

Vive Le Color! Tropics (Adult Coloring Book)
Vive Le Color! Tropics (Adult Coloring Book)

Author: Abrams Noterie

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams

Published: 2016-09-06

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781419724381

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Whether you want to unplug completely or be creatively engaged while commuting or watching TV, this adult coloring book offers 72 pages of beautiful and meditative designs featuring flamingos, parrots, orchids, palm trees, and other flora and fauna of the tropics. Top-bound coloring pad is perfect for the right- and left-handed Detachable sheets make it easy to display your finished work or share pages at coloring parties 72 illustrations are printed single-sided on high-quality paper that is suitable pencils, markers, and watercolors Compact size is great for travel, and a smaller page is less time-consuming to complete Pad has a thick backer board so that you can color with the book on your lap Cover has gold foil stamping The Vive Le Color! collection includes: Vive Le Color! Africa (Adult Coloring Book) - ISBN 9781419722523 Vive Le Color! Arabia (Adult Coloring Book) - ISBN 9781419722530 Vive Le Color! Butterflies (Adult Coloring Book) - ISBN 9781419719806 Vive Le Color! Christmas (Adult Coloring Book) - ISBN 9781419724350 Vive Le Color! Energy (Adult Coloring Book and Pencils) - ISBN 9781419720529 Vive Le Color! Flowers (Adult Coloring Book) - ISBN 9781419722547 Vive Le Color! Harmony (Adult Coloring Book and Pencils) - ISBN 9781419720536 Vive Le Color! Hearts (Adult Coloring Book) - ISBN 9781419724367 Vive Le Color! Horses (Adult Coloring Book) - ISBN 9781419724374 Vive Le Color! India (Adult Coloring Book) - ISBN 9781419719820 Vive Le Color! Japan (Adult Coloring Book) - ISBN 9781617691812 Vive Le Color! Mandala (Adult Coloring Book) - ISBN 9781419722554 Vive Le Color! Meditation (Adult Coloring Book and Pencils) - ISBN 9781419722868 Vive Le Color! Peace (Adult Coloring Book and Pencils) - ISBN 9781419722875 Vive Le Color! Serenity (Adult Coloring Book and Pencils) - ISBN 9781419720543 Vive Le Color! Tropics (Adult Coloring Book) - ISBN 9781419724381 Vive Le Color! Vitality (Adult Coloring Book and Pencils) - ISBN 9781419720550

Le Tour
Le Tour

Author: Geoffrey Wheatcroft

Publisher:

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13:

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When Henri Desgrange began a new bicycle road race in 1903, he saw it as little more than a temporary publicity stunt to promote his newspaper. The sixty cyclists who left Paris to ride through the night to Lyons that first July had little idea they were pioneers of the most famous of all bike races, which would reach its centenary as one of the greatest sporting events on earth. The races of the early twentieth century -- as with the late -- were marred by cheating and chicanery, but before long the Tour became a national institution. Along the way the event opened a window both inwards upon French culture, inspiring a whole new kind of journalism, ruthless civic rivalries and any number of popular songs, and also outwards upon European politics. Geoffrey Wheatcroft's masterful history of the Tour de France's first hundred years is not just a hugely entertaining canter through some great Tour stories; nor is it merely a homage to the riders whose names -- Coppi, Simpson, Mercx, Armstrong -- are synonymous with the event's folly and glory; focusing too on the race's role in French cultural life it provides a unique and fascinating insight into Europe's twentieth century.

Cycling and Cinema
Cycling and Cinema

Author: Bruce Bennett

Publisher: MIT Press

Published: 2019-04-30

Total Pages: 234

ISBN-13: 1906897999

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A unique exploration of the history of the bicycle in cinema, from Hollywood blockbusters and slapstick comedies to documentaries, realist dramas, and experimental films. Cycling and Cinema explores the history of the bicycle in cinema from the late nineteenth century through to the present day. In this new book from Goldsmiths Press, Bruce Bennett examines a wide variety of films from around the world, ranging from Hollywood blockbusters and slapstick comedies to documentaries, realist dramas, and experimental films, to consider the complex, shifting cultural significance of the bicycle. The bicycle is an everyday technology, but in examining the ways in which bicycles are used in films, Bennett reveals the rich social and cultural importance of this apparently unremarkable machine. The cinematic bicycles discussed in this book have various functions. They are the source of absurd comedy in silent films, and the vehicles that allow their owners to work in sports films and social realist cinema. They are a means of independence and escape for children in melodramas and kids' films, and the tools that offer political agency and freedom to women, as depicted in films from around the world. In recounting the cinematic history of the bicycle, Bennett reminds us that this machine is not just a practical means of transport or a child's toy, but the vehicle for a wide range of meanings concerning individual identity, social class, nationhood and belonging, family, gender, and sexuality and pleasure. As this book shows, two hundred years on from its invention, the bicycle is a revolutionary technology that retains the power to transform the world.

Vive La Paris
Vive La Paris

Author: Esme Raji Codell

Publisher: Hyperion

Published: 2008-05-20

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9780786851256

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Paris has come for piano lessons, not chopped-liver sandwiches or French lessons or free advice. But when old Mrs. Rosen gives her a little bit more than she can handle, it might be just what Paris needs to understand the bully in her brother’s life…and the bullies of the world. This companion novel to the award-winning Sahara Special is an affecting look at what it means to be your brother’s keeper, and how we hold onto hope when the world seems dark. (Rose-colored glasses optional.)